Pushing the envelope: new computed tomography techniques for cardiothoracic imaging.

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：:The incidence of fungal pneumonias has increased dramatically since the 1960s, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Fungal infections may be divided into endemic and opportunistic varieties. In general, the truly pathogenic (endemic) fungi infect healthy individuals, and opportunistic fungi usually infect only ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Haque AK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, computed tomography (CT) is superior to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an all-around tool for imaging the wide range of thoracic abnormalities that can be present in patients with lung cancer. However, CT and MRI should not necessarily be viewed as competitive imaging modalities in this clinical setti...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Webb WR

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:A 16-year-old female patient, who had undergone bone marrow transplantation 35 days earlier, presented with dry cough, dyspnea, and fever for 4 days. Chest radiography showed poorly-defined bilateral opacities. High-resolution CT revealed bilateral ground glass opacities with superimposed septal thickening and intralo...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Escuissato DL,de Aguiar RO,Gasparetto EL,Müller NL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with mediastinal lymphangioma, with plain film and computed tomographic findings that suggested the diagnosis of thymic cyst. The differential diagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging of mediastinal lymphangioma are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Pannell TL,Jolles H

更新日期：1991-12-01 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：:It has been stated that chest radiographic features of aortic dissection are a contraindication to intravenous thrombolysis in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Excluding aortic dissection could significantly delay such treatment in patients who would benefit from thrombolysis. Initial chest radiogr...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hartnell GG,Wakeley CJ,Tottle A,Papouchado M,Wilde RP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography (CT) findings in 20 patients with pulmonary drug toxicity that followed high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Eighty-five patients with Stage II or III breast cancer that involved > or = 10 axillary lymph nodes were enrolled in a ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Patz EF Jr,Peters WP,Goodman PC

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate 70 kVp dual-source computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with reduced iodine load in comparison with single-source 70 and 100 kVp CTPA with standard iodine load regarding image quality and radiation dose. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three groups with 40 consecutive...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Wichmann JL,Hu X,Kerl JM,Schulz B,Frellesen C,Bodelle B,Kaup M,Scholtz JE,Lehnert T,Vogl TJ,Bauer RW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare but life-threatening disease, which has mainly been diagnosed at postmortem examination rather than in living patients. Herein we report an unusual case of pulmonary artery dissection involving the right and left pulmonary arteries with Eisenmenger syndrome confirmed by multidetec...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Peng LQ,Yu JQ,Chu ZG,Yuan HM

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：: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：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a major health problem worldwide. The incidence of pneumonia increases with both age and the presence of specific risk factors, which lead to increased health care costs. However, although there is some controversy over the observed trend in CAP mortality over recent decades,...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Cillóniz C,Rodríguez-Hurtado D,Nicolini A,Torres A

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Lung cancer is the most common thoracic malignancy caused by exposures at work and in the environment. The most unique thoracic malignancy is mesothelioma, because it is relatively rare and one of only a few neoplasms for which one specific inciting agent-asbestos-has been identified. Based on epidemiologic studies, a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gottschall EB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence and severity of expiratory multidetector computer tomography airway abnormalities, including central airway collapse and peripheral air trapping, before and after tracheoplasty, a novel surgical treatment for tracheomalacia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Our hos...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lee KS,Ashiku SK,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,DeCamp M,Majid A,Guerrero J,Boiselle PM

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to track and investigate the effects of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation after acute myocardial infarction in swine assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-four Chinese mini-pigs (27±3 kg) were divided ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lu M,Zhao S,Liu Q,Jiang S,Song P,Qian H,Zhang Y,Ling J,Yan C,Cheng H,Ma N,Zhao H,Liu Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：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：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：: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：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：:In an effort to define the posterior inferior junction line (PIJL) and its clinical associations more precisely, 64 posteroanterior radiographs demonstrating the PIJL or left pleuroesophageal stripe (LPES) were analyzed for the presence of emphysema, kyphosis, air-filled esophagus, and/or tortuous aorta. Pursuant to t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Curtis BR,Fisher MS

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) is commonly used in the evaluation and management of patients with diffuse lung pathologies, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD). In clinical practice, the qualitative (visual) assessment of CT images by a radiologist provides ins...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Castillo-Saldana D,Hague CJ,Coxson HO,Ryerson CJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00