Deep-frozen biologic phantom for performance evaluation of CT scanners.

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to assess the performance of high resolution CT on breast biopsy specimens before considering the reevaluation of refined CT techniques in patients with breast abnormalities. METHOD:High resolution CT was done in 44 surgical biopsy specimens following conventional X-ray specimen mammography. The s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Raptopoulos V,Baum JK,Hochman M,Karellas A,Houlihan MJ,D'Orsi CJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence and cause of discrepancies between coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and catheterization in a high-risk, diverse, predominantly overweight inner-city population. METHODS:Ninety-two patients who underwent coronary CTA and catheterization on March 2007 to December 2012 were...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Steinberger S,Plodkowski AJ,Latson L,Levsky JM,Zalta B,Godelman A,Cohen HW,Haramati LB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of a ruptured gravid uterus, secondary to motor vehicle accident, in a 20-year-old woman. Maternal and fetal injuries associated with blunt trauma are described along with the use of CT in pregnant patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Dash N,Lupetin AR

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three cases of glioblastoma with CSF dissemination that contrast-enhanced fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI was sensitive enough to detect compared with contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI. An autopsy was performed on one patient, and its histologic findings proved the existence of CSF dissemination. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Misaki K,Nakada M,Hayashi Y,Tachibana O,Yamashita J,Ueda F,Suzuki M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study attempts to establish a quantitative link between a patient's body mass index (BMI), the delivered radiation dose, and the image noise. METHODS:The CARE Dose4D computed tomography (CT) acquisitions from 206 patients undergoing "eyes-to-thighs" contrast-enhanced positron emission tomography/CT studie...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Daignault CP,Zhang J,Guo H,Roy DW,Froelich JF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to investigate the ultrasound (US) and CT features of dropped gallstones mimicking peritoneal seeding in patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCC). METHOD:We describe the US and CT features of dropped gallstones mimicking peritoneal seeding in eight patients who underwent L...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Atri M,Bonifacio A,Ryan M,Pilleul FL,Hanbidge A,Clark J,Murphy J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in four patients with biopsy proven idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH). The MR images show proximity of medium-sized intrahepatic vessels to each other and to the liver surface in all patients. Small vessels running parallel to the second order branches of the intrahepatic po...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Arai K,Matsui O,Kadoya M,Yoshikawa J,Gabata T,Takashima T,Kobayashi K,Unoura M

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare the image quality of renal arteries and veins with dual-energy spectral computed tomography (CT) imaging in late arterial phase using 270 and 320 mg I/mL of iodixanol and their influence on renal function. METHODS:A total of 1062 patients underwent renal CT angiogra...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Zhou K,He J,Qu F,Fan H,Ma Y,Shi T,Zhou Z,Zhu B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to determine the accuracy of predicting arterial enhancement from peripheral versus central venous test bolus injections at CT angiography (CTA). METHOD:In 40 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, aortoiliac enhancement profiles were predicted by mathematical deconvolution of t...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hittmair K,Fleischmann D

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated 10 patients with pathologically proven fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLHCC) to assess the utility of CT (n = 9), ultrasound (n = 10), angiography (n = 9), and MR (n = 3). The tumors were solitary in 6 of 10 patients, well delineated in 7 of 10, and hypervascular in 8 of 10. With ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Soyer P,Roche A,Levesque M,Legmann P

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of normal soft tissue collections of the right hilum which could be confused with thrombus of the right pulmonary artery or adenopathy are demonstrated. These abnormalities are due to normal accumulations of hilar fat and lymph nodes. Their typical appearance allows easy recognition. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ashida C,Zerhouni EA,Fishman EK

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CT findings in a case of calcified gastric carcinoma of the mucin-producing type are described. These findings include localized thickening of the gastric wall and multiple tiny calcific nodules within it. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Nishimura K,Togashi K,Tohdo G,Dodo Y,Tanada S,Nakano Y,Torizuka K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) findings in hydatid disease (echinococciasis) of the liver are described. Disease was caused by Echinococcus granulosus (n = 8) or E. alveolaris (n = 5), respectively. The CT appearance of these two types of echinococciasis is quite different; in disease caused by E. granulosus the CT appearan...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Scherer U,Weinzierl M,Sturm R,Schildberg FW,Zrenner M,Lissner J

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight magnetic resonance (MR) examinations were performed in seven patients with Achilles tendon injuries and correlated with physical examination and surgical and clinical follow-up. The MR examinations depicted the Achilles tendon in excellent detail and Achilles tendon abnormalities with greater accuracy than physi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Marcus DS,Reicher MA,Kellerhouse LE

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：PURPOSE:Quantitative measurement of change in brain size and shape (e.g., to estimate atrophy) is an important current area of research. New methods of change analysis attempt to improve robustness, accuracy, and extent of automation. A fully automated method has been developed that achieves high estimation accuracy. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Smith SM,De Stefano N,Jenkinson M,Matthews PM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow phenomena occurring after the bolus injection of contrast material can simulate the presence of pathology on thoracic computed tomography. In a review of 50 dynamic scans performed after contrast medium injection, apparent filling defects in the superior vena cava were seen in 46. In four cases, retrograde fillin...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Godwin JD,Webb WR

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of fat within a focal or diffuse mediastinal lesion significantly narrows the differential diagnosis. In many cases, a specific diagnosis can be suggested on the basis of CT findings. In this article, we illustrate and review the characteristic CT features of common and uncommon fat attenuation lesi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Boiselle PM,Rosado-de-Christenson ML

更新日期：2001-11-01 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 purpose of this work was to evaluate patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) using a low-field extremity MR system (E-MRI: 0.2 T). METHOD:Twenty-two patients with typical findings of CTS and 30 control persons were imaged on an E-MRI. Axial T2-weighted turbo SE (TSE), T1-weighted SE sequences, and 2D GR...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Bonél HM,Heuck A,Frei KA,Herrmann K,Scheidler J,Srivastav S,Reiser M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three noninvasive imaging methods, CT, scintigraphy with 201TlCl and 99mTcO4-, and ultrasonography, were performed on 36 patients with chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism. The patients subsequently underwent total parathyroidectomy and parathyroid autograft. The detection rates of the three methods...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Takagi H,Tominaga Y,Uchida K,Yamada N,Kano T,Kawai M,Morimoto T

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of a new ultrafast scanner system suitable for dynamic computed tomography is now under consideration, with development soon to begin. This system will be characterized by an electronically controlled X-ray generator with wide angle double diffraction, which will permit transverse axial images to be taken...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Iinuma TA,Tateno Y,Umegaki Y,Watanabe E

更新日期：1977-10-01 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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Silent magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was compared with time-of-flight (TOF)-MRA in imaging of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain. METHODS:Thirty-five consecutive patients with AVMs of the brain were included. Quantitative analyses were performed by measuring both signal-to-noise ratio and...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Tomura N,Saginoya T,Kokubun M,Horiuchi K,Watanabe Z

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical records and radiologic findings in six patients with spontaneous (nontraumatic) intrahepatic and subcapsular hemorrhage were reviewed. Four patients had underlying liver lesions (hepatocellular carcinoma and metastasis from B-cell lymphoma in one patient each and hepatic adenoma in two other patients). On...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Merine D,Fishman EK,Zerhouni EA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To prospectively determine the accuracy of liver fat quantification with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The population consisted of 40 patients (mean age, 52.5 years; range, 23-78 years). The same day, all patients underwent MRI and ultrasonography-guided liver biopsy. The h...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Mennesson N,Dumortier J,Hervieu V,Milot L,Guillaud O,Scoazec JY,Pilleul F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) is a rare condition of unknown etiology. An unusual case of IRF exclusively located at the peripancreatic area without extension below the lower renal poles is reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Inaraja L,Franquet T,Caballero P,Encabo B,Humbert P

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the third of a series of 4 white papers that represent Expert Consensus Documents developed by the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance through its Task Force on dual-energy computed tomography. This paper, part 3, describes computed tomography angiography and thoracic, cardiac, vascular,...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： De Cecco CN,Schoepf UJ,Steinbach L,Boll DT,Foley WD,Kaza RK,Bolus DN,Morgan DE,Sahani DV,Shuman WP,Siegel MJ,Vrtiska TJ,Yeh BM,Berland LL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00