abstract：:This study was designed to compare the incidence of mechanical, thrombotic and infective complications in transjugular (IJV) and axillosubclavian (SCV) central venous catheters (CVC) in patients with hematological malignancy. In a prospective observational trial, 131 consecutive patients were classified into two group...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lee SH,Hahn ST

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globus pallidus involvement is a well-known magnetic resonance (MR) imaging finding of acute kernicterus. However, it is not clear how early the involvement of globus pallidus occurs and whether or not it is seen in every case. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the globus pallidus involvement in 13 neonates with acut...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Coskun A,Yikilmaz A,Kumandas S,Karahan OI,Akcakus M,Manav A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular intervention, using MRI guidance, is challenging for clinical applications. Real-time imaging sequences with high spatial resolution are needed for monitoring intramyocardial delivery of drug, gene, or stem cell therapies. New generation MR scanners make local intramyocardial and vascular wall therapies...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Saeed M,Saloner D,Weber O,Martin A,Henk C,Higgins C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed both two-dimensional (2D) TrueFISP imaging for quantifying tongue volume and real-time TrueFISP imaging for evaluating chewing and swallowing in healthy volunteers and patients with acromegaly. In 50 healthy volunteers, tongue volumes were measured using a 2D TrueFISP sequence. Chewing and swallowi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ajaj W,Goyen M,Herrmann B,Massing S,Goehde S,Lauenstein T,Ruehm SG

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this study was to develop a time-efficient sequence protocol for a 1.0 T dedicated MR system to be used for whole-organ scoring of osteoarthritis (OA). Thirty-four knees were examined using a protocol that included fat suppressed fast spin echo proton density weighted sequences (PDFS) in three planes plus a cor...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Roemer FW,Guermazi A,Lynch JA,Peterfy CG,Nevitt MC,Webb N,Li J,Mohr A,Genant HK,Felson DT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decades, life expectancy in patients with congenital heart disease has increased dramatically. However, serious complications may develop late after total repair in infancy. These complications are usually the result of longstanding pulmonary regurgitation, which leads to dilatation of the right ventricl...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： van Straten A,Vliegen HW,Hazekamp MG,de Roos A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas, schwannomas, metastases, maldevelopmental cysts, epidermoids, dermoids and bone tumors represent the vast majority of extra-axial brain tumors. The location of extra-axial brain tumors affects treatment planning and predicts their prognosis. Computed tomography and particularly magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Drevelegas A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases of the spine occur in the spinal cord, dura extramedullary, epidural space, and vertebral bodies. Imaging modalities can be used to evaluate patient symptoms, screen and detect lesions, assess localization and the compartments involved (extradural, epidural, subdural, and paraspinal), and suggest therapeuti...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Andreula C,Murrone M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal vascular malformations are rare diseases that consist of true inborn cavernomas and arteriovenous malformations (including perimedullary fistulae, glomerular and juvenile AVMs) and presumably acquired dural arteriovenous fistulae. This review article gives an overview of the imaging features both on MRI and ang...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Krings T,Mull M,Gilsbach JM,Thron A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress fractures are common injuries frequently overlooked on first radiographs, especially in the early course. The gold standard for accurate diagnosis is MRI and scintigraphy. We report six cases of stress fractures of the lower limb diagnosed with sonography and describe typical sonographic features. ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Bodner G,Stöckl B,Fierlinger A,Schocke M,Bernathova M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors described a very rare case of the cystic lymphangioma (CL) of the left upper extremity in a 12-year-old patient. The diagnosis was made by US and MRI and confirmed by histological examination of the resected specimen. ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Rossi G,Iannicelli E,Almberger M,Innocenzi D,David V

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the immediate efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in relief of pain and improving mobility of patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCF) secondary to osteoporosis, 205 cases (175 patients) underwent 250 percutaneous injections of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA; unilateral, 247 levels; bilate...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kobayashi K,Shimoyama K,Nakamura K,Murata K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a controlled cross-sectional study to investigate the prevalence of dysbaric osteonecrosis (DON) in military divers. MRI examinations of the large joints and adjacent bones were performed in a cross-sectional group of 32 highly experienced military divers and 28 non-divers matched for age and anthropometric d...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Bolte H,Koch A,Tetzlaff K,Bettinghausen E,Heller M,Reuter M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotropic mesenteric ossification is a rare entity. Only a few cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of heterotropic mesenteric ossification in a patient who underwent several laparotomies, after suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. We discuss the radiographic findings of this disease tha...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Tonino BA,van der Meulen HG,Kuijpers KC,Mallens WM,van Gils AP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here introduce a digital scanning method for determining leg length and angles. The leg length and angle measurements, image quality and radiation dose were evaluated. A composite overview image was reconstructed from a series of individual images. In 45 overview images, the total leg length and the femoro-tibial a...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Boewer M,Arndt H,Ostermann PA,Petersein J,Mutze S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to assess changes in lactate content and other brain metabolites under visual stimulation in optical chiasm, optic radiations and occipital cortex using multiple voxel MR spectroscopy (MRS). 1H chemical shift imaging (CSI) examinations of transverse planes centered to include the above structures were ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Boucard CC,Mostert JP,Cornelissen FW,De Keyser J,Oudkerk M,Sijens PE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ferumoxides-enhanced MR imaging and gadolinium-enhanced dynamic MR imaging using three-dimensional (3D) volume interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) for the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Forty-nine patients with 61 HCCs, who underwent ferumoxid...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kwak HS,Lee JM,Kim YK,Lee YH,Kim CS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe thoracic sarcoidosis includes manifestations with significant clinical and functional impairment and a risk of mortality. Severe thoracic sarcoidosis can take on various clinical presentations and is associated with increased morbidity. The purpose of this article was to describe the CT findings in severe thora...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hennebicque AS,Nunes H,Brillet PY,Moulahi H,Valeyre D,Brauner MW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary calcium mass percentiles can be derived from electron beam CT as well as from multidetector-row CT of all manufacturers. Coronary calcium mass may serve as a more individualized substitute for age for cardiac risk stratification. The aim was to investigate the potential impact of CT coronary calcium mass quan...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Becker CR,Majeed A,Crispin A,Knez A,Schoepf UJ,Boekstegers P,Steinbeck G,Reiser MF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to quantify the fatty degeneration (infiltration) of rotator cuff muscles with a new spectroscopic FLASH (SPLASH) sequence. Before planned surgery (reconstruction or muscle transfer), 20 patients (13 men, 7 women; 35-75 years) with different stages of rotator cuff disease underwent an MR...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kenn W,Böhm D,Gohlke F,Hümmer C,Köstler H,Hahn D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to use cine-MRI during continuous respiration to measure the respiratory lumenal diameter change in the pharynx and at an upper tracheal level. Fifteen non-smokers and 23 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with smoking history (median 50 pack-years) were included. Cine-...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Heussel CP,Ley S,Biedermann A,Rist A,Gast KK,Schreiber WG,Kauczor HU

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of a new gray-scale test pattern (NGTP) that was developed to easily adjust the gradients of thoracic CT imaging and enable visual consistency. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) pattern and the NGTP were used for comparison. T...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Yamaguchi M,Fujita H,Uemura M,Asai Y,Wakae H,Ishifuro M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic dissection is the most frequent cause of aortic emergency, and its outcome is still frequently fatal. The management of this pathology has changed with the development of endovascular means. Nowadays, imaging modalities are helpful in management decision-making by providing information such as identification of...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Willoteaux S,Lions C,Gaxotte V,Negaiwi Z,Beregi JP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assist the radiologist in differentiating the colitis in children, this review proposes a systematic US approach to the disease, presents the US aspect of the normal colon and describes three distinctive US patterns reflecting the intramural extension of the histopathological changes. Each pattern corresponds to on...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Baud C,Saguintaah M,Veyrac C,Couture A,Ferran JL,Barnéon G,Veyrac M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) arthrography has gained increasing popularity as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of intra-articular derangements. Its role has been studied extensively in the shoulder, but it also has been explored in the hip, elbow, knee, wrist and ankle. This article reviews the current role of direct MR...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Elentuck D,Palmer WE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single center's procedural and follow-up results of radiological chest port placement in pediatric oncology patients are presented. Between July 2002 and December 2003, 37 children (20 boys, 17 girls; age range, 4 months to 16 years; mean 6.7 years) underwent chest port placement. All patients received only one port...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cil BE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative MRI of the breasts has been proven to be the most sensitive imaging modality in the detection of multifocal or multicentric tumor manifestations as well as simultaneous contralateral breast cancer. The aim of the presented retrospective study was to evaluate the benefit of preoperative MRI for patients wi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Fischer U,Zachariae O,Baum F,von Heyden D,Funke M,Liersch T

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern liver imaging of cancer patients requires an imaging modality that is not only highly sensitive in detecting lesions but also provides reliable characterisation of lesions and thus allows differentiation of metastases from frequently found benign lesions. Conventional ultrasound (US) has a relatively poor sensi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Albrecht T,Hohmann J,Oldenburg A,Skrok J,Wolf KJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though long considered unlikely because of the resonance pattern of agents such as SonoVue, high frequency applications for small parts and intracavitary applications now seem very promising. Excellent non-linear signals can be obtained at 7 MHz and higher using recently developed CPS software, and preliminary results...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cosgrove D

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of multislice CT angiography (CTA) in detecting hemodynamically significant (> or =70%) lesions of lower extremity inflow and runoff arteries. Fifty patients (42 men, 8 women; mean age 68 years) with peripheral arterial occlusive disease underwent multislice spiral C...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Portugaller HR,Schoellnast H,Hausegger KA,Tiesenhausen K,Amann W,Berghold A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate radiation dose and patient discomfort/pain in radial artery access vs femoral artery access in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Dose-area product (DAP) was measured non-randomised for 114 procedures using femoral access and for 55 using radial access. The patients also re...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Geijer H,Persliden J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to evaluate whether it is possible to visualize slow flow within a small catheter placed inside a living animal. We used a flow-sensitive, single-shot turbo spin-echo (SS-TSE) MRI sequence, developed in house, based on diffusion-weighted (DW) techniques. Four anesthetized pigs were used as models. A plasti...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hellund JC,Labori KJ,Bjørnbeth BA,Gjesdal KI,Geitung JT

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the scope of sub-millimeter collimation reconstruction parameters using 16-row computer tomography and ECG triggering on image quality in virtual bronchoscopy. Thirty-two patients (5 women, 27 men, mean age 66.6+/-1.4) who had been admitted for coronary artery bypass graft sur...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Khan MF,Herzog C,Ackermann H,Wagner TO,Maataoui A,Harth M,Abolmaali ND,Jacobi V,Vogl TJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess diaphragmatic length and shortening during the breathing cycle in healthy volunteers and patients with a lung tumor using dynamic MRI (dMRI). In 15 healthy volunteers and 28 patients with a solitary lung tumor, diaphragmatic motion and length were measured during the breathing c...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Plathow C,Fink C,Ley S,Puderbach M,Eichinger M,Schmähl A,Kauczor HU

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced bronchial carcinomas by means of perfusion and peak enhancement using dynamic contrast-enhanced multislice CT are characterized. Twenty-four patients with advanced bronchial carcinoma were examined. During breathhold, after injection of a contrast-medium (CM), 25 scans were performed (1 scan/s) at a fixed tab...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kiessling F,Boese J,Corvinus C,Ederle JR,Zuna I,Schoenberg SO,Brix G,Schmähl A,Tuengerthal S,Herth F,Kauczor HU,Essig M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of radiologist experience and increasing exposure to CT colonography on reader performance. Three radiologists of differing general experience (consultant, research fellow, trainee) independently analysed 100 CT colonographic datasets. Readers had no prior experi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Taylor SA,Halligan S,Burling D,Morley S,Bassett P,Atkin W,Bartram CI

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the vascular phase is described and evaluated as to whether the enhancement pattern correlates with the degree of cellular differentiation. One hundred four HCCs were prospectively evaluated with CEUS using coherent-contrast i...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Nicolau C,Catalá V,Vilana R,Gilabert R,Bianchi L,Solé M,Pagés M,Brú C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-investigated locoregional cancer treatment in which a systemically administered photosensitizer is activated locally by illuminating the diseased tissue with light of a suitable wavelength. PDT offers various treatment strategies in oncology, especially palliative ones. This articl...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Vogl TJ,Eichler K,Mack MG,Zangos S,Herzog C,Thalhammer A,Engelmann K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulinoma is the most common pancreatic endocrine tumor. Localization of small tumors remains a diagnostic challenge. Recently, Mangafodipir-enhanced MR imaging using a whole-body coil has been shown to be effective in the detection and staging of pancreatic cancer [3]. Localization of even small tumors is improved a...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hamoud AK,Khan MF,Aboalmaali N,Usadel KH,Wullstein C,Vogl TJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to propose a strategy for finding reasonable compromises between image noise and dose as a function of patient weight. Weighted CT dose index (CTDI(w)) was measured on a multidetector-row CT unit using CTDI test objects of 16, 24 and 32 cm in diameter at 80, 100, 120 and 140 kV. These test objects were the...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Verdun FR,Lepori D,Monnin P,Valley JF,Schnyder P,Gudinchet F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00