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Science to Practice:

Evan C. Unger: How Can Superparamagnetic Iron Oxides Be Used to Monitor Disease and Treatment?
Radiology 2003 229: 615-616 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293031017); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Communications:

Peggy J. Fritzsche and Anthony V. Proto: Manuscript Reviewers — A Note of Thanks
Radiology 2003 229: 622-627 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032567); [Full Text] [PDF]

Peggy J. Fritzsche, Richard A. Szucs, and Anthony V. Proto: Book Reviewers — A Note of Thanks
Radiology 2003 229: 628 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032566); [Full Text] [PDF]

Peggy J. Fritzsche and Anthony V. Proto: Abstractors of Current Literature—A Note of Thanks
Radiology 2003 229: 629 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032565); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Research Trainee Prizes from the 2003 RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting
Radiology 2003 229: 630-631 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032568); [Full Text] [PDF]

Perspectives:

Richard M. Friedenberg: Dementia: One of the Greatest Fears of Aging
Radiology 2003 229: 632-635 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293031280); [Full Text] [PDF]

Statistical Concepts Series:

Nancy A. Obuchowski: Special Topics III: Bias
We all should be aware of common biases so that we are able to make informed judgments about the generalizability of study results to our clinical practice.
Radiology 2003 229: 617-621. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293010899 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

Cheryl A. Fee and Roderic I. Pettigrew: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: Poised for the Future
It is clear that we have now entered an era in which major advances in biomedical research will come through interdisciplinary science executed by teams of scientists from the spectrum of physical sciences and biologic fields.
Radiology 2003 229: 636-637 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293031004); [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard B. Gunderman: The Science and Ethics of Cloning: What Physicians Need to Know
Because this debate involves some of the most fundamental questions imaginable—about what it means to be human and the uses to which our science and technology should be put in the service of humanity—it is an important discussion about which every physician and scientist should be informed and in which every physician and scientist should be prepared to participate.
Radiology 2003 229: 638-640 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030542); [Full Text] [PDF]

How I Do It:

Marilyn J. Siegel: Multiplanar and Three-dimensional Multi–Detector Row CT of Thoracic Vessels and Airways in the Pediatric Population
Multi–detector row CT with multiplanar and three-dimensional reconstruction has expanded the role of thoracic CT in the pediatric population.
Radiology 2003 229: 641-650. Published online before print December 2003 16 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020999 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Breast Imaging:

Per Skaane, Kari Young, and Arnulf Skjennald: Population-based Mammography Screening: Comparison of Screen-Film and Full-Field Digital Mammography with Soft-Copy Reading—Oslo I Study
There was no statistically significant difference in cancer detection rates between screen-film and full-field digital mammography.
Radiology 2003 229: 877-884. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021171 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Heike E. Daldrup-Link, Jana Rydland, Thomas H. Helbich, Atle Bjørnerud, Karl Turetschek, Kjell Arne Kvistad, Elisabeth Kaindl, Thomas M. Link, Karin Staudacher, David Shames, Robert C. Brasch, Olav Haraldseth, and Ernst J. Rummeny: Quantification of Breast Tumor Microvascular Permeability with Feruglose-enhanced MR Imaging: Initial Phase II Multicenter Trial
Seventy-nine percent of all breast tumors that showed positive transendothelial leakage of the blood-pool agent feruglose were carcinomas.
Radiology 2003 229: 885-892. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021045 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nuschin Morakkabati, Claudia C. Leutner, Alexandra Schmiedel, Hans H. Schild, and Christiane Katharina Kuhl: Breast MR Imaging during or Soon after Radiation Therapy
When refined diagnostic criteria were used to distinguish benign from malignant enhancing lesions (rather than simple enhancement thresholds), these radiation-induced effects did not impair the diagnostic confidence of the interpreting radiologist and, as our prospective study findings show, did not translate into a reduced diagnostic accuracy.
Radiology 2003 229: 893-901. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020167 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Stephanie M. Shors, William G. Cotts, Biljana Pavlovic-Surjancev, Christopher J. François, Mihai Gheorghiade, and J. Paul Finn: Heart Failure: Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Transit Times with Time-resolved MR Angiography
Cardiopulmonary transit times are significantly prolonged in heart failure and correlate directly with left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes and inversely with left ventricular ejection fraction.
Radiology 2003 229: 743-748 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021363); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Koen Nieman, Peter M. T. Pattynama, Benno J. Rensing, Robert-Jan M. van Geuns, and Pim J. de Feyter: Evaluation of Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: CT Angiographic Assessment of Grafts and Coronary Arteries
Noninvasive follow-up of a patient who has undergone coronary artery bypass grafting cannot be restricted to visualization of the bypass grafts alone; it should include visualization of the coronary arteries.
Radiology 2003 229: 749-756 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020856); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Diagnosis Please:

Haesun Choi, Cynthia L. David, Ruth L. Katz, and Donald A. Podoloff: Case 69
Radiology 2003 229: 724-725 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020672); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Justin Q. Ly and Timothy G. Sanders: Case 65: Hemangioma of the Chest Wall
Soft-tissue hemangiomas have a characteristic MR appearance, and when the classic MR findings are present, a definitive diagnosis can be established without the use of more invasive diagnostic techniques, such as open or percutaneous biopsy.
Radiology 2003 229: 726-729 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293012159); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Emergency Radiology:

Emmanuel Coche, Franck Verschuren, André Keyeux, Pierre Goffette, Louis Goncette, Philippe Hainaut, Frank Hammer, Edith Lavenne, Francis Zech, Philippe Meert, and Marc S. Reynaert: Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Outpatients: Comparison of Thin-Collimation Multi–Detector Row Spiral CT and Planar Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy
Compared with ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy, multi–detector row CT has greater diagnostic accuracy and significantly higher rates of conclusive results.
Radiology 2003 229: 757-765 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020889); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Claude B. Sirlin, Michèle A. Brown, Reena Deutsch, Olga A. Andrade-Barreto, Dale A. Fortlage, David B. Hoyt, and Giovanna Casola: Screening US for Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Objective Predictors of False-Negative Findings and Missed Injuries
Hematuria and fracture of the lower ribs, lumbar spine, or pelvis are objective predictors of missed abdominal injury in patients with blunt abdominal trauma and negative findings at screening ultrasonography.
Radiology 2003 229: 766-774 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030285); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Ali S. Arbab, Lindsey A. Bashaw, Bradley R. Miller, Elaine K. Jordan, Bobbi K. Lewis, Heather Kalish, and Joseph A. Frank: Characterization of Biophysical and Metabolic Properties of Cells Labeled with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Transfection Agent for Cellular MR Imaging
Magnetic cellular labeling with use of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved, dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide contrast agent ferumoxides plus the transfection agent poly-L-lysine caused no short- or long-term toxic effects in the mammalian cells.
Radiology 2003 229: 838-846 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021215); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julius M. A. Meyer, Bernd Nowak, Karl Schuermann, Arno Buecker, Felix Moltzahn, Arthur Kulisch, Nicole Heussen, Thomas Görgen, Udorich Büll, and Rolf W. Günther: Inhibition of Neointimal Proliferation with ¹⁸⁸Re-labeled Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent in a Sheep Model
The use of rhenium 188–labeled stents significantly reduced in-stent neointimal proliferation in a sheep model.
Radiology 2003 229: 847-854 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020368); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Oliver Wittkugel, Jens Fiehler, Christoph Koch, Bernd Eckert, Ergin Kilic, Mathias Frahm, and Herrmann Zeumer: Endovascular Treatment of Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: Effect of Primary Stent Application on Debris Particle Release in Human Cadaveric Specimens
The influence of debris concerning the development of embolic stroke may have been overevaluated.
Radiology 2003 229: 855-860. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021485 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yoshito Kikuchi, Toshiyasu Nakamura, Shinichiro Takayama, Yukio Horiuchi, and Yoshiaki Toyama: MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Denervated and Reinnervated Skeletal Muscles: Experimental Study in Rats
MR imaging clearly demonstrated changes in the denervated muscle of the rat model, which were reversed as the nerve healed and reinnervation proceeded.
Radiology 2003 229: 861-867. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020904 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Imaging:

Riccardo Iannaccone, Andrea Laghi, Carlo Catalano, James A. Brink, Filippo Mangiapane, Simona Trenna, Francesca Piacentini, and Roberto Passariello: Detection of Colorectal Lesions: Lower-Dose Multi–Detector Row Helical CT Colonography Compared with Conventional Colonoscopy
Lower-dose multi–detector row helical CT colonography ensures a substantial reduction in the radiation dose delivered to patients, while maintaining excellent sensitivity for detection of colorectal carcinomas and polyps larger than 6 mm in diameter.
Radiology 2003 229: 775-781 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021399); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stuart A. Taylor, Steve Halligan, Colm O’Donnell, Simon Morley, Hitesh Mistry, Brian P. Saunders, Maggie Vance, Paul Bassett, Alistair Windsor, Yvonne Stern, Hugh Bethel, Wendy Atkin, and Clive I. Bartram: Cardiovascular Effects at Multi–Detector Row CT Colonography Compared with Those at Conventional Endoscopy of the Colon
We found that CT colonography has no significant effect on cardiovascular parameters, other than a spasmolytic-induced tachycardia, whereas flexible sigmoidoscopy—and colonoscopy in particular—causes greater cardiovascular disturbance, which is largely related to the use of intravenous sedation.
Radiology 2003 229: 782-790 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021537); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yvonne W. Lui, Michael Macari, Gary Israel, Edmund J. Bini, Hao Wang, and James Babb: CT Colonography Data Interpretation: Effect of Different Section Thicknesses—Preliminary Observations
Specificity was improved for both readers by using thin-section CT, and there were substantially more false-positive findings detected with thick sections when compared with thin sections.
Radiology 2003 229: 791-797. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021404 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tetsuo Isozaki, Kazushi Numata, Takayoshi Kiba, Koji Hara, Manabu Morimoto, Takashi Sakaguchi, Hisahiko Sekihara, Toru Kubota, Hiroshi Shimada, Toshio Morizane, and Katsuaki Tanaka: Differential Diagnosis of Hepatic Tumors by Using Contrast Enhancement Patterns at US
Contrast-enhanced wideband harmonic gray-scale US is a useful modality for differentiating among the types of hepatic tumors we studied.
Radiology 2003 229: 798-805. Published online before print December 2003 16 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020858 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Imaging:

Jeong-Kon Kim, Soo-Youn Park, Heon-joon Kim, Chung-Soo Kim, Han-Jong Ahn, Tae-Young Ahn, and Kyoung-Sik Cho: Living Donor Kidneys: Usefulness of Multi–Detector Row CT for Comprehensive Evaluation
Given the merits of this advanced technology, we believe that multi–detector row CT may improve the performance of CT in the comprehensive evaluation of living renal donors.
Radiology 2003 229: 869-876. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021098 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Imaging:

Jean-Luc Montazel, Marine Divine, Eric Lepage, Hicham Kobeiter, Stéphane Breil, and Alain Rahmouni: Normal Spinal Bone Marrow in Adults: Dynamic Gadolinium-enhanced MR Imaging
The MR imaging criteria for normal bone marrow are based not only on T1-weighted signal intensity analysis data but also on enhancement time curve analysis data, both of which warrant further evaluation in patients with bone marrow diseases.
Radiology 2003 229: 703-709. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020747 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alain Rahmouni, Jean-Luc Montazel, Marine Divine, Eric Lepage, Karim Belhadj, Philippe Gaulard, Mohamed Bouanane, Mondher Golli, and Hicham Kobeiter: Bone Marrow with Diffuse Tumor Infiltration in Patients with Lymphoproliferative Diseases: Dynamic Gadolinium-enhanced MR Imaging
Dynamic gadoterate meglumine–enhanced turbo fast low-angle shot MR images can demonstrate increased spinal bone marrow enhancement in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases and diffuse bone marrow infiltration.
Radiology 2003 229: 710-717. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020748 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hideharu Sugimoto, Isao Hirose, Etsuo Miyaoka, Akifumi Fujita, Yuko Kinebuchi, Wakako Yamamoto, and Yu-ichi Itoh: Low-Field-Strength MR Imaging of Failed Hip Arthroplasty: Association of Femoral Periprosthetic Signal Intensity with Radiographic, Surgical, and Pathologic Findings
Low-field-strength MR imaging yields unique information regarding periprosthetic tissue and may be useful for preoperative assessment of stem loosening.
Radiology 2003 229: 718-723 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021061); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neuroradiology:

Guihua Zhai, Weili Lin, Kathy P. Wilber, Guido Gerig, and John H. Gilmore: Comparisons of Regional White Matter Diffusion in Healthy Neonates and Adults Performed with a 3.0-T Head-only MR Imaging Unit
The approach used in this study has important clinical and research implications, particularly in the early detection of white matter abnormalities in neonates who are at high risk of having neurodevelopmental disorders, which cannot be fully characterized with conventional MR imaging.
Radiology 2003 229: 673-681 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021462); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rivka van den Boom, Saskia A. J. Lesnik Oberstein, Michel D. Ferrari, Joost Haan, and Mark A. van Buchem: Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy: MR Imaging Findings at Different Ages—3rd–6th Decades
Detection of areas of hyperintensity with or without subcortical lacunar lesions in the anterior temporal lobes in young patients is highly characteristic of findings in young patients with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, and detection of these areas of hyperintensity suggests the diagnosis.
Radiology 2003 229: 683-690. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021354 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Henry Rusinek, Susan De Santi, Dina Frid, Wai-Hon Tsui, Chaim Y. Tarshish, Antonio Convit, and Mony J. de Leon: Regional Brain Atrophy Rate Predicts Future Cognitive Decline: 6-year Longitudinal MR Imaging Study of Normal Aging
Results of this 6-year longitudinal study revealed MTL atrophy rate to be a significant risk factor for future cognitive decline.
Radiology 2003 229: 691-696 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021299); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bruno Randoux, Béatrice Marro, Fabien Koskas, Jacques Chiras, Didier Dormont, and Claude Marsault: Proximal Great Vessels of Aortic Arch: Comparison of Three-dimensional Gadolinium-enhanced MR Angiography and Digital Subtraction Angiography
MR angiography is an adequate diagnostic tool for ostial stenosis of the great vessels, except the vertebral artery.
Radiology 2003 229: 697-702. Published online before print December 2003 16 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2292011648 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nuclear Medicine:

Mitsuaki Tatsumi, Christian Cohade, Yuji Nakamoto, and Richard L. Wahl: Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Aortic Wall at PET/CT: Possible Finding for Active Atherosclerosis
We raise the possibility that fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT may be depicting the metabolic activity of atherosclerotic changes, which thus warrants, in our opinion, further study of the risk stratification in patients at risk of future cardiovascular events.
Radiology 2003 229: 831-837. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021168 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pediatric Imaging:

Byron Bernal and Nolan R. Altman: Speech Delay in Children: A Functional MR Imaging Study
Children with speech delay had an increase in the frequency of right hemisphere activation.
Radiology 2003 229: 651-658 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021746); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Winnie C. W. Chu, Ki-wai Chik, Yu-leung Chan, David K. W. Yeung, Derek J. Roebuck, Robert G. Howard, Chi-kong Li, and Constantine Metreweli: White Matter and Cerebral Metabolite Changes in Children Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Longitudinal Study with MR Imaging and ¹H MR Spectroscopy
We postulate that hydrogen 1 MR spectroscopy is a more sensitive tool to reflect the effect of high-dose methotrexate on the brain, even in the absence of visible white matter changes, and it therefore complements conventional MR imaging for the follow-up of children receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Radiology 2003 229: 659-669. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021550 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Signs in Imaging:

Peter McGraw: The Molar Tooth Sign
The molar tooth sign is seen on transverse CT and MR images obtained at the level of the midbrain in patients with Joubert syndrome.
Radiology 2003 229: 671-672 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020764); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Imaging:

Susan J. Copley, Athol U. Wells, Pathanamathan Sivakumaran, Michael B. Rubens, Y. C. Gary Lee, Sujal R. Desai, Sharyn L. S. MacDonald, Richard I. Thompson, Thomas V. Colby, Andrew G. Nicholson, Roland M. du Bois, A. William Musk, and David M. Hansell: Asbestosis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Comparison of Thin-Section CT Features
Our study findings indicate that asbestosis closely resembles usual interstitial pneumonia but is strikingly different from nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.
Radiology 2003 229: 731-736. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020668 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Alexander A. Bankier, Alain Van Muylem, Pietro Scillia, Viviane De Maertelaer, Marc Estenne, and Pierre Alain Gevenois: Air Trapping in Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients: Variability of Anatomic Distribution and Extent at Sequential Expiratory Thin-Section CT
Overall, our results indicate that in functionally stable heart-lung transplant recipients, regardless of whether or not they have bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, air trapping is an anatomically and dimensionally stable CT finding.
Radiology 2003 229: 737-742 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020827); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vascular and Interventional Radiology:

Eun Young Ko, Tae Kyoung Kim, Pyo Nyun Kim, Ah Young Kim, Hyun Kwon Ha, and Moon-Gyu Lee: Hepatic Vein Stenosis after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Evaluation with Doppler US
A persistent monophasic wave pattern on Doppler US images is a sensitive finding, but not a specific finding, of hepatic vein stenosis after living donor liver transplantation.
Radiology 2003 229: 806-810. Published online before print December 2003 23 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293020700 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pierre Perreault, Mark A. Edelman, Richard A. Baum, E. Kent Yucel, Robert M. Weisskoff, Kohkan Shamsi, and Emile R. Mohler, III: MR Angiography with Gadofosveset Trisodium for Peripheral Vascular Disease: Phase II Trial
The safety and effectiveness data indicate that 0.03 mmol/kg is the clinical dose for gadofosveset-enhanced MR angiography of the aortoiliac region.
Radiology 2003 229: 811-820. Published online before print December 2003 30 2003, 10.1148/radiol.2293021180 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert D. Suh, Amanda B. Wallace, Ramon E. Sheehan, Stefan B. Heinze, and Jonathan G. Goldin: Unresectable Pulmonary Malignancies: CT-guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation—Preliminary Results
Our preliminary results suggest that RF ablation may prove to be a safe and feasible management option for unresectable pulmonary malignancies and that CT densitometry may have potential for future use as a noninvasive method of following up ablated tumors.
Radiology 2003 229: 821-829 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021756); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Technical Developments:

Thomas Ptak, James T. Rhea, and Robert A. Novelline: Radiation Dose is Reduced with a Single-Pass Whole-Body Multi–Detector Row CT Trauma Protocol Compared with a Conventional Segmented Method: Initial Experience
We formed the hypothesis that by posting the whole-body CT trauma examination as a single continuous pass, we would reduce the radiation dose applied to the patient by an amount representative of the sum of the "overlap zones" that would be encountered if the subject were scanned by using the conventional segmented paradigm.
Radiology 2003 229: 902-905 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021651); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephanie K. Carlson, Joel P. Felmlee, Claire E. Bender, Richard L. Ehman, Kelly L. Classic, Houchun H. Hu, and Tanya L. Hoskin: Intermittent-Mode CT Fluoroscopy–guided Biopsy of the Lung or Upper Abdomen with Breath-hold Monitoring and Feedback: System Development and Feasibility
The bellows system optimizes intermittent-mode CT fluoroscopy–guided procedures by helping the patient perform consistent breath holds at a preselected level, thus allowing target lesions to be visualized optimally throughout the procedure.
Radiology 2003 229: 906-912 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293021496); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Winfried A. Willinek, Markus Born, Birgit Simon, Henriette J. Tschampa, Carsten Krautmacher, Jürgen Gieseke, Horst Urbach, Hans J. Textor, and Hans H. Schild: Time-of-Flight MR Angiography: Comparison of 3.0-T Imaging and 1.5-T Imaging—Initial Experience
The signal gain at 3.0-T imaging allows use of higher spatial resolution in three-dimensional time-of-flight MR angiography, which yields a substantial diagnostic improvement in studies of cerebrovascular disease.
Radiology 2003 229: 913-920 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020782); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Estela Martín-Badosa, Daniel Amblard, Stefania Nuzzo, Abdelmajid Elmoutaouakkil, Laurence Vico, and Françoise Peyrin: Excised Bone Structures in Mice: Imaging at Three-dimensional Synchrotron Radiation Micro CT
The technique presented here, with higher spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio than those of standard micro CT, appears to be particularly well suited for high-resolution characterization (ie, bone mass, microarchitecture, and degree of mineralization) of the bones of small animals.
Radiology 2003 229: 921-928 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293020558); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

David F. Yankelevitz, Frank Earnest, and Stephen J. Swensen: Screening for Lung Cancer: Is Informed Consent Sufficient? [letter] • Drs Earnest and Swensen respond:
Radiology 2003 229: 929-930 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030638); [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul H. Brown, Richard Tello, and Philip E. Crewson: Hypothesis Testing of Means [letter] • Drs Tello and Crewson respond:
Radiology 2003 229: 930-931 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030609); [Full Text] [PDF]

Takamichi Murakami, Tonsok Kim, Masatoshi Hori, and Michael P. Federle: Double Arterial Phase Multi–Detector Row Helical CT for Detection of Hypervascular Hepatocellular Carcinoma [letter]
Radiology 2003 229: 931-932 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030590); [Full Text] [PDF]

Conrad Wittram and Christine B. Henk: Pulmonary Artery Enhancement at CT Pulmonary Angiography [letter] • Drs Henk and Grampp respond:
Radiology 2003 229: 932-933 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030474); [Full Text] [PDF]

Julia Crim and Richard B. Gunderman: The Art of Teaching Radiology [letter] • Dr Gunderman responds:
Radiology 2003 229: 933-934 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030571); [Full Text] [PDF]

In Memoriam:

Rosaleen Parsons: David W. Knepley, MD
Radiology 2003 229: 935 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2292032538); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

William F. Conway: Ranjit Rajah, MD
Radiology 2003 229: 935 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2292032540); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeffrey H. Newhouse: Richard Charles Pfister, MD
Radiology 2003 229: 936 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032559); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Editorials:

Cheryl A. Fee and Roderic I. Pettigrew: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering: Poised for the Future
It is clear that we have now entered an era in which major advances in biomedical research will come through interdisciplinary science executed by teams of scientists from the spectrum of physical sciences and biologic fields.
Radiology 2003 229: 636-637 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293031004); [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard B. Gunderman: The Science and Ethics of Cloning: What Physicians Need to Know
Because this debate involves some of the most fundamental questions imaginable—about what it means to be human and the uses to which our science and technology should be put in the service of humanity—it is an important discussion about which every physician and scientist should be informed and in which every physician and scientist should be prepared to participate.
Radiology 2003 229: 638-640 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293030542); [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews:

: Pediatric Imaging: Clinical Cases [book review]
Radiology 2003 229: 670 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2301032562); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Imaging of Orbital and Visual Pathway Pathology [book review]
Radiology 2003 229: 682 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2301032563); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Radiological Imaging of the Neonatal Chest [book review]
Radiology 2003 229: 730 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2301032561); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Case Review: Nuclear Medicine [book review]
Radiology 2003 229: 830 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2301032564); [Full Text] [PDF]

: The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. 2nd ed [book review]
Radiology 2003 229: 868 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2292032557); [Full Text] [PDF]

Errata:

: Erratum
Radiology 2003 229: 934 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2293032542); [Full Text] [PDF]

Departments:

: Abstracts of Current Literature
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Author Information:

: Publication Information for Authors
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