Ability of calibration phantom to reduce the interscan variability in electron beam computed tomography.

abstract：:The inhalation of small quantities of carbon-11 labeled carbon monoxide results in a useful red cell label to identify vascular structures in the body and quantitate red cell concentration in tissues. Transverse section images are obtained using PC-II, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Positron Camera. Attenuat...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Brownell GL,Cochavi S

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to demonstrate the variety of causes of crazy-paving appearance (CPA) on high resolution CT (HRCT). METHOD:To identify cases exhibiting CPA (ground-glass opacity with superimposed interlobular septal thickening and intralobular interstitial thickening) on HRCT, we prospectively sea...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Murayama S,Murakami J,Yabuuchi H,Soeda H,Masuda K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A magnetic resonance imaging technique is discussed which, by cyclic inversion of the longitudinal magnetization, produces boli of moving material with alternating sign of the magnetization. At periodic spacings along the flow direction, the signal strength from magnetization of positive sign is equal to that of negat...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Saloner D,Hinson WH,Moran PR,Tsui BM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular stent grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysms is a new technique that may replace open surgery in selected cases. Pre-and postoperative angiography can be replaced by helical CT. This pictorial essay describes and illustrates the use of multislice helical CT where maximum intensity projection and multiplan...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Rydberg J,Kopecky KK,Lalka SG,Johnson MS,Dalsing MC,Persohn SA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess radiation dose reduction and image quality for weight-based chest computed tomographic (CT) examination results reconstructed using adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS:With local ethical committee approval, weight-adjusted chest CT examinations were p...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Prakash P,Kalra MK,Digumarthy SR,Hsieh J,Pien H,Singh S,Gilman MD,Shepard JA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to analyze the sources of nonuniform image intensity of two surface coil configurations used on a General Electric 1.5 T Signa scanner and to correct the major source. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Correction of receive coil nonuniform sensitivity is achieved using division by images of a uniform phanto...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Tofts PS,Barker GJ,Simmons A,MacManus DG,Thorpe J,Gass A,Miller DH

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compressive sensing (CS)-based interior tomography is a state-of-the-art method for accurate image reconstruction from only locally truncated projections. Here, we report our preliminary interior tomography results reconstructed from raw projections of a patient acquired on a GE Discovery CT750 HD scanner. This is the...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Yu H,Wang G,Hsieh J,Entrikin DW,Ellis S,Liu B,Carr JJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients with moyamoya disease were examined by computed tomography (CT). At the first examination, CT findings were normal in one patient and abnormal in 17 patients. Significant abnormalities on precontrast CT were characterized by low density lesions in 14, ventricular dilatation in 9, and cerebral atrophy...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Takeuchi S,Kobayashi K,Tsuchida T,Imamura H,Tanaka R,Ito J

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports two cases of benign extramedullary tumors of the foramen magnum studied by computed tomography (CT). The first case was a neurinoma; the second was a meningioma. Several different CT findings allowed a correct preoperative diagnosis of the location and nature of the tumors. In view of the invasivene...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Spallone A,Tanfani G,Vassilouthis J,Dazzi M

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumatosis cystoides coli (PCC) is an uncommon condition in which multiple gas-filled cysts in the walls of the colon. Patients with PCC initially complain of various symptoms including abdominal discomfort, constipation, diarrhea, hematochezia, vomiting, and fever. We recently diagnosed PCC by computed tomography (C...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kim YN,Lee SJ,Kim MJ,Kim YH,Jang DK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal hyperdensity consistent with skeletal muscle calcification was shown by CT in four of eight (50%) patients with rhabdomyolysis. This finding correlated significantly with antecedent hypocalcemia (p = 0.01) and renal insufficiency (p = 0.03). In patients with rhabdomyolysis, CT can show abnormal skeletal muscl...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Russ PD,Dillingham M

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine if carotid arterial tortuosity represents a marker of disease severity in Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS). METHODS:Fifty-four 54 LDS patients (mean age, 17.0 years) who underwent computed tomogram angiography from January 2004 to December 2013 were retrospectively identified. Carotid...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Chu LC,Haroun RR,Beaulieu RJ,Black JH 3rd,Dietz HC,Fishman EK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of abdominal actinomycosis is difficult because of its relative infrequency and imitation of other diseases. We present four cases in which these difficulties in diagnosis were experienced and show the utility of CT in suggesting this disease. Aspiration, biopsy, and proper culture technique, in conjunct...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Shah HR,Williamson MR,Boyd CM,Balachandran S,Angtuaco TL,McConnell JR

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Homosexual men are at risk for a variety of infectious and neoplastic diseases of the anus and rectum, many of which have been reported in the radiologic literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the CT findings in homosexual men with squamous cell carcinoma of the anus and rectum, a topic that ha...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Radin DR

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography provides excellent visualization of the trachea, but there have been only limited descriptions of variations in tracheal shape. The normal tracheal cartilage is U shaped. Lunate shaped trachea is uncommon and is characterized by a coronal/sagittal diameter ratio (tracheal index) greater than 1. We ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lomasney L,Bergin CJ,Lomasney J,Roggli V,Foster W

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The space below the kidneys where the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces converge has been defined only vaguley in the past. We describe observations on clinical CT cases and studies on cadavers that lead to a refinement in the terminology for this extraperitoneal compartment. METHOD:Abdominal/pelvic CT s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Beaulieu CF,Mindelzun RE,Dolph J,Jeffrey RB Jr

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To know the CT changes that may be seen in the mediastinum after uncomplicated mediastinoscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Noncontrast CT was performed on 10 patients on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th days after the procedure. RESULTS:We encountered linear and diffuse increased attenuation within the mediastinum as well ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Astigarraga E,Sáez F,Canteli B,Gozalo A,Lamikiz A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of supratentorial ependymomas. METHODS:The magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography imaging characteristics of 49 cases of supratentorial ependymomas were analyzed retrospectively. The location, size, degree of perilesional edema, gross app...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Jabeen S,Konar SK,Prasad C,Mahadevan A,Beniwal M,Sadashiva N,Santosh V,Saini J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) has enabled noninvasive evaluation of coronary bypass graft patency. Thirty-three patients operated on with 75 venous coronary bypass grafts were studied in the early postoperative period. Scans were taken with geometric magnification with a field of view of 16 or 24 cm, which gave a high spat...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Albrechtsson U,Ståhl E,Tylén U

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the early manifestation of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas by means of evaluating the "nodule-in-nodule" hepatic lesions depicted on dynamic computed tomography. METHODS:For 26 lesions with hypervascular foci in nonhypervascular nodules in 23 patients with...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Yu JS,Chung JJ,Kim JH,Kim KW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goals of this work were to evaluate the practical utility of MRI to quantify myocardial mass in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), define the differences in myocardial mass measurements obtained with three-dimensional and geometric MR methods in patients with normal left ventricular morphology...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Soler R,Rodríguez E,Marini M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct spread of intraabdominal disease via peritoneal folds is clearly demonstrated with computed tomography (CT). This extensive network of peritoneal folds can be conceptualized as the subperitoneal space. These subperitoneal communications within the abdomen are described and demonstrated by CT scans and a sch...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Oliphant M,Berne AS

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the serial MR and PET/SPECT findings in a 2 1/2-year-old boy presenting with Rasmussen syndrome and highlight the close qualitative correlations between the results of the imaging modality and the functional isotopic techniques. The latter demonstrated a wider field of extension of the disease process. Routi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Duprez TP,Grandin C,Gadisseux JF,De Volder A,Thauvoy C,Keyeux A,Evrard P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Phase-contrast cine magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) is a widely used technique for determination of possible communication of arachnoid cysts (ACs). Three-dimensional (3D) sampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts using different flip-angle evolutions (3D-SPACE) technique is a relatively new ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Algin O

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to determine the predictive value of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on preoperative CT of the thorax for cardiac complications of noncardiac thoracic surgery. METHOD:Of 117 patients undergoing noncardiac thoracic surgical procedures between January 1, 1993, and June 1, 1995, at our institutio...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Roth BJ,Meyer CA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to determine the number of malignancies detected by thoracic CT in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) in three clinical settings. METHOD:We retrospectively examined 168 thorax CT scans in 93 patients with head and neck SCCA and determined the number of malignancies (second ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Mercader VP,Gatenby RA,Mohr RM,Fisher MS,Caroline DF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine the effects of dose reduction and iterative reconstruction (IR) on pulmonary nodule volumetry. METHODS:In this prospective study, 25 patients scheduled for follow-up of pulmonary nodules were included. Computed tomography acquisitions were acquired at 4 dose levels with ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： den Harder AM,Willemink MJ,van Hamersvelt RW,Vonken EP,Schilham AM,Lammers JW,Luijk B,Budde RP,Leiner T,de Jong PA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weighting is the term most frequently used to describe magnetic resonance pulse sequences and the concept most commonly used to relate image contrast to differences in magnetic resonance tissue properties. It is generally used in a qualitative sense with the single tissue property thought to be most responsible for th...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Yokoo T,Bae WC,Hamilton G,Karimi A,Borgstede JP,Bowen BC,Sirlin CB,Chung CB,Crues JV,Bradley WG,Bydder GM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the radiologic and pathologic findings of papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung in three patients. The tumor appeared as a peripheral lung nodule (n = 1) or a mass (n = 2) on chest radiographs. On CT, the tumor appeared as a solitary pulmonary nodule, as a mass containing internal bubble lucencies with surr...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hwang JH,Lee KS,Han J,Kim TS,Lee JY,Kim J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated complete resolution of severe periventricular hypodensity occurring in a child after receiving prophylaxis for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The resolution of this encephalopathy suggests that early changes of subacute necrotizing leukoencephalopathy are reversible and CT is ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Wendling LR,Bleyer WA,Di Chiro G,McIlvanie SK

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00