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Included Articles on Diagnostic Accuracy (n = 124)

Ann Intern Med

1. Kerlikowske K, Carney PA, Geller B, et al. Performance of screening mammography among women with and without a first-degree relative with breast cancer. Ann Intern Med 2000; 133:855-863.
2. Sawaya GF, Grady D, Kerlikowske K, et al. The positive predictive value of cervical smears in previously screened postmenopausal women: the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS). Ann Intern Med 2000; 133:942-950.
3. Suzuki T, Katoh H, Tsuchio Y, et al. Diagnostic implications of elevated levels of smooth-muscle myosin heavy-chain protein in acute aortic dissection: the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain study. Ann Intern Med 2000; 133:537-541.

Arch Intern Med

4. Birdwell BG, Raskob GE, Whitsett TL, et al. Predictive value of compression ultrasonography for deep vein thrombosis in symptomatic outpatients: clinical implications of the site of vein noncompressibility. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:309-313.
5. Fink HA, Lederle FA, Roth CS, Bowles CA, Nelson DB, Haas MA. The accuracy of physical examination to detect abdominal aortic aneurysm. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:833-836.
6. Goff DC Jr, Pandey DK, Chan FA, Ortiz C, Nichaman MZ. Congestive heart failure in the United States: is there more than meets the I(CD code)? The Corpus Christi Heart Project. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:197-202.
7. Perez-Vazquez A, Farinas MC, Garcia-Palomo JD, Bernal JM, Revuelta JM, Gonzalez-Macias J. Evaluation of the Duke criteria in 93 episodes of prosthetic valve endocarditis: could sensitivity be improved? Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:1185-1191.
8. Raber W, Raffesberg W, Bischof M, et al. Diagnostic efficacy of unconjugated plasma metanephrines for the detection of pheochromocytoma. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:2957-2963.
9. Witteles RM, Kaplan EL, Roizen MF. Sensitivity of diagnostic and localization tests for pheochromocytoma in clinical practice. Arch Intern Med 2000; 160:2521-2524.

Arch Neurol

10. Haq RU, Fries TJ, Pendlebury WW, Kenny MJ, Badger GJ, Tandan R. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a study of proposed electrodiagnostic and histologic criteria. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:1745-1750.
11. Hohl U, Tiraboschi P, Hansen LA, Thal LJ, Corey-Bloom J. Diagnostic accuracy of dementia with Lewy bodies. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:347-351.
12. Lansberg MG, Norbash AM, Marks MP, Tong DC, Moseley ME, Albers GW. Advantages of adding diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to conventional magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating acute stroke. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:1311-1316.
13. Lee KH, Cho SJ, Byun HS, et al. Triphasic perfusion computed tomography in acute middle cerebral artery stroke: a correlation with angiographic findings. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:990-999.
14. Oliveira-Filho J, Ay H, Schaefer PW, et al. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging identifies the "clinically relevant" small-penetrator infarcts. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:1009-1014.
15. Rother J, Jonetz-Mentzel L, Fiala A, et al. Hemodynamic assessment of acute stroke using dynamic single-slice computed tomographic perfusion imaging. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:1161-1166.
16. Schroter A, Zerr I, Henkel K, Tschampa HJ, Finkenstaedt M, Poser S. Magnetic resonance imaging in the clinical diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:1751-1757.

BMJ

17. Gray J, Majeed A, Kerry S, Rowlands G. Identifying patients with ischaemic heart disease in general practice: cross sectional study of paper and computerised medical records. BMJ 2000; 321:548-550.
18. Smith H, Pickering RM, Struthers A, Simpson I, Mant D. Biochemical diagnosis of ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients in general practice: observational study. BMJ 2000; 320:906-908.

Circulation

19. Abe M, Tomiyama H, Yoshida H, Doba N. Diastolic fractional flow reserve to assess the functional severity of moderate coronary artery stenoses: comparison with fractional flow reserve and coronary flow velocity reserve. Circulation 2000; 102:2365-2370.
20. Al-Saadi N, Nagel E, Gross M, et al. Noninvasive detection of myocardial ischemia from perfusion reserve based on cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Circulation 2000; 101:1379-1383.
21. Bielak LF, Rumberger JA, Sheedy PF 2nd, Schwartz RS, Peyser PA. Probabilistic model for prediction of angiographically defined obstructive coronary artery disease using electron beam computed tomography calcium score strata. Circulation 2000; 102:380-385.
22. Gaudino M, Glieca F, Alessandrini F, et al. The unclampable ascending aorta in coronary artery bypass patients: a surgical challenge of increasing frequency. Circulation 2000; 102:1497-1502.
23. Kallikazaros IE, Tsioufis CP, Stefanadis CI, Pitsavos CE, Toutouzas PK. Closed relation between carotid and ascending aortic atherosclerosis in cardiac patients. Circulation 2000; 102(suppl 3):263-268.
24. Knollmann FD, Bocksch W, Spiegelsberger S, Hetzer R, Felix R, Hummel M. Electron-beam computed tomography in the assessment of coronary artery disease after heart transplantation. Circulation 2000; 101:2078-2082.
25. Medvegy M, Preda I, Savard P, Pinter A, et al. New body surface isopotential map evaluation method to detect minor potential losses in non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Circulation 2000; 101:1115-1121.
26. Querejeta R, Varo N, Lopez B, Larman M, et al. Serum carboxy-terminal propeptide of procollagen type I is a marker of myocardial fibrosis in hypertensive heart disease. Circulation 2000; 101:1729-1735.
27. Shah D, Haissaguerre M, Takahashi A, Jais P, Hocini M, Clementy J. Differential pacing for distinguishing block from persistent conduction through an ablation line. Circulation 2000; 102:1517-1522.
28. Smart SC, Knickelbine T, Malik F, Sagar KB. Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography for the detection of coronary artery disease in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: importance of chamber size and systolic wall stress. Circulation 2000; 101:258-263.
29. Taylor AM, Thorne SA, Rubens MB, et al. Coronary artery imaging in grown up congenital heart disease: complementary role of magnetic resonance and x-ray coronary angiography. Circulation 2000; 101:1670-1678.
30. Tribouilloy CM, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bailey KR, Seward JB, Tajik AJ. Assessment of severity of aortic regurgitation using the width of the vena contracta: a clinical color Doppler imaging study. Circulation 2000; 102:558-564.
31. Zhang L, Timothy KW, Vincent GM, et al. Spectrum of ST-T-wave patterns and repolarization parameters in congenital long-QT syndrome: ECG findings identify genotypes. Circulation 2000; 102:2849-2855.

Clin Chem

32. Apple FS, Anderson FP, Collinson P, et al. Clinical evaluation of the first medical whole blood, point-of-care testing device for detection of myocardial infarction. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1604-1609.
33. Benlian P, Cansier C, Hennache G, et al. Comparison of a new method for the direct and simultaneous assessment of LDL- and HDL-cholesterol with ultracentrifugation and established methods. Clin Chem 2000; 46:493-505.
34. Bizzaro N, Tonutti E, Villalta D, et al. Sensitivity and specificity of immunological methods for the detection of anti-topoisomerase I (Scl70) autoantibodies: results of a multicenter study. The Italian Society of Laboratory Medicine Study Group on the Diagnosis of Autoimmune diseases. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1681-1685.
35. Bolann BJ, Solli JD, Schneede J, et al. Evaluation of indicators of cobalamin deficiency defined as cobalamin-induced reduction in increased serum methylmalonic acid. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1744-1750.
36. Hollis BW. Comparison of commercially available (125)I-based RIA methods for the determination of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1657-1661.
37. Inganas M, Byding S, Eckersten A, et al. Enzymatic mutation detection in the P53 gene. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1562-1573.
38. Kimura M, Tatsumi KI, Tada H, et al. Enzyme immunoassay for autoantibodies to human liver-type arginase and its clinical application. Clin Chem 2000; 46:112-117.
39. Meijer WG, Kema IP, Volmer M, Willemse PH, de Vries EG. Discriminating capacity of indole markers in the diagnosis of carcinoid tumors. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1588-1596.
40. Ohta M, Ohta K, Ma J, et al. Clinical and analytical evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for myelin basic protein in cerebrospinal fluid. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1326-1330.
41. Ooi DS, Isotalo PA, Veinot JP. Correlation of antemortem serum creatine kinase, creatine kinase-MB, troponin I, and troponin T with cardiac pathology. Clin Chem 2000; 46:338-344.
42. Peng SH, Segura J, Farre M, de la Torre X. Oral testosterone administration detected by testosterone glucuronidation measured in blood spots dried on filter paper. Clin Chem 2000; 46:515-522.
43. Raungaard B, Heath F, Hansen PS, Brorholt-Petersen JU, Jensen HK, Faergeman O. Flow cytometric assessment of LDL ligand function for detection of heterozygous familial defective apolipoprotein B-100. Clin Chem 2000; 46:224-233.
44. Stabuc B, Vrhovec L, Stabuc-Silih M, Cizej TE. Improved prediction of decreased creatinine clearance by serum cystatin C: use in cancer patients before and during chemotherapy. Clin Chem 2000; 46:193-197.
45. Umapathysivam K, Whittle AM, Ranieri E, et al. Determination of acid alpha-glucosidase protein: evaluation as a screening marker for Pompe disease and other lysosomal storage disorders. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1318-1325.
46. Wikman FP, Lu ML, Thykjaer T, et al. Evaluation of the performance of a p53 sequencing microarray chip using 140 previously sequenced bladder tumor samples. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1555-1561.

Gut

47. Baldas V, Tommasini A, Trevisiol C, et al. Development of a novel rapid non-invasive screening test for coeliac disease. Gut 2000; 47:628-631.
48. Cataldo F, Lio D, Marino V, Picarelli A, Ventura A, Corazza GR. IgG(1) antiendomysium and IgG antitissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibodies in coeliac patients with selective IgA deficiency. Working Groups on Celiac Disease of SIGEP and Club del Tenue. Gut 2000; 47:366-369.
49. Kronborg O, Ugstad M, Fuglerud P, et al. Faecal calprotectin levels in a high risk population for colorectal neoplasia. Gut 2000; 46:795-800.
50. Miao YM, Amin Z, Healy J, et al. A prospective single centre study comparing computed tomography pneumocolon against colonoscopy in the detection of colorectal neoplasms. Gut 2000; 47:832-837.
51. Oksanen A, Sipponen P, Karttunen R, et al. Atrophic gastritis and Helicobacter pylori infection in outpatients referred for gastroscopy. Gut 2000; 46:460-463.
52. Palazzo L, Landi B, Cellier C, Cuillerier E, Roseau G, Barbier JP. Endosonographic features predictive of benign and malignant gastrointestinal stromal cell tumours. Gut 2000; 46:88-92.
53. Pescatore P, Glucker T, Delarive J, et al. Diagnostic accuracy and interobserver agreement of CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy). Gut 2000; 47:126-130.
54. Saurin JC, Joly-Pharaboz MO, Pernas P, Henry L, Ponchon T, Madjar JJ. Detection of Ki-ras gene point mutations in bile specimens for the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign biliary strictures. Gut 2000; 47:357-361.
55. Shinkai M, Niwa Y, Arisawa T, Ohmiya N, Goto H, Hayakawa T. Evaluation of prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus by endoscopic ultrasonography. Gut 2000; 47:120-125.
56. Sugiyama M, Atomi Y, Yamato T. Endoscopic ultrasonography for differential diagnosis of polypoid gall bladder lesions: analysis in surgical and follow up series. Gut 2000; 46:250-254.
57. Thomas PD, Turner JG, Dobbs BR, Burt MJ, Chapman BA. Use of (99m)Tc-DISIDA biliary scanning with morphine provocation for the detection of elevated sphincter of Oddi basal pressure. Gut 2000; 46:838-841.
58. Tibble J, Teahon K, Thjodleifsson B, et al. A simple method for assessing intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease. Gut 2000; 47:506-513.
59. Voss M, Hammel P, Molas G, et al. Value of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses. Gut 2000; 46:244-249.

JAMA

60. Catanzaro A, Perry S, Clarridge JE, et al. The role of clinical suspicion in evaluating a new diagnostic test for active tuberculosis: results of a multicenter prospective trial. JAMA 2000; 283:639-645.
61. Schiffman M, Herrero R, Hildesheim A, et al. HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening: results from women in a high-risk province of Costa Rica. JAMA 2000; 283:87-93.
62. Straus SE, McAlister FA, Sackett DL, Deeks JJ. The accuracy of patient history, wheezing, and laryngeal measurements in diagnosing obstructive airway disease. CARE-COAD1 Group. Clinical Assessment of the Reliability of the Examination-Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease. JAMA 2000; 283:1853-1857.
63. Wright TC Jr, Denny L, Kuhn L, Pollack A, Lorincz A. HPV DNA testing of self-collected vaginal samples compared with cytologic screening to detect cervical cancer. JAMA 2000; 283:81-86.

Lancet

64. Adamek HE, Albert J, Breer H, Weitz M, Schilling D, Riemann JF. Pancreatic cancer detection with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a prospective controlled study. Lancet 2000; 356:190-193.
65. Barber PA, Demchuk AM, Zhang J, Buchan AM. Validity and reliability of a quantitative computed tomography score in predicting outcome of hyperacute stroke before thrombolytic therapy. ASPECTS Study Group. Alberta Stroke Programme Early CT Score. Lancet 2000; 355:1670-1674.
66. Brown BH, Tidy JA, Boston K, Blackett AD, Smallwood RH, Sharp F. Relation between tissue structure and imposed electrical current flow in cervical neoplasia. Lancet 2000; 355:892-895.
67. Diskin CJ, Stokes TJ, Dansby LM, Carter TB, Radcliff L. Surface tension, proteinuria, and the urine bubbles of Hippocrates. Lancet 2000; 355:901-902.
68. Kavanagh AM, Mitchell H, Giles GG. Hormone replacement therapy and accuracy of mammographic screening. Lancet 2000; 355:270-274.
69. Neoptolemos JP, Kemppainen EA, Mayer JM, et al. Early prediction of severity in acute pancreatitis by urinary trypsinogen activation peptide: a multicentre study. Lancet 2000; 355:1955-1960.
70. Peterson S, Sanga A, Eklof H, et al. Classification of thyroid size by palpation and ultrasonography in field surveys. Lancet 2000; 355:106-110.
71. Popovic V, Leal A, Micic D, et al. GH-releasing hormone and GH-releasing peptide-6 for diagnostic testing in GH-deficient adults. Lancet 2000; 356:1137-1142.
72. Zeidler M, Sellar RJ, Collie DA, et al. The pulvinar sign on magnetic resonance imaging in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Lancet 2000; 355:1412-1418.

N Engl J Med

73. Bergeron MG, Ke D, Menard C, et al. Rapid detection of group B streptococci in pregnant women at delivery. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:175-179.
74. Haydel MJ, Preston CA, Mills TJ, Luber S, Blaudeau E, DeBlieux PM. Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:100-105.
75. Hoffman JR, Mower WR, Wolfson AB, Todd KH, Zucker MI. Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma. National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study Group. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:94-99.
76. Mari G, Deter RL, Carpenter RL, et al. Noninvasive diagnosis by Doppler ultrasonography of fetal anemia due to maternal red-cell alloimmunization. Collaborative Group for Doppler Assessment of the Blood Velocity in Anemic Fetuses. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:9-14.
77. Nickeleit V, Klimkait T, Binet IF, et al. Testing for polyomavirus type BK DNA in plasma to identify renal-allograft recipients with viral nephropathy. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1309-1315.
78. Pieterman RM, van Putten JW, Meuzelaar JJ, et al. Preoperative staging of non-small-cell lung cancer with positron-emission tomography. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:254-261.
79. Winawer SJ, Stewart ET, Zauber AG, et al. A comparison of colonoscopy and double-contrast barium enema for surveillance after polypectomy. National Polyp Study Work Group. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1766-1772.

Neurology

80. A multicenter assessment of dopamine transporter imaging with DOPASCAN/SPECT in parkinsonism. Parkinson Study Group. Neurology 2000;55:1540-1547.
81. Asano E, Chugani DC, Muzik O, et al. Multimodality imaging for improved detection of epileptogenic foci in tuberous sclerosis complex. Neurology 2000; 54:1976-1984.
82. Brandel JP, Delasnerie-Laupretre N, Laplanche JL, Hauw JJ, Alperovitch A. Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: effect of clinical criteria on incidence estimates. Neurology 2000; 54:1095-1099.
83. Collins MP, Mendell JR, Periquet MI, et al. Superficial peroneal nerve/peroneus brevis muscle biopsy in vasculitic neuropathy. Neurology 2000; 55:636-643.
84. DeBella K, Poskitt K, Szudek J, Friedman JM. Use of "unidentified bright objects" on MRI for diagnosis of neurofibromatosis 1 in children. Neurology 2000; 54:1646-1651.
85. Harding GF, Wild JM, Robertson KA, Rietbrock S, Martinez C. Separating the retinal electrophysiologic effects of vigabatrin: treatment versus field loss. Neurology 2000; 55:347-352.
86. Higgins JJ, Golbe LI, De Biase A, Jankovic J, Factor SA, Adler RL. An extended 5[prime]-tau susceptibility haplotype in progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurology 2000; 55:1364-1367.
87. Hu XS, Okamura N, Arai H, et al. 18F-fluorodopa PET study of striatal dopamine uptake in the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology 2000; 55:1575-1577.
88. Kahle PJ, Jakowec M, Teipel SJ, et al. Combined assessment of tau and neuronal thread protein in Alzheimer's disease CSF. Neurology 2000; 54:1498-1504.
89. Kurachi Y, Oka A, Mizuguchi M, et al. Rapid immunologic diagnosis of classic late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Neurology 2000; 54:1676-1680.
90. Lansberg MG, Albers GW, Beaulieu C, Marks MP. Comparison of diffusion-weighted MRI and CT in acute stroke. Neurology 2000; 54:1557-1561.
91. Lemstra AW, van Meegen MT, Vreyling JP, et al. 14-3-3 testing in diagnosing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a prospective study in 112 patients. Neurology 2000; 55:514-516.
92. Lopez OL, Hamilton RL, Becker JT, Wisniewski S, Kaufer DI, DeKosky ST. Severity of cognitive impairment and the clinical diagnosis of AD with Lewy bodies. Neurology 2000; 54:1780-1787.
93. McKeith IG, Ballard CG, Perry RH, et al. Prospective validation of consensus criteria for the diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology 2000; 54:1050-1058.
94. Muzik O, da Silva EA, Juhasz C, et al. Intracranial EEG versus flumazenil and glucose PET in children with extratemporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology 2000; 54:171-179.
95. Schipper HM, Chertkow H, Mehindate K, Frankel D, Melmed C, Bergman H. Evaluation of heme oxygenase-1 as a systemic biological marker of sporadic AD. Neurology 2000; 54:1297-1304.
96. Schrag A, Good CD, Miszkiel K, et al. Differentiation of atypical parkinsonian syndromes with routine MRI. Neurology 2000; 54:697-702.
97. Stockhammer G, Poewe W, Burgstaller S, et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor in CSF: a biological marker for carcinomatous meningitis. Neurology 2000; 54:1670-1676.
98. Walker MP, Ayre GA, Cummings JL, et al. Quantifying fluctuation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia. Neurology 2000; 54:1616-1625.
99. Zerr I, Pocchiari M, Collins S, et al. Analysis of EEG and CSF 14-3-3 proteins as aids to the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Neurology 2000; 55:811-815.

Radiology

100. Hricak H, Chen M, Coakley FV, et al. Complex adnexal masses: detection and characterization with MR imaging--multivariate analysis. Radiology 2000; 214:39-46.
101. Grasel RP, Outwater EK, Siegelman ES, Capuzzi D, Parker L, Hussain SM. Endometrial polyps: MR imaging features and distinction from endometrial carcinoma. Radiology 2000; 214:47-52.
102. De Cobelli F, Venturini M, Vanzulli A, et al. Renal arterial stenosis: prospective comparison of color Doppler US and breath-hold, three-dimensional, dynamic, gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography. Radiology 2000; 214:373-380.
103. De Feo ML, Colagrande S, Biagini C, et al. Parathyroid glands: combination of (99m)Tc MIBI scintigraphy and US for demonstration of parathyroid glands and nodules. Radiology 2000; 214:393-402.
104. Garjian KV, Pretorius DH, Budorick NE, Cantrell CJ, Johnson DD, Nelson TR. Fetal skeletal dysplasia: three-dimensional US--initial experience. Radiology 2000; 214:717-723.
105. Claudon M, Plouin PF, Baxter GM, Rohban T, Devos DM. Renal arteries in patients at risk of renal arterial stenosis: multicenter evaluation of the echo-enhancer SH U 508A at color and spectral Doppler US. Levovist Renal Artery Stenosis Study Group. Radiology 2000; 214:739-746.
106. Liu W, Esler SJ, Kenny BJ, Goh RH, Rainbow AJ, Stevenson GW. Low-dose nonenhanced helical CT of renal colic: assessment of ureteric stone detection and measurement of effective dose equivalent. Radiology 2000; 215:51-54.
107. Fulcher AS, Turner MA, Franklin KJ, et al. Primary sclerosing cholangitis: evaluation with MR cholangiography-a case-control study. Radiology 2000; 215:71-80.
108. Jang HJ, Lim JH, Lee SJ, Park CK, Park HS, Do YS. Hepatocellular carcinoma: are combined CT during arterial portography and CT hepatic arteriography in addition to triple-phase helical CT all necessary for preoperative evaluation? Radiology 2000; 215:373-380.
109. Kim MJ, Park YN, Han SJ, et al. Biliary atresia in neonates and infants: triangular area of high signal intensity in the porta hepatis at T2-weighted MR cholangiography with US and histopathologic correlation. Radiology 2000; 215:395-401.
110. Simon JR, Kalbhen CL, Cooper RA, Flisak ME. Accuracy and complication rates of US-guided vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy: initial results. Radiology 2000; 215:694-697.
111. Petersein J, Spinazzi A, Giovagnoni A, et al. Focal liver lesions: evaluation of the efficacy of gadobenate dimeglumine in MR imaging--a multicenter phase III clinical study. Radiology 2000; 215:727-736.
112. Metens T, Rio F, Baleriaux D, Roger T, David P, Rodesch G. Intracranial aneurysms: detection with gadolinium-enhanced dynamic three-dimensional MR angiography--initial results. Radiology 2000; 216:39-46.
113. Kreft B, Strunk H, Flacke S, et al. Detection of thrombosis in the portal venous system: comparison of contrast-enhanced MR angiography with intraarterial digital subtraction angiography. Radiology 2000; 216:86-92.
114. Cappeliez O, Delhaye M, Deviere J, et al. Chronic pancreatitis: evaluation of pancreatic exocrine function with MR pancreatography after secretin stimulation. Radiology 2000; 215:358-364.
115. Luboldt W, Bauerfeind P, Wildermuth S, Marincek B, Fried M, Debatin JF. Colonic masses: detection with MR colonography. Radiology 2000; 216:383-388.
116. Jager L, Menauer F, Holzknecht N, Scholz V, Grevers G, Reiser M. Sialolithiasis: MR sialography of the submandibular duct--an alternative to conventional sialography and US? Radiology 2000; 216:665-671.
117. Fletcher JG, Johnson CD, Welch TJ, et al. Optimization of CT colonography technique: prospective trial in 180 patients. Radiology 2000; 216:704-711.
118. Singh SK, Agris JM, Leeds NE, Ginsberg LE. Intracranial leptomeningeal metastases: comparison of depiction at FLAIR and contrast-enhanced MR imaging. Radiology 2000; 217:50-53.
119. Shanmuganathan K, Mirvis SE, Boyd-Kranis R, Takada T, Scalea TM. Nonsurgical management of blunt splenic injury: use of CT criteria to select patients for splenic arteriography and potential endovascular therapy. Radiology 2000; 217:75-82.
120. Lingawi SS, Buckley AR. Focused abdominal US in patients with trauma. Radiology 2000; 217:426-429.
121. Becker M, Marchal F, Becker CD, et al. Sialolithiasis and salivary ductal stenosis: diagnostic accuracy of MR sialography with a three-dimensional extended-phase conjugate-symmetry rapid spin-echo sequence. Radiology 2000; 217:347-358.
122. Liao WY, Chen MZ, Chang YL, et al. US-guided transthoracic cutting biopsy for peripheral thoracic lesions less than 3 cm in diameter. Radiology 2000; 217:685-691.
123. Schoepf UJ, Bruening R, Konschitzky H, et al. Pulmonary embolism: comprehensive diagnosis by using electron-beam CT for detection of emboli and assessment of pulmonary blood flow. Radiology 2000; 217:693-700.
124. Lauerma K, Niemi P, Hanninen H, et al. Multimodality MR imaging assessment of myocardial viability: combination of first-pass and late contrast enhancement to wall motion dynamics and comparison with FDG PET-initial experience. Radiology 2000; 217:729-736.

Excluded Articles (n = 18)

1. de Freitas GR, Devuyst G, van Melle G, Bogousslavsky J. Motor strokes sparing the leg: different lesions and causes. Arch Neurol 2000; 57:513-518.
2. Douglas CD, Macpherson NE, Davidson PM, Gani JS. Randomised controlled trial of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis, incorporating the Alvarado score. BMJ 2000; 321:919-922. 3. Botnar RM, Stuber M, Kissinger KV, Kim WY, Spuentrup E, Manning WJ. Noninvasive coronary vessel wall and plaque imaging with magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation 2000; 102:2582-2587.
4. Eftestol T, Sunde K, Ole Aase S, Husoy JH, Steen PA. Predicting outcome of defibrillation by spectral characterization and nonparametric classification of ventricular fibrillation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Circulation 2000; 102:1523-1529.
5. Karpati L, Penke B, Katona E, Balogh I, Vamosi G, Muszbek L. A modified, optimized kinetic photometric assay for the determination of blood coagulation factor XIII activity in plasma. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1946-1955.
6. Ke D, Menard C, Picard FJ, et al. Development of conventional and real-time PCR assays for the rapid detection of group B streptococci. Clin Chem 2000; 46:324-331.
7. Struys EA, Jansen EE, de Meer K, Jakobs C. Determination of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid by stable-isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry. Clin Chem 2000; 46:1650-1656.
8. Usui S, Nakamura M, Jitsukata K, Nara M, Hosaki S, Okazaki M. Assessment of between-instrument variations in a HPLC method for serum lipoproteins and its traceability to reference methods for total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol. Clin Chem 2000; 46:63-72.
9. Ziebig R, Lun A, Sinha P. Leukocyte counts in cerebrospinal fluid with the automated hematology analyzer CellDyn 3500 and the urine flow cytometer UF-100. Clin Chem 2000; 46:242-247.
10. Debernardi-Venon W, Bandi JC, Garcia-Pagan JC, et al. CO(2) wedged hepatic venography in the evaluation of portal hypertension. Gut 2000; 46:856-860.
11. Arranz MJ, Munro J, Birkett J, et al. Pharmacogenetic prediction of clozapine response. Lancet 2000; 355:1615-1616.
12. Ashley EA, Myers J, Froelicher V. Exercise testing in clinical medicine. Lancet 2000; 356:1592-1597.
13. Strachan BK, van Wijngaarden WJ, Sahota D, Chang A, James DK. Cardiotocography only versus cardiotocography plus PR-interval analysis in intrapartum surveillance: a randomised, multicentre trial. FECG Study Group. Lancet 2000; 355:456-459.
14. Albers GW, Lansberg MG, Norbash AM, et al. Yield of diffusion-weighted MRI for detection of potentially relevant findings in stroke patients. Neurology 2000; 54:1562-1567.
15. Bakshi R, Morcos MF, Gabryel TF, Dandona P. Is fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI more sensitive than conventional MRI for hypoglycemic brain injury? Neurology 2000; 55:1064-1065.
16. Filippi M, Bozzali M, Horsfield MA, et al. A conventional and magnetization transfer MRI study of the cervical cord in patients with MS. Neurology 2000; 54:207-213.
17. Kamran S, Bates V, Bakshi R, Wright P, Kinkel W, Miletich R. Significance of hyperintense vessels on FLAIR MRI in acute stroke. Neurology 2000; 55:265-269.
18. Mitchell LA, Briellmann RS, Kalnins RM, Jackson GD. Cognitive consequences of coexisting temporal lobe developmental malformations and hippocampal sclerosis (letter). Neurology 2000; 54:2356.

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