Measurement methods and algorithms for the management of solid nodules.

abstract：:Kimura's disease is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease characterized by subcutaneous nodules in the head and neck regions associated with regional cervical lymphadenopathy. Following its recognition as a pathologic entity, numerous reports have been published detailing the pathogenesis, radiologic manifestations, an...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hobeika CM,Mohammed TL,Johnson GL,Hansen K

更新日期：2005-11-01 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: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: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:When natural disasters demolish shelter, destroy sources of clean drinking water, and disrupt the availability of medical care, vast numbers of people are placed at increased risk of disease. The infectious diseases that propagate under these conditions are usually common ones. Occasionally, a natural disaster alters ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ketai L,Currie BJ,Alva Lopez LF

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：: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：:Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited disease in the African American population. Multiorgan pathologic features with a predilection for thoracic organs predominate. Acute cardiopulmonary diseases include acute chest syndrome, pneumonia, and left ventricular failure. Cardiomegaly, pleural effusions, pulmona...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Leong CS,Stark P

更新日期：1998-04-01 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 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：: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：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：:Epipericardial fat necrosis is an unusual clinical condition of unknown etiology first reported in the literature in 1957. It presents as an acute onset of chest pain and a well-defined juxtacardiac mass. Computed tomographic findings of this condition demonstrate a fat-attenuation mass that resolves over time. We pre...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ataya D,Chowdhry AA,Mohammed TL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim was to evaluate computed tomography (CT)-measured pulmonary artery diameter (PAD) and lung density as predictors of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in subjects with systemic sclerosis (SSc). We compared these PAD values with normal values and between SSc subgroups with PH and/or interstitial lung disease (I...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Bakker ME,Ninaber MK,Stolk J,Kroft LJM,Schouffoer AA,de Vries Bouwstra JK,van Wijngaarden SE,Stoel BC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The noninvasive imaging of normal and diseased coronary arteries by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has undergone numerous technical improvements since its introduction in 1993 but remains a work in progress. This paper will review the current status of coronary MRA with a focus on the history of coronary MRA and...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Duerinckx AJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Since the publication of the Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group Report in 1991, the clinical application of pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with lung cancer has been limited. In contrast, MRI for lung cancer has undergone continuous development, and several promising techniques have been intro...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Koyama H,Ohno Y,Seki S,Nishio M,Yoshikawa T,Matsumoto S,Sugimura K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past several years, the previously steady decline in the annual incidence of tuberculosis has reversed. Primary tuberculosis, the most common form in children, presents with radiographic findings that are quite different from the characteristic changes of postprimary tuberculosis commonly seen in adults. Th...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Stansberry SD

更新日期：1990-04-01 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：:Melioidosis is predominantly a tropical disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil-dwelling gram-negative, aerobic bacillus that is distributed primarily in southeast Asia and northern Australia. In this pictorial essay, we provide an illustrated review and conceptual framework of the protean imaging features...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ko SF,Kung CT,Lee YW,Ng SH,Huang CC,Lee CH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

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：:The fiberoptic bronchoscope became commercially available nearly 20 years ago. This instrument has revolutionized the practice of respiratory medicine by providing the biggest single advance in diagnostic techniques for the chest in recent years. Its use is now widespread, and it has largely superseded the rigid bronc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Flower CD

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more sophisticated medical procedures and treatment for the critically ill patient, iatrogenic damage to the thorax has become increasingly common. But simple radiologic procedures, such as chest radiography and fluoroscopy, permit diagnosis of unsuspected and clinically silent complications. A very important iat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ovenfors CO

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 58-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed diffuse left ventricular myocardial calcification during an episode of sepsis seen at computed tomographic imaging. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Simonson S,Miller WT Jr,Perl A,Torigian DA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00