AJR April 2009; Vol. 192, No. 4

http://www.ajronline.org/content/vol192/issue4/
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Editor's Notebook
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The Copyright Transfer Agreement: We Sign It, But Do We Understand It?
Thomas H. Berquist
AJR 2009;192:849-851
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/849
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Special Article
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Communicating Imaging Results to Patients: OnSite Results
Harley J. Hammerman
AJR 2009;192:852-853
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/852
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Cardiopulmonary Imaging
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Automated Algorithm for Quantifying the Extent of Cystic Change on
Volumetric Chest CT: Initial Results in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Vincent J. Schmithorst, Talissa A. Altes, Lisa R. Young, David N.
Franz, John J. Bissler, Francis X. McCormack, Bernard J. Dardzinski,
and Alan S. Brody
AJR 2009;192:1037-1044
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1037

Image Quality in a Low Radiation Exposure Protocol for Retrospectively
ECG-Gated Coronary CT Angiography
Tobias Pflederer, Larissa Rudofsky, Dieter Ropers, Sven Bachmann,
Mohamed Marwan, Werner G. Daniel, and Stephan Achenbach
AJR 2009;192:1045-1050
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1045

Dual-Source Versus Single-Source Cardiac CT Angiography: Comparison of
Diagnostic Image Quality
Robert Donnino, Jill E. Jacobs, Jay V. Doshi, Elizabeth M. Hecht,
Danny C. Kim, James S. Babb, and Monvadi B. Srichai
AJR 2009;192:1051-1056
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1051
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Gastrointestinal Imaging
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MDCT for Suspected Appendicitis: Effect of Reconstruction Section Thickness
on Diagnostic Accuracy, Rate of Appendiceal Visualization, and Reader
Confidence Using Axial Images
Pamela T. Johnson, Karen M. Horton, Satomi Kawamoto, John Eng,
Marchelle J. Bean, Shannon J. Shan, and Elliot K. Fishman
AJR 2009;192:893-901
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/893

Helical CT Evaluation of the Preoperative Staging of Gastric Cancer in the
Remnant Stomach
In Joon Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Se Hyung Kim, Samuel Chang, Joon Koo Han,
Byung Ihn Choi, Hyuk-Joon Lee, Han-Kwang Yang, and Kuhn Uk Lee
AJR 2009;192:902-908
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/902

Diagnostic Value of a Computerized Hepatorenal Index for Sonographic
Quantification of Liver Steatosis
Muriel Webb, Hanny Yeshua, Shira Zelber-Sagi, Erwin Santo, Eli
Brazowski, Zamir Halpern, and Ran Oren
AJR 2009;192:909-914
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/909

Respiratory-Triggered Versus Breath-Hold Diffusion-Weighted MRI of Liver
Lesions: Comparison of Image Quality and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient
Values
Harsh Kandpal, Raju Sharma, K. S. Madhusudhan, and Kulwant Singh
Kapoor
AJR 2009;192:915-922
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/915

The Bloody Pancreas: MDCT and MRI Features of Hypervascular and Hemorrhagic
Pancreatic Conditions
V. Anik Sahni and Koenraad J. Mortele
AJR 2009;192:923-935
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/923

Scirrhous Metastases to the Gastrointestinal Tract at CT: The Malignant
Target Sign
Marc J. Gollub, Michael B. Schwartz, and Jinru Shia
AJR 2009;192:936-940
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/936
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Genitourinary Imaging
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Spatial Resolution and Radiation Dose of a 64-MDCT Scanner Compared with
Published CT Urography Protocols
Terri J. Vrtiska, Robert P. Hartman, James M. Kofler, Michael R.
Bruesewitz, Bernard F. King, and Cynthia H. McCollough
AJR 2009;192:941-948
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/941

Value of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Correlation with Tumor
Angiogenesis in Bladder Cancer
Nermin Tuncbilek, Mustafa Kaplan, Semsi Altaner, Irfan H. Atakan,
Necdet Sut, Osman Inci, and Mustafa Kemal Demir
AJR 2009;192:949-955
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/949

PET/CT for the Characterization of Adrenal Masses in Patients with Cancer:
Qualitative Versus Quantitative Accuracy in 150 Consecutive Patients
Giles W. L. Boland, Michael A. Blake, Nagaraj S. Holalkere, and Peter
F. Hahn
AJR 2009;192:956-962
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/956

CT Features of Adnexal Involvement in Patients with Diverticulitis
Vikash S. Panghaal, Victoria Chernyak, Michael Patlas, and Alla M.
Rozenblit
AJR 2009;192:963-966
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/963
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Women's Imaging
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Probably Benign Breast Masses Diagnosed by Sonography: Is There a
Difference in the Cancer Rate According to Palpability?
Jung Hee Shin, Boo-Kyung Han, Eun Young Ko, Yeon Hyeon Choe, and
Seok-Jin Nam
AJR 2009;192:187-191
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W187

Adenomyosis: Sonohysterography with MRI Correlation
Sachit K. Verma, Anna S. Lev-Toaff, Oksana H. Baltarowich, Diane
Bergin, Manisha Verma, and Donald G. Mitchell
AJR 2009;192:1112-1116
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1112

A Logistic Regression Model Based on the National Mammography Database
Format to Aid Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Jagpreet Chhatwal, Oguzhan Alagoz, Mary J. Lindstrom, Charles E. Kahn,
Jr., Katherine A. Shaffer, and Elizabeth S. Burnside
AJR 2009;192:1117-1127
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1117

Utility of Targeted Sonography for Breast Lesions That Were Suspicious on
MRI
Wendy B. DeMartini, Peter R. Eby, Sue Peacock, and Constance D. Lehman
AJR 2009;192:1128-1134
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1128

Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia Diagnosed at Sonographically Guided 14-Gauge
Core Needle Biopsy of Breast Mass
Ji Hyun Youk, Eun-Kyung Kim, and Min Jung Kim
AJR 2009;192:1135-1141
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1135

Increasing Accuracy of Detection of Breast Cancer with 3-T MRI
Haitham Elsamaloty, Mohamed Salah Elzawawi, Shaden Mohammad, and
Nabeel Herial
AJR 2009;192:1142-1148
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1142

Patients' Perceptions of Breast MRI: A Single-Center Study
Shaheen Zakaria, Kathleen R. Brandt, Amy C. Degnim, and Kristine M.
Thomsen
AJR 2009;192:1149-1154
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1149
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Musculoskeletal Imaging
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The Usefulness of Virtual MR Arthroscopy as an Adjunct to Conventional MR
Arthrography in Detecting Anterior Labral Lesions of the Shoulder
Ho-Taek Song, Yong-Min Huh, Sungjun Kim, Sung-Jae Kim, and Jin-Suck
Suh
AJR 2009;192:149-155
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W149

Ligaments of the Posterior and Lateral Talar Processes: MRI and MR
Arthrography of the Ankle and Posterior Subtalar Joint with Anatomic and
Histologic Correlation
Daniel Pastore, Giovanni G. Cerri, Parviz Haghighi, Debra J. Trudell,
and Donald L. Resnick
AJR 2009;192:967-973
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/967

Intervertebral Disk Degeneration Related to Reduced Vertebral Marrow
Perfusion at Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI
Yi-Jui Liu, Guo-Shu Huang, Chun-Jung Juan, Min-Szu Yao, Wei-Pin Ho,
and Wing P. Chan
AJR 2009;192:974-979
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/974

Whole-Body MRI Versus PET in Assessment of Multiple Myeloma Disease
Activity
Conor P. Shortt, Tadhg G. Gleeson, Karen A. Breen, John McHugh, Martin
J. O'Connell, Peter J. O'Gorman, and Stephen J. Eustace
AJR 2009;192:980-986
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/980

Fractures of the Ankylosed Spine: MDCT and MRI with Emphasis on Individual
Anatomic Spinal Structures
Raphael Campagna, Eric Pessis, Antoine Feydy, Henri Guerini, Fabrice
Thevenin, Alain Chevrot, and Jean-Luc Drape
AJR 2009;192:987-995
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/987

Initial Experience with Imaging-Guided Intramuscular Botulinum Toxin
Injection in Patients with Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia
In Ho Lee, Young Cheol Yoon, Duk Hyun Sung, Jong Won Kwon, and Jee
Young Jung
AJR 2009;192:996-1001
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/996
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Freehand Real-Time MRI-Guided Lumbar Spinal Injection Procedures at 1.5 T:
Feasibility, Accuracy, and Safety
Jan Fritz, Christoph Thomas, Stephan Clasen, Claus D. Claussen,
Jonathan S. Lewin, and Phillipe L. Pereira
AJR 2009;192:161-167
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W161

A Novel Interventional Radiology Technique for Arterial Infusion
Chemotherapy Against Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Toshihiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Masayuki Sho, Kiyosei Yamamoto,
Hideyuki Nishiofuku, Yoshiyuki Nakajima, and Kimihiko Kichikawa
AJR 2009;192:168-177
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W168

Endoleaks After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Management
Strategies According to CT Findings
Mustafa R. Bashir, Hector Ferral, Chad Jacobs, Walter McCarthy, and
Marshall Goldin
AJR 2009;192:178-186
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W178

Identifying Feeding Arteries During TACE of Hepatic Tumors: Comparison of
C-Arm CT and Digital Subtraction Angiography
Jin Iwazawa, Shoichi Ohue, Takashi Mitani, Hisashi Abe, Naoko
Hashimoto, Masao Hamuro, and Kenji Nakamura
AJR 2009;192:1057-1063
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1057

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinomas: Factors
Related to Intraprocedural and Postprocedural Pain
Sanghee Lee, Hyunchul Rhim, Young-Sun Kim, Dongil Choi, Won Jae Lee,
Hyo K. Lim, and Byungseop Shin
AJR 2009;192:1064-1070
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1064

Effect of Contrast Injection Protocols with Dose Adjusted to the Estimated
Lean Patient Body Weight on Aortic Enhancement at CT Angiography
Yumi Yanaga, Kazuo Awai, Takeshi Nakaura, Seitaro Oda, Yoshinori
Funama, Kyongtae T. Bae, and Yasuyuki Yamashita
AJR 2009;192:1071-1078
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1071

Stenosis Detection in Native Hemodialysis Fistulas with MDCT Angiography
Sam Heye, Geert Maleux, Kathleen Claes, Dirk Kuypers, and Raymond Oyen
AJR 2009;192:1079-1084
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1079

Fluoroscopic and Sonographic Guidance to Place Peritoneal Catheters: How We
Do It
Ahmed K. Abdel-Aal, Ajay K. Joshi, Souheil Saddekni, and Ivan D. Maya
AJR 2009;192:1085-1089
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1085

Percutaneous Implantation of Fiducial Markers for Imaging-Guided Radiation
Therapy
Nishita Kothary, Sonja Dieterich, John D. Louie, Daniel T. Chang,
Lawrence V. Hofmann, and Daniel Y. Sze
AJR 2009;192:1090-1096
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1090

Mesenteric Arterial Variations Detected at MDCT Angiography of Abdominal
Aorta
Tuncay Hazirolan, Yavuz Metin, Ali Devrim Karaosmanoglu, Murat
Canyigit, Baris Turkbey, Berna Sayan Oguz, and Macit Ariyurek
AJR 2009;192:1097-1102
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1097

Treatment of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Using a Detachable
Inflatable Stent: Initial Experience
Timotheus T. C. Overtoom, Peter L. Vijverberg, Hendrik W. van Es,
Sandrine van Selm, and Hans P. M. van Heesewijk
AJR 2009;192:1103-1106
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1103
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Medical Physics and Informatics
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Medical Physics--Meeting the Needs of Radiologists: The Role of the
American Journal of Roentgenology
G. Donald Frey
AJR 2009;192:854
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/854

Teaching Physics to Radiology Residents
William R. Hendee
AJR 2009;192:855-858
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/855

Teaching Medical Students About Imaging Techniques
Richard B. Gunderman and Christopher D. Stephens
AJR 2009;192:859-861
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/859

Misoperation of CT Automatic Tube Current Modulation Systems with
Inappropriate Patient Centering: Phantom Studies
Kosuke Matsubara, Kichiro Koshida, Katsuhiro Ichikawa, Masayuki
Suzuki, Tadanori Takata, Tomoyuki Yamamoto, and Osamu Matsui
AJR 2009;192:862-865
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/862

Radiation Dose in a "Triple Rule-Out" Coronary CT Angiography Protocol of
Emergency Department Patients Using 64-MDCT: The Impact of ECG-Based Tube
Current Modulation on Age, Sex, and Body Mass Index
Kevin M. Takakuwa, Ethan J. Halpern, Eric L. Gingold, David C. Levin,
and Frances S. Shofer
AJR 2009;192:866-872
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/866

MRI of the Spine: Image Quality and Normal-Neoplastic Bone Marrow Contrast
at 3 T Versus 1.5 T
Jian Zhao, Roland Krug, Duan Xu, Ying Lu, and Thomas M. Link
AJR 2009;192:873-880
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/873

Assessment of Patient and Occupational Dose in Established and New
Applications of MDCT Fluoroscopy
Raoul M. S. Joemai, Dirk Zweers, Wim R. Obermann, and Jacob Geleijns
AJR 2009;192:881-886
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/881
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Health Care Policy and Quality
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Cumulative Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk Estimates in Emergency
Department Patients Undergoing Repeat or Multiple CT
Richard T. Griffey and Aaron Sodickson
AJR 2009;192:887-892
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/887
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Letters
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Reply to "Breast Vascular Tumors"
Benoit Mesurolle, Vitaly Sygal, and Lucie Lalonde
AJR 2009;192:192
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W192

Administration of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in MR Angiography
Kai Lin
AJR 2009;192:193
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W193

Reply
Patrick M. Colletti
AJR 2009;192:194
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W194

Gadolinium and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Val M. Runge
AJR 2009;192:195-196
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W195

Reply
Patrick M. Colletti
AJR 2009;192:197
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W197

Primary and Postprimary or Reactivation Tuberculosis: Time to Revise
Confusing Terminology?
Ben J. Marais, Sarah K. Parker, S. Verver, A. van Rie, and R. M.
Warren
AJR 2009;192:198
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W198

Reply
Yeon Joo Jeong, Won-Jung Koh, and Kyung Soo Lee
AJR 2009;192:199-200
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/192/4/W199
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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous
Cell Cancer
Tatsuo Torizuka, Yasuo Tanizaki, Toshihiko Kanno, Masami Futatsubashi,
Katsumi Naitou, Yo Ueda, and Yasuomi Ouchi
AJR 2009;192:156-160
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/W156

Whole-Body MRI and FDG PET Fused Images for Evaluation of Patients with
Cancer
Roberto C. Domingues, Michel P. Carneiro, Fernanda Cristina Rueda
Lopes, Romeu C. Domingues, Lea Mirian Barbosa da Fonseca, and Emerson
L. Gasparetto
AJR 2009;192:1012-1020
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1012

Molecular Imaging and Quantitative Measurement of Epidermal Growth Factor
Receptor Expression in Live Cancer Cells Using Immunolabeled Gold
Nanoparticles
Matthew J. Crow, Gerald Grant, James M. Provenzale, and Adam Wax
AJR 2009;192:1021-1028
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1021

Spectrum of Focal Benign Musculoskeletal 18F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT of the
Shoulder and Pelvis
Vladimir Sopov, Hanna Bernstine, Dorit Stern, Nikolay Yefremov, Jacob
Sosna, and David Groshar
AJR 2009;192:1029-1035
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1029
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Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging
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CNS Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Tomokazu Nishiguchi, Kunizo Mochizuki, Miyuki Shakudo, Tohru
Takeshita, Masayuki Hino, and Yuichi Inoue
AJR 2009;192:1003-1011
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/192/4/1003