The second edition of Chest Imaging Case Atlas is an excellent resource for radiology residents, cardiothoracic imaging fellows, and practicing radiologists. The case-based format, with more than 1...

The purpose of this discussion is to elucidate several powerful tools of the expert to support and focus diagnostic reasoning of learners and novice health care professionals. Use of these methods ...

Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the dominant factors affecting fatigue caused by soft-copy reading to identify a method for decreasing fatigue in clinical practice. ...

Background Adipose tissues (AT) are highly metabolically active complex endocrine organs and are classified into white (WAT) and brown AT (BAT) with proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory character...

Purpose To compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) for axillary lymph node (LN) staging in breast cancer patients in an observer-performance study. Materials and Methods An ...

We have read with great interest the manuscript to be published in your journal by Meyer et al entitled: “Impact of Coronary Calcium Score on the Prevalence of Coronary Artery Stenosis on Dual Sour...

Rationale and Objectives Hyperthyroidism leads to an enhanced demand for glucose. The hypothesis of the study is that 2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-2-deoxy- d -glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography ...

Rationale and Objectives Ultrasonography (US) is becoming popular for the assessment of adiposity, but no one has studied this tool in the light of its potential limitations. Our purpose was to in...

Rationale and Objectives The recent increasing utilization of imaging has increased the population exposure to ionizing radiation. With increasing knowledge of the potential harm of radiation expo...

Rationale and Objectives Alveolar oxygen tension (P ao 2 ) is sensitive to the interplay between local ventilation, perfusion, and alveolar-capillary membrane permeability, and thus reflects phys...