AJR Vol 193 No 5 January 2009

http://www.ajronline.org/content/vol193/issue5/
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Editor's Notebook
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Peer Review and Biomedical Publications: We All Have the Same Issues
Thomas H. Berquist
AJR 2009;193:1199-1200
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1199
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Special Article
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Spectrum of Imaging Findings in Immunocompromised Patients With HHV-6
Infection
Alexander Sauter, Ulrike Ernemann, Robert Beck, Karin Klingel, Heiko
Mahrholdt, Michael Bitzer, and Marius Horger
AJR 2009;193:373-380
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W373

Coping With War Mass Casualties in a Hospital Under Fire: The Radiology
Experience
Ahuva Engel, Michalle Soudack, Amos Ofer, Samy S. Nitecki, Eduard
Ghersin, Doron Fischer, and Diana E. Gaitini
AJR 2009;193:1212-1221
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1212
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Cardiopulmonary Imaging
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Three-Dimensional Phase-Sensitive Inversion-Recovery Turbo FLASH Sequence
for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Myocardial Scar
Aya Kino, Sven Zuehlsdorff, John J. Sheehan, Peter J. Weale, Timothy
J. Carroll, Renate Jerecic, and James C. Carr
AJR 2009;193:381-388
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W381

Evaluation of Mechanical Heart Valve Size and Function With ECG-Gated
64-MDCT
Troy M. LaBounty, Prachi P. Agarwal, Aamer Chughtai, David S. Bach,
Eric Wizauer, and Ella A. Kazerooni
AJR 2009;193:389-396
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W389

Performance of Radiologists in Detection of Small Pulmonary Nodules on
Chest Radiographs: Effect of Rib Suppression With a Massive-Training
Artificial Neural Network
Seitaro Oda, Kazuo Awai, Kenji Suzuki, Yumi Yanaga, Yoshinori Funama,
Heber MacMahon, and Yasuyuki Yamashita
AJR 2009;193:397-402
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W397

Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Comparison of Pulmonary CT Angiography and
Lung Scintigraphy
Carole A. Ridge, Shaunagh McDermott, Bridget J. Freyne, Donal J.
Brennan, Conor D. Collins, and Stephen J. Skehan
AJR 2009;193:1223-1227
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1223

CT-Guided Core Biopsy of Lung Lesions: A Primer
I-Chen Tsai, Wei-Lin Tsai, Min-Chi Chen, Gee-Chen Chang, Wen-Sheng
Tzeng, Si-Wa Chan, and Clayton Chi-Chang Chen
AJR 2009;193:1228-1235
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1228
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Gastrointestinal Imaging
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CT Colonography: Coming of Age
C. Daniel Johnson
AJR 2009;193:1239-1242
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1239

ACR Colon Cancer Committee White Paper: Status of CT Colonography 2009
Elizabeth G. McFarland, Joel G. Fletcher, Perry P. Pickhardt et al
AJR 2009;193:1242
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1242

Epiploic Appendagitis: An Entity Frequently Unknown to
Clinicians--Diagnostic Imaging, Pitfalls, and Look-Alikes
Ana Teresa Almeida, Lina Melao, Barbara Viamonte, Rui Cunha, and Jose
Miguel Pereira
AJR 2009;193:1243-1251
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1243

Preliminary Estimate of Triphasic CT Enterography Performance in
Hemodynamically Stable Patients With Suspected Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Amy K. Hara, F. Blake Walker, Alvin C. Silva, and Jonathan A. Leighton
AJR 2009;193:1252-1260
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1252

Hepatic Iron Deposition in Patients With Liver Disease: Preliminary
Experience With Breath-Hold Multiecho T2*-Weighted Sequence
Hersh Chandarana, Ruth P. Lim, Jens H. Jensen, Cristina H. Hajdu,
Mariela Losada, James S. Babb, Steve Huffman, and Bachir Taouli
AJR 2009;193:1261-1267
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1261

CT Protocols for Acute Appendicitis: Time for Change
Erik K. Paulson and Courtney A. Coursey
AJR 2009;193:1268-1271
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1268

MDCT for Suspected Acute Appendicitis in Adults: Impact of Oral and IV
Contrast Media at Standard-Dose and Simulated Low-Dose Techniques
Caroline Keyzer, Pierre Cullus, Denis Tack, Viviane De Maertelaer,
Pascale Bohy, and Pierre Alain Gevenois
AJR 2009;193:1272-1281
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1272

Abdominal 64-MDCT for Suspected Appendicitis: The Use of Oral and IV
Contrast Material Versus IV Contrast Material Only
Stephan W. Anderson, Jorge A. Soto, Brian C. Lucey, Al Ozonoff et al
AJR 2009;193:1282-1288
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1282

Comparison of Optical Colonoscopy and CT Colonography for Polyp Detection
Abraham H. Dachman
AJR 2009;193:1289-1290
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1289

CT Colonography Predictably Overestimates Colonic Length and Distance to
Polyps Compared With Optical Colonoscopy
James E. Duncan, Michael P. McNally, W. Brian Sweeney, Andrew B.
Gentry, Duncan S. Barlow, Donald W. Jensen, and Brooks D. Cash
AJR 2009;193:1291-1295
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1291

Normalized Distance Along the Colon Centerline: A Method for Correlating
Polyp Location on CT Colonography and Optical Colonoscopy
Ronald M. Summers, Jeffrey A. Swift, Andrew J. Dwyer, J. Richard Choi,
and Perry J. Pickhardt
AJR 2009;193:1296-1304
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1296

Automated Measurement of Colorectal Polyp Height at CT Colonography:
Hyperplastic Polyps Are Flatter Than Adenomatous Polyps
Ronald M. Summers, Jiamin Liu, Jianhua Yao, Linda Brown, J. Richard
Choi, and Perry J. Pickhardt
AJR 2009;193:1305-1310
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1305

Intraabdominal Complications Secondary to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: CT
Findings and Review of the Literature
Jae-Joon Chung, Jeong-Sik Yu, Joo Hee Kim, Se Jin Nam, and Myeong-Jin
Kim
AJR 2009;193:1311-1317
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1311

Normal Dynamic MRI Enhancement Patterns of the Upper Abdominal Organs:
Gadoxetic Acid Compared With Gadobutrol
Jens-Peter Kuhn, Katrin Hegenscheid, Werner Siegmund, Claus-Peter
Froehlich, Norbert Hosten, and Ralf Puls
AJR 2009;193:1318-1323
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1318
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Women's Imaging
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Biopsy Method: A Major Predictor of Adherence After Benign Breast Biopsy?
Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Flora Zagouri, Philip Domeyer, Georgia
Giannakopoulou, Chris Tsigris, John Bramis, and George C. Zografos
AJR 2009;193:452-457
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W452

Time-Resolved MR Angiography as a Useful Sequence for Assessment of Ovarian
Vein Reflux
Charles Y. Kim, Michael J. Miller, Jr., and Elmar M. Merkle
AJR 2009;193:458-463
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W458
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Musculoskeletal Imaging
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Bone Biopsy of New Suspicious Bone Lesions in Patients With Primary
Carcinoma: Prevalence and Probability of an Alternative Diagnosis
Carmel G. Cronin, Thomas Cashell, Jennifer Ni Mhuircheartaigh et al
AJR 2009;193:407-410
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W407

T2 Measurements of Cartilage in Osteoarthritis Patients With Meniscal Tears
Klaus M. Friedrich, Timothy Shepard, Valesca Sarkis de Oliveira,
Ligong Wang, James S. Babb, Mark Schweitzer, and Ravinder Regatte
AJR 2009;193:411-415
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W411

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Tuberculous Arthritis: Differentiating MRI
Features
Jung-Ah Choi, Sung Hye Koh, Sung-Hwan Hong, Yong Hwan Koh, Ja-Young
Choi, and Heung Sik Kang
AJR 2009;193:1347-1353
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1347

Postoperative MDCT of Tibial Plateau Fractures
Antti O. T. Mustonen, Mika P. Koivikko, Martti J. Kiuru, Jari Salo,
and Seppo K. Koskinen
AJR 2009;193:1354-1360
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1354

Patella Alta: Lack of Correlation Between Patellotrochlear Cartilage
Congruence and Commonly Used Patellar Height Ratios
Syed A. Ali, Robert Helmer, and Michael R. Terk
AJR 2009;193:1361-1366
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1361

Degeneration of the Long Biceps Tendon: Comparison of MRI With Gross
Anatomy and Histology
Florian M. Buck, Holger Grehn, Monika Hilbe, Christian W. A.
Pfirrmann, Silvana Manzanell, and Jurg Hodler
AJR 2009;193:1367-1375
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1367

MDCT Arthrography Features of Ulnocarpal Impaction Syndrome
Michel D. Crema, Monica D. Marra, Ali Guermazi, Frank W. Roemer, Klaus
Bohndorf, and Nabil Jomaah
AJR 2009;193:1376-1381
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1376
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Pediatric Imaging
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MRI of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
Jonathan R. Dillman and Ramiro J. Hernandez
AJR 2009;193:1394-1407
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1394

Radiographic Predictors of Disease Severity in Neonates and Infants With
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Courtney A. Coursey, Caroline L. Hollingsworth, Cooper Wriston, Craig
Beam, Henry Rice, and George Bisset, III
AJR 2009;193:1408-1413
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1408

Motion Artifact on High-Resolution CT Images of Pediatric Patients:
Comparison of Volumetric and Axial CT Methods
Maria d'Almeida Bastos, Edward Y. Lee, Keith J. Strauss, David
Zurakowski, Donald A. Tracy, and Phillip M. Boiselle
AJR 2009;193:1414-1418
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1414

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors of the Abdomen as Mimickers of
Malignancy: Imaging Features in Nine Children
Su Jin Kim, Woo Sun Kim, Jung-Eun Cheon, Su-Mi Shin, Byung Jae Youn,
In-One Kim, and Kyung Mo Yeon
AJR 2009;193:1419-1424
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1419
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
Assessment of Safety in Patients With Ascites
Jihoon Cha, Hyunchul Rhim, Ji Young Lee, Young-sun Kim, Dongil Choi,
Min Woo Lee, Won Jae Lee, and Hyo K. Lim
AJR 2009;193:424-429
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W424

Air Embolism and Needle Track Implantation Complicating CT-Guided
Percutaneous Thoracic Biopsy: Single-Institution Experience
Kenji Ibukuro, Rei Tanaka, Takaya Takeguchi, Hozumi Fukuda, Shoko Abe,
and Kimiko Tobe
AJR 2009;193:430-436
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W430

In Vivo Imaging of the Aneurysm Wall With MRI and a Macrophage-Specific
Contrast Agent
Maarten Truijers, Jurgen J. Futterer, Satoru Takahashi, Roel A.
Heesakkers, Jan D. Blankensteijn, and Jelle O. Barentsz
AJR 2009;193:437-441
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W437

Cement Leakage in Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Compression
Fractures With or Without Intravertebral Clefts
Noboru Tanigawa, Shuji Kariya, Atsushi Komemushi, Takanori Tokuda,
Miyuki Nakatani, Rie Yagi, and Satoshi Sawada
AJR 2009;193:442-445
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W442

Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma After
Attempted Portal Vein Embolization in 25 Patients
Bo-Kyeong Kang, Jin Hyoung Kim, Kwang Mi Kim, Gi-Young Ko, Hyun-Ki
Yoon, Dong Il Gwon, and Kyu-Bo Sung
AJR 2009;193:446-451
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W446

Imaging Arteriovenous Fistulas
Sandra Baleato Gonzalez, Joan C. Vilanova Busquets, Roberto Garcia
Figueiras et al
AJR 2009;193:1425-1433
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1425

Color Doppler Imaging Evaluation of Proximal Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Yang Hua, Xiu-Feng Meng, Ling-Yun Jia, Chen Ling, Zhong-Rong Miao,
Feng Ling, and Ji-Bin Liu
AJR 2009;193:1434-1438
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1434

MDCT Angiography of Mesenteric Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Chronic
Mesenteric Ischemia
Jorge E. Lopera, Clayton K. Trimmer, Ramit Lamba, Rajeev Suri, Marco
A. Cura, Fadi M. El-Merhi, and Ghazwan Kroma
AJR 2009;193:1439-1445
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1439

Venous Doppler Sonography of the Extremities: A Window to Pathology of the
Thorax, Abdomen, and Pelvis
James E. Selis and Saumil Kadakia
AJR 2009;193:1446-1451
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1446
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Medical Physics and Informatics
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Identification and Management of Persistently Active Brachytherapy Seed
Implants
Jesse N. Aronowitz, Hiram A. Gay, Timothy J. Clark, Helvecio Mota, and
Harry Bushe
AJR 2009;193:403-406
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W403

Dose to Radiosensitive Organs During Routine Chest CT: Effects of Tube
Current Modulation
Erin Angel, Nazanin Yaghmai, Cecilia Matilda Jude, John J. DeMarco et al
AJR 2009;193:1340-1345
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1340
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Health Care Policy and Quality
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The Actual Role of CT and Ventilation-Perfusion Scanning in Workup for
Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: Evidence From Hospitals
Mythreyi Bhargavan, Jonathan H. Sunshine, Sheleika L. Hervey, Saurabh
Jha, Joyce Vializ, and Jean B. Owen
AJR 2009;193:1324-1332
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1324

Radiology Practices' Use of External Off-Hours Teleradiology Services in
2007 and Changes Since 2003
Rebecca S. Lewis, Jonathan H. Sunshine, and Mythreyi Bhargavan
AJR 2009;193:1333-1339
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1333
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Letters
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Ability to Reduce the Incidence of Pneumothorax in Transthoracic CT-Guided
Biopsy
Massimo De Filippo, Raffaele Averna, and Maurizio Zompatori
AJR 2009;193:466-467
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W466

Reply
Carolina A. Souza
AJR 2009;193:468
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W468

Partial Versus Partial-Thickness Tears of the Scapholunate and
Lunatotriquetral Ligaments
Thomas Moser, Etienne Cardinal, and Jean-Claude Dosch
AJR 2009;193:469
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W469

Extracolonic Findings From CTC: Balancing Risks and Benefits
Carolyn M. Rutter, Karen M. Kuntz, Ann G. Zauber the Colorectal
Cancer Modeling Group in the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance
Modeling Network (CISNET)
AJR 2009;193:470
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W470

Reply
Perry J. Pickhardt, Cesare Hassan, and David H. Kim
AJR 2009;193:471
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W471
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Book Reviews
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Musculoskeletal Imaging: Cases
Brandon R. Runyan
AJR 2009;193:464
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W464

MR Imaging of the Body
Joseph M. Bestic
AJR 2009;193:465
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W465
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Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging
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Interobserver Agreement in Assessing the Sonographic and Elastographic
Features of Malignant Thyroid Nodules
Sung Hee Park, Soo Jin Kim, Eun-Kyung Kim, Min Jung Kim, Eun Ju Son,
and Jin Young Kwak
AJR 2009;193:416-423
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/W416

Water Diffusivity: Comparison of Primary CNS Lymphoma and Astrocytic Tumor
Infiltrating the Corpus Callosum
Marius Horger, Michael Fenchel, Thomas Nagele, Robert Moehle, Claus D.
Claussen, Rudi Beschorner, and Ulrike Ernemann
AJR 2009;193:1384-1387
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1384

Evaluation of the C1-C2 Articulation on MDCT in Healthy Children and Young
Adults
Carlos A. Rojas, Alex Hayes, John Christopher Bertozzi, Chantal Guidi,
and Carlos Rodrigo Martinez
AJR 2009;193:1388-1392
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/5/1388
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Other Content
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Colin B. Holman
Frank Earnest, IV
AJR 2009;193:1461-1462
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1461

Correction for Volume 193, p. W251 AJR 2009;193:1463
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1463
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Residents' Section
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Colonic Dilation
Katherine Krajewski, Bettina Siewert, and Ronald L. Eisenberg
AJR 2009;193:363-372
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/W363

Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Integrated PET/CT
Seth Kligerman and Subba Digumarthy
AJR 2009;193:1203-1211
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1203
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Medicine in American Art
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Prenatal Clinic AJR 2009;193:1460
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/5/1460