Comparison of left ventricular ejection fraction and regional contractility fraction pre and post coronary angiography.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to perform phantom measurements to prove the feasibility of single-source dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) of the extremities using a volume scan mode. In addition, we, for the first time, wanted to determine which concentrations of monosodium urate (MSU) in gout and calcium p...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Diekhoff T,Kiefer T,Stroux A,Pilhofer I,Juran R,Mews J,Blobel J,Tsuyuki M,Ackermann B,Hamm B,Hermann KG

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance and safety of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided percutaneous mediastinal biopsy procedures using a 0.23-T open MR system with optical tracking navigation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 59 participants (38 males an...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Lü Y,Fritz J,Li C,Liu M,Lee P,Wu L,Carrino JA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Because of the complex relationships between the dynamic three-dimensional cardiac surface shape and its projected image, errors arise with the use of two-dimensional silhouettes to measure displacements of the heart. The character and frequency of such errors are examined. METHODS:A high-prec...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： McInerney JJ,Weldner PW,Herr MD,Copenhaver GL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The influence of lipiodol injection on hepatic morphology and function was investigated in 119 rabbits with hepatic VX2 tumors. METHODS:The rabbits were divided into the following three groups, according to the materials injected via the proper hepatic artery: group 1 received doxorubicin (Adr...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Akashi Y,Koreeda C,Mizuno T,Inoue K,Kawa SK,Tanaka Y

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For magnetic resonance, the established class of intravenous contrast media is the gadolinium-based contrast agents. In the 3 decades since initial approval, these have proven in general to be very safe for human administration. However, in 2006, a devastating late adverse reaction to administration of the less stable...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Runge VM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the nature of three-dimensional Fourier transform (3-DFT) data acquisition in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the spatial relation between a resolved volume element (a voxel) and the object can be manipulated easily. Those manipulations have practical consequences in terms of registering slice positions with ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Kramer D,Li A,Simovsky I,Hawryszko C,Hale J,Kaufman L

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:BR55, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)-specific ultrasound molecular contrast agent (MCA), has shown promising results in multiple preclinical models regarding cancer imaging. In this first-in-human, phase 0, exploratory study, we investigated the feasibility and safety of the MCA for ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Smeenge M,Tranquart F,Mannaerts CK,de Reijke TM,van de Vijver MJ,Laguna MP,Pochon S,de la Rosette JJMCH,Wijkstra H

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:We developed a new, cineangiographic method to accurately measure the dynamic changes in the internal diameter of human arteries in vivo. Cine films were digitized at a spatial resolution of 4 microns/pixel, using a line image sensor. The vessel edges, with a Gaussian fit to a unilateral profile curve of the vessel, w...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Sugahara T,Yanagihara Y,Uyama C,Maeda H,Takafuchi M,Azumi T

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE:Negative enhancement of implanted liver tumors has been achieved in preclinical studies on manganese dipyridoxal-diphosphate (Mn-DPDP), a new hepatobiliary specific contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The authors investigated the effects of Mn-DPDP on primary liver cancer and i...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Ni Y,Marchal G,Zhang X,Van Hecke P,Michiels J,Yu J,Rummeny E,Lodemann KP,Baert AL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The authors detect activation in the auditory cortex during cochlear electrical stimulation in deaf patients using functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. METHODS:Stimulating electrode was inserted gently under local anesthesia close to the round window membrane of the cochlea in seven coc...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Berthezène Y,Truy E,Morgon A,Giard MH,Hermier M,Franconi JM,Froment JC

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Altered concentrations of brain beta endorphin and spinal cord encephalin have been reported in mice with iatrogenic arachnoiditis. We measured beta-endorphin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in normal monkeys and in monkeys with various degrees of arachnoiditis resulting from myelography and spinal surgery ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Lipman BT,Haughton VM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy with homonuclear editing was used to assess lactate accumulation in ischemic and anoxic hearts perfused according to the Langendorff method. An increase in the lactate signal was observed after 5 minutes of ischemia and after 10 to 20 minutes of anoxia. This study demonstrat...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Richards TL,Terrier F,Sievers RE,Lipton MJ,Moseley ME,Higgins CB

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of control of traumatic hepatic hemorrhage by angiographic transcatheter embolization was investigated. Bleeding sites were created in the livers of each of twelve dogs, and the hepatic artery was occluded with Gelfoam. Successful control of bleeding was demonstrated by postembolization angiography in ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Tyler T,Rosenbaum HD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging is increasingly being used in the clinic for assessment of tissue vascularity. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effect of different contrast administration parameters on the in vivo ultrasound imaging signal in tumor-bearing mice using a maximum intensity pers...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Pysz MA,Foygel K,Panje CM,Needles A,Tian L,Willmann JK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Szapiro D, Ghaye B, Willems V, et al. Evaluation of CT time-density curves of lower-limb veins. Invest Radiol 2001;36:164-169. RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate time-density curves of the lower-limb veins for optimization of CT venography. METHODS:Fifty patients referred for chest CT were randomized int...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Szapiro D,Ghaye B,Willems V,Zhang L,Albert A,Dondelinger RF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using cardiac-gated fast acquisition with multiple excitation (FAME), time curves of the cerebral aqueduct signals were derived in 19 healthy volunteers and 14 patients. A mean curve of the normal subjects was determined during systole. A relatively stable point of time was found at 270 msec after the R-wave supposed ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： van den Hout JH,Bakker CJ,Mali WP,van Dijk P,Faber JA,Feldberg MA,Gooskens RH,Witkamp TD

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the field of magnetic resonance (MR) as it pertains to clinical diagnostic radiology are examined in this review on the basis of publications in Investigative Radiology over the past 2 years (2005-2006). The articles published during that timeframe are discussed, organizationally wise, by anatomic region w...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Runge VM

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:Simultaneous inflation of two balloons may be necessary for balloon dilation valvuloplasty in patients with a large annulus. We examined the cardiovascular effects of dilating the pulmonary annulus with two balloons in 18 normal dogs using pulsed Doppler ultrasound and gross and microscopic examination. When the ratio...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Butto F,Burke B,Berry JM,Amplatz K,Bass JL

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:A computerized system that applies the case-based approach to training radiologists to diagnose brain tumors was designed. The authors attempted to provide residents a tool that supports their visual memory and inducts case-based reasoning. METHODS:A relational database with a digital image li...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Macura RT,Macura KJ,Toro VE,Binet EF,Trueblood JH,Ji K

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：PURPOSE:To prospectively determine the accuracy of 1.5 Tesla (T) and 3 T magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) versus digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the depiction of infrageniculate arteries in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A prospective 1.5 T, 3 T MRA, and DSA co...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Diehm N,Kickuth R,Baumgartner I,Srivastav SK,Gretener S,Husmann MJ,Jaccard Y,Do do D,Triller J,Bonel HM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ultrasound phantom was constructed simulating fetal femurs in amniotic fluid. Bones of 26, 36, 50, 58, and 70 mm, representative of gestational ages ranging from 17 to 36 weeks, were scanned with mechanical sector, phased sector, and linear array systems (ATL, Diasonics, Acuson, and GE). Measurements were made with...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Gamba JL,Bowie JD,Dodson WC,Hedlund LW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypan blue and 197HgCl2 were used as markers of the increased leakage through the blood-brain barrier which developed after selective injection of different contrast media formulations into the internal carotid arteries of rabbits. Interest was focused on a new, experimental, nonionic medium (C-29) and possible effec...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Golman K

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to optimize computed tomography (CT) surveillance of skeletal metastases in patients with breast cancer through the use of osseous subtraction maps between baseline and follow-up examinations created by a novel software algorithm. The new postprocessing algorithm segments the origina...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Horger M,Thaiss WM,Wiesinger B,Ditt H,Fritz J,Nikolaou K,Kloth C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of gadolinium (Gd3+), provided as gadolinium chloride, on fibroblast function. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Human dermal fibroblasts in monolayer culture and intact skin in organ culture were exposed to the lanthanide metal (1-20 μM). RESULTS:Increased proliferat...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Bhagavathula N,Dame MK,DaSilva M,Jenkins W,Aslam MN,Perone P,Varani J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gadolinium leakage in ocular structures (GLOS) was recently observed in fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images obtained the day after an initial gadolinium injection in stroke patients. The specificity of GLOS to stroke and its mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the factors ass...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Galmiche C,Moal B,Marnat G,Sagnier S,Schweitzer C,Dousset V,Sibon I,Tourdias T

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A method and associated algorithm are presented which allow a simple and accurate determination to be made of the location of small symmetric areas presented in roentgenological images. The method utilizes an operator to visually spot object positions but eliminates the need for critical positoning accuracy on the ope...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Keller RA,Baily NA

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00