background and aims. cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) is an imaging system which has many advantages over computed tomography (ct). in ct scan, hounsfield unit (hu) is proportional to the degree of x-ray attenuation by the tissue. in cbct, the degree of x-ray attenuation is shown by gray scale (voxel value). the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between gray scale...

BACKGROUND Skeletal muscle mass decreases in end-stage heart failure and is predictive of clinical outcomes in several disease states. Skeletal muscle attenuation and quantity as quantified on preoperative chest computed tomographic scans may be predictive of mortality after continuous flow (CF) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS A single-center continuous...

The computed tomographic (CT) attenuation values and magnetic resonance (MR) signal intensities of simulated acute subarachnoid hemorrhage were compared systematically. In vitro MR and CT measurements (T1, T2, and Hounsfield units) were made of mixtures of normal human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and normal heparinized blood, ranging from 0% to 100% by volume. The mixtures were measured in a plex...

OBJECTIVES This study was undertaken: (1) to evaluate the usefulness of unenhanced computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT guided biopsy for the characterization of adrenal masses in patients with operable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and (2) to evaluate the situations in which CT guided biopsy is absolutely necessary before potentially curative resection of NSCL...

A 45-yr-old woman was admitted to excise a solid hepatic tumor which was incidentally detected at ultrasound examination for an unrelated reason. Preoperative differential diagnoses included primary or secondary malignant hepatic tumors or adrenal cortical carcinoma due to aggressive imaging features. The patient underwent adrenalectomy and partial hepatectomy. The tumor proved to be an adrenal...

BACKGROUND Dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is one of the methods used in the evaluation of lung nodules. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of the simplified method (based on only 2 postcontrast measurements) of dynamic CECT in determining the nature of pulmonary nodules. METHODS Forty nodules (solid, 10-40 mm in diameter, spherical, with no vi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to classify the outer membrane of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) histologically and to determine the clinical and radiological meaning of the classified membranes. METHODS The outer membrane specimen of 31 patients who underwent surgery for CSDH were acquired in this study. The specimen was classified into four types and each were analyzed of the symptoms ...