Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Patients With Ascending Aorta Aneurysm Detected at Transthoracic Echocardiography.

abstract：:We report a rare case of prolactinoma with deposition of amyloid and calcifications. Magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography findings have been described in only a few cases. Possible mechanisms of amyloid deposition and calcification were discussed, and literatures were reviewed. In pituitary adenomas, ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kitamura K,Nakayama T,Ohata K,Wakasa K,Miki Y

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a child with acute bacterial leptomeningeal infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. There was an extension of infection along multiple Virchow-Robin spaces into the brain parenchyma, resulting in multiple microabscesses. These abscesses showed restricted diffusion on the diffusion-weighted i...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Gordon M,Parmar H,Ibrahim M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to evaluate the accuracy of "True Fast Imaging with Steady-State Precession" (TrueFISP) MR angiography (MRA) for diagnosis of renal arterial stenosis (RAS) in hypertensive patients. METHODS:Twenty-two patients underwent both TrueFISP MRA and contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) on a 1.5-T MR i...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Zhang W,Lin J,Wang S,Lv P,Wang L,Liu H,Chen C,Zeng M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess whether cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) can quantify the severity of chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) compared to qualitative and quantitative echocardiographic parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cardiac computed tomographic angiography was performed in 23 patients (mean ± SD age, 63 ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Arnous S,Killeen RP,Martos R,Quinn M,McDonald K,Dodd JD

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to elucidate the computed tomographic (CT) and clinicopathological features of inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen. METHODS:Computed tomographic findings and clinic materials of 4 patients with inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen were reviewed and compared with pathologic findings. RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lu T,Yang C

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the use of one magnetic resonance image-processing tool, FSL, in its ability to perform automated segmentation of computed tomographic images of the brain. METHODS:Head computed tomography (CT) images were brain extracted and segmented using the FSL tools BET and FAST...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Cauley KA,Och J,Yorks PJ,Fielden SW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective clinical study, 26 patients (22 with malignant lymphoma and 4 with myelofibrosis) and 9 healthy volunteers were examined by conventional magnetic resonance and proton chemical shift imaging (CSI; modified Dixon method). On the basis of the CSI data, a quantitative evaluation of the relative fat and wa...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Gückel F,Brix G,Semmler W,Zuna I,Knauf W,Ho AD,van Kaick G

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve prolonged breath-holding, oxygen was administered just before dynamic CT and high resolution lung CT. Oxygen administration has proved to be a supportive means to improve the quality of CT studies. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sadatoh N,Hatabu H,Takahashi M,Imanaka K,Sano A

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the effective atomic number of blood is among the factors allowing or influencing the visualization of the major cerebral vessels on noncontrast CT. Bromine (atomic number, 50) attenuates 70 keV X-rays significantly and was responsible for a striking enhancement of the major cerebral vessels on the nonc...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Osborne DR,Bohan T,Hodson A

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 50-year-old man with history of remote splenectomy who underwent routine lung cancer screening chest computed tomography and was incidentally found to have a liver lesion. Dedicated liver protocol computed tomography demonstrated "archiform" enhancement pattern in the arterial phase and homog...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Varghese J,Bergson J,Yaipen O

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A psoas mass in a patient with a history of penetrating trauma to the area was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) to represent a lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm surrounded by hematoma. This report emphasizes the importance of recognizing the anatomic position of the lumbar arteries on CT images and considering the ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hulnick DH,Naidich DP,Balthazar EJ,Megibow AJ,Bosniak MA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the 2-dimensional time of flight, the 3-dimensional time-resolved contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, and the 3-dimensional 3-station bolus chase contrast-enhanced MR angiography in assessing distal station atherosclerosis. METHODS:Two-dimensional time of flight, 3-dimensional t...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hahn WY,Hecht EM,Friedman B,Babb JS,Jacobowitz GR,Lee VS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A test method with use of a biologic phantom--a deep-frozen specimen of a human cadaver--was developed in an attempt to simulate the clinical setting in CT of the spine. The quality of both soft tissue and bone images in the absence of motion artifacts was evaluated for seven scanner models. Special attention was paid...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Moström U,Bergström K,Pech P,Ytterbergh C

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) with a classic clinical presentation but with unusual pathological and radiographic findings is reported. The pathology revealed evidence of prior hemorrhage, and imaging studies revealed focal cerebral atrophy as well as contrast enhancement on MR scans. The ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ng S,Tse VC,Rubinstein J,Bradford E,Enzmann DR,Conley FK

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with supratentorial infarction were studied by means of serial nuclear magnetic resonance imaging using saturation recovery (SR) and proton density (PD) sequences. The earliest changes were visible in the more sensitive T1 dependent images (SR) and may reflect the cytotoxic component of ischemic brain e...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sipponen JT,Kaste M,Ketonen L,Sepponen RE,Katevuo K,Sivula A

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：:Subchondral fractures in association with an intact joint space and narrowing of the joint space have not previously been reported with sacroiliac joint trauma in children. The subchondral fractures are thought to occur through the zones of cartilage proliferation and provisional calcification in the growing cartilage...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Donoghue V,Daneman A,Krajbich I,Smith CR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine cirsoid aneurysm is uncommon. It is important to make a diagnosis of this disease preoperatively, because repeated curettages may induce life-threatening massive genital bleeding. We present a case of a 51-year-old woman with uterine cirsoid aneurysm in whom MRI and MRA were very useful for the preoperative di...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Joja I,Asakawa M,Motoyama K,Mitsumori A,Nakagawa T,Kanazawa S,Kuroda M,Togami I,Hiraki Y,Kudo T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to correlate thin-slice high-resolution helical CT findings of arterial and venous involvement in pancreatic cancers with surgical and histopathologic results. METHOD:Forty-eight patients with pancreatic cancer underwent preoperative thin-slice high-resolution helical CT, followed...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Nakayama Y,Yamashita Y,Kadota M,Takahashi M,Kanemitsu K,Hiraoka T,Hirota M,Ogawa M,Takeya M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Masses arising in the adrenal gland may be simulated on computed tomography (CT) by a number of anatomical structures and variations, and by certain pathological conditions in adjacent organs. These adrenal pseudotumors include the following: fluid-filled gastric fundus, prominent splenic lobulations, upper pole renal...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Berliner L,Bosniak MA,Megibow A

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objectives of the study were to analyze the tumor shrinkage pattern on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and to evaluate whether there is any difference in shrinkage pattern between pathological responder and nonresponder groups. In addition, we wanted to compare tumor diameter...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kim TH,Kang DK,Yim H,Jung YS,Kim KS,Kang SY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous cerebral asymmetries are shown on cerebral computed tomography (CT). Those seen most commonly are: (a) the left occipital pole is frequently wider and protrudes further posteriorly than the right; (b) the right frontal area often measures wider than the left, and the right frontal pole usually protrudes eithe...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Le May M,Kido DK

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution contrast-enhanced dynamic MRI of the uterus can be performed with the combination of a phased-array multicoil and fast GE techniques. This technique can improve the ability to visualize normal anatomy of the uterus and periuterine tissues, including vascular structures and pelvic ligaments, and to dete...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ito K,Honjo K,Fujita T,Awaya H,Matsumoto T,Matsunaga N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four consecutive patients with laryngeal carcinomas presenting at different stages of the disease were investigated by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Twelve patients (six with primary lesions and six with recurrent tumors) underwent laryngectomy, and the macro- and microscopic appearance of the slice specimens...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Castelijns JA,Kaiser MC,Valk J,Gerritsen GJ,van Hattum AH,Snow GB

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the image quality and radiation dose of computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography using a 256-row detector CT scanner in a single cardiac cycle in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Seventy consecutive patients (41 men and 29 women; age range was fro...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Wen B,Xu L,Liang J,Fan Z,Sun Z

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the appearance of retroperitoneal calcifications seen at computed tomography (CT) and to investigate which CT features distinguish benign from malignant retroperitoneal calcifications. METHODS:We identified 25 patients with retroperitoneal calcifications by retrospective review of 39,931 abdomin...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kroepil P,Coakley FV,Graser A,Breiman RS,Qayyum A,Yeh BM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetic resonance characteristics of 16 intracranial arachnoid cysts were evaluated and several features identified that allowed the differentiation from other cystic lesions. Uncomplicated arachnoid cyst contents respond like CSF to both T1 and T2 weighted sequences. Signal from the contiguous brain is of normal...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Wiener SN,Pearlstein AE,Eiber A

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whole-brain computed tomography perfusion (CTP) data sets generated by tracer delay-insensitive singular value decomposition plus (SVD+) and standard singular value decomposition (sSVD) deconvolution algorithms were evaluated to quantify relatedness and discrepancies in CTP results. METHODS:Twenty females wi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hanson EH,Roach CJ,Day KJ,Peters KR,Bradley WG Jr,Ghosh K,Patton PW,McMurray RC,Orrison WW Jr

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast MR techniques and the application of water-soluble contrast agents allow the simultaneous examination of renal morphology and the functional aspects of glomerular filtration using bolus injections of Gd-DTPA. Spatial resolution is sufficient to resolve individual renal pyramids, but the quantitative examination o...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： von Schulthess GK,Kuoni W,Gerig G,Wüthrich R,Duewell S,Krestin G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00