Atypical manifestations of pulmonary atelectasis.

abstract：:Sufficient trauma to the chest can result in injury to the bony thorax and soft tissues of the chest wall, increasing patient morbidity and mortality. Fractured ribs can lacerate the pleura, lung, or abdominal organs. Fractures to upper ribs, clavicle, and upper sternum can signal brachial plexus or vascular injury. P...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Collins J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman disease is a rare lymphproliferative disorder that most commonly occurs in the mediastinum. The tumor is very vascular, and biopsy is dangerous. We report magnetic resonance angiography findings, to our knowledge previously undescribed, of prominent feeding vessels; this might draw attention to the possible ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ecklund K,Hartnell GG

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Areas of variable lung attenuation forming a "mosaic pattern" are occasionally seen on computed tomography (CT) or high-resolution CT (HRCT) images of the lungs. This CT mosaic pattern of lung attenuation is a nonspecific finding that can reflect the presence of vascular disease, airway abnormalities, or ground-glass ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Stern EJ,Müller NL,Swensen SJ,Hartman TE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiac involvement is an important prognostic factor in sarcoidosis, and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) can facilitate the identification of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). In patients with CS, we investigated LGE characteristics and their relationship with lef...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Watanabe E,Kimura F,Nakajima T,Hiroe M,Kasai Y,Nagata M,Kawana M,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography (CT) findings in 20 patients with pulmonary drug toxicity that followed high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Eighty-five patients with Stage II or III breast cancer that involved > or = 10 axillary lymph nodes were enrolled in a ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Patz EF Jr,Peters WP,Goodman PC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymptomatic congenital thoracic venous anomalies are becoming clinically more relevant with the increasing utilization of minimally invasive surgical vascular procedures, such as left-sided implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation. The purpose of this report is to describe the computed tomography findings ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Chen HJ,Brown K,Barack BM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the computed tomography (CT) imaging features of reexpansion pulmonary edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of 22 consecutive patients with clinical and radiologic features consistent with reexpansion pulmonary edema (14 male, 8 female; mean age, 56±22.8 y; range, 19 t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gleeson T,Thiessen R,Müller N

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunocompromised patients are encountered with increasing frequency in clinical practice. In addition to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), therapy for malignant disease, and immune suppression for solid organ transplants, patients are now rendered immunosuppressed by advances in treatment for a wide vari...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Tanaka N,Kunihiro Y,Yanagawa N

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews common and uncommon patterns of thoracic metastatic disease in primary hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies that are often overlooked or improperly diagnosed because of atypical location or imaging appearance. An understanding of the pathophysiology and routes of tumor spread aids in tailorin...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Holwerda RA,Walker CM,Rosado-de-Christenson ML,Martínez-Jiménez S,Kunin JR,Pettavel PP,Betancourt SL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumatic nail guns are a tool used commonly in the construction industry and are widely available. Accidental injuries from nail guns are common, and several cases of suicide using a nail gun have been reported. Computed tomographic (CT) imaging, together with echocardiography, has been shown to be the gold standard ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： OʼLeary DP,Soo A,McLaughlin P,Aherne T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) represent an increasing population both because anomalies that might have remained undiagnosed in the past are now being diagnosed later in life on imaging and because significant therapeutic advances have resulted in survival to adulthood of patients with complex CHD. In thi...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Latson L Jr,Levsky JM,Haramati LB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On health examination, a nodular opacity of size of 25 mm was detected in a 54-year-old man. High-resolution computed tomography scans showed irregular-shaped ground glass opacity with bubble-like appearance in the right lung. The low-magnified histological findings after right upper lobectomy demonstrated squamous ce...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kobayashi H,Nagao H,Kanoh S,Motoyoshi K,Ozeki Y,Aida S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zygomycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection, and its successful treatment requires early diagnosis. To establish radiologic and clinical criteria for early diagnosis, we reviewed 3 post-mortem cases with zygomycosis secondary to hematological diseases. In all cases, an irregular dilatation of pulmonary veins on...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kitagawa H,Watanabe K,Kage H,Inoh S,Goto A,Fukayama M,Nagase T,Ohishi N,Takai D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied computed tomographic (CT) appearance of muscle or omental flap transposition procedures in ten patients following clinically diagnosed poststernotomy mediastinitis. Patients were examined either to rule out persistent infection or as part of routine follow-up. An increased amount of soft tissue between open...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Coppage L,Jolles H,Wornom IL 3rd

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the study was to compare radiation dose and image quality between the "average" and the "very strong" automatic exposure control (AEC) strength curves. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Images reconstructed with filtered back-projection techniques and radiation dose data of unenhanced helical chest computed tom...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gyssels E,Bohy P,Cornil A,van Muylem A,Howarth N,Gevenois PA,Tack D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current Dana Point Classification system (2009) distinguishes elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure into pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension. Fortunately, PAH is not a common disease. However, with the aging of the First World's population, heart failure has become an important outc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Schiebler ML,Bhalla S,Runo J,Jarjour N,Roldan A,Chesler N,François CJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung hernia is defined as a protrusion of lung parenchyma beyond the confines of the musculoskeletal thorax. Lung hernias can be classified according to location (i.e., cervical, thoracic, or diaphragmatic) and etiology. Approximately 80% of reported cases of lung hernia are acquired, usually related to trauma or surg...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Moncada R,Vade A,Gimenez C,Rosado W,Demos TC,Turbin R,Venta L

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular assist devices are used as a bridge to recovery, a bridge to transplant, or a permanent alternative to cardiac transplant. This exhibit demonstrates the imaging appearance of commonly used left ventricular assist devices and their complications. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Jain VR,White CS,Pierson RN 3rd,Griffith BP,Sorensen EN

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can play a role in diagnosis of coronary artery disease and in the assessment of left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle global function, with initial good correlation results with standard modalities. With the latest scanners, regional LV contractility with both qualitative an...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Savino G,Zwerner P,Herzog C,Politi M,Bonomo L,Costello P,Schoepf UJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the most common thoracic malignancy caused by exposures at work and in the environment. The most unique thoracic malignancy is mesothelioma, because it is relatively rare and one of only a few neoplasms for which one specific inciting agent-asbestos-has been identified. Based on epidemiologic studies, a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gottschall EB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photon-counting computed tomography (CT) is a developing technology that has the potential to address some limitations of CT imaging and bring about improvements and potentially new applications to this field. Photon-counting detectors have a fundamentally different detection mechanism from conventional CT energy-inte...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Farhadi F,Rajagopal JR,Nikpanah M,Sahbaee P,Malayeri AA,Pritchard WF,Samei E,Jones EC,Chen MY

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) and surgical pulmonary valve replacement (SPVR) on biventricular and pulmonary valve function using cardiac magnetic resonance. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-five patients aged 20±8 years (mean±SD) underwent PPV...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Secchi F,Resta EC,Cannaò PM,Pluchinotta F,Piazza L,Butera G,Carminati M,Sardanelli F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial advances in detector technology characterize digital chest radiography. This article compares the various systems from a radiologist's point of view. Computed radiography (CR) is a well-established system that is robust, has good reproducibility, and is relatively inexpensive. Image quality has been contin...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Schaefer-Prokop C,Uffmann M,Eisenhuber E,Prokop M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a powerful tool for the detection and management of coronary artery disease. Beyond morphology, CMR imaging can probe relevant physiological parameters such as perfusion and function by means of stress testing. This article reviews current applications of CMR stress imaging ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kawel-Boehm N,Bremerich J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and mucinous air-space metastases, in which the diagnosis was suspected at magnetic resonance using heavily T2-weighted images obtained with magnetic resonance hydrographic sequences. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Mazziotti S,Celona A,Gaeta M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether total lung capacity (TLC) can be measured from plain chest radiographs in patients with pneumonectomy, we examined 20 such patients (17 male, 3 female) who had pneumonectomy for lung carcinoma. In 16 patients the right lung was preserved, and in 4 the left. The TLC was measured with the helium dil...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Vrachliotis TG,Pearlman JD,Baltopoulos G,Vrachliotis G,Bellenis I,Tatsis G,Vlahos L,Raptopoulos V

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of arterial thrombosis in patients with protein C deficiency is relatively low compared with that of venous thrombosis. To our knowledge, there is no previously published report of a protein C deficiency patient with simultaneous thromboses in the pulmonary artery and innominate artery in the English lit...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kim JK,Lee HY,Song IS,Yoo SM,Rho JY,Moon JY,White CS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiographic abnormalities of primary Kaposi's sarcoma of the lung in a patient with a renal transplant are reported. The findings are similar to other malignancies and infections that are well recognized in the renal transplant population. In the appropriate clinical setting, the radiologist should consider the d...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Amin RS,Munden RF,Oldham SA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have established an integrated thoracic radiology reading room within a multidisciplinary lung center clinic (LC). While our subjective experience has been positive, we sought to quantify how this model affects radiology workflow and whether the referring practitioners perceive value in having real-time acce...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Mortani Barbosa EJ Jr,Novak S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the correlation between a septal angle measured on computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) determined by right heart catheterization in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eighty-six patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Liu M,Ma ZH,Guo XJ,Wang SK,Chen XY,Yang YH,Wang C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00