Neuroendocrine tumors: beyond the abdomen.

abstract：:Complete duplication of the pituitary gland is an extremely rare condition which is associated with a wide range of anomalies. An incomplete duplication affecting only the anterior pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk has not been described so far. We report 2 such cases of partial duplication of the hypophysis and ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kandpal H,Seith A,Philip J,Gupta R,Ammini AC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with a progressively enlarging adrenal mass detected by CT which extended to the renal hilum and inferior vena cava. Pathologic evaluation revealed an adrenal abscess containing purulent debris. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： O'Brien WM,Choyke PL,Copeland J,Klappenbach RS,Lynch JH

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pelvic organ prolapse is a common debilitating condition affecting women. Cross-sectional imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) depicts pelvic floor anatomy as well as organ prolapse and can complement or replace fluoroscopy. Occasionally, patients cannot tolerate MRI, but multiplanar visualization o...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Pannu HK,Genadry R,Kaufman HS,Fishman EK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by nonionic, low osmolality contrast medium after abdominal angiography. One plausible explanation of this event is that acute hypertension during angiography may have increased the BBB permeability, allowing the contrast medium to leak across it. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Okazaki H,Tanaka K,Shishido T,Nagase H,Hoshino M,Takebayashi S,Endoh O,Takamura Y

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography circumvents many of the problems encountered in the traditional radiographic investigation of mummies. This case report demonstrates that CT provides an improved evaluation of mummification techniques and bony pathology as well as a better capability of characterizing preserved soft tissue. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Vahey T,Brown D

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic varices in women consist of tortuous and dilated parauterine and ovarian veins and have a characteristic appearance at CT and MRI. Imaging is critical in the evaluation of pelvic varices, both to prevent confusion with other conditions and because pelvic varices may be secondary to serious underlying pathology....

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Coakley FV,Varghese SL,Hricak H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a case of subacute coronary artery thrombosis investigated by classic methods, coronary angiography, and MRI. T1- and T2-weighted images showed high signal intensity within the lumen of the right coronary artery corresponding to the methemoglobin content of the thrombus. Dynamic sequence images wi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Borelli C,Berthezene Y,Olteanu B,Croisille P,Bendib K,Finet G,Amiel M

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：:We describe a new multistep procedure for CT fluoroscopy-guided core biopsy, which allows confirmation of the biopsy-sampling trough and the final needle tip position prior to sampling. Twelve lesions measuring < or =2 cm or in close proximity to vital structures were biopsied using commercially available biopsy syste...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Goldberg SN,Keogan MT,Raptopoulos V

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) offers a curative treatment for lung cancer in patients who are marginal surgical candidates. However, unlike traditional surgery the lung cancer remains in place after treatment. Thus, imaging follow-up for evaluation of recurrence is of paramount importance. MAT...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Moore W,Chaya Y,Chaudhry A,Depasquale B,Glass S,Lee S,Shin J,Mikhail G,Bhattacharji P,Kim B,Bilfinger T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiography can detect and localize bile duct leaks in postcholecystectomy patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Four blinded independent radiologists performed a retrospective review of 16...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ratcliffe GE,Kirkpatrick ID,Anik Sahni V,Greenberg HM,Henderson B,Radulovic D,Mottola JC

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:Cooperative patients can often keep still during a long examination of the brain provided that they are given cues about their position in space. In a U-shaped head support, the only movements likely are rotation in the sagittal or transverse planes. These can be detected by a nasal orientation device (NOD), simply a ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Tofts PS,Kermode AG,MacManus DG,Robinson WH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is associated with dysfunctional cerebral autoregulation. Resistive index (RI) measured in the anterior cerebral artery on transfontanellar head ultrasound is a noninvasive measure of blood flow and may indicate autoregulation dysfunction. We tested whether RI w...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Snyder EJ,Perin J,Chavez-Valdez R,Northington FJ,Lee JK,Tekes A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the potential role of MRI in detecting cardiac allograft rejection in transplant recipients using gadolinium tetraazacyclododecane tetraacetic acid (Gd-DOTA) for contrast enhancement, we examined 7 normal healthy volunteers and 39 patients separated into three groups according to histological findings. Quan...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Mousseaux E,Farge D,Guillemain R,Bruneval P,Vulser C,Couétil JP,Carpentier A,Gaux JC

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the image quality and diagnostic performance of model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) for hepatic vessel evaluation on low-tube-voltage (100 kilovolt [peak]) liver computed tomography (CT) for living donors. METHODS:Fifty-one liver donor candidates (low-ki...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hur BY,Lee JM,Joo I,Yu MH,Yoon JH,Han JK,Choi BI

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a case of cerebral infarction the lesions were isointense to slightly hyperintense in the T2-weighted MR images obtained approximately 2 weeks after the onset. Earlier (1 week after onset), they had been markedly hyperintense. The probably mechanisms behind this phenomenon, referred to as "MR fogging" are discussed...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Asato R,Okumura R,Konishi J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a unique case of aggressive osteoblastoma arising from thyroid cartilage. A 52-year-old man presented with a 10 month history of neck discomfort but without frank pain. CT and MR examinations disclosed a well defined mass arising from the thyroid cartilage. This lesion had areas of coarse calcifications and...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Agarwala R,Graham RJ,Panella JS

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:This article reviews the computed tomography imaging features of a variety of gastric tumors containing fatty tissue. Lipoma, angiolipoma, liposarcoma, and teratoma are described. Differential diagnosis includes primary and reactive lipomatosis, carcinoma engulfing the perivisceral fat thus mimicking differentiated li...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ferrozzi F,Tognini G,Bova D,Pavone P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the CT of 20 patients with peripheral lung malignancies in which CT appearance suggested chest wall invasion on the basis of extension of mass around ribs into fat or muscle of the chest wall, or definite bone destruction. We correlated these findings with other radiographic studies and surgical and autops...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Pearlberg JL,Sandler MA,Beute GH,Lewis JW Jr,Madrazo BL

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to develop an automated, quantitative method to increase the likelihood of identifying and preventing such air-in-oil (AIO) artifact. METHODS:A 1-dimensional radial representation of the 2-dimensional noise power spectrum (NPS) was calculated from AIO artifact images and compared with artifact...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Jaffe TA,Winslow J,Zhang Y,Allen BC,Choudhury KR,Samei E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of azygos arch valves and assess azygos valve insufficiency at computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest or body with high rate contrast material injection. METHODS:Three hundred twenty-one CTAs using high intravenous injection rates (3-5 mL/second) of 300 mgI/mL contrast ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Steinke K,Moghaddam A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a consecutive group of 1,067 noncholecystectomized patients referred for computed tomography including the upper abdomen, gallstones were seen in 13%. In 4% of the patients with gallstones, gas-containing calculi were found. On reviewing the conventional plain films such stones were revealed in less than one-half o...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Fork FT,Nyman U,Sigurjonsson S

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) following curative therapy that may benefit from fluorine-18-2-uoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) scanning, evaluate the application of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-tr...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Yu X,Zhu L,Dai D,Song X,Chen W,Zhu Y,Li X,Xu W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hepatic specific contrast agent was used in an attempt to detect a biopsy-proven hepatoma. This lesion had been missed by routine computed tomography and was poorly detected with the hepatic specific contrast agent EOE 13. It was also poorly detected by technetium-sulfur colloid hepatic scintigraphy. The true extent...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Witrak BJ,Bernardino ME

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subarachnoid space continues into the orbit as part of the optic nerve sheath. This space varies in size but is usually tiny. Occasionally, prominent (one case in our experience) enhancement of the optic nerve as part of metrizamide computed tomography (CT) cisternography is seen on transverse and coronal scans pr...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Fox AJ,Debrun G,Vinuela F,Assis L,Coates R

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with a metastatic liver tumor that showed a cordlike shadow traversing the tumor on CT. Histopathologically, this cordlike shadow within the metastatic liver tumor was proved to be an infiltrated portal vein without blood flow surrounded by fibrous tissue. Vascular structures traversing a focal l...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Senda T,Sawada S,Okuda Y,Kobayashi M,Tanigawa N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in signal intensity involving lobes of the liver were noted in seven cases of liver tumor. The clinical significance and possible cause of these differences in lobar intensity are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Itai Y,Ohtomo K,Furui S,Minami M,Yoshikawa K,Yashiro N

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of low-tube-voltage computed tomography (CT) in combination with 3-dimensional adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR-3D) algorithm in lower extremity CT angiography. METHODS:The CT data of the 120-kV group (n = 30) were reconstructed with filtered bac...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Pan YN,Li AJ,Chen ZQ,Ren DW,Zhang J,Jiang MQ,Huang QL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00