Science to Practice: Systemic Implications of Ablative Tumor Therapies-Reality Uncovered and Myths Exposed?

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical and radiographic findings of pulmonary infections diagnosed by using invasive means. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-nine episodes of pulmonary infection were diagnosed in 52 (7.2%) of a consecutive series of 725 adult bone marrow transplant recipients. Causative organisms, time of diagnoses...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Leung AN,Gosselin MV,Napper CH,Braun SG,Hu WW,Wong RM,Gasman J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether the different appearances of intramedullary high signal intensity (SI) on T2-weighted MR images in cervical spondylotic myelopathy are related to differences in surgical prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The magnetic resonance (MR) findings and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score of 6...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Chen CJ,Lyu RK,Lee ST,Wong YC,Wang LJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) was performed in 42 patients with 49 clinically suspected tears of the posterior tibial tendon. Twenty-eight of the 49 suspected tears were subsequently surgically explored and repaired. Three patterns of tendon abnormalities were recognized on CT scans: type I-intact, hypertrophied, heterogen...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rosenberg ZS,Jahss MH,Noto AM,Shereff MJ,Cheung Y,Frey CC,Norman A

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta simulated primary esophageal disease both clinically and radiographically in 5 patients. Four had an aortoesophageal fistula at the time of presentation; endoscopic biopsy of a presumed esophageal tumor precipitated hematemesis in the fifth patient. In retrospect, the fistulas were demo...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Baron RL,Koehler RE,Gutierrez FR,Forrest JV,Weyman PJ

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy of the brain was performed in 11 patients with chronic hepatic encephalopathy (CHE), and the results were compared with those of patients with liver disease but without CHE; clinical control subjects with diabetes, uremia, or cortical atrophy; and healthy subjects. The techn...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Kreis R,Ross BD,Farrow NA,Ackerman Z

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely rare occurrence of third-degree burns was induced in the medial calves of a male patient with unusual anatomy (after resection and radiation therapy of a liposarcoma) during conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a clinical 1.5-T MR system that operated without any external conductor present and ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Knopp MV,Essig M,Debus J,Zabel HJ,van Kaick G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with sleep-disordered breathing often have physiologic and anatomic abnormalities of the upper airway that are demonstrable while awake. An ultrafast computed tomographic (CT) scanner was used to measure the oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal cross-sectional areas of 11 patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Tw...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Galvin JR,Rooholamini SA,Stanford W

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine conversion factors for the new International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publication 103 recommendations for adult and pediatric patients and to compare the effective doses derived from Monte Carlo calculations with those derived from dose-length product (DLP) for different body re...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Deak PD,Smal Y,Kalender WA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the timing and course of neonatal intracranial hemorrhage is essential in determining the etiology of hemorrhage, since the key to preventing neurologic damage in newborns is to define preventable causes and to treat the complications of hemorrhage. In an intensive study of 49 neonates delivered less than...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rumack CM,Manco-Johnson ML,Manco-Johnson MJ,Koops BL,Hathaway WE,Appareti K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In selective internal radiation (SIR) therapy of hepatic metastases, tumor vasculature is preferentially embolized with high-energy beta-emitting yttrium-90-labeled microspheres. To enable accurate estimation of the resultant absorbed radiation doses to tissues, an intraoperative beta detection probe is used to scan t...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Burton MA,Gray BN,Kelleher DK,Klemp PF

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Thermal ablation of cancers may be associated with high rates of local tumor progression. A thermal accelerant gel has been developed to improve the transmission of microwave energy in biologic tissues with the aim of enlarging the thermal ablation zone. Purpose To determine the effects of a thermal acceler...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Maxwell AWP,Park WKC,Baird GL,Martin DW,Lombardo KA,Dupuy DE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively evaluate the effect of experience with coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography on the capability to detect coronary stenoses of 50% or more. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The institutional review board approved the study protocol. All patients gave consent to undergo CT angiography before conve...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Pugliese F,Hunink MG,Gruszczynska K,Alberghina F,Malagó R,van Pelt N,Mollet NR,Cademartiri F,Weustink AC,Meijboom WB,Witteman CL,de Feyter PJ,Krestin GP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare retrospectively the incremental value of indirect computed tomographic (CT) venography performed after multi-detector row CT pulmonary angiography and single-detector row CT pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The institutional ethics commit...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Ghaye B,Nchimi A,Noukoua CT,Dondelinger RF

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in dogs showed that heat-treated 99mTc-labeled red blood cells (HT/RBC) afford a highly sensitive means of detecting gastrointestinal bleeding as low as 0.12 ml/min., which could not be seen with unheated 99mTc-RBC, 99mTc-sulfur colloid, or 99mTc-DTPA. In addition, as the right upper quadrant and epigastrium r...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Som P,Oster ZH,Atkins HL,Goldman AG,Sacker DF,Harold WH,Fairchild RG,Richards P,Brill AB

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility of positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in patients with germ cell tumor (GCT) to monitor treatment and differentiate residual masses after chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-six FDG PET studies were performed in 21 patients ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Sugawara Y,Zasadny KR,Grossman HB,Francis IR,Clarke MF,Wahl RL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of specialized coils to improve signal-to-noise ratios in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is an important innovation. The role of surface coils has not yet been well defined, but it seems likely that they will be routinely used for clinical imaging of the orbit, neck, and spine. Surface coils have important li...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Ehman RL

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test, by using an electrotransfer protocol for the transfection of skeletal muscle with naked plasmid complementary DNA, whether in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can help delineate either the spatial extent of the electric field when contrast agent is injected intraperitoneally or the transfection are...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Paturneau-Jouas M,Parzy E,Vidal G,Carlier PG,Wary C,Vilquin JT,de Kerviler E,Schwartz K,Leroy-Willig A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred celiac angiograms were reviewed to evaluate the frequency of clinically significant variations in the origin of the left gastric artery. In 13 of 500 cases, the left gastric artery arose anomalously most often as a direct branch of the aorta; in 14 of 500 cases, the left gastric artery primarily supplied ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Naidich JB,Naidich TP,Sprayregen S,Hyman RA,Pudlowski RM,Stein HL

更新日期：1978-03-01 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 determine the nature and relative frequency of operator-dependent data analysis errors in dual x-ray absorptiometry. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Over 40 months, 2,528 dual x-ray absorptiometric examinations of the forearm, femoral neck, and lumbar spine were performed by 11 technologists by using standard techniq...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Staron RB,Greenspan R,Miller TT,Bilezikian JP,Shane E,Haramati N

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fast-neutron irradiation and boron-neutron capture therapy (BNCT) have been independently investigated as treatments for malignant disease. This study tested the feasibility of enhancing fast-neutron irradiation with concomitant BNCT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventeen male Fisher rats, each weighing 180-200 g an...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Buchholz TA,Rasey JS,Laramore GE,Livesey JC,Chin L,Risler R,Hamlin DK,Spence AM,Griffin TW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate technical feasibility, test-retest reproducibility, and the ability to differentiate healthy subjects from subjects with osteoarthritis (OA) with diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging parameters and T2 relaxation time. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was approved by the institutional review board and w...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Raya JG,Horng A,Dietrich O,Krasnokutsky S,Beltran LS,Storey P,Reiser MF,Recht MP,Sodickson DK,Glaser C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate fluorine 18 ((18)F) dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) as a biochemical imaging approach for detection of pheochromocytomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:(18)F DOPA PET and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging were performed in 14 consecutive patients suspected of havin...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Hoegerle S,Nitzsche E,Altehoefer C,Ghanem N,Manz T,Brink I,Reincke M,Moser E,Neumann HP

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of the Valsalva maneuver on intraluminal colon pressure during air enema studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Air enema studies were performed in four adult volunteers, and intraluminal colon pressure measurements were recorded with a high-speed electronic strip chart and aneroid gauge metho...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Bramson RT,Shiels WE 2nd,Eskey CJ,Hu SY

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine a set of distinctive imaging findings seen in symptomatic patients with pretibial varices. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Medical records and imaging studies of patients who presented with pretibial varices over an 8-year period were collected from four institutions. Findings in six symptomatic patients wi...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Boutin RD,Sartoris DJ,Rose SC,Plecha EJ,Bundens WP,Haghighi P,Harter LP,Resnick D

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To retrospectively determine if the use of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system can improve the performance of single reading of screening mammograms to match that of double reading in the United Kingdom. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Local research ethics committee approval was obtained; informed consent was not r...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Gilbert FJ,Astley SM,McGee MA,Gillan MG,Boggis CR,Griffiths PM,Duffy SW

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors used a gantry tilt of 20 degrees in five patients to allow fine-needle aspiration biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions that were difficult to approach with a vertical alignment because of overlying ribs. This method allowed a direct approach to the lesion in all five cases, with the entire needle path vi...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Stern EJ,Webb WR,Gamsu G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a modified Seldinger Technique for sialography which is especially helpful in cannulization of the submandibular ducts. This procedure was successful in 2. of 30 patients tested. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Koch RL,Wade D

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign clear-cell tumor of the lung is a rare, distinctive, primary neoplasm with unique histologic and electron microscopic features which may resemble metastatic renal-cell carcinoma. This tumor typically presents as an asymptomatic, peripheral, sharply rounded mass in the lung. Clinical recognition can prevent an u...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Harbin WP,Mark GJ,Greene RE

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one bone marrow transplantation (BMT) patients were studied prospectively to determine the prevalence of sonographic hepatobiliary abnormalities and to determine if these abnormalities were associated with hepatic venocclusive disease (VOD). Baseline US was performed in all patients prior to chemoradiation ther...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Hommeyer SC,Teefey SA,Jacobson AF,Higano CS,Bianco JA,Colacurcio CJ,McDonald GB

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00