abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to evaluate a newly developed semiautomated contour detection algorithm for the quantitative analysis of cardiovascular MRI. METHOD:Left ventricular function parameters derived from automatically detected endocardial and epicardial contours were compared with results derived from man...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： van der Geest RJ,Buller VG,Jansen E,Lamb HJ,Baur LH,van der Wall EE,de Roos A,Reiber JH

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Typically, the final step in volume registration is the reslicing of the volume of interest. The purpose of this work is to examine the effects of this reslicing on functional MRI (fMRI) data using different interpolation methods. METHOD:Functional whole-brain echo planar imaging (EPI) volumes were resliced us...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ostuni JL,Santha AK,Mattay VS,Weinberger DR,Levin RL,Frank JA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have devised, implemented, and tested a technique for creating a comprehensive probabilistic atlas of the human cerebral cortex, based on high-dimensional fluid transformations. The goal of the atlas is to detect and quantify subtle and distributed patterns of deviation from normal cortical anatomy, in a 3D ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Thompson PM,MacDonald D,Mega MS,Holmes CJ,Evans AC,Toga AW

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to determine the predictive value of coronary artery calcification (CAC) on preoperative CT of the thorax for cardiac complications of noncardiac thoracic surgery. METHOD:Of 117 patients undergoing noncardiac thoracic surgical procedures between January 1, 1993, and June 1, 1995, at our institutio...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Roth BJ,Meyer CA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to review the CT findings and to help define the role of CT in the evaluation of appendicitis in children. METHOD:Of 730 children with surgically proven appendicitis, 22 underwent preoperative CT evaluation. Their CT scans and operative and pathology records were retrospectively reviewed. The CT s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Jabra AA,Shalaby-Rana EI,Fishman EK

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to verify the correlation between the arterioportal shunt caused by liver biopsy injury and wedge-shaped early transient subsegmental parenchymal enhancement (TSPE) of the liver during helical dynamic CT. METHOD:Twenty-one consecutive patients with suspected hepatic tumor underwent percutaneous ne...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lee SJ,Lim JH,Lee WJ,Lim HK,Choo SW,Choo IW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to determine the number of malignancies detected by thoracic CT in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) in three clinical settings. METHOD:We retrospectively examined 168 thorax CT scans in 93 patients with head and neck SCCA and determined the number of malignancies (second ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Mercader VP,Gatenby RA,Mohr RM,Fisher MS,Caroline DF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess helical and electron beam CT scanning in the evaluation of renal vein involvement in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). METHOD:Seventy-three patients with 76 pathologically proven RCC who underwent surgical resection or autopsy were evaluated for the accuracy of h...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Welch TJ,LeRoy AJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The space below the kidneys where the anterior and posterior pararenal spaces converge has been defined only vaguley in the past. We describe observations on clinical CT cases and studies on cadavers that lead to a refinement in the terminology for this extraperitoneal compartment. METHOD:Abdominal/pelvic CT s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Beaulieu CF,Mindelzun RE,Dolph J,Jeffrey RB Jr

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to evaluate the visibility and incidence of traumatic abnormalities of the sinus tarsi in patients with acute ankle sprain injuries and compare these findings with the extent of lateral ankle ligament injuries on MRI. METHOD:Sixty athletically active patients (aged 18-45 years) with recent inversi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Breitenseher MJ,Haller J,Kukla C,Gaebler C,Kaider A,Fleischmann D,Helbich T,Trattnig S

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to compare the sensitivity of T1- and diffusion-weighted images for the assessment of brain maturation in human brains. METHODS:T1- and diffusion-weighted images were obtained in 32 children without neurological abnormalities or growth retardation. The ages at which signal intensity cha...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Takeda K,Nomura Y,Sakuma H,Tagami T,Okuda Y,Nakagawa T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to clarify characteristics of combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma (HCC-CC) on CT and clinicopathological examinations. METHODS:Dynamic incremental CT was performed on 15 combined HCC-CC patients. CT of the early phase was started at 30 s and of the late phase at 120-140...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Fukukura Y,Taguchi J,Nakashima O,Wada Y,Kojiro M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to perform a detailed comparison of the relative performances of helical CT (pitches 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0) and conventional (overlapped and nonoverlapped) CT in detailed 3D and MPR musculoskeletal imaging. METHOD:A specially designed bone fragment phantom was imaged with multiple slice thicknesses us...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kasales CJ,Mauger DT,Sefczek RJ,Mahraj R,Meilstrup JW,Van Hook D,Patrone SV,Sefczek DM,Eggli KD,Wise SW,Westacott S,Hopper KD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pseudolesions are sometimes seen around the falciform ligament, around the gallbladder, or at the posterior edge of the medical segment on CT during arterial portography. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of liver cirrhosis on these pseudolesions. METHOD:The basis of this study was 33 ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Irie T,Tsushima Y,Terahata S,Hatsuse K,Kusano S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to examine the effects of collimation width (CW), pitch, viewing plane, and windowing on the display of in-plane vessels in maximum intensity projection (MIP). METHOD:A theoretical concept based on partial volume averaging of vessels was developed to describe the contents of voxels (densities) in ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Diederichs CG,Keating DP,Glatting G,Oestmann JW

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to characterize the MR features of pathologically documented gliosarcoma and to determine if these features help differentiate gliosarcoma from other intracranial neoplasms. METHOD:MR studies of six patients with pathologically documented gliosarcoma were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS:The tum...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Dwyer KW,Naul LG,Hise JH

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:CT data are commonly used to create 3D images. For this purpose, thin and overlapped slices are desirable. Helical (spiral) CT offers the ability to adjust the slice reconstruction interval from 0 to 100%. However, its use in 1.0 and 1.5 pitch helical CT and 3D imaging, especially with respect to surface detail...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hopper KD,Pierantozzi D,Potok PS,Kasales CJ,TenHave TR,Meilstrup JW,Van Slyke MA,Mahraj R,Westacott S,Hartzel JS

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary osteo-onychodysplasia, also known as the nail-patella syndrome (NPS), consists of a clinical tetrad of nail dysplasia, hypoplastic or absent patella, radial head dislocation, and iliac horns. Bilateral posterior iliac horns are observed only in NPS and present in >80% of patients. We describe the appearance...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Karabulut N,Ariyurek M,Erol C,Tacal T,Balkanci F

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to find a causal relation between disk degeneration in nonfused lumbar segments, back pain, and the angle of scoliotic curves 21-30 years after dorsal spondylodesis. METHOD:Thirty-two patients with scoliosis had been treated by dorsal spondylodesis 21-30 years prior to this study (mean 25.2 +/- 2....

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Breitenseher MJ,Eyb RP,Matzner MP,Trattnig S,Kainberger FM,Imhof H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:On contrast-enhanced hepatic CT, maximum tumor detection of liver metastases from colorectal cancer is achieved at peak hepatic enhancement. We investigated the relationship between injection time of contrast medium and time to peak hepatic enhancement (TPHE) after the end of injection. METHOD:One hundred nine...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Irie T,Kusano S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case with a focally spared area in fatty liver caused by arterioportal shunt. Furthermore, we discuss the cause of the focally spared area related to a localized dilution or reduction in portal blood flow. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Arita T,Matsunaga N,Honma Y,Nishikawa E,Nagaoka S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report imaging findings of renal matrix stones in a patient with congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction associated with urinary tract infection. The stones were composed of a calcified center and a non-calcified peripheral matrix that was slightly high attenuated on CT and nonshadowing on US. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kim SH,Lee SE,Park IA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudodynamic MR imaging of the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) has been used for the evaluation of the functional aspects of the TMJs. To evaluate the value of T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) and gradient-echo (GE) techniques, both techniques were performed in 9 asymptomatic (mean 25.7 years, 22-23 years), and 25 symptoma...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Masui T,Isoda H,Mochizuki T,Ushimi T,Takahashi M,Kaneko M,Shirakawa T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:X-Ray CT has the potential to provide precise and accurate data from which the mechanical properties of bone can be calculated. Such data would be useful in understanding the response of bone tissue to implants. Various artifacts can, however, degrade accuracy of the data. The aim of this study was to measure t...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sutherland CJ,Gayou DE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to assess the performance of high resolution CT on breast biopsy specimens before considering the reevaluation of refined CT techniques in patients with breast abnormalities. METHOD:High resolution CT was done in 44 surgical biopsy specimens following conventional X-ray specimen mammography. The s...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Raptopoulos V,Baum JK,Hochman M,Karellas A,Houlihan MJ,D'Orsi CJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to investigate the role of Gd-DTPA-enhanced dynamic MRI in the evaluation of renal ischemic lesions. METHOD:With a turbo FLASH sequence before and after injection of Gd-DTPA, nine foxhound dogs after 60-120 min of renal ischemia underwent MR examination. In addition, five patients with a tumor in ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Vosshenrich R,Kallerhoff M,Gröne HJ,Fischer U,Funke M,Kopka L,Siebert G,Ringert RH,Grabbe E

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine cirsoid aneurysm is uncommon. It is important to make a diagnosis of this disease preoperatively, because repeated curettages may induce life-threatening massive genital bleeding. We present a case of a 51-year-old woman with uterine cirsoid aneurysm in whom MRI and MRA were very useful for the preoperative di...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Joja I,Asakawa M,Motoyama K,Mitsumori A,Nakagawa T,Kanazawa S,Kuroda M,Togami I,Hiraki Y,Kudo T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a unique case of aggressive osteoblastoma arising from thyroid cartilage. A 52-year-old man presented with a 10 month history of neck discomfort but without frank pain. CT and MR examinations disclosed a well defined mass arising from the thyroid cartilage. This lesion had areas of coarse calcifications and...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Agarwala R,Graham RJ,Panella JS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases demonstrating, on CT examination, heavily calcified mass lesions associated with malignant pleural mesothelioma in workers occupationally exposed to asbestos. These masses proved to be osteogenic sarcomatous degeneration within mesotheliomas. The observation of dense calcification within a pleural...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Raizon A,Schwartz A,Hix W,Rockoff SD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:MRI offers many opportunities for noninvasive in vivo measurement of structure-function relationships in the human brain. Although automated methods are now available for whole-brain measurements, an efficient and valid automatic method for volume estimation of subregions such as the frontal or temporal lobes...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Andreasen NC,Rajarethinam R,Cizadlo T,Arndt S,Swayze VW 2nd,Flashman LA,O'Leary DS,Ehrhardt JC,Yuh WT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article focuses on an unusual cross-sectional imaging pattern of a deep developmental venous anomaly (DVA). Since these anomalies are nonpathologic, they must not be interpreted as a disease that requires further costly workup and potentially injurious procedures (cerebral angiography). MATERIALS AND ME...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Borden NM,Khayata MH,Dean BL,Flom RA

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to clarify the ability of CT to evaluate intramural invasion of gastric cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed bolus-enhanced CT images performed with orally administered 400-600 ml of water in 59 early gastric cancers and 22 advanced gastric cancers mimicking early gastric cancers macroscopi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Tsuda K,Hori S,Murakami T,Nakamura H,Tomoda K,Nakanishi K,Shiozaki H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin. The disease is characterized by transmural inflammation and fibrosis; the arterial lesions affect mainly the aorta and great vessels and sometimes involve the pulmonary arteries and visceral vessels. Despite efforts to create criteria for clinical...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sewall LE,Saxon RR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The anal sphincter was imaged with MR using an internal coil to demonstrate its anatomy, contrast enhancement patterns, and appearance in disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cylindrical saddle geometry coil was placed in the anal canal. Sixteen volunteers and 18 patients were examined. Imaging was performed on ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： deSouza NM,Puni R,Kmiot WA,Bartram CI,Hall AS,Bydder GM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a chronic disease of children and young adults associated with various complications, one of which is malignant change. We report CT findings of malignant change in a case of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lui D,Kumar A,Aggarwal S,Soto J

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The water component dominates in in vivo proton (1H) spectroscopy. This consists of a prominent central peak with large "wings," and consequently metabolites that lie on the "wings" become difficult to quantitate. A method has been developed to deconvolve the water component in in vivo 1H spectroscopy, hence ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Saeed N

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to examine regional preservation of energy metabolism in Alzheimer disease (AD) and to evaluate effects of PET data normalization to reference regions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Regional metabolic rates in the pons, thalamus, putamen, sensorimotor cortex, visual cortex, and cerebellum (reference reg...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Minoshima S,Frey KA,Foster NL,Kuhl DE

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to quantify changes in uterine volume during and after chemotherapy for breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty-eight patients (mean age 42 years) with advanced breast cancer undergoing treatment with FLAC (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, Adriamycin, and cyclophosphamide) were studi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kolachana P,Cowan K,Denicoff A,Jones EC,Choyke PL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeat examinations in a de novo patient with Wilson disease revealed an expansion of decreased signal intensities in the basal ganglia on T2-weighted imaging after initiation of copper trapping therapy. Since marked clinical improvement was associated with continued urinary copper excretion, iron depositioning in exc...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Engelbrecht V,Schlaug G,Hefter H,Kahn T,Mödder U

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine and report the CT findings in patients with diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis (DPL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the CT findings in eight patients with pathologically proven DPL. The patients ranged in age from 3 to 35 years (mean 15 years) and included ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Swensen SJ,Hartman TE,Mayo JR,Colby TV,Tazelaar HD,Müller NL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00