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Imaging Informatics

There are rapid changes occurring in the health care environment. Radiologists face new challenges but also new opportunities. The purpose of this report is to review how new informatics tools and ...

Evaluation of a Novel Macromolecular Cascade-Polymer Contrast Medium for Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI Monitoring of Antiangiogenic Bevacizumab Therapy in a Human Melanoma Model

Rationale and Objectives To assess the applicability of a novel macromolecular polyethylene glycol (PEG)-core gadolinium contrast agent for monitoring early antiangiogenic effects of bevacizumab u...

Effect of High-Pitch Dual-Source CT to Compensate Motion Artifacts

Rationale and Objectives To evaluate the potential of high-pitch, dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) for compensation of motion artifacts. Materials and Methods Motion artifacts were created...

Detecting Radiation-Induced Injury Using Rapid 3D Variogram Analysis of CT Images of Rat Lungs

Rationale and Objectives To investigate the ability of variogram analysis of octree-decomposed computed tomography (CT) images and volume change maps to detect radiation-induced damage in rat lung...

Balancing the Three Missions and the Impact on Academic Radiology

The three missions of academic radiology compete with one another for time and funding. Revenue for the clinical mission often subsidizes education and research. Given the internal and external dri...

Academic Radiology in 2020

This issue of Academic Radiology presents three review articles focusing on different challenges academic radiology will face on the road to 2020. These articles reflect select presentations from t...

A Novel Analysis Algorithm for Potential Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Computed Tomography Perfusion

Rationale and Objectives Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has emerged as a robust modality for imaging coronary stenosis and has recently been used to evaluate myocardial abnormalities such as isc...

A Comparative Analysis of Water-Soluble and Blood-Pool Contrast Agents for in vivo Vascular Imaging with Micro-CT

Rationale and Objectives In recent years, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) has emerged as a high-resolution modality for vascular exploration in vivo . Several x-ray contrast agents for in viv...

Using Health Services Research to Meet ACGME Resident Research Requirements

Health services research is a field of research that crosses many disciplines. It represents a novel way to address the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements for scholar...

The Influence of Education on Appropriateness Rates for CT Pulmonary Angiography in Emergency Department Patients

Rationale and Objectives To evaluate appropriate utilization rates for computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in a tertiary center emergency department (ED), before and after a heal...