Lung clearance of 99mTc-DTPA in patients with acute lung injury and pulmonary edema.

abstract：:Cardiac hemangiomas are rare, benign primary cardiac neoplasms. We describe the CT and MR imaging findings of a cardiac hemangioma arising from the myocardium of the left atrial appendage and protruding into the pericardial cavity. The tumor displayed homogenous density on CT, heterogeneous signal intensity on MR, and...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Oshima H,Hara M,Kono T,Shibamoto Y,Mishima A,Akita S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of the less invasive techniques such as CT, MRI, and digital angiography require reexamination of the indications for conventional screen-film aortography. Because of poor image quality, IV digital subtraction angiography should be limited to congenital aortic disease and follow-up cases. Intraarteria...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Sanders C

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The peri-infarct zone represents the morphologic substrate for reentry ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction, and its extent is a strong predictor of major cardiac events. Although delayed gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DGE-MRI) was shown to allow for detailed characterization ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Muzzarelli S,Ordovas KG,Cannavale G,Naeger D,Michaels AD,Higgins CB

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Chronic lung disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Quantitative techniques for assessing emphysema and related airway disease have been slow to gain acceptance among radiologists, who have traditionally used description of structural changes to evaluate these diseases. This review...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Goldin JG

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:Evidence-based imaging is a paradigm for using the best evidence to guide medical decision making. Evidence-based imaging centers on formulating a clinical question focused on a specific patient scenario, conducting a literature search and critical review, summarizing the evidence, and using the information to guide m...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Blackmore CC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic duct cysts are rare lesions presenting as mediastinal or supraclavicular masses. We report a case of a 77-year-old female who presented with a left supraclavicular mass. A cervical thoracic duct cyst was suspected after contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the neck and chest. Diagnosis was confirmed ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gupta M,Lovelace TD,Sukumar M,Gosselin MV

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) may be idiopathic or related to a variety of diseases. The diagnosis, accurate assessment of etiology and severity, prognosis, treatment response, and follow-up of PH can be achieved using a diverse set of diagnostic examinations. In this review, the role of imaging in the evaluation of PH ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Brown K,Gutierrez AJ,Mohammed TL,Kirsch J,Chung JH,Dyer DS,Ginsburg ME,Heitkamp DE,Kanne JP,Kazerooni EA,Ketai LH,Parker JA,Ravenel JG,Saleh AG,Shah RD,Steiner RM,Suh RD,Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging.

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although rounded atelectasis was recognized in 1928, its relationship to fibrotic pleural disease almost has gone unnoticed. We present four cases of lobar rounded atelectasis that help to clarify this relationship. Rounded atelectasis is part of the spectrum of fibrous pleural disease. Any portion of lung may become ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Cohen AM,Crass JR,Chung-Park M,Tomashefski JF Jr

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) is a rare disease characterized by multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules of uncertain etiology. We describe a 71-year-old female patient with thyroid papillary carcinoma in whom bilateral pulmonary nodules were found during a routine chest radiography examination. Subsequent fluoro...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lien CT,Yang CJ,Yang SF,Chou SH,Huang MS

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：PURPOSE:Ultrashort echotime (UTE) sequences aim to improve the signal yield in pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We demonstrate the initial results of spiral 3-dimensional (3D) UTE-MRI for combined morphologic and functional imaging in pediatric patients. METHODS:Seven pediatric patients with pulmonary abnor...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Veldhoen S,Heidenreich JF,Metz C,Petritsch B,Benkert T,Hebestreit HU,Bley TA,Köstler H,Weng AM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of tracheomalacia (TM) associated with different types of mediastinal aortic vascular anomalies in symptomatic children using paired inspiratory-expiratory multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study group consisted of 15 ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lee EY,Zurakowski D,Waltz DA,Mason KP,Riaz F,Ralph A,Boiselle PM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of treatment in patients with early asymptomatic HIV disease has recently improved. Clinical trials with zidovudine have demonstrated efficacy and greatly reduced toxicity when the drug is used in asymptomatic HIV-infected persons who have fewer than 500 CD4+ cells/mm3, and resistance to this drug in these...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Volberding P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic duct injury and chylothorax are rare consequences of blunt thoracic trauma. A contained mediastinal lymph collection (ie, lymphocele) is rarer still. The article describes a case of posttraumatic mediastinal widening resulting from a high-speed motor vehicle accident. During the patient's radiologic assessmen...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hom M,Jolles H

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate interobserver reproducibility between cardiothoracic radiologists applying the Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) to describe atherosclerotic burden on coronary computed tomography angiography. METHODS:Forty clinical computed tomography angiography cases w...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hu JY,Bergquist PJ,Hossain R,Ropp AM,Kligerman S,Amin SB,Sechrist JW,Patel P,Jeudy J,White CS

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the current radiographic follow-up recommendations of thoracic radiologists after detection of a new opacity, suspected to be "pneumonia," on chest radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An anonymized, Institutional Review Board-approved, Internet-based survey was sent to the 735 members of the Society ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Humphrey KL,Gilman MD,Little BP,Halpern EF,Abbott GF,Shepard JA,Wu CC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognizing atelectasis has always been a challenge. Atypical patterns further our knowledge of this subject. The lung has two mechanisms to help keep the lobes inflated: collateral ventilation and trapped nitrogen both tend to inflate the lungs when the airways are obstructed. Peripheral upper-lobe atelectasis resemb...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gurney JW

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors set out to determine how histologic variability in bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma impacts dominant radiographic patterns shown by computed tomography (CT). Thoracic CT's of all patients with pathologically confirmed bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma diagnosed over a 36-month period were reviewed without...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Shah RM,Balsara G,Webster M,Friedman AC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the chest radiographs of 30 patients (39 thoracotomies) after resection of pulmonary nodules with a neodymium-YAG laser. New "nodules" were often visible in the resected areas. These gradually evolved into linear scars with or without a small, nodular component or disappeared. In 11 of 39 thoracotomies, pos...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Holbert BL,Holbert JM,Libshitz HI

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary involvement in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) resembles lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in its clinical, radiologic, and histopathological features. Typical high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings are of bilateral thin-walled cysts symmetrically throughout both lungs, with associated increase in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Wenaden AE,Copley SJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors for venous thrombosis include conditions leading to venous stasis, hypercoagulable states, and trauma to veins. The most important factor is venous stasis. Both extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation pathways are intimately involved in the thrombotic process. In recent years, the importance in thrombus forma...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Coffman JD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pulmonary nodule was incidentally detected in a 50-year-old man during a routine health evaluation. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed that the lesion had the appearance of a collection of multiple tiny nodules. Histologic examination of the resected specimen revealed a single hamartoma resembling a b...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

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

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this essay was to demonstrate the thoracic venous anatomy as delineated by malpositioned central venous catheters on plain chest radiographs. We therefore used the didactic advantage of clinically inadvertent catheter positions. This approach was chosen to illustrate venous anatomy with plain chest radiogra...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Wunderbaldinger P,Bankier AA,Kreuzer S,Turetschek K,Fleischmann D,Herold CJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased detection of incidental small pulmonary nodules on multidetector computed tomography has driven attempts to refine the characterization and management of such nodules. A variety of methods have been developed to measure the size and biological activity of nodules to help define their nature, but these ha...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Nair A,Baldwin DR,Field JK,Hansell DM,Devaraj A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the lobar distribution and associated radiologic/clinical findings of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) in the adult population using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The radiology information database was queried for pat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ho ML,Bhalla S,Bierhals A,Gutierrez F

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:In patients with AIDS, the relatively high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis places them at risk for more severe esophageal tuberculosis (including fistula formation), and tuberculous esophagitis in the setting of AIDS may be more common than had been thought. Tuberculous esophageal fistulae have long been described...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Munn S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the presenting clinical manifestation of small cell lung cancer. In some cases, however, confirming the diagnosis can be difficult because findings on conventional imaging studies can be subtle or nonspecific. This study examined the utility of fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose positron emission t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Crotty E,Patz EF Jr

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00