Long-term effect of irradiation on lymph node uptake of interstitially delivered nanoparticulate contrast media.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of oral water and intravenous furosemide challenges on blood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging measurements in the kidney and to examine the contribution of R2 (=1/T2) to changes in R2* (=1/T2*). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This Health Insurance ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Vivier PH,Storey P,Chandarana H,Yamamoto A,Tantillo K,Khan U,Zhang JL,Sigmund EE,Rusinek H,Babb JS,Bubenheim M,Lee VS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To establish a pig model suitable for imitating pulmonary emboli to facilitate research in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. METHODS:Thirteen animals were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and subjected to pulmonary artery catheterization initiated from the right external jugular vein....

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Amundsen T,Kvaerness J,Aadahl P,Waage A,Bjermer L,Odegård A,Haraldseth O

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims for targeted biopsy validation of magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) and diffusion mapping for characterizing peripheral zone (PZ) prostate cancer and noncancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred four PZ lesions in 85 patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging were retrospectivel...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Panda A,OʼConnor G,Lo WC,Jiang Y,Margevicius S,Schluchter M,Ponsky LE,Gulani V

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Iopromide is a new monomeric, nonionic contrast agent that exhibits low osmolality and low viscosity in high concentration in aqueous solutions. Double-blind, randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of iopromide for excretory urography, coronary angiograp...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Goldberg SN,Abrahams J,Drayer BP,Golding S,Bernardino M,Brunetti J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare quantitative and semiquantitative parameters (signal-to-noise ratio [SNR], contrast-to-noise ratio [CNR], image quality, diagnostic confidence) from a standard brain magnetic resonance imaging examination encompassing common neurological disorders such as demyelinating dis...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Springer E,Dymerska B,Cardoso PL,Robinson SD,Weisstanner C,Wiest R,Schmitt B,Trattnig S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As an imaging modality for follow-up during continuous or repeated hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy using a hepatic intra-arterial indwelling catheter, the usefulness of CT while infusing contrast through the indwelling catheter (reservoir port) was examined. METHODS:Using reservoir ports implanted in ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Morimoto M,Satake M,Sekiguchi R,Haruno M,Moriyama N

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a novel iterative denoising and image enhancement technique in T1-weighted precontrast and postcontrast volume-interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) of the abdomen on image quality, noise levels, and diagnostic confidence without change of acquisit...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Gassenmaier S,Afat S,Nickel D,Kannengiesser S,Herrmann J,Hoffmann R,Othman AE

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To develop a simple and robust helium3 polarization system dedicated to small animal imaging. To demonstrate the potential of helium3 imaging for pulmonary ventilation and perfusion studies. METHODS:A home-built polarization system based on spin-exchange technique was used. This system was app...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Stupar V,Berthezène Y,Canet E,Tournier H,Dupuich D,Crémillieux Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the value of dynamically enhanced fast low-angle shot (FLASH) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in measuring cardiac output with and without dipyridamole pharmacological stress. METHODS:Ten subjects underwent rest and stress MR imaging. Rest images were acquired using electr...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Tello R,Hartnell GG,Hill TC,Cerel A,Finn JP,Kamalesh M,Cohen M,Lewis S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluoroctylbromide (PFOB), a radiopaque reticuloendothelial system contrast media for computed tomography, has been shown to accumulate in macrophages. In the current study PFOB was tested in rabbits as an abscess imaging agent. Two abscesses were induced in each of 24 rabbits, one in the liver and the other in the ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Mattrey RF,Andrè M,Campbell J,Mitten R,Multer F,Hackney D,Long DM,Higgins CB

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we propose a semiautomatic method for time-continuous contour detection in all phases of the cardiac cycle in magnetic resonance sequences. The method is based on multidimensional dynamic programming. After shape parameterization, cost hypercubes are filled with image-feature derived cost function val...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Uzümcü M,van der Geest RJ,Swingen C,Reiber JH,Lelieveldt BP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors correlated sonographic findings with histologic findings in a rabbit model of osteomyelitis. Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis was induced in the femora of 11 New Zealand white rabbits. The opposite leg was used as a control. Sonographic findings showed fluid adjacent to the bone in 11 cases. The fluid w...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Abiri MM,DeAngelis GA,Kirpekar M,Abou AN,Ablow RC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive tumor with a very low 5-year survival rate of 8%. The aims of this study are to determine reference values and physiologic confounders in healthy pancreas and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound time-harmonic elastography (THE) in the d...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Burkhardt C,Tzschätzsch H,Schmuck R,Bahra M,Jürgensen C,Pelzer U,Hamm B,Braun J,Sack I,Marticorena Garcia SR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation dose in computed tomography (CT) has become a hot topic due to an upward trend in the number of CT procedures worldwide and the relatively high doses associated with these procedures. The main aim of this review article is to provide an overview of the most frequently used metrics for CT radiation dose chara...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Damilakis J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the feasibility of combining inner-volume imaging (IVI) techniques with conventional multishot periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER) techniques for targeted-PROPELLER magnetic resonance imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Perpendicular section-selective ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Deng J,Larson AC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To compare technical aspects and neointima formation of a new Nitinol stent and a Wallstent. METHODS:A Nitinol sten and a Wallstent were placed into the iliac arteries of 14 sheep (total of 28 stents) and followed angiographically. Seven sheep were killed after 1 month and 7 after 4.5 months. ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Schürmann K,Vorwerk D,Kulisch A,Stroehmer-Kulisch E,Biesterfeld S,Stopinski T,Günther RW

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The efficacy of gadoteridol for contrast enhancement of central nervous system pathology was assessed in a multicenter clinical trial involving 411 patients suspected of having intracranial or spinal pathology. METHODS:Magnetic resonance imaging was performed before and after intravenous admin...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Runge VM,Bronen RA,Davis KR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to develop a method to delineate the lethally frozen-tissue region (temperature less than -40°C) arising from interventional cryoablation procedures using a short tau inversion-recovery ultrashort echo-time (STIR-UTE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequence. This method could serve as...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Tokuda J,Wang Q,Tuncali K,Seethamraju RT,Tempany CM,Schmidt EJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:: We sought to improve the clinical interpretation of first-pass myocardial magnetic resonance perfusion. Parametric analyses of the myocardial distribution of the contrast agent have been proposed. The objective of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of visual analysis and of a parametric approach i...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Carme S,Maï W,Mazzadi A,Janier M,Revel D,Magnin I,Wiart M,Neyran B,Canet-Soulas E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An isotopic radiation source 125I was investigated for use in soft tissue radiaography, with particular attention to possible use in mammography for mass screening. Film sensitivities, exposure rates, absorbed doeses, contrast and resolution were determined, and compared to conventional x-ray units. It was found that ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Fairchild R,Atkins HL,Lebowitz E,Greenberg D

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate and validate quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) for lesional iron quantification in cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Magnetic resonance imaging studies were performed in phantoms and 16 patients on a 3-T scanner. Susceptibility ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Tan H,Liu T,Wu Y,Thacker J,Shenkar R,Mikati AG,Shi C,Dykstra C,Wang Y,Prasad PV,Edelman RR,Awad IA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:At many institutions, three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is routinely used for examination of the knee. Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) is a method of displaying three-dimensional datasets. The authors assessed the usefulness of MPR for evaluating knee MRI datasets by comparing...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Gay SB,Chen NC,Burch JJ,Gleason TR,Sagman AM

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques seem to be very promising for 3D dosimetry studies, but long imaging acquisition time limits their use. A new fast T1 mapping protocol, easy to implement on a conventional MR imager, has been used to determine dose distributions on Fricke gels. METHO...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Calmet C,Vincensini D,Bonnet J,Bertino C,Catala A,Martinez M,Joffre F

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Because of the greatly increased cost of nonionic, low-osmolar contrast material, some practitioners reserve its use for patients at high risk for an adverse contrast reaction. The authors attempt to evaluate the proportion of low-risk outpatients--when offered a choice between the more expensi...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Hopper KD,Matthews YL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To compare electron beam tomography (EBT) with MR imaging (MRI) for detection of restenosis after coronary angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS:One hundred eighteen patients after PTCA were investigated. By EBT, 50 axial images were acquired (3-mm slice thickness, 120-160 mL radiographic contrast agent...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Ropers D,Regenfus M,Stilianakis N,Birke S,Kessler W,Moshage W,Laub G,Daniel WG,Achenbach S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable amount of concern has been felt recently for the risk of carcinogenesis from x-rays to scoliosis patients. This paper re-evaluates risk in quantitative terms by using some data measured by us and other data recently published in the literature. The risks are considerably smaller than had been estimated ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Rao PS,Gregg EC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Gray scale and power Doppler sonography are commonly used to evaluate cervical lymph nodes. This study was undertaken to identify which of the features used in ultrasound of cervical lymph nodes is readily applicable in routine clinical practice. METHODS:Two hundred and eight-six patients diag...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Ahuja A,Ying M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of three iodinated contrast media (CM) on human plasma butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity was studied during the intravenous pyelography (i.v.P). BuChE is an enzyme that participates in the metabolism of acetylcholine and hydrolyzes food esters and drugs such as nondepolarizing muscle relaxants and loca...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Mironidou M,Ximitidou O,Christopoulos S,Kokkas B

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The authors investigate whether a modified gadolinium (Gd)-DTPA formulation can be aerosolized and used as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance (MR) ventilation imaging of the lungs. METHODS:Gadolinium-DTPA (gadopentetate dimeglumine, Schering AG, Berlin, Germany, 100 mmol Gd/L) was modifie...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Misselwitz B,Mühler A,Heinzelmann I,Böck JC,Weinmann HJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess the value of intravoxel incoherent motion and diffusion-weighted imaging for predicting the histologic grade of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty patients with surgically diagnosed PNETs who underwent preoperative magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Hwang EJ,Lee JM,Yoon JH,Kim JH,Han JK,Choi BI,Lee KB,Jang JY,Kim SW,Nickel MD,Kiefer B

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00