Rationale and Objectives Subcutaneous epidermal cysts and intracranial epidermoid cysts are pathologically identical. Although diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) studies of intracranial epidermoid c...

The following abstracts of diagnostic radiology research and training grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were awarded to principal investigators (PIs) whose primary appointmen...

Rationale and Objectives We evaluated the usefulness of temporal subtraction images obtained from two successive whole-body bone scans, in terms of improvement in radiologists’ diagnostic accuracy...

Rationale and Objectives Several studies have shown that multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has a high sensitivity and specificity for detecting coronary artery stenoses. The aim of the present...

I love beautiful books, and this one, Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy: Chest, Abdomen Pelvis , certainly fits that bill. This richly illustrated volume covers each of the above anatomic reg...

Rationale and Objectives Although the number of women graduating from medical school continues to increase, their representation in radiology residency programs has not increased over the past 10 ...

Rationale and Objectives Computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) schemes have been developed for assisting radiologists in the detection of various lesions in medical images. The reliable evaluation of CA...

In the first part of this decade, the volume of diagnostic x-ray procedures in the United States increased by one third and the number of medical facilities providing such services increased by alm...

Rationale and Objectives Meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy studies produce summary estimates of sensitivity and specificity. Cancer staging relies on staging systems and meta-analysis is often ...

A few decades ago, when Medicare first became the law of the land, I remember reading that people over 65 required, on the average, three times as much health care as those of us younger and health...