Mr. Manly's Paper

MR Safety and the American College of Radiology White Paper.

Double life of medical journals: Dr Paper and Mr Web.

journals of today are indeed split between two forms of existence: paper and electronic. Although many are foreseeing the end of the paper journals (1,2), we believe that the future of scientific journals will see the evolution of paper and electronic form as two complementary systems of communication in science and medicine. Freely available digital information and the speed of searching the g...

Comparison of state-of-the-art atlas-based bone segmentation approaches from brain MR images for MR-only radiation planning and PET/MR attenuation correction

Introduction: Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging has emerged as a valuable tool in radiation treatment (RT) planning as well as Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging owing to its superior soft-tissue contrast. Due to the fact that there is no direct transformation from voxel intensity in MR images into electron density, itchr('39')s crucial to generate a pseudo-CT (Computed Tomography) image ...

American College of Radiology White Paper on MR Safety: 2004 update and revisions.

here are potential risks in the MR environment not only for the patient, but also for the attending health care professionals, accompanying family members, and others who may find themselves in the magnetic fields of MR scanners, such as security or housekeeping personnel, firefighters, and police. The following is an updated report of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Blue Ribbon Panel o...

Complications of MR vaccination in Hamedan

Background: Complications of national program vaccination have great importance, because widespread use of vaccines and expanded age range of vaccinees increases the percentage of side effects. Present study was performed for evaluating the complications of national measles and rubella vaccination in Hamedan province. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done from...