Thursday 28 January 2010

AJR Vol 194 No 2 Feb 2010

URL: http://www.ajronline.org/content/vol194/issue2/
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Editor's Notebook
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Revealing Oz Behind the Curtain: USPSTF Screening Mammography Guidelines
and the Hot Air Balloon
Marcia C. Javitt and R. Edward Hendrick
AJR 2010;194:289-290
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/289
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Special Article
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Reproducibility of Perfusion Parameters in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI of
Lung and Liver Tumors: Effect on Estimates of Patient Sample Size in
Clinical Trials and on Individual Patient Responses
Chaan S. Ng, David L. Raunig, Edward F. Jackson, Edward A. Ashton et al
AJR 2010;194:134-140
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W134

Imaging Findings in Immunosuppressed Patients With Epstein Barr
Virus-Related B Cell Malignant Lymphoma

Alexander Sauter, Christoph Faul, Michael Bitzer, Roland Bares, Sabina
Kraus, Michael Fenchel, and Marius Horger
AJR 2010;194:141-149
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W141

The 2009 Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Epidemic
Beverly P. Wood
AJR 2010;194:294-295
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/294

Harvey W. Cushing
Richard B. Gunderman and Zachary A. Seymour
AJR 2010;194:296-298
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/296

Microbiologic Contamination and Time Efficiency of Use of Automatic MDCT
Injectors With Prefilled Syringes: Results of a Clinical Investigation

Boris Buerke, Michael Puesken, Alexander Mellmann, Harald Seifarth,
Walter Heindel, and Johannes Wessling
AJR 2010;194:299-303
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/299
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Cardiopulmonary Imaging
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Pulmonary and Vascular Manifestations of Behcet Disease: Imaging Findings
Naim Ceylan, Selen Bayraktaroglu, Sukru Mehmet Erturk, Recep Savas,
and Hudaver Alper
AJR 2010;194:158-164
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W158

Success of a Safe and Simple Algorithm to Reduce Use of CT Pulmonary
Angiography in the Emergency Department

Evan G. Stein, Linda B. Haramati, Murthy Chamarthy et al
AJR 2010;194:392-397
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/392

Computer-Aided Volumetry of Pulmonary Nodules Exhibiting Ground-Glass
Opacity at MDCT

Seitaro Oda, Kazuo Awai, Kohei Murao, Akio Ozawa, Yumi Yanaga, Koichi
Kawanaka, and Yasuyuki Yamashita
AJR 2010;194:398-406
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/398

Differentiation of Pleural Effusions From Parenchymal Opacities: Accuracy
of Bedside Chest Radiography

Mary T. Kitazono, Charles T. Lau, Andrea N. Parada, Pooja Renjen, and
Wallace T. Miller, Jr.
AJR 2010;194:407-412
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/407
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Gastrointestinal Imaging
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Influence of Preoperative Portal Hypertension and Graft Size on Portal
Blood Flow Velocity in Recipient After Living Donor Liver Transplantation
With Right-Lobe Graft

Yun-Jin Jang, Kyoung Won Kim, Woo Kyoung Jeong, Yong Moon Shin, Gi-Won
Song, Shin Hwang, and Sung-Gyu Lee
AJR 2010;194:165-170
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W165

Image Quality and Bile Duct Volumetry in MR Cholangiopancreatography
Augmented With Low-Dose Morphine

Patric Kropil, Andreas Erhardt, Silke Mehnert, Andreas Beck, Dieter
Haussinger, Ulrich Modder, and Dirk Blondin
AJR 2010;194:171-175
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W171

An Unusual Cause of Intestinal Obstruction: Abdominal Cocoon
Meryem Cereb Tombak, F. Demir Apaydin, Tahsin Colak et al
AJR 2010;194:176-178
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W176

PET/CT Pattern Analysis for Surgical Staple Line Recurrence in Patients
With Colorectal Cancer
Paul B. Shyn, Rachna Madan, Christopher Wu, S. Mehmet Erturk, and
Stuart G. Silverman
AJR 2010;194:414-421
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/414

Percutaneous Abscess Drainage in Patients With Perforated Acute
Appendicitis: Effectiveness, Safety, and Prediction of Outcome

Daniele Marin, Lisa M. Ho, Huiman Barnhart, Amy M. Neville, Rebekah R.
White, and Erik K. Paulson
AJR 2010;194:422-429
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/422

Acute Adverse Reactions to Gadopentetate Dimeglumine and Gadobenate
Dimeglumine: Experience With 32,659 Injections

Hani H. Abujudeh, Vijaya K. Kosaraju, and Rathachai Kaewlai
AJR 2010;194:430-434
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/430
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Genitourinary Imaging
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Utility of Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Characterization of Adrenal Lesions
Frank H. Miller, Yi Wang, Robert J. McCarthy, Vahid Yaghmai et al
AJR 2010;194:179-185
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W179

Relation Between Total Renal Volume and Renal Function: Usefulness of 3D
Sonographic Measurements With a Matrix Array Transducer
Hyun Cheol Kim, Dal Mo Yang, Wook Jin, and Sang Ho Lee
AJR 2010;194:186-192
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W186

Usefulness of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Renal Masses
Kumaresan Sandrasegaran, Chandru P. Sundaram et al
AJR 2010;194:438-445
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/438

Prostate Cancer: Comparison of 3D T2-Weighted With Conventional 2D
T2-Weighted Imaging for Image Quality and Tumor Detection

Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, Jeffry Neil, Xiangtian Kong et al
AJR 2010;194:446-452
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/446

Split-Bolus MDCT Urography: Upper Tract Opacification and Performance for
Upper Tract Tumors in Patients With Hematuria
Ekta Maheshwari, Martin E. O'Malley, Sangeet Ghai, Marie Staunton, and
Christine Massey
AJR 2010;194:453-458
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/453
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Women's Imaging
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Factors That Impact the Duration of MRI-Guided Core Needle Biopsy
Mitra Noroozian, Eva C. Gombos et al
AJR 2010;194:150-157
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W150

Risk Assessment for Ovarian Carcinoma: Hope or Hype?
Marcia C. Javitt
AJR 2010;194:308
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/308

Risk Assessment and Genetic Testing for Ovarian Cancer
Cassandra Gulden and Olufunmilayo I. Olopade
AJR 2010;194:309-310
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/309

MRI, CT, and PET/CT for Ovarian Cancer Detection and Adnexal Lesion
Characterization

Veena R. Iyer and Susanna I. Lee
AJR 2010;194:311-321
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/311

Ultrasound and Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Risk
Diane M. Twickler and Elysia Moschos
AJR 2010;194:322-329
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/322

Current Update on Borderline Ovarian Neoplasms
Neeraj Lalwani, Alampady K. P. Shanbhogue, Raghunandan Vikram, Arpit
Nagar, Jaishree Jagirdar, and Srinivasa R. Prasad
AJR 2010;194:330-336
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/330

Clinical Decision Making Using Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment
Michael P. Stany, G. Larry Maxwell, and G. Scott Rose
AJR 2010;194:337-342
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/337

Advances in Sonographic Detection of Ovarian Cancer: Depiction of Tumor
Neovascularity With Microbubbles

Arthur C. Fleischer, Andrej Lyshchik, Rochelle F. Andreotti, Misun
Hwang, Howard W. Jones, III, and David A. Fishman
AJR 2010;194:343-348
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/343

New Frontiers for Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation: Proteomics and
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
Sonia Dutta, Feng-qiang Wang, Arthur C. Fleischer, and David A.
Fishman
AJR 2010;194:349-354
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/349

MRI of Endometriotic Cysts in Association With Ovarian Carcinoma
Yumiko Oishi Tanaka, Satoshi Okada, Takako Yagi, Toyomi Satoh et al
AJR 2010;194:355-361
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/355

Comparison of Acquisition Parameters and Breast Dose in Digital Mammography
and Screen-Film Mammography in the American College of Radiology Imaging
Network Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial
R. Edward Hendrick, Etta D. Pisano, Alice Averbukh, Catherine Moran et al
AJR 2010;194:362-369
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/362

MR-Directed ("Second-Look") Ultrasound Examination for Breast Lesions
Detected Initially on MRI: MR and Sonographic Findings
Hiroyuki Abe, Robert A. Schmidt, Rajshri N. Shah, Akiko Shimauchi et al
AJR 2010;194:370-377
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/370

Solitary Dilated Duct Identified at Mammography: Outcomes Analysis
C. Belinda Chang, Natalya M. Lvoff, Jessica W. Leung et al
AJR 2010;194:378-382
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/378

Identification of Bleeding Sites in Patients With Postpartum Hemorrhage:
MDCT Compared With Angiography
Nam Kyung Lee, Suk Kim, Chang Won Kim, Jun Woo Lee, Ung Bae Jeon, and
Dong Soo Suh
AJR 2010;194:383-390
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/383
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Musculoskeletal Imaging
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Morphology of the Distal Radioulnar Joint: Cadaveric Study With MRI and MR
Arthrography With the Forearm in Neutral Position, Pronation, and
Supination
Florian M. Buck, Marcelo A. C. Nico, Ramon Gheno, Parviz Haghighi,
Debra J. Trudell, and Donald Resnick
AJR 2010;194:202-207
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W202

Joint Position Affects Muscle Proton Diffusion: Evaluation With a 3-T MR
System
Masamitsu Hatakenaka, Hidetake Yabuuchi, Shunya Sunami, Takeshi
Kamitani, Yukihisa Takayama, Kei Nishikawa, and Hiroshi Honda
AJR 2010;194:208-211
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W208

Imaging of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair and Its Complications
Arthur B. Meyers, Andrew H. Haims, Kirsten Menn, and Hicham Moukaddam
AJR 2010;194:476-484
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/476

Granulocytic Sarcoma of the Spine: MRI and Clinical Review
Jee Hyun Seok, Jeongmi Park, Sun Ki Kim, Jung Eun Choi, and Choon-Choo
Kim
AJR 2010;194:485-489
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/485

Increased MR Signal Intensity in the Pronator Quadratus Muscle: Does It
Always Indicate Anterior Interosseous Neuropathy?

Soterios Gyftopoulos, Zehava Sadka Rosenberg, and Catherine Petchprapa
AJR 2010;194:490-493
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/490
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Pediatric Imaging
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MR Assessment of Normal Fetal Lung Volumes: A Literature Review
Swati Deshmukh, Erika Rubesova, and Richard Barth
AJR 2010;194:212-217
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W212

Diuretic-Induced Renal Length Changes in the Estimation of Renal Function
With MR Urography
Veysel Akgun, Murat Kocaoglu, Seyfettin Ilgan, Murat Dayanc, Faysal
Gok, and Nail Bulakbasi
AJR 2010;194:218-220
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W218

Evaluation of Arterial Phase MDCT for the Characterization of Lower
Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Infants and Children: Preliminary Results

Shin-Lin Shih, Yu-Peng Liu, Yi-Shan Tsai, Fei-Shih Yang, Hung-Chang
Lee, and Yi-Fang Chen
AJR 2010;194:496-499
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/496

Do Additional Views Improve the Diagnostic Performance of Cervical Spine
Radiography in Pediatric Trauma?
Cicero Torres Silva, Andrea S. Doria, Jeffrey Traubici et al
AJR 2010;194:500-508
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/500

Renal Measurements, Including Length, Parenchymal Thickness, and Medullary
Pyramid Thickness, in Healthy Children: What Are the Normative Ultrasound
Values?

Alev Kadioglu
AJR 2010;194:509-515
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/509

Evaluation of Wedging of Lower Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Vertebral Bodies
in the Pediatric Population

Ana Maria Gaca, Huiman X. Barnhart, and George S. Bisset, III
AJR 2010;194:516-520
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/516
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Mass Reduction by Radiofrequency Ablation Before Hepatic Arterial Infusion
Chemotherapy Improved Prognosis for Patients With Huge Hepatocellular
Carcinoma and Portal Vein Thrombus
Masashi Hirooka, Yohei Koizumi, Yoshiyasu Kisaka, Masanori Abe et al
AJR 2010;194:221-226
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W221

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatic Tumors Abutting the
Diaphragm: Clinical Assessment of the Heat-Sink Effect of Artificial
Ascites

Sang Yu Nam, Hyunchul Rhim, Tae Wook Kang, Min Woo Lee, Young-Sun Kim,
Dongil Choi, Won Jae Lee, Yulri Park, Ilsoo Chang, and Hyo K. Lim
AJR 2010;194:227-231
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W227

Tracheal Stricture and Fistula: Management With a Barbed Silicone-Covered
Retrievable Expandable Nitinol Stent
Yong Hee Kim, Ji Hoon Shin, Ho-Young Song, and Jin Hyoung Kim
AJR 2010;194:232-237
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W232

Thermoablative Treatments for Malignant Liver Lesions: 10-Year Experience
of MRI Appearances of Treatment Response

Andrea S. Kierans, Mohamed Elazzazi, Larissa Braga et al
AJR 2010;194:523-529
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/523

Subphrenic Versus Nonsubphrenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Combined Therapy
With Chemoembolization and Radiofrequency Ablation
Koichiro Yamakado, Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, Haruyuki Takaki et al
AJR 2010;194:530-535
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/530

Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Bone Metastases From
Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Masataka Kashima, Koichiro Yamakado, Haruyuki Takaki, Toshio Kaminou,
Noboru Tanigawa, Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, and Kan Takeda
AJR 2010;194:536-541
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/536
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Medical Physics and Informatics
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Dose and Image Quality Evaluation of a Dedicated Cone-Beam CT System for
High-Contrast Neurologic Applications

Lifeng Yu, Thomas J. Vrieze, Michael R. Bruesewitz, James M. Kofler et al
AJR 2010;194:193-201
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/W193

Diagnostic Efficacy of Handheld Devices for Emergency Radiologic
Consultation

Rachel J. Toomey, John T. Ryan, Mark F. McEntee, Michael G. Evanoff et al
AJR 2010;194:469-474
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/469
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Health Care Policy and Quality
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Process Improvement: What Is It, Why Is It Important, and How Is It Done?
C. Daniel Johnson, Rafael Miranda, Kenneth T. Aakre, Catherine C.
Roberts, Maitray D. Patel, and Karl N. Krecke
AJR 2010;194:461-468
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/194/2/461
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Letters
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Functional Evaluation of Kidneys: Which Technique Is More Useful?
Oktay Algin
AJR 2010;194:241
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W241

Reply
Mark E. Lockhart, J. Kevin Smith, and Adam L. Summerlin
AJR 2010;194:242
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W242

Radiation Dose and Screening for Vesicoureteral Reflux
Jonathan C. Routh, Richard S. Lee, and Jeanne S. Chow
AJR 2010;194:243
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W243

Indirect MR Venography for Evaluation and Therapy Planning of Patients With
Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
Gorka Bastarrika and Pedro Redondo
AJR 2010;194:244-245
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W244

Can Dependent Atelectasis Affect the Performance of Automated Lung Nodule
Matching?

Jin Kyoung Oh and Dae Hee Han
AJR 2010;194:246
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W246

Reply
Kyongtae T. Bae and Cheng Tao
AJR 2010;194:247
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W247
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Book Reviews
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Direct Diagnosis in Radiology Series.
Andrew W. Bowman
AJR 2010;194:238
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W238

Aunt Minnie's Atlas and Imaging-Specific Diagnosis, 3rd ed.
Elizabeth Bathala
AJR 2010;194:239
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W239

Emergency Radiology: The Requisites.
James Wesley Carter
AJR 2010;194:240
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W240
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Residents' Section
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Cystic Masses of the Breast
Neely Hines, Priscilla J. Slanetz, and Ronald L. Eisenberg
AJR 2010;194:122-133
http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/2/W122

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