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The Clinical Impact of Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease in 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) techniques is a well-established diagnostic tool in clinical medicine providing non-invasively information about cardiac perfusion, function and prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Gated SPECT MPI has been used in clinical routine for years allowing the characterization of localization, extent and severity of perfusion abnormalities both in women and men. Recently, clinical studies employing nuclear techniques (e.g. BASKET or COURAGE) have underlined its diagnostic accuracy, prog...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: C. Pirich, T. Seifen, P. Keinrath, L. Rettenbacher Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Protocols and Indications for Magnetic Resonance (Stress) First-Pass Perfusion Imaging of the MyocardiumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
First-pass perfusion imaging with MRI under pharmacologically induced stress for the detection of myocardial ischemia has gained a lot of interest over the past years. With adenosine as the main pharmacological 'stressor'. Issues regarding the best contrast dose and injection speed have become clear. Several perfusion sequences have been studied over the past. Even some large multi-centre trail results have been published. Some issues are still extensively research, like interpretation strategies and patient population in regard to protocols. This review highlights the technique of adenosine perfusion MRI and other perfusi...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: D. D. Lubbers, D. Kuijpers, M. Oudkerk Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Myocardial Stress Perfusion with a Novel Dual-Source CT Scanner – Technical Update and Initial Clinical ExperienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Traditionally, myocardial perfusion imaging by CT has been hampered by limited detector size and stability of Hounsfield Units in moving cardiac acquisition modes. In the present article, we describe the technical principles of a novel, dynamic heart shuttle scan acquisition using a second generation dual source CT system (SOMATOM Definition Flash, Siemens Healthcare, Forchheim, Germany). With simultaneous injection of iodinated contrast agent, this protocol allows for sequential assessment of myocardial enhancement with reasonable radiation exposure of less than 10 mSv. We also present the case of a 69-year-old male patie...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: F. Bamberg, K. Nikolaou, A. Becker, E. Klotz, B. Schmidt, T. Flohr Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Comparison of Two Fast MRI Methods for Perfusion Imaging of the HeartEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Time-adaptive sensitivity encoding (TSENSE) and generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition (GRAPPA) were applied to a gradient-echo sequence used for first-pass myocardial perfusion imaging of 12 patients with coronary artery disease. The two parallel imaging methods were compared in terms of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and image artefacts. Image acquisition was started during the administration of a Gd-contrast bolus (0.1 mmoL/kg) followed by a 20-mL saline flush (3 mL/s), and the next perfusion was started at least 15 min thereafter using an identical bolus. The order of per...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: P. E. Sijens, D. D. Lubbers Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Lung Imaging in Cystic FibrosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Management of CF patients currently relies on clinical status, lung function tests, sputum cultures and scoring systems based on chest X-ray (CXR). None of these tests give adequate information about regional lung function or are sensitive enough to demonstrate subtle changes that may aid in assessing early lung disease status, planning therapy or evaluating response to treatment. There is increasing evidence from recent studies with CT and MRI that current routine measures of lung physiology, (spirometry) and structure (CXR), may not accurately reflect disease progression nor identify early stages of lung disease, often r...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - September 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: D. Hughes, H. Tiddens, J.M. Wild Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Severe Asthma Research Program – Phenotyping and Quantification of Severe AsthmaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A unique multi-center consortium of research centers, the severe asthma research program (SARP), is working to define asthma phenotypes, with a particular focus on severe asthma due to the higher prevalence of exacerbations and hospital visits in these patients. The consortium includes comprehensive studies of physiology, genotype, and inflammatory biomakers in addition to a lung imaging substudy in nearly 400 subjects. The imaging substudy is comparing quantitative computed tomography (CT) measures of airway morphology and parenchymal density to asthma severity and other makers of asthma. Results show increased wall thick...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - September 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: S. B. Fain, E. T. Peterson, R. L. Sorkness, S. Wenzel, M. Castro, W. W. Busse Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Importance of Qualitative and Quantitative PhenotypingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
During the past decade, imaging has become of paramount importance in the diagnosis of patients with interstitial lung disorders. In addition, the quantification of radiographic features at the time of diagnosis gives important prognostic information and changes in these features over time may prove to be useful outcome variables in the study of new treatments and monitoring of patients' response to therapy. In this chapter, we review the classification of interstitial lung diseases focusing on the role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), particularly as it pertains to the need for obtaining a surgical lung biop...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - September 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: K. R. Flaherty Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Imaging in COPDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - September 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: E. J. R. van Beek, E. A. Hoffman Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pulmonary DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the chest and especially the lung is more and more accepted as a valuable additional imaging modality for several pulmonary diseases. Magnetic Resonance Imaging allows for combined morphological and functional imaging and therefore elucidates perfectly the effect of parenchymal changes and destruction onto pulmonary perfusion and ventilation. This overview presents the current status for the application of pulmonary MRI in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as infectious and neoplastic diseases. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - September 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: J. Ley-Zaporozhan, H-U. Kauczor, S. Ley Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

General IntroductionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - June 1, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: D. D. Lubbers Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Key word indexEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Key word index Source Type: journals

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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 26, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Author index Source Type: journals

Cardiac PET-CT and its Implementation into Clinical PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Positron emission tomography (PET) is the most advanced scintigraphic imaging technique used for in vivo assessment of cardiac pathophysiology. Very recently, 16- and 64-slice hybrid PET- computed tomography (CT) scanners have been introduced into clinical routine allowing the comprehensive work up of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The integration of radionuclide imaging of myocardial perfusion with multidetector CT scanners (i.e. PET-CT) provides the opportunity to detect cardiac and vascular anatomic abnormalities, and their potential clinical consequences, within a single session. Hybrid imaging offers a u...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 23, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: S. Graf, C. Pirich Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Clinical Impact of Radiologist Interpretation of CT in PET-CT ImagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We assessed whether radiologists' reading of the CT portion of the PET-CT identifies significant additional lesions and whether these findings result in major clinical management changes. 716 consecutive patients (pts) aged 13[ndash]87 underwent FDG PET-CT scans for known or suspected cancer between 07/05[ndash]03/06. Only those pts without a diagnostic CT within 1 month prior to the PET-CT were included. The CT portion of the PET-CT was read by a nuclear medicine or radiology resident or fellow with 1 of 3 designated radiologists and dictated separately from the PET report, which was read with 1 of 5 nuclear medicine facu...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 23, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: F. Qing, M. Graham, T. Abraham, J. Sohi, E. J. R. van Beek Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Behind Fluorodeoxy-Glucose: the Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Fluorine-18 Labelled PET-Tracer ImagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
F-18 fluorodeoxy-glucose (FDG) is the most widely used tracer in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in Nuclear Medicine. This review deals with the clinical value of other F-18 labelled PET tracers targeting different biological substrates. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 23, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: G. Rendl, L. Rettenbacher, C. Pirich Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

The Incremental Value of F-18 FDG PET and PET/CT in Malignant LymphomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
F-18 FDG positron emission tomography (PET) is able to diagnose viable lymphoma tissue due to its elevated glucose metabolism, independent of the size of the lesions. For staging purposes, the value of FDG PET in Hodgkin's (HL) and high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) lies predominantly in a change of tumour stage with the consequence of a modification of therapeutic regimen and a more exact definition of radiotherapy (RTX) planning volume. In indolent lymphoma, a pre-therapeutic scan is mandatory for further therapy monitoring due to variable FDG-uptake. In restaging HL and NHL, discrimination between viable residual lym...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 23, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: H. J. Gallowitsch, I. Igerc, S. Kohlfürst, P. Lind Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Pulmonary ImagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 1, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: E. J. R. van Beek Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Computer-Aided Detection in Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: a ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study is to give an overview on the accuracy of the discrimination between benign and malignant breast lesions on MRI with and without the use of a computer-aided detection (CAD) system. One investigator selected relevant articles based on title and abstract. Ten articles were selected for this review. The CAD systems used in these articles were commercially available (CAD stream and 3T) or institution-specific computer analysis system. The articles showed that CAD has the potential to improve the discrimination of benign from malignant breast lesions at MRI imaging, but there is insufficient evidence to as...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - February 25, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: M. D. Dorrius, P. M. A. van Ooijen Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Computer-Aided Detection in MammographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses computer-aided detection (CAD) of breast cancer in mammograms, which is the first large-scale application of independent computerized interpretation of radiological images. Thousands of systems have already been installed worldwide and use of CAD is rapidly expanding with the introduction of digital mammography. Radiologists are generally pleased with the new technology, in particular for its ability to mark clustered microcalcifications with high sensitivity. However, most believe that the performance of CAD for mass detection should still be improved to make it more useful. Most clinical studies in...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - February 25, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: N. Karssemeijer Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Thoracic Computed TomographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Current computed tomography (CT) technology allows for isotropic, sub-millimetre resolution acquisition of the thorax in a few seconds. These thin-slice chest scans have become indispensable in thoracic radiology, but have also increased the time and effort required from radiologists for reporting. Industry has focused on the development of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) tools to facilitate the interpretation of thoracic CT data. In this paper I discuss the three most 'senior' CAD applications for chest CT: nodule detection, nodule volumetry and quantification of emphysema. Are these applications ready for widespread appli...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - February 25, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: B. van Ginneken Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

On the Reliability of Quantitative Volumetric and Structural NeuroimagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Quantitative neuroimaging techniques have become emerging technologies within clinical practice. In this paper, we survey a few clinical applications where quantification methods have received increasing attention, namely in the area of brain atrophy, lesion load computation and quantification of diffusion processes. We focus on the reliability and reproducibility of such methods and will use the example of quantitative diffusion tensor imaging to discuss methodological details. There, we show possible avenues for evaluating correctness and reliability. On the one hand, we show results from our novel hardware phantom exper...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - February 25, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: J. Klein, F. Laun, P. Erhard, V. Diehl, H. K. Hahn Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Implementation of PET-CT in Clinical RoutineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - December 1, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: C. Pirich Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Visualization of Coronary Artery StenosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Image quality of a computed tomography image is dependent on temporal and spatial resolution. In this article both factors are addressed in relation to image quality. The effect of temporal resolution on image quality is assessed by comparing image quality scores of dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) to single-source 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography. The effect of calcifications on image quality is discussed also. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: R. Dikkers Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Considerations in Calcium Scoring Using Multi-Detector Computed TomographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Calcium scoring is a promising tool for acquiring insight in the amount of coronary calcium present in the coronary arteries. Using electron beam tomography in the past, and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) nowadays, calcium scoring can be performed within minutes. However, MDCT offers a large scale of possibilities in data acquisition and reconstruction. In this article, a short overview is given on the influence of different parameters on the outcome of calcium scoring in terms of absolute score and variability. In a short study, the influence of two highly influencing parameters is investigated in more detail. ...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: J. M. Groen, M. J. W. Greuter Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

The Added Value of a Dedicated Cardiac CT Scanner for the Assessment of Coronary CalciumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study we compared the infiuence of cardiac motion on the calcium score for a 64-slice MDCT scanner and for an EBT and a DSCT systems. A moving cardiac phantom was used and the measured Agatston scores were compared on these three systems as a function of heart rate, calcification density and slice thickness. The results show that DSCT is approximately 50% less susceptible to cardiac motion than 64-slice MDCT and that the susceptibility is further reduced by using a smaller slice thickness. At a slice thickness of 3.0 mm DSCT and 64-slice MDCT show similar results, however, at a slice thickness of 0.6 mm DSCT gives ...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: M. J. W. Greuter, J. M. Groen Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

The Value of the Negative Coronary Calcium ScoreEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: R. Vliegenthart Proença, M. Oudkerk Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

On Voxel Based Iso-Tumor-Control Probability and Iso-Complication Maps for Selective Boosting and Selective Avoidance Intensity-Modulated RadiotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Voxel-based iso-tumor-control probability (TCP) maps and iso-Complication maps are proposed as a plan-review tool especially for functional image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) strategies such as selective boosting (dose painting) and conformal avoidance IMRT. The maps employ voxel-based phenomenological biological dose[ndash]response models for target volumes and normal organs. Two IMRT strategies for prostate cancer, namely conventional uniform IMRT delivering an equivalent uniform dose (EUD) = 84 Gy to the entire planning target volume (PTV) and selective boosting delivering an EUD = 82 Gy to the entire ...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: Y. Kim, W. A. Tomé Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Multimodality Image-Guided Radiotherapy of the LiverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study provides an overview of multimodality imaging and IGRT used in liver cancer conformal radiation therapy. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: M. T. Lee, K. K. Brock, L. A. Dawson Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Imaging the Lung in Radiotherapy: Where 4D Meets MultimodalityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The increasing research and clinical interest in the intrafractional motion management of lung tumour radiation treatment is in part fuelled by the availability of multiple 4D modalities that resolve temporal information of the tumour motion. These improved imaging modalities allow the escalation of dose to the tumour besides enhancing the conformality of the dose to a moving tumour, which could improve the local control rate. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; including dynamic MRI and hyperpolarized 3He tagging), 4DCT, fluoroscopy and EM transponders are reviewed in this article. The working mechanisms, advantages/disadvan...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: K. Sheng, J. Cai, B. Libby, S. Benedict Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Utility of Positron Emission Tomography in Radiotherapy Practice with Emphasis on Head and Neck CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Several issues related to functional imaging in treatment planning and response assessment in head and neck cancer exist. In the pre-radiotherapy setting, integrated positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) provides more accurate delineation of disease extent in head and neck cancer than does PET or CT alone, while fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET shows promise in detecting distant metastases and/or primary tumour after a negative work-up. Incorporating FDG-PET data during the radiotherapy planning stage may significantly alter the gross tumour volume as well as identify primary tumour sites. Given sufficien...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: J. E. Bayouth, Y. Menda, M. M. Graham Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Imaging Changes during Therapy: Does it Matter?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses some of the changes that are observed and what can be done to assess their importance. Two types of changes that can be observed with in-room 3D imaging are considered: positioning changes and anatomical changes. Examples of such changes are given for head and neck and prostate patients. The different magnitudes of these changes are discussed first. Because the biological effect of radiation on anatomical structures is determined by dose, the importance of these changes is then considered through their dosimetric consequences. Early findings show that not all anatomical structures receive the dose th...
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - August 27, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: J.-F. Aubry, J. Pouliot Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Imaging: the Most Critical Tool for Future RadiotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - March 1, 2008 Category: Radiology Authors: J. M. Buatti, M. M. Graham Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Review Focusing on X-ray and CT Applications and the Iso-Osmolar ControversyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 1-7, Spring 2008. SummaryAfter administration of contrast media the incidence of acute renal failure requiring dialysis is low. Clinical studies on contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) therefore use a relative or absolute increase in serum creatinine as a surrogate marker. ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

Modern Liver MR Imaging Contrast AgentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 33-37, Spring 2008. SummaryMR Imaging has revealed high performance for focal liver lesion detection and characterization during a single examination procedure. Liver-specific contrast media have shown to further increase the detection rate. The first liver-specific contrast ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

Clinical applications of intravascular magnetic resonance contrast agentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 19-25, Spring 2008. SummaryGadofosveset Trisodium (Vasovist) is a safe and well tolerated intravascular contrast agent, currently approved in Europe and Canada. It has proved to be effective in the asessment of vascular diseases at all vascular territories. The possibility ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

Nephrogenic Systemic FibrosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 13-18, Spring 2008. SummaryFor more than 10 years it has been believed that gadolinium-based contrast agents in doses used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are relatively safe with regard to acute non-renal and renal adverse reactions and delayed reactions. However, ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

High-molar contrast agents for CNS applicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 26-32, Spring 2008. SummaryThis work describes the clinical advantages of highly concentrated MRI contrast media as well as double or even treble dose contrast application. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

Aorto-Peripheral MDCT Angiography: Implications for Contrast Medium DeliveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 8-12, Spring 2008. SummaryThe overall iodine load is the key determinant for the imaging of solid organs. For CTA studies, however, injection duration and particularly the iodine delivery rate (IDR; given in g iodine/s) are the determining factors for the quality of the ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - January 22, 2008 Category: Radiology Tags: article Source Type: journals

The New Guideline of the Dutch Institute for Health Care Improvement (CBO) on the Diagnosis of Venous ThromboembolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 1-2, Autumn 2007. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 13, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Editorial Source Type: journals

Integrated Diagnostic Approach of Patients with Suspected Pulmonary EmbolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 29-33, Autumn 2007. SummaryIn patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) many diagnostic tests are available and have been widely evaluated. An integrated diagnostic approach is the most efficient way to make management decisions. This is best accomplished by ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

The Role of D-Dimer in the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary EmbolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 23-28, Autumn 2007. SummaryThe use of the D-dimer concentration for the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been evaluated circumstantially in many clinical studies and meta-analyses with different kinds of assays and tests. The sensitivity and specificity depend ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Should we Modify the Usual Diagnostic Strategy?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 18-22, Autumn 2007. SummaryIn pregnant and postpartum patients, the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased three to fivefold compared with non-pregnant women of the same age, and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are leading causes of ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

The Use of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary EmbolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 14-17, Autumn 2007. SummaryComputed tomography (CT) has made its introduction in the diagnostic work-up for pulmonary embolism (PE) since 1992. Initially only larger thrombi could be visualized, gradually smaller thrombi were also found. This is mainly due to technical ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

Clinical Decision Rules in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Patients with Clinically Suspected Pulmonary EmbolismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 8-13, Autumn 2007. SummaryPulmonary embolism (PE) is challenging to diagnose because of the low sensitivity and specificity of individual clinical signs and symptoms. Increasing emphasis is put on excluding the diagnosis in a safe, efficient and non-invasive manner by ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

Diagnosis of Deep-Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: The New Guideline of the Dutch Institute for Health Care ImprovementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 3-7, Autumn 2007. SummaryReliable diagnosis of venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is crucial, as especially pulmonary embolism is a potentially fatal disorder. Recently the guideline of the Dutch institute for health care improvement (CBO), ‘diagnosis, prevention and ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - November 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: article Original articles Source Type: journals

The Role of Multimodality Imaging in the Management of Head and Neck TumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 1-2, Jun 2007. (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Tomography in the Management of Head and Neck CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 11-23, Jun 2007. SummaryPET/CT plays an important role in the evaluation and follow up of patients with various head and neck neoplasms.The role of PET/CT in the management of a wide variety of head and neck cancers varies based on the TNM tumour stage. Futhermore, because... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

The Value of Imaging Methods with Emphasis on PET/CT in Head and Neck Tumours: a Comparison between a Novel Diagnostic Regime Using 18F-FDG PET and Conventional Techniques – Own Results and Literature ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 24-32, Jun 2007. SummaryHead and neck cancers are rising in incidence. In the diagnosis of malignant head and neck cancer, conventional morphological imaging methods, i.e. ultrasonography, radiography, computerised tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MR) play a... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

The Value of MRI in Imaging Malignant Head and Neck TumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 3-10, Jun 2007. SummaryMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in pre-treatment assessment of tumours of the head and neck region. Because of its excellent soft tissue contrast it renders pivotal information in staging and serves as a basis for surgery pl... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

Image Fusion of Positron Emission Tomographic Scan with Radiotherapy Planning CT in a Patient with Parotid Gland CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Imaging Decisions MRI Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 33-35, Jun 2007. SummaryThis case report shows that fusion of positron emission tomography (PET)/computerized tomography (CT) with radiotherapy planning CT offers the possibility to give high total doses with minimized morbidity specifically in patients with head and neck ... (Source: Imaging Decisions MRI)
Source: Imaging Decisions MRI - October 12, 2007 Category: Radiology Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals