abstract：:The ancient Egyptian mummy Paï-es-tjau-em-aui-nu, now on exhibition in the Rheinische Landesmuseum in Trier, Germany, was examined by conventional X-ray radiography, computed tomography, and digital fluoroscopy. In addition, some tissues were biopsied for further histologic identification. Along with some representati...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Sigmund G,Minas M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial injuries are common and require radiologic evaluation to plan treatment. The role of imaging is to detect fractures, describe their morphology and topography, and evaluate adjacent soft tissue damage. Computed tomography is the imaging method of choice for an accurate diagnosis and for depicting the complex ana...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Salvolini U

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defining the origin of low back pain is a challenging task. Among a variety of factors the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is a possible pain generator, although precise diagnosis is difficult. Joint blocks may reduce pain, but are, in cases, of only temporary effect. This study was conducted to evaluate CT-guided percutaneous...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Gevargez A,Groenemeyer D,Schirp S,Braun M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to report on 8 patients with all different non-ischemic etiologies for portal-venous gas and to discuss this rare entity and its potentially misleading CT findings in context with a review of the literature. The CT examinations of eight patients who presented with intrahepatic portal-venous g...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Wiesner W,Mortelé KJ,Glickman JN,Ji H,Ros PR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for cardio-thoracic multislice spiral CT imaging with ECG gating for suppression of heart pulsation artifacts is introduced. The proposed technique offers extended volume coverage compared with standard ECG-gated spiral scan and reconstruction approaches for cardiac applications: Thin-slice data of the entire...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Flohr T,Prokop M,Becker C,Schoepf UJ,Kopp AF,White RD,Schaller S,Ohnesorge B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a controlled patient study we investigated the potential of attenuation-based on-line modulation of the tube current to reduce milliampere values (mAs) in CT examinations of children without loss of image quality. mAs can be reduced for non-circular patient cross sections without an increase in noise if tube curren...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Greess H,Nömayr A,Wolf H,Baum U,Lell M,Böwing B,Kalender W,Bautz WA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of trauma patients relies on a simple but obvious concept: Time is life! This is a challenge to the emergency radiologist in his evaluation of the radiological admission survey of severe trauma patients, since the latter need a quick and thorough survey of craniocerebral, cervical, thoracic, abdominal, and ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Wintermark M,Poletti PA,Becker CD,Schnyder P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to define and evaluate a classification category for contrast-enhanced (CE) MR imaging of the breast based on the BI-RADS mammographic categories of the American College of Radiology. Using five evaluation criteria for MR findings (initial signal increase, post-initial signal behavior, sha...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Baum F,Fischer U,Vosshenrich R,Grabbe E

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the performance of the CT and the water-soluble contrast enema (CE) in the diagnosis and the severity of acute left-colonic diverticulitis, and to recognize the impact of CT during the acute phase and after a first acute episode successfully treated medically. From 1986 to 1997, al...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ambrosetti P,Becker C,Terrier F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine the value of the Ottawa knee rules when applied by users with different levels of clinical training. We used a prospective patient survey by the medical students and surgery residents of a European university trauma centre. The study group consisted of 261 eligible patients who presented...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ketelslegers E,Collard X,Vande Berg B,Danse E,El-Gariani A,Poilvache P,Maldague B

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory schwannomas are very rare. For this reason they have never been diagnosed preoperatively. We report a case and describe the CT and MR imaging findings. Clinically, the young age of presentation, and radiologically the presence of bone scalloping, and the absence of both bone sclerosis and a dural tail, may h...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Amador AR,Santonja C,Del Pozo JM,Ortiz L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare renal function between patients with renal angiography and patients with renal angiography and angioplasty (AP) for renal artery stenosis (RAS). Forty-seven patients with suspected RAS were prospectively investigated by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) using non-ionic low osmo...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lufft V,Hoogestraat-Lufft L,Fels LM,Egbeyong-Baiyee D,Olbricht CJ,Galanski M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lesion area measurement in multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the key points in evaluating the natural history and in monitoring the efficacy of treatments. This study was performed to check the intra- and inter-observer agreement variability of a locally developed Growing Region Segmentation Software (GRES), comparing...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Parodi RC,Sardanelli F,Renzetti P,Rosso E,Losacco C,Ferrari A,Levrero F,Pilot A,Inglese M,Mancardi GL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria to define therapeutic response in oncology are those proposed by Miller, characterized by four response categories (complete response, partial response, no change, progression of disease), and based upon both measurable and non-measurable (and otherwise assessable) morphological parameters in comparison w...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ferrozzi F,Tognini G,Pavone P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of image registration and subtraction to detect change in multiple sclerosis (MS) disease burden on serial MR scans benefits from the use of isotropic voxels. An optimised 3D fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence with 1.2- and 1.8-mm cubic voxels was compared with a 2D T2 SE sequenc...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Tan IL,Pouwels PJ,van Schijndel RA,Adèr HJ,Manoliu RA,Barkhof F

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate accuracy of 11 G vacuum-assisted percutaneous biopsy (VAPB) carried out on digital stereotaxic table, on breast non-palpable lesions (NPLs), non-visible by US. Prospective study on 132 consecutive NPLs (126 patients) not reliably found by US; 82% showed microcalcifications. Surgic...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Apesteguía L,Mellado M,Sáenz J,Cordero JL,Repáraz B,De Miguel C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary misplaced or secondary flipped implanted catheters are located mostly in the right jugular vein. We demonstrate an effective method to replace fix implanted catheters such as Ports, Grochomg or Hickman catheters. Using a femoral venous approach, replacement into the superior vena cava can easily be done with a...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Thalhammer A,Jacobi V,Balzer J,Vogl TJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the increasing incidence of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), it is essential to recognize this disease in order to start appropriate treatment. We present the characteristic CT and MRI features of this tumour. The findings of 32 CT and 31 MR of 37 immunocompetent patients with biopsy-proved ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Coulon A,Lafitte F,Hoang-Xuan K,Martin-Duverneuil N,Mokhtari K,Blustajn J,Chiras J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to illustrate the chest radiographs (CR) and CT imaging features and sequential findings of cavitary necrosis in complicated childhood pneumonia. Among 30 children admitted in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for persistent or progressive pneumonia, respiratory distress or sepsis despite ade...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hodina M,Hanquinet S,Cotting J,Schnyder P,Gudinchet F

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 22-year-old male with Hunter syndrome who developed progressive major airway obstruction and was treated with insertion of plastic and metallic stents, with dramatic improvement in the patient's symptomatic and functional status. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of en...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Davitt SM,Hatrick A,Sabharwal T,Pearce A,Gleeson M,Adam A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances have been recently introduced into various fields of technology, taking advantage of the use of new piezoelectric materials and the large diffusion of broadband transducers. Various types of modulation may be applied to the pulse characteristics, using single pulse, multipulse or multiline techniq...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Claudon M,Tranquart F,Evans DH,Lefèvre F,Correas M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess cross-sectional imaging features and the value of CT and MRI in primary hemangiopericytoma of bone. In five patients with histologically proven primary osseous hemangiopericytoma CT and MR scans were evaluated retrospectively. Both CT and MRI were available in four patients each. In...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Mahnken AH,Tacke J,Wolter P,Büttner R,Haller JS,Günther RW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion MRI has mainly been used for detection of acute ischemia, and for distinction of cytotoxic and vasogenic edema. We applied diffusion MRI in patients with tuberous sclerosis in order to evaluate diffusion imaging characteristics of parenchymal changes. Five children with known tuberous sclerosis were included...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Sener RN

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous thrombectomy (PT) is an established technique for the removal of acute thrombus in occluded arteries, veins and vascular grafts. Percutaneous thrombectomy can be used as an adjunctive treatment to other methods of thrombus removal such as thrombolysis or as sole therapy. The two main methods are percutane...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Morgan R,Belli AM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CT pneumocolon is a promising new technique in the diagnosis and management of colon pathology. CT pneumocolon can detect (sensitivity >95%) and stage (accuracy 79%) colorectal cancer and is very accurate in the differentiation of malignant from benign colonic pathologies. It has excellent detection rates for polyps >...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Harvey CJ,Renfrew I,Taylor S,Gillams AR,Lees WR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a radiologists' preference study to compare a digital chest radiography system that utilizes a large-area silicon flat-panel detector with conventional radiography for visualizing anatomic regions of the chest. Conventional and digital posteroanterior (PA) and lateral chest radiographs were obtained in 115 pa...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hennigs SP,Garmer M,Jaeger HJ,Classen R,Jacobs A,Gissler HM,Christmann A,Mathias K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental symptomatic C1 canal stenosis is very rare. We describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances in a 8-year-old child who presented with progressive upper and lower limb neurological symptoms and in whom imaging revealed the medial posterior hemiarches of a bifid C1 ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Connor SE,Chandler C,Robinson S,Jarosz JM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of neurilemoma arising from the renal capsule. Renal neurilemoma is an especially rare tumor, with only 15 cases previously reported. We attempted to correlate MR findings with microscopic components of the tumor. On T2-weighted images the solid part of the tumor was heterogeneous hyperintense. The MR...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Tsurusaki M,Mimura F,Yasui N,Minayoshi K,Sugimura K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-enhanced two-dimensional (2D) time-of-flight (TOF) MRA is well established for imaging of the deep venous system. However, based on the acquisition of multiple axial images, it can be time-consuming and often fails to delineate small superficial and perforating veins. The presented low-dose, direct-contrast-inject...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ruehm SG,Zimny K,Debatin JF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was 3-month clinical outcome in nonanticoagulated patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE) following a negative spiral CT. During a 6-month period 305 patients underwent spiral CT, of whom only 8 also had a lung scintigraphy. In patients with a final CT report read as not...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Gottsäter A,Berg A,Centergård J,Frennby B,Nirhov N,Nyman U

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop an endorectal MRI strategy for prostatic cancer. We evaluated the MR images from 44 consecutive prostatic cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy. Each sequence from every examination was assessed separately with a specific tumor map drawn. Tumor localization, capsular pen...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ikonen S,Kärkkäinen P,Kivisaari L,Salo JO,Taari K,Vehmas T,Tervahartiala P,Rannikko S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular tumours of the breast are especially rare in men, and a majority of them are angiosarcomas. In fact, we found only four cases of haemangioma in males in the literature. We present a case of cavernous haemangioma in a male aged 48 years, and which commenced as a palpable mass. We performed differential diagnos...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Carreira C,Romero C,Rodriguez R,Martín de Francisco J,Urbasos M,Pinto J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution CT (HRCT) is the radiological imaging technique that most closely reflects changes in lung structure. It represents the radiological method of choice for the diagnostic work-up of patients with known or suspected diffuse interstitial lung disease. A single HRCT finding is frequently nonspecific, but th...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Schaefer-Prokop C,Prokop M,Fleischmann D,Herold C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of thrombolysis is now well established, becoming employed increasingly often in disease of the peripheral vasculature, both arterial and venous, in addition to its important role in the treatment of coronary artery thrombosis. This is a general review of its applications in peripheral vascular disease c...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hall TB,Matson M,Belli AM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to first evaluate Levovist (Schering, Berlin, Germany), an echo-contrast agent, during power Doppler sonography (PDS) in patients with synovitis using asymptomatic joints as controls. Then we evaluated the accuracy of this technique against contrast-enhanced MRI. Forty patients (19 men an...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Magarelli N,Guglielmi G,Di Matteo L,Tartaro A,Mattei PA,Bonomo L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of primary thoracic rhabdomyosarcoma in a girl who was referred with acute chest pain, hacking cough, and wheezing. A chest X-ray revealed a complete opacity of the right hemithorax. Ultrasound revealed a right-sided pleural effusion and a solid mass above the liver dome, suggesting a neoplastic ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Almberger M,Iannicelli E,Matrunola M,Schiavetti A,Capocaccia P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoas abscess is an uncommon condition and, contrary to traditional teaching, tends to be of non-tuberculous aetiology in developed countries. Diagnosis can be delayed since presenting features are non-specific and in many instances misleading, necessitating a high degree of clinical suspicion and early resort to cros...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kaul V,Jackson M,Farrugia M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, Doppler ultrasound has been used to estimate blood flow as the mean velocity multiplied by the vessel area, but this is subject to significant errors and may be difficult to perform accurately. Microbubbles, developed as contrast agents for ultrasound, were initially envisaged as useful for increasing t...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cosgrove D,Eckersley R,Blomley M,Harvey C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small bowel obstruction is a leading cause of acute surgical admissions for abdominal pain. There is an increasing tendency for initial conservative management rather than immediate operative intervention, as a proportion of cases will resolve spontaneously. This has resulted in a growing reliance on radiological inve...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Burkill G,Bell J,Healy J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors of the hand and wrist most commonly result from dystrophic lesions and hamartomas. Neoplastic lesions are rare. Imaging modalities are required for their detection and accurate location, careful assessment of the internal structure and borders, evaluation of the relation with surrounding tendons, nerves, and ve...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Garcia J,Bianchi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00