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Enterprise-Wide and Multisite Imaging and Archiving in Academic Radiology Departments: Articles Based on the 2011 AUR-Carestream Innovations in Academic Radiology Course
28 November 2011
In this issue, Academic Radiology is presenting a number of articles reviewing different aspects of medical informatics . These articles collect the information provided in the Association of Universi...
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Pablo R. Ros
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129-130
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| Original Investigations |
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Comparison of Digital with Film Radiographs for the Classification of Pneumoconiotic Pleural Abnormalities
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: Analog film radiographs are typically used to classify pneumoconiosis to allow comparison with standard film radiographs. The aim of this study was to determine if digital ra...
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Theodore C. Larson,
David B. Holiday,
Vinicius C. Antao,
Jerry Thomas,
Germania Pinheiro,
Vikas Kapil,
Alfred Franzblau
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131-140
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Hyperpolarized 3He Magnetic Resonance Functional Imaging Semiautomated Segmentation
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: To improve intra- and interobserver variability and enable the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for multicenter, multiobserver studies, we generated a semia...
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Miranda Kirby,
Mohammadreza Heydarian,
Sarah Svenningsen,
Andrew Wheatley,
David G. McCormack,
Roya Etemad-Rezai,
Grace Parraga
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141-152
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Diagnostic Performance of Dual-time 18F-FDG PET in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules: A Meta-analysis
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objective: Perform a comprehensive meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic performance of dual time point deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the diag...
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Richard L. Barger,
Kiran R. Nandalur
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153-158
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Comparison between Acetazolamide Challenge and 10% Carbon Dioxide Challenge Perfusion CT in Rat C6 Glioma
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of perfusion computed tomography (PCT) with acetazolamide (ACZ) challenge and compare it to 10% carbon dioxide (CO2) chall...
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Na Lu,
Yue Di,
Xiao-Yuan Feng,
Jin-Wei Qiang,
Jia-Wen Zhang,
Yong-Gang Wang,
Qi-Yong Guo
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159-165
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Dose Reduction in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Screening using Synthetically Reconstructed Projection Images: An Observer Performance Study
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to retrospectively compare the interpretive performance of synthetically reconstructed two-dimensional images in combination with digital breast tom...
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David Gur,
Margarita L. Zuley,
Maria I. Anello,
Grace Y. Rathfon,
Denise M. Chough,
Marie A. Ganott,
Christiane M. Hakim,
Luisa Wallace,
Amy Lu,
Andriy I. Bandos
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166-171
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Caudal Image Contrast Inversion in MPRAGE at 7 Tesla: Problem and Solution
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: The magnetization-prepared rapid-acquisition gradient-echo (MPRAGE) sequence regularly shows caudal image contrast inversion at 7 T and therefore reduced clinical applicabili...
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Karsten H. Wrede,
Sören Johst,
Philipp Dammann,
Lale Umutlu,
Marc U. Schlamann,
Ibrahim E. Sandalcioglu,
Ulrich Sure,
Mark E. Ladd,
Stefan Maderwald
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172-178
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Trabecular Bone Mineral Density Measurement Using Thoracic and Lumbar Quantitative Computed Tomography
24 November 2011
Purpose: To evaluate the agreement of bone mineral density (BMD) between lumbar (L) and individual thoracic (T) vertebrae and identify a standard thoracic spine level for BMD assessment in cardiac com...
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Matthew J. Budoff,
Walid Khairallah,
Dong Li,
Yan Lin Gao,
Hussain Ismaeel,
Ferdinand Flores,
Janis Child,
Sivi Carson,
Song Shou Mao
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179-183
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Design Considerations for using PET as a Response Measure in Single Site and Multicenter Clinical Trials
21 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: Positron emission tomography (PET) is used to evaluate response to therapy with increasing interest in having PET provide endpoints for clinical trials. Here we demonstrate i...
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Robert K. Doot,
Brenda F. Kurland,
Paul E. Kinahan,
David A. Mankoff
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184-190
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Out of Hours Multidetector Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography: Are Specialist Resident Reports Reliable?
Rationale and Objectives: The purposes of this study were to assess the accuracy of trainee radiologists’ reports for computed tomographic pulmonary angiographic (CTPA) imaging and to determine agreem...
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George C. Jakanani,
Rajesh Botchu,
Sumit Gupta,
James Entwisle,
Amrita Bajaj
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191-195
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Accuracy of a Remote Eye Tracker for Radiologic Observer Studies: Effects of Calibration and Recording Environment
Rationale and Objectives: To determine the accuracy and reproducibility of a remote eye-tracking system for studies of observer gaze while displaying volumetric chest computed tomography (CT) images. ...
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Martin Tall,
Kingshuk Roy Choudhury,
Sandy Napel,
Justus E. Roos,
Geoffrey D. Rubin
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196-202
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Usefulness of Perfusion CT to Assess Response to Neoadjuvant Combined Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
02 December 2011
Rationale and Objectives: To prospectively evaluate perfusion computed tomography (CT) for assessment of changes in tumor vascularity after chemoradiation therapy (CRT) in locally advanced rectal canc...
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Luís Curvo-Semedo,
M. Antónia Portilha,
Catarina Ruivo,
Margarida Borrego,
Júlio S. Leite,
Filipe Caseiro-Alves
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203-213
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| Departmental Administration |
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Enterprise Imaging: Planning and Business Justification
To evaluate financial performance, academic radiology departments most often measure examination volume and general technical and professional expenses. Although these metrics are not standardized, th...
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David Avrin,
Stephanie W. Hou
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214-220
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Meaningful Use: A Call to Arms
The benefits of an interactive online world have affected the way we purchase products and plan our vacations. It is only a matter of time before consumers start demanding health care with the same co...
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Adeel Siddiqui,
Keith Jay Dreyer,
Supriya Gupta
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221-228
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Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Implementation, Integration & Benefits in an Integrated Health System
The availability of the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) has revolutionized the practice of radiology in the past two decades and has shown to eventually increase productivity in radi...
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Bahar Mansoori,
Karen K. Erhard,
Jeffrey L. Sunshine
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229-235
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| Technical Report |
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INbreast: Toward a Full-field Digital Mammographic Database
14 November 2011
Rationale and Objectives: Computer-aided detection and diagnosis (CAD) systems have been developed in the past two decades to assist radiologists in the detection and diagnosis of lesions seen on brea...
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Inês C. Moreira,
Igor Amaral,
Inês Domingues,
António Cardoso,
Maria João Cardoso,
Jaime S. Cardoso
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236-248
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| Educational Perspective |
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Bureaucracy and the Future of Residency Education
21 November 2011
The organizational form known as bureaucracy tends to be perceived in pejorative terms, but bureaucracies play a vital role in contemporary radiology. Individual radiology departments, hospitals, and ...
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Richard B. Gunderman,
Mark E. Mullins
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249-251
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| Radiologic Resident Education |
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Current Status of Residency Training of Allergic-like Adverse Events to Contrast Media
08 December 2011
Rationale and Objectives: Acute allergic-like adverse reactions to contrast media are rare but life-threatening events. Residents may complete training without ever managing such an event. Surveys hav...
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Jonelle M. Petscavage,
Angelisa M. Paladin,
Carolyn L. Wang,
Jennifer Gail Schopp,
Michael L. Richardson,
William H. Bush
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252-255
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| Special Review |
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The Importance of Experience in Percutaneous Liver Biopsies Guided with Ultrasonography: A Lesion-focused Approach
02 December 2011
Rationale and Objectives: The goal of this study is to emphasize the value of lesion-focused approach in ultrasonography (US)-guided solid liver lesion biopsies performed under our guidance. Materials...
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Kosti Can Caliskan,
Emin Cakmakci,
Irfan Celebi,
Muzaffer Basak
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256-259
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| Chronicles of Small Beer |
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X-rays Can Harm You and Others
Within only weeks after Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen wrote his papers about discovering x-rays, many physicians were intrigued at the new device that produced internal images and also had the effect of pen...
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Otha W. Linton
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| The Bookshelf |
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Thoracic Imaging: Case Review Series, Second Edition
Thoracic Imaging: Case Review Series is not only a necessary resource for the senior radiology resident preparing for boards, but a readable and comprehensive text that can make the average junior rad...
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Nicholas Bodmer,
Alice Ha
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261
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Thoracic Imaging
No grants or other monetary funds were used for the conduction of this study.
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Jeffrey P. Otjen
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261-262
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