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Journal Club ❯ April 2009

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64-Channel Cardiac Computed Tomography: Intraobserver and Interobserver Variability (Part 1): Coronary Angiography
Edward D. Nicol, BMedSci, BM, BS, MRCP, James Stirrup, BM, BS, MRCP Michael Roughton, MSc, Simon PG. Padley, MBBS, FRCP FRCR, and Michael B. Rubens, MBBS, FRC
A Comprehensive Electrocardiogram-Gated 64-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography Imaging Protocol to Visualize the Coronary Arteries, Thoracic Aorta, and Pulmonary Vasculature in a Single Breath Hold
Michael D. Shapiro, DO, Jonathan D. Dodd, MD, Sanjeeva Kalva, MD, Conrad Wittram, MD Joe Hsu, MD, Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH Bob Liu, PhD John T. Nagurney, MD, MPH, Mannudeep K Kalra, MD, John H. Nichols, BA, Ricardo C. Cury, MD, Suhny Abbara, MD Ahmed Tawakol, MD, Thomas J. Brady, MD, and Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH
Adjustable Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: Demonstrated on Multidetector Computed Tomography With Multiplanar Reformation and 3-Dimensional Imaging
Satomi Kawamoto, MD and Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Adrenal Masses
Janet C. Miller, DPhil, Michael A. Blake, MD, Giles W. Boland, MD, Paul M. Copeland, MD, James H. Thrall, MD, and Susanna I. Lee, MD, PhD
ALCAPA Syndrome: Not Just a Pediatric Disease
Elena Pena, MD , Elsie T. Nguyen, MD , Naeem Merchant, MD , Carole Dennie, MD
Automated Algorithm for Quantifying the Extent of Cystic Change on Volumetric Chest CT: Initial Results in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Vincent J. Schmithorst, Talissa A. Altes, Lisa R.Young, David N. Franz, John J. Bissler, Francis X. McCormack, Bernard J. Dardzinski, Alan S. Brody
Complications of Con tinuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Sam Stuart, MBBS , Thomas C. Booth, MRCP , Charlotte J. C. Cash, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FRCR ,Ayshea Hameeduddin, MBBS, J. Antony Goode, FRCR , Chris Harvey, MBBS, FRCR , Anmol Malhotra, FRCR
CT Features of Adnexal Involvement in Patients with Diverticulitis
Vikash S. Panghaal, Victoria Chernyak, Michael Patlas, Alla M Rozenblit
CT Findings in Urinary Diversion after Radical Cystectomy: Postsurgical Anatomy and Complications
Violeta Catald, MD , Marta Sold, MD , Jaime Samaniego, MD , Teresa Marti, MD ,Jorge Huguet, MD , Juan Palou, MD , Pablo De La Torre, MD
Cumulative Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk Estimates in Emergency Department Patients Undergoing Repeat or Multiple CT
Richard T. Griffey, Aaron Sodickson
Differentiating Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms from Pancreatic Pseudocysts at MR Imaging: Value of Perceived Internal Debris
Michael Macari, MD Myra E. Finn, MD Genevieve L. Bennett, MD Kyunghee C. Cho, MD Elliot Newman, MD CristinaH. Hajdu, MD James S. Babb, Phd
Effect of Contrast Injection Protocols with Dose Adjusted to the Estimated Lean Patient Body Weight on Aortic Enhancement at CT Angiography
Yumi Yanaga, Kazuo Awai, Takeshi Nakaura, Seitaro Oda, Yoshinori Funama, Kyongtae T. Bae, Yasuyuki Yamashita
Fractures of the Ankylosed Spine: MDCT and MRI with Emphasis on Individual Anatomic Spinal Structures
Raphael Campagna Eric Pessis Antoine Feydy Henri Guerini Fabrice Thevenin Alain Chevrot Jean-Luc Drape
Helical CT Evaluation of the Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer in the Remnant Stomach
In Joon Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Se Hyung Kim, Samuel Chang, Joon Koo Han,Byung Ihn Choi, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Han-Kwang Yang, Kuhn Uk Lee
Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis: Qualitative Comparison of Gadobenate Dimeglumine-enhanced MR Imaging and Multiphasic 64-Section CT
Daniele Marin, MD Michele Di Martino, MD Antonino Guerrisi, MD Gianmaria De Filippis, MD Massimo Rossi, MD StefanoGinanni Corradini, MD Raffaele Masciangelo, PhD Carlo Calalano, MD Roberto Passariello, MD
Identifying Feeding Arteries During TACE of Hepatic Tumors: Comparison of C-Arm CT and Digital Subtraction Angiography
Jin Iwazawa, Shoichi Ohue, Takashi Mitani, Hisashi Abe, Naoko Hashimoto, Masao Hamuro, Kenji Nakamura
Image Quality in a Low Radiation Exposure Protocol for Retrospectively ECG-Gated Coronary CT Angiography
Tobias Pflederer, Larissa Rudofsky, Dieter Ropers, Sven Bachmann, Mohamed Marwan, Werner G. Daniel ,Stephan Achenbach,
Impact of Whole-Body CT Screening on the Cost-effectiveness of CT Colonography
Cesare Hassan, MD Perry J. Pickhardt, MD Andrea Laghi, MD Angelo Zullo, MD David H. Kim, MD Franco lafrate, MD Lorenzo Di Giulio, MD Sergio Morini, MD
Lung Disease: CT Findings with Pathologic Correlations
MDCT for Suspected Appendicitis: Effect of Reconstruction Section Thickness on Diagnostic Accuracy, Rate of Appendiceal Visualization, and Reader Confidence Using Axial Images
Pamela T.Johnson Karen M. Horton Satomi Kawamoto John Eng Marchelle J. Bean Shannon J. Shan Elliot K. Fishman
Mesenteric Arterial Variations Detected at MDCT Angiography of Abdominal Aorta
Tuncay Hazirolan Yavuz Metin Ali Devrim Karaosmanoglu Murat Canyigit Baris Turkbey Berna Sayan Oguz MacitAriyurek
Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: Sublingual Nitroglycerine Improves Image Quality Significantly Because of Peripheral Coronary Vasodilatation
Oliver Klass, MD, Senguel Mutlu, MD, Kathrin Hohl, MD, Sebastian Feuerlein, MD, Martin Jeltsch, MD,Hans-Juergen Brambs, MD, PhD, and Martin H. K. Hoffmann, MD
Multidetector CT of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Prachi P. Agarwal, MD , Aamer Chughtai, MD , Frederick R. K. Matzinger, MD ,Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS
Multidetector Row Computed Tomographic Gastrography Findings After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer: Emphasis on Time Evolution and Factors for Predicting Residual Tumor
In Joon Lee, MD, Se Hyung Kim, MD, Jeong Min Lee, MD, Sang Kyun Kim, MD, Min A. Kim, MD, Joon Koo Han, MD,and Byung Ihn Choi, MD
Multimodality Assessment of Esophageal Cancer: Preoperative Staging and Monitoring of Response to Therapy
Tae Jung Kim, MD, Hyae Young Kim, MD , Kyung Won Lee, MD , Moon Soo Kim, MD
Noncalcified Lung Nodules: Volumetric Assessment with Thoracic CT
Marios A. Gavrielides, PhD Lisa M. Kinnard, PhD Kyle J. Myers, PhD Nicholas Petrick, PhD
Optimal Starting Time of Acquisition and Feasibility of Complementary Administration of Nitroglycerin With Intravenous p-Blocker in Multislice Computed Tomography
Kimihide Sato, BSc, RT Satoshi Isobe, MD, PhD, Kaichiro Sugiura, MD, BSc, RT, Takeo Mimura, PhD, Yukari Yotsudake, BNurs, Chizuka Meno, BNurs, Makoto Kato, MD, PhD, Ken Harada, MD,and Toyoaki Murohara, MD, PhD
Pancreas: Peritoneal Reflections, Ligamentous Connections, and Pathways of Disease Spread
Raghunandan Vikram, MBBS, MRCE FRCR, Aparna Balachandran, MD , Priya R. Bhosale, MD ,Eric E Tamm, MD , Leonardo E Marcal, MD Chusilp Charnsangavej, MD
PET/CT for the Characterization of Adrenal Masses in Patients with Cancer: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Accuracy in 150 Consecutive Patients
Giles W. L. Boland Michael A. Blake Nagaraj S. Holalkere Peter F.Hahn
Radiation Dose in a "Triple Rule-Out" Coronary CT Angiography Protocol of Emergency Department Patients Using 64-MDCT: The Impact of ECG-Based Tube Current Modulation on Age, Sex, and Body Mass Index
Kevin M.Takakuwa, Ethan J. Halpern, Eric L. Gingold, David C. Levin, Frances S. Shofer
Recurrent CT, Cumulative Radiation Exposure, and Associated Radiation-induced Cancer Risks from CT of Adults
Aaron Sodickson, MD, PhD PieterF. Baeyens, MD Katherine P. Andriole, PhD Luciano M. Prevedello, MD Richard D.Nawfel, MS Richard Hanson RaminKhorasani, MD, MPH
Risks Associated with Low Doses and Low Dose Rates of Ionizing Radiation: Why Linearity May Be (Almost) the Best We Can Do
Mark P. Little, DPhil Richard Wakeford, PhD E. Janet Tawn, PhD Simon D.Bouffler, PhD Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, DPhil
Schatzker Classification of Tibial Plateau Fractures: Use of CT and MR Imaging Improves Assessment
B. Keegan Markhardt, MD Jonathan M. Gross, MD , Johnny U. V. Monu, MD
Scirrhous Metastases to the Gastrointestinal Tract at CT: The Malignant Target Sign
Marc J. Gollub, Michael B. Schwartz, Jinru Shia
Small Bowel Obstruction: What to Look For
Ana Catarina Silva, MD , Madalena Pimenta, MD , Luis S. Guimardes, MD
Spatial Resolution and Radiation Dose of a 64-MDCT Scanner Compared with Published CT Urography Protocols
Terri J. Vrtiska, Robert P. Hartman James M. Kofler Michael R. Bruesewitz Bernard F. King Cynthia H. McCollough
Spectrum of Focal Benign Musculoskeletal l8F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT of the Shoulder and Pelvis
Vladimir Sopov, Hanna Bernstine, Dorit Stern, Nikolay Yefremov, Jacob Sosna, David Groshar
Stenosis Detection in Native Hemodialysis Fistulas with MDCT Angiography
Sam Heye, Geert Maleux, Kathleen Claes, Dirk Kuypers, Raymond Oyen
The Bloody Pancreas: MDCT and MRI Features of Hypervascular and Hemorrhagic Pancreatic Conditions
V. Anik Sahni, Koenraad J. Mortele
Transient Hepatic Attenuation Differences and Focal Liver Lesions: Sump Effect Due to Primary Arterial Hyperperfusion
Stefano Colagrande, MD, Nicoletta Centi, MD, Silvia Pradella, MD, Beatrice Duranti, MD, Giacomo Belli, MSc, and Natale Villari, MD
Unusual Causes of Varicose Veins in the Lower Extremities: CT Venographic and Doppler US Findings
Seung Chaijung, MD, What Lee, MD , Jin Wook Chung, MD , Hwan Jun Jae, MD , Eun-Ah Park, MD , Kwang Nam Jin, MD , Cheong-Il Shin, MD , Jae Hyung Park, MD
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia with and without Concurrent Emphysema: Thin-Section CT Findings
Masanori Akira, MD Yoshikazu Inoue, MD Masanori Kitaichi, MD Satoru Yamamoto, MD Toru Arai, MD Kazushige Toyokawa,
Value of Customized Scan Timing Determined by Tracking Liver Enhancement in Oncology Patients
Giulia A. Zamboni, MD,Sofia Gourtsoyianni, MD, Epaminondas Sourlas, MSc,and Vassilios D. Raptopoulos, MD
Whole-Body MRI and FDG PET Fused Images for Evaluation of Patients with Cancer
Roberto C. Domingues Michel P. Carneiro Fernanda Cristina Rueda Lopes Romeu C. Domingues Lea Mirian Barbosa da Fonseca Emerson L. Gasparetto
Whole-Body PET/CT Scanning: Estimation of Radiation Dose and Cancer Risk
Bingsheng Huang, MPhil Martin Wai-Ming Law, PhD Pek-Lan Khong, MD