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Effects of magnification and zooming on depth perception in digital stereomammography: an observer performance study
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2003-11-21)
We are evaluating the application of stereoscopic imaging to digital mammography. In the current study, we investigated the effects of magnification and zooming on depth perception. A modular phantom was designed which ...
Diagnosing fibrotic lung disease: When is high-resolution computed tomography sufficient to make a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
(Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2009-09)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal diffuse parenchymal lung disease, is defined pathologically by the pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Unfortunately, a surgical lung biopsy cannot ...
Hairy polyp of the pharynx obscured on physical examination by endotracheal tube, but diagnosed on brain imaging
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-11)
We report a case of hairy polyp of the pharynx diagnosed on brain MRI in order to stress the need to examine carefully all tissues included on an imaging study, even those outside the clinically stated region of interest, ...
Monte Carlo evaluation of object shape effects in iodine-131 SPET tumor activity quantification
(Springer-Verlag, 2001-07)
In our clinical iodine-131 single-photon emission tomography (SPET) quantification for radioimmunotherapy, calibration and partial volume correction are based on measurements with phantoms containing spheres to simulate ...
Practical Dosimetry of 131I in Patients with Thyroid Carcinoma
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2002-02-01)
Radioiodine treatments of patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma have generally been safe and beneficial. Safety can be ensured while efficacy is increased through practical methods of dosimetry that measure ...
Methods for the Incorporation of Carbon-11 To Generate Radiopharmaceuticals for PET Imaging PET=positron emission tomography.
(WILEY-VCH Verlag, 2009-03-03)
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Antiangiogenic therapy for a large splenic hemangioma
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-12)
Hemangiomas involving the spleen are rare and seldom symptomatic. Treatment options for large lesions usually consist of splenectomy, embolization, or both. Antiangiogenic treatment has not been reported previously as an ...
New directions in head and neck imaging
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-06-15)
Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and the hybrid modality of PET/CT are sensitive and reliable tools for detection and staging of head and neck cancers. ...
Acute Effects of Liver Vein Occlusion by Stent-Graft Placed in Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Channel: An Experimental Study
(Springer-Verlag; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006-02)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hepatic vein occlusion by stent-graft used in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). The experiments were performed in six healthy pigs under general ...
Stereospecific inhibition of monoamine uptake transporters by meta-hydroxyephedrine isomers
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Wien, 2002-10)
Meta-hydroxyephedrine (HED) comprises four stereoisomers consisting of two enantiomeric pairs related to ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. HED is transported into adrenergic neurons and radiolabeled HED has been employed in ...