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SCIENCE TO PRACTICE:

Marta Hernanz-Schulman: Science to Practice: Can Fluoroscopic Radiation Dose Be Substantially Reduced?
Ward et al have demonstrated the feasibility of achieving significant dose reduction while maintaining diagnostic quality during the performance of routine fluoroscopic procedures in pediatric patients.
Radiology 2006 238: 1-2 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381051143); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS:

From the Editor:

Anthony V. Proto: Radiology 2006: More Change
Radiology 2006 238: 3-5 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381051723); [Full Text] [PDF]

Anthony V. Proto: Radiology Editorial Board
Radiology 2006 238: 6 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381051748); [Full Text] [PDF]

Anthony V. Proto: Editor's Recognition Awards
Radiology 2006 238: 7-8 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381051558); [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Communications:

C. Douglas Maynard: Robert R. Hattery, MD, President Radiological Society of North America, 2006
Radiology 2006 238: 9-10 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052541); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Theresa C. McLoud: Search for a New Editor
Radiology 2006 238: 11-12 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052554); [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Brigitte Happel, Gertraud Heinz-Peer, Dieter H. Szolar, and Melvyn T. Korobkin: Enhancement Characteristics of Pheochromocytomas
Radiology 2006 238: 373-374 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050710); [Full Text] [PDF]

Maarten Nieber, Hein Putter, Jan Stolk, Johan H. C. Reiber, Berend C. Stoel, Gianna Camiciottoli, Ilaria Orlandi, Stefano Diciotti, and Mario Mascalchi: Prediction of Pulmonary Function in COPD on the Basis of CT Measurements of Bronchial Wall Thickness
Radiology 2006 238: 374-375 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050803); [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard L. Ellis, David Gur, Amy H. Klym, and Jules H. Sumkin: Regarding Trends in Recall, Biopsy, and Positive Biopsy Rates for Screening Mammography
Radiology 2006 238: 375-376 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050751); [Full Text] [PDF]

Rocco Cobelli, Maurizio Zompatori, Nicola Sverzellati, Gabriele Levrini, Conrad Wittram, Eugene Mark, Michael M. Maher, and Joanne O. Shepard: Attenuation of Acute and Chronic Clots
Radiology 2006 238: 376-378 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050752); [Full Text] [PDF]

REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY:

Editorials:

Bruce I. Reiner, Eliot L. Siegel, Khan M. Siddiqui, and Amy E. Musk: Quality Assurance: The Missing Link
By reinventing quality assurance in the digital environment, a number of improvements can be realized in productivity, economics, image quality, and dose reduction.
Radiology 2006 238: 13-15 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050357); [Full Text] [PDF]

Special Reviews:

Anthony B. Wolbarst and William R. Hendee: Evolving and Experimental Technologies in Medical Imaging
Molecular imaging and the use of image-based surrogate markers and biomarkers and of biosensors are in their infancy, as are computer-aided detection and diagnosis, biomedical informatics, imaging nanotechnology, and the convergence of diagnosis and therapy—and the potential of each of these seems boundless.
Radiology 2006 238: 16-39 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041602); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews:

: Imaging and Intervention in Abdominal Trauma
Radiology 2006 238: 40 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052539); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Nuclear Cardiology & Correlative Imaging
Radiology 2006 238: 40-41 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052540); [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL RESEARCH:

Breast Imaging:

Mitchell D. Schnall, Jeffrey Blume, David A. Bluemke, Gia A. DeAngelis, Nanette DeBruhl, Steven Harms, Sylvia H. Heywang-Köbrunner, Nola Hylton, Christiane K. Kuhl, Etta D. Pisano, Petrina Causer, Stuart J. Schnitt, David Thickman, Carol B. Stelling, Paul T. Weatherall, Constance Lehman, and Constantine A. Gatsonis: Diagnostic Architectural and Dynamic Features at Breast MR Imaging: Multicenter Study
Multivariate models developed from feature ratings have performances that approach that of the overall assessment of highly experienced readers.
Radiology 2006 238: 42-53 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381042117); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Susan G. Orel, Mark Rosen, Carolyn Mies, and Mitchell D. Schnall: MR Imaging–guided 9-gauge Vacuum-assisted Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: Initial Experience
MR-guided vacuum-assisted core-needle biopsy appears to be a reasonable alternative to MR-guided wire localization for biopsy of suspicious lesions that are detected at MR imaging only and classified as Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category 4 or 5 masses.
Radiology 2006 238: 54-61. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381050050 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maria Kallergi, Bradley J. Lucier, Claudia G. Berman, Marla R. Hersh, Jihai J. Kim, Margaret S. Szabunio, and Robert A. Clark: High-Performance Wavelet Compression for Mammography: Localization Response Operating Characteristic Evaluation
The tested wavelet-based compression technique proved to be an accurate approach for digitized mammography and yielded visually lossless high-rate compression and improved tumor localization.
Radiology 2006 238: 62-73 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381040896); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Christopher Herzog, Maric Arning-Erb, Stefan Zangos, Kathrin Eichler, Renate Hammerstingl, Selami Dogan, Hanns Ackermann, and Thomas J. Vogl: Multi–Detector Row CT Coronary Angiography: Influence of Reconstruction Technique and Heart Rate on Image Quality
In patients with a high heart rate, the best image quality is observed in end-systole and early-diastole; in patients with a lower heart rate, the best image quality is observed in middiastole.
Radiology 2006 238: 75-86 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041595); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Contrast Media:

Alec J. Megibow, James S. Babb, Elizabeth M. Hecht, Jennie J. Cho, Carmela Houston, Michael M. Boruch, and Archie B. Williams: Evaluation of Bowel Distention and Bowel Wall Appearance by Using Neutral Oral Contrast Agent for Multi–Detector Row CT
Patients referred for multi–detector row CT who consume 900–1000 mL of Volumen over a 20–30-minute period and who receive the final 200 mL (total volume of 1200 mL) immediately prior to the examination demonstrate significantly superior distention in all segments of the gastrointestinal tract and show significantly better depiction of anatomic detail in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, with slightly better anatomic visualization of gastric wall compared with that of patients who receive orally administered water with methylcellulose or standard barium suspension.
Radiology 2006 238: 87-95. Published online before print November 17 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041985 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Valerie L. Ward, Carol E. Barnewolt, Keith J. Strauss, Robert L. Lebowitz, Vaidehi Venkatakrishnan, Maximilian Stehr, Dawn L. McLellan, Craig A. Peters, David Zurakowski, Patricia S. Dunning, and George A. Taylor: Radiation Exposure Reduction during Voiding Cystourethrography in a Pediatric Porcine Model of Vesicoureteral Reflux
In this pediatric porcine model of vesicoureteral reflux, an optimized grid-controlled pulsed fluoroscopy system delivered total radiation exposures that were reduced by a factor of 4.6–7.5 compared with a conventional continuous fluoroscopy system, and diagnostic-quality recorded voiding cystourethrographic images were obtained.
Radiology 2006 238: 96-106 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041433); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Rudi G. Bitsch, Rüdiger Rupp, Ludger Bernd, and Karl Ludwig: Osteoid Osteoma in an ex Vivo Animal Model: Temperature Changes in Surrounding Soft Tissue during CT-guided Radiofrequency Ablation
Although the precise degree of temperature modulation due to perfusion in the periosteum and muscle tissue during thermoablation cannot yet be evaluated, we recommend the maintenance of a 10-mm safety distance between the periosteum and the nearest neural structure in radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedures in extremities with an osseous lamella thickness of less than 5 mm between the RF electrode and the periosteum.
Radiology 2006 238: 107-112. Published online before print November 17 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041500 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aravind Arepally, Parag V. Karmarkar, Clifford Weiss, and Ergin Atalar: Percutaneous MR Imaging–guided Transvascular Access of Mesenteric Venous System: Study in Swine Model
We found that with use of only MR imaging guidance and an active MR intravascular needle system, we were repeatedly able to successfully puncture the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) from the inferior vena cava (IVC) in a highly controlled manner with direct visualization of all components, including the needle, IVC, SMV, and surrounding abdominal organs.
Radiology 2006 238: 113-118 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041533); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Imaging:

Laura R. Carucci, Mary Ann Turner, Robert C. Conklin, Eric J. DeMaria, John M. Kellum, and Harvey J. Sugerman: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Evaluation of Postoperative Extraluminal Leaks with Upper Gastrointestinal Series
Although the frequency of leak after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was low in this series (5.3%), it is important for radiologists to recognize the presence and pattern of leaks on upper GI studies because postoperative extraluminal leaks affect patient morbidity and mortality.
Radiology 2006 238: 119-127 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041557); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Amy K. Hara, Jonathan A. Leighton, Russell I. Heigh, Virender K. Sharma, Alvin C. Silva, Giovanni De Petris, Joseph G. Hentz, and David E. Fleischer: Crohn Disease of the Small Bowel: Preliminary Comparison among CT Enterography, Capsule Endoscopy, Small-Bowel Follow-through, and Ileoscopy
Capsule endoscopy and CT enterography may depict nonobstructive Crohn disease of the small bowel when conventional techniques such as ileoscopy or small-bowel follow-through produce negative or inconclusive findings.
Radiology 2006 238: 128-134 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050296); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tracy A. Jaffe, Lucie C. Martin, John Thomas, Andrew R. Adamson, David M. DeLong, and Erik K. Paulson: Small-Bowel Obstruction: Coronal Reformations from Isotropic Voxels at 16-Section Multi–Detector Row CT
The addition of coronal reformations from isotropic voxels is a valuable adjunct to the transverse scans in the evaluation of patients suspected of having small-bowel obstruction because it improves confidence levels in both identification and exclusion of bowel obstruction.
Radiology 2006 238: 135-142. Published online before print November 17 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381050489 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dirk Hartmann, Boris Bassler, Dieter Schilling, Henning E. Adamek, Ralf Jakobs, Barbara Pfeifer, Axel Eickhoff, Christoph Zindel, Jürgen F. Riemann, and Günter Layer: Colorectal Polyps: Detection with Dark-Lumen MR Colonography versus Conventional Colonoscopy
MR colonography in symptomatic patients helped correctly diagnose more than 90% of polyps when the results were compared with those from conventional colonoscopy.
Radiology 2006 238: 143-149. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yoshiki Asayama, Kengo Yoshimitsu, Hiroyuki Irie, Tsuyoshi Tajima, Akihiro Nishie, Masakazu Hirakawa, Tomohiro Nakayama, Daisuke Kakihara, Akinobu Taketomi, Shin-ichi Aishima, and Hiroshi Honda: Delayed-Phase Dynamic CT Enhancement as a Prognostic Factor for Mass-forming Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
The survival rate of patients in group 1 (enhancement of more than two-thirds of the tumor) was significantly lower than that of those in group 2 (enhancement of less than two-thirds of the tumor).
Radiology 2006 238: 150-155. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041765 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masahiro Kitami, Kei Takase, Gen Murakami, Saiho Ko, Masahiro Tsuboi, Haruo Saito, Shuichi Higano, Yoshiyuki Nakajima, and Shoki Takahashi: Types and Frequencies of Biliary Tract Variations Associated with a Major Portal Venous Anomaly: Analysis with Multi–Detector Row CT Cholangiography
Anomalies of the confluence and running course of the biliary tract were significantly more frequent in livers with the portal vein variation.
Radiology 2006 238: 156-166 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041783); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Laurence Annet, Frank Peeters, Yves Horsmans, Laurent Hermoye, Peter Starkel, and Bernard E. Van Beers: Esophageal Varices: Evaluation with Transesophageal MR Imaging—Initial Experience
The morphologic and hemodynamic characteristics of esophageal varices could be assessed with transesophageal MR imaging before and after pharmacologic treatment.
Radiology 2006 238: 167-175. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041728 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Imaging:

Evis Sala, Steven C. Eberhardt, Oguz Akin, Chaya S. Moskowitz, Chinyere N. Onyebuchi, Kentaro Kuroiwa, Nicole Ishill, Michael J. Zelefsky, James A. Eastham, and Hedvig Hricak: Endorectal MR Imaging before Salvage Prostatectomy: Tumor Localization and Staging
The results suggest that the accuracy of endorectal MR imaging in tumor evaluation prior to salvage prostatectomy is similar to the accuracy of endorectal MR imaging in pretreatment staging.
Radiology 2006 238: 176-183 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052345); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jurgen J. Fütterer, Stijn W. T. P. J. Heijmink, Tom W. J. Scheenen, Gerrit J. Jager, Christina A. Hulsbergen–Van de Kaa, J. Alfred Witjes, and Jelle O. Barentsz: Prostate Cancer: Local Staging at 3-T Endorectal MR Imaging—Early Experience
The most important findings of our study were the high sensitivity of 88% in the staging of prostate cancer, the retention of a specificity of 96%, and the detection of minimal capsular extension through the prostate capsule by experienced readers.
Radiology 2006 238: 184-191. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041832 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeffrey J. Hom, Fergus V. Coakley, Jeffry P. Simko, Aliya Qayyum, Ying Lu, Lars Schmitt, Peter R. Carroll, and John Kurhanewicz: Prostate Cancer: Endorectal MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopic Imaging—Distinction of True-Positive Results from Chance-detected Lesions
To ensure uniformity in the comparison of scientific and clinical studies, peripheral zone tumors detected at MR imaging and MR spectroscopic imaging of the prostate that are in the same location as tumors detected at histopathologic analysis should be considered chance-detected lesions if the MR transverse diameter is more than twice the histopathologic transverse diameter.
Radiology 2006 238: 192-199 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041675); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Molecular Imaging:

Olivier Hauger, Emma E. Frost, Ruud van Heeswijk, Colette Deminière, R. Xue, Yahsou Delmas, Christian Combe, Chrit T. W. Moonen, Nicolas Grenier, and Jeff W. M. Bulte: MR Evaluation of the Glomerular Homing of Magnetically Labeled Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rat Model of Nephropathy
This selective homing effect may stimulate future systemic cell-based therapy protocols since intravenous injection, despite its limitations, is an easy and minimally invasive procedure, with the therapeutic effect being selectively targeted to damaged areas.
Radiology 2006 238: 200-210 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041668); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Musculoskeletal Imaging:

Anand K. Singh, Thomas K. Pilgram, and Louis A. Gilula: Osteoporotic Compression Fractures: Outcomes after Single- versus Multiple-Level Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
We believe our study data are the first to demonstrate the equal effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) performed at a single fracture level and PV performed at multiple fracture levels—in terms of pain relief, activity level, and analgesic cessation—in a large patient cohort.
Radiology 2006 238: 211-220 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381042078); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Larissa Boxheimer, Amelie M. Lutz, Marco Zanetti, Karl Treiber, Ludwig Labler, Borut Marincek, and Dominik Weishaupt: Characteristics of Displaceable and Nondisplaceable Meniscal Tears at Kinematic MR Imaging of the Knee
All 18 meniscal tears that showed displacement in our study were associated with an ipsilateral collateral ligament injury of grade II or III, whereas 22 of 25 remaining menisci with tears without displacement were associated with a normal collateral ligament or a grade I injury.
Radiology 2006 238: 221-231 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041234); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neuroradiology:

Philip E. Chen, Jessica E. Simon, Michael D. Hill, Chul-Ho Sohn, Peter Dickhoff, William F. Morrish, Robert J. Sevick, and Richard Frayne: Acute Ischemic Stroke: Accuracy of Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging—Effects of b Value and Cerebrospinal Fluid Suppression
When compared with the fluid-inversion prepared diffusion-weighted MR images (b = 1500 sec/mm²), conventional diffusion-weighted MR images obtained with a b value of 1000 or 1500 sec/mm² were found to be the most accurate for investigating and detecting acute ischemic stroke.
Radiology 2006 238: 232-239 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041113); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Montserrat Alemany, Anna Stenborg, Andreas Terent, Pirkko Sonninen, and Raili Raininko: Coexistence of Microhemorrhages and Acute Spontaneous Brain Hemorrhage: Correlation with Signs of Microangiopathy and Clinical Data
The detection of microhemorrhages is of diagnostic importance and may indicate microangiopathy with an increased risk of bleeding.
Radiology 2006 238: 240-247 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381040551); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hirotsugu Kado, Hirohiko Kimura, Tetsuhito Murata, Ken Nagata, and Iwao Kanno: Depressive Psychosis: Clinical Usefulness of MR Spectroscopy Data in Predicting Prognosis
Clinical application of this MR spectroscopic technique is useful in predicting prognosis in geriatric depression because MR spectroscopy data reflect the total burden of cerebrovascular lesions.
Radiology 2006 238: 248-255 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041375); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marek Binder and Andrzej S. Urbanik: Material-dependent Activation in Prefrontal Cortex: Working Memory for Letters and Texture Patterns—Initial Observations
Our main finding was the observation of different patterns of activation for the two versions of the n-back task, and this observation appears to support predictions of the working memory model concerning two separate short-term memory buffers.
Radiology 2006 238: 256-263. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041622 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nuclear Medicine:

Daisuke Utsunomiya, Shinya Shiraishi, Masanori Imuta, Seiji Tomiguchi, Koichi Kawanaka, Shoji Morishita, Kazuo Awai, and Yasuyuki Yamashita: Added Value of SPECT/CT Fusion in Assessing Suspected Bone Metastasis: Comparison with Scintigraphy Alone and Nonfused Scintigraphy and CT
Fusion of bone SPECT and CT scans offers an important advantage over assessment of two separate data sets for improved anatomic localization of a suspected site of increased radiotracer uptake at bone scanning.
Radiology 2006 238: 264-271. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2373041358 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sandro Sironi, Alessandro Buda, Maria Picchio, Patrizia Perego, Rossella Moreni, Antonio Pellegrino, Mario Colombo, Costantino Mangioni, Cristina Messa, and Ferruccio Fazio: Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Clinical Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Detection with Integrated FDG PET/CT
The results of this study show that integrated PET/CT is valuable for preoperative lymph node staging in patients with early-stage cervical cancer, with greater than 0.5 cm short-axis diameter being the size threshold for accurate depiction of metastatic nodes.
Radiology 2006 238: 272-279. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041799 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Technical Developments:

Michael Fenchel, Albertus M. Scheule, Norbert I. Stauder, Ulrich Kramer, Katrin Tomaschko, Thomas Nägele, Christiane Bretschneider, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Claus D. Claussen, and Stephan Miller: Atherosclerotic Disease: Whole-Body Cardiovascular Imaging with MR System with 32 Receiver Channels and Total-Body Surface Coil Technology—Initial Clinical Results
Whole-body MR imaging evaluation of patients who are suspected of having systemic atherosclerotic disease with an MR imaging system that has 32 receiver channels is feasible.
Radiology 2006 238: 280-291. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041532 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tracy A. Jaffe, Rendon C. Nelson, G. Allan Johnson, Ellie R. Lee, Terry T. Yoshizumi, Carolyn R. Lowry, Anthony B. Bullard, David M. DeLong, and Erik K. Paulson: Optimization of Multiplanar Reformations from Isotropic Data Sets Acquired with 16–Detector Row Helical CT Scanner
Our data support the idea that with 16–detector row CT, isotropic data sets are easily obtainable, with no increase in the radiation dose or loss in contrast-to-noise ratio when compared with the dose and contrast-to-noise ratio at eight–detector row CT.
Radiology 2006 238: 292-299 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381050404); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hyoung Jung Kim, Ah Young Kim, Seong Sook Hong, Myung-Hwan Kim, Jae Ho Byun, Hyung Jin Won, Yong Moon Shin, Pyo Nyun Kim, Hyun Kwon Ha, and Moon-Gyu Lee: Biliary Ductal Evaluation of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Three-dimensional Direct Multi–Detector Row CT Cholangiographic Findings versus Surgical and Pathologic Results—Feasibility Study
Although our study was preliminary and limited by the small number of patients examined, three-dimensional direct multi–detector row CT cholangiography was feasible for defining the extent of ductal involvement in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Radiology 2006 238: 300-308. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041902 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Darren B. Orbach, Bidyut K. Pramanik, Julie Lee, Thomas S. Maldonado, Tom Riles, and Robert I. Grossman: Carotid Artery Stent Implantation: Evaluation with Multi–Detector Row CT Angiography and Virtual Angioscopy—Initial Experience
We found that, in our carotid phantom, the reconstruction kernel that was optimized for high-attenuation sharp-edged structures, such as a stent, made the otherwise invisible intrastent stenoses apparent and allowed for more accurate measurement of intrastent diameter.
Radiology 2006 238: 309-320 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381042106); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Imaging:

Kazuya Ichikado, Moritaka Suga, Hiroyuki Muranaka, Yasuhiro Gushima, Hisako Miyakawa, Mitsuko Tsubamoto, Takeshi Johkoh, Naomi Hirata, Takeshi Yoshinaga, Yoshihiro Kinoshita, Yasuyuki Yamashita, and Yutaka Sasaki: Prediction of Prognosis for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Thin-Section CT: Validation in 44 Cases
Thin-section CT findings suggestive of extensive fibroproliferative changes are independently predictive of poor prognosis in patients with clinically early acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Radiology 2006 238: 321-329. Published online before print November 17 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2373041515 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Atsushi Nambu, Akitoshi Saito, Tsutomu Araki, Katsura Ozawa, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Masaki Akao, Zennosuke Ohki, and Hiroshi Yamaguchi: Chlamydia Pneumoniae: Comparison with Findings of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae and Streptococcus Pneumoniae at Thin-Section CT
Centrilobular or peribronchovascular nodules or bronchovascular bundle thickening without consolidation and with pulmonary emphysema or airway dilatation in elderly patients may be more likely to be Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia than Streptococcus pneumoniae or Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.
Radiology 2006 238: 330-338. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381040088 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

David S. Mendelson, Melissa P. Wasserstein, Robert J. Desnick, Ronald Glass, William Simpson, Gwen Skloot, Marie Vanier, Bruno Bembi, Roberto Giugliani, Eugen Mengel, Gerald F. Cox, and Margaret M. McGovern: Type B Niemann-Pick Disease: Findings at Chest Radiography, Thin-Section CT, and Pulmonary Function Testing
Interstitial lung disease and resting pulmonary function abnormalities are common features of type B Niemann-Pick disease.
Radiology 2006 238: 339-345. Published online before print November 22 2005, 10.1148/radiol.2381041696 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vascular and Interventional Radiology:

Toshiya Shibata, Toyomichi Shibata, Yoji Maetani, Hiroyoshi Isoda, and Masahiro Hiraoka: Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prospective Comparison of Internally Cooled Electrode and Expandable Electrode
The two radiofrequency ablation devices used in our study have equivalent primary technique effectiveness, rates of major complications, rates of local tumor progression, rates of overall survival, and rates of local tumor progression–free survival.
Radiology 2006 238: 346-353 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381041848); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Héctor Manuel Barragán-Campos, Jean-Noël Vallée, Daouda Lo, Evelyne Cormier, Beatrix Jean, Michèle Rose, Pascal Astagneau, and Jacques Chiras: Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Spinal Metastases: Complications
We were able to establish a significant association between cement migration through the vena cava and pulmonary embolism.
Radiology 2006 238: 354-362 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381040841); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

SIGNS IN IMAGING:

Rachna Madan: The Bridging Vascular Sign
The presence of multiple vessels along the interface between the uterus and a juxtauterine mass (ie, a pelvic mass adjacent to the uterus) at color and power Doppler ultrasonogaphy and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging is known as the bridging vascular sign.
Radiology 2006 238: 371-372 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381031927); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSIS PLEASE:

António J. Madureira, Carlos M. Mariz, João C. Bernardes, and Isabel M. Ramos: Case 94
Radiology 2006 238: 363-365 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381031087); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

David Pérez-Solís, Luis H. Luyando, Azucena Callejo-Ortea, and Manuel Crespo-Hernández: Case 90: Disseminated Tuberculosis
Patients with disseminated tuberculosis may have splenic involvement, but splenic tuberculosis is rarely the main feature in patients with disseminated tuberculosis.
Radiology 2006 238: 366-370 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381031758); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

DEPARTMENTS:

: Abstracts of Current Literature
Radiology 2006 238: 379-380 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2381052542); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Publication Information for Authors
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