abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a combination of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) in characterization of lesions showing non-mass-like enhancement on breast MR imaging and to find the strongest discriminators between carcinoma and benignancy. MATERIA...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Yabuuchi H,Matsuo Y,Kamitani T,Setoguchi T,Okafuji T,Soeda H,Sakai S,Hatakenaka M,Kubo M,Tokunaga E,Yamamoto H,Honda H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hemodynamic features associated with the bleeding from gastric fundal varices (FV) have not been fully examined. The purpose of this study was to elucidate hemodynamics in the short gastric vein (SGV) which is a major inflow route for FV and flow direction of the splenic vein (SV) in relation to bleeding FV. M...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Maruyama H,Ishihara T,Ishii H,Tsuyuguchi T,Yoshikawa M,Matsutani S,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the additional value of the color coding of dynamic data using the 3TP method in the evaluation of contrast-enhanced breast MRI for readers with different levels of experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 52 lesions were included in this study, 25 malignant and 27 benign. All lesions were eval...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Veltman J,Mann RM,Meijer FJ,Heesakkers RA,Heufke M,Blickman JG,Boetes C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the author's experience with the use of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) on patients with glial tumors. METHODS:A retrospective evaluation of a group of 24 patients with glial tumors was performed. There were eight patients with Grade II, eight patients with Grade III and eight patient...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ferda J,Kastner J,Mukensnabl P,Choc M,Horemuzová J,Ferdová E,Kreuzberg B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although isotropic diffusion-weighted imaging (isoDWI) is very sensitive to the detection of acute ischemic stroke, it may occasionally show diffusion negative result in hyper-acute stroke. We hypothesize that high diffusion contrast diffusion trace-weighted image with enhanced T2 may improve str...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Chou MC,Tzeng WS,Chung HW,Wang CY,Liu HS,Juan CJ,Lo CP,Hsueh CJ,Chen CY

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the clinical value of pelvimetry to predict dystocia due to cephalopelvic disproportion. 63 patients who had received an abdominal CT scan postpartum were included. Pelvimetry was performed retrospectively with these datasets on a 3D workstation; there were no CT examinations ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Lenhard MS,Johnson TR,Weckbach S,Nikolaou K,Friese K,Hasbargen U

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluated the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with intraperitoneal saline infusion. BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided RFA is not always feasible due to the tumor location, possible adjacent tissue damage or poor sonographic identification. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ultrasound-guided RFA with i...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Park SY,Tak WY,Jeon SW,Cho CM,Kweon YO,Kim SK,Choi YH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer will present itself as a bowel obstruction in 16-23% of all cases. However, not all obstructing tumors are malignant and the differentiation between a benign and a malignant tumor can be difficult. The purpose of our study was to determine whether fast dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Achiam MP,Andersen LP,Klein M,Løgager V,Chabanova E,Thomsen HS,Rosenberg J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated whether assessment of the tumor perfusion by dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE MRI) enables to estimate the morphologic grading of renal cell carcinomas. A total of 21 patients with suspected renal cell cancer were examined using a Gadobutrol-enhanced, dynamic sat...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Palmowski M,Schifferdecker I,Zwick S,Macher-Goeppinger S,Laue H,Haferkamp A,Kauczor HU,Kiessling F,Hallscheidt P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is no consensus regarding the technique of quantification of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). The aim of the study was to compare different methods of LGE quantification in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). METHODS:Cardiac magnetic resonance was performed in 33 patients with HCM. First, LGE ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Spiewak M,Malek LA,Misko J,Chojnowska L,Milosz B,Klopotowski M,Petryka J,Dabrowski M,Kepka C,Ruzyllo W

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To use the BI-RADS ultrasound classification in an intraobserver retrospective study of the interpretation of breast images. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study used 40 breast ultrasound images recorded in orthogonal planes, obtained from patients with an indication for surgery. Eight professionals experienced in ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Calas MJ,Almeida RM,Gutfilen B,Pereira WC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular motor nerves (OMNs) comprise the oculomotor, trochlear and the abducens nerves. According to their course, they are divided into four or five anatomic segments: intra-axial, cisternal, cavernous and intra-orbital and, for the abducens nerve, an additional interdural segment. Magnetic resonance imaging is th...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ferreira T,Verbist B,van Buchem M,van Osch T,Webb A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the imaging findings of diseases affecting the optic nerve with special emphasis on clinical-radiological correlation and on the latest technical developments in MR imaging and CT. The review deals with congenital malformations, tumors, toxic/nutritional and degenerative entities, ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Becker M,Masterson K,Delavelle J,Viallon M,Vargas MI,Becker CD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to describe morphologic features and delayed contrast-enhancement pattern of the noncompaction of the left ventricle in cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed morphological cardiac MR imaging findings of ventricular noncompaction in 15 patien...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Dursun M,Agayev A,Nisli K,Ertugrul T,Onur I,Oflaz H,Yekeler E

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the performance of F-18 FDG PET/CT in the detection of bone metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three hundred and sixty-two consecutive NSCLC patients who underwent F-18 FDG PET/CT scanning were retrospectively analyzed. Each image of PET/CT, combined CT...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Liu N,Ma L,Zhou W,Pang Q,Hu M,Shi F,Fu Z,Li M,Yang G,Yu J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic fractures are common in polytrauma and continue to pose a difficult management dilemma for even the most experienced clinicians. Due to the high energy mechanisms involved, there are often multiple other injuries and many specialists may be involved. Deriving an effective management strategy relies on early dia...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Slater SJ,Barron DA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study was to estimate the complementary role of ultrasound evaluation in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis after abdominoplevic CT. A total of 104 patients initially underwent abdominopelvic CT before appendix US due to acute abdominal pain. All CT examinations were evaluated retrospectively for...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Jang KM,Lee K,Kim MJ,Yoon HS,Jeon EY,Koh SH,Min K,Choi D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare diagnostic capability of preoperative N-staging of lung cancer between thin-section CT of the mediastinum and FDG PET, and 5mm slice thickness CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The subjects were 34 patients with lung carcinoma who were examined by both CT and PET, and subsequently underwent surgery between ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Nambu A,Kato S,Motosugi U,Araki T,Okuwaki H,Nishikawa K,Saito A,Matsumoto K,Ichikawa T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with solitary kidney for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Within 2 years 10 patients (seven males, three females; age 65+/-8 years) were treated. All patients had a history of nephrecto...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Hoffmann RT,Jakobs TF,Kubisch CH,Trumm C,Weber C,Siebels M,Helmberger TK,Reiser MF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain. It plays a decisive role in a variety of nervous system disorders, such as anxiety disorders, epilepsy, schizophrenia, insomnia, and many others. The reproducibility of GABA quantification results obtained with a single-voxel s...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Bogner W,Gruber S,Doelken M,Stadlbauer A,Ganslandt O,Boettcher U,Trattnig S,Doerfler A,Stefan H,Hammen T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) has proven to be a clinically valuable imaging modality, particularly for oncology staging and therapy follow-up. The introduction of combined PET/CT imaging has helped address challenging imaging situations when anatomical information on PET-only was inadequate for accurate lesion l...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Lonsdale MN,Beyer T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess repair tissue (RT) after the implantation of BioCartII, an autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) technique with a fibrin-hyaluronan polymer as scaffold. T2 mapping and delayed Gadolinium Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) were used to gain first data on the biochemical pr...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Domayer SE,Welsch GH,Nehrer S,Chiari C,Dorotka R,Szomolanyi P,Mamisch TC,Yayon A,Trattnig S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship between liver glucose, glycogen, and plasma glucose in diabetic patients, in vivo liver carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((13)C MRS) with a clinical 3.0T MR system was performed. Subjects were healthy male volunteers (n=5) and male type-2 diabetic patients (n=5). Pre- and durin...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Tomiyasu M,Obata T,Nishi Y,Nakamoto H,Nonaka H,Takayama Y,Autio J,Ikehira H,Kanno I

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Software for the analysis of left ventricular (LV) volumes and mass using border detection in short-axis images only, is hampered by through-plane cardiac motion. Therefore we aimed to evaluate software that involves longitudinal cardiac motion. METHODS:Twenty-three consecutive patients underwent 1.5-Tesla ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Berkovic P,Hemmink M,Parizel PM,Vrints CJ,Paelinck BP

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report our experience with transarterial glue embolization of the bronchial artery for life-threatening hemoptysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-five patients underwent bronchial artery embolization, using coaxial microcatheter technique, with a liquid agent, n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA), named glue, f...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Baltacioğlu F,Cimşit NC,Bostanci K,Yüksel M,Kodalli N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathology and demography have combined to fuel exponential demand for advanced medical imaging. To support this demand, radiology must move beyond traditional department or modality-based picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) to solutions that ensure access regardless of location. This article delineates ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Pechet TC,Girard G,Walsh B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Thin-section CT is the modality of choice for morphological imaging the lung parenchyma, while proton-MRI might be used for functional assessment. However, the capability of MRI to visualize morphological parenchymal alterations in emphysema is undetermined. Thus, the aim of the study was to compare different M...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ley-Zaporozhan J,Ley S,Eberhardt R,Kauczor HU,Heussel CP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) in relation to tumor size. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The CEUS appearance of 92 CCRCCs confirmed pathologically were retrospectively analyzed. Tumor size was stratified into six groups with a 1cm interval. For ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Jiang J,Chen Y,Zhou Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown cause, characterized by widespread non-caseating granulomas. There is a wide spectrum of radiologic manifestations in pulmonary sarcoidosis, providing challenges to radiologists. However, recognition of the key features of sarcoidosis with knowledge of its pathologic backgr...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Nishino M,Lee KS,Itoh H,Hatabu H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teleradiology is probably the most successful eHealth service available today. Its business model is based on the remote transmission of radiological images (e.g. X-ray and CT-images) over electronic networks, and on the interpretation of the transmitted images for diagnostic purpose. Two basic service models are comm...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ruotsalainen P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the value of CT-perfusion in determining the quantitative vascularization features of early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 35 cirrhotic patients with single histologically proven HCC not exceeding 3cm in diameter underwent conventional triple-ph...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ippolito D,Sironi S,Pozzi M,Antolini L,Invernizzi F,Ratti L,Leone EB,Fazio F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare lesion conspicuity and image quality between single-shot spin echo echo planar imaging (SS SE-EPI) before, immediately and 5min after intravenous (IV) injection of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) for detecting and characterizing focal liver lesions (FLLs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-five patie...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Coenegrachts K,Matos C,ter Beek L,Metens T,Haspeslagh M,Bipat S,Stoker J,Rigauts H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital mammography can greatly facilitate new applications, with the potential of further improving early diagnosis of breast cancer. Indeed, early manifestations of breast cancer are often very subtle and are displayed on the variable pattern of normal anatomy that may either obscure or simulate disease. This is par...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Taibi A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) depends, in part, on the identification of the causative agents. The objective of this study was to determine the potential of thin-section computed tomography (CT) in differentiating bacterial and non-bacterial pneumonia. PATIENTS AND METHO...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ito I,Ishida T,Togashi K,Niimi A,Koyama H,Ishimori T,Kobayashi H,Mishima M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric projection imaging differs from imaging of the adult patient. Children are smaller, more radiosensitive, and less compliant than their adult counterparts. Their characteristics affect the way projection imaging is practiced and how dose is optimized. Computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) hav...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Willis CE

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study is to determine the etiologies, histopathology and MDCT findings of children with fulminant hepatic failure admitted to our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between June 2004 and November 2006, 15 children with fulminant hepatic failure who underwent MDCT were included retrospe...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Cakir B,Kirbas I,Demirhan B,Tarhan NC,Bozkurt A,Ozcay F,Coskun M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of our study was to compare signal characteristics and image qualities of MR imaging at 3.0T and 1.5T in patients with diffuse parenchymal liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:25 consecutive patients with diffuse parenchymal liver disease underwent abdominal MR imaging at both 3.0T and 1.5T within ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Tsurusaki M,Semelka RC,Zapparoli M,Elias J Jr,Altun E,Pamuklar E,Sugimura K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients referred for catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, multislice computed tomography angiography of the thorax is routinely performed to assess pulmonary vein anatomy. We sought to investigate the incidence of unexpected cardiac and extracardiac findings in this select patient p...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Wissner E,Wellnitz CV,Srivathsan K,Scott LR,Altemose GT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have brought rapid developments in computational image analysis in musculo-skeletal radiology. Meanwhile the algorithms have reached a maturity that makes initial clinical use feasible. Applications range from joint space measurement to erosion quantification, and from fracture detection to the assessment...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Peloschek P,Nemec S,Widhalm P,Donner R,Birngruber E,Thodberg HH,Kainberger F,Langs G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to establish the cut-off value of the signal intensity drop on chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with appropriate sensitivity and specificity to differentiate osteoporotic from neoplastic wedging of the spine. PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients with wedging of ver...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ragab Y,Emad Y,Gheita T,Mansour M,Abou-Zeid A,Ferrari S,Rasker JJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00