Rationale and Objectives Splenic preservation is currently the trend for treatment of patients with splenic trauma to avoid complications of splenectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibili...

Rationale and Objectives A method of estimating and mapping the cortical damage resulting from neurodegenerative diseases based on diffusion-weighted imaging was recently proposed. We improved on ...

Rationale and Objectives We have been developing a computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) scheme for lung nodule detection in order to assist radiologists in the detection of lung cancer in thin-section ...

Rationale and Objectives We investigated if 16-slice multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) allows correct classification of coronary plaques into calcified or noncalcified and further subcl...

In the past few months, I have been reading and thinking more about World War II than I had for many years. Three decades ago, it was a faint shock when my son told me that he studied that war in h...

In reading about World War II, I now understand that the U.S. involvement was much more uncertain and complex than I had known as a child. Perhaps, had I been an adult, I would have realized that o...

Rationale and Objectives In the Calcium Acetate Renagel Evaluation (CARE)-2 study, the effects of calcium acetate plus atorvastatin (Lipitor) on the progression of coronary artery calcifications (...

Breast Imaging is now in its revised, updated third edition. This beautifully illustrated book comprehensively reviews all modalities and aspects of breast imaging. The intended audience includes r...

Rationale and Objectives Existing cardiac imaging methods do not allow for improved temporal resolution when considering a targeted region of interest (ROI). The imaging method presented here enab...