abstract：:We describe a new multistep procedure for CT fluoroscopy-guided core biopsy, which allows confirmation of the biopsy-sampling trough and the final needle tip position prior to sampling. Twelve lesions measuring < or =2 cm or in close proximity to vital structures were biopsied using commercially available biopsy syste...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Goldberg SN,Keogan MT,Raptopoulos V

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to examine the use of quantitative magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) in naturally occurring globoid cell leukodystrophy (GLD) in the Cairn terrier. METHOD:A model of GLD was established via a breeding colony, and a total of seven animals were studied with MTI, including two dogs with...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： McGowan JC,Haskins M,Wenger DA,Vite C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To acquire ultra high resolution MRI images of the human brain at 8 Tesla within a clinically acceptable time frame. METHOD:Gradient echo images were acquired from the human head of normal subjects using a transverse electromagnetic resonator operating in quadrature and tuned to 340 MHz. In each study, a group...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Robitaille PM,Abduljalil AM,Kangarlu A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the "bridging vascular sign" in the diagnosis of an exophytic uterine leiomyoma and differentiation of a uterine leiomyoma from some other mass arising in the adnexa on pelvic MRI. METHOD:Of 52 women with a pelvic mass in whom pelvic MRI was performed...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kim JC,Kim SS,Park JY

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to demonstrate the appearance of phantom tastes and smells (phantageusia and phantosmia, respectively) by use of functional MRI (fMRI) of the brain and to demonstrate the efficacy of drug treatment that inhibited both the subjective presence of these phantoms and the fMRI brain activation initiated...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Henkin RI,Levy LM,Lin CS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High resolution MR images obtained from a normal human volunteer at 8 T are utilized to describe the appearance of iron-containing deep gray nuclei at this field strength. METHOD:High resolution (1,024 x 1,024 matrix) near-axial gradient echo images of the deep gray nuclei were acquired on a human volunteer by...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Bourekas EC,Christoforidis GA,Abduljalil AM,Kangarlu A,Chakeres DW,Spigos DG,Robitaille PM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our purpose was to determine what represents normal findings on MR examinations of the lumbar spine in the immediately postoperative period following lumbar laminectomy with retained Surgicel. METHOD:MR examinations were performed immediately following lumbar laminectomy in 10 patients referred for symptoms of...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Awwad EE,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Gd-BOPTA for liver imaging and to determine the most appropriate clinical dose to administer. METHODS:Gd-BOPTA was administered at a dose of 0.05 (group A), 0.1 (group B), or 0.2 (group C) mmol/kg to 201 patients suspected of having malignan...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kuwatsuru R,Kadoya M,Ohtomo K,Tanimoto A,Hirohashi S,Murakami T,Tanaka Y,Yoshikawa K,Katayama H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease is currently the largest killer in the western world, and is estimated to become the leading cause of death worldwide by the year 2020. The question therefore is whether magnetic resonance imaging currently has a place in the already extremely well equipped armamentarium of cardiac testing. Alt...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Soman P,Bokor D,Lahiri A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to demonstrate the variety of causes of crazy-paving appearance (CPA) on high resolution CT (HRCT). METHOD:To identify cases exhibiting CPA (ground-glass opacity with superimposed interlobular septal thickening and intralobular interstitial thickening) on HRCT, we prospectively sea...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Murayama S,Murakami J,Yabuuchi H,Soeda H,Masuda K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A new nonrigid registration method, designed to reduce the effect of movement artifact in subtraction images from breast MR, is compared with existing rigid and affine registration methods. METHOD:Nonrigid registration was compared with rigid and affine registration methods and unregistered images using 54 gad...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Denton ER,Sonoda LI,Rueckert D,Rankin SC,Hayes C,Leach MO,Hill DL,Hawkes DJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the MR features in two patients presenting with symptomatic thecal impingement by posterior epidural cysts linking a bilateral lumbar spondylolysis. Large fluid-filled channels bridging the ruptured partes interarticulares were present in spite of the absence of significant arthritic changes within the adjac...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Duprez T,Mailleux P,Bodart A,Coulier B,Malghem J,Maldague B

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goals of this work were to evaluate the practical utility of MRI to quantify myocardial mass in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), define the differences in myocardial mass measurements obtained with three-dimensional and geometric MR methods in patients with normal left ventricular morphology...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Soler R,Rodríguez E,Marini M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (MCA) is a rare tumor that is considered to be a cystic variant of mucin-producing lung adenocarcinoma. MCA expands grossly by storing mucus and contains few neoplastic cells. We present the CT images of three patients with MCA and correlate them with pathologic specimens. The CT findings o...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Gaeta M,Blandino A,Scribano E,Ascenti G,Minutoli F,Pandolfo I

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the low prevalence of hemangiopericytomas (HPCs), data on the biophysiological characteristics of this tumor are rare. Positron emission tomography (PET) demonstrated a sixfold increased uptake of [11C]methionine and hyperperfusion in the HPC, whereas glucose utilization was decreased in this area. This low glu...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kracht LW,Bauer A,Herholz K,Terstegge K,Friese M,Schröder R,Heiss WD

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic varices in women consist of tortuous and dilated parauterine and ovarian veins and have a characteristic appearance at CT and MRI. Imaging is critical in the evaluation of pelvic varices, both to prevent confusion with other conditions and because pelvic varices may be secondary to serious underlying pathology....

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Coakley FV,Varghese SL,Hricak H

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To date, there have been no systematic reports examining cerebral lymphomas with perfusion-sensitive MRI. We sought to determine the characteristics of perfusion-sensitive MRI of these tumors. METHOD:Five primary and three secondary cerebral lymphomas were analyzed. None of the patients had a history of AIDS. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sugahara T,Korogi Y,Shigematsu Y,Hirai T,Ikushima I,Liang L,Ushio Y,Takahashi M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to define the characteristic MR features of colorectal mucinous carcinomas and to correlate the mucin pool with the signal intensity of this tumor. METHOD:MRI of 12 cases of pathologically proven colorectal carcinoma containing mucin was evaluated. We analyzed the signal intensity ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Kim MJ,Huh YM,Park YN,Kim NK,Kim DJ,Chung JJ,Kim WH,Yoo HS,Lee JT

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The typical MRI features of hydatid cyst in soft tissue/muscle are presented and discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Salai M,Apter S,Dudkiewicz I,Chechik A,Itzchak Y

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case of early-phase Takayasu arteritis in which the vessels demonstrated accumulation of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on PET scanning. This observation suggests the possible use of FDG-PET for the diagnosis of vasculitis. Early diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis may permit early treatment and possibly...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hara M,Goodman PC,Leder RA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of our study was to assess the prevalence of pseudolesion in segment IV of the liver on MRI in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. METHOD:Patients were divided into three groups: 10 patients with angiographically confirmed aberrant gastric venous drainage and liver cirrhosis (Group 1), 250 cons...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ueda K,Matsui O,Kadoya M,Yoshikawa J,Gabata T,Takahashi S,Kawamori Y,Takashima T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the radiologic and pathologic findings of papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung in three patients. The tumor appeared as a peripheral lung nodule (n = 1) or a mass (n = 2) on chest radiographs. On CT, the tumor appeared as a solitary pulmonary nodule, as a mass containing internal bubble lucencies with surr...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hwang JH,Lee KS,Han J,Kim TS,Lee JY,Kim J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectosigmoid colon (DCHR) is an uncommon disease that affects mainly young adults. As the main symptom is non-specific chronic rectal bleeding, the clinical diagnosis is difficult and often delayed. In this essay, we illustrate the imaging features of DCHR, including plain radiograp...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Djouhri H,Arrivé L,Bouras T,Martin B,Monnier-Cholley L,Tubiana JM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to assess the utility of different imaging directions in volumetric studies of the heart with MRI, in particular to identify the optimal imaging plane for studies of the right ventricle. METHOD:We examined 12 sets of human four-chamber cadaveric cardiac casts. Gradient echo MRI was performed in fo...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Jauhiainen T,Järvinen VM,Hekali PE,Poutanen VP,Penttilä A,Kupari M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An approach for quantifying the shapes of the cerebral sulci is presented, utilizing a probabilistic geometric model, and it is applied to the central sulcus. METHOD:The geometric structure of the central sulcus is determined from a set of outlines on cross-sectional images and is used by a procedure that auto...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Manceaux-Demiau A,Bryan RN,Davatzikos C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of our study was to examine the prevalence of multiple hypodense splenic nodules and their associated diagnoses and to correlate CT appearance with clinical presentation and diagnosis. METHOD:Records of all patients undergoing contrast-enhanced CT from July 1994 through September 1997 were reviewed. C...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Warshauer DM,Molina PL,Worawattanakul S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution contrast-enhanced dynamic MRI of the uterus can be performed with the combination of a phased-array multicoil and fast GE techniques. This technique can improve the ability to visualize normal anatomy of the uterus and periuterine tissues, including vascular structures and pelvic ligaments, and to dete...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Ito K,Honjo K,Fujita T,Awaya H,Matsumoto T,Matsunaga N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of early phase Takayasu arteritis that predominantly involved the pulmonary arteries and had, along with expected radiographic findings, the unusual pattern of diffuse pulmonary parenchymal lesions on CT. We suggest that this finding may be an additional feature in early phase Takayasu arteritis and n...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Hara M,Sobue R,Ohba S,Kitase M,Sasaki S,Ogino H,Andoh K,Goodman PC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The clinical and imaging findings of children with Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome (SJMS) were reviewed to determine the incidence and type of bronchiectasis and analyze whether the clinical course of patients with bronchiectasis differed from that of patients without bronchiectasis. METHOD:Our study population c...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Lucaya J,Gartner S,García-Peña P,Cobos N,Roca I,Liñan S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to determine the significance of high signal intensity surrounding the gallbladder as seen on T2-weighted HASTE (half-Fourier acquisition single shot turbo SE) MR images in patients with acute cholecystitis and (b) to determine the sensitivity of T2-weighted HASTE MR i...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Regan F,Schaefer DC,Smith DP,Petronis JD,Bohlman ME,Magnuson TH

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of our study was to test dynamic helical CT (hCT) in the evaluation of breast tumors. METHOD:Thirty-six patients with 39 suspected lesions underwent breast hCT before and 1, 3, and 8 min after intravenous contrast medium administration. A marked enhancement (> or = 100%) at 1 or 3 min without incre...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Sardanelli F,Calabrese M,Zandrino F,Melani E,Parodi R,Imperiale A,Massa T,Parodi G,Canavese G

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volume rendering is a visualization technique that has important applications in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy. A methodology is presented for (a) evaluation of the quantitative accuracy of representation of known objects in volume-rendered scenes and for (b) optimization of the opacity transfer function to ac...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Jani AB,Pelizzari CA,Chen GT,Grzeszczuk RP

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Electron beam CT (EBCT)-derived coronary artery calcium scores correlate with the extent of atherosclerosis, but there is a substantial variance about the general relationship between coronary calcification and coronary atherosclerosis. The relationship between calcification and atherosclerosis may also differ ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Arad Y,Spadaro LA,Roth M,Scordo J,Goodman K,Sherman S,Lledo A,Lerner G,Guerci AD

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a pool of 24 selected cases of nontraumatic pathology of the hand and wrist in patients under the age of 18 years, collected from three pediatric hospitals, the authors have illustrated a number of congenital, inflammatory, and infectious conditions as well as tumors of bones and soft tissues, utilizing MRI w...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Azouz EM,Babyn PS,Mascia AT,Tuuha SE,Décarie JC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A percutaneous adrenal biopsy under CT guidance is described. The biopsy was performed after injection of physiologic saline solution into the paravertebral space, creating a wider pathway for needle insertion. This technique has been previously reported for biopsy of thoracic lesions, but in our case it was used for ...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Karampekios S,Hatjidakis AA,Drositis J,Gourtsoyiannis N

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to assess the effect of image acquisition rate on the diagnostic efficacy of contrast-enhanced MRI in the conservatively treated breast. METHOD:Sixty-seven women, treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, were imaged at 1.5 T using a dynamic contrast-en...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Buckley DL,Mussurakis S,Horsman A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our goal was to validate linear and nonlinear intersubject image registration using an automated method (AIR 3.0) based on voxel intensity. METHOD:PET and MRI data from 22 normal subjects were registered to corresponding averaged PET or MRI brain atlases using several specific linear and nonlinear spatial tran...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Woods RP,Grafton ST,Watson JD,Sicotte NL,Mazziotta JC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the serial MR and PET/SPECT findings in a 2 1/2-year-old boy presenting with Rasmussen syndrome and highlight the close qualitative correlations between the results of the imaging modality and the functional isotopic techniques. The latter demonstrated a wider field of extension of the disease process. Routi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Duprez TP,Grandin C,Gadisseux JF,De Volder A,Thauvoy C,Keyeux A,Evrard P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a case of subacute coronary artery thrombosis investigated by classic methods, coronary angiography, and MRI. T1- and T2-weighted images showed high signal intensity within the lumen of the right coronary artery corresponding to the methemoglobin content of the thrombus. Dynamic sequence images wi...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Borelli C,Berthezene Y,Olteanu B,Croisille P,Bendib K,Finet G,Amiel M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), one AIDS related, with hepatic involvement manifesting as infiltrating mass-like periportal intrahepatic low attenuation on CT are described. One case demonstrated mass effect with compression of adjacent bile ducts causing jaundice. NHL should be included in the differential d...

journal_title：Journal of computer assisted tomography

authors： Coakley FV,O'Reilly EM,Schwartz LH,Panicek DM,Castellino RA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00