Blurring of vessels in spiral CT angiography: effects of collimation width, pitch, viewing plane, and windowing in maximum intensity projection.

abstract：:Lumbar apophyseal fracture is an uncommon injury that occurs during adolescence. We described two cases in young adults with back pain. The radiographic findings were distinctive. In both cases CT demonstrated characteristic bony fragments displaced posteriorly into the spinal canal and a corresponding defect in the p...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Dake MD,Jacobs RP,Margolin FR

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：:Fifteen of 130 intracranial meningiomas evaluated by biplane computed tomography (CT)--axial transverse and coronal--were found to have direct extracranial extension. These include five pterional meningiomas en plaque with extension to the orbit and temporal fossa; three subfrontal meningiomas invading the paranasal s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Nakagawa H,Lusins JO

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography of the liver was performed on two patients with subacute hepatitis. The CT findings included the presence of multiple regenerative nodules in the atrophied liver, shown by decreased CT attenuation. Complications due to hepatitis, such as massive ascites and splenomegaly, were also observed. The CT ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ishikawa N,Nakagawa S,Hirata K,Takizawa Y,Hayashi S,Obara T,Ishikawa T

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively investigate the feasibility of an 80-kilovolt (peak) (kVp) protocol in computed tomographic venography for varicose veins of the lower extremities by comparison with conventional 120-kVp protocol. METHODS:Attenuation values and signal-to-noise ratio of iodine contrast medium (CM) were determ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Cho ES,Kim JH,Kim S,Yu JS,Chung JJ,Yoon CS,Lee HK,Lee KH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new 6 mm collimator for the EMI CT5000/5005 scanner is described. It consists of a narrower tube side and detector side collimator that can be set up in less than 5 min. The applications are primarily for the orbit and parasellar area. Future applications with the aid of new software include coronal reconstruction. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Baldwin GN,Sorenson JA,Wolfley D,Canestrini R,Pritchard MJ

更新日期：1978-07-01 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：:Calcifications of renal masses are common. They are usually dense, partial, small, punctate, and linear opacities. Diffuse calcification is an extremely rare feature of renal masses. Generally, calcified renal cell carcinomas are hypovascular, with calcifications in the interstitium, and they also contain fibrotic cap...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Onitsuka H,Murakami J,Naito S,Souda R,Shioyama Y,Honda H,Araki A,Torii Y,Masuda K

更新日期：1992-07-01 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 report a case of abnormal pancreaticobiliary junction (APBJ), in which three-dimensional (3D) drip infusion cholangiography (DIC) computed tomography (CT) was useful to make the diagnosis. The 3D DIC CT clearly demonstrated reflux of the contrast material into the main pancreatic duct as well as a long common chann...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Nambu A,Ichikawa T,Katoh K,Araki T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate enhancement effects of breast lesions with dynamic computed tomography (CT) and to determine characteristics to aid in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions. METHODS:One hundred seventy-six women underwent preoperative dynamic CT, in which they were scanned with rapid injection o...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Miyake K,Hayakawa K,Nishino M,Nakamura Y,Morimoto T,Urata Y,Ueda H,Tanikake M,Kanao S,Shiozaki T,Yamamoto A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate if Hounsfield unit (HU) values from virtual noncontrast (VNC) images derived from portal venous phase spectral-detector computed tomography can help to differentiate adrenal adenomas and metastases. METHODS:Spectral-detector computed tomography datasets of 33 patients...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Laukamp KR,Kessner R,Halliburton S,Zopfs D,Gupta A,Große Hokamp N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of early phase Takayasu arteritis that predominantly involved the pulmonary arteries and had, along with expected radiographic findings, the unusual pattern of diffuse pulmonary parenchymal lesions on CT. We suggest that this finding may be an additional feature in early phase Takayasu arteritis and n...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hara M,Sobue R,Ohba S,Kitase M,Sasaki S,Ogino H,Andoh K,Goodman PC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to describe the computed tomography (CT) features of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and to evaluate if the CT features could be used to diagnose and stage NASH. METHODS:From 1994 until 2004, pathology records revealed 68 patients with NASH. Of these, 12 patients underwent CT sca...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Oliva MR,Mortele KJ,Segatto E,Glickman JN,Erturk SM,Ros PR,Silverman SG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutaric aciduria type I is a rare disorder of organic acid metabolism caused by deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase. We report the cranial computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings in a 5-month-old girl with this disorder who presented with an acute dystonic syndrome. CT findings demo...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Elster AW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this 4-part series is to illustrate the nuances of temporal bone anatomy using a high-resolution (200-mu isotropic) prototype volume computed tomography (CT) scanner. The normal anatomy in axial and coronal sections is depicted in the first and second parts. In this and the subsequent part, the structur...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Powitzky ES,Hayman LA,Bartling SH,Chau J,Gupta R,Shukla V

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to define the radiologic features of pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia and correlate them with clinical findings. METHOD:Five women, ranging in age from 45 to 63 years, were diagnosed with pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia. Two radiologists assessed the presence an...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lee JS,Brown KK,Cool C,Lynch DA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following report describes the computed tomographic (CT) features of oncocytic papillary renal cell carcinoma (OPRCC), a new subtype. An experienced genitourinary pathologist identified each tumor as type 1 or 2, oncocytic, or other. Two radiologists independently reviewed CT images and assessed maximal tumor diam...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Tse G,Chow DS,Hsu M,Margolis D,Raman SS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with CT-proven ischemic infarction of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory. The emergency CT, on admission, was suggestive of intracranial internal carotid artery dissection by demonstrating gaseous gap defects in the arterial wall and a subsequent thromboembolic process in the MCA. To...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Farrokh D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We retrospectively evaluated whether multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) could contribute to the early detection of contralateral breast cancer in women with a diagnosis of breast cancer and no suspicious lesions on a mammogram or an ultrasonogram of the contralateral breast. METHODS:A total of 518...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Nakano S,Sakamoto H,Ohtsuka M,Mibu A,Karikomi M,Sakata H,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the effect of coronary artery calcification score by lifestyle and correlation with coronary artery stenosis in persons who underwent coronary artery computed tomography (CT) angiography among health examinees for heart diseases in Korea. METHODS AND MATERIALS:The study included 506 subje...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lee SH,Cho JH,Kim HE,Kim SC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to assess the value of dual-head gamma-camera (DHGC) imaging in the coincidence mode using 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose in differentiating recurrent tumor from posttreatment changes in previously treated head and neck cancer. METHODS:This was a single-center prospective s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Gandhi D,Falen S,McCartney W,Shockley W,Weissler M,Wrenn S,Shah G,Mukherji SK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeat examinations in a de novo patient with Wilson disease revealed an expansion of decreased signal intensities in the basal ganglia on T2-weighted imaging after initiation of copper trapping therapy. Since marked clinical improvement was associated with continued urinary copper excretion, iron depositioning in exc...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Engelbrecht V,Schlaug G,Hefter H,Kahn T,Mödder U

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Computed tomography (CT) has enabled noninvasive evaluation of coronary bypass graft patency. Thirty-three patients operated on with 75 venous coronary bypass grafts were studied in the early postoperative period. Scans were taken with geometric magnification with a field of view of 16 or 24 cm, which gave a high spat...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Albrechtsson U,Ståhl E,Tylén U

更新日期：1981-12-01 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 purpose of this study was to assess helical and electron beam CT scanning in the evaluation of renal vein involvement in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHOD:Seventy-three patients with 76 pathologically proven RCC who underwent surgical resection or autopsy were evaluated for the accuracy of h...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Welch TJ,LeRoy AJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the application of intravenous gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) has been shown to improve the detection of intradural extramedullary spinal disease in adults. The ability of Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) to detect intradural extramedullary spinal metastases was studied in p...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Blews DE,Wang H,Kumar AJ,Robb PA,Phillips PC,Bryan RN

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to establish the reference window settings for display of virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) from spectral detector computed tomography when assessing hypodense liver lesions. METHODS:In patients with cysts (n = 24) or metastases (n = 26), objective (HU, signal-to-noise ratio [SNR])...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Große Hokamp N,Obmann VC,Kessner R,Gilkeson RC,Gupta A,Persigehl T,Haneder S,Ramaiya N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinctive plain X-ray and computer assisted tomography (CAT) findings led to the diagnosis in a case of teratoma in the pineal region and helped avoid invasive investigations. The demonstration by CAT of the location and size of the tumor as well as the presence of marked hydrocephalus directed the patient's therapy...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： McCormack TJ,Plassche WM Jr,Lin SR

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00