Rationale and Objectives Thinned perforator flaps have been widely used in plastic surgery for greater survivability and decreased morbidity. However, quantitative analysis of three-dimensional (3...

Recent advances in high-resolution, multi-detector X-ray-CT have resulted in this imaging modality being used in lung cancer screening by some proponents because of its potential to detect lung can...

Rationale and Objectives The study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an active form of resident instruction, cooperative learning, and the residents’ response to that form of instructio...

In the last couple of years, pedagogy has spawned a new phrase: virtual congresses . Several of these already are in operation with favorable responses. And several others are committed and in prod...

Rationale and Objectives The detection and management of asymptomatic lacunar infarcts on magnetic resonance (MR) images are important tasks for radiologists to ensure the prevention of severe cer...

The historic definition of radiology was the use of x-rays to make diagnostic images or to treat various diseases, mostly malignancies. When that described radiology, there were never enough qualif...

When planning any educational experience, we begin with goals and objectives. The logic of this approach is clear. Goals are general statements of what we, as teachers, plan do during the unit of l...

Rationale and Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the variability of experienced thoracic radiologists in the identification of lung nodules on computed tomography (CT) scans and t...

Rationale and Objectives The quantitative assessment of neck lymph nodes in the context of malignant tumors requires an efficient segmentation technique for lymph nodes in tomographic three-dimens...