Journal of computer assisted tomography
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Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the myocardium of unknown etiology associated with cardiac dysfunction. On the grounds of their morphology and pathophysiology, primary or idiopathic cardiomyopathies may be classified into a number of disorders; namely, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and restrictive cardiomyopathy. ⋯ The emerging role of magnetic resonance imaging for the understanding and treatment of primary cardiomyopathies cannot be underestimated. From a clinical point of view, an examination based on a single, efficient, and noninvasive MR study focusing on the clinically relevant features of cardiomyopathies is an objective and reproducible means for diagnosing and monitoring hypertrophic, arrhythmogenic, dilated, and restrictive cardiomyopathies.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Sep 2003
Comparative StudyGrading of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Diagnostic efficacy of oblique coronal magnetic resonance imaging of the knee.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of additional oblique coronal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the knee for the grading of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. ⋯ Additional use of oblique coronal MR imaging of the knee improves diagnostic accuracy in the grading of ACL injury.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Sep 2003
Computed tomography of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in adults.
To systematically describe the imaging features and clinical correlates of a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection diagnosed on computed tomography (CT) in adults. ⋯ A partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection was seen in 0.2% of adults on CT. In contrast to previous series focusing on children, the anomalous vein in adults was most commonly from the left upper lobe, in women, and infrequently associated with atrial septal defects.