Edith Lacey Washington

Journal article J Am Coll Radiol · October 2009 Featured Publication In a patient with acute respiratory illness (cough, sputum production, chest pain, and/or dyspnea), the need for chest imaging depends on the severity of illness, age of the patient, clinical history, physical and laboratory findings, and other risk factor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging appearances of the sternum and sternoclavicular joints.

Journal article Radiographics · 2009 Featured Publication The sternum and sternoclavicular joints--critical structures of the anterior chest wall--may be affected by various anatomic anomalies and pathologic processes, some of which require treatment. Pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum are common congenital an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging of bacterial pulmonary infection in the immunocompetent patient.

Journal article Semin Roentgenol · April 2007 Featured Publication Pulmonary infection is a common reason for imaging of the lung and a common incidental finding in immunocompetent patients. Findings on chest radiography are nonspecific in defining acute infection; however, the radiologist should be aware of classically d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Imaging manifestations of blastomycosis: a pulmonary infection with potential dissemination.

Journal article Radiographics · 2007 Featured Publication Pulmonary blastomycosis is an uncommon pathologic condition that is endemic to Canada and the upper Midwest of the United States. Blastomycosis has a variety of radiologic manifestations, including airspace consolidation, focal masses, intermediate-sized n ... Full text Link to item Cite

Inherent variability of CT lung nodule measurements in vivo using semiautomated volumetric measurements.

Journal article AJR Am J Roentgenol · April 2006 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate repeatability and reproducibility of lung nodule volume measurements using volumetric nodule-sizing software. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty nodules, less than 20 mm in diameter, in 29 patients were scann ... Full text Link to item Cite

CT of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus: does iso-osmolar contrast agent improve vascular opacification?

Journal article Radiology · March 2005 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To prospectively compare the vascular attenuation achieved with the iso-osmolar dimeric contrast agent iodixanol with that achieved with the nonionic monomeric contrast agent iohexol for computed tomographic (CT) venography after CT pulmonary angi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinicians' response to radiologists' reports of isolated subsegmental pulmonary embolism or inconclusive interpretation of pulmonary embolism using MDCT.

Journal article AJR Am J Roentgenol · February 2005 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to investigate clinician response and patient outcome associated with the radiologist's report of isolated subsegmental pulmonary emboli (ISSPE) or indeterminate or inconclusive results on MDCT for venous thromboembo ... Full text Link to item Cite