AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jul 1999
Subacute and chronic benign superior vena cava obstructions: endovascular treatment with self-expanding metallic stents.
Our purpose is to report our clinical experience with patients who underwent endovascular treatment with Wallstents for subacute or chronic benign obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC). ⋯ Endovascular treatment with stent placement should be considered relevant and safe for refractory benign SVC syndrome. However, a larger series and a longer follow-up period are needed to define the role of stent placement for this syndrome.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jul 1999
Bronchiectasis: accuracy of high-resolution CT in the differentiation of specific diseases.
The aim of the study was to determine whether various causes of bronchiectasis can be differentiated by the pattern and distribution of abnormalities seen on high-resolution CT. ⋯ The pattern and distribution of abnormalities revealed by high-resolution CT in patients with bronchiectasis are influenced by the underlying cause. Bilateral, predominantly upper lobe, bronchiectasis is seen most commonly in patients with cystic fibrosis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, unilateral upper lobe predominance in patients with tuberculosis, and lower lobe predominance in patients after childhood viral infection.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jul 1999
MR angiography and surgery for unruptured familial intracranial aneurysms in persons with a family history of cerebral aneurysms.
We used MR angiography to determine prevalence of unruptured familial intracranial aneurysms in a prepaid medical care program. We compared surgical outcomes and the cost of treating unruptured versus ruptured aneurysms. We compared the cost of MR angiography with the cost of screening mammography and with the cost of surgically treating a ruptured aneurysm. ⋯ MR angiography showed a 9.5% prevalence of unruptured aneurysms among persons who had one or more first-degree relatives with a cerebral aneurysm. DSA confirmed 88% of aneurysms found on MR angiography. Persons with unruptured aneurysms had better treatment outcomes at lower cost than did patients treated for aneurysm rupture. The annual MR angiography cost was low compared with the cost of screening mammography and with the cost of treating one patient with aneurysm rupture.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Jun 1999
Comparative StudyAre oblique views needed for trauma radiography of the distal extremities?
To our knowledge, few studies exist on the importance of the oblique view when radiography of the distal extremities is performed after acute trauma. Our prospective study aimed to determine whether the oblique view uniquely revealed abnormalities or clarified findings when it was obtained along with routine frontal and lateral radiographs. ⋯ In the distal extremities, the oblique view uniquely reveals abnormalities and increases the confidence of the final radiographic diagnosis when the oblique view is interpreted along with frontal and lateral radiographs.