Computed tomography: revolutionizing the practice of medicine for 40 years

GD Rubin - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Computed tomography (CT) has had a profound effect on the practice of medicine. Both the
spectrum of clinical applications and the role that CT has played in enhancing the depth of …

[PDF][PDF] Oncological applications of FDG PET imaging: brain tumors, colorectal cancer lymphoma and melanoma

D Delbeke - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 1999 - Soc Nuclear Med
This article will focus primarily on body oncology diagnosis, stagingandtherapymonitoringusingfluorode…
(FDG) PETimaging. CommonpitfallsandartifactsinbodyFDGimag… willbe covered …

Colorectal Liver Metastases: CT, MR Imaging, and PET for Diagnosis—Meta-analysis1

S Bipat, MS van Leeuwen, EFI Comans, MEJ Pijl… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To perform a meta-analysis to obtain sensitivity estimates of computed
tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose …

Understanding and optimizing use of contrast material for CT of the liver.

RL Baron - AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 1994 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Improvements in CT technology have dramatically increased our ability to detect and
diagnose liver abnormalities, particularly neoplastic disease. Because of the high …

Hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: preoperative detection and assessment of resectability with helical CT

C Valls, E Andía, A Sánchez, A Gumà, J Figueras… - Radiology, 2001 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To prospectively evaluate helical computed tomography (CT) in the preoperative
detection of hepatic metastases and assessment of resectability with surgical, intraoperative …

Staging recurrent metastic colorectal carcinoma with PET

D Delbeke, JV Vitola, MP Sandler… - The Journal of …, 1997 - search.proquest.com
Accurate detection of recurrent colorectal carcinoma remains a diagnostic challenge. The
purposes of this study were to assess the accuracy of 18FDG-PET in patients with recurrent …

Ultrasound of focal liver lesions

CJ Harvey, T Albrecht - European radiology, 2001 - Springer
This paper gives a comprehensive overview of ultrasound of focal liver lesions. Technical
aspects such as examination technique and the use of Doppler modes as well as recent …

Detection of liver metastases: comparison of superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced and unenhanced MR imaging at 1.5 T with dynamic CT, intraoperative US, and …

KD Hagspiel, KF Neidl, AC Eichenberger, W Weder… - Radiology, 1995 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To compare the sensitivities of superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced and
unenhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 1.5 T with those of percutaneous …

Comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography versus baseline ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography in metastatic disease of the liver …

E Quaia, M D'Onofrio, A Palumbo, S Rossi, S Bruni… - European …, 2006 - Springer
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) to
baseline US and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in metastatic disease of the …

Preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma

AG Heriot, A Grundy, D Kumar - British Journal of Surgery, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The development of treatment modalities for rectal cancer, including local
excision, total mesorectal excision and preoperative radiotherapy, has increased the …