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：:To determine whether total lung capacity (TLC) can be measured from plain chest radiographs in patients with pneumonectomy, we examined 20 such patients (17 male, 3 female) who had pneumonectomy for lung carcinoma. In 16 patients the right lung was preserved, and in 4 the left. The TLC was measured with the helium dil...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Vrachliotis TG,Pearlman JD,Baltopoulos G,Vrachliotis G,Bellenis I,Tatsis G,Vlahos L,Raptopoulos V

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this controlled study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of round atelectasis (RA). We reviewed two groups of chest CT scans of 22 patients (with 24 masses). Group 1 scans represent 10 patients (12 masses) known to have RA, and Group 2 scans represent 1...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： O'Donovan PB,Schenk M,Lim K,Obuchowski N,Stoller JK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognizing atelectasis has always been a challenge. Atypical patterns further our knowledge of this subject. The lung has two mechanisms to help keep the lobes inflated: collateral ventilation and trapped nitrogen both tend to inflate the lungs when the airways are obstructed. Peripheral upper-lobe atelectasis resemb...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Gurney JW

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:Tracheal evaluation is a fundamental part of chest imaging. Adult tracheal anatomy is well understood, but tracheal embryology is not. There have been major advances in imaging, but radiography remains the initial imaging study for most tracheal pathology. Careful radiographic analysis can yield considerable informati...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Holbert JM,Strollo DC

更新日期：1995-07-01 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：: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：:Tetralogy of Fallot was invariably fatal until the development of palliative and later corrective surgical procedures. The prognosis for children with tetralogy of Fallot continues to improve almost a half century after the earliest palliative surgical procedure was performed successfully. Imaging of the child and adu...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Greenberg SB,Faerber EN,Balsara RK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Areas of variable lung attenuation forming a "mosaic pattern" are occasionally seen on computed tomography (CT) or high-resolution CT (HRCT) images of the lungs. This CT mosaic pattern of lung attenuation is a nonspecific finding that can reflect the presence of vascular disease, airway abnormalities, or ground-glass ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Stern EJ,Müller NL,Swensen SJ,Hartman TE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ease of performing computed tomography (CT)-guided radiologic procedures with the patient in the prone position can be compromised by patient discomfort. This is especially true during transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy when sedation or analgesia may interfere with the patient's ability to cooperate. The Glenn...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Jolles H,Cole TJ,Coppage L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman disease is a rare lymphproliferative disorder that most commonly occurs in the mediastinum. The tumor is very vascular, and biopsy is dangerous. We report magnetic resonance angiography findings, to our knowledge previously undescribed, of prominent feeding vessels; this might draw attention to the possible ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ecklund K,Hartnell GG

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：:We analyzed the spatial structure of contact radiographs of barium-filled pulmonary arteries of rats raised in room air and in two environments that induce pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)--hypoxia and hyperoxia. We found that the spatial structure of the pulmonary arteries was fractal in both the control and the...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Boxt LM,Katz J,Liebovitch LS,Jones R,Esser PD,Reid L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied computed tomographic (CT) appearance of muscle or omental flap transposition procedures in ten patients following clinically diagnosed poststernotomy mediastinitis. Patients were examined either to rule out persistent infection or as part of routine follow-up. An increased amount of soft tissue between open...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Coppage L,Jolles H,Wornom IL 3rd

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although rounded atelectasis was recognized in 1928, its relationship to fibrotic pleural disease almost has gone unnoticed. We present four cases of lobar rounded atelectasis that help to clarify this relationship. Rounded atelectasis is part of the spectrum of fibrous pleural disease. Any portion of lung may become ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Cohen AM,Crass JR,Chung-Park M,Tomashefski JF Jr

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been stated that chest radiographic features of aortic dissection are a contraindication to intravenous thrombolysis in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Excluding aortic dissection could significantly delay such treatment in patients who would benefit from thrombolysis. Initial chest radiogr...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Hartnell GG,Wakeley CJ,Tottle A,Papouchado M,Wilde RP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an important but underdiagnosed form of interstitial lung disease. Its clinical hallmark is recurrent or chronic pulmonary symptoms of variable severity associated with an array of systemic symptoms but without extrapulmonary structural abnormalities. Clinical suspicion is the key to di...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Chiu A,Pegram PS Jr,Haponik EF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of fungal pneumonias has increased dramatically since the 1960s, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Fungal infections may be divided into endemic and opportunistic varieties. In general, the truly pathogenic (endemic) fungi infect healthy individuals, and opportunistic fungi usually infect only ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Haque AK

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:We report a patient with mediastinal lymphangioma, with plain film and computed tomographic findings that suggested the diagnosis of thymic cyst. The differential diagnosis and magnetic resonance imaging of mediastinal lymphangioma are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Pannell TL,Jolles H

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of treatment in patients with early asymptomatic HIV disease has recently improved. Clinical trials with zidovudine have demonstrated efficacy and greatly reduced toxicity when the drug is used in asymptomatic HIV-infected persons who have fewer than 500 CD4+ cells/mm3, and resistance to this drug in these...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Volberding P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, there is an ordered progression of immunologic abnormalities that results from the selective infection of the T4 helper/inducer subset of T lymphocytes. The loss of helper T-cell function disrupts both the cellular and humoral aspects of the immune response. The ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Batra P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an analysis of 36 central lung, 54 mediastinal, and 10 central pleural masses, features were sought that would allow accurate localization of the mass by CT. The mass-lung interface was the most useful feature; with few exceptions a mass with a spiculated, nodular, or irregular edge was in the lung, and a mass with...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Woodring JH,Johnson PJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography (CT) of the chest provides important information toward the diagnosis of drug-induced lung disease. CT's ability to demonstrate subtle parenchymal and pleural changes, small nodules, and adenopathy is valuable in the early detection of drug-related reactions. CT is also of value in monitoring the a...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Kuhlman JE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of the less invasive techniques such as CT, MRI, and digital angiography require reexamination of the indications for conventional screen-film aortography. Because of poor image quality, IV digital subtraction angiography should be limited to congenital aortic disease and follow-up cases. Intraarteria...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Sanders C

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise radionuclide ventriculography is commonly used in patients with coronary artery disease, for both diagnostic purposes and patient management decisions. Both applications are reviewed in this article. There has been much debate as to the diagnostic efficacy of this test. Four factors influence this determinati...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Rozanski A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural infection by Cryptococcus neoformans is uncommon and when present typically occurs in the immunocompromised host. We report two renal transplant patients who developed pleural cryptococcosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Conces DJ Jr,Vix VA,Tarver RD

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past several years, the previously steady decline in the annual incidence of tuberculosis has reversed. Primary tuberculosis, the most common form in children, presents with radiographic findings that are quite different from the characteristic changes of postprimary tuberculosis commonly seen in adults. Th...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Stansberry SD

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Philips Computed Radiography system performs well with pediatric portable chest radiographs, handling the throughout of a busy intensive care service 24 hours a day. Images are excellent and routinely provide a conventional (unenhanced) image and an edge-enhanced image. Radiation dose is decreased by the lowered f...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Tarver RD,Cohen M,Broderick NJ,Conces DJ Jr

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Risk factors for venous thrombosis include conditions leading to venous stasis, hypercoagulable states, and trauma to veins. The most important factor is venous stasis. Both extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation pathways are intimately involved in the thrombotic process. In recent years, the importance in thrombus forma...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Coffman JD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the chest radiographs of 30 patients (39 thoracotomies) after resection of pulmonary nodules with a neodymium-YAG laser. New "nodules" were often visible in the resected areas. These gradually evolved into linear scars with or without a small, nodular component or disappeared. In 11 of 39 thoracotomies, pos...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Holbert BL,Holbert JM,Libshitz HI

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, computed tomography (CT) is superior to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an all-around tool for imaging the wide range of thoracic abnormalities that can be present in patients with lung cancer. However, CT and MRI should not necessarily be viewed as competitive imaging modalities in this clinical setti...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Webb WR

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：: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：:Pulmonary vasculitis occurs most commonly in the collagen vascular diseases and in granulomatous pulmonary disease. In the collagen vascular group, vasculitis causes diffuse interstitial inflammation and subsequent fibrosis, resulting in interstitial radiographic patterns, especially in the lower lung fields. Vasculit...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Feigin DS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical fat embolism syndrome consisting of progressive pulmonary insufficiency, cerebral disfunction, and petechiae is rare. Following severe skeletal trauma, fat droplets appear in the circulating blood and embolize the capillaries of the lungs and other organs. Whether fat droplets are of mechanical or chemica...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Batra P

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more sophisticated medical procedures and treatment for the critically ill patient, iatrogenic damage to the thorax has become increasingly common. But simple radiologic procedures, such as chest radiography and fluoroscopy, permit diagnosis of unsuspected and clinically silent complications. A very important iat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Ovenfors CO

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fiberoptic bronchoscope became commercially available nearly 20 years ago. This instrument has revolutionized the practice of respiratory medicine by providing the biggest single advance in diagnostic techniques for the chest in recent years. Its use is now widespread, and it has largely superseded the rigid bronc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic imaging

authors： Flower CD

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00