abstract：:Breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the most sensitive imaging modality for breast cancer detection and guidelines recommend its use, in addition to screening mammography, for high-risk women. The most recent American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) manual coordinate...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Lam DL,Lee JM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy of masses in the neck predominantly include samples from thyroid nodules, parathyroids and lymph nodes. The diagnostic rate of a thyroid nodule FNA improves up to 6 passes and then does not significantly change. Thyroid FNA can be performed on patients who are anticoagulate...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Dahiya N,Patel MD,Young SW

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indeterminate renal masses remain a diagnostic challenge for lesions not initially characterized as angiomyolipoma or Bosniak I/II cysts. Differential for indeterminate renal masses include oncocytoma, fat-poor angiomyolipoma, and clear cell, papillary, and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. Qualitative and quantitativ...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Allgood E,Raman SS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality aortic imaging plays a central role in the management of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography are the most commonly used techniques for thoracic aortic aneurysm diagnosis and imaging surveillance, with each having unique strengths and l...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Kallianos KG,Burris NS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of a recent increase in survival rates and life expectancy of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), radiologists are facing new challenges when imaging the peculiar anatomy of individuals with repaired CHD. Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance are paramount noninvasive imaging tools that ...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Gadiyaram VK,Monti CB,Sahu A,Filev PD,Muscogiuri G,Secchi F,Sardanelli F,Stillman AE,De Cecco CN

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pelvic pain in the nonpregnant woman is one of the most common conditions requiring emergent medical evaluation in routine clinical practice. Although clinical evaluation and laboratory testing are essential, imaging plays a central role. Although various adnexal and uterine disorders may result in acute pelvic ...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Olpin JD,Strachowski L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging is an invaluable diagnostic tool for sorting through the vast array of etiologies that underlie altered mental status (AMS). Head computed tomography (CT) without contrast is the primary modality for evaluation of AMS and should be complemented by MR imaging in cases of negative CT but high clinical conce...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Uzelac A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and radiologic manifestations of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome are reviewed. The relationship between these entities is discussed. A hypothesis of a common underlying pathophysiology is proposed and substantiated based on the current medical...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Levitt A,Zampolin R,Burns J,Bello JA,Slasky SE

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the most common and important overuse injuries of the shoulder with attention to MR imaging and ultrasound findings. Pathologic conditions occurring in athletes and nonathletes are included, with review of relevant anatomy, predisposing factors, and treatment considerations. Specific overuse inj...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Allen H,Chan BY,Davis KW,Blankenbaker DG

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neck visceral space is a complex region housing several vital structures. Diagnostic imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of neck visceral injuries. Many injuries are initially missed by both clinicians and radiologists because of their infrequency and the high likelihood of other more obvious injurie...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Sliker CW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic ultrasound with endovaginal ultrasound is often the imaging test of choice in the initial evaluation of nonpregnant women with pelvic pain. This article considers the sonographic observations and techniques useful in diagnosis of a variety of gynecologic causes of pelvic pain in these women, including ovarian h...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Patel MD,Young SW,Dahiya N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional spinal imaging is common, and extraspinal findings are often incidentally identified during interpretation. Although some of these findings may cause symptoms that mimic a spinal disorder, the majority are entirely asymptomatic and incidental. It is essential that the radiologist not only identify thos...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Raghavan P,Record J,Vidal L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelopathy refers to any pathologic process that involves the spinal cord, and can be caused by a variety of different diseases. MR imaging is the primary modality for evaluating the patient presenting with myelopathy. The first step must be the exclusion of spinal cord compression. Although the MR features of many ca...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Kranz PG,Amrhein TJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is increasing due to advances in surgical techniques, anesthesia, and perioperative care. Imaging plays an important role, not only in the surveillance of ACHD, but also in the initial evaluation of cases that have escaped detection early in life and present with...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Ranganath P,Singh S,Abbara S,Agarwal PP,Rajiah P

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular heart disease is a common clinical problem. Although echocardiography is the standard technique for the noninvasive evaluation of the valves, cardiac CT has evolved to become a useful tool in the evaluation of the cardiac structures as well. Importantly, CT allows for improved quantification of valvular calci...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Litmanovich DE,Kirsch J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foot and ankle delicately balance the need for support of the weight of the human body, with the need for flexibility. Palpable masses about the foot and ankle, therefore, are most commonly related to trauma or mechanical instability. Non-neoplastic causes, such as ganglion cysts and callus, therefore, predominate...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Murai NO,Teniola O,Wang WL,Amini B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article serves as a practical reference to optimize the performance of computed tomography colonography in the detection of colorectal neoplasia. A specific protocol in use at 2 US university programs as well as defined interpretation strategies will be described. With this framework in place, various clinical pe...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Kim DH,Moreno CC,Pickhardt PJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution in computed tomography technology and image reconstruction have significantly changed practice. Dual energy computed tomography is being increasingly adopted owing to benefits of material separation, quantification, and improved contrast-to-noise ratio. The radiation dose can match that from single energy co...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Parakh A,Macri F,Sahani D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment strategy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has evolved from empirical chemotherapy to a personalized approach based on histology and molecular markers of primary tumors. Targeted therapies are directed at the products of oncogenic driver mutations. Immunotherapy facilitates the recognition o...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Shroff GS,de Groot PM,Papadimitrakopoulou VA,Truong MT,Carter BW

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidentally detected lung nodules are increasingly common in routine diagnostic computed tomography (CT) imaging. Formal management recommendations for incidental nodules, such as those outlined by the Fleischner Society, must therefore reflect a balance of malignancy risk and the clinical context in which nodules ar...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Alpert JB,Ko JP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current prostate cancer management paradigm has been criticized in recent years for contributing to the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of the disease. Active surveillance is an avenue by which to reduce overtreatment, but patient selection and monitoring remain a challenge. The use of prostate MR imaging has been...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Druskin SC,Macura KJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis is the devitalization of bone and consequent lytic changes. In the jaws, osteonecrosis is a pathologic consequence of prior radiation therapy (osteoradionecrosis) or certain antiresorptive medications. Herein, we review the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of these lesions, and describe the spect...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Mallya SM,Tetradis S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck imaging studies frequently encompass the oral cavity and human dentition. Given the relatively wide prevalence of dental disease, the likelihood of detecting incidental dental pathology is high. This article provides an overview of dental terminology, anatomy, restorations, and associated computed tomogr...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Husain MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the high prevalence, increasing incidence, and significant morbidity and mortality related to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a robust and cost-effective screening and surveillance program is needed. Most societies recommend ultrasound for HCC screening, despite lack of standardization in imaging acquisition, re...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Fetzer DT,Rodgers SK,Harris AC,Kono Y,Wasnik AP,Kamaya A,Sirlin C

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With technologic advances and the availability of sophisticated computer software and analytical strategies, imaging plays an increasingly important role in understanding the disease process of osteoarthritis (OA). Radiography has limitations in that it can visualize only limited features of OA, such as osteophytes an...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Hayashi D,Roemer FW,Jarraya M,Guermazi A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal traumatic injuries in children demonstrate characteristic imaging findings. The physis is the most susceptible structure to traumatic injury. The periosteum in children plays a key role in rapid bone healing and stability. The main complications of fractures in children are premature physeal closure, p...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Ho-Fung VM,Zapala MA,Lee EY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast MR imaging is the most sensitive modality for breast cancer detection. This high sensitivity has led to widespread adoption of this technique, particularly in screening women at elevated risk for breast cancer. Despite its high sensitivity, standard breast MR imaging protocols are limited by moderate specificit...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Wang LC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image-guided renal biopsies have an increasing role in clinical practice. Renal mass and renal parenchymal biopsy indications, techniques, and other clinical considerations are reviewed in this article. Image-guided renal mass ablation shows significant promise and increasing clinical utility as more studies demonstra...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Bhagavatula SK,Shyn PB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sella and parasellar region, found between the anterior and central skull base, represents the central aspect of the skull base. Given the location of the pituitary gland in this location, small lesions in this location may have major physiologic effects on the human body. This article reviews the anatomy, develop...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Go JL,Rajamohan AG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The posterior skull base can be involved by a variety of pathologic processes. They can be broadly classified as: traumatic, neoplastic, vascular, and inflammatory. Pathology in the posterior skull base usually involves the lower cranial nerves, either as a source of pathology or a secondary source of symptoms. This r...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Job J,Branstetter BF 4th

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multimodality, noninvasive imaging is increasingly used in the identification and management of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Chest radiography, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy, and Doppler echocardiography are frequently the initial studies used to evaluate patients suspected of having PH. However, their ability to...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： François CJ,Schiebler ML

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flatfoot deformity is a common disorder of the foot and ankle and is caused by loss of the hindfoot arch. Radiologists and clinicians should be familiar with the anatomy and the imaging criteria used to assess injury to the supporting structures. Radiographs and computed tomography are most useful in characterizing th...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Lin YC,Kwon JY,Ghorbanhoseini M,Wu JS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of the pathology of extranodal lymphoma is presented. The emphasis of this presentation is on the classification system of extranodal lymphomas, including both B-cell and T-cell lymphomas, based on their morphology, phenotype, and molecular alterations. ...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Heckendorn E,Auerbach A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) is a clinically asymptomatic premalignant clonal plasma cell or lymphoplasmacytic proliferative disorder. Smoldering multiple myeloma, also called asymptomatic multiple myeloma, is an intermediate stage between MGUS and symptomatic multiple myeloma. As the name impl...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Amini B,Yellapragada S,Shah S,Rohren E,Vikram R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal-dominant, hereditary, multisystem neoplasia syndrome with increased susceptibility to several benign and malignant tumors. VHL occurs in about 1 in 36,000 live births and is associated with germline mutation of the VHL tumor suppressor gene on the short arm of chromosome...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Shanbhogue KP,Hoch M,Fatterpaker G,Chandarana H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of stem cell therapy in the treatment of hematologic and nonhematologic conditions is ever increasing. A thorough knowledge of the applications of stem cells and transplant physiology is essential for understanding the imaging manifestations. Stem cell imaging includes molecular imaging, and diagnostic and in...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Pandey T,Thomas S,Heller MT

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplant is the treatment of choice for end-stage liver disease. Management of transplant patients requires a multidisciplinary approach, with radiologists playing a key role in identifying complications in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Ultrasonography remains the investigation of choice for the ...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Baheti AD,Sanyal R,Heller MT,Bhargava P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomographic (CT) angiography (CTA) has become the preferred imaging test of choice for various aortic conditions because of its excellent spatial resolution, rapid image acquisition, and its wide availability. CTA provides a robust tool for planning aortic interventions and diagnosing acute and chronic vascul...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Hansen NJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute abdominal pain in pregnancy presents diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Ultrasound remains the primary imaging investigation of the pregnant abdomen because of its availability, portability, and lack of ionizing radiation. MR imaging has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of gynecologic and obstetric p...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Masselli G,Derme M,Laghi F,Framarino-dei-Malatesta M,Gualdi G

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging plays a major role in the evaluation of patients who present to the emergency department with acute left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. Multidetector computed tomography is currently the primary modality used for imaging these patients. The peritoneal reflections, subperitoneal compartment, and peritoneal spaces o...

journal_title：Radiologic clinics of North America

authors： Ecanow JS,Gore RM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00