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Splenic and perisplenic involvement in acute pancreatitis: determination of prevalence and morphologic helical CT featuresK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Health Science Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 25:50-4. 2001..The purpose of this work was to determine the prevalence and morphologic helical CT features of splenic and perisplenic involvement in patients with acute pancreatic inflammatory disease in correlation with the severity of the pancreatitis...
Current techniques of computed tomography. Helical CT, multidetector CT, and 3D reconstructionKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Liver Dis 6:29-52. 2002..Multiplanar reformations, 3D renderings, and high-quality CT angiographic displays have become extremely valuable both in image interpretation and in communicating information to surgeons and referring physicians...
Solitary hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma: dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging findingsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 12:862-5. 2002....
Dynamic MR defecography of the posterior compartment: Indications, techniques and MRI featuresKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston MA 02115, USA
Eur J Radiol 61:462-72. 2007....
Multimodality imaging of pancreatic and biliary congenital anomaliesKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiographics 26:715-31. 2006..A basic understanding of the embryologic development and normal anatomy of the pancreas and biliary tree is also essential for identifying these anomalies...
Universal use of nonionic iodinated contrast medium for CT: evaluation of safety in a large urban teaching hospitalKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:31-4. 2005..We evaluated the safety of the universal use of the nonionic iodinated contrast agent iopromide in patients undergoing CT in a large urban teaching hospital...
CT features of the accessory spleenKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:1653-7. 2004..Familiarity with these characteristic features may differentiate them from other pathologic findings in the upper abdomen...
A modified CT severity index for evaluating acute pancreatitis: improved correlation with patient outcomeKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:1261-5. 2004....
Peripancreatic vascular abnormalities complicating acute pancreatitis: contrast-enhanced helical CT findingsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur J Radiol 52:67-72. 2004..To determine the prevalence and morphologic helical computed tomography (CT) features of peripancreatic vascular abnormalities in patients with acute pancreatic inflammatory disease in correlation with the severity of the pancreatitis...
The infected liver: radiologic-pathologic correlationKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiographics 24:937-55. 2004..Nevertheless, imaging findings taken together with appropriate clinical information may provide the most likely diagnosis, even if biopsy is sometimes required for confirmation...
Fulminant herpes hepatitis in an immunocompetent pregnant woman: CT imaging featuresK J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 29:682-4. 2004..Familiarity with the clinical findings and computed tomographic appearance may prompt early recognition of fulminant HSV hepatitis and allow differentiation from other hepatic disease during pregnancy...
Spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage: imaging featuresKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiol Clin North Am 41:1183-201. 2003..Sonography and MR imaging are complimentary to CT, especially in patients with pelvic abnormalities or equivocal CT findings...
Asymptomatic nonspecific serum hyperamylasemia and hyperlipasemia: spectrum of MRCP findings and clinical implicationsK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Abdom Imaging 29:109-14. 2004..Pancreas divisum was found more often than expected in the general population...
CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage of acute necrotizing pancreatitis: clinical experience and observations in patients with sterile and infected necrosisKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:110-6. 2009....
Benign liver neoplasmsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Liver Dis 6:119-45. 2002..Finally, for the remaining lesions, such as hepatic adenomatosis, the imaging findings may not be specific enough to negate the need for a tissue biopsy...
Acute pancreatitis: imaging utilization practices in an urban teaching hospital--analysis of trends with assessment of independent predictors in correlation with patient outcomesKoenraad J Mortele
Center for Evidence Based Imaging, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiology 258:174-81. 2011..To evaluate imaging utilization trends in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and to assess independent predictors of radiology usage in relation to patient outcomes...
Imaging of diffuse liver diseaseK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Liver Dis 21:195-212. 2001..Recent developments that have amplified the role of noninvasive diagnostic evaluation of these conditions are especially highlighted...
Cystic focal liver lesions in the adult: differential CT and MR imaging featuresK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiographics 21:895-910. 2001..An understanding of the classic CT and MR imaging appearances of cystic focal liver lesions will allow more definitive diagnosis and shorten the diagnostic work-up...
Malignant focal hepatic lesions complicating underlying liver disease: dual-phase contrast-enhanced spiral CT sensitivity and specificity in orthotopic liver transplant patientsK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
Eur Radiol 11:1631-8. 2001..Contrast-enhanced biphasic spiral CT is an accurate technique in the evaluation of patients preceding OLT. Routine fresh-sectioned liver pathologic findings are not as sensitive as previously estimated...
Multimodality imaging of common and uncommon cystic focal liver lesionsKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 30:368-86. 2009..Familiarity with the complete spectrum of cystic focal liver lesions and a thorough understanding of their classic imaging appearances will undoubtedly allow a more definitive diagnosis and shorten the diagnostic workup...
Dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging of pancreatic VIPoma in a patient with Verner-Morrison syndromeK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Eur Radiol 11:1952-5. 2001..Emphasis is placed on the dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR profile of the tumor, characteristics which have not been illustrated previously, to the best of our knowledge...
An unusual mixed tumor of the pancreas: sonographic and MDCT featuresKoenraad J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
JOP 10:204-8. 2009..Mixed tumors of the pancreas are exceedingly rare...
MR imaging in chronic hepatitis and cirrhosisKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 23:79-100. 2002..The characterization of hepatic masses is also included briefly. This subject is covered in greater depth elsewhere in this issue...
Usual and unusual causes of extrahepatic cholestasis: assessment with magnetic resonance cholangiography and fast MRIK J Mortele
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 29:87-99. 2004..In most cases, familiarity with the key MRC features in addition to information obtained via cross-sectional MR images provide sufficient information for adequate lesion characterization...
Giant Meckel's diverticulum containing enteroliths: typical CT imaging findingsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 12:82-4. 2002..A correct diagnosis was made preoperatively by means of CT, by demonstrating a connection between the diverticulum, containing multiple peripherally calcified stones, and the small intestine...
Multifocal inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver: dynamic gadolinium-enhanced, ferumoxides-enhanced, and mangafodipir trisodium-enhanced MR imaging findingsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 12:304-8. 2002..During follow-up, a peripheral hyperintense rim appeared on precontrast T1-weighted images, a feature not previously described...
Magnetic resonance imaging of the exocrine pancreasK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Rays 26:117-26. 2001....
Preoperative liver donor evaluation: Imaging and pitfallsKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Liver Transpl 9:S6-14. 2003..Finally, critical concepts in the diagnostic evaluation of a donor are discussed with special emphasis on how to accurately measure liver volumes...
CT and MR imaging of gastrointestinal tuberculosisA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
JBR-BTR 89:190-4. 2006..On contrast-enhanced images, slight heterogeneous enhancement is seen...
Focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver: detection and characterization with plain and dynamic-enhanced MRIK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 27:700-7. 2002....
Abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy: MRI featuresA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Groenebriel 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
Eur Radiol 15:2104-9. 2005..Lymphadenopathy, hypointense on T1-weighted, hyperintense on T2-weighted images with perinodal hyperintensity, and predominant peripheral rimlike enhancement may suggest the diagnosis of tuberculosis...
Tuberculosis: epidemiology, manifestations, and the value of medical imaging in diagnosisA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
JBR-BTR 89:243-50. 2006....
Tuberculosis of the pancreas: MRI featuresA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, Stuivenberg, Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267, Antwerp B 2060, Belgium
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:50-4. 2005..Signal intensity abnormalities indicating diffuse involvement include hypointensity on fat-suppressed T1-weighted images and hyperintensity on T2-weighted images...
Hepatic imaging with multidetector CTH Ji
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiographics 21:S71-80. 2001..Appropriate scanning delays for hepatic CT are dependent on the contrast-agent injection strategy used. A triple-pass technique, highlighting the arterial, parenchymal, and portal venous phases of enhancement, is recommended...
Gastrointestinal tract wall visualization and distention during abdominal and pelvic multidetector CT with a neutral barium sulphate suspension: comparison with positive barium sulphate suspension and with waterM R Oliva
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02115, USA
JBR-BTR 95:237-42. 2012....
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease: MRI findingsK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 27:523-6. 2002..Although this report emphasizes the differential magnetic resonance imaging features between VOD and Budd-Chiari syndrome, our case is unique because the VOD was induced by unrelated substances...
State-of-the-art imaging of acute pancreatitisK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
JBR-BTR 86:193-208. 2003..In addition, emphasis will be made on the role of imaging in providing early prognostic information about the outcome of the disease...
Clinical and radiological deterioration in a patient with AIDSA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Groenebriel 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
Eur Radiol 15:2264-7. 2005..Because tuberculosis has a high prevalence in HIV patients and tuberculosis is often characterized by miliary spreading of disease in these patients, it is important to recognize this phenomenon...
Vascular involvement secondary to tuberculosis of the abdomenA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
Abdom Imaging 30:714-8. 2005..In the other patient, bulky necrotic tuberculous lymphadenopathy, located at the splenic hilum, resulted in encasement with stenosis of the splenic vessels and subsequent splenic infarction...
Tuberculous adenitis: comparison of CT and MRI findings with histopathological featuresA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Groenebriel 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
Eur Radiol 17:1111-7. 2007..On CT and MRI, the findings reflect different stages of the tuberculous process. Imaging findings depend on the presence and the degree of granuloma formation, caseation/liquefaction necrosis, fibrosis and calcifications...
A prospective evaluation of the bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis score in assessing mortality and intermediate markers of severity in acute pancreatitisVikesh K Singh
Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 104:966-71. 2009..Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the ability of the bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) score to predict mortality as well as intermediate markers of severity in a tertiary center...
Uncommon solid pancreatic neoplasms: ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging featuresSejal Shah
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 28:357-70. 2007....
Large retroperitoneal hibernoma in an adult male: CT imaging findings with pathologic correlationV Cantisani
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 28:721-4. 2003..Radiologists and surgeons should be aware that hibernoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a large fatty retroperitoneal soft tissue tumor...
Multidetector row CT of the small bowelMichael A Patak
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiol Clin North Am 43:1063-77, viii. 2005..MDCT has the needed sensitivity and specificity, the availability, and the safety for a front-line diagnostic method...
Computed tomography features of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with histopathologic correlationM Raquel Oliva
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 30:37-43. 2006..This study was conducted to describe the computed tomography (CT) features of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and to evaluate if the CT features could be used to diagnose and stage NASH...
Three-dimensional fast-recovery fast spin-echo MRCP: comparison with two-dimensional single-shot fast spin-echo techniquesAaron Sodickson
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiology 238:549-59. 2006....
Local staging of rectal cancer using combined pelvic phased-array and endorectal coil MRIServet Tatli
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Magn Reson Imaging 23:534-40. 2006..To assess the accuracy of MRI, using a pelvic phased-array coil and an endorectal coil, for preoperative local staging of rectal cancer...
Prevention of intravenous contrast-induced nephropathy in hospital inpatientsRahul Kakkar
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Crit Pathw Cardiol 7:1-4. 2008..On the basis of the recently published clinical trial data and guidelines from the major radiologic societies, we developed an algorithmic approach to CIN prophylaxis in hospital inpatients...
Acute necrotizing pancreatitis: role of CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainageDmitri Segal
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 32:351-61. 2007..This update reviews techniques, indications, outcomes, and complications of CT-guided percutaneous treatment of acute necrotizing pancreatitis...
Hyperattenuating renal masses: etiologies, pathogenesis, and imaging evaluationStuart G Silverman
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiographics 27:1131-43. 2007..In such cases, a percutaneous biopsy may be useful for diagnosis. If the results of MR imaging and percutaneous biopsy are not definitive, surgery is warranted...
Multi-detector row CT urography of normal urinary collecting system: furosemide versus saline as adjunct to contrast mediumStuart G Silverman
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiology 240:749-55. 2006..To retrospectively evaluate whether intravenous furosemide, either alone or in addition to intravenous saline, improved depiction of the normal urinary collecting system at multi-detector row computed tomographic (CT) urography...
Current use of computed tomographic urography: survey of the society of uroradiologyBrent A Townsend
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 33:96-100. 2009..To determine uroradiologists' opinions and practices regarding computed tomographic (CT) urography...
Diffuse liver diseasePablo R Ros
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Liver Dis 6:181-201. 2002..Although some rare entities still have nonspecific radiologic features, the imaging pattern, in combination with appropriate clinical information, may provide the most likely diagnosis...
CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in necrotizing pancreatitis: outcomes among patients discharged with drains in placeTyler M Berzin
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:1002-6. 2008..To evaluate the clinical success of discharging patients with persistent drainage from percutaneous pancreatic catheters and to identify factors related to complications and re-admission...
Brenner tumors of the ovary: sonographic and computed tomographic imaging featuresGretchen E Green
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Ultrasound Med 25:1245-51; quiz 1252-4. 2006..The purpose of this study was to describe the sonographic appearance of ovarian Brenner tumors with computed tomographic (CT) correlation...
Cystic tumors of the pancreas: ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging featuresChristopher R Sidden
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 28:339-56. 2007....
Hepatic imaging. An overviewPablo R Ros
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Liver Dis 6:1-16. 2002....
Evaluation of patients referred for percutaneous ablation of renal tumors: importance of a preprocedural diagnosisKemal Tuncali
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:575-82. 2004..Therefore, we sought to determine the prevalence of benign masses in a population of patients referred for percutaneous tumor ablation of presumed renal cell carcinoma...
CT and MRI features of pure acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas in adultsServet Tatli
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:511-9. 2005..We sought to describe the CT and MRI features of pure acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas in adults...
Low-dose 18F-FDG PET/CT enterography: improving on CT enterography assessment of patients with Crohn diseasePaul B Shyn
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Nucl Med 51:1841-8. 2010..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of low-dose, combined (18)F-FDG PET/CT enterography (PET/CTE), compared with CT enterography (CTE) alone, in the assessment of patients with Crohn disease...
Mixed epithelial and stromal tumour of the kidney: imaging featuresV Anik Sahni
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
BJU Int 105:932-9. 2010..To describe the features on ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of mixed epithelial and stromal tumours of the kidney...
Renal masses in the adult patient: the role of percutaneous biopsyStuart G Silverman
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Radiology 240:6-22. 2006....
CT features of a tubal lipoma associated with an ipsilateral dermoid cyst (2004:6b)Kathy Baeyens
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 14:1720-2. 2004..We present a case of a tubal lipoma associated with an ipsilateral ovarian dermoid cyst. The CT features that allow differentiation from other lipomatous pelvic tumors are highlighted...
Early hemoconcentration is associated with pancreatic necrosis only among transferred patientsBechien U Wu
Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Pancreas 39:572-6. 2010..The aim of this study was to determine the impact of transfer status on the accuracy of hemoconcentration for the prediction of pancreatic necrosis...
Renal cell carcinoma: t1 and t2 signal intensity characteristics of papillary and clear cell types correlated with pathologyM Raquel Oliva
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:1524-30. 2009..The objective of our study was to describe the T1 and T2 signal intensity characteristics of papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and clear cell RCC with pathologic correlation...
Noninvasive multidetector computed tomography enterography in patients with small-bowel Crohn's disease: is a 40-second delay better than 70 seconds?F Vandenbroucke
Division of Abdominal, Thoracic Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, UZBrussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Laarbeeklaan, Brussels, Belgium
Acta Radiol 48:1052-60. 2007..Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) enterography combines neutral enteric contrast with intravenously administered contrast material. The optimal intravenous (IV) contrast material protocol has still not been established...
MRI-guided abdominal interventionK J Mortele
Section of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 28:756-74. 2003
Solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas: MR imaging findingsB P Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
JBR-BTR 85:297-9. 2002..Although the appearance of this tumor at MRI can be useful in making a correct preoperative diagnosis, only few cases describing its MRI features have been reported in the radiological literature...
Imaging of extraspinal musculoskeletal tuberculosisA I De Backer
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
Eur J Radiol 57:119-30. 2006..The purpose of this manuscript is to review the imaging features of extraspinal musculoskeletal TB and to focus on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of this pathology...
Multidetector CT urography: techniques, clinical applications, and pitfallsSyed A Akbar
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 25:41-54. 2004..Now, using multidetector CT (MDCT), this challenge has been overcome. In this article, we review the current role of MDCT urography in the evaluation of the urinary tract...
Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: role of CT in predicting pathologic subtypesRahul Gupta
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 191:1458-64. 2008..The objective of our study was to evaluate whether CT can be used to predict the pathologic subtypes of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs)...
The bloody pancreas: MDCT and MRI features of hypervascular and hemorrhagic pancreatic conditionsV Anik Sahni
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:923-35. 2009..Familiarity with the spectrum of possible underlying causes and the imaging features and conditions that can act as mimics assists radiologists in making an accurate presumptive diagnosis...
Macrocystic serous adenoma of the pancreas: radiologic-pathologic correlationBharti Khurana
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 181:119-23. 2003....
The Swedish laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity: radiologic findings in 218 patientsK J Mortele
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
AJR Am J Roentgenol 177:77-84. 2001....
Acute intestinal anisakiasis: CT findingsH N Ozcan
Department of Radiology, General Hospital Sint Lucas, Ghent, Belgium
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 75:364-5. 2012....
Tuberculous epididymitis associated with abdominal lymphadenopathy (2004:1b)A I De Backer
Department of Radiology, Algemeen Centrumziekenhuis Antwerpen, Campus Stuivenberg, Belgium
Eur Radiol 14:748-51. 2004..We present the imaging findings in a patient with tuberculous epididymitis associated with abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy...
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: current use and future applicationsVikram A Sahni
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:967-77. 2008..Common pitfalls in interpretation also are addressed. Emerging applications and techniques are discussed that include recent advances in technology and the development of functional imaging...
Impact of radiologic intervention on mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis: the role of organ failureFlavio G Rocha
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Arch Surg 144:261-5. 2009..Since that report, management of this disease has evolved to include image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) to improve morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the effect of PCD on mortality in NP...
Hepatic capsular retraction in metastatic carcinoma of the breast occurring with increase or decrease in size of subjacent metastasisFiona M Fennessy
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 182:651-5. 2004..It is unrelated to lesion number, histopathology, receptor status, or chemotherapeutic regimen...
Pancreatoblastoma in an adult woman: sonography, CT, and dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MRI featuresJoshua L Rosebrook
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:S78-81. 2005
CT and magnetic resonance imaging in pancreatic and biliary tract malignanciesKoenraad J Mortele
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 56:S206-12. 2002
Acute small bowel ischemia: CT imaging findingsEnrica Segatto
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 24:364-76. 2003..The aim of this article is to provide a review of the pathogenesis and various causes of acute small bowel ischemia and to demonstrate the contribution of CT in the diagnosis of this complex disease...
Depiction of normal gastrointestinal anatomy with MDCT: comparison of low- and high-attenuation oral contrast mediaSukru Mehmet Erturk
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur J Radiol 66:84-7. 2008..To compare low- and high-attenuation oral contrast media for depiction of normal gastrointestinal anatomy with multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT)...
CT features with pathologic correlation of acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease after bone marrow transplantation in adultsBabak N Kalantari
Department of Radiology, Section of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 181:1621-5. 2003..CT findings associated with high-grade graft-versus-host disease are thickening of the distal esophagus, ileum, or ascending colon, as well as increasing numbers of thickened bowel wall segments...
Rectal inflammation as first manifestation of graft-vs-host disease: radiologic-pathologic findingsVito Cantisani
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 13:L75-8. 2003..The differential diagnosis of segmental rectal wall thickening in a patient following bone marrow transplantation should include GVHD...
The management of suspected pancreatic sepsisTyler M Berzin
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Radiology, and Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 35:393-407. 2006..Well-designed prospective trials will help to determine optimal treatment for patients who have infected pancreatic necrosis...
MR imaging features of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in adult and pediatric patientsVito Cantisani
Section of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 181:395-401. 2003..These features help differentiate this rare tumor from other pancreatic neoplasms...
Primary malignant mixed mullerian tumor of the uterus: findings on sonography, CT, and gadolinium-enhanced MRISze Yiun Teo
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 191:278-83. 2008..Myometrial invasion is common and has a predilection for the uterine fundus...
Autoimmune hepatitis: CT and MR imaging features with histopathological correlationV Anik Sahni
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
Abdom Imaging 35:75-84. 2010..To describe the CT and MRI features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate them with histological grade and stage. Observed changes associated with treatment are also described...
Early systemic inflammatory response syndrome is associated with severe acute pancreatitisVikesh K Singh
Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7:1247-51. 2009..There have been few clinical studies of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in patients with acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of SIRS in assessing severity of acute pancreatitis...
Pancreatic PEComa (sugar tumor): MDCT and EUS featuresJuan C Baez
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
JOP 10:679-82. 2009..PEComas (tumors showing perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation) of the pancreas are exceedingly rare...
CT features of hepatic venoocclusive disease and hepatic graft-versus-host disease in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantationSukru Mehmet Erturk
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Radiology Ste, c o One Brigham Circle, 1620 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:1497-501. 2006..We conducted this study to evaluate whether CT scans could be used to differentiate hepatic venoocclusive disease from hepatic graft-versus-host disease in patients treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation...
CT findings in isolated ischemic proctosigmoiditisWalter Wiesner
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Eur Radiol 12:1762-7. 2002....
Multimodality imaging of hepato-biliary disorders in pregnancy: a pictorial essayEugene M W Ong
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Emerg Radiol 16:357-63. 2009....
Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of solid pancreatic masses: comparison of CT and endoscopic sonography guidanceSukru Mehmet Erturk
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:1531-5. 2006..3% and 50%, respectively). CONCLUSION: When biopsying solid pancreatic masses with fine needles, procedures guided with CT and those guided with endoscopic sonography have similar test characteristics regardless of mass size...
Vaginal metastasis from uterine leiomyosarcoma. Magnetic resonance imaging features with pathological correlationVito Cantisani
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 27:805-9. 2003..The magnetic resonance imaging features are described and correlated with the pathological findings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of vaginal metastasis from uterine leiomyosarcoma described in the literature...
Prevalence of primary fungal infections in necrotizing pancreatitisTyler M Berzin
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pancreatology 7:63-6. 2007..The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of primary fungal infections and the pattern of antibiotic use in necrotizing pancreatitis at our institution...
State-of-the-art computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal systemSukru Mehmet Erturk
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 15:581-614, x. 2005..The continuing developments in CT and MR technology will most probably further improve the accuracy of these and other imaging applications in the near future...
Normal colonic wall thickness at CT and its relation to colonic distensionWalter Wiesner
Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 26:102-6. 2002..The purpose of this work was to analyze the relation between normal colonic wall thickness at CT and local colonic distension...
Incidental extraurinary findings at MDCT urography in patients with hematuria: prevalence and impact on imaging costsWeichung Liu
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 185:1051-6. 2005..MDCT urography, when used to evaluate patients with hematuria, detects extraurinary disease without a substantial increase in per-patient imaging costs...
Predictive value of percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy of peritoneal and omental masses: results in 111 patientsFrederico F Souza
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 192:131-6. 2009..The objective of our study was to determine the predictive value of percutaneous imaging-guided biopsy of peritoneal and omental masses...
