AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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OBJECTIVE. We recently observed patients in whom the superior pericardial recess extended cephalad ("high-riding") into the right paratracheal region. ⋯ CONCLUSION. Narrow-collimation CT with multiplanar reformations was useful for confidently diagnosing a high-riding superior pericardial recess and for distinguishing it from pathologic lesions.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Oct 2000
Appendicolith revealed on CT in children with suspected appendicitis: how specific is it in the diagnosis of appendicitis?
The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of a diagnosis of appendicitis when CT without enteric contrast material reveals an appendicolith in children with suspected appendicitis. ⋯ Although an appendicolith is significantly associated with appendicitis, the detection of an isolated appendicolith on CT is not sufficiently specific to be the sole basis for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Oct 2000
The status of diagnostic radiology training programs and their graduates in 1999.
To address job market concerns, the American College of Radiology studied the employment of 1999 graduates from diagnostic radiology training programs and the programs' status and plans. ⋯ Fellows found jobs earlier than in past years, when unemployment among graduates decreased to 1-2% by 6 months after graduation. Results in 1999 should be at least as good. Employment prospects across all subspecialties are about the same. Planned program reductions are much smaller than those reported in 1998 and may continue to evaporate.