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Current Awareness Bulletin
|Date: | |August 2007 |
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From Aunt Minnie
Fused MRI and PET improve specificity of breast MRI
Researchers at New York University's School of Medicine have found that the combination of functional information from 18-F-FDG PET and anatomic localization from MR imaging can provide a valuable diagnostic method for the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer. The study noted that fused PET and MRI images substantially increased the specificity of MRI, but, at the same time, decreased MRI's sensitivity in the group of patients analyzed.
Staff radiation safety: Putting an effective program into practice
A century ago, radiation was considered to be so healing that entrepreneurs canvassed natural hot springs with Geiger counters to find radioactivity, then bottled the water and sold it as a health drink. It's true that radiation can be healing, and it certainly can be diagnostic. But only in particular doses, and in a hospital radiology department it's essential to protect not only patients but also staff from overexposure.
MRI may detect brain activity in vegetative patients
NEW YORK (Reuters), Aug 15 - Using functional MRI, British researchers have detected near-normal brain activity in a second patient who was believed to be in a vegetative state. The researchers suggest that fMRI may provide a way to identify brain activity in patients who otherwise appear to have no consciousness.
MRI may make colon cancer screening more tolerable
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 15 - The use of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, may offer a more tolerable alternative to conventional colonoscopy in screening for colon cancer, new research suggests.
Total process management for efficient MRI suites
Today, financial pressures are compelling diagnostic imaging facilities to maximize referrals and squeeze more patients in and out of the scanner in a limited time period. Simultaneously, MRI safety is a major concern with organizations like the American College of Radiology releasing new guidance on MRI safety. These recommendations insist on changes that may not be anticipated. In order to comply, which do you choose: throughput or safety? And is a third option -- both -- a realistic one? The experts from MRIPlanning.com offer some answers to these questions.
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PET changes oncology management, study shows
7/19/2007
By: Wayne Forrest
A multisite study in Australia has found that PET results can change treatment plans for cancer patients, as the modality provides more information on the extent, recurrence, and progression of the disease.
Radiation oncology and PACS: ramping up for the digital age
8/9/2007
By: Mark Hagland
Radiation oncologist Dr. Gordon Ray and his colleagues at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) in Palo Alto, CA, see between 500 and 600 cancer patients a year. Their organization’s oncology practice is a large one, and makes use of two linear accelerators and a simulator.
Canadian research finds no loss with lossy compression
8/14/2007
By: Erik L. Ridley
A Canadian study to evaluate suitable compression ratios for imaging studies has found a broad degree of success in applying lossy compression schemes. Many of the radiologists participating in the study said they saw no discernable difference in image quality between images compressed with lossy and lossless methods -- although some modalities fared better than others.
PET/CT shows great sensitivity, concordance with soft-tissue sarcoma
8/23/2007
By: Wayne Forrest
Two studies on soft-tissue sarcoma show that PET/CT has a high sensitivity in initial staging and recurrence assessment, and a strong concordance between the two modalities in evaluating sarcoma lesions.
A study from McGill University Health Center in Montreal evaluated the sensitivity of FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting soft-tissue sarcoma and osseous sarcoma on the basis of avidity to FDG.
From Bloglines
CMO flags up issues with computerised radiotherapy
Unsafe transfer of data and a lack of training in new computerised radiotherapy systems have been highlighted as potential hidden dangers by the chief medical officer (CMO), Sir Liam Donaldson.
JOURNAL ARTICLES AVAILABLE FROM THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
2007 ; VOL 189 ; PART 2
|Article Title: |Commentary .
Trying to Regulate Imaging Self - Referral is Like Playing Whack - A - Mole |
|Author(s): |Hillman , B . J . |
|Page: |267-270 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research , Informing Parents About CT Radiation Exposure in Children : It's OK to Tell Them |
|Author(s): |Larson , D . B . ; Rader , S . B . ; Forman , H . P . ; Fenton , L . Z . |
|Page: |271-275 |
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|Article Title: |Opinion . The Demise of the Case Report |
|Author(s): |Buckley , O . ; Torreggiani , W . C . |
|Page: |276 | …show more content…
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Comparative Performance of Two Polyp Detection Systems on CT Colonography |
|Author(s): |Fletcher , J . G . ; Booya , F . ; Summers , R . M . |
|Page: |277-282 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . CT Colonography for Follow - Up After Surgery for Colorectal Cancer |
|Author(s): |Choi , Y . J . ; Park , S . H . ; Lee , S . S |
|Page: |283-289 |
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|Article Title: |Perspective . Screening CT Colonography : How I Do It |
|Author(s): |Pickhardt , P . J . |
|Page: |290-298 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Diagnostic Performance of Virtual Gastroscopy Using MDCT in Early Gastric Cancer |
| |Compared with 2D Axial CT : Focusing on Interobserver Variation |
|Author(s): |Kim , J . H . ; Eun , H . W . ; Choi , J . H ; Hong , S . S . ; Kang , W . et al |
|Page: |299-305 |
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|Article Title: |Perspective . Radiologic Investigations Complement and Add Diagnostic Information to Capsule |
| |Endoscopy of Small - Bowel Diseases |
|Author(s): |Moglinte , D . D . T . ; Sandrasegaran , K . ; Chiorean , M . ; Dewitt , J et al |
|Page: |306-312 |
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|Article Title: |Technical Innovation . Error Count of Radiopaque Markers in Colonic Segmental Transit Time Study |
|Author(s): |Pomerri , F . ; Frigo , A . C . ; Grigoletto , F . ; Dodi , G . ; Muzzio , P . C . |
|Page: |313 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Split - Bolus MDCT Urography with Synchronous Nephrographic and Excretory Phase |
| |Enhancement |
|Author(s): |Chow , L . C . ; Kwan , S . W . ; Olcott , E W . ; Sommer , G . |
|Page: |314-322 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Combined T2 - Weighted and Diffusion - Weighted MRI for Localization of Prostate |
| |Cancer |
|Author(s): |Haider , M . A . ; van der Kwast , T . H . ; Tanguay , J . |
|Page: |323-328 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Unenhanced MDCT in Patients with Suspected Urinary Stone Disease : Do Coronal |
| |Reformations Improve Diagnostic Performance? |
|Author(s): |Memarsadeghi , M . ; Schaefer - Prokop , C . ; Prokop , M . |
|Page: |329 |
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|Article Title: |Radiologic - Pathologic Conference of the University of Arizona . Benign Large Cell Calcifying |
| |Sertoli Cell Tumor of the Testis in a Prepubescent Patient |
|Author(s): |Shin , S . L . ; Outwater , E . K |
|Page: |330 |
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|Article Title: |Case Report .
Cystadenoma of the Rete Testis : Sonographic Appearance |
|Author(s): |Gabriel , H . ; Marko , J . ; Nikolaidis , P |
|Page: |330 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . Role of Radiology in a National Initiative to Interdict Drug Smuggling : The Dutch |
| |Experience |
|Author(s): |Algra , P . R . ; Brogdon , B . G . ; Marugg , R . C . |
|Page: |331-336 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . Extrahepatic Abdominal Hydatid Disease Caused by Echinococcus granulosus : Imaging |
| |Findings
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|Author(s): |Ilica , A . T . ; Kocaoglu , M . ; Zeybek , N |
|Page: |337-343 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . The Role of Endoluminal Imaging in Clinical Outcome of Overlapping Anterior Anal |
| |Sphincter Repair in Patients with Fecal Incontinence |
|Author(s): |Dobben , A . C . ; Terra , M . P . ; Deutekom , M . |
|Page: |344 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Differentiation of Femoral Versus Inguinal Hernia : CT Findings |
|Author(s): |Suzuki , S . ; Furui , S . ; Okinaga , K |
|Page: |345 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Sonographic Diagnosis and Outcome of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Orthotopic |
| |Liver Transplantation in Adults |
|Author(s): |Horrow , M . M . ; Blumenthal , B . M . ; Reich , D . J . ; Manzarbeitia , C . |
|Page: |346-351 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation : Patterns and|
| |Prognostic Factors Based on Clinical and Radiologic Features |
|Author(s): |Kim , Y . S . ; Lim , H . K . ; Rhim , H . ; Lee , W . J . ; Joh , J . W . et al |
|Page: |352-358 |
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|Article Title: |Clinical Observations . Intrabiliary Rupture of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts : Diagnostic Accuracy of MR |
| |Cholangiopancreatography |
|Author(s): |Erden , A . ; Ormeci , N . ; Fitoz , S . ; Erden , I . ; Tanju , S . ; Genc , Y . |
|Page: |359 |
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|Article Title: |Review . Imaging in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma |
|Author(s): |Griffin , N . ; Gore , M . E . ; Sohaib , S . A . |
|Page: |360-370 |
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|Article Title: |Clinical Observations . Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma : Cross - Sectional Imaging Findings Including |
| |Histopathologic Correlation |
|Author(s): |Allen , S . D . ; Moskovic , E . C . ; Fisher , C . ; Thomas , J . M . |
|Page: |371-377 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . CT Quantification of Effects of Thalidomide in Patients with Metastatic Renal |
| |Cell Carcinoma |
|Author(s): |Faria , S . C . ; Ng , C . S . ; Hess , K . R |
|Page: |378-385 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . 3 - T MRI : Usefulness for Evaluating Primary Lung Cancer and Small Nodules in |
| |Lobes Not Containing Primary Tumors |
|Author(s): |Yi , C . A . ; Jeon , T . Y . ; Lee , K . S |
|Page: |386-392 |
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|Article Title: |Clinical Observations . Airway Leiomyoma : Imaging Findings and Histopathologic Comparisons in 13 |
| |Patients |
|Author(s): |Kim , Y . K . ; Kim , H . ; Lee , K . S |
|Page: |393-399 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Postoperative Lung Function in Lung Cancer Patients : Comparative Analysis of |
| |Predictive Capability of MRI , CT , and SPECT |
|Author(s): |Ohno , Y . ; Koyama , H . ; Nogami , M |
|Page: |400-408 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . CT Venography for Deep Venous Thrombosis : Continuous Images Versus Reformatted |
| |Discontinuous Images Using PIOPED II Data |
|Author(s): |Goodman , L . R . ; Stein , P . D . ; Beemath , A . |
|Page: |409-412 |
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|Article Title: |Radiologic - Pathologic Conferences of Brigham and Women's Hospital . Intrathoracic Gossypiboma |
|Author(s): |Madan , R . ; Trotman - Dickenson , B . ; Hunsaker , A . R . |
|Page: |413 |
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|Article Title: |Case Report . Endobronchial Valves : Radiographic Appearance of a New Device for Lung Volume |
| |Reduction |
|Author(s): |Wei , S . C . ; Heitkamp , D . E . ; Teague , S . D . ; Frank , M . S . |
|Page: |413 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Cardiac CT Angiography After Coronary Bypass Surgery : Prevalence of Incidental |
| |Findings |
|Author(s): |Mueller , J . ; Jeudy , J . ; Poston , R . ; White , C . S . |
|Page: |414-419 |
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|Article Title: |Case Report . MRI Diagnosis of Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm |
|Author(s): |Kroft , L . J . M . ; de Roos , A |
|Page: |420 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Arterial Infusion of 5 - Fluorouracil Combined with Concurrent Radiotherapy for |
| |Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer : Results from a Pilot Study |
|Author(s): |Tanaka , T . ; Sakaguchi , H . ; Anai , H |
|Page: |421-428 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Oncologic Efficacy of CT - Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal |
| |Cell Carcinomas |
|Author(s): |Zagoria , R . J . ; Traver , M . A . ; Werle , D . M . ; Perini , M . et al |
|Page: |429-436 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Septic Arthritis Versus Transient Synovitis of the Hip : Gadolinium - Enhanced |
| |MRI Finding of Decreased Perfusion at the Femoral Epiphysis |
|Author(s): |Kwack , K . S . ; Cho , J . H . ; Lee , J . H ; Cho , J . H . ; Oh , K . K . et al |
|Page: |437-445 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . The Radiology of Antibiotic - Impregnated Cement |
|Author(s): |Heffernan , E . J . ; Alkubaidan , F . O . ; White , L . M . ; Masri , B . A . et al |
|Page: |446-454 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Automated Breath - Hold Perfusion SPECT / CT Fusion Images of the Lungs |
|Author(s): |Suga , K . ; Kawakami , Y . ; Iwanaga , H . ; Tokuda , O . ; Matsunaga , N . |
|Page: |455-463 |
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|Article Title: |Clinical Observations . Anterior Layering of Excreted ^ 1 ^ 8F - FDG in the Bladder on PET / CT : |
| |Frequency and Cause |
|Author(s): |Purcell , D . D . ; Coakley , F . V . ; Franc , B . L . ; Hawkins , R . A . et al |
|Page: |464-467 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Underestimation of DCIS at MRI - Guided Vacuum - Assisted Breast Biopsy |
|Author(s): |Lee , J . M . ; Kaplan , J . B . ; Murray , M P . |
|Page: |468-474 |
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|Article Title: |Clinical Observations . MRI Findings of Uterine Lipoleiomyoma Correlated with Pathologic Findings |
|Author(s): |Kitajima , K . ; Kaji , Y . ; Imanaka , K . ; Sugihara , R . ; Sugimura , K . |
|Page: |475 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Diffusion Tensor Imaging Assessment of Brain White Matter Maturation During the |
| |First Postnatal Year |
|Author(s): |Provenzale , J . M . ; Liang , L . ; DeLong , D . ; White , L . E . |
|Page: |476-486 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . MRI and Multinuclear MR Spectroscopy of 3 , 200 - Year - Old Egyptian Mummy Brain|
|Author(s): |Karlik , S . J . ; Bartha , R . ; Kennedy , K ; Chhem , R . |
|Page: |487 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . Masticator Space : CT and MRI of Secondary Tumor Spread |
|Author(s): |Wei , Y . ; Xiao , J . ; Zou , L |
|Page: |488-489 |
RADIOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA Shelved at 616.075
VOL 45 NUMB 4 2007
Staging of Lung Cancer
Jokke Wynants, Sigrid Stroobants, Christophe Dooms, Johan Vansteenkiste pages 609-625 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS003383890700053X/abstract Impact of PET on Radiation Therapy Planning in Lung Cancer
Michael P. Mac Manus, Rodney J. Hicks pages 627-638 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000541/abstract PET Versus PET/CT Dual-Modality Imaging in Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Lutz S. Freudenberg, Sandra J. Rosenbaum, Thomas Beyer, Andreas Bockisch, Gerald
Antoch
pages 639-644 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000553/abstract F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Primary Breast
Cancer and Loco-Regional Staging
Norbert Avril, Lee P. Adler pages 645-657 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000565/abstract Diagnosis of Recurrent and Metastatic Disease Using F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer
William B. Eubank pages 659-667 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000577/abstract Detection of Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer by Positron Emission Tomography
Holger Schirrmeister pages 669-676 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000590/abstract Normal and Abnormal Patterns of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in Lymphoma
Rachel Bar-Shalom pages 677-688 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000589/abstract PET and PET/CT in Management of the Lymphomas
Donald A. Podoloff, Homer A. Macapinlac pages 689-696 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000607/abstract Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT Patterns of Extranodal Involvement in
Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Disease
Einat Even-Sapir, Genady Lievshitz, Chava Perry, Yair Herishanu, Hedva Lerman,
Ur Metser pages 697-709 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000619/abstract Critical Role of 18F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in the Management of Patients with Arthroplasty
Hongming Zhuang, Hua Yang, Abass Alavi pages 711-718 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000620/abstract Nonprosthesis Orthopedic Applications of 18F Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose PET in the Detection of Osteomyelitis
Johannes Meller, Carsten Oliver Sahlmann, Torsten Liersch, Peter Hao Tang, Abass
Alavi
pages 719-733 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000632/abstract [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in Large Vessel Vasculitis
Martin A. Walter pages 735-744 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000644/abstract JOURNAL ARTICLES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN FULL TEXT – [Ctrl + click to open link] Athens password required – contact Library if you do not have one
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Vol. 335, No. 7615 18 August 2007
MRI may be better than mammography for early detection of breast cancer
Snapshot report on article in The Lancet
Web link for this journal
CIRCULATION
VOL 116 NUMB 9 August 28, 2007
p. 1007-1014
Fluorescent Cardiac Imaging: A Novel Intraoperative Method for Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion During Graded Coronary Artery Stenosis
Detter, Christian MD; Wipper, Sabine MD; Russ, Detlef MSc; Iffland, Andre et al
Abstract
Background-: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the effect of coronary stenoses of variable severity on myocardial perfusion can be quantitatively assessed in vivo by analysis of fluorescent cardiac imaging (FCI) compared with the gold standard, the fluorescent microsphere method. FCI is a novel technology to visualize coronary vessels and myocardial perfusion intraoperatively using the indocyanine green dye with an infrared-sensitive imaging device.
Methods and Results-: Graded stenoses and total vessel occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery were created in 11 open-chest pigs. Stenoses were graded to reduce resting left anterior descending coronary artery flow by 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of baseline flow measured by transit-time flowmeter. FCI images were analyzed with a digital image processing system. The impairment of myocardial perfusion was quantified by background-subtracted peak fluorescence intensity and slope of fluorescence intensity obtained with FCI and compared with myocardial blood flow assessed by fluorescent microsphere. All stenoses resulted in an impairment of myocardial perfusion visualized by FCI. Occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery resulted in a total perfusion defect (no fluorescence intensity) of the corresponding anterior myocardial wall. During graded stenosis and total vessel occlusion, normalized background-subtracted peak fluorescence intensity and slope of fluorescence intensity decreased significantly (P
Radiology
Current Awareness Bulletin
|Date: | |August 2007 |
This bulletin includes references from the following sources: Aunt Minnie; Blackwells Journals; BMJ Journals; E-Health Insider; Ovid journals; TDNet.
If you know someone else who would like to receive a copy of this bulletin then please contact us at the details shown below.
To request any of the articles listed, please complete and sign an inter-library loan form in the Health Sciences Library, to comply with Copyright regulations.
Athens: Please ensure you have your Athens username and password details to hand as they will be necessary to access some of …show more content…
the full-text articles listed. If you have not yet registered with Athens, as an East Cheshire NHS Trust employee you may self-register online at: www.library.nhs.uk
Hyperlinks: Many of the articles contain hyperlinks which should lead to the chosen articles. In some cases a single click will be sufficient, but occasionally you may need to Ctrl and Click to activate the link. If the hyperlinks are broken or fail to work, then please contact us.
Copyright: Copied material(s) is for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study and relates to a single paper copy which will not be copied (by any means) to any other person.
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is accurate, up-to-date and complete. However articles may contain errors. No responsibility can be accepted for any action taken on the basis of this information.
Sue Taylor Library Services Manager: susan.taylor@echeshire-tr.nwest.nhs.uk Ext: 3923
Jan Read Library Services Trainer: jan.read@echeshire-tr.nwest.nhs.uk Ext: 3923
Health Sciences Library
Education and Training Centre
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Cheshire SK10 3BL
NEW BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY – none this month
WEBSITES [Ctrl + click for links]
From Aunt Minnie
Fused MRI and PET improve specificity of breast MRI
Researchers at New York University's School of Medicine have found that the combination of functional information from 18-F-FDG PET and anatomic localization from MR imaging can provide a valuable diagnostic method for the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer. The study noted that fused PET and MRI images substantially increased the specificity of MRI, but, at the same time, decreased MRI's sensitivity in the group of patients analyzed.
Staff radiation safety: Putting an effective program into practice
A century ago, radiation was considered to be so healing that entrepreneurs canvassed natural hot springs with Geiger counters to find radioactivity, then bottled the water and sold it as a health drink. It's true that radiation can be healing, and it certainly can be diagnostic. But only in particular doses, and in a hospital radiology department it's essential to protect not only patients but also staff from overexposure.
MRI may detect brain activity in vegetative patients
NEW YORK (Reuters), Aug 15 - Using functional MRI, British researchers have detected near-normal brain activity in a second patient who was believed to be in a vegetative state. The researchers suggest that fMRI may provide a way to identify brain activity in patients who otherwise appear to have no consciousness.
MRI may make colon cancer screening more tolerable
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 15 - The use of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, may offer a more tolerable alternative to conventional colonoscopy in screening for colon cancer, new research suggests.
Total process management for efficient MRI suites
Today, financial pressures are compelling diagnostic imaging facilities to maximize referrals and squeeze more patients in and out of the scanner in a limited time period. Simultaneously, MRI safety is a major concern with organizations like the American College of Radiology releasing new guidance on MRI safety. These recommendations insist on changes that may not be anticipated. In order to comply, which do you choose: throughput or safety? And is a third option -- both -- a realistic one? The experts from MRIPlanning.com offer some answers to these questions.
| |
PET changes oncology management, study shows
7/19/2007
By: Wayne Forrest
A multisite study in Australia has found that PET results can change treatment plans for cancer patients, as the modality provides more information on the extent, recurrence, and progression of the disease.
Radiation oncology and PACS: ramping up for the digital age
8/9/2007
By: Mark Hagland
Radiation oncologist Dr. Gordon Ray and his colleagues at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) in Palo Alto, CA, see between 500 and 600 cancer patients a year. Their organization’s oncology practice is a large one, and makes use of two linear accelerators and a simulator.
Canadian research finds no loss with lossy compression
8/14/2007
By: Erik L. Ridley
A Canadian study to evaluate suitable compression ratios for imaging studies has found a broad degree of success in applying lossy compression schemes. Many of the radiologists participating in the study said they saw no discernable difference in image quality between images compressed with lossy and lossless methods -- although some modalities fared better than others.
PET/CT shows great sensitivity, concordance with soft-tissue sarcoma
8/23/2007
By: Wayne Forrest
Two studies on soft-tissue sarcoma show that PET/CT has a high sensitivity in initial staging and recurrence assessment, and a strong concordance between the two modalities in evaluating sarcoma lesions.
A study from McGill University Health Center in Montreal evaluated the sensitivity of FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting soft-tissue sarcoma and osseous sarcoma on the basis of avidity to FDG.
From Bloglines
CMO flags up issues with computerised radiotherapy
Unsafe transfer of data and a lack of training in new computerised radiotherapy systems have been highlighted as potential hidden dangers by the chief medical officer (CMO), Sir Liam Donaldson.
JOURNAL ARTICLES AVAILABLE FROM THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
2007 ; VOL 189 ; PART 2
|Article Title: |Commentary .
Trying to Regulate Imaging Self - Referral is Like Playing Whack - A - Mole |
|Author(s): |Hillman , B . J . |
|Page: |267-270 |
[pic]
|Article Title: |Original Research , Informing Parents About CT Radiation Exposure in Children : It's OK to Tell Them |
|Author(s): |Larson , D . B . ; Rader , S . B . ; Forman , H . P . ; Fenton , L . Z . |
|Page: |271-275 |
[pic]
|Article Title: |Opinion . The Demise of the Case Report |
|Author(s): |Buckley , O . ; Torreggiani , W . C . |
|Page: |276 | …show more content…
[pic]
|Article Title: |Original Research . Comparative Performance of Two Polyp Detection Systems on CT Colonography |
|Author(s): |Fletcher , J . G . ; Booya , F . ; Summers , R . M . |
|Page: |277-282 |
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|Article Title: |Pictorial Essay . CT Colonography for Follow - Up After Surgery for Colorectal Cancer |
|Author(s): |Choi , Y . J . ; Park , S . H . ; Lee , S . S |
|Page: |283-289 |
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|Article Title: |Perspective . Screening CT Colonography : How I Do It |
|Author(s): |Pickhardt , P . J . |
|Page: |290-298 |
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|Article Title: |Original Research . Diagnostic Performance of Virtual Gastroscopy Using MDCT in Early Gastric Cancer |
| |Compared with 2D Axial CT : Focusing on Interobserver Variation |
|Author(s): |Kim , J . H . ; Eun , H . W . ; Choi , J . H ; Hong , S . S . ; Kang , W . et al |
|Page: |299-305 |
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| |Experience |
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Staging of Lung Cancer
Jokke Wynants, Sigrid Stroobants, Christophe Dooms, Johan Vansteenkiste pages 609-625 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS003383890700053X/abstract Impact of PET on Radiation Therapy Planning in Lung Cancer
Michael P. Mac Manus, Rodney J. Hicks pages 627-638 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000541/abstract PET Versus PET/CT Dual-Modality Imaging in Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Lutz S. Freudenberg, Sandra J. Rosenbaum, Thomas Beyer, Andreas Bockisch, Gerald
Antoch
pages 639-644 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000553/abstract F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Primary Breast
Cancer and Loco-Regional Staging
Norbert Avril, Lee P. Adler pages 645-657 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000565/abstract Diagnosis of Recurrent and Metastatic Disease Using F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer
William B. Eubank pages 659-667 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000577/abstract Detection of Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer by Positron Emission Tomography
Holger Schirrmeister pages 669-676 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000590/abstract Normal and Abnormal Patterns of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in Lymphoma
Rachel Bar-Shalom pages 677-688 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000589/abstract PET and PET/CT in Management of the Lymphomas
Donald A. Podoloff, Homer A. Macapinlac pages 689-696 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000607/abstract Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT Patterns of Extranodal Involvement in
Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Disease
Einat Even-Sapir, Genady Lievshitz, Chava Perry, Yair Herishanu, Hedva Lerman,
Ur Metser pages 697-709 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000619/abstract Critical Role of 18F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in the Management of Patients with Arthroplasty
Hongming Zhuang, Hua Yang, Abass Alavi pages 711-718 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000620/abstract Nonprosthesis Orthopedic Applications of 18F Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose PET in the Detection of Osteomyelitis
Johannes Meller, Carsten Oliver Sahlmann, Torsten Liersch, Peter Hao Tang, Abass
Alavi
pages 719-733 http://www.radiologic.theclinics.com/article/PIIS0033838907000632/abstract [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose PET in Large Vessel Vasculitis
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VOL 116 NUMB 9 August 28, 2007
p. 1007-1014
Fluorescent Cardiac Imaging: A Novel Intraoperative Method for Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion During Graded Coronary Artery Stenosis
Detter, Christian MD; Wipper, Sabine MD; Russ, Detlef MSc; Iffland, Andre et al
Abstract
Background-: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the effect of coronary stenoses of variable severity on myocardial perfusion can be quantitatively assessed in vivo by analysis of fluorescent cardiac imaging (FCI) compared with the gold standard, the fluorescent microsphere method. FCI is a novel technology to visualize coronary vessels and myocardial perfusion intraoperatively using the indocyanine green dye with an infrared-sensitive imaging device.
Methods and Results-: Graded stenoses and total vessel occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery were created in 11 open-chest pigs. Stenoses were graded to reduce resting left anterior descending coronary artery flow by 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of baseline flow measured by transit-time flowmeter. FCI images were analyzed with a digital image processing system. The impairment of myocardial perfusion was quantified by background-subtracted peak fluorescence intensity and slope of fluorescence intensity obtained with FCI and compared with myocardial blood flow assessed by fluorescent microsphere. All stenoses resulted in an impairment of myocardial perfusion visualized by FCI. Occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery resulted in a total perfusion defect (no fluorescence intensity) of the corresponding anterior myocardial wall. During graded stenosis and total vessel occlusion, normalized background-subtracted peak fluorescence intensity and slope of fluorescence intensity decreased significantly (P