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Communicating Results Directly to Patients: Don't Ignore the Price Tag of This Added “Value”
A cynic is the man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. —Oscar Wilde
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Saurabh Jha
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643-645
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Direct Reporting of Results to Patients: The Future of Radiology?
Rationale and Objectives: Radiologists have traditionally left relaying exam results to patients in the hands of clinicians. Recent editorials have reexamined radiologists' traditional position and qu...
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Melanie Kuhlman,
Monique Meyer,
Elizabeth A. Krupinski
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646-650
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Quality of Communication: Different Patterns of Reporting the Location of the Tip of a Nasogastric Tube
05 April 2012
Purpose: This investigation is part of a prospective National Institutes of Health–funded study evaluating three different methods for estimating the optimal length for placement of a new nasogastric ...
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Mervyn D. Cohen,
Marsha Ellett
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651-653
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Assessing Renal Parenchymal Volume on Unenhanced CT as a Marker for Predicting Renal Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Objectives: To estimate renal volume in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients using a semiautomated software and compare them with split renal function estimates from radionuclide renogram (RR). We pr...
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Supriya Gupta,
Anand H. Singh,
Amna Shabbir,
Peter F. Hahn,
Gordon Harris,
Dushyant Sahani
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654-660
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Breast-specific Gamma Imaging in the Detection of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Lobular Neoplasia
Rationale and Objectives: Atypical lesions such as atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and lobular neoplasia are nonmalignant lesions that are associated with significant increased risk of developing br...
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Caroline M. Ling,
Caitrín M. Coffey,
Jocelyn A. Rapelyea,
Jessica Torrente,
Christine B. Teal,
Anita P. McSwain,
Rachel F. Brem
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661-666
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Suspicious Breast Lesions Detected at 3.0 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Clinical and Histological Outcomes
30 March 2012
Rationale and Objectives: To evaluate the imaging features and histological and clinical outcomes of a series of suspicious, mammographically occult breast lesions detected at 3.0 T magnetic resonance...
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Karen S. Johnson,
Jay A. Baker,
Sheila S. Lee,
Mary S. Soo
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667-674
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Wu LM, Xu JR, Liu MJ, Zhang XF, Hua J, Zheng J, Hu JN. Value of magnetic resonance imaging for nodal staging in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Acad Radiol. 2012;...
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Automated vs. Manual Pattern Recognition of 3D 1H MRSI Data of Patients with Prostate Cancer
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess (1) automated analysis methods versus manual evaluation by human experts of three-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imag...
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Christian M. Zechmann,
Bjoern H. Menze,
B. Michael Kelm,
Patrik Zamecnik,
Uwe Ikinger,
Frederik L. Giesel,
Christian Thieke,
Stefan Delorme,
Fred A. Hamprecht,
Peter Bachert
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675-684
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Node/Aorta and Node/Liver SUV Ratios from 18F-FDG PET/CT May Improve the Detection of Occult Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
30 March 2012
Rationale and Objectives: Research suggests that the semiquantitative determination of nodal 18F–fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) may be u...
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Wen-Han Kuo,
Yi-Cheng Wu,
Ching-Yang Wu,
Kung-Chu Ho,
Pin-Hsiu Chiu,
Chih-Wei Wang,
Chee-Jen Chang,
Chih-Teng Yu,
Tzu-Chen Yen,
Chieh Lin
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685-692
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The Role of Ultrasonography in Early Detection and Monitoring of Shoulder Erosions, and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients; Comparison with MRI Examination
29 March 2012
Objectives: To determine the accuracy of ultrasound in early detection of bone erosions and monitoring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as ...
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Mohammed F. Amin,
Faten M. Ismail,
Rawhya R. El Shereef
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693-700
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Benefits of 3D Rotational DSA Compared with 2D DSA in the Evaluation of Intracranial Aneurysm
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare conventional two-dimensional (2D) digital subtraction angiography (DSA) with three-dimensional (3D) rotational DSA in the investigation o...
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Siong Chuong Wong,
Ouzreiah Nawawi,
Norlisah Ramli,
Khairul Azmi Abd Kadir
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701-707
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Clinical Significance of Combined Assessment of the Maximum Standardized Uptake Value of F-18 FDG PET with Nodal Size in the Diagnosis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
09 April 2012
Rationale and Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the diagnostic accuracy of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for nodal involvement in or...
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Ryota Matsubara,
Shintaro Kawano,
Toru Chikui,
Takahiro Kiyosue,
Yuichi Goto,
Mitsuhiro Hirano,
Teppei Jinno,
Tetsuji Nagata,
Kazunari Oobu,
Koichiro Abe,
Seiji Nakamura
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708-717
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A New Formula for Rapid Assessment of Pericardial Effusion Volume by Computed Tomography
24 February 2012
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate a new formula for the rapid assessment of pericardial effusion (PE) volume by computed tomography. Materials and Methods: Twenty compute...
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Michael Groth,
Marc Regier,
Kai Muellerleile,
Peter Bannas,
Gerhard Adam,
Frank Oliver Henes
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718-722
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Automatic Left Ventricle Segmentation in Cardiac MRI Using Topological Stable-State Thresholding and Region Restricted Dynamic Programming
02 April 2012
Rationale and Objectives: Segmentation of the left ventricle (LV) is very important in the assessment of cardiac functional parameters. The aim of this study is to develop a novel and robust algorithm...
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Hong Liu,
Huaifei Hu,
Xiangyang Xu,
Enmin Song
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723-731
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Three-Dimensional Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging In Vitro and In Vivo
05 April 2012
Rationale and Objectives: Although contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging techniques such as harmonic imaging (HI) have evolved to reduce tissue signals using the nonlinear properties of the contrast ag...
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John R. Eisenbrey,
Anush Sridharan,
Priscilla Machado,
Hongjia Zhao,
Valgerdur G. Halldorsdottir,
Jaydev K. Dave,
Ji-Bin Liu,
Suhyun Park,
Scott Dianis,
Kirk Wallace,
Kai E. Thomenius,
Flemming Forsberg
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732-739
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Development of a Calibration Phantom Set for MRI Temperature Imaging System Quality Assurance
30 March 2012
Rationale and Objectives: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) temperature imaging systems need to be routinely calibrated to guarantee accurate temperature results and qualified MRI. No independent physi...
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Xuegang Xin,
Jijun Han,
Di Wang,
Yanqiu Feng,
Qianjin Feng,
Wufan Chen
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740-745
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| Radiology Resident Education |
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Running an Online Radiology Teaching Conference: Why It’s a Great Idea and How to Do It Successfully
Rationale and Objectives: At the authors’ institutions, faculty members and trainees work at multiple sites scattered miles apart, making it difficult to physically attend weekly teaching conferences....
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Michael L. Richardson,
Jonelle M. Petscavage,
John C. Hunter,
Catherine C. Roberts,
Thomas P. Martin
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746-751
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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
02 February 2012
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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752-758
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Transitioning to a New Residency Curriculum
27 February 2012
An important transition is under way in US diagnostic radiology residency training. Every program in the country is now composed of groups of upper-level residents following the traditional curriculum...
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Darel E. Heitkamp,
Richard B. Gunderman
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759-761
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Research Imaging in an Academic Medical Center
06 April 2012
Rationale and Objectives: Managing and supervising the complex imaging examinations performed for clinical research in an academic medical center can be a daunting task. Coordinating with both radiolo...
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Samuel G. Armato,
Nicholas P. Gruszauskas,
Heber MacMahon,
Michael D. Torno,
Feng Li,
Roger M. Engelmann,
Adam Starkey,
Caileigh L. Pudela,
Jonathan S. Marino,
Faustino Santiago,
Paul J. Chang,
Maryellen L. Giger
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762-771
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| Letter to the Editor |
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X-rays Can Harm You and Others
09 April 2012
Otha Linton is quite right that the benefits of medical imaging are well established and that we must not allow concern over radiation protection to provoke fear and scaremongering in the population....
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Stephen J. Golding
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772
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| Chronicles of Small Beer |
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Lifetime Acquaintances
When my son was born, 49 years ago, I remember going home from the hospital after I had been awake all night waiting for his birth. So once I saw the infant and his mother, I got in my car and drove f...
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Otha Linton
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773
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| The Bookshelf |
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Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Imaging
05 April 2012
Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Imaging, a collaborative effort between Rick R. van Rijn and Johan G. Blickman as well as an international group of expert authors, is an excellent reference for an...
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Stephen Darling
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774
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Diagnostic Ultrasound: Physics and Equipment, Second Edition
The second edition of Cambridge University Press’s Diagnostic Ultrasound: Physics and Equipment is a superb textbook that impressed me in many ways. Initially, I was concerned that based on its title,...
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Courtney C. Moreno
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774-775
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