Ivan Pedrosa

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Arterial spin labeling MR imaging for characterisation of renal masses in patients with impaired renal function: initial experience
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Eur Radiol 22:484-92. 2012
  2. ncbi MR imaging of acute right lower quadrant pain in pregnant and nonpregnant patients
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 27:721-43; discussion 743-53. 2007
  3. ncbi Pregnant patients suspected of having acute appendicitis: effect of MR imaging on negative laparotomy rate and appendiceal perforation rate
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, One Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 250:749-57. 2009
  4. ncbi MR classification of renal masses with pathologic correlation
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Eur Radiol 18:365-75. 2008
  5. ncbi MR imaging of renal masses: correlation with findings at surgery and pathologic analysis
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 28:985-1003. 2008
  6. ncbi Dynamic half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo for assessment of deep venous thrombosis: initial observations
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Magn Reson Imaging 27:617-24. 2009
  7. ncbi MR imaging in abdominal emergencies
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Radiol Clin North Am 41:1243-73. 2003
  8. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker in renal cell carcinoma
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Cancer 115:2334-45. 2009
  9. ncbi MR imaging evaluation of acute appendicitis in pregnancy
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 238:891-9. 2006
  10. ncbi MR imaging of the prostate at 3 Tesla: comparison of an external phased-array coil to imaging with an endorectal coil at 1.5 Tesla
    Jacob Sosna
    Department of Radiology and Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Acad Radiol 11:857-62. 2004

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Publications52

  1. ncbi Arterial spin labeling MR imaging for characterisation of renal masses in patients with impaired renal function: initial experience
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Eur Radiol 22:484-92. 2012
    ..To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility of arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of vascularity of renal masses in patients with impaired renal function...
  2. ncbi MR imaging of acute right lower quadrant pain in pregnant and nonpregnant patients
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 27:721-43; discussion 743-53. 2007
    ..MR imaging is an excellent imaging modality for evaluation of RLQ pain and should be strongly considered in those patients in whom use of iodinated contrast media or radiation is not desirable...
  3. ncbi Pregnant patients suspected of having acute appendicitis: effect of MR imaging on negative laparotomy rate and appendiceal perforation rate
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, One Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 250:749-57. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi MR classification of renal masses with pathologic correlation
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Eur Radiol 18:365-75. 2008
    ..The MRI feature analysis and proposed classification system help predict the histological type and nuclear grade of renal masses...
  5. ncbi MR imaging of renal masses: correlation with findings at surgery and pathologic analysis
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 28:985-1003. 2008
    ..Oncocytoma has a variable and nonspecific appearance at MR imaging. MR imaging findings may allow the characterization of various renal masses and can provide valuable information for their clinical management...
  6. ncbi Dynamic half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo for assessment of deep venous thrombosis: initial observations
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Magn Reson Imaging 27:617-24. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to retrospectively analyze the value of dynamic half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) imaging in patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT)...
  7. ncbi MR imaging in abdominal emergencies
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Radiol Clin North Am 41:1243-73. 2003
    ..Further investigations are needed to identify the diagnostic algorithms for which this favorable use holds true...
  8. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging as a biomarker in renal cell carcinoma
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Cancer 115:2334-45. 2009
    ..ASL MRI has the potential to serve as a biomarker for patients with metastatic RCC by offering a noninvasive measure of tumor blood flow changes accompanying antiangiogenic therapy...
  9. ncbi MR imaging evaluation of acute appendicitis in pregnancy
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 238:891-9. 2006
    ..To retrospectively assess the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in pregnant patients suspected of having acute appendicitis...
  10. ncbi MR imaging of the prostate at 3 Tesla: comparison of an external phased-array coil to imaging with an endorectal coil at 1.5 Tesla
    Jacob Sosna
    Department of Radiology and Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Acad Radiol 11:857-62. 2004
    ..5-T imaging. These findings suggest that additional options are now available for magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate gland...
  11. ncbi Does arterial spin-labeling MR imaging-measured tumor perfusion correlate with renal cell cancer response to antiangiogenic therapy in a mouse model?
    Rachel Schor-Bardach
    Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapy Lab, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1 Deaconess Rd, WCC 308 B, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 251:731-42. 2009
    ..To determine whether arterial spin-labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings at baseline and early during antiangiogenic therapy can predict later resistance to therapy...
  12. ncbi Comparison of four early posttherapy imaging changes (EPTIC; RECIST 1.0, tumor shrinkage, computed tomography tumor density, Choi criteria) in assessing outcome to vascular endothelial growth factor-targeted therapy in patients with advanced renal cell ca
    Katherine M Krajewski
    Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
    Eur Urol 59:856-62. 2011
    ..Since these therapies can induce tumor necrosis and minimal tumor shrinkage, Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) may not be optimal for predicting clinical outcome...
  13. ncbi Part II: preparing and assessing first-year radiology resident on-call readiness technical implementation
    Chun Shan Yam
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Acad Radiol 13:770-3. 2006
    ..This report describes technical aspects for the design and implementation of this system...
  14. ncbi Renal cell carcinoma: dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging for differentiation of tumor subtypes--correlation with pathologic findings
    Maryellen R M Sun
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 250:793-802. 2009
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  15. ncbi Preparing first-year radiology residents and assessing their readiness for on-call responsibilities: results over 5 years
    Suvranu Ganguli
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:539-44. 2009
    ....
  16. ncbi MRI of right-sided abdominal pain in pregnancy
    Aimee D Eyvazzadeh
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:907-14. 2004
  17. ncbi Screening patients to assess renal function before administering gadolinium chelates: assessment of the Choyke questionnaire
    Brena F Sena
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 195:424-8. 2010
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  18. ncbi Incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing contrast-enhanced CT
    Jay K Pahade
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 196:1094-101. 2011
    ....
  19. ncbi Decreases in free cholesterol and fatty acid unsaturation in renal cell carcinoma demonstrated by breath-hold magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    Rachel Katz-Brull
    Dept. of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 288:F637-41. 2005
    ..The ability to detect renal metabolic shifts noninvasively may improve the specificity of preoperative renal tissue characterization and may provide a new modality for treatment monitoring...
  20. ncbi Imaging in renal cell carcinoma
    Katherine M Krajewski
    Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 25:687-715. 2011
    ..Future directions in RCC imaging are presented, including dynamic contrast-enhanced and unenhanced techniques, as well as the development of novel tracers for positron emission tomography...
  21. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging-measured blood flow change after antiangiogenic therapy with PTK787/ZK 222584 correlates with clinical outcome in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
    Cedric De Bazelaire
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 14:5548-54. 2008
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  22. ncbi Is true FISP imaging reliable in the evaluation of venous thrombosis?
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:1632-40. 2005
    ..True FISP images should not be used exclusively for the diagnosis of venous thrombosis...
  23. ncbi Low dose pedal magnetic resonance angiography at 3 tesla with time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics: a feasibility study
    Suvranu Ganguli
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Invest Radiol 43:650-5. 2008
    ..To assess the feasibility of low-dose time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the pedal vasculature at 3.0 Tesla (T) using a head coil...
  24. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging of renal masses
    Maryellen R M Sun
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Semin Ultrasound CT MR 30:326-51. 2009
    ..Examples of the imaging appearance of common and uncommon renal masses are provided along with a protocol for comprehensive magnetic resonance examination of the kidneys...
  25. ncbi Lower limits of detection using magnetic resonance imaging for solid components in cystic renal neoplasms
    Gregory S Adey
    Department of Surgery Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Urology 71:47-51. 2008
    ..We determined the positive predictive value (PPV) for malignancy in complex renal cysts with focal nodular enhancement seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
  26. ncbi Pancreatic sarcoidosis: MRI features
    Ronaldo H Baroni
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 20:889-93. 2004
    ..Pancreatic sarcoidosis should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of multiple pancreatic masses with these MRI features...
  27. ncbi Patterns of misinterpretation of adnexal masses on CT and MR in an academic radiology department
    Elizabeth Asch
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Acad Radiol 16:969-80. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to assess potential quality assurance (QA) issues in the diagnosis and characterization of adnexal masses on pelvic computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies...
  28. ncbi An unusual variant of anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction in a patient with pancreas divisum diagnosed with secretin-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
    Colm J McMahon
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Pancreas 39:101-4. 2010
    ..The features that allowed the diagnosis to be made and the implications of this diagnosis are described in this report...
  29. ncbi Lymphatic metastases from pelvic tumors: anatomic classification, characterization, and staging
    Colm J McMahon
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Shapiro Clinical Center 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 254:31-46. 2010
    ..Pelvic lymph node anatomy and nomenclature are reviewed with schematic illustrations and clinical examples from patients with pelvic tumors...
  30. ncbi Short breath-hold, volumetric coronary MR angiography employing steady-state free precession in conjunction with parallel imaging
    Thoralf Niendorf
    Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Magn Reson Med 53:885-94. 2005
    ..This strategy permits imaging of the major coronary artery distributions in two to three breath-holds using targeted slabs, and offers the potential for single breath-hold, large-volume CMRA...
  31. ncbi 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate with combined pelvic phased-array and endorectal coils; Initial experience(1)
    B Nicolas Bloch
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, USA
    Acad Radiol 11:863-7. 2004
    ..5T has gained acceptance for pretherapeutic staging of prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential clinical utility of combined pelvic phased-array and endorectal coils at 3T...
  32. ncbi Strategies for reducing respiratory motion artifacts in renal perfusion imaging with arterial spin labeling
    Philip M Robson
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Magn Reson Med 61:1374-87. 2009
    ..High-quality renal perfusion measurements with reduced respiratory motion artifacts have been demonstrated using ASL when appropriate background suppression and breathing strategies are applied...
  33. ncbi Multimodality postoperative imaging of liver transplantation
    Giulia A Zamboni
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Eur Radiol 18:882-91. 2008
    ..This review describes the imaging findings of normal and abnormal transplanted liver parenchyma and of vascular and biliary post-transplantation complications...
  34. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging findings in solitary fibrous tumor of the kidney
    Thorsten R C Johnson
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 29:481-3. 2005
    ..These imaging features, atypical for renal cell carcinoma, can suggest the diagnosis of SFT and may be an indication for attempting nephron-sparing surgery...
  35. ncbi Corticomedullary differentiation on T1-Weighted MRI: comparison between cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients
    Karen S Lee
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 35:644-9. 2012
    ..To determine whether corticomedullary differentiation (CMD) is increased in patients with cirrhosis compared to controls on axial T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
  36. ncbi Shortening MR image acquisition time for volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination with a recently developed parallel imaging reconstruction technique: clinical feasibility
    Charles A McKenzie
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Room AN 239, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 230:589-94. 2004
    ..Parallel MR imaging-accelerated VIBE may be beneficial for patients who have difficulty sustaining a breath hold for the duration necessary to perform nonaccelerated imaging...
  37. ncbi Body MR imaging at 3.0 T: understanding the opportunities and challenges
    Mara M Barth
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 27:1445-62; discussion 1462-4. 2007
    ..0-T MR imaging systems are complicated by additional safety hazards unique to high-field-strength magnets. These aspects of 3.0-T body imaging represent current challenges and opportunities for radiology practice...
  38. ncbi Innovations and challenges in renal cancer: summary statement from the Third Cambridge Conference
    Michael B Atkins
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Cancer 115:2247-51. 2009
    ..The conference format combined brief presentations with extended periods of discussion. The conclusions and recommendations are summarized in this paper and presented in more detail in the individual papers that follow...
  39. ncbi Need for intraoperative ultrasound and surgical recommendation for partial nephrectomy: correlation with tumor imaging features and urologist practice patterns
    Maryellen R M Sun
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Ultrasound Q 28:21-7. 2012
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  40. ncbi Clinical implications of mucinous nonneoplastic cysts of the pancreas
    Satish N Nadig
    Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Pancreas 41:441-6. 2012
    ..This article aimed to highlight the clinical characteristics and implications of this new subset of pancreatic cystic lesions...
  41. ncbi MR techniques for renal imaging
    Jingbo Zhang
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Shapiro 4 Clinical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiol Clin North Am 41:877-907. 2003
    ..This article describes the principles, attributes, and pitfalls of the many MR imaging approaches available for assessment of renal-related disorders. Tables 1 and 2 summarize the specific approach and rationale...
  42. ncbi Magnetic resonance imaging for disorders of liver vasculature
    Martina M Morrin
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Top Magn Reson Imaging 13:177-90. 2002
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  43. ncbi MDCT angiography of acute chest pain: evaluation of ECG-gated and nongated techniques
    Vassilios D Raptopoulos
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:S346-56. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: The chest pain protocol can be used to assess both the pulmonary arteries and the thoracic aorta, whereas the ECG-gating protocol appears to be a promising adjunct for a comprehensive single chest pain protocol...
  44. ncbi Body MRI using IDEAL
    Daniel N Costa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:1076-84. 2008
    ..CONCLUSION: This article describes the basic principles of IDEAL MRI and illustrates the use of IDEAL imaging as an alternative to fat-suppression techniques and chemical shift imaging for body MRI...
  45. ncbi Prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts in the adult population on MR imaging
    Karen S Lee
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 105:2079-84. 2010
    ..The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of incidentally detected pancreatic cysts in the adult population undergoing abdominal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging...
  46. ncbi Localization of the appendix at MR imaging during pregnancy: utility of the cecal tilt angle
    Karen S Lee
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiology 249:134-41. 2008
    ....
  47. ncbi Quality initiatives: imaging pregnant patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: what the radiologist needs to know
    Jay K Pahade
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Radiographics 29:639-54. 2009
    ..Thus, radiologists should be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of available imaging modalities, methods for dose reduction, radiation risks, and medicolegal risk management guidelines...
  48. ncbi The interrupted rim sign in acute cholecystitis: a method to identify the gangrenous form with MRI
    Ivan Pedrosa
    Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Magn Reson Imaging 18:360-3. 2003
    ..This interrupted rim of mucosal enhancement correlated with patchy areas of necrosis and inflammation of the gallbladder mucosa on the histopathological examination...
  49. ncbi Magnetic resonance mapping of transplanted endothelial progenitor cells for therapeutic neovascularization in ischemic heart disease
    Alberto Weber
    Divisions of Cardiovascular Research and Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USA
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 26:137-43. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Magnetically labeled EPCs transplanted for therapeutic neovascularization in myocardial ischemia can be visualized with ex vivo MRI at high-field strengths...
  50. ncbi Part I: preparing first-year radiology residents and assessing their readiness for on-call responsibilities
    Suvranu Ganguli
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Acad Radiol 13:764-9. 2006
    ....
  51. ncbi Multi-detector row computed tomography and blunt chest trauma
    Mariano Scaglione
    Emergency and Trauma CT Section, Department of Radiology, Cardarelli Hospital, Via G Merliani 31, 80127 Napoli, Italy
    Eur J Radiol 65:377-88. 2008
    ..The high sensitivity of MDCT has increased the recognized spectrum of injuries. This new technology can be regarded as an extremely valuable adjunct to physical examination to recognize suspected and unsuspected blunt chest trauma...
  52. ncbi Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis
    Darren Brennan
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:1367-8; author reply 1368. 2005