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Philip C. Goodman

Philip C. Goodman

Professor Emeritus of Radiology
Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging
goodm008@mc.duke.edu
Box 3808 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
1515A Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Chest radiography for predicting the cause of febrile illness among inpatients in Moshi, Tanzania.

Journal Article Clin Radiol · October 2013 AIM: To describe chest radiographic abnormalities and assess their usefulness for predicting causes of fever in a resource-limited setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Febrile patients were enrolled in Moshi, Tanzania, and chest radiographs were evaluated by ra ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of improving the quality of radiographic interpretation on the ability to predict pulmonary tuberculosis relapse.

Journal Article Acad Radiol · February 2010 RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Chest radiographic findings are important for diagnosis and management of tuberculosis. The reliability of these findings is therefore of interest. We sought to describe interobserver reliability of chest radiographic findings in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Society of Thoracic Radiology: grown and growing.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · February 2010 Full text Link to item Cite

Response

Journal Article Radiology · February 1, 2009 Full text Cite

Radiation dose savings for adult pulmonary embolus 64-MDCT using bismuth breast shields, lower peak kilovoltage, and automatic tube current modulation.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · January 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess whether radiation dose savings using a lower peak kilovoltage (kVp) setting, bismuth breast shields, and automatic tube current modulation could be achieved while preserving the image quality of MDCT scans ... Full text Link to item Cite

The value of end-of-treatment chest radiograph in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis relapse.

Journal Article Int J Tuberc Lung Dis · September 2008 SETTING: Patients with cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) on baseline chest radiograph (CXR) who remain culture-positive after 8 weeks of treatment are at high risk of relapse. The role of end-of-treatment (EOT) CXR in predicting relapse is unclear. OBJE ... Link to item Cite

Response

Journal Article Radiology · July 1, 2008 Full text Cite

Radiation dose from contemporary cardiothoracic multidetector CT protocols with an anthropomorphic female phantom: implications for cancer induction.

Journal Article Radiology · December 2007 PURPOSE: To measure prospectively and directly both organ dose and effective dose (ED) for adult cardiac and pulmonary computed tomographic (CT) angiography by using current clinical protocols for 64-detector CT in an anthropomorphic female phantom and to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Validation of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology for organ dose assessment during CT: comparison with thermoluminescent dosimetry.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 2007 OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study were to apply near-real-time dose-measurement technology with metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to the assessment of organ dose during CT and to validate the method in comparison with the the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effective dose determination using an anthropomorphic phantom and metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor technology for clinical adult body multidetector array computed tomography protocols.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 2007 PURPOSE: To determine the organ doses and total body effective dose (ED) delivered to an anthropomorphic phantom by multidetector array computed tomography (MDCT) when using standard clinical adult body imaging protocols. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Metal oxide ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiation dose to the female breast from 16-MDCT body protocols.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · June 2006 OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to determine the radiation dose to the female breast from current 16-MDCT body examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) detectors were placed in four quadrants ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiation dose to the fetus from body MDCT during early gestation.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · March 2006 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to determine radiation dose to the fetus at early gestation when contemporary MDCT scanners are used for common clinical indications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Anthropomorphic phantoms were constructed to reflect a preg ... Full text Link to item Cite

Conflict of interest.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · September 1, 2003 Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic findings of the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Chapter · January 1, 2003 In 1967, Ashbaugh and coworkers introduced the phrase acute respiratory distress syndrome of adults, now adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), to describe an illness that resulted in severe respiratory failure in a group of 12 patients with different ... Cite

Potential conflict of interest in AJRCCM.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · December 15, 2002 Full text Link to item Cite

Potential conflict of interest.

Journal Article Lung Cancer · October 2002 Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality rate and screening.

Journal Article Radiology · September 2002 Full text Link to item Cite

Double-ring esophageal sign: pathognomonic for esophageal lipomatosis.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 2002 The peculiar appearance of the proximal esophagus on CT attributed to esophageal lipomatosis is not well recognized. We have recently encountered seven cases from over a period of 2 months and report them to reach a broader audience of radiologists who may ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stage distribution in patients with a small (< or = 3 cm) primary nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. Implication for lung carcinoma screening.

Journal Article Cancer · December 15, 2001 BACKGROUND: Recently, there has been increased interest in the use of computed tomography (CT) for lung carcinoma screening. For this technique to be effective, small tumors must be detected at an earlier stage than large lesions. However, to the authors's ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT screening for lung cancer: not ready for routine practice.

Journal Article Radiology · December 2001 Lung cancer continues to be a major worldwide health problem. Multiple strategies are being explored in an attempt to reduce lung cancer mortality, including a renewed interest in screening. Multiple low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) trials have bee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identification of small lung nodules at autopsy: implications for lung cancer screening and overdiagnosis bias.

Journal Article Lung Cancer · July 2001 PURPOSE: Unsuspected cases of lung cancer are reported to be uncommon in autopsy series, and these data have been used to suggest that indolent tumors are rare and that overdiagnosis bias is not an important factor in lung cancer screening. The purpose of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of intrathoracic vagus nerve.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · July 2001 The authors report two cases of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors arising from the vagus nerve in the mediastinum in patients who had no stigmata of neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease). Computed tomography showed homogeneous soft tissue ... Full text Link to item Cite

Screening for lung cancer.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · March 22, 2001 Full text Link to item Cite

Diffuse abnormalities of the trachea and main bronchi.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · March 2001 Full text Link to item Cite

Focal abnormalities of the trachea and main bronchi.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · March 2001 Full text Link to item Cite

Correlation of FDG-PET imaging with Glut-1 and Glut-3 expression in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

Journal Article Lung Cancer · 2001 PURPOSE: To correlate FDG activity on PET with the expression of glucose transporter proteins Glut-1 and Glut-3 in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: Over a 5 year period, all patients with a PET scan and clinical stage ... Full text Link to item Cite

Integration of peripheral blood biomarkers with computed tomography to differentiate benign from malignant pulmonary opacities.

Journal Article Cancer Detect Prev · 2001 Our purpose was to determine whether peripheral blood biomarkers MUC1 and CK19 could be used to complement imaging studies in differentiating benign from malignant indeterminate pulmonary nodules or masses detected on computed tomography CT. One hundred an ... Link to item Cite

Commentary on Drs Miettinen and Henschke's viewpoint

Journal Article Radiology · January 1, 2001 We should first verify that this form of screening is indeed effective and that its benefits outweigh its harms. ... Full text Cite

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography: Diagnostic pitfalls and artifacts

Journal Article Applied Radiology · January 1, 2001 Cite

Screening for lung cancer.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · November 30, 2000 Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic findings in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Journal Article Clin Chest Med · September 2000 Since its description in 1967, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has become a widely recognized, if somewhat imperfectly understood, entity. This article reviews the imaging characteristics of ARDS as demonstrated on plain chest radiography, CT sc ... Full text Link to item Cite

FDG PET of pleural effusions in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · July 2000 OBJECTIVE: We determined the ability of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to differentiate benign and malignant pleural effusions in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 6-year period, we rev ... Full text Link to item Cite

Correlation of tumor size and survival in patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer.

Journal Article Chest · June 2000 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tumor size and survival in patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer; ie, lesions < 3 cm). METHOD: Five hundred ten patients with pathologic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nonthrombotic pulmonary emboli.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · June 2000 Full text Link to item Cite

Management of malignant pleural effusions and pneumothorax.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · March 2000 Pneumothorax may occur spontaneously or result from underlying lung disease or as a complication of interventional thoracic procedures. Percutaneous catheter placement enables safe and effective drainage of pneumothoraces with rapid relief of symptoms and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary drug toxicity: radiologic and pathologic manifestations.

Journal Article Radiographics · 2000 Pulmonary drug toxicity is increasingly being diagnosed as a cause of acute and chronic lung disease. Numerous agents including cytotoxic and noncytotoxic drugs have the potential to cause pulmonary toxicity. The clinical and radiologic manifestations of t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spiral CT for pulmonary embolism.

Journal Article Semin Respir Crit Care Med · 2000 Radiologic imaging for pulmonary embolism has been problematic. Ventilation perfusion scanning is frequently inconclusive; pulmonary angiography has been traditionally underused. Now spiral computed tomographic (CT) angiography provides a readily available ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sclerotherapy for malignant pleural effusions

Journal Article Pneumologie · December 1, 1999 Cite

Sclerotherapy for malignant pleural effusions

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Predicting proper endotracheal tube placement in underexposed radiographs: tangent line of the aortic arch.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · November 1999 OBJECTIVE: We investigated an indirect radiographic means of predicting proper endotracheal tube placement on underexposed portable chest radiographs. CONCLUSION: When an endotracheal tube is 3.4-5.0 cm above the tangent line of the aortic arch, it is in p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cystic fibrosis: usefulness of thoracic CT in the examination of patients before lung transplantation.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1999 PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of thoracic computed tomography (CT) in the pre-lung transplantation examination of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-six patients (age range, 12-42 years) with CF were evaluated for possib ... Full text Link to item Cite

Staging non-small cell lung cancer with whole-body PET.

Journal Article Radiology · September 1999 PURPOSE: To compare the accuracies of whole-body 2-[fluorine 18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and conventional imaging (thoracic computed tomography [CT], bone scintigraphy, and brain CT or magnetic resonance [MR] imagin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lung cancer staging and management: comparison of contrast-enhanced and nonenhanced helical CT of the thorax.

Journal Article Radiology · July 1999 PURPOSE: To determine whether contrast material-enhanced helical computed tomography (CT) of the thorax and upper abdomen changes the tumor stage and management compared with nonenhanced helical CT in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer. MATERIALS AN ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary cholesterol granulomas in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension: chest radiographic and CT findings.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1999 OBJECTIVE: We describe the chest radiographic and CT findings of pulmonary cholesterol granulomas in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension. CONCLUSION: Histopathologic evidence of cholesterol granulomas was found in five (25%) of 20 patients with sev ... Full text Link to item Cite

FDG-PET finding in early-phase Takayasu arteritis.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1999 We report a unique case of early-phase Takayasu arteritis in which the vessels demonstrated accumulation of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on PET scanning. This observation suggests the possible use of FDG-PET for the diagnosis of vasculitis. Early diagnosi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Malignant pleural effusions: treatment with small-bore-catheter thoracostomy and talc pleurodesis.

Journal Article Radiology · January 1999 Thirty-two patients with a known primary malignancy and a symptomatic malignant pleural effusion underwent small-bore-catheter thoracostomy and talc pleurodesis. Twenty-three patients (72%) had a complete response; four (12%), a partial response; and five ... Full text Link to item Cite

The many faces of pulmonary aspiration.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · January 1999 The clinical and radiologic manifestations of aspiration are truly protean. The diagnosis is straightforward in patients with known risk factors and new radiographic findings in dependent portions of lung. However, diagnosis is difficult in patients withou ... Full text Link to item Cite

A case of ganglioneuroma with fatty replacement: CT and MRI findings.

Journal Article Radiat Med · 1999 We report a rare case of posterior mediastinal ganglioneuroma with fatty replacement together with its appearance on CT and MRI and suggest adding this entity to the differential diagnosis of fat-containing posterior mediastinal masses. ... Link to item Cite

Bronchial anastomotic complications in lung transplant recipients: virtual bronchoscopy for noninvasive assessment.

Journal Article Radiology · December 1998 PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy of virtual bronchoscopy (VB) with that of axial computed tomography (CT) in the assessment of bronchial anastomotic complications in lung transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-seven bronchial anastomoses in 1 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of primary pulmonary carcinoid tumors using FDG PET.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1998 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the spectrum of positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) findings in patients who have primary pulmonary carcinoid tumors. CONCLUSION: On FDG PET imaging, pulmonary carcinoid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Virtual bronchoscopy for directing transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes: a pilot study.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1998 OBJECTIVE: We conducted a preliminary investigation of virtual bronchoscopy as a guide for transbronchial needle aspiration of hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes to assess the usefulness of this technique. CONCLUSION: Virtual bronchoscopic images derived fro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sclerotherapy for malignant pleural effusions: a prospective randomized trial of bleomycin vs doxycycline with small-bore catheter drainage.

Journal Article Chest · May 1998 BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural effusions are a common problem for patients with metastatic disease. Most patients are treated with tube thoracostomy and sclerotherapy, although there remains no standard approach. The purpose of this study was to compare the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Percutaneous drainage of pleural collections.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · April 1998 Pneumothorax is a frequent complication of interventional pulmonary procedures. Percutaneous catheter placement enables safe and effective drainage of pneumothoraces with rapid restoration of vital capacity, oxygenation, and lung reexpansion. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lentil aspiration pneumonia: radiographic and CT findings.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1998 Aspiration of leguminous vegetables can cause a granulomatous pneumonitis know as lentil aspiration pneumonia that manifest on radiologic studies with small, poorly defined nodular opacities. We report two cases of lentil aspiration pneumonia that manifest ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of patients with round atelectasis using 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1998 PURPOSE: Our goal was to determine the spectrum of 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) PET findings in patients with round atelectasis (RA). METHOD: All patients from 1992 to 1997 with radiologic features of RA and FDG-PET scans were evaluated. There wer ... Full text Link to item Cite

Thoracic FDG PET: state of the art.

Journal Article Radiographics · 1998 The D-glucose analogue 2-(fluorine-18) fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) is the most commonly used radionuclide in positron emission tomography (PET) of the thorax. Increased glucose metabolism by malignant cells allows physiologic differentiation between ben ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case 5

Journal Article Radiology · January 1, 1998 Full text Cite

Diffuse pulmonary lesions in early phase Takayasu arteritis predominantly involving pulmonary artery.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1998 We report a case of early phase Takayasu arteritis that predominantly involved the pulmonary arteries and had, along with expected radiographic findings, the unusual pattern of diffuse pulmonary parenchymal lesions on CT. We suggest that this finding may b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of adrenal masses in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1997 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) when differentiating benign from metastatic adrenal masses in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. SUBJECTS AND METHO ... Full text Link to item Cite

Telescoping bronchial anastomoses for unilateral or bilateral sequential lung transplantation: CT appearance.

Journal Article Radiology · April 1997 PURPOSE: To determine the computed tomographic (CT) appearance of telescoping bronchial anastomoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT scans obtained in 36 adult patients with 54 telescoping anastomoses (30 right bronchus, 24 left bronchus) were retrospectively re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pneumothorax after small-bore catheter placement for malignant pleural effusions.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1996 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence and significance of pneumothorax after small-bore chest tube placement for symptomatic malignant pleural effusions. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Over a 2-year period, 90 patients with a known pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ambulatory sclerotherapy for malignant pleural effusions.

Journal Article Radiology · April 1996 PURPOSE: To determine the feasibility of ambulatory drainage and sclerotherapy in malignant pleural effusions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen consecutive patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusions were enrolled. None of the patients previously ... Full text Link to item Cite

Significance of hemoptysis following thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction.

Journal Article Chest · March 1996 PURPOSE: To describe the occurrence, cause, and significance of hemoptysis following thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 2,634 patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction who rece ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lack of usefulness of radiographic screening for pulmonary disease in asymptomatic HIV-infected adults. Pulmonary Complications of HIV Infection Study Group.

Journal Article Arch Intern Med · January 22, 1996 OBJECTIVE: To determine the use of chest radiographs in the screening of asymptomatic adults infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS: A prospective, multicenter study of the pulmonary complications of HIV infection in a community-base ... Link to item Cite

Prospective comparison of helical CT and MR imaging in clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism.

Journal Article J Magn Reson Imaging · 1996 The purpose of this study is to compare sensitivity and specificity of helical CT and MR imaging for detecting acute pulmonary embolism(PE). Patients who were suspected clinically of having PE were randomly assigned to undergo either helical contrast-enhan ... Full text Link to item Cite

Thoracic nodal staging with PET imaging with 18FDG in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma.

Journal Article Chest · December 1995 PURPOSE: To assess the role of positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging with 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18FDG) in detecting thoracic lymph node metastases in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 2-year period, any patient p ... Full text Link to item Cite

The new light: discovery and introduction of the X-ray.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · November 1995 Full text Link to item Cite

The X-ray enters the hospital.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · November 1995 Full text Link to item Cite

Tuberculosis and AIDS.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · July 1995 In the mid-1980s, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States increased. Recently, TB became an index diagnosis for AIDS. Chest radiographs in patients with AIDS and TB may be atypical; various features are addressed in this article. Radiologis ... Link to item Cite

Palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions: value of small-bore catheter thoracostomy and doxycycline sclerotherapy.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · March 1995 OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates small-bore catheter thoracostomy combined with doxycycline sclerotherapy for palliative treatment of presumed malignant pleural effusions. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Forty-seven consecutive patients referred from the medical onco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Significance of percutaneous needle biopsy in patients with multiple pulmonary nodules and a single known primary malignancy.

Journal Article Chest · March 1995 OBJECTIVE: To determine the necessity of percutaneous lung biopsy in patients with a single known primary malignancy and multiple pulmonary nodules. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. RESULTS: We reviewed all percutane ... Full text Link to item Cite

Multiple pulmonary nodules as a manifestation of cat-scratch disease.

Journal Article Can Assoc Radiol J · February 1995 Cat-scratch disease is an unusual bacterial illness that only rarely shows pulmonary involvement. The authors describe a 19-year-old woman with chronic renal failure who presented with multiple pulmonary nodules, a previously undescribed manifestation of c ... Link to item Cite

Detection of pulmonary embolism: comparison of contrast-enhanced spiral CT and time-of-flight MR techniques.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · 1995 We compared the conspicuity of acute pulmonary emboli with contrast-enhanced spiral computed tomography (CT) and two- and three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance (MR) techniques. Seven dogs who received experimental pulmonary emboli and one con ... Link to item Cite

Positron emission tomography imaging of the thorax.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · July 1994 Positron emission tomography (PET) is just beginning to emerge as a clinically useful tool in the thorax. Imaging with FDG is used primarily to differentiate benign from malignant abnormalities, including solitary pulmonary nodules, staging bronchogenic ca ... Link to item Cite

Persistent or recurrent bronchogenic carcinoma: detection with PET and 2-[F-18]-2-deoxy-D-glucose.

Journal Article Radiology · May 1994 PURPOSE: To assess positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[fluorine-18]-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in the differentiation of recurrent bronchogenic carcinoma from fibrosis after therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Any patient treated for bronchogenic carcinoma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary drug toxicity following high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation: CT findings in 20 cases.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · 1994 We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography (CT) findings in 20 patients with pulmonary drug toxicity that followed high-dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Eighty-five patients with Stage II or III breast cancer t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evolution of chest radiographs in treated patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · 1994 A large number of patients with coexisting tuberculosis and HIV infection has been reported. The chest radiographic findings are well described and primarily consist of bilateral, medium-to-coarse reticulonodular opacities often associated with hilar and m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spontaneous mucocele of the upper esophagus: radiologic demonstration.

Journal Article Dysphagia · 1994 We present a patient with dysphagia resulting from a pedunculated, spontaneous mucocele of the upper esophagus. We briefly discuss the radiologic, endoscopic, and pathologic findings of this unusual lesion. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas.

Journal Article Abdom Imaging · 1994 Lymphoepithelial cyst of the pancreas is a rare lesion which may mimic a pancreatic pseudocyst or mucinous cystic neoplasm. To our knowledge, this lesion has never been reported in the radiologic literature. We present a patient with lymphoepithelial cyst ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patterns of fluid accumulation in splenic trauma: demonstration by CT.

Journal Article Abdom Imaging · 1994 Detection of hemoperitoneum in splenic trauma is as important as detection of the visceral injury itself. Observation of a consistent spectrum of fluid accumulation in patients with splenic trauma prompted us to investigate the patterns in more detail. Twe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abdominal complications in organ transplant recipients.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · November 1993 A variety of intraabdominal complications are associated with organ transplantation. These include inflammatory changes involving the bowel, liver, and pancreas and range from technical complications associated with the surgery to organ rejection, opportun ... Link to item Cite

Operative cholangiography performed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Journal Article Semin Ultrasound CT MR · October 1993 Operative cholangiography is an important adjunct to laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a recently developed surgical procedure in which cholecystectomy is performed through four abdominal ports under sustained pneumoperitoneum and the direct vision of a video ... Full text Link to item Cite

Focal pulmonary abnormalities: evaluation with F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET scanning.

Journal Article Radiology · August 1993 The authors assessed the role of positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in differentiation of benign from malignant focal pulmonary abnormalities seen on chest radiographs. Fifty-one patients underwent FDG PET scanning ... Full text Link to item Cite

Variable compensation chest radiography performed with a computed radiography system: design considerations and initial clinical experience.

Journal Article Radiology · April 1993 The authors describe a variable compensation (VC) technique in which an x-ray equalizer and a computed radiography system are used. The VC technique allows retrospective alteration of equalized chest appearance with maintenance of improved signal-to-noise ... Full text Link to item Cite

Postoperative atrophy of posterolateral chest wall musculature: CT demonstration.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1993 We review five cases in which CT demonstrated severe unilateral atrophy of the latissimus dorsi muscle. In four of these cases, similar findings were also seen in the inferior portion of the serratus anterior muscle. All patients had undergone thoracic sur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Severe subcutaneous hemiatrophy following treatment of Wilms' tumor: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Comput Med Imaging Graph · 1993 Hemiatrophy of the subcutaneous tissues following radiation therapy for Wilms' tumor has received little attention in the radiologic literature. We present a patient with this complication, and discuss the findings on computed tomography (CT). ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bacillary angiomatosis in a patient with HIV infection.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · January 1993 Full text Link to item Cite

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver MRI findings.

Journal Article Magn Reson Imaging · 1993 Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an unusual tumor which involves the deep fascia or skeletal muscles of the extremities or retroperitoneum. It rarely arises in the liver and, to our knowledge, the MRI appearance of primary MFH of the liver h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Direct invasion of the transverse colon by a cecal tumor.

Journal Article Abdom Imaging · 1993 Direct invasion of the transverse colon is known to result from noncontiguous primary tumors spreading along ligamentous attachments or from direct extension of metastatic disease involving the greater omentum. The resultant desmoplastic reaction produces ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic appearance of bullet tracks in the lung.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · November 1992 Penetrating missile or bullet wounds to the lung result in a number of abnormalities visible on chest radiographs. One finding that is unique to pulmonary parenchyma is the bullet track, which occurs along the course of a bullet as it traverses the lung. A ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary cryptococcosis.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1992 Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous soil fungus that rarely causes pneumonia in normal hosts but is a common cause of opportunistic infection. Pulmonary disease is initiated by inhalation of the organism, and a spectrum of radiographic manifestations c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in AIDS.

Journal Article Radiology · September 1992 The chest radiographs obtained in nine patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and pulmonary toxoplasmosis were reviewed. In three patients, a bilateral, diffuse, fine to medium reticulonodular pattern indistinguishable from that seen in Pn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low-pressure balloon angioplasty of an occluded portacaval shunt.

Journal Article Hepatogastroenterology · April 1992 Safe angioplasty of a portacaval shunt requires particular knowledge of the tissue characteristics of an anastomosis and the behavior of a balloon during inflation. The nature and true diameter of a portacaval shunt anastomosis are more difficult to evalua ... Link to item Cite

Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis: imaging findings in two patients.

Journal Article Comput Med Imaging Graph · 1992 Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis is a rare condition in which cutaneous and visceral hemangiomas may coexist. Intra-abdominal involvement occurs commonly and, if untreated, may result in high-output cardiac failure and other life-threatening conditions. We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Idiopathic lesser sac hematoma mimicking an intramural gastric mass

Journal Article Digestive Surgery · January 1, 1992 Idiopathic hematoma of the lesser sac occurs rarely. We present a patient in whom this finding mimicked an intramural gastric mass on preoperative studies. © 1992 S. Karger AG, Basel. ... Full text Cite

CT evaluation of the abdominal wall.

Journal Article Crit Rev Diagn Imaging · 1992 Computed tomography (CT) is a useful method for evaluating the abdominal wall. Pathology includes hernia, hematoma, infection and inflammation, tumor, and post-traumatic, post-operative, and miscellaneous conditions. The CT findings of these various abnorm ... Link to item Cite

Gastric carcinoma after gastrojejunostomy for benign disease: radiographic findings.

Journal Article Gastrointest Radiol · 1992 Although it is not well recognized in the radiologic literature, gastric carcinoma has been reported to occur as a late complication of gastrojejunostomy for benign disease, even in the absence of partial gastrectomy. We present the radiographic findings i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus and palate in epidermolysis bullosa: CT demonstration.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1992 Extracutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is an unusual complication of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). We present a patient with long-standing EB who developed squamous cell carcinoma involving the palate and the maxillary sinus, and we describe the findings on ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mycobacterial disease in AIDS.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1991 An increase in tuberculosis cases in the United States has been partially linked to the large number of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other opportunistic infections and include cough, low-gra ... Full text Link to item Cite

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1991 AIDS-related lymphomas (ARLs) are almost always of a non-Hodgkin's type. Typically, intraabdominal or subcutaneous lymph node groups are affected. Unusual presentations are not uncommon, however. Intrathoracic involvement occurs in 10% to 30% of AIDS patie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1991 Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is the most common index diagnosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Eighty percent of AIDS patients will eventually develop PCP. Common presenting symptoms are shortness of breath, cough, weig ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary disease in children with AIDS.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1991 Children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) may present with recurrent pneumonias or chronic debilitating illness. The chest radiographs of these patients demonstrate homogeneous densities representing staphylococcal or other pyogenic infection ... Full text Link to item Cite

Kaposi's sarcoma.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · September 1991 An aggressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma has been reported in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Although pulmonary symptoms may constitute the initial complaint, Kaposi's sarcoma is generally detected because of cutaneous lesions. The chest r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Aberrant insertion of the common bile duct into an accessory pancreatic duct: cholangiographic demonstration.

Journal Article Am J Gastroenterol · September 1991 Variations in the pancreatic ductal anatomy result from abnormalities in embryological development of the pancreas from ventral and dorsal buds. We describe a case in which cholangiography demonstrated insertion of the common bile duct into an aberrant pan ... Link to item Cite

Zum Grünen Glas.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 1991 Full text Link to item Cite

The chest film in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Journal Article Curr Opin Radiol · June 1991 This paper is a selective review of the past year's literature on the infections and neoplasms that develop in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. In general, the recent literature supports information previously reported and includes fur ... Link to item Cite

Countdown to discovery.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · May 1991 Full text Link to item Cite

Idiopathic colonic perforation in the neonate.

Journal Article Pediatr Emerg Care · February 1991 We describe a premature infant in whom spontaneous perforation of the colon was initially detected on routine abdominal films. There was no clinical evidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, peritonitis, or bowel obstruction. Surgical and pathologic findings ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treatment of tuberculosis in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · January 31, 1991 BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases the risk of tuberculosis and may interfere with the effectiveness of antituberculosis chemotherapy. To examine the outcomes in patients with both diagnoses, we conducte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Uterine perforation by an intracavitary tandem: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · 1991 Perforation of the uterus by a tandem device is an important complication of intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma. Although the sonographic appearance of this complication is well recognized, its demonstration by computed tomography (CT) has b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the anus arising in condyloma acuminatum: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Gastrointest Radiol · 1991 We present two cases of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the anus complicating long-standing anal condyloma acuminatum. The computed tomographic (CT) findings are reviewed, and the increasing importance of malignant transformation of anal condylomas is ... Full text Link to item Cite

"Reverse-figure 3" sign in duodenal adenocarcinoma arising in a villous adenoma: radiographic demonstration.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · 1991 The radiographic "reverse-figure 3" sign is a well-known indicator of pancreatic head enlargement. We present a case in which this characteristic sign was produced by an invasive adenocarcinoma of the duodenum that arose in a periampullary villous adenoma. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extrusion of PEG tube from the stomach with fistula formation: an unusual complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

Journal Article Gastrointest Radiol · 1991 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become an accepted technique for providing long-term enteral feeding. We report two cases of extrusion of the PEG tube into a short fistulous tract that communicates with the stomach. Although this unusual comp ... Full text Link to item Cite

From the associate editor

Journal Article Journal of Thoracic Imaging · January 1, 1991 Full text Cite

Radiological evaluation of gastric stapling procedures for morbid obesity.

Journal Article Crit Rev Diagn Imaging · 1991 Various gastric stapling procedures have been used in the treatment of morbid obesity. Radiology is useful for defining anatomy and detecting complications following these procedures. Examples of normal and abnormal radiographic findings after gastric stap ... Link to item Cite

Postoperative atrophy of abdominal wall musculature: CT demonstration.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · 1991 Eleven cases in which CT demonstrated severe unilateral atrophy of abdominal wall musculature were reviewed. All patients had undergone surgery on the ipsilateral side 6 months to 28 years prior to CT. The patterns of muscular atrophy correlated well with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Esophageal adenocarcinoma in a patient with surgically treated achalasia.

Journal Article Dig Dis Sci · December 1990 Although squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus occurs with increased incidence in primary achalasia, esophageal adenocarcinoma has been considered rare in this condition. We report a patient with long-standing achalasia in whom adenocarcinoma of the eso ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT diagnosis of acquired small bowel volvulus.

Journal Article Am Surg · October 1990 Small-bowel volvulus is an uncommon but important cause of small-bowel obstruction and often results in ischemia or infarction. Clinical examination and plain film radiography may be nondiagnostic, leading to delay in surgical intervention with subsequent ... Link to item Cite

Retropharyngeal lymphangioma presenting in an adult.

Journal Article Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · September 1990 Full text Link to item Cite

Lymphoma in the immunocompromised patient.

Journal Article Radiol Clin North Am · July 1990 The increased incidence of malignant lymphomas in patients with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency states is now well recognized. In recent years, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has accounted for a growing pro ... Link to item Cite

CT of the abdominal wall.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · June 1990 Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Journal Article J Thorac Imaging · April 1990 An association between tuberculosis and HIV infection is becoming increasingly evident. HIV seropositivity has been seen in nearly 30% of some populations with tuberculosis. In other populations nearly 25% of patients with AIDS had tuberculosis. Clinically ... Full text Link to item Cite

Leiomyoma involving the gastrocolic ligament: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Comput Med Imaging Graph · 1990 A case of a large leiomyoma involving both the transverse colon and the greater curvature of the stomach is presented. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated contiguous extension of the mass along the gastrocolic ligament. Although similar findings have bee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spontaneous necrosis and hemorrhage in an enlarged accessory spleen: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Comput Med Imaging Graph · 1990 Enlargement of an accessory spleen following splenectomy may be due to compensatory hypertrophy or recurrence of hematologic or other disorders. Spontaneous necrosis and hemorrhage in an accessory spleen are rarely described. We report a case in which an e ... Full text Link to item Cite

From the editors

Journal Article Journal of Thoracic Imaging · 1990 Cite

Hemorrhagic cyst of the ileum mimicking an extrinsic mass: Radiographic demonstration

Journal Article Digestive Surgery · January 1, 1990 We report a patient with a hemorrhagic cyst of the ileum that mimicked an extrinsic mass radio graphically. Careful attention to technical factors can aid in the preoperative identification of intramural lesions of the ileum. © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel. ... Full text Cite

Expansile bone cyst in osteogenesis imperfecta

Journal Article American Journal of Diseases of Children · 1990 Cite

Tuberculous abscess of the testicle in AIDS: sonographic demonstration.

Journal Article Urol Radiol · 1990 A patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) who presented with right testicular swelling is described. Sonography demonstrated diffuse enlargement and inhomogeneity of the testicle with central hypoechoic areas. Testicular abscesses were seen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cervicothoracic myelopathy in Conradi-Hunermann disease: MRI diagnosis.

Journal Article Magn Reson Imaging · 1990 A 10-year-old boy with Conradi-Hunermann disease diagnosed at birth who developed progressive myelopathy is presented. Despite the many descriptions of Conradi-Hunermann disease in infants and young children, long-term follow-up of this disease is rarely r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perforation of the colon due to endometriosis.

Journal Article Gastrointest Radiol · 1990 Endometriosis is a common disease which affects the bowel in 12 to 35% of cases. Despite extensive serosal and intramural involvement, the intestinal mucosa usually remains intact and bowel perforation rarely occurs. We describe a patient with perforation ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT diagnosis of perforated duodenal diverticulum.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · December 1989 We present a case of perforated duodenal diverticulum diagnosed preoperatively on computed tomography. This rare but potentially fatal condition has been difficult to detect with more conventional radiographic techniques. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary cysts associated with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1989 A diffuse, bilateral interstitial infiltrate is the most common radiographic finding in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, atypical roentgenographic patterns also exist. Chest radio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perioperative pulmonary function in acute respiratory failure: effect of ventilator type and gas mixture.

Journal Article Anesthesiology · September 1989 Whether maintaining pulmonary nitrogenation and/or a stable ventilatory pattern during surgery would minimize changes in perioperative pulmonary function in two groups of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) whose lungs were being mechanically ven ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case 9-1989: AIDS and a cavitary pulmonary lesion.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · August 10, 1989 Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary edema in cocaine smokers.

Journal Article Radiology · August 1989 Cocaine smoking can cause a number of medical complications. Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax due to barotrauma have been the most common radiographic abnormalities reported in the medical literature. The hospital records of five patients with pulmonary ... Full text Link to item Cite

Omental cakes in American Burkitt lymphoma. Computed tomography demonstration.

Journal Article Clin Imaging · June 1989 Diffuse tumor infiltration of the omentum or so-called omental "cakes" is well recognized on computed tomography (CT) and is usually associated with pelvic or gastrointestinal carcinoma. However, this has not been described in American Burkitt lymphoma des ... Full text Link to item Cite

Presumptive diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis based on radiographic findings.

Journal Article Am Rev Respir Dis · May 1989 We analyzed the outcome of therapy for 139 patients who were treated for a presumptive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis based on radiographic abnormalities. Patients who had acid-fast bacilli seen on sputum smears and patients who had received adequate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spontaneous free perforation of the ileum in Crohn disease: CT demonstration.

Journal Article Comput Med Imaging Graph · 1989 A case of spontaneous free perforation of the ileum in Crohn disease is presented. This rare complication was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) before becoming evident on plain films. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mycobacterial esophagitis in AIDS.

Journal Article Gastrointest Radiol · 1989 A patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) who presented with dysphagia is described. Barium swallow demonstrated diffuse esophagitis with longitudinal ulceration and sinus tracts to the mediastinum. Mycobacteria were seen on esophageal biop ... Full text Link to item Cite

Eosinophilic colitis

Journal Article Journal of Medical Imaging · January 1, 1989 Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach and small bowel. Colonic involvement is rare and has not been described in the radiologic literature. We report a case of eosinophilic colitis and ... Cite

Pulmonary manifestations of AIDS

Journal Article Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology · May 1, 1988 Full text Cite

Radiologic imaging of AIDS

Journal Article Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology · May 1, 1988 The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an increasingly important disease that has become a social phenomenon. Although our therapeutic options for treating AIDs patients are limited at present, radiologic investigation is often of crucial importa ... Cite

Radiologic imaging of AIDS.

Journal Article Curr Probl Diagn Radiol · 1988 The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an increasingly important disease that has become a social phenomenon. Although our therapeutic options for treating AIDS patients are limited at present, radiologic investigation is often of crucial importa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Kaposi's sarcoma involving the lung in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Journal Article J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1988) · 1988 To determine the distinguishing features of pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we compared three groups of patients, 16 with endobronchial KS, 15 with endobronchial KS and an opportunistic lung i ... Link to item Cite

Carcinoids associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes.

Journal Article Am J Surg · July 1987 Carcinoids occur in association with MEN types 1 and 2. To determine the relationship between carcinoids and MEN, we reviewed nine patients with carcinoids and other endocrine tumors. Analyzing these 9 patients and 56 other patients previously described in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic findings in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Journal Article Postgraduate Radiology · January 1, 1987 Cite

Spontaneous pneumothorax in AIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · July 1986 Although spontaneous pneumothorax has rarely been reported as a complication of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients, recent experience suggests that its frequency is increasing. Seven such cases have been encountered in the past 1 1/2 years, wh ... Full text Link to item Cite

Digital subtraction angiography in extremity trauma.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1984 Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) may have considerable impact on the work-up of patients who have suffered blunt or penetrating trauma. The angiographic evaluation of vascular injuries (e.g., arteriovenous fistulae, pseudoaneurysms, hemorrhage) can be ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary angiography.

Journal Article Clin Chest Med · September 1984 Pulmonary angiography is generally accepted as the standard for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Yet this procedure has failed to gain widespread appeal or application. This article will review the extensive literature on pulmonary angiography that has app ... Link to item Cite

Hydropneumothorax: detection on supine radiographs.

Journal Article Radiology · July 1984 Hydropneumothorax may be diagnosed on a supine radiograph by recognition of a pleural line with increased density lateral to it in the pleural space. Recognition of this condition may have implications for therapeutic chest tube placement. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of computed tomography in congenital dislocation of the hip.

Journal Article J Comput Tomogr · November 1983 The diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip is easily made on plain film; however, after the patient is placed in a spica cast with abduction, plain films and even tomograms often fail to show the position of the capital femoral epiphysis. The usefu ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT and radiographic assessment of tube thoracostomy.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 1983 Conventional chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) were used to evaluate tube thoracostomy drainage of pleural empyema in 26 selected patients. Frontal radiographs alone were inadequate in the evaluation of thoracostomy tube placement, as only one ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differentiating lung abscess and empyema: radiography and computed tomography.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · July 1983 Conventional chest radiographs and computed tomographic (CT) scans of 70 inflammatory thoracic lesions in 63 patients were reviewed and scored for diagnostic features. Pathologic confirmation of the final diagnosis was available in 42% (5/12) of lung absce ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT of Castleman disease.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 1983 Full text Link to item Cite

Thymic carcinoid tumors with hyperparathyroidism.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · November 1982 Full text Link to item Cite

Digital subtraction pulmonary angiography.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 1982 Digital subtraction pulmonary angiography was performed in 14 patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism. In 13 of 14, useful clinical information was obtained. Four patients were found to have pulmonary emboli. In nine patients, digital subtraction a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Angiographic evaluation of the ductus diverticulum.

Journal Article Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · 1982 The aortic isthmus in adults has a variable appearance on thoracic aortograms. Its configuration may show a concavity, a straightening or slight convexity, or a discrete focal bulge. The latter finding represents a ductus diverticulum and, in review of 103 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Computed tomography of splenic trauma.

Journal Article Radiology · December 1981 Fifty patients with abdominal trauma and possible splenic injury were evaluated by computed tomography (CT). CT correctly diagnosed 21 of 22 surgically proved traumatic lesions of the spleen (96%). Twenty-seven patients had no evidence of splenic injury. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Computed tomography of the lesser peritoneal sac.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1981 Computed tomography (CT) was the primary diagnostic modality used in the evaluation of 14 patients with 15 surgically proved lesions of the lesser peritoneal sac. CT accurately localized 14 of the 15 abnormalities to the lesser sac. When combined with clin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Computed tomography of urinary calculi.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · February 1981 Computed tomography (CT) was used in the evaluation of nine patients with nonopaque calculi in the upper urinary tract. In each case the calculus was identified as a very high density object (370-586 Hounsfield units) with calcium oxalate and cystine stone ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic appearance of the Lanz tracheal tube.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · October 1980 Full text Link to item Cite

Multiple, thin-walled cystic lesions of the lung.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · September 1980 A variety of diseases produces or mimics multiple, thin-walled, air-containing cavities or cysts in the lung. Although some causes of this pattern are common (bullous emphysema, multiple pneumatoceles), others are relatively rare (cystic bronchiectasis, hi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pseudomembranous colitis.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · June 1980 A case of pseudomembranous colitis is reported in which computed tomography (CT) played an important role in the diagnosis and differentiation from other causes of fever and abdominal pain. It is important to look for CT evidence of primary bowel disease w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Splenorrhaphy: CT appearance.

Journal Article J Comput Assist Tomogr · April 1980 Because of the increased incidence of serious infection in patients who have had splenectomy, conservative management of patients who have had splenic trauma is becoming more prevalent. One newer modality is splenorrhaphy, the suture repair of splenic lace ... Link to item Cite

Hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical and angiographic findings and predictability for surgical resection.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · January 1979 Demographic, clinical, and angiographic data were reviewed for 63 consecutive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Angiography remains the critical examination in determining extent of disease and potential surgical cure. Angiographic findings were corr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Role of angiography in cervicothoracic trauma.

Journal Article J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · November 1978 The role of angiography in cervicothoracic trauma is controversial. Since 1967 the policy at San Francisco General Hospital has been to use liberal indications for angiography in hemodynamically stable patients with either penetrating or blunt cervicothora ... Link to item Cite

Hilar and mediastinal adenopathy caused by bacterial abscess of the lung.

Journal Article Radiology · August 1978 Enlargement of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes commonly accompanies a lung abcess. Of 27 patients with lung abscesses, 14 had hilar or mediastinal adenopathy or both. The problem resolved promptly with clearing of the abcesses and was absent on clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Severe chest trauma. Morbidity implication.

Journal Article Arch Surg · July 1978 Patients who sustain fracture of either the first or second rib have severe injuries usually involving multiple systems. In comparing 71 patients with first rib fractures and 49 patients with second rib fractures, we found morbidity and mortality to be sim ... Full text Link to item Cite

Radiographic appearance of the chest after pleural space reduction procedures: construction of a pleural tent and phrenoplasty.

Journal Article AJR Am J Roentgenol · August 1977 Construction of a pleural tent and phrenoplasty are surgical procedures performed to reduce intrapleural dead space after partial lung resection. Both alter the radiographic appearance of the chest and may cause erroneous diagnosis including pneumothorax, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fibrosing alveolitis in patients with neurofibromatosis.

Journal Article Radiology · February 1977 Fibrosing alveolitis, or interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, is a common manifestation of neurofibromatosis, and was observed in 7 of 70 patients with the disease. Though neurofibromatosis is congenital, fibrosing alveolitis does not appear until adulthood, a ... Full text Link to item Cite

The value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy and chest X-rays in the evaluation of patients with hemoptysis

Journal Article American Review of Respiratory Disease · January 1, 1977 Cite

Cerebral hypervascularity and early venous opacification in status epilepticus. A case report.

Journal Article Radiology · October 1975 Cerebral hyperperfusion and early draining veins directly resulting from status epilepticus can be demonstrated angiographically. Postmortem examination of the brain excluded other possible causes of hyperemia and early venous drainage. ... Full text Link to item Cite

The clinical indications for arteriography in trauma to the extremity. A review of 114 cases.

Journal Article Radiology · July 1975 Analysis of radiographic and physical findings in 114 patients with trauma to an extremity demonstrated that when other physical findings are normal, arteriography is unnecessary. If any physical sign of peripheral vascular injury exists, such as weak or a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cervical thymoma.

Journal Article Int Surg · May 1975 Link to item Cite