... Usage subject to terms and conditions of license 84 132 150 162 164 166 168 Contents VIII Pelvis MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI MRI ofofofofofofofthethethethethethethe Female Pelvis—Axial ... in MRI and CT visualization ofthe vascular system have also further improved For example, stepwise shifts ofthe table top have become standard procedures in angiography ofthe pelvis and leg ... In the CT images ofthe coronary vessels ofthe heart we have diverged from the conventional designations and numbered the vessels as suggested by the American Heart Association in 1975 Other...
... stroma The immunohistochemical studies are often necessary for the diagnosis of soft-tissue perineurioma [3,4] To the best of our knowledge, MRI and CT images of soft-tissue perineurioma in the ... K: Computedtomographyandmagneticresonanceimaging findings of soft tissue perineurioma Radiat Med 2008, 26:368-371 Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM: Neurogenic tumors in the ... neurofibromas are unencapsulated tumors [6], andthe possibility of neurofibroma can be excluded if the findings suggest the presence of a capsule [7] Other differential diagnoses include malignant...
... stroma The immunohistochemical studies are often necessary for the diagnosis of soft-tissue perineurioma [3,4] To the best of our knowledge, MRI and CT images of soft-tissue perineurioma in the ... K: Computedtomographyandmagneticresonanceimaging findings of soft tissue perineurioma Radiat Med 2008, 26:368-371 Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM: Neurogenic tumors in the ... neurofibromas are unencapsulated tumors [6], andthe possibility of neurofibroma can be excluded if the findings suggest the presence of a capsule [7] Other differential diagnoses include malignant...
... MRI-negative, signs of osteitis were seen at other sites ofthe spine: in the vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12 of patient and at posterior sites ofthe vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae ... excellent illustration ofthe anatomy and detection of inflammation in the bone marrow The entire lumbarspine including the zygapophyseal joints and, if available, the thoracic spine was analyzed ... zygapophyseal joint (Figure 1a) from thelumbarspineof each patient with AS For all eight patients with AS, preoperative MR images ofthelumbarspineandthe thoracic spine were available for comparative...
... excluded because of lack of adequate view of both optic nerves In two other cases, ONSD and OND were only measured on one side The overall feasibility of measuring ONSD and OND was therefore calculated ... ONSD cut-off of 5.82 mm, the sensitivity and negative predictive value were 90% and 92%, respectively A lower cut-off of 5.30 mm resulted in a sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100% ... Bley TA: Fast and quantitative high-resolution magneticresonanceimagingofthe optic nerve at 3.0 tesla Invest Radiol 2006, 41:83-86 Brodsky MC, Vaphiades M: Magneticresonanceimaging in pseudotumor...
... possibility of using SPECT/CT to assess the effectiveness of manipulative and stabilization therapies If such therapies are able to affect the biomechanics and stability ofthe spine, then SPECT/CT offers ... lumbosacral connection: The ligamentous structure ofthe low back and its relationship to back pain In The Integrated Function oftheLumbarSpineand Sacroiliac Joint, Proceedings ofthe Second International ... coupled with paresthesias to the right posterior thigh and leg andthe lateral toes ofthe right foot is suggestive of a localised lesion to the L5/S1 segment, possibly affecting the right S1 nerve...
... evidence of OA ofthe affected knee on a radiograph obtained within six months ofthe outset ofthe study Finally, patients had to have a minimum JSW ofthe medial compartment of between and mm, ... such as the patients' and physicians' global assessments, the pain, stiffness, and function dimensions ofthe WOMAC, andthe physical components ofthe SF-36 Values of r < 0.2 and p > 0.25 (Spearman ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/1/R21 ofthe fast subgroup and in 54% ofthe slow progressors (p < 0.05, Chi-squared fast versus slow; and p = 0.03, ANOVA for the three groups) Figure No association ofthe presence of bone...
... lower than that ofthe bulk value of Fe3O4 (70 emu/g) The higher value of magnetization of MC-IOPs makes them very susceptible to magnetic fields, and easily separates from the solid and liquid phases ... images further support the interplaner distances of d = 2.94 Å which is very closed to the plane d220 = 2.97 Å ofthe magnetite phase in orientation Taken together, the results of XRD, TEM and HRTEM, ... energies indicates the attachment of IOPs with MC through nitrogen atom [8,9] In other regions, the spectra of IOPs have weak bands The spectrum is consistent with magnetic (Fe3O4) andthe signals associated...
... to the conception and design ofthe study and coordinated the arthroscopies OF conceived ofthe study, participated in its design and coordination and has been involved in the revision ofthe ... conception and design ofthe study PPT has been involved in the DIA aspect of this work and revising the manuscript critically for content RG arranged the MRI scanning and performed the MRI synovitis ... expanded [41] The association of PsA with Page of 10 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class [42], the development of Ps and PsA as a manifestation ofthe Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and...
... called the Larmor frequency and is given as B0 (1.1) where is the gyromagnetic ratio ofthe nucleus and it expresses the relationship between the angular momentum andthemagnetic moment of ... thesis deals with the application of electromagnetic theory in two aspects: microwave cancer therapy andmagneticresonanceimaging (MRI) In this chapter, the research background ofthe two aspects ... among the coil elements in the array 1.3 Thesis Organization The work of this thesis covers two aspects One is on the application of microwave to cancer therapy, andthe objective is to study the...
... Cardiovascular MagneticResonanceImaging (CMR) a) History ofMagneticResonanceImagingandthe Development of CMR In 1946, Felix Bloch and Edward Purcell discovered the nuclear magneticresonance ... in LV cavity and myocardial tissue during the first pass of contrast agent b) Time to peak: The time from the onset of contrast enhancement (the foot ofthe SI curve) to the peak ofthe SI curve ... relaxation times The Gd passage through the myocardium is usually monitored by T1-weighted imaging Depending on the concentration andthe time of wash-in and washout ofthe contrast agent in the extracellular...
... moieties in the HI loop ofthe fiber or in the KKTK domain ofthe fiber [30] Furthermore, mutation ofthe KKTK domain ablated binding to HSPGs and led to reduced liver cell transduction and improved ... RGD in the HI loop ofthe fiber was the most potent and increased luciferace expression 145 and 804 -fold in comparison with the wild type virus, respectively In Co115 and CaCo-2 cells, the highest ... determining the faith of systemically administered adenoviral vectors in vivo Also the use of different animal and tumor models makes the interpretation and comparison of results complicated and it...
... from the father of our patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Page of ... features of Ewing’s sarcoma ofthe bones ofthe hand and feet Skeletal Radiol 2001, 30:121-126 Zelazny A, Reinus WR, Wilson AJ: Quantitative analysis ofthe plain radiographic appearance of Ewing’s ... Jalal et al.: Contribution ofmagneticresonanceimaging in the diagnosis of talus skip metastases of Ewing’s sarcoma ofthe calcaneus in a child: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011...
... compute the conditional means and variances, as well as the current estimate of MI and JE We then proceed to construct the auxiliary images and estimate the direction ofthe NMI gradient The auxiliary ... field The degree of freedom of FFD is proportional to the number of control points In medical applications, the images are 3D and there is a large amount of data to handle A large number of control ... the method The calculation of MI and NMI is a highly computationally intensive task It requires the formation ofthe joint histogram of corresponding voxel pairs The optimization ofthe transformation...
... which there was good access for visualization of bone surfaces, we repeated the analysis including just the palmar and dorsal aspects of all joints andthe radial and ulnar aspect ofthe 2nd and ... area on MRI (panels d and e) isreassessed, then the reader gets the impression ofthe presence of anerosion, with the same configuration as on CT and radiography CT, computed tomography; MCP, metacarpophalangeal; ... surfaces accessible for US examination (that is, the dorsal and palmar aspects of all joints andthe radial aspect ofthe 2nd andthe ulnar aspect ofthe 5th MCP joint), US achieved markedly higher...
... score of when discrete, a score of if larger and a score of when the erosion extends over the imaginary middle ofthe bone If more than one erosion is present in a single bone, the sum ofthe scores ... bone, the sum ofthe volumes of erosions in the bone was used for comparison with the OMERACT score The total erosion volume per person (n = 19) andthe total OMERACT erosion score ofthe wrist ... between the OMERACT erosion scores andthe erosion volumes of individual erosions and between the persons' total OMERACT erosion score andthe persons' total erosion volumes (sum ofthe 15 evaluated...
... ECRI: The safe use of equipment in themagneticresonance environment Health Devices 2001, 30:421-444 97 ECRI: What's new in MR safety: the latest on the safe use of equipment in themagneticresonance ... should include the date and time ofthe physicians' review The note ought to describe the visual quality ofthe scan (adequate) and pertinent findings: no fracture, no CS malalignment, and no excessive ... at the trauma center The target group consists of patients with neurologic decline because of an unrecognized fracture, subluxation, or soft tissue injury ofthe cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine...
... and 0.4°C Even though the presence of a metallic component may influence the image, due to the slight magnetic susceptibility of copper andthe small size ofthe devices, the artifacts produced ... enables the creation of an image which shows the contrast between them It is important to point out the strength ofthemagnetic field created by the huge magnets present in MRI devices Magnetic ... interactions with themagnetic field (torsion and deflection), temperature changes andthe presence of image artifacts, Shellock [8] concluded that the use of Essure® did not increase the risk for the patients...
... Measurement of AP and TS diameter ofthe chest wall on the reformatted axial image Measurement of AP and TS diameter ofthe chest wall on the reformatted axial image (a) Upper level at the carina ... WCWC and BKWN carried out the analysis of data and wrote the manuscript; AML and TPL contributed to the editing ofthe manuscript, clinical recruitment and assessment; WWML participated in the ... artefacts on the immediate adjacent structures such as the vertebral column andthe central canal; while the visualization ofthe lungs, the chest walls and diaphragms were not affected In the literature,...