How dangerous are diagnostic X-rays?

abstract：:In a prospective study 59 consecutive outpatients having double-contrast barium enemas (DCBE) were randomised into four groups. Each group had their enema performed at either a 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute interval following the end of a 1.5 litre cleansing water enema. Review of the films by two radiologists demonstrated ...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Lee SH,Bartram CI

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the diagnostic performance of the 2017 (v2017) and 2018 versions (v2018) of the Liver Imaging-Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-EOB-MRI) and to evaluate the effect in v2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Treatment-...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Ko A,Park HJ,Lee ES,Park SB,Kim YK,Choi SY,Ahn S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the factors affecting patency of the hepatic artery during hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) with an implantable port system inserted percutaneously. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ninety patients with malignant hepatic tumours were given HAIC using percutaneous catheter placement. An end-hole ca...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Seki H,Kimura M,Yoshimura N,Yamamoto S,Ozaki T,Sakai K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to examine the spectrum of spinal canal disease in patients with known malignancy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred and fifty-five patients underwent a total of 159 spinal MRI examinations over a three-year period. Patients were examined using a 1.0...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Loughrey GJ,Collins CD,Todd SM,Brown NM,Johnson RJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features are associated with diagnostic accuracy of post-treatment MRI for predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From January 2005 and December 201...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Eun NL,Gweon HM,Son EJ,Youk JH,Kim JA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether 3-T four-dimensional (4D) arterial spin-labelling (ASL) -based magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is useful for assessing the collateral circulation via the circle of Willis in patients with carotid artery steno-occlusive disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Institutional review board approval and ...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Iryo Y,Hirai T,Nakamura M,Inoue Y,Watanabe M,Ando Y,Azuma M,Nishimura S,Shigematsu Y,Kitajima M,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study is reported of endoscopy and the barium meal in the investigation of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, based on 281 endoscopies. There was total agreement between the two methods in 239 instances, including 101 normals, 80 peptic ulcers and nine cancers. In nine instances with unequivocal follo...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Cumberland DC

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility of using air as intraluminal contrast medium in magnetic resonance (MR) colonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-two patients underwent MR colonography (MRC) using air before colonoscopy. All patients were imaged in prone and supine positions. Each colon was divided into five segments...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： So NM,Lam WW,Mann D,Leung KL,Metreweli C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the performance of axial images of the ankle joint on three-dimensional (3D) volume isotropic turbo spin echo acquisition (VISTA) with that of two-dimensional (2D) fast spin echo (FSE) T2-weighted images for the diagnosis of anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrosp...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Park HJ,Lee SY,Park NH,Rho MH,Chung EC,Park JH,Park SJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demonstrate the value of pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in mapping tumour extension after chemoradiotherapy and before anterior pelvic exenteration in patients with primary carcinoma of the urethra. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The Institutional Review Board approved and issued a waiver of informed consent fo...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Gourtsoyianni S,Hudolin T,Sala E,Goldman D,Bochner BH,Hricak H

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most of the radiotherapy centres the treatment planning is based on isodose lines. Isoeffect lines are also being drawn based on the concepts of TDFs and CREs. It was aimed in this work to find out whether the isoeffect lines based on the concepts of TDFs, CREs and the physical isodose lines are identical in all th...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Supe SJ,Sasane JB,Gupta MK,Supe DS

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine and compare the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) and percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (PNAB) in pulmonary lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, and the Web of Science were systematically searched for relevant studies that inv...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Zhang HF,Zeng XT,Xing F,Fan N,Liao MY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ERCP and angiography are essential for the accurate diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma. ERCP is of value in detecting a pancreatic tumour and is the only examination which makes it possible to detect a small pancreatic carcinoma. Angiography is indispensable for the evaluation of the extent and size of the carcinoma, f...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Ariyama J,Shirakabe H,Ikenobe H,Kurosawa A,Owman T

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Magnetic resonance colonography (MRC) is emerging as a potential complementary investigation for the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) and also for benign pathology such as diverticular disease. A meta-analysis reporting the use of MRC is yet to be performed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Purkayastha S,Tekkis PP,Athanasiou T,Aziz O,Negus R,Gedroyc W,Darzi AW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of the British National Lymphoma Investigation in the treatment of 68 children with Hodgkin's disease is reported over a 14 year period from 1970. The presenting histology was reviewed by a single histopathologist; 87% of the cases were classified as nodular sclerosis (NS) and further subdivided into NS...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Makepeace AR,Maclennan KA,Hudson GV,Jelliffe AM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviews prospectively a series of 29 patients who were examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and discography for degenerative disc disease. All had persistent low-back pain and non-diagnostic initial investigations, including plain films, myelography and/or computed tomography (CT). The imaging chara...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Collins CD,Stack JP,O'Connell DJ,Walsh M,McManus FP,Redmond OM,Ennis JT

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of embolotherapy in patients with iatrogenic traumatic uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective review of all patients who underwent uterine arterial embolization in Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January 2000 and Dece...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Wang Z,Chen J,Shi H,Zhou K,Sun H,Li X,Pan J,Zhang X,Liu W,Yang N,Jin Z

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of rectal gas is said to be a sign of Hirschsprung's disease, especially when there is also gaseous distension of the bowel proximally. This paper reviews 136 neonates who had plain abdominal radiographs. There were 83 patients with multiple examinations, of which 52 (63%) showed variability in the presenc...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Bradley MJ,Pilling D

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiological appearances of seven cases of rib tuberculosis are discussed. The combination of rib destruction and an extrapleural soft tissue opacity in an Asian immigrant makes tuberculosis a highly likely diagnosis. The presence of an associated fluctuant chest wall swelling, enables a diagnosis of tuberculosis ...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Brown TS

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinical and image features of thymic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), and characterise the radiological patterns of recurrence and metastasis on serial imaging studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study included 14 patients (11 males) with a histopathological diagnosis of thymic NETs (one typical c...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Araki T,Sholl LM,Hatabu H,Nishino M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the usage, safety, and efficacy of high-dose intravenous metoprolol for heart rate reduction in computer tomographic (CT) coronary angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:As this was retrospective analysis of anonymous data, medical ethics committee approval was waived by the regional health research author...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Raju VM,Gosling OE,Morgan-Hughes G,Colliver RJ,Iyengar S,Dissanayake P,Roobottom CA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implant rupture is a common late complication of breast implant procedures. Ruptures are often silent and difficult to diagnose clinically. This review demonstrates normal appearances and sonographic signs of implant rupture. Breast sonologists should be aware of these signs and pitfalls in interpretation when imaging...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Lake E,Ahmad S,Dobrashian R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized that a negative mammogram report does not exclude the presence of breast carcinoma. This study examines the accuracy of mammography in patients with palpable breast cancer. In particular, the study evaluates the reasons underlying negative mammography in breast cancer. All patients with Paget's d...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Coveney EC,Geraghty JG,O'Laoide R,Hourihane JB,O'Higgins NJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 167 patients with Hodgkin's disease seen in a single centre between December 1972 and December 1982, only one has developed a myelodysplastic state. Between 1972 and 1977, therapy consisted of radiotherapy alone for early-stage disease, combined-modality treatment for intermediate-stage disease and chemotherapy alo...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Proctor SJ,Evans RG

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman disease is a rare, benign disorder characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue most commonly presenting as a solitary mediastinal mass. We discuss the radiological findings in a 10-year-old female child with a mesenteric Castleman tumour presenting with intermittent abdominal pain and a persistently el...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Garber SJ,Shaw DG

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (IAAA) are a variant of abdominal aortic aneurysms, which are associated with an increased morbidity. The diagnosis of IAAA has traditionally been established with a combination of clinical and laboratory findings together with contrast enhanced CT. There is a high incidence ...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Wallis F,Roditi GH,Redpath TW,Weir J,Cross KS,Smith FW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Post-arthroplasty knee pain is common and clinically it can be difficult to identify those patients with complications requiring active treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of(99)Tc(m)-MDP bone scintigraphy. METHOD:A retrospective study of all patients having a(99)Tc(m)-MDP bone scintig...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Smith SL,Wastie ML,Forster I

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) is a PET bone imaging agent and is commonly used in imaging patients with cancer; however, similar to technetium-99m medronic acid (99mTc-MDP), it can be useful in the evaluation of benign bone and joint conditions. NaF is an excellent bone-seeking agent with high bone uptake due to rapid sin...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Usmani S,Gnanasegaran G,Marafi F,Esmail A,Ahmed N,Van den Wyngaert T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterial infection is re-emerging as a major health care concern. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) is still the most important pathogen, atypical mycobacterium (AMB) infections are becoming increasingly common. We present a pictorial review of the imaging features of these infections in the chest, abdomen...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Koh DM,Bell JR,Burkill GJ,Padley SP,Healy JC

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is disagreement in the literature about the radiological appearance of the central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws. A review of 26 cases of CGCG was undertaken with the aim of resolving this. CGCG were found over a wide age range but most occurred in the 2nd and 3rd decades. Females were more frequently ...

journal_title：Clinical radiology

authors： Horner K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00