70 kVp computed tomography pulmonary angiography: potential for reduction of iodine load and radiation dose.

abstract：:Tracheopathia osteochondroplastica is an uncommon abnormality of the cartilaginous tracheal wall, characterized by the presence of osteocartilaginous calcified nodules within the submucosa, with variable degree of diffuse tracheal narrowing. Imaging findings in CT are characterized by the presence of calcified nodular...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Restrepo S,Pandit M,Villamil MA,Rojas IC,Perez JM,Gascue A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the literature for articles assessing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for pulmonary malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The "bottom-up" approach to evidence-based practice was applied by 2 reviewers to the retrieval and appraisal of original research articles published on pulm...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Chan VO,McDermott S,Malone DE,Dodd JD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, there is an ordered progression of immunologic abnormalities that results from the selective infection of the T4 helper/inducer subset of T lymphocytes. The loss of helper T-cell function disrupts both the cellular and humoral aspects of the immune response. The ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Batra P

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Computerized tomography (CT) scanning shows promise as an outcome surrogate for cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease progression. The scoring system used to convert the CT image to numeric data is an essential determinant of the performance of CT scanning. METHODS:Three radiologists independently scored 16 h...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Brody AS,Kosorok MR,Li Z,Broderick LS,Foster JL,Laxova A,Bandla H,Farrell PM

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. This report describes an extremely rare complication of echinococcal disease in which severe pulmonary hypertension developed after massive hydatid pulmonary embolism. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Franquet T,Plaza V,Llauger J,Giménez A,Bordes R

更新日期：1999-04-01 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

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：:Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis is a rare disorder that is characterized pathologically by formation of capillaries along alveolar walls that may ultimately invade the pulmonary parenchyma and pulmonary arteries. The clinic presentation overlaps that of primary pulmonary hypertension, but the natural history of pu...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lippert JL,White CS,Cameron EW,Sun CC,Liang X,Rubin LJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：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：SUMMARY:To assess the radiologic findings of systemic arterial supply to the normal basal segments of the left lower lobe, chest radiographs and CT scans of all 11 patients were reviewed retrospectively by two chest radiologists. On posteroanterior chest radiographs (n = 11), the anomalous systemic artery arising from ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kim TS,Lee KS,Im JG,Goo JM,Park JS,Kim JH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography has become the diagnostic procedure of choice in patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolus. However, intrapulmonary shunting of blood in a variety of pathologic conditions can cause suboptimal opacification of the pulmonary arterial circulation and result in a suboptim...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Tafti BA,Berenji GR,Santiago S,Barack BM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this controlled study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of round atelectasis (RA). We reviewed two groups of chest CT scans of 22 patients (with 24 masses). Group 1 scans represent 10 patients (12 masses) known to have RA, and Group 2 scans represent 1...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： O'Donovan PB,Schenk M,Lim K,Obuchowski N,Stoller JK

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) has been used for cardiothoracic imaging since the advent of 4-slice computed tomography (CT) in 1999. Available since 2004, 64-slice CT systems are currently considered a prerequisite for successfully integrating cardiothoracic CT into routine clinical algorithms. Developm...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Flohr TG,Klotz E,Allmendinger T,Raupach R,Bruder H,Schmidt B

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) rarely arises from tuberculous empyema. We report a case in which magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was useful in separating the lymphoma from the chronic empyema. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Fujiwara T,Kasahara H,Tanohata K,Nagase M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distribution of pulmonary vascularity, as imaged on the routine chest radiograph, may be used as an accurate and sensitive indicator of underlying pathophysiologic change. The lungs, like most other human organ systems, have extensive reserve capability. Such reserves exist in terms of excess alveolar capacity in the ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ravin CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the clinical case of a thymoma, surgically removed after diagnosis, staging, and preoperative assessment performed by means of cardiac electrocardiogram-gated multidetector computed tomography. This technique allowed a very accurate assessment of the mass, proving superior to conventional computed tomograp...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Andreini D,Pontone G,Dainese L,Formenti A,Mushtaq S,Cappai A,Pepi M,Ballerini G,Biglioli P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty years ago there was less interest in thromboembolism than there is now, although it was apparent even at that time that many episodes of embolization were being missed. Retrospective autopsy studies had indicated a 40% to 60% incidence of pulmonary emboli. Such studies were reviewed in a prospective study of 263...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Nicholson D

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive mitral valve (MV) repair and replacement techniques have evolved as increasingly used alternatives to open heart surgery especially in patients unsuitable for surgery or at high perioperative risk. The vast majority of these techniques are still under development, and only a limited number of device...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Mangold S,Castillo-Sang M,Schoepf UJ,Leipsic JA,Fuller SR,Wichmann JL,Muscogiuri G,De Cecco CN

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:Lung cancer screening computed tomographies (CTs) differ from traditional chest CT scans in that they are performed at very low radiation doses, which allow the detection of small nodules but which have a much higher noise content than would be acceptable in a diagnostic chest CT. The technical parameters require a gr...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Donnelly EF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of pulmonary fat embolism syndrome without identifiable cause that was seen on chest radiographs and high-resolution computed tomography as diffuse ground-glass attenuation, particularly in nondependent portions of both lungs. The radiologic findings were shown on open-lung biopsy to represen...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Choi JA,Oh YW,Kim HK,Kang KH,Choi YH,Kang EY

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an important but underdiagnosed form of interstitial lung disease. Its clinical hallmark is recurrent or chronic pulmonary symptoms of variable severity associated with an array of systemic symptoms but without extrapulmonary structural abnormalities. Clinical suspicion is the key to di...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Chiu A,Pegram PS Jr,Haponik EF

更新日期：1993-01-01 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