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Semiquantitative Analysis of Maximum Standardized Uptake Values of Regional Lymph Nodes in Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Is There a Reliable Threshold for Differentiating Benign from Malignant?
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.01.001
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine an optimum standardized uptake value (SUV) threshold for identifying regional nodal metastasis on 18F–fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron...
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Selin Carkaci,
Beatriz E. Adrada,
Eric Rohren,
Wei Wei,
Mohammad A. Quraishi,
Osama Mawlawi,
Thomas A. Buchholz,
Wei Yang
et al.
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03 February 2012 |
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Assessing First Year Radiology Resident Competence Pre-call: Development and Implementation of a Computer-based Exam before and after the 12 Month Training Requirement
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.019
Rationale and Objectives: Whether first-year radiology residents are ready to start call after 6 or 12 months has been a subject of much debate. The purpose of this study was to establish an assessmen...
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Rihan Khan,
Elizabeth Krupinski,
J. Allen Graham,
Les Benodin,
Petra Lewis
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02 February 2012 |
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Impact of Self-citation on the H Index in the Field of Academic Radiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.013
Rationale and Objectives: The Hirsch Index (H index) is widely applied as a metric of scientific productivity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of self-citation on the H index in aca...
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Arash Ehteshami Rad,
Leili Shahgholi,
David Kallmes
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30 January 2012 |
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Deep Questioning and Deep Learning
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.018
Examine the types of questions teachers ask in classrooms, and you will find that most of them are what might be called, “Guess what I am thinking” questions. Neil Postman, Teaching as a Subversive Ac...
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Richard Gunderman
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30 January 2012 |
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Liver Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Primary and Metastatic Liver Malignancy: Prospective Comparison between 99mTc -MAA SPECT and Dynamic CT Perfusion
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.015
Rationale and Objectives: To prospectively analyze the correlation between parameters of liver perfusion from technetium99m-macroaggregates of albumin (99mTc-MAA) single photon emission computed tomog...
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Caecilia S. Reiner,
Robert Goetti,
Irene A. Burger,
Michael A. Fischer,
Thomas Frauenfelder,
Alexander Knuth,
Thomas Pfammatter,
Niklaus Schaefer,
Hatem Alkadhi
et al.
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30 January 2012 |
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Risk Factors for Non-calcified Plaques in Asymptomatic Population
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.011
Rationale and Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of noncalcified coronary plaques in asymptomatic patients and to investigate the risk factors. Materials and Methods: In ...
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Min Li,
Gang Sun,
Juan Ding,
Li Li,
Zhao-hui Peng,
Xiang-sen Jiang
et al.
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30 January 2012 |
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A New Approach to Assess Intracranial White Matter Abnormalities in Glaucoma Patients: Changes of Fractional Anisotropy Detected by 3T Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.005
Rationale and Objectives: The aims of this study was to evaluate, using 3-T diffusion tensor imaging, changes of fractional anisotropy (FA) in the orbital and intracranial part of the optic nerve (ON)...
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Tobias Engelhorn,
Georg Michelson,
Simone Waerntges,
Susanne Hempel,
Ahmed El-Rafei,
Tobias Struffert,
Arnd Doerfler
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Small Masses on Breast MR: Is Biopsy Necessary?
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.014
Rationale and Objectives: To evaluate outcome of magnetic resonance (MR)-detected biopsied breast lesions ≤5 mm by correlating imaging characteristics with pathology. Methods and Materials: Institutio...
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Sughra Raza,
Meera Sekar,
Eugene M.W. Ong,
Robyn L. Birdwell
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27 January 2012 |
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Effects of Covert and Overt Paradigms in Clinical Language fMRI
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.017
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the intrasubject and intersubject reproducibility of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) language paradigms on language localizat...
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Sasan Partovi,
Florian Konrad,
Sasan Karimi,
Fabian Rengier,
John K. Lyo,
Lisa Zipp,
Ernst Nennig,
Christoph Stippich
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Screen-detected Lung Cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.008
We read with great interest the article by Dhopeshwarkar et al on screen-detected lung cancer. In their discussion, the authors stated that not a small percentage of screen-detected lung cancers on c...
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Koichi Kurishima,
Maki Kanashiki,
Hiroaki Satoh
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Correspondence
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24 January 2012 |
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Retrospective Study on the Use of Different Protocols for Repeated Transarterial Chemoembolization in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.009
Purpose: To evaluate local tumor control and survival rate after repeated transarterial chemoembolization using two different protocols in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Materials and Method...
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Thomas J. Vogl,
Nagy N.N. Naguib,
Nour-Eldin A. Nour-Eldin,
Parviz Farshid,
Thomas Lehnert,
Tatjana Gruber-Rouh,
Katharina Sophia Engels
et al.
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24 January 2012 |
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Baseline SUVmax at PET-CT in Stage IIIA Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery after Neoadjuvant Therapy: Prognostic Implication Focused on Histopathologic Subtypes
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.010
Rationale and Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic significance of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) at 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography in pati...
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Ho Yun Lee,
Kyung Soo Lee,
Jungjae Park,
Joungho Han,
Byung-Tae Kim,
O Jung Kwon,
Yong Chan Ahn,
Myung-Ju Ahn,
Keunchil Park,
Jhingook Kim,
Young Mog Shim
et al.
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24 January 2012 |
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The Method and Efficacy of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Diagnosing the Lymphatic Metastasis of Colorectal Carcinoma
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.007
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic and functional features of metastatic lymph nodes of colorectal carcinoma on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tom...
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Lijuan Yu,
Mohan Tian,
Xuan Gao,
Dalong Wang,
Yu Qin,
Jingshu Geng
et al.
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24 January 2012 |
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Exposure Creep in Computed Radiography: A Longitudinal Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.003
Purpose: Exposure creep is the gradual increase in x-ray exposures over time that results in increased radiation dose to the patient. It has been theorized as being a phenomenon that results from the ...
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Dale J. Gibson,
Robert A. Davidson
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09 January 2012 |
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Follow-up Frequency and Compliance in Women with Probably Benign Findings on Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.014
Rationale and Objectives: Six-month short-interval follow-up is recommended for probably benign findings on breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We wanted to examine patient adherence to follow-up...
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Ariela L. Marshall,
Susan M. Domchek,
Susan P. Weinstein
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09 January 2012 |
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Impact of Ventricular Contrast Medium Attenuation on the Accuracy of Left and Right Ventricular Function Analysis at Cardiac Multi Detector-row CT Compared with Cardiac MRI
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.012
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of ventricular contrast medium attenuation on the accuracy of left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function an...
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Heon Lee,
Seok-Yeon Kim,
Mulugeta Gebregziabher,
E. Lexworth Hanna,
U. Joseph Schoepf
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09 January 2012 |
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Critical Care Radiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.07.022
This first edition of Critical Care Radiology aims for interdisciplinary interpretation of adult and pediatric radiologic studies in intensive care setting. The book is a good and easy read for radiol...
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Vivek Manchanda
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Book review
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06 January 2012 |
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Lung Image Quality with 320-row Wide-volume CT Scans: The Effect of Prospective ECG-gating and Comparisons with 64-row Helical CT Scans
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.001
Rationales and Objectives: To evaluate the image quality of 320-row wide-volume (WV) computed tomography (CT) scans in comparison with 64-row helical scans for the lung. Materials and Methods: The Ins...
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Tsuneo Yamashiro,
Tetsuhiro Miyara,
Masashi Takahashi,
Ayano Kikuyama,
Hisashi Kamiya,
Hisanobu Koyama,
Yoshiharu Ohno,
Hiroshi Moriya,
Mitsuru Matsuki,
Yuko Tanaka,
Satoshi Noma,
Sadayuki Murayama,
ACTIve Study Group
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06 January 2012 |
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Optimal Setting of Automatic Exposure Control Based on Image Noise and Contrast on Iodine-enhanced CT
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.011
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate variations in image noise and contrast using automatic exposure control (AEC) and different tube voltages on nonenhanced and iodine-e...
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Hiroo Murazaki,
Yoshinori Funama,
Yoshiaki Sugaya,
Osamu Miyazaki,
Seiji Tomiguchi,
Kazuo Awai
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06 January 2012 |
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Measurement of Focal Ground-glass Opacity Diameters on CT Images: Interobserver Agreement in Regard to Identifying Increases in the Size of Ground-Glass Opacities
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.12.002
Purpose: To evaluate interobserver agreement in regard to measurements of focal ground-glass opacities (GGO) diameters on computed tomography (CT) images to identify increases in the size of GGOs. Mat...
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Ryutaro Kakinuma,
Kazuto Ashizawa,
Keiko Kuriyama,
Aya Fukushima,
Hiroyuki Ishikawa,
Hisashi Kamiya,
Naoya Koizumi,
Yuichiro Maruyama,
Kazunori Minami,
Norihisa Nitta,
Seitaro Oda,
Yasuji Oshiro,
Masahiko Kusumoto,
Sadayuki Murayama,
Kiyoshi Murata,
Yukio Muramatsu,
Noriyuki Moriyama
et al.
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06 January 2012 |
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Economic Outcome of Cardiac CT-Based Evaluation and Standard of Care for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department: A Decision Analytic Model
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.029
Rationale and Objectives: Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) in the emergency department may be cost saving for suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but economic outcome data are limited. The objec...
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Kelley R. Branch,
Brian W. Bresnahan,
David L. Veenstra,
William P. Shuman,
William S. Weintraub,
Janet M. Busey,
Daniel J. Elliott,
Lee M. Mitsumori,
Jared Strote,
Kathleen Jobe,
Ted Dubinsky,
James H. Caldwell
et al.
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03 January 2012 |
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Comparison of Standard- and Low-Tube Voltage 320-Detector Row Volume CT Angiography in Detection of Intracranial Aneurysms with Digital Subtraction Angiography as Gold Standard
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.004
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the effect of low–tube voltage (80 kVp) 320–detector row volume computed tomographic (CT) angiography (L-VCTA) in the detect...
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Gang Sun,
Juan Ding,
Yang Lu,
Min Li,
Li Li,
Guo-ying Li,
Xu-ping Zhang
et al.
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30 December 2011 |
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High-resolution Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.003
Rationale andObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in tumor depiction and measured tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with the use of a high-resolution diffusion-weight...
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Lisa Singer,
Lisa J. Wilmes,
Emine U. Saritas,
Ajit Shankaranarayanan,
Evelyn Proctor,
Dorota J. Wisner,
Belinda Chang,
Bonnie N. Joe,
Dwight G. Nishimura,
Nola M. Hylton
et al.
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26 December 2011 |
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Statistical Power in Quantitative Diffusion MRI of Tumor Response: Strategies for Future Studies
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.024
Rationale and Objectives: Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging may be useful in tracking tumor growth and response to treatment. However, studies using these measures may lack statistical power to dra...
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Ted K. Yanagihara,
Benjamin Kennedy,
Krishna Surapaneni,
Jeffrey N. Bruce
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19 December 2011 |
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Understanding the US Medical School Requirements and Medical Students’ Attitudes about Radiology Rotations
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.005
Rationale and Objectives: To learn what percentage of US medical schools require their students to complete rotations in radiology during the clinical years. A secondary goal was to survey students’ o...
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Jeffrey D. Poot,
Matthew S. Hartman,
Richard H. Daffner
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16 December 2011 |
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Impact of an Aortic Nitinol Stent Graft on Flow Measurements by Time-resolved Three-dimensional Velocity-encoded MRI
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.025
Rationale and Objectives: Three-dimensional (3D) velocity-encoded cine (VEC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to quantify 3D hemodynamic aspects known from computational fluid dynami...
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Fabian Rengier,
Michael Delles,
Roland Unterhinninghofen,
Sebastian Ley,
Sasan Partovi,
Rüdiger Dillmann,
Hans-Ulrich Kauczor,
Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk
et al.
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16 December 2011 |
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Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism in Pediatric Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome with Dual Energy CT Pulmonary Angiography
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.11.002
Rationale and Objectives: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and renal vein thrombosis in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome using combined d...
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Long Jiang Zhang,
Zhen Jane Wang,
Chang Sheng Zhou,
Li Lu,
Song Luo,
Guang Ming Lu
et al.
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16 December 2011 |
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Meta-analysis: Comparison of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography and Bone Scintigraphy in the Detection of Bone Metastasis in Patients with Lung Cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.018
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this review was to evaluate the diagnostic properties of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/computed tomography (CT) and bone s...
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Ming-Che Chang,
Jin-Hua Chen,
Ji-An Liang,
Cheng-Chieh Lin,
Kuang-Tao Yang,
Kai-Yuan Cheng,
Jun-Jun Yeh,
Chia-Hung Kao
et al.
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Review article
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15 December 2011 |
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Improving Performance of Computer-aided Detection of Masses by Incorporating Bilateral Mammographic Density Asymmetry: An Assessment
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.026
Rationale and Objectives: Bilateral mammographic density asymmetry is a promising indicator in assessing risk of having or developing breast cancer. This study aims to assess the performance improveme...
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Xingwei Wang,
Lihua Li,
Weidong Xu,
Wei Liu,
Dror Lederman,
Bin Zheng
et al.
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15 December 2011 |
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A Prospective Study about Abnormal Ductal Dilatations without Associated Masses on Breast US: What is the Significance for us?
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.021
Rationale and Objectives: Ductal changes are described as a finding of surrounding tissues in breast masses according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System – Ultrasound. However, ductal chan...
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Sung Eun Song,
Ann Yie,
Bo Kyoung Seo,
Seung Hwa Lee,
Kyu Ran Cho,
Ok Hee Woo,
Ki Yeol Lee,
Young Sik Kim
et al.
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15 December 2011 |
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Cone Beam CT in Assessment of Tibial Bone Defect Healing: An Animal Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.022
Rationale and Objectives: To evaluate cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for monitoring of tibial bone defect healing in comparison to histopathological findings. Materials and Methods: Circumscribe...
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Patric Kröpil,
Ahmad R. Hakimi,
Pascal Jungbluth,
Carolin Riegger,
Christian Rubbert,
Falk Miese,
Rotem S. Lanzman,
Michael Wild,
Alberto Schek,
Axel Scherer,
Joachim Windolf,
Gerald Antoch,
Juergen Becker,
Mohssen Hakimi
et al.
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15 December 2011 |
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Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Nodal Staging in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.027
Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in detecting lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods: MEDLINE,...
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Lian-Ming Wu,
Jian-Rong Xu,
Man-Ju Liu,
Xiao-Fei Zhang,
Jia Hua,
Jasmine Zheng,
Jia-Ni Hu
et al.
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Full-length article
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08 December 2011 |
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The Teaching Files: Head and Neck Imaging
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.07.020
This first edition collection of 225 head and neck cases offers a well-organized, comprehensive overview of both the common and uncommon entities most likely to be encountered in either clinical pract...
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Carrie Marder
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Book review
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02 December 2011 |
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Are Radiologists’ Goals for Mammography Accuracy Consistent with Published Recommendations?
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.013
Rationale and Objectives: Mammography quality assurance programs have been in place for more than a decade. We studied radiologists’ self-reported performance goals for accuracy in screening mammograp...
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Sara L. Jackson,
Andrea J. Cook,
Diana L. Miglioretti,
Patricia A. Carney,
Berta M. Geller,
Tracy Onega,
Robert D. Rosenberg,
R. James Brenner,
Joann G. Elmore
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02 December 2011 |
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Incidental Aortic Valve Calcification on CT Scans: Significance for Bicuspid and Tricuspid Valve Disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.012
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of incidental aortic valve calcification on routine computed tomographic scans as a marker for stenosis, as assessed by echocar...
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Michael D. Hope,
Thomas H. Urbania,
John-Paul J. Yu,
Sam Chitsaz,
Elaine Tseng
et al.
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21 November 2011 |