Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study was to establish reference curves and formulas for aortic cross-sectional area in patients from infancy to young adulthood. Materials and Methods P...

Rationale and Objectives Previous work suggests that ascending aortic (AsAo) dilation can be asymmetric and is potentially related to valve-related blood flow abnormalities. The aim of this study ...

Rationale and Objectives Aneurysm morphodynamics is potentially relevant for assessing aneurysm rupture risk. A method is proposed for automated quantification and visualization of intracranial an...

Objective To assess the prognostic value of metabolic tumor burden as measured with metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) on 2-deoxy-2-( 18 F)fluoro-D-glucose ( 18 F-FDG...

Rationale and Objectives Both preoperative computed tomography (CT) staging and postoperative surgical Masaoka clinical staging are of great clinical importance for diagnosing thymomas. Our study ...

Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study was to optimize treatment decisions for patients with suspected stage T2 rectal cancer on the basis of mesorectal lymph node size at magnetic resonan...

Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate whether matrix metalloproteinase–9 (MMP-9) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) are elevated in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery dis...

Rationale and Objectives The gold-standard tool for colorectal cancer detection is colonoscopy, but it provides only mucosal surface visualization. Ultrasound biomicroscopy allows a clear delineat...

This second edition of Imaging of the Newborn is a quick, focused, and easily digestible read. The book is organized into 13 chapters, each covering a different topic, such as newborn anatomy, meta...

A few days after this is drafted and a few months before it is published, I celebrated my 80th birthday with intentions to carry on for another decade and perhaps more. Along with that many years s...