AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 2013
Multicenter StudyJournal Club: Voice recognition dictation: analysis of report volume and use of the send-to-editor function.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate use of the send-to-editor function of a radiology voice recognition dictation system and compare study volumes of radiologists who self-edit with those of radiologists who send reports to the editor. Use of voice recognition shortcuts was also evaluated. ⋯ Radiologists reading large volumes of computed radiography cases and using the send-to-editor function generated significantly more reports than radiologists who did not, suggesting that the send-to-editor function may be useful for improving productivity among radiologists reading large volumes of computed radiography cases.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 2013
Comparative StudyComparison of the accuracy of PET/CT and PET/MRI spatial registration of multiple metastatic lesions.
The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of the spatial registration of conventional PET/CT with that of hybrid PET/MRI of patients with FDG-avid metastatic lesions. ⋯ PET/MRI T1-weighted gradient-echo images with a radial stack-of-stars trajectory and T2-weighted images had more accurate spatial registration than PET/CT images. This may be because that the whole-body PET/MRI system used can perform simultaneous acquisition, whereas the PET/CT system acquires data sequentially. However, the EPI-based b0 DWI datasets were significantly misregistered compared with the PET/CT datasets, especially in the thorax. Radiologists reading PET/MR images should be aware of the potential for misregistration on images obtained with EPI-based DWI sequences because of inherent spatial distortion associated with this type of MRI acquisition.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 2013
Association between the volume of carotid artery plaque and its subcomponents and the volume of white matter lesions in patients selected for endarterectomy.
The amount of cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) and the severity of carotid artery disease are correlated in this study. The association between the severity of WMLs and the volume of the different components of carotid artery plaque is also evaluated. ⋯ The cerebral WML volume and the total volume of the plaque are correlated. The amount of fat within the plaque is an additional risk factor, whereas the calcified component seems to be protective.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 2013
Correlation between standardized uptake value and apparent diffusion coefficient of neoplastic lesions evaluated with whole-body simultaneous hybrid PET/MRI.
The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between standardized uptake value (SUV) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of neoplastic lesions in the use of a simultaneous PET/MRI hybrid system. ⋯ Simultaneous PET/MRI is a promising technology for the detection of neoplastic disease. There are inverse correlations between SUVmax and ADCmin and between SUV ratio and ADCmin. Correlation coefficients between SUVmax and ADCmin from PET/MRI were similar to values obtained with SUVmax from the same-day PET/CT. Given that both SUV and ADC are related to malignancy and that the correlation between the two biomarkers is relatively weak, SUV and ADC values may offer complementary information to aid in determination of prognosis and treatment response. The combined tumoral biomarker, ratio between SUVmax and ADCmin, may be useful for assessing progressive disease versus partial treatment response.