Radiology -- Table of Contents (246 [2])

HOME

HELP

FEEDBACK

SUBSCRIPTIONS

SCIENCE TO PRACTICE:

Jonathan B. Kruskal: Can Contrast-enhanced US with Targeted Microbubbles Monitor the Response to Antiangiogenic Therapies?
The method described by Willmann et al provides a proof of principle that contrast-enhanced US imaging can be used to document the presence of VEGF receptors prior to anti-VEGF therapy being instituted.
Radiology 2008 246: 339-340 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462071720); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS:

Special Communications:

: 2008 RSNA Leadership
Radiology 2008 246: 341-342 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072574); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

José María Alústiza and Agustín Castiella: Liver Fat and Iron at In-Phase and Opposed-Phase MR Imaging
Radiology 2008 246: 641 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462071131); [Full Text] [PDF]

David L. Buckley, Vicky Goh, and Steve Halligan: Are Measurements from Two Commercial Software Packages Interchangeable? Possibly, If Like Is Compared with Like
Radiology 2008 246: 642-643 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070655); [Full Text] [PDF]

François Guilbert, Jean Raymond, Daniel Roy, and Alain Weill: Complete Occlusion Remains the Primary Goal of Endovascular Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysms
Radiology 2008 246: 643 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070743); [Full Text] [PDF]

Masayuki Kanematsu, Satoshi Goshima, Hiroshi Kondo, Kyongtae T. Bae, Kazuo Awai, and Yasuyuki Yamashita: How Should We Optimize Bolus Tracking with Multidetector CT of the Abdomen?
Radiology 2008 246: 643-645 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070814); [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel B. Kopans, Yulei Jiang, Diana L. Miglioretti, Charles E. Metz, and Robert A. Schmidt: History Repeats
Radiology 2008 246: 645-646 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070742); [Full Text] [PDF]

Fuat Ozkan, Bora Peynircioglu, Barbaros E. Cil, Günter Fürst, Jan Schulte am Esch, L. Benjamin Fritz, Erhard Godehardt, Ulrich Mödder, and Wolfram T. Knoefel: Portal Vein Embolization and Stem Cell Administration
Radiology 2008 246: 646-647 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070523); [Full Text] [PDF]

Seong Ho Park, Gina Brown, and Andrew R. Norman: Degree of Error of Thin-Section MR in Measuring Extramural Depth of Tumor Invasion in Patients with Rectal Cancer
Radiology 2008 246: 647-648 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070843); [Full Text] [PDF]

Perry J. Pickhardt and Abraham H. Dachman: Missed Lesions at Primary 2D CT Colonography: Further Support for 3D Polyp Detection
Radiology 2008 246: 648-649 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462071140); [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert G. Sheiman, Arkadiusz Sitek, Vicky Goh, and Steve Halligan: CT Perfusion Imaging: Know Its Assumptions and Limitations
Radiology 2008 246: 649-650 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070728); [Full Text] [PDF]

Jovitas Skucas, Eugene K. Choi, and Hyun Kwon Ha: Granulocytic Sarcoma of Bowel
Radiology 2008 246: 651 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462071175); [Full Text] [PDF]

Ze-Zhou Song, Randolph M. Setser, Brett B. Carmichael, and Richard D. White: Surgical Ventricular Restoration and Left Ventricular Function
Radiology 2008 246: 652-653 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070625); [Full Text] [PDF]

David F. Yankelevitz, William C. Black, Denise R. Aberle, Christine D. Berg on behalf of the Executive Committee of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST): Will the National Lung Screening Trial Be Able to Demonstrate a Mortality Reduction?
Radiology 2008 246: 653-654 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070775); [Full Text] [PDF]

Errata:

: Erratum
Radiology 2008 246: 654 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072569); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Erratum
Radiology 2008 246: 654 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072570); [Full Text] [PDF]

In Memoriam:

Stephen Steinberg: Mortimer B. Hermel, MD
Radiology 2008 246: 655 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072561); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Henry D. Royal and Barry A. Siegel: Tom R. Miller, MD, PhD
Radiology 2008 246: 655-656 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072560); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

REVIEWS AND COMMENTARY:

Review:

Peter Jan van Laar, Jeroen van der Grond, and Jeroen Hendrikse: Brain Perfusion Territory Imaging: Methods and Clinical Applications of Selective Arterial Spin-labeling MR Imaging
In specific patients groups with cerebrovascular disease, as described above, selective arterial spin-labeling MR may provide valuable hemodynamic information when added to current MR protocols.
Radiology 2008 246: 354-364 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061775); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Perspectives:

James H. Thrall: Changing Relationships between Radiologists and Hospitals • Part II. Contracts and Resolution of Issues
Goodwill, trust, and respect for each other's needs are the fundamental building blocks for establishing good and enduring relationships between hospitals and radiologists.
Radiology 2008 246: 343-347 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462071831); [Full Text] [PDF]

Opinion:

Daniel B. Kopans: Basic Physics and Doubts about Relationship between Mammographically Determined Tissue Density and Breast Cancer Risk
Basic physics shows that the methods used to quantify the percentage of breast tissue that is dense cannot possibly measure the true volume ratio of dense to fatty tissue with any degree of accuracy, which casts doubt on virtually all published analyses.
Radiology 2008 246: 348-353 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2461070309); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Book Reviews:

: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Nuclear Medicine, 2nd ed
Radiology 2008 246: 365 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072557); [Full Text] [PDF]

: Cardiovascular MR Imaging: Physical Principles to Practical Protocols
Radiology 2008 246: 365-366 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072558); [Full Text] [PDF]

: MRI in Clinical Practice
Radiology 2008 246: 366 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462072559); [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL RESEARCH:

Breast Imaging:

Yingbing Wang, Debra M. Ikeda, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Teri A. Longacre, Richard J. Bleicher, Sunita Pal, Roger J. Jackman, and Stefanie S. Jeffrey: Estrogen Receptor–Negative Invasive Breast Cancer: Imaging Features of Tumors with and without Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Type 2 Overexpression
We found that lesion margin and presence of calcifications on images, as well as cancer stage at diagnosis, are significantly associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 status in patients with estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer.
Radiology 2008 246: 367-375. Published online before print January 7 2008, 10.1148/radiol.2462070169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]

Etta D. Pisano, R. Edward Hendrick, Martin J. Yaffe, Janet K. Baum, Suddhasatta Acharyya, Jean B. Cormack, Lucy A. Hanna, Emily F. Conant, Laurie L. Fajardo, Lawrence W. Bassett, Carl J. D'Orsi, Roberta A. Jong, Murray Rebner, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Constantine A. Gatsonis For the DMIST Investigators Group: Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital versus Film Mammography: Exploratory Analysis of Selected Population Subgroups in DMIST
The results reported here corroborate the trend in favor of improved diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography over film for pre- and perimenopausal women younger than 50 years with dense breasts.
Radiology 2008 246: 376-383 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2461070200); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiac Imaging:

Francesca Pugliese, Nico R. Mollet, M. G. Myriam Hunink, Filippo Cademartiri, Koen Nieman, Ron T. van Domburg, Willem B. Meijboom, Carlos Van Mieghem, Annick C. Weustink, Marcel L. Dijkshoorn, Pim J. de Feyter, and Gabriel P. Krestin: Diagnostic Performance of Coronary CT Angiography by Using Different Generations of Multisection Scanners: Single-Center Experience
The added value offered by 64-section CT is high diagnostic performance in the evaluation of the entire coronary tree.
Radiology 2008 246: 384-393. Published online before print January 7 2008, 10.1148/radiol.2462070113 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Heynric B. Grotenhuis, Albert de Roos, Jaap Ottenkamp, Paul H. Schoof, Hubert W. Vliegen, and Lucia J. M. Kroft: MR Imaging of Right Ventricular Function after the Ross Procedure for Aortic Valve Replacement: Initial Experience
Serial follow-up assessment of homograft valve and right ventricular function with noninvasive imaging techniques is useful for early detection of homograft valve dysfunction, which may facilitate selecting patients for possible reoperation.
Radiology 2008 246: 394-400. Published online before print December 4 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2462070198 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthias Gutberlet, Birgit Spors, Tobias Thoma, Henriette Bertram, Timm Denecke, Roland Felix, Michel Noutsias, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, and Uwe Kühl: Suspected Chronic Myocarditis at Cardiac MR: Diagnostic Accuracy and Association with Immunohistologically Detected Inflammation and Viral Persistence
In this study, we found global relative enhancement–based and edema ratio–based cardiac MR imaging techniques to have good sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in the detection of inflammatory processes of the myocardium in patients clinically suspected of having chronic myocarditis.
Radiology 2008 246: 401-409. Published online before print January 7 2008, 10.1148/radiol.2461062179 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]

Emergency Radiology:

Stephan W. Anderson, Jorge A. Soto, Brian C. Lucey, Peter A. Burke, Erwin F. Hirsch, and James T. Rhea: Blunt Trauma: Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Pelvic CT Angiography Performed with 64–Detector Row CT
Sixty-four–detector row CT technology represents an important advance in trauma imaging and affords the ability to integrate pelvic CT angiography into the complete CT examination of patients with blunt trauma.
Radiology 2008 246: 410-419 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070082); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Evidence-based Practice:

Bas Groot Koerkamp, Jeroen J. Nikken, Edwin H. Oei, Theo Stijnen, Abida Z. Ginai, and M. G. Myriam Hunink: Value of Information Analysis Used to Determine the Necessity of Additional Research: MR Imaging in Acute Knee Trauma as an Example
More clinical research is justified only if the expected benefit of more research exceeds the expected research costs.
Radiology 2008 246: 420-425 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070093); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Charlotte Robinson, Steve Halligan, Stuart A. Taylor, Susan Mallett, and Douglas G. Altman: CT Colonography: A Systematic Review of Standard of Reporting for Studies of Computer-aided Detection
Results of this systematic review confirm our anecdotal impression that authors frequently omit key methodologic details, so the validity of the results presented cannot be fully assessed.
Radiology 2008 246: 426-433 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2461070121); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Experimental Studies:

Ioannis Sechopoulos, Sankararaman Suryanarayanan, Srinivasan Vedantham, Carl J. D'Orsi, and Andrew Karellas: Radiation Dose to Organs and Tissues from Mammography: Monte Carlo and Phantom Study
In standard mammography, the dose to the organs and skeleton outside the primary x-ray field, including the fetus and ovaries, is minimal, if not negligible.
Radiology 2008 246: 434-443. Published online before print December 4 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2462070256 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ichiro Yamada, Satoshi Okabe, Masayuki Enomoto, Kenichi Sugihara, Norio Yoshino, Akemi Tetsumura, Jiro Kumagai, and Hitoshi Shibuya: Colorectal Carcinoma: In Vitro Evaluation with High-Spatial-Resolution 3D Constructive Interference in Steady-State MR Imaging
Our findings show that in vitro high-spatial-resolution three-dimensional constructive interference in steady-state MR imaging clearly depicts the internal architecture of the colorectal wall and has high diagnostic accuracy in the evaluation of mural invasion and the macroscopic features of colorectal carcinomas.
Radiology 2008 246: 444-453. Published online before print December 19 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2462070128 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gastrointestinal Imaging:

Roy F. A. Vliegen, Geerard L. Beets, Guido Lammering, Raphaëla C. Dresen, Harm J. Rutten, Alfons G. Kessels, Toen-Khiam Oei, Adriaan P. de Bruïne, Jos M. A. van Engelshoven, and Regina G. H. Beets-Tan: Mesorectal Fascia Invasion after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Accuracy of MR Imaging for Prediction
The main difficulty of postchemoradiation MR imaging in the assessment of mesorectal fascia tumor invasion is the assessment of diffuse hypointense "fibrotic" tissue in the initial tumor area, which is a feature seen in more than 50% of patients.
Radiology 2008 246: 454-462 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070042); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stuart A. Taylor, Susan C. Charman, Philippe Lefere, Elizabeth G. McFarland, Erik K. Paulson, Judy Yee, Rizwan Aslam, John M. Barlow, Arun Gupta, David H. Kim, Chad M. Miller, and Steve Halligan: CT Colonography: Investigation of the Optimum Reader Paradigm by Using Computer-aided Detection Software
Use of computer-aided detection software as a concurrent reader during CT colonography is more time efficient than use as a second reader and similar sensitivity is achieved for polyps 6 mm or larger.
Radiology 2008 246: 463-471. Published online before print December 19 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461070190 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Genitourinary Imaging:

Ji Yeon Kim, Jeong Kon Kim, Namkug Kim, and Kyoung-Sik Cho: CT Histogram Analysis: Differentiation of Angiomyolipoma without Visible Fat from Renal Cell Carcinoma at CT Imaging
CT histogram analysis may be useful for differentiating angiomylipoma without visible fat from renal cell carcinoma at CT.
Radiology 2008 246: 472-479. Published online before print December 19 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2462061312 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yousef Mazaheri, Amita Shukla-Dave, Hedvig Hricak, Samson W. Fine, Jingbo Zhang, Gloria Inurrigarro, Chaya S. Moskowitz, Nicole M. Ishill, Victor E. Reuter, Karim Touijer, Kristen L. Zakian, and Jason A. Koutcher: Prostate Cancer: Identification with Combined Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging and 3D ¹H MR Spectroscopic Imaging—Correlation with Pathologic Findings
The combination of diffusion-weighted and three-dimensional ¹H MR spectroscopic imaging is a promising approach for discriminating between benign and malignant regions of interest in the peripheral zone.
Radiology 2008 246: 480-488 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070368); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Asako Nakai, Kaori Togashi, Kenzo Kosaka, Aki Kido, Masako Kataoka, Takashi Koyama, and Shingo Fujii: Do Anticholinergic Agents Suppress Uterine Peristalsis and Sporadic Myometrial Contractions at Cine MR Imaging?
Our cine MR imaging study results have demonstrated that an anticholinergic agent suppresses uterine myometrial contractility in the follicular through periovulatory phases.
Radiology 2008 246: 489-496. Published online before print December 19 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461062091 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] [MPEG movies]

Medical Physics:

Christian Hohl, Christoph Suess, Joachim E. Wildberger, Dagmar Honnef, Marco Das, Georg Mühlenbruch, Andreas Schaller, Rolf W. Günther, and Andreas H. Mahnken: Dose Reduction during CT Fluoroscopy: Phantom Study of Angular Beam Modulation
Angular beam modulation is an appropriate tool for decreasing radiation exposure to both the patient and the personnel during CT fluoroscopy–guided interventions.
Radiology 2008 246: 519-525 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061968); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Molecular Imaging:

Robert M. Sharkey, Habibe Karacay, Shankar Vallabhajosula, William J. McBride, Edmund A. Rossi, Chien-Hsing Chang, Stanley J. Goldsmith, and David M. Goldenberg: Metastatic Human Colonic Carcinoma: Molecular Imaging with Pretargeted SPECT and PET in a Mouse Model
Our studies introduce multivalent, bispecific antibodies for signal amplification of pretargeted molecular imaging that can be used with SPECT and PET to improve imaging of metastatic carcinoembryonic antigen–expressing human colonic cancers.
Radiology 2008 246: 497-507 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070229); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jürgen K. Willmann, Ramasamy Paulmurugan, Kai Chen, Olivier Gheysens, Martin Rodriguez-Porcel, Amelie M. Lutz, Ian Y. Chen, Xiaoyuan Chen, and Sanjiv S. Gambhir: US Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis with Microbubbles Targeted to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor Type 2 in Mice
The results of our study suggest that US imaging with contrast agent microbubbles allows noninvasive two-dimensional spatial visualization of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2 expression in tumor vessels in mice.
Radiology 2008 246: 508-518. Published online before print January 7 2008, 10.1148/radiol.2462070536 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix E1]

Musculoskeletal Imaging:

Sylvain R. Duc, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Peter P. Koch, Marco Zanetti, and Juerg Hodler: Internal Knee Derangement Assessed with 3-minute Three-dimensional Isovoxel True FISP MR Sequence: Preliminary Study
The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the isovoxel true fast imaging with steady-state precession sequence for the diagnosis of anterior cruciate ligament tears were consistent with our standard MR sequence results and with the pooled weighted sensitivity and specificity values reported elsewhere in a meta-analysis of MR imaging of the menisci and cruciate ligaments.
Radiology 2008 246: 526-535 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462062092); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Neuroradiology:

Yukiko Saito, Kenji Nobuhara, Gaku Okugawa, Katsunori Takase, Tatsuya Sugimoto, Mami Horiuchi, Chiho Ueno, Minoru Maehara, Naoto Omura, Hiroaki Kurokawa, Koshi Ikeda, Noboru Tanigawa, Satoshi Sawada, and Toshihiko Kinoshita: Corpus Callosum in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Study
Our study results indicate that in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), there is abnormal white matter anisotropy in the rostrum of the corpus callosum (CC) and an inverse relationship between white matter anisotropy in the CC rostrum and severity of OCD symptoms.
Radiology 2008 246: 536-542. Published online before print January 7 2008, 10.1148/radiol.2462061469 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paula Bendel, Timo Koivisto, Mervi Könönen, Tuomo Hänninen, Heleena Hurskainen, Tapani Saari, Matti Vapalahti, Juha Hernesniemi, and Ritva Vanninen: MR Imaging of the Brain 1 Year after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Randomized Study Comparing Surgical with Endovascular Treatment
The study suggests a higher incidence of parenchymal high–signal intensity lesions on T2- and intermediate-weighted MR images in surgically rather than in endovascularly treated patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, especially in the frontotemporal areas.
Radiology 2008 246: 543-552. Published online before print December 4 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461061915 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Obstetric Imaging:

Karen A. Büsing, A. Kristina Kilian, Thomas Schaible, Angelika Debus, Christel Weiss, and K. Wolfgang Neff: Reliability and Validity of MR Image Lung Volume Measurement in Fetuses with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and in Vitro Lung Models
From a clinical point of view, measurement accuracy is independent of the MR sequence and the imaging plane, and fetal lung volume assessment can be performed with very good interobserver agreement, even in small volumes.
Radiology 2008 246: 553-561. Published online before print November 30 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2462062166 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Technical Developments:

James E. Huprich, Joel G. Fletcher, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Jeff L. Fidler, Sharon S. Burton, and Cynthia H. McCullough: Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Evaluation with 64-Section Multiphase CT Enterography—Initial Experience
The results of this preliminary study suggest an important role for multiphasic CT enterography in the evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Radiology 2008 246: 562-571 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061920); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jeroen Hendrikse, Esben Thade Petersen, Peter Jan van Laar, and Xavier Golay: Cerebral Border Zones between Distal End Branches of Intracranial Arteries: MR Imaging
The locations of the brain regions with the longest arterial transit times are in accordance with the anterior and posterior cerebral border zones, which extend, respectively, from the frontal and occipital horns of the lateral ventricle to the frontal and parietooccipital cortices.
Radiology 2008 246: 572-580. Published online before print November 30 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461062100 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Einar Heiberg, Martin Ugander, Henrik Engblom, Matthias Götberg, Göran K. Olivecrona, David Erlinge, and Håkan Arheden: Automated Quantification of Myocardial Infarction from MR Images by Accounting for Partial Volume Effects: Animal, Phantom, and Human Study
The proposed weighted algorithm for quantification of myocardial infarction from delayed contrast-enhanced MR images has a variability that is much lower than that for dichotomous approaches and is not different from the interobserver variability of manual delineations of infarction.
Radiology 2008 246: 581-588. Published online before print November 30 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461062164 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF] [Appendix E1]

Clare M. Haystead, Brian M. Dale, and Elmar M. Merkle: N/2 Ghosting Artifacts: Elimination at 3.0-T MR Cholangiography with SPACE Pulse Sequence
MR cholangiography with the sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolutions pulse sequence eliminates ghosting artifacts and decreases acquisition time at 3.0 T.
Radiology 2008 246: 589-595 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061674); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Thoracic Imaging:

Ha Young Kim, Chin A Yi, Kyung Soo Lee, Myung Jin Chung, Yoon Kyung Kim, Bong Keun Choi, Hojoong Kim, and O Jung Kwon: Nodal Metastasis in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Accuracy of 3.0-T MR Imaging
The morphologic details of lymph nodes on T2-weighted triple-inversion black-blood fast spin-echo MR images appear to be the most important for mediastinal or hilar nodal metastasis detection with 3.0-T MR imaging, an analysis of which can yield high specificity (91%) and accuracy (86%).
Radiology 2008 246: 596-604. Published online before print December 4 2007, 10.1148/radiol.2461061907 [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sanjeeva P. Kalva, Jyothi P. Jagannathan, Peter F. Hahn, and Stephan T. Wicky: Venous Thromboembolism: Indirect CT Venography during CT Pulmonary Angiography—Should the Pelvis Be Imaged?
Limiting CT venography to the lower extremities would reduce the radiation dose to the patient without significantly altering the overall sensitivity of CT in detecting venous thromboembolism.
Radiology 2008 246: 605-611 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462070319); [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Vascular and Interventional Radiology:

Roberto Gandini, Daniel Konda, Carlo Andrea Reale, Enrico Pampana, Luciano Maresca, Alessio Spinelli, Matteo Stefanini, and Giovanni Simonetti: Male Varicocele: Transcatheter Foam Sclerotherapy with Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate—Outcome in 244 Patients
Transcatheter foam sclerotherapy in male varicocele by using sodium tetradecyl sulfate was associated with a low recurrence rate, a high rate of pain resolution, and a significant improvement of pretreatment sperm parameter alterations.
Radiology 2008 246: 612-618 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462061295); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard Chang, Clara C. Chen, Anthony Kam, Edie Mao, Thomas H. Shawker, and McDonald K. Horne, III: Deep Vein Thrombosis of Lower Extremity: Direct Intraclot Injection of Alteplase Once Daily with Systemic Anticoagulation—Results of Pilot Study
We believe that with proper dose selection, and with administration of alteplase in a manner that takes advantage of its unique properties, a thrombolytic regimen can be developed that is effective yet sufficiently safe to be acceptable for wider application in treatment of deep vein thrombosis.
Radiology 2008 246: 619-629 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2461062076); [Abstract] [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

SIGNS IN IMAGING:

Anu Bansal: The Dripping Candle Wax Sign
The dripping candle wax sign on conventional radiographs indicates melorheostosis.
Radiology 2008 246: 638-640 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462050537); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSIS PLEASE:

Mustafa Kemal Demir, Fugen Vardar Aker, Okan Akinci, and Asu Özgültekin: Case 134
Radiology 2008 246: 630-633 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462050506); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

Prachi P. Agarwal, Jean M. Seely, and Frederick R. K. Matzinger: Case 130: Mediastinal Hemangioma
The findings of phleboliths and multiple enhancing vessels and the characteristic MR imaging appearance made mediastinal hemangioma the most likely diagnosis.
Radiology 2008 246: 634-637 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462042033); [Figures Only] [Full Text] [PDF]

DEPARTMENTS:

: This Month in Radiology
Radiology 2008 246: 15-16 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2462200715); [PDF]

: Publication Information for Authors
Radiology 2008 246: [Full Text]