Collaborative evaluations of diagnostic tests: experience of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging can help discriminate between radiologically indeterminate benign and malignant orbital masses and to identify optimal apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) thresholds for such discrimination. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Informe...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Sepahdari AR,Aakalu VK,Setabutr P,Shiehmorteza M,Naheedy JH,Mafee MF

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracranial duplication of the vertebral artery was demonstrated angiographically on both sides in a patient with postmeningitis hydrocephalus and in another with hemangioblastoma. Forty-six cases of this anomaly are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Kowada M,Kikuchi K

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the ability of an extravasation detection accessory (EDA) to detect clinically important (> or = 10 mL) extravascular injection of iodinated contrast material delivered with an automated power injector. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Five hundred patients referred for contrast material-enhanced body computed ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Birnbaum BA,Nelson RC,Chezmar JL,Glick SN

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between patient waiting time and capacity and utilization is quantified. By deciding upon the average acceptable and maximum allowable waiting times, the required capacity and resulting utilization rate are fixed. The data needed for analysis include waiting time, patient volume, time required for spe...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rhea JT,St Germain RP

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose To compare low- versus high-frequency ultrasonographic (US) elastography for detection of steatohepatitis in rats by using histopathologic findings as the reference standard. Materials and Methods Between March and September 2014, after receiving approval from the institutional animal care committee, 60 male S...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Kazemirad S,Zhang E,Nguyen BN,Bodson-Clermont P,Destrempes F,Trudel D,Cloutier G,Tang A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively assess aortic dimensions, aortic elasticity, aortic valve competence, and left ventricular (LV) systolic function in patients after the arterial switch operation (ASO) by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Informed consent was obtained from all participants for this l...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Grotenhuis HB,Ottenkamp J,Fontein D,Vliegen HW,Westenberg JJ,Kroft LJ,de Roos A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric ultrasonography (US) consisting of gray-scale US, color Doppler US, strain elastography, and contrast agent-enhanced US in the assessment of intratesticular lesions. Materials and Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this retrospect...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Auer T,De Zordo T,Dejaco C,Gruber L,Pichler R,Jaschke W,Dogra VS,Aigner F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in gastric physiology caused by selective embolization and vasopressin infusion of the left gastric artery were evaluated in 29 dogs. Gastric acidity was not significantly altered following Gelfoam embolization but decreased sharply with vasopressin infusion. These results suggest that the segmental occlus...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Chuang VP,Reuter SR,Cho KJ,Schmidt RW

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Several changes have been made to the revised 2017 international consensus guidelines for management of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs). However, the diagnostic performance is yet to be verified. Purpose To evaluate the revised guidelines for predicting malignant potential of pan...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Lee JE,Choi SY,Min JH,Yi BH,Lee MH,Kim SS,Hwang JA,Kim JH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the technical feasibility and results of placement of metal stents into ureters obstructed by extensive tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Six consecutive patients (two men and four women, aged 35-66 years and with incurable malignancies) underwent insertion of metallic endoprostheses in nine obstructed uret...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： vanSonnenberg E,D'Agostino HB,O'Laoide R,Donaldson J,Sanchez RB,Hoyt A,Pittman CC

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxation times (T1 and T2) were measured in vivo in mongrel dogs at fields of 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.35, and 1.5 tesla (T). T1 was measured using nine values of inversion time ranging from 10 to 1,280 msec. T2 was measured with a four-point multiple spin-echo sequence. Relaxation times were calculated for muscle, kidney c...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Johnson GA,Herfkens RJ,Brown MA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrography was assessed in 300 cases of ankle injury to determine its diagnostic information yield and its aid in classifying ankle injuries. No complications occurred as a result of the procedure. In 59 cases, information gained from the procedure was verified at surgery. Arthrography was considered to give valuabl...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Ala-Ketola L,Puranen J,Koivisto E,Puuperä M

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A surviving case of infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma is presented. The patient was treated with a combination of radiation therapy, cytotoxan, and prednisone, resulting in regression of the tumor. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Tewfik H,Latourette H,Christie JH,Tewfik F

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the natural time course of development of hyperacute thermal lesions in the brain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten interstitial lesions were created in five rabbit brains with a radio-frequency probe; an electrode-tip temperature of 80 degrees C was maintained for 60 seconds. Continuous fast spin-echo m...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Farahani K,Mischel PS,Black KL,De Salles AA,Anzai Y,Lufkin RB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the existence of a mismatch between lesions on diffusion-weighted (DW) and perfusion-weighted (PW) magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained within 24 hours after onset of acute stroke and to use mismatch data and angiographic evidence of proximal arterial occlusion (PAO) to investigate whether the exis...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Copen WA,Rezai Gharai L,Barak ER,Schwamm LH,Wu O,Kamalian S,Gonzalez RG,Schaefer PW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distal small-bowel loops in the pelvis do not always lend themselves to palpation of easy visualization during conventional small-bowel examinations. When this occurs, an angled view of the pelvis, such as that used to uncoil the sigmoid colon during barium-enema examinations, can separate these overlapping segmen...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Fisher JK

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the association of cerebral arterial anomalies and progressive cerebral arterial occlusive disease in infants with facial hemangiomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The cases of eight infants (seven girls and one boy) with the diagnosis of cervicofacial hemangioma and intracranial arterial anomalies were ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Burrows PE,Robertson RL,Mulliken JB,Beardsley DS,Chaloupka JC,Ezekowitz RA,Scott RM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To increase the capabilities of ultrasonographic (US) technology for the differential diagnosis of solid breast tumors by using a neural network. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred forty US images of solid breast nodules were evaluated. When a sonogram was obtained, an analog video signal from the VCR output of...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Chen DR,Chang RF,Huang YL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values vary according to tumor-stroma ratio, dominant stroma type, or presence of central fibrosis in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Institutional review board approval was obtained, and patient consent was waived. Sixty...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Ko ES,Han BK,Kim RB,Cho EY,Ahn S,Nam SJ,Ko EY,Shin JH,Hahn SY

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to construct and evaluate a phantom for measurement of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sections with thicknesses of 0.3-0.6 mm. The phantom consisted of 304 0.1-mm-thick disks, each of which had a single notch filled with a diluted solution of gadopentetate dimeglumine. Qualitative and qu...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Lemke AJ,Kazi I,de Bary P,Bernhardt U,Foerster PI,Foerster M,Felix R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this second part of the report, the authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of several embolization agents. These include Gelfoam, silicone spheres, polyvinyl alcohol foam (PVA), isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate (IBCA), silicone fluid mixtures, and tantalum powder. The techniques employed and conditions under whic...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Berenstein A,Kricheff II

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic value of spinal ultrasonography (US) in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The findings on 38 spinal US scans in 30 patients (mean age, 5.5 months) were compared with those of corresponding magnetic resonance (MR) images. RESULTS:MR imaging showed a normal spinal canal in 14 of...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Rohrschneider WK,Forsting M,Darge K,Tröger J

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uroradiological examinations on 33 patients subjected to abdomino-perineal resection were analyzed. The most common finding was medial displacement of both ureters, with the right one frequently crossing the midline. Bladder deformity, sometimes severe, was present in all patients. Localized ureteral narrowing due to ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Barbaric ZL,Wolfe DE,Segal AJ

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To prospectively determine the magnetic resonance (MR) signal intensity characteristics of structures of the ampullary region and to assess the potential use of MR imaging in evaluation of the extent of periampullary tumors in resected specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-five specimens from the ampullary r...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Sugita R,Furuta A,Ito K,Fujita N,Ichinohasama R,Takahashi S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the imaging characteristics of an amorphous silicon flat-panel detector (FPD) for digital chest radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The 41 x 41-cm digital FPD is constructed on a single monolithic glass substrate with a structured cesium iodide scintillator layer and an amorphous silicon thin-film t...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Floyd CE Jr,Warp RJ,Dobbins JT 3rd,Chotas HG,Baydush AH,Vargas-Voracek R,Ravin CE

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous tunable dye laser lithotripsy was used in two patients to successfully fragment a 2-cm left hepatic duct calculus and a 5-mm main pancreatic duct calculus. Tunable dye laser lithotripsy may prove to be a more effective alternative to mechanical lithotripsy. ...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Feldman RK,Freeny PC,Kozarek RA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July 1993 through June 1994, the authors performed 42 ultrasound (US)-guided core biopsies with use of a coaxial technique in which a 14- or 15-gauge core biopsy needle was passed through a 12-gauge introducer needle. This technique proved to be effective in all 42 biopsies. Use of the coaxial technique decreased...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Kaplan SS,Racenstein MJ,Wong WS,Hansen GC,McCombs MM,Bassett LW

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathologic specimens and magnetic resonance (MR) images of 53 patients with clinically palpable prostate cancer confined to one lobe were studied to evaluate the ability of MR imaging to depict clinically nonpalpable prostate cancer. All patients had undergone imaging with a 1.5-T imager with T1- and T2-weighted s...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Carter HB,Brem RF,Tempany CM,Yang A,Epstein JI,Walsh PC,Zerhouni EA

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening study with transrectal ultrasound (US) and digital rectal examination to diagnose early prostate cancer was performed to calculate diagnostic costs. The total costs of screening 784 men were $130,400 with transrectal US and $41,080 with digital rectal examination. Per diagnosed cancer, the costs were $6,52...

journal_title：Radiology

authors： Torp-Pedersen ST,Littrup PJ,Lee F,Mettlin C

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00