Dual source dual energy MDCT: comparison of 80 kVp and weighted average 120 kVp data for conspicuity of hypo-vascular liver metastases.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of kidney stone composition analysis using spectral detector computed tomography scanner (SDCT) with normal- and low-dose imaging protocols. METHODS:A total of 154 stones harvested from nephrolithotripsy or nephrolithotomy with a known monocrystalline...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Große Hokamp N,Salem J,Hesse A,Holz JA,Ritter M,Heidenreich A,Maintz D,Haneder S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebrovascular toxicity of three water-soluble contrast agents with a low hypertonicity (metrizamide, ioxaglate, iopamidol) was tested. Blood-brain barrier damage after carotid injection was assessed using 32P autoradiography and fluorescent microscopy after Evans blue staining. The damage to carotid endothelium ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Gonsette RE,Liesenborgh L

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virtually all receiver operating characteristic (ROC) studies of medical imaging methods have involved data collected on a discrete confidence-rating scale, though in principle ROC studies can be conducted with either discrete or continuous scales. Continuous scales provide potential advantages in medical applications...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Rockette HE,Gur D,Metz CE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To compare the visibility and localization of extratemporal cortical lesions in extratemporal epilepsy by using curved reconstruction (CR) and three-dimensional surface rendering (3D SR) of 3D-acquired MR images and to study the degree of confidence with which localizations are made, particular...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Meiners LC,Scheffers JM,De Kort GA,Burger H,Van Huffelen AC,Van Rijen PC,Van Veelen CW

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To develop a new animal model for the evaluation of the renal tolerance of contrast agent and its application to diatrizoate and iotrolan injections in comparison to saline and mannitol solution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The nephrotoxic potential of intravenously injected contrast agents in Beagl...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Krause W,Gilles T

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to measure the accuracy of a diagnostic imaging technique, the correctness of each observer decision must be determined. This is often difficult in clinical cases, and various strategies are frequently used to approximate the truth. Experiments using chest radiographs as an example are reported to show the pi...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Revesz G,Kundel HL,Bonitatibus M

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using real-time ultrasound, the motions of the tongue, hyoid bone, and larynx were monitored and timed during swallowing in ten normal subjects. A well-defined propulsive wave of the tongue was observed during swallowing a 5-cc water bolus. The body of the hyoid bone was identified on the ultrasound scan as a high ech...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Shawker TH,Sonies B,Hall TE,Baum BF

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods are presented for the quantification of spatial resolution in x-ray computed tomographic (CT) images. Model-dependent methods are derived and compared with model independent methods for computation of the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). These techniques are applied to phantom images of point, line, edge, a...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Assimakopoulos PA,Boyd DP,Jaschke W,Lipton MJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biplane angiocardiography has emerged as a standard method for calculating left ventricular volume measurements. Validation of such measurements has separately been made for several projections of silicone casts of the left ventricle. This study was undertaken to establish and compare the regression lines for left ven...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Lipton MJ,Hayashi TT,Davis PL,Carlsson E

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To characterize the long-term effects of therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation on the uptake and distribution of percutaneously delivered particulate contrast media in normal lymph nodes. METHODS:Two milliliters of an iodinated nanoparticle suspension (76 mg I/mL) was injected subcutaneously...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Wisner ER,Théon A,Griffey SM,McIntire GL

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Milestones in the history of phlebography are shortly reviewed. The present state of phlebography with emphasis upon the role of new nonionic contrast media is presented. ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Enge I

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Though functional intravascular parameters such as blood velocity and direction of blood flow are available via imaging modalities such as Doppler ultrasound and phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging, such quantitative information is not yet supported by computed tomography (CT). In this study, we examine...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Barfett JJ,Fierstra J,Mikulis DJ,Krings T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proposed causes of renal papillary necrosis (RPN) include tubular toxicity due to hyperconcentration of toxins in the renal medulla and vasoconstriction of medullary vessels with ischemic necrosis. The authors studied these mechanisms in bromoethylamine hydrobromide-induced RPN in rats by microvascular and tubular mic...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Cuttino JT Jr,Goss FU,Clark RL,Marr MC

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of ex vivo ablation implementing a cryo-based internally cooled bipolar radiofrequency (RF) applicator and to determine the influence of power and gas pressure on the size and shape of the resulting ablation zones. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hundred twenty-five ablations were perform...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Rempp H,Voigtländer M,Clasen S,Kempf S,Neugebauer A,Schraml C,Schmidt D,Claussen CD,Enderle MD,Goldberg SN,Pereira PL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine whether significant reduction in radiation dose (250 mAs-->50 mAs), in chest computed tomography (CT) using volume acquisition affects image quality or the detectability of pathologic findings in the lung and mediastinum. METHODS:Phantom studies were condu...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Takahashi M,Maguire WM,Ashtari M,Khan A,Papp Z,Alberico R,Campbell W,Eacobacci T,Herman PG

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Hydration is widely accepted as an effective measure to prevent contrast media (CM)-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). Whether bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) infusion has a greater effect than saline is disputed. Effective prevention of CM-induced AKI by NaHCO₃ has been found by several clinical trials. However, others...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Ladwig M,Flemming B,Seeliger E,Sargsyan L,Persson PB

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis has been used in a broad variety of medical imaging studies during the past 15 years, and its advantages over more traditional measures of diagnostic performance are now clearly established. But despite the essential simplicity of the approach, workers in the field ofte...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Metz CE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF/MRA) is increasingly used to assess the nature and severity of stenotic blood vessels. Flow artifacts associated with high flows and/or narrow constrictions may confuse the interpretation of these studies. Accurate TOF/MRA evaluations demand an...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Sebok NR,Sebok DA,Wilkerson D,Mezrich RS,Zatina M

更新日期：1993-07-01 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：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the attenuation, size, and volume of the pericardial sinuses and recesses by using electrocardiographically triggered, noncontrast-enhanced electron beam tomography (EBT) and to consider its relation with sex, age, and heart volume. METHODS:Findings in 213 consecutive patients with...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Budoff MJ,Lu B,Mao S,Bakhsheshi H,Zhuang N,Liu SC,French WJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the changes in the microbubble population of a currently available ultrasound contrast agent (USCA) through attenuation measurements to optimize its clinical use. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The microbubble population from a galactose-based USCA (Levovist, Schering AG, Germany) was chara...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Correas JM,Kurtisovski E,Bridal SL,Amararene A,Hélénon O,Berger G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the incidence of ventricular fibrillation with low-osmolality contrast media by right coronary arteriography in eleven adult mongrel dogs. Following insertion of the catheter into the right coronary artery, a test solution was infused for 25 seconds (total 11 mL) or until fibrillation occurred. The test s...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Hayakawa K,Yamashita K

更新日期：1989-04-01 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 Point Spread Function (PSF) in NMR imaging is the result of both the line broadening due to magnet field inhomogeneity and the intrinsic spectrum of the nucleus at resonance. In the case of proton imaging, the line broadening dominates the small chemical shifts and the spectral lines are not resolved. This is not ...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Harrison CG,Adams DF,Kramer PB

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six patients who had received 43 grafts were studied before and after coronary artery vein bypass surgery. Cine ventriculograms taken in the right anterior oblique projection were analyzed and regional ejection fractions calculated. Single and multiple grafts were considered separately as were thrombosed and pa...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Martin EC,Wixson D,Baltaxe HA

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The authors evaluate the use of a new device for interventional creation of atrial septal defects (ASD) working with high-frequency alternating current in an in vitro study with porcine atria. METHODS:The device consists of a symmetrical cage of six superelastic monofile wires, including a mic...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Grabitz RG,Handt S,Vanopbroeke HJ,Seghaye MC,Franke A,Osypka P,von Bernuth G

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The authors assessed whether a non-sleep-deprived, second-year diagnostic radiology resident assigned to an after-hours "night stalker" emergency radiology (ER) rotation in an urban university hospital has a measurable impact on the number and clinical significance of "missed" radiologic findin...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Mann FA,Danz PL

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree of ischemic changes of the small intestine after arterial embolization of proximal or distal arteries with Gelfoam particles and coils in dogs. METHODS:Superselective arterial embolization in 18 dogs was performed using a coaxial catheter system. Gelfoam occlusion of the proximal level...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Han YM,Lee JM,Jin KY,Lee SY,Kim CS

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ferumoxytol, an intravenous iron supplement, can be used in off-label mode as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging. The aim of this study was to assess whether ferumoxytol can be used as a marker of inflammation in animal models of acute and chronic inflammatory kidney diseases. MATERIAL AND METHO...

journal_title：Investigative radiology

authors： Budjan J,Neudecker S,Schock-Kusch D,Kraenzlin B,Schoenberg SO,Michaely HJ,Attenberger UI

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00