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Volume 242, Issue 2, February 2007
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      Down Letters to the Editor
      Down In Memoriam
   DownREVIEWS AND COMMENTARY
      Down Editorials
      Down Evidence-based Radiology Series
      Down State of the Art
      Down Perspectives
      Down Opinion
      Down Book Reviews
   DownORIGINAL RESEARCH
      Down Breast Imaging
      Down Cardiac Imaging
      Down Experimental Studies
      Down Gastrointestinal Imaging
      Down Genitourinary Imaging
      Down Innovations
      Down Molecular Imaging
      Down Musculoskeletal Imaging
      Down Neuroradiology
      Down Pediatric Imaging
      Down Technical Developments
      Down Thoracic Imaging
      Down Vascular and Interventional Radiology
   DownSIGNS IN IMAGING
   DownDIAGNOSIS PLEASE
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SCIENCE TO PRACTICE:Back

F. Graham Sommer

The findings hold promise that noninvasive in vivo assessment of single-kidney renal function may be achieved in patients.
Radiology 2007 242: 325-326 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422061353); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COMMUNICATIONS:Back

   Special Communications:Back


Radiology 2007 242: 327-328 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422072501); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Letters to the Editor:Back

Musturay Karcaaltincaba and Antoine Feydy

Radiology 2007 242: 634-635 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060246); [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Rouvière, Evis Sala, and Hedvig Hricak

Radiology 2007 242: 635-637 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060215); [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Graham Sommer, Peter T. Scardino, Hedvig Hricak, Michael W. Kattan, and Liang Wang

Radiology 2007 242: 637-639 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060219); [Full Text] [PDF]  

   In Memoriam:Back

Robert D. Harris

Radiology 2007 242: 640-641 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422062609); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Mindelzun

Radiology 2007 242: 640-641 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422062610); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY:Back

   Editorials:Back

Thomas E. Heffernan, IV, Srinesh Alle, and Charles C. Matthews

Radiology departments around the country may learn from our experience in developing and improving procedures for emergency situations.
Radiology 2007 242: 334-337 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060716); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William R. Hendee

Biomedical Imaging Research Opportunities Workshop IV focused on four imaging areas that offer a spectrum of opportunities for scientific research and engineering development: Imaging of Rodent Models, Imaging in Drug Development, Imaging of Chronic Metabolic Disease: Diabetes, and Image-Guided Intervention in the 4th Dimension—Time.
Radiology 2007 242: 338-341 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060733); [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Evidence-based Radiology Series:Back

Jonathan D. Dodd

Expert opinion is divided on many aspects of indirect CT venography, and such difficult topics are ideally suited for the tools of evidence-based practice.
Radiology 2007 242: 342-354 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051679); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   State of the Art:Back

Todd M. Blodgett, Carolyn C. Meltzer, and David W. Townsend

Combined PET/CT imaging facilitates the separation of normal physiologic uptake from pathologic uptake, provides accurate localization of functional abnormalities, and reduces the incidence of false-positive and false-negative imaging studies.
Radiology 2007 242: 360-385 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051113); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Perspectives:Back

James H. Thrall

The stunning developments of the past 20 years, especially in functional and molecular imaging, have now propelled radiology to the forefront of cutting-edge biomedical research and have put radiologists and imaging scientists in the position of being key players on interdisciplinary teams addressing the very most interesting and challenging research questions of today.
Radiology 2007 242: 329-333 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422061762); [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Opinion:Back

Andreas Roposch and James G. Wright

To understand the neonatal hip, we suggest it is time to return to basic principles and consider the connotations of the term disease in the light of today's medicine, because the concept of disease is fundamental to medicine.
Radiology 2007 242: 355-359 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051937); [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Book Reviews:Back


Radiology 2007 242: 386 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422062608); [Full Text] [PDF]  


Radiology 2007 242: 387 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422062607); [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL RESEARCH:Back

   Breast Imaging:Back

Elizabeth S. Burnside, Jennifer E. Ochsner, Kathryn J. Fowler, Jason P. Fine, Lonie R. Salkowski, Daniel L. Rubin, and Gale A. Sisney

In this study, we found that the descriptors in the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4th edition can help predict the risk of malignancy for microcalcifications detected at mammography.
Radiology 2007 242: 388-395 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422052130); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold L. Kundel, Calvin F. Nodine, Emily F. Conant, and Susan P. Weinstein

These data support the hypothesis that an initial global image analysis produces a holistic perception that enables the rapid identification of abnormalities and that the ability to utilize the information in the holistic perception improves with diagnostic proficiency.
Radiology 2007 242: 396-402 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051997); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Cardiac Imaging:Back

Dilek Oncel, Guray Oncel, and Mustafa Karaca

Sixty-four–section multidetector CT angiography is a promising noninvasive method for the assessment of coronary stents and the detection of in-stent restenosis and occlusion.
Radiology 2007 242: 403-409 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060065); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Miguel-Dasit, Luis Martí-Bonmatí, Pilar Sanfeliu, and Rafael Aleixandre

Because of the relatively small number of clinical trial, controlled clinical trial, and randomized controlled trial articles on cardiac MR imaging published by radiologists, an opportunity exists for radiologists to become more involved.
Radiology 2007 242: 410-416 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060189); [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Experimental Studies:Back

Elena Daghini, Laurent Juillard, John A. Haas, James D. Krier, Juan C. Romero, and Lilach O. Lerman

By taking into account renal physiologic characteristics, the modifications proposed in this study may enhance the reliability of CT methods for assessment of glomerular filtration rate.
Radiology 2007 242: 417-424 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422052144); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc C. Heinrich, Martin K. Kuhlmann, Sonja Kohlbacher, Mario Scheer, Aleksandar Grgic, Martina B. Heckmann, and Michael Uder

Our study results demonstrate that, at least in vitro, gadolinium-based contrast agents do not induce fewer cytotoxic effects on renal proximal tubular cells than does an iodinated radiographic contrast medium at the high concentrations used for angiography.
Radiology 2007 242: 425-434. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422060245 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher L. Brace, Paul F. Laeseke, Lisa A. Sampson, Tina M. Frey, Daniel W. van der Weide, and Fred T. Lee, Jr

Our results demonstrated the ability to consistently achieve clinically substantial zones of ablation by using a prototype small-gauge triaxial microwave antenna in an in vivo porcine liver model.
Radiology 2007 242: 435-440 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051411); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annabelle Wyler, Valérie Bousson, Catherine Bergot, Marc Polivka, Eric Leveque, Eric Vicaut, and Jean-Denis Laredo

Spiral multidetector CT arthrography provides useful data on hip cartilage with no substance loss, and observers underestimate cartilage thickness by 0.30 mm, on average, with CT arthrograms in comparison with anatomic slices.
Radiology 2007 242: 441-449 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051393); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Gastrointestinal Imaging:Back

Antonio C. A. Westphalen, Aliya Qayyum, Benjamin M. Yeh, Raphael B. Merriman, Julie A. Lee, Amit Lamba, Ying Lu, and Fergus V. Coakley

Signal intensity loss on in-phase images caused by the presence of liver iron is a potential pitfall in the determination of mild degrees of liver fat by using opposed-phase MR imaging in common chronic liver diseases.
Radiology 2007 242: 450-455 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422052024); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicky Goh, Steve Halligan, Stuart A. Taylor, David Burling, Paul Bassett, and Clive I. Bartram

We found that functional perfusion CT measurements enable differentiation and better discrimination, in comparison with morphologic criteria, between cancer and diverticulitis.
Radiology 2007 242: 456-462 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051670); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette C. Dobben, Maaike P. Terra, J. Frederik M. Slors, Marije Deutekom, Michael F. Gerhards, Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, Patrick M. M. Bossuyt, and Jaap Stoker

When we validated our results in a small cohort of patients and compared these results with surgical findings, we concluded that both imaging techniques can be considered useful in the selection of patients for surgery.
Radiology 2007 242: 463-471 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051575); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chiao-Yun Chen, Jui-Sheng Hsu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Wan-Yi Kang, Jan-Sing Hsieh, Twei-Shiun Jaw, Ming-Tsang Wu, and Gin-Chung Liu

Use of the combination of virtual gastroscopy and dynamic contrast-enhanced multiplanar reformation images obtained at multi–detector row CT after air and water distention of the stomach can improve tumor detection rates as well as accuracy rates in T and N staging of gastric cancers.
Radiology 2007 242: 472-482 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051557); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Genitourinary Imaging:Back

Jeffrey J. Hom, Fergus V. Coakley, Jeffry P. Simko, Ying Lu, Aliya Qayyum, Antonio C. A. Westphalen, Lars D. Schmitt, Peter R. Carroll, and John Kurhanewicz

High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia is metabolically intermediate between normal peripheral zone tissue and prostate cancer at MR spectroscopic imaging but does not manifest any MR imaging abnormality.
Radiology 2007 242: 483-489. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422051828 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Innovations:Back

Silvia Schievano, Francesco Migliavacca, Louise Coats, Sachin Khambadkone, Mario Carminati, Neil Wilson, John E. Deanfield, Philipp Bonhoeffer, and Andrew M. Taylor

Three-dimensional (3D) rapid prototyping is a method of model building that enables complete appreciation of the 3D anatomy of the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary trunk and/or conduit.
Radiology 2007 242: 490-497 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051994); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Molecular Imaging:Back

Anja Dankerl, Peter Liebisch, Gerhard Glatting, Claudia Friesen, Norbert M. Blumstein, Darius Kocot, Christiane Wendl, Donald Bunjes, and Sven N. Reske

Metabolic imaging with carbon 11 methionine PET/CT may provide an estimate of tumor burden, may complement classification of the stage of myeloma, and may help locate active medullary and extramedullary manifestations of myeloma, particularly in clinically silent and unexpected localizations.
Radiology 2007 242: 498-508. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422051980 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Musculoskeletal Imaging:Back

Nadja Saupe, Bernard Mengiardi, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Patrick Vienne, Burkhardt Seifert, and Marco Zanetti

Our study results demonstrate that many anatomic variants that are potentially associated with peroneal tendon disorders are commonly seen on MR images in volunteers with asymptomatic ankles.
Radiology 2007 242: 509-517 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051993); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Neuroradiology:Back

Yawu Liu, Ville Soppi, Timo Mustonen, Mervi Könönen, Timo Koivisto, Anna Koskela, Jaakko Rinne, and Ritva L. Vanninen

In the subacute stage of subarachnoid hemorrhage after treatment, apparent diffusion coefficient values in the normal-appearing white matter and deep gray matter, with a single exception in the frontal white matter, are higher in patients than they are in a healthy control population.
Radiology 2007 242: 518-525. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422051698 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Jan van Laar, Jeroen Hendrikse, Catharina J. M. Klijn, L. Jaap Kappelle, Matthias J. P. van Osch, and Jeroen van der Grond

In patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion, the middle cerebral artery flow territory ipsilateral to the occluded ICA was mainly supplied by the vertebrobasilar arteries, whereas the anterior cerebral artery flow territory on the side of the occlusion was mainly supplied by the contralateral ICA.
Radiology 2007 242: 526-534 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060179); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Pediatric Imaging:Back

Christopher B. Looney, J. Keith Smith, Lisa H. Merck, Honor M. Wolfe, Nancy C. Chescheir, Robert M. Hamer, and John H. Gilmore

We found that 26% of asymptomatic neonates delivered vaginally had intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) at MR imaging, and this finding suggests that ICH is a fairly common consequence of a normal vaginal delivery.
Radiology 2007 242: 535-541. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422060133 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph M. Heyer, Thomas G. Nuesslein, David Jung, Soeren A. Peters, Stefan P. Lemburg, Christian H. L. Rieger, and Volkmar Nicolas

In our study, multidetector CT with virtual tracheobronchoscopy was found to depict pediatric tracheobronchial pathologic findings with a sensitivity of 86.8%, a positive predictive value of 97.1%, and an overall accuracy rate of 86.7%.
Radiology 2007 242: 542-549 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422060153); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Technical Developments:Back

Onofrio A. Catalano, Riccardo Manfredi, Angelo Vanzulli, Ernesto Tomei, Marcelo Napolitano, Andrea Esposito, and Donald Resnick

We have described a modified technique to inject contrast material for MR arthrography of the glenohumeral joint that does not require fluoroscopic guidance, does not traverse the important anterior structures that require assessment, and was not associated with complications in our study.
Radiology 2007 242: 550-554 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051964); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Thoracic Imaging:Back

Rebecca M. Lindell, Thomas E. Hartman, Stephen J. Swensen, James R. Jett, David E. Midthun, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Jayawant N. Mandrekar

Of 48 tumors with calculable volume doubling times (VDTs), 13 had a VDT longer than 400 days (observed most commonly in women) and could be considered overdiagnosed; this is a confounding factor in lung cancer screening.
Radiology 2007 242: 555-562 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422052090); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Montaudon, Patrick Berger, Gabriel de Dietrich, Achille Braquelaire, Roger Marthan, José Manuel Tunon-de-Lara, and François Laurent

We have validated an algorithm that can be used not only to measure cross-sectional wall and lumen areas on CT images automatically reconstructed perpendicular to the main bronchial axis but also to identify the bronchial generation.
Radiology 2007 242: 563-572. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422060029 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Montaudon, Patrick Berger, Agathe Cangini-Sacher, Gabriel de Dietrich, José Manuel Tunon-de-Lara, Roger Marthan, and François Laurent

Wall area and wall thickness as assessed with dedicated software on thin-section multi–detector row CT images are valuable indexes for determining the severity of airway impairment in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Radiology 2007 242: 573-581. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422060030 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyongtae T. Bae, Cheng Tao, Safiye Gürel, Cheng Hong, Fang Zhu, Todd A. Gebke, Margherita Milite, and Charles F. Hildebolt

Our results demonstrate that patient body weight and scanning duration critically affect the degree of contrast enhancement seen during multidetector CT angiography of the pulmonary arteries.
Radiology 2007 242: 582-589 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422052132); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

   Vascular and Interventional Radiology:Back

Klaus D. Hagspiel, Kiran Nandalur, Timothy L. Pruett, Daniel A. Leung, J. Fritz Angle, David J. Spinosa, Alan H. Matsumoto, Hossam Ahmed, Hilary A. Sanfey, Robert G. Sawyer, Brian Burkholder, and Kenneth L. Brayman

High-spatial-resolution breath-hold three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography evaluation of the pancreas is very useful for assessing vascular complications of pancreas transplantation.
Radiology 2007 242: 590-599 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422041261); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kambiz Nael, J. Pablo Villablanca, Whitney B. Pope, Thomas O. McNamara, Gerhard Laub, and J. Paul Finn

Compared with CT angiography and DSA, contrast-enhanced MR angiography at 3.0 T in combination with fast parallel acquisition can be used to outline the entire supraaortic circulation, with high spatial resolution and no statistically significant difference for detection of arterial stenoses.
Radiology 2007 242: 600-609 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422051784); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gustav Andreisek, Thomas Pfammatter, Kerstin Goepfert, Daniel Nanz, Patrice Hervo, Renate Koppensteiner, and Dominik Weishaupt

We demonstrated that the combination of standard bolus-chase MR angiography and MR angiography with time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics offers a valuable alternative for the assessment of the vascular status in patients with diabetes and symptomatic peripheral vascular disease.
Radiology 2007 242: 610-620. Published online before print December 19 2006, 10.1148/radiol.2422051111 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SIGNS IN IMAGING:Back

Gabriele Masselli

The gastrointestinal string sign results from a severe narrowing of a bowel loop, which makes the lumen resemble a string.
Radiology 2007 242: 632-633 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422041244); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DIAGNOSIS PLEASE:Back

Nicole Hindman, Gary M. Israel, and Glenn A. Krinsky

Radiology 2007 242: 621 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422041037); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Warshauer, Richard Archer, Craig H. Selzman, Houman Tamaddon, and Matthew Mauro

Radiology 2007 242: 622-624 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422040925); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rakesh Sinha and Ratan Verma

Aggressive angiomyxomas occur (a) almost exclusively in the genital and perineal area of female patients and (b) most commonly in the 3rd–5th decades of life.
Radiology 2007 242: 625-627 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422040656); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panuch Yenarkarn, Ruedi F. Thoeni, and Douglas Hanks

In this case, the imaging findings of mesenteric soft-tissue nodules associated with mesenteric stranding and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, coupled with an absence of symptoms, made lymphoma the most likely diagnosis.
Radiology 2007 242: 628-631 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422040431); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DEPARTMENTS:Back


Radiology 2007 242: 642-644 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2422062618); [Full Text] [PDF]  

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