Optimizing an ultrasound contrast agent's stability using in vitro attenuation measurements.

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：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：:The purpose of this study was to establish the proton NMR relaxation times of collapsed but otherwise normal lung tissue and to determine whether an inflammatory process within a collapsed lung can be detected by alterations in relaxation times. The lungs of three groups of rabbits were studied: group A (n = 7) had a ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Huber DJ,Kobzik L,Melanson G,Adams DF

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind randomized study of ten patients compared Hexabrix 32% to Renografin-60 in TMJ arthrography. Equivalent volumes of contrast material were injected under fluoroscopic observation, with film quality and patient subjective response graded independently by three radiologists. In immediate arthrogram quality...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Katzberg RW

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-angioplasty restenosis (PARS) in atherosclerotic lesions of medium and small arteries occurs in about one-third of cases in the first year following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) (early PARS). PARS includes acute spasm, dissection with reclosure, elastic recoil, fibrocellular proliferative response,...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Becker GJ,Lee BI,Waller BF,Barry KJ,Kaplan J,Connolly R,Dreesen RG,Nardella P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate a high spatial resolution 3-dimensional (3D) contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (CE-MR) venography protocol for evaluation of intracranial venous system using highly accelerated parallel imaging at 3.0 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten patients (4 male, 6 female; age,...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Nael K,Fenchel M,Salamon N,Duckwiler GR,Laub G,Finn JP,Villablanca JP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of perfluoroctylbromide as a diagnostic contrast agent for direct lymphography was studied in mongrel dogs. This radiopaque perfluorocarbon has several advantages over Ethiodol. The liquid compound has injection times one-fifth of that required for Ethiodol. When dosages were three to four tim...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Liebner EJ

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the reproducibility, accuracy, and predictors of accuracy of computed tomography (CT) angiography to detect and characterize coronary atherosclerotic plaque as compared with intravascular ultrasound. METHODS:Ten ex vivo human coronary arteries were imaged in a moving phantom by dual-source CT (col...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： van der Giessen AG,Toepker MH,Donelly PM,Bamberg F,Schlett CL,Raffle C,Irlbeck T,Lee H,van Walsum T,Maurovich-Horvat P,Gijsen FJ,Wentzel JJ,Hoffmann U

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine samples were collected from 200 subjects undergoing intravenous pyelography. The urine histamine levels were compared with those of 132 normal control subjects, 11 subjects with systemic mastocytosis, six subjects with idiopathic anaphylaxis, and ten subjects experiencing mild anaphylactic reactions during aller...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Kaliner M,Dyer J,Merlin S,Shelton A,Greenhill A,Treadwell G,McKenna W,Lieberman P

更新日期：1984-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The authors assessed the relative efficacy of conventional and digital storage-phosphor radiographs for the detection of skull fractures. METHODS:Fifty conventional film-screen radiographs (FSR) and 50 digital storage-phosphor radiographs (DR) with 66 fractures were compared. Five radiologists evaluated ima...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Langen HJ,Klein HM,Wein B,Stargardt A,Günther RW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The ventral sacroiliac ligament (VSL), which bridges the sacroiliac (SI) joint anteriorly, has been described as an important stabilizing structure of the joint, but no data exist regarding its assessment with routine and advanced imaging methods. The authors determine the imaging appearance of...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Jaovisidha S,Ryu KN,De Maeseneer M,Haghighi P,Goodwin D,Sartoris DJ,Resnick D

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether liver metastases conspicuity is improved at 80 kVp when compared with weighted average (WA) simulated 120 kVp data using dual source dual energy CT. METHODS:A total of 11 patients with 44 hypo-vascular liver metastases underwent contrast enhanced Dual Energy CT (DECT). In all cases the sub...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Robinson E,Babb J,Chandarana H,Macari M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphologic changes in healthy rat kidneys (n = 102) were studied 2 or 48 hours after intravenous injection of 1 or 3 g iodine (I)/kg of high-osmolality diatrizoate, low-osmolality iopromide and iohexol, or iso-osmolality iotrolan, as well as after 0.2 or 0.6 g/kg of the high-osmolality magnetic resonance contrast...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Tervahartiala P,Kivisaari L,Kivisaari R,Virtanen I,Standertskjöld-Nordenstam CG

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare a compressed-sensing free-breathing VIBE (fbVIBE) with a conventional breath-hold VIBE (bhVIBE) for dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging of the upper abdomen. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In total, 70 datasets (bhVIBE, n = 30; fbVIBE n = 40; hard-gated [hg] reconstruction, n = 30;...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Hausmann D,Niemann T,Kreul D,Nocito A,Klarhöfer M,Nickel DM,Kiefer B,Attenberger UI,Zöllner FG,Kubik-Huch RA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess large bowel motility, induced by 2 prokinetic agents, senna tea and erythromycin, using functional cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twelve volunteers underwent functional cine MRI before and after the administration of senna tea or erythromycin. The protocol c...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Buhmann S,Kirchhoff C,Wielage C,Mussack T,Reiser MF,Lienemann A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:X-ray computed tomography (CT) using phase contrast can provide images with greatly enhanced soft-tissue contrast in comparison to conventional attenuation-based CT. We report on the first scan of a human specimen recorded with a phase-contrast CT system based on an x-ray grating interferometer and a convent...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Donath T,Pfeiffer F,Bunk O,Grünzweig C,Hempel E,Popescu S,Vock P,David C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous investigations in this laboratory have confirmed the observation of facial muscle twitching during intracarotid injections of nonionic contrast media (CM) in rabbits. The reaction appears to be a locally mediated effect. To further investigate this reaction, cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) and facial elec...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Whisson CC,Evill CA,Sage MR,Wilson AJ

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of sonographic findings seen in fibroadenoma of the breast. In a retrospective study, we examined the biopsy results of 59 masses given the sonographic diagnosis of fibroadenoma. We also reviewed the sonograms of an additional 26 biopsy-proven fibroadenomas that were not diagnosed as such with ultra...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Jackson VP,Rothschild PA,Kreipke DL,Mail JT,Holden RW

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：RATIONAL AND OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of variation in design parameters on the resultant radial force. We evaluated the influence of wire gauge, leg length, and number of bends on the radial force produced by z stents and compared these with radial forces produced by commercial s...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Snowhill PB,Nosher JL,Siegel RL,Silver FH

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of dielectric pads for improving high spatial resolution imaging of the inner ear at 7 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two sets of dielectric pads were designed using electromagnetic simulations and implemented using a deuterated suspension of barium titanate. Th...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Brink WM,van der Jagt AM,Versluis MJ,Verbist BM,Webb AG

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess and compare the overall performance, reliability, variability, as well as the accuracy of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and fiber tracking metrics, for the muscles of the calf at 3 T and 7 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten volunteers (5 males; mean age, 29.1 ± 4.7 years), with...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Giraudo C,Motyka S,Weber M,Feiweier T,Trattnig S,Bogner W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Tools for monitoring modern target-specific antiangiogenic and antivascular therapies are highly desirable because treatment strategies are time consuming, expensive, and yet sometimes ineffective. Therefore, the aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the predictive value of steady-stat...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Persigehl T,Matuszewski L,Kessler T,Wall A,Meier N,Ebert W,Berdel WE,Heindel W,Mesters R,Bremer C

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) using biliary-secreted gadoxetic acid at 7 T and to compare it with T2-weighted (w) MRC at 3 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten healthy volunteers were examined on a 7-T whole-body magnetic resonance system. T2...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Fischer A,Kraff O,Orzada S,Nensa F,Schäfer LC,Ladd ME,Umutlu L,Lauenstein TC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:It is widely believed that down-sizing catheters, and possibly needles, will decrease damage to the entry vessel in the performance of angiography. The purposes of this in vitro experiment are to determine if smaller needles produce less arterial wall damage than larger needles and to assess th...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Smith DC,Hamlin JA,Jensen DA,Pappas JM,Westengard JC,Saukel GW

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:As part of a general examination of the effect of blood flow patterns on the growth and risk of rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms, the authors investigated the flow through an experimental model of a fusiform aneurysm. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Aneurysms were simulated in polyvinyl chloride tu...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Schrader T,Peattie RA,Bluth EI,Comstock CE

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the metabolic behavior of several triiodobenzoic acid derivatives because of the observed mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of 3-amino-5-acetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoate (I) and 3,5-diamino-2,4,6-triiodobenzoate (II). Measurements were facilitated using iodine-131 (131I)-labeled compounds. Drug retention i...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Weiss R,Hsu B,Wheeler L,Norman A,Riley RF

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) quantification of calcium for the evaluation of pulmonary nodules was investigated in simulated nodules. Calcium salts do not contain mobile protons and thus have no signal on MR proton images. To determine whether the absence of signal from partially calcified nodules...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Gamsu G,de Geer G,Cann C,Müller N,Brito A

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To summarize the chemical synthesis, physicochemical characterization, pharmacokinetic behavior, and biological evaluation of P743, a new macromolecular iodinated contrast medium. METHODS:The synthesis and molecular modeling of the iodinated macromolecule P743 are described. The pharmacokineti...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Idée JM,Port M,Robert P,Raynal I,Prigent P,Dencausse A,Le Greneur S,Tichkowsky I,Le Lem G,Bourrinet P,Mugel T,Benderbous S,Devoldere L,Bourbouze R,Meyer D,Bonnemain B,Corot C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00