Pulmonary lymphangiomyomatosis mimicking Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

abstract：:The National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) found a reduction in lung cancer mortality in high-risk patients aged 55 to 74 who were screened with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) rather than chest x-ray. This reduction was 20% after 6.5 years and 16% after 7.5 years, with a 6.7% reduction in all-cause mortality...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Zuckerman D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and worldwide. However, among the top 4 deadliest cancers, lung cancer is the only one not subject to routine screening. Optimism for an effective lung cancer-screening examination soared after the release of the National Lung Screening Trial result...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Parker MS,Groves RC,Fowler AA 3rd,Shepherd RW,Cassano AD,Cafaro PL,Chestnut GT

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Several acute and chronic conditions that alter the integrity of the pulmonary epithelium increased the rate of absorption or clearance into the circulation of small solutes deposited in the alveoli. Technetium 99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid can be deposited in the lungs as a submicronic aerosol and its rate ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Coates G,O'Brodovich H,Dolovich M

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) rarely arises from tuberculous empyema. We report a case in which magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was useful in separating the lymphoma from the chronic empyema. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Fujiwara T,Kasahara H,Tanohata K,Nagase M

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Cytologic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid is used for lung cancer diagnosis. We describe a patient with a history of rectal carcinoma who presented with a new lung mass. BAL was performed, with positron emission tomography-computed tomography the following day. There was mildly increased fluoro-deoxy-D-...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Leong S,O'Connor OJ,Doyle D,Murphy DM,Maher MM

更新日期：2011-08-01 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

abstract：:Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis is a rare disorder that is characterized pathologically by formation of capillaries along alveolar walls that may ultimately invade the pulmonary parenchyma and pulmonary arteries. The clinic presentation overlaps that of primary pulmonary hypertension, but the natural history of pu...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Lippert JL,White CS,Cameron EW,Sun CC,Liang X,Rubin LJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Future radionuclide studies in the lung will encompass not only improved evaluation of regional ventilation and perfusion in pulmonary embolism and lung cancer, but should also provide new information about alveolar-capillary permeability, cell kinetics in the lung, and pulmonary metabolism and receptors. With this in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Alderson PO

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic duct cysts are rare lesions presenting as mediastinal or supraclavicular masses. We report a case of a 77-year-old female who presented with a left supraclavicular mass. A cervical thoracic duct cyst was suspected after contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the neck and chest. Diagnosis was confirmed ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gupta M,Lovelace TD,Sukumar M,Gosselin MV

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) of the mediastinum is an accurate, safe, and cost-effective diagnostic tool for the evaluation of mediastinal masses and lymphadenopathy. The technique is most useful in the staging of carcinoma, where it serves as a less expensive and minimally invasive alternative to mediastinoscopy...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Protopapas Z,Westcott JL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an inherited disorder of connective tissue with multiple thoracic manifestations. We present an unusual thoracic manifestation of EDS consisting of parenchymal cysts and fibrous and fibroosseous nodules. These manifestations may be related to an abnormal attempt at repair of parenchymal...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Murray RA,Poulton TB,Saltarelli MG,Dweik RA,Litwin DK,Kirby TJ,Meziane MA,O'Donovan PB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive cardiac assessment embraces virtually every imaging modality and includes information about coronary vascular anatomy as well as cardiac morphology, function, perfusion, metabolism, and tissue characterization. Through sophisticated computer processing and image analysis, newer imaging technologies such ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Goldin JG,Ratib O,Aberle DR

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleomycin is a widely used chemotherapeutic that has been shown to induce life-threatening interstitial lung disease in a small subset of patients. We report a case of bleomycin-induced pneumonitis in a patient treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with severe clinical respiratory symptoms, a marked restrictive pattern on pulm...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kirsch J,Arrossi AV,Yoon JK,Wu G,Neumann DR

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Pneumatic nail guns are a tool used commonly in the construction industry and are widely available. Accidental injuries from nail guns are common, and several cases of suicide using a nail gun have been reported. Computed tomographic (CT) imaging, together with echocardiography, has been shown to be the gold standard ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： OʼLeary DP,Soo A,McLaughlin P,Aherne T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the cardiovascular system may present with nonspecific symptoms, and it is common for patients to undergo multiple investigations to arrive at the diagnosis. Echocardiography is central to the diagnosis of endocarditis and pericarditis. However, cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance ima...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kirkbride RR,Rawal B,Mirsadraee S,Galperin-Aizenberg M,Wechalekar K,Ridge CA,Litmanovich DE

更新日期：2020-08-25 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：: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：:Thoracic duct injury and chylothorax are rare consequences of blunt thoracic trauma. A contained mediastinal lymph collection (ie, lymphocele) is rarer still. The article describes a case of posttraumatic mediastinal widening resulting from a high-speed motor vehicle accident. During the patient's radiologic assessmen...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hom M,Jolles H

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors set out to determine how histologic variability in bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma impacts dominant radiographic patterns shown by computed tomography (CT). Thoracic CT's of all patients with pathologically confirmed bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma diagnosed over a 36-month period were reviewed without...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Shah RM,Balsara G,Webster M,Friedman AC

更新日期：2000-07-01 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