Amyloidosis of heart and liver: comparison of Tc-99m pyrophosphate and Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate for detection.

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the temporomandibular joint was performed in two subjects using a 1.5 T experimental imaging system equipped with a 6.5 cm surface coil antenna. Normal and pathologic anatomy were demonstrated with exquisite detail. Anterior displacement of the joint meniscus was clearly visible in t...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Roberts D,Schenck J,Joseph P,Foster T,Hart H,Pettigrew J,Kundel HL,Edelstein W,Haber B

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 12 healthy volunteers and eight patients with cardiac disease, cine magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the heart was performed with real-time true fast imaging with steady-state precession (FISP), which permitted evaluation of the entire left ventricle in one breath hold (91 msec per frame, 13 frames per section po...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Lee VS,Resnick D,Bundy JM,Simonetti OP,Lee P,Weinreb JC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven patients with hemorrhagic intracranial lesions were examined with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 1.5 T with use of both spin-echo (SE) and gradient-echo-acquisition (GEA) techniques to assess the clinical applications and limitations of GEA in evaluation of intracranial hemorrhage at high field strengt...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Atlas SW,Mark AS,Grossman RI,Gomori JM

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive breast cancer comprises two distinct entities, lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The increased use of screening mammography has caused more cases of noninvasive breast cancer to be discovered. However, the increased detection of LCIS and DCIS has posed problems in patien...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rebner M,Raju U

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To illustrate the normal variants and developmental anomalies of the skull base on computed tomographic (CT) scans. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred eighty-nine children (age range, newborn to 18 years; median age, 4.0 years) without skull base deformity were referred for cranial CT. Normal developmental vari...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Madeline LA,Elster AD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) images of 19 patients with histologically proved gallbladder carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed to determine the appearance of the primary tumor, and to assess the ability of MR imaging to demonstrate the various modes of tumor spread beyond the gallbladder. The primary tumor, as well as t...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Sagoh T,Itoh K,Togashi K,Shibata T,Minami S,Noma S,Yamashita K,Nishimura K,Asato R,Mori K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the reproducibility and accuracy of volumetric quantifications of articular cartilage in the knee determined with three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging combined with pulsed saturation transfer subtraction (STS) or T1-weighted fat suppression (FS) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eight ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Peterfy CG,van Dijke CF,Janzen DL,Glüer CC,Namba R,Majumdar S,Lang P,Genant HK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the accuracy and precision of a radiographic absorptiometry (RA) method for assessment of bone mineral of the middle phalanges. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nineteen cadaveric hands were radiographed with an aluminum wedge, once at 50 kVp and 400 mA and once at 60 kVp and 300 mA. Bone mineral content (BMC...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Yang SO,Hagiwara S,Engelke K,Dhillon MS,Guglielmi G,Bendavid EJ,Soejima O,Nelson DL,Genant HK

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new catheter system was designed for percutaneous fragmentation of large pulmonary emboli. The device consists of an impeller rotating at high speed at the center of a self-expandable basket at the tip of a 7-F catheter. The highly flexible catheter was able to reach all tested embolus sites in a glass model of the ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Schmitz-Rode T,Günther RW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution computed tomography of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) was performed in 43 patients. Exquisite detail of the face, skull base, and TMJs was obtained with CT using soft tissue and bone algorithms, narrow collimation, and multiplanar images. In 10 patients clinically suspected of joint derangement, CT ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Thompson JR,Christiansen E,Hasso AN,Hinshaw DB Jr

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in the evaluation of vascular invasion by bone and soft-tissue tumors, with surgery serving as the reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was approved by the regional ethics committee, and all...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Feydy A,Anract P,Tomeno B,Chevrot A,Drapé JL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the accuracy of technetium-99m sestamibi as a single agent in the detection and localization of hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue in patients who underwent prior neck exploration or who otherwise are high surgical risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-nine patients with hyperparathyroidism underwen...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Lee VS,Wilkinson RH Jr,Leight GS Jr,Coogan AC,Coleman RE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium is not a passive blood-compatible lining for the containment of blood cells and plasma, but rather it is a metabolically active tissue that subserves a wide range of functions relating to vascular homeostasis. This article reviews the current understanding of endothelial cell biology in terms of the mo...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Pearson JD

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Kimray-Greenfield filter was inadvertently placed in the right atrium of a patient with multiple pulmonary emboli. A percutaneous technique with the use of a chest tube and basket catheter was performed to retrieve and remove the filter. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Tsai FY,Myers TV,Ashraf A,Shah DC

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the anatomy of the peritoneal reflections of the left perihepatic region, the authors examined 95 cadavers. Thirty-eight were studied radiographically, 37 with sagittal dissection, and 20 with transverse dissection. In over 80% of the cadavers, the left triangular ligament of the liver separated the left su...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Min PQ,Yang ZG,Lei QF,Gao XH,Long WS,Jiang SM,Zhou DM

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially available double-lumen central venous catheter that can be inserted over a 0.018-inch guide wire was used for ureteral perfusion studies in three infants. Complications or difficulties were not encountered in any patients. This technique allows simultaneous monitoring of perfusion and intrarenal pressur...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Diament MJ,Koenig JC Jr

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports-related muscle pain is frequent in both trained and untrained persons; however, its severity and significance may be difficult to assess clinically. The authors used magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to evaluate acute strains and delayed-onset muscle soreness in sedentary subjects and postmarathon myalgia in trai...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Fleckenstein JL,Weatherall PT,Parkey RW,Payne JA,Peshock RM

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively evaluate airway wall thickness and lung attenuation at spirometrically gated thin-section computed tomography (CT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to correlate gated CT findings with pulmonary function test (PFT) results. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The ethical comm...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Orlandi I,Moroni C,Camiciottoli G,Bartolucci M,Pistolesi M,Villari N,Mascalchi M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the indications for and complications, accuracy, and techniques of percutaneous adrenal biopsy performed from 1982 through 1991 at the authors' institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hundred seventy-seven percutaneous adrenal biopsies were performed in 270 patients (175 male and 102 female patients...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Welch TJ,Sheedy PF 2nd,Stephens DH,Johnson CM,Swensen SJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical fissuring, a well-recognized radiographic sign of osteomyelitis, represents spread of infection through the haversian system with osteoclastic bone resorption. In the proper clinical setting this finding may be recognized before there is other evidence of bone destruction or periosteal reaction. Three cases a...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rosen RA,Morehouse HT,Karp HJ,Yu GS

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution, real-time ultrasonography (US) with graded compression was used to evaluate 90 patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis. US visualization of a noncompressible appendix was the primary criterion for a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The overall sensitivity was 89%, the specificity was 95%...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Jeffrey RB Jr,Laing FC,Lewis FR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare survival of patients who undergo treatment in protocols versus survival of patients not in protocols. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Records of 81 adult patients with small-cell lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy in 1987-1992 were reviewed retrospectively. Forty-one patients were in...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Schea RA,Perkins P,Allen PK,Komaki R,Cox JD

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively quantify tumor response or progression in patients with lung cancer by using thin-section computed tomography (CT) and a semiautomated algorithm to calculate tumor volume and other parameter values. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This HIPAA-compliant study was institutional review board approved; infor...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Zhao B,Schwartz LH,Moskowitz CS,Ginsberg MS,Rizvi NA,Kris MG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose To determine whether there were gender differences in full professorship after accounting for factors known to influence academic advancement. Materials and Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study, with waiver of informed consent. In this cross-sectional study, t...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Kapoor N,Blumenthal DM,Smith SE,Ip IK,Khorasani R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cases of histopathologically proved solitary rectal ulcer syndrome were encountered. Fifteen patients underwent barium enema study; in nine cases the findings--including rectal stricture, granularity of the mucosa, and thickened rectal folds-were nonspecific. In six cases the study was normal. All patients had...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Goei R,Baeten C,Arends JW

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a noninvasive method for demonstrating the main salivary gland duct systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The authors developed a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocol that uses a heavily T2-weighted (echo time, 750 msec), fat-suppressed pulse sequence and rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Lomas DJ,Carroll NR,Johnson G,Antoun NM,Freer CE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It appears reasonable to suggest a histological diagnosis of ependymoma when CT shows an isodense tumor expanding the fourth ventricle or lying within its outlets; when the tumor contains small, round calcifications; and when presentation occurs early in life. An isodense mass occurring in the cerebral white matter, c...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Swartz JD,Zimmerman RA,Bilaniuk LT

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of women aged 75 years and older with mammography-detected breast cancer, an age group not represented in mammography screening effectiveness studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted a HIPAA-compliant, prospective cohort study with waiver of informed consent in p...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Malmgren JA,Parikh J,Atwood MK,Kaplan HG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of subcapsular liver tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board, and all patients gave written informed consent. One hundred eighty-one patients (79 men, 102 women; age range...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Sartori S,Tombesi P,Macario F,Nielsen I,Tassinari D,Catellani M,Abbasciano V

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although infrequent, esophageal rupture is a serious complication of pneumatic dilatation for the treatment of achalasia. Because of an experience with delayed recognition of esophageal perforation in a patient with achalasia, we now examine the esophagus using a water-soluble contrast medium immediately following eve...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Stewart ET,Miller WN,Hogan WJ,Dodds WJ

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00