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Comparative Effectiveness Research in Cardiovascular Imaging: Survival of the Fittest?
In the struggle for life, some perish and others succeed; the less give way to the greater, and are changed into the qualities of the predominant type.
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U. Joseph Schoepf
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263-264
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| Original Investigations |
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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
03 January 2012
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
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265-273
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Impact of an Aortic Nitinol Stent Graft on Flow Measurements by Time-resolved Three-dimensional Velocity-encoded MRI
16 December 2011
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
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274-280
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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
30 December 2011
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
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281-288
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Are Radiologists’ Goals for Mammography Accuracy Consistent with Published Recommendations?
02 December 2011
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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289-295
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A Prospective Study about Abnormal Ductal Dilatations without Associated Masses on Breast US: What is the Significance for us?
15 December 2011
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
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296-302
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Improving Performance of Computer-aided Detection of Masses by Incorporating Bilateral Mammographic Density Asymmetry: An Assessment
15 December 2011
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
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303-310
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Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Computer-aided Diagnosis (CAD) System in Breast Ultrasound according to the Radiologist’s Experience
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system for breast ultrasound to improve the characterization of breast lesions detec...
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Marie-Laure Chabi,
Isabelle Borget,
Rosario Ardiles,
Ghassen Aboud,
Samia Boussouar,
Vanessa Vilar,
Clarisse Dromain,
Corinne Balleyguier
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311-319
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Cone Beam CT in Assessment of Tibial Bone Defect Healing: An Animal Study
15 December 2011
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
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320-325
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Statistical Power in Quantitative Diffusion MRI of Tumor Response: Strategies for Future Studies
19 December 2011
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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326-330
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Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Nodal Staging in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis
08 December 2011
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
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331-340
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Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism in Pediatric Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome with Dual Energy CT Pulmonary Angiography
16 December 2011
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
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341-348
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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
15 December 2011
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
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349-357
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| Laboratory Investigation |
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CTA Combined with CT Perfusion for Assessing the Efficacy of Anti-angiogenic Therapy in Rabbit VX2 Tumors
Rationale and Objectives: The aim of this study was to validate the feasibility of assessing the efficacy of antiangiogenic therapy on VX2 tumors using three-dimensional computed tomographic (CT) angi...
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Han Wang,
Lin-Feng Zheng,
Yan Feng,
Xue-Qian Xie,
Xiao-Ming Yang,
Gui-Xiang Zhang
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358-365
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| Educational Perspective |
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Student Concerns and Misconceptions about A Career in Radiology
Year after year, medical students pose questions that reflect the same concerns and misconceptions about a career in radiology. While radiology educators and practicing radiologists may perceive many ...
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Richard B. Gunderman,
Danielle V. Hill
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366-368
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| Radiology Resident Education |
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Understanding the US Medical School Requirements and Medical Students’ Attitudes about Radiology Rotations
16 December 2011
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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369-373
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| Chronicles of Small Beer |
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Pedagoguery
I am not a pedigreed pedagogue. In college, I took no courses in education psychology or technology. I did not aspire to make a career as a teacher. My intention was to be a very energetic, efficient,...
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Otha Linton
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| The Bookshelf |
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Atlas of Pulmonary Vascular Imaging
This first edition of the Atlas of Pulmonary Vascular Imaging is a good source of pulmonary vascular anatomy and cases with emphasis on pathophysiology of the pulmonary vascular disease. The book is a...
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Vivek Manchanda
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375
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The Teaching Files: Head and Neck Imaging
02 December 2011
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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375-376
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