Computed tomography distinction of central thoracic masses.

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to determine the availability, attributes, and hindrances of current and developing US lung cancer screening programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An electronic questionnaire was sent to the membership of the Society of Thoracic Radiology in August 2013 and remained open for 4 weeks. Of the 225 US-b...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Eberth JM,Qiu R,Linder SK,Gallant NR,Munden RF

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：: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：:Lung hernia is defined as a protrusion of lung parenchyma beyond the confines of the musculoskeletal thorax. Lung hernias can be classified according to location (i.e., cervical, thoracic, or diaphragmatic) and etiology. Approximately 80% of reported cases of lung hernia are acquired, usually related to trauma or surg...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Moncada R,Vade A,Gimenez C,Rosado W,Demos TC,Turbin R,Venta L

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can identify diffuse lesions not detected by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). We aimed to determine the prevalence of increased ECV and its relation to other CMR findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients (...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lundin M,Sörensson P,Maret E,Jenner J,Abdula G,Nickander J,Themudo R,Caidahl K,Kellman P,Sigfridsson A,Ugander M

更新日期：2020-04-07 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：: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：:Positron emission tomography using the ECAT II scanner to image and measure regional lung function is outlined. The combined use of transmission and emission imaging provides quantitative information about regional lung structure (density, extravascular density, and vascular volume) and function (ventilation, perfusio...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hughes JM,Brudin LH,Valind SO,Rhodes CG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the chest radiographs of 30 patients (39 thoracotomies) after resection of pulmonary nodules with a neodymium-YAG laser. New "nodules" were often visible in the resected areas. These gradually evolved into linear scars with or without a small, nodular component or disappeared. In 11 of 39 thoracotomies, pos...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Holbert BL,Holbert JM,Libshitz HI

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the high-resolution computed tomography (CT) and histologic findings of acute exacerbation of chronic interstitial pneumonia and to assess the potential value of CT and histologic findings in predicting prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study included 24 patients with clinical and histologic diagn...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Silva CI,Müller NL,Fujimoto K,Kato S,Ichikado K,Taniguchi H,Kondoh Y,Johkoh T,Churg A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Before the advent of fast-scanning multidetector-row computed tomography (CT) technology, thoracic CT studies were exclusively used for the morphologic assessment of thoracic organs, as the concurrent examination of the heart was hampered by image degradation from cardiac motion artifacts. The introduction of fast rot...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Remy-Jardin M,Faivre JB,Santangelo T,Tacelli N,Remy J

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:We report the case of a patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and mucinous air-space metastases, in which the diagnosis was suspected at magnetic resonance using heavily T2-weighted images obtained with magnetic resonance hydrographic sequences. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Mazziotti S,Celona A,Gaeta M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pictorial essay aims to present various lesions that could present as consolidations with diffuse of focal high attenuation on computed tomography, helping to make the diagnosis more confident and specific. The radiologic literature has limited information about such findings and the role of computed tomography i...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Marchiori E,Franquet T,Gasparetto TD,Gonçalves LP,Escuissato DL

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:With the growing substance use disorders epidemic in the United States, a wide range of complications may be seen in both the acute and chronic clinical setting. This article will use a multimodality approach to review complications of intravenous substance use that cardiothoracic radiologists are likely to encounter....

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hossain R,Almeida RR,Natcheva H,Hedgire S,Ghoshhajra B,Shepard JA,Fintelmann FJ,Flores EJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the computed tomography (CT) imaging features of reexpansion pulmonary edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of 22 consecutive patients with clinical and radiologic features consistent with reexpansion pulmonary edema (14 male, 8 female; mean age, 56±22.8 y; range, 19 t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gleeson T,Thiessen R,Müller N

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical fat embolism syndrome consisting of progressive pulmonary insufficiency, cerebral disfunction, and petechiae is rare. Following severe skeletal trauma, fat droplets appear in the circulating blood and embolize the capillaries of the lungs and other organs. Whether fat droplets are of mechanical or chemica...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Batra P

更新日期：1987-07-01 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：: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：:Esophageal cancer, an uncommon neoplasm, has been increasing in incidence over the past few decades. Optimal management of patients is determined by the stage of disease at presentation, patient performance status, and location of the primary cancer. Recently, there has been increasing use of multimodality therapy in ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Munden RF,Macapinlac HA,Erasmus JJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of tracheomalacia (TM) associated with different types of mediastinal aortic vascular anomalies in symptomatic children using paired inspiratory-expiratory multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study group consisted of 15 ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lee EY,Zurakowski D,Waltz DA,Mason KP,Riaz F,Ralph A,Boiselle PM

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：: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:To assess the effect of computer-assisted detection (CAD) on diagnostic accuracy, reader confidence, and reading time when used as a concurrent reader for the detection of acute pulmonary embolism in computed tomography pulmonary angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this institutional review board-approved re...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Wittenberg R,Peters JF,van den Berk IA,Freling NJ,Lely R,de Hoop B,Horsthuis K,Ravesloot CJ,Weber M,Prokop WM,Schaefer-Prokop CM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current Dana Point Classification system (2009) distinguishes elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure into pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension. Fortunately, PAH is not a common disease. However, with the aging of the First World's population, heart failure has become an important outc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Schiebler ML,Bhalla S,Runo J,Jarjour N,Roldan A,Chesler N,François CJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the lobar distribution and associated radiologic/clinical findings of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) in the adult population using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The radiology information database was queried for pat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ho ML,Bhalla S,Bierhals A,Gutierrez F

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:In recent years radiation risk from CT scanning has become an important area of investigation. Many authors have suggested that radiation dose can be decreased without loss of diagnostic information. This dose reduction has primarily been achieved through a decrease in tube current. An area that has received little at...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Cassese JA,Brody AS,Thomas SR

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac masses encountered on imaging may present a diagnostic dilemma when discovered incidentally, or even when they serve as the principal reason for the examination. In this review, we present an algorithmic approach for assessing cardiac masses by integrating clinical information with radiologic findings to reach...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Bernheim A,Gore A,Goyal N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00