abstract：:Hepatopulmonary fusion is a rare condition in which a dense adhesion occurs between the right lung and herniated hepatic parenchyma in patients with right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Plain radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of hepatopulmonary fusion in a neonate have been reported in...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Khatwa U,Lee EY

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the feasibility of using diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) to accurately measure breast cancer extension. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The extensions of 59 breast lesions were investigated on DW images and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and compared to the pathological exams. RESULTS:Three gr...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Long-Hua Q,Qin X,Wen-Tao Y,Feng T,Kun-Wei S,Bin W,Ya-Jia G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Whipple's disease with development of antibiotic resistance is reported. The patient's symptomatology correlated with evolution of diffusion abnormality rather than with lesion enhancement. The lesion demonstrated no hyperperfusion, moderately elevated choline, and decreased N-acetylaspartate. Conventional m...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Raheja AA,Lui YW,Pinzon-Ardila A,Lim RP,Sparr SA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous transthoracic biopsy. Herein, we report two cases of nonfatal air embolism that occurred during a computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy. It can be concluded that postprocedure CT scans of the aorto-cardiac region and attention foc...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Kuo HL,Cheng L,Chung TJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the mismatched manifestation between regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) of astrocytomas. METHODS:Both conventional and perfusion CT were performed on 29 patients with pathologically confirmed astrocytomas (15 cases in Grades I-II, 14 cases in Grades III-I...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Hu CH,Fang XM,Hu XY,Cui L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening intra-abdominal hemorrhage following ultrasonographically guided percutaneous renal biopsy is extremely rare and, most of the time, is due to renal vascular injury. Injury of other abdominal arteries during percutaneous renal biopsy is exceedingly rare. We report herein a case of left superior colonic...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Fargeaudou Y,le Dref O,Soyer P,Rao P,Boudiaf M,Sirol M,Dahan H,Hamzi L,Rymer R

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the feasibility of visualizing hand and foot tendons by dual-energy computed tomography (CT). METHODS AND MATERIALS:Twenty patients who suffered from hand or feet pains were scanned on dual-source CT (Definition, Forchheim, Germany) with dual-energy mode at tube voltages of 140 and 80 kV and a corres...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Deng K,Sun C,Liu C,Ma R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of T(2)-weighted (T(2)-w) images obtained using navigator-triggered turbo spin-echo (TSE), breath-hold TSE (BH-TSE), and BH haft-Fourier single-shot TSE sequences for the detection and characterization of focal hepatic lesions. Two blinded reviewers indep...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Lee HY,Lee JM,Kim SH,Shin KS,Lee JY,Han JK,Choi BI

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of high-resolution imaging obtainable with the higher field strength of 3.0 T on the visualization of the brain nerves in the posterior fossa by using T(2)-weighted fast spin echo (FSE) and fast imaging employing steady-state gradient echo (GRE) sequence...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Fischbach F,Müller M,Bruhn H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disposable diapers contain super absorbent polymers that absorb liquid. A radio-dense artifact, seen when the diaper is wet, obscures radiographic information but is frequently misinterpreted. Our purpose was to examine this artifact on CT and MR to further clarify and explain its origin. Dry and wet diapers were imag...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Markowitz RI,Altes TA,Jaramillo D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to address the efficacy of 2-[F-18]-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in prognostic prediction in patients with NSCLC. METHODS:Forty-four patients (26 males, 18 females) were analyzed. RESULTS:Accu...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Abe K,Baba S,Kaneko K,Isoda T,Yabuuchi H,Sasaki M,Sakai S,Yoshino I,Honda H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of preaortic interazygous vein found incidentally in a patient with a breast mass and back pain. Enhanced CT showed a vascular structure surrounding the left anterior portion of the thoracic aorta at the level of T8, which was continuous to the azygous vein on the right side and to the hemiazygous ve...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Nishie A,Barloon T,Schreiber A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It is very important in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) to precisely localize the foci of I-131 uptake, but it is difficult because of a lack of anatomic landmarks. The purpose of this study was to investigate the added value of I-131 single-photon emission computed tomograph...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Wang H,Fu HL,Li JN,Zou RJ,Gu ZH,Wu JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study aimed to describe the differences between image readings done with combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and PET read together with contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. In 46 patients, no differences were found ...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Goerres GW,Schuknecht B,Schmid DT,Stoeckli SJ,Hany TF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inguinal herniation of the urinary bladder is not routinely seen in clinical practice. Most patients are asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally on diagnostic imaging or during the course of surgical repairs. Bladder herniation has previously been reported on ultrasonography and computed tomography, but not on pos...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Hinojosa D,Joseph UA,Wan DQ,Barron BJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study involved 92 patients with clinically diagnosed pneumonia. Differences in the frequency of typical pattern were calculated for patients with mild pneumonia and for patients with severe pneumonia (confusion, respiratory rate, blood pressure, 65 years of age and older). The frequency of singular morphologic ch...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Pauls S,Krüger S,Muche R,Klemen D,Billich C,Gerstner S,Schmidt SA,Hombach V,Brambs HJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ileal endometriosis is a rare condition, which, most of the time, is found incidentally in women who have had abdominal or pelvic surgery. In general, ileal endometriosis is asymptomatic and is responsible for small bowel obstruction in only 0.5% of the cases. In addition, in most published cases, the diagnosis was es...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Zouari-Zaoui L,Soyer P,Merlin A,Boudiaf M,Nemeth J,Rymer R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the frequency and findings of pulmonary lymphoma in asymptomatic people undergoing computed tomographic (CT) screening for lung cancer. METHODS:All lymphoma diagnoses resulting from CT screening of 31 567 at-risk subjects (median age, 61 years) were identified, and the CT images were reviewed to do...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Huang Y,Shaham D,Austin JH,Yankelevitz DF,Henschke CI,I-ELCAP Investigators.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary leiomyosarcoma of bone is a rare aggressive tumor that occurs mainly in older people. It resembles other malignancies clinically and radiologically, and differential diagnosis is based on histopathology, including immunohistochemistry. If leiomyosarcoma is found in bone, the possibility that it is a metastasis...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Atalar H,Gunay C,Yildiz Y,Saglik Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elongation of the internal carotid artery should be classified as a tortuosity or a kink. Tortuosity of the carotid artery is rarely seen in otolaryngologic practice. In videolaryngoscopic examination, bilateral pyriform sinus narrowing was found in one patient and unilateral pyriform sinus narrowing in the other p...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Ozcan KM,Ozcan I,Selcuk A,Pasaoglu L,Hatipoglu HG,Dere H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to report our experience with regard to imaging of mass casualty incidents (MCIs). SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Following a bomb attack, 150 casualties were referred to our hospital. Radiographs and nonenhanced CT scans were performed in 28 individuals. RESULTS:Major injuries were seen in 12 indivi...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Haddad MC,Khoury NJ,Hourani MH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoid neoplasm that is characterized by the proliferation of lymphoid tissue. A case of young woman having the plasma cell type of retroperitoneal Castleman's disease is reported, and radiological findings of the condition are discussed with a review of the radiological literature. ...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Oida Y,Shimizu K,Mukai M,Imaizumi T,Nakamura M,Makuuchi H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differences in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) between typical and atypical meningiomas and schwannomas were investigated, with 41 patients included in the study. There were no significant differences in ADC values or ADC ratios between typical and atypical meningiomas. The discrimination between schwannomas ...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Pavlisa G,Rados M,Pazanin L,Padovan RS,Ozretic D,Pavlisa G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic volvulus is a relatively uncommon cause of large bowel obstruction, accounting for 10% of colonic obstructions. Volvulus of the transverse colon is quite rare, accounting for only 4-11% of all reported cases of colonic volvulus (Kerry RL, Ransom HK. Volvulus of the colon: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Ar...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Hinkle JK,Smith TR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Differential diagnosis of small nodules in the lung periphery detected by low-dose chest CT screening is important before surgery. The aim of the study was to discriminate between benign and malignant lesions, identified in our preoperative imaging work-up examinations and confirmed during surgery, for nodules ...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Hanaoka T,Sone S,Takayama F,Hayano T,Yamaguchi S,Okada M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic necrosis of the second metatarsal head is quite unusual in adults. We present a rare case of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the second metatarsal head in an adult via magnetic resonance imaging, which enabled an early diagnosis of the necrosis before osteochondral deformity could develop. This case is notewort...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Mifune Y,Matsumoto T,Mizuno T,Ikuta S,Kurosaka M,Kuroda R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of colonic distention in computed tomographic colonography (CTC). METHODS:There were 3941 adults who underwent CTC with distention by either carbon dioxide (CO(2); n=2099) or room air (RA; n= 1733). Supine distention and prone distention were prospectively a...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Michel SJ,Pickhardt PJ,Kim DH,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of oropharyngeal air column area, parapharyngeal fat pad thickness, pterygoid muscle thickness, and parapharyngeal wall thickness on snoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-six individuals (35 men, 21 women) complaining of snoring in a questionnaire administered to patients attending the...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Ozturk E,Dalayman D,Sonmez G,Mutlu H,Sildiroglu HO,Basekim CC,Kizilkaya E

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We wanted to explore the shift in modalities when diagnosing the gastrointestinal tract through the last three decades and see how this has influenced on the radiation doses given to this patient population. Activity reports from a central hospital in the years of 1979-2003 have been reviewed. The x-ray based modaliti...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Borgen L,Ostensen H,Stranden E,Olerud HM,Gudmundsen TE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget's disease of the breast is a rare and specific type of breast carcinoma in the nipple or areola. On the other hand, neurofibromatosis (NF) is also a rare neurocutaneous disease, which is inherited and affects mainly the skin and the nervous system. In addition, NF is rarely associated with malignant tumors. We p...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Kawawa Y,Okamoto Y,Oharaseki T,Takahashi K,Kohda E

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to investigate the factors that may influence image quality on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography (CA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hundred twenty-four consecutive patients (161 men and 63 women; mean age, 52 years; age range, 34-76 years) evaluated with...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Ozturk E,Kantarci M,Durur-Subasi I,Bayraktutan U,Karaman A,Bayram E,Ogul H,Ceviz N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usual presentation of an ectopically inserted vaginal ureter is continuous dribbling of urine in an otherwise healthy girl. This case did not present with the usual symptomatology, as there was severe stenosis of the ectopically located ureteric orifice. Conventional imaging failed to show the vaginal insertion of...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Jain KA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing hemangioma (SH) is a relatively rare, benign neoplasm of the lung. Although there are relatively characteristic imaging findings, biopsy remains the definitive diagnostic test. We report the radiology and pathology of a patient with a SH, with emphasis on the computed tomographic and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucos...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Neuman J,Rosioreanu A,Schuss A,Turi G,Yung E,Trow TK,Williams L,Katz DS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven unusual cases of esophageal bronchogenic cyst (EBC) are presented. Different from mediastinal or pulmonary bronchogenic cysts, EBCs predominately affect young women (six out of seven cases; mean age, 29.9 years), and clinically, such cases were characterized by dysphagia and chest pain, especially during exercis...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Ko SF,Hsieh MJ,Lin JW,Huang CC,Li CC,Cheung YC,Ng SH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inguinal herniation of a bladder diverticulum is a rare entity. We report two cases and describe the findings observed by computed tomography, which allowed demonstration of the site and contents of the hernia. ...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Fuerxer F,Brunner P,Cucchi JM,Mourou MY,Bruneton JN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retrospectively, magnetic resonance (MR) colonography images obtained from a colon model and in routine examinations of patients screened for polyps were compared in terms of whether, and to what degree, image quality improved at a higher field strength of 3.0 T compared to 1.5 T. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hun...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Röttgen R,Herzog H,Bogen P,Freund T,Felix R,Bruhn H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gadolinium-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can be an option in patients with a history of previous adverse reaction to iodinated contrast material and renal insufficiency. Radiation is also avoided. The aim of this study is to prospectively compare the diagnostic value of MRA with that...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Pleszewski B,Chartrand-Lefebvre C,Qanadli SD,Déry R,Perreault P,Oliva VL,Prenovault J,Belblidia A,Soulez G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution presenting with a wide clinical spectrum. Brucellosis can involve any organ or system. The axial skeleton is the most common site of involvement with a frequency ranging from 2% to 53%. Multiple-level spinal involvements are rare. This report describes the first case...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Raptopoulou A,Karantanas AH,Poumboulidis K,Grollios G,Raptopoulou-Gigi M,Garyfallos A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the results of the first 318 aspiration-guided breast macrobiopsies performed using a dedicated table at the Antoine Lacassagne Cancer Center (Nice, France) between January 2001 and November 2002. A total of 288 procedures (90%) was performed for microcalcifications whereas that of 30 (10%) was p...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Chapellier C,Balu-Maestro C,Amoretti N,Chauvel C,Ben-Taarit I,Birtwisle-Peyrottes I

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are two graft materials for endovascular repair of aortic diseases, i.e., polyester and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). The latest reports have suggested that there is graft-specific difference in outcomes. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the difference in terms of aneurysm shrink...

journal_title：Clinical imaging

authors： Cheng SH,Kato N,Shimono T,Shinpo H,Ishida M,Hirano T,Takeda K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00