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Anatomy

Bronchovascular Anatomy

·         Segmental bronchovascular anatomy of the lower lobes: CT analysis AJR September 1986

CXR Anatomy

·         Lines and Stripes: Where Did They Go? —From Conventional Radiography to CT

Raider Triangle

·         The Retrotracheal Space: Normal Anatomic and Pathologic Appearances 

·         The Retrotracheal Triangle by Louis Raider

Secondary Pulmonary Lobule Review

·         Radiology Thin-Section CT of the Secondary Pulmonary Lobule: Anatomy and the Image—The 2004 Fleischner Lecture 

Aorta

Aortic Root

·         Clinical anatomy of the aortic root Heart 2000;84:670-673

Dissection

·         Multidetector CT of Aortic Dissection: A Pictorial Review http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/2/445.full

·         Three-dimensional Contrast-enhanced MR Angiography of Aortic Dissection: A Pictorial Essay http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/5/1311

Marfan's Syndrome

·         Imaging of Marfan Syndrome: Multisystemic Manifestations Radiographics July 2007

Asthma

·         Asthma and Associated Conditions: High-Resolution CT and Pathologic Findings http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/183/3/817

Breast

·         Breast Lesions Incidentally Detected with CT: What the General Radiologist Needs to Know http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/suppl_1/S37

Bronchi

·         Bronchiectasis AJR Sept 2009

·         Radiologic and Pathologic Features of Bronchiolitis AJR August 2005

Cardiac

Left Ventricular Assist Devices

·         CT of Left Ventricular Assist Devices http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/2/429.full

Transplantation

·         Cardiac CT of the Transplanted Heart: Indications, Technique, Appearance, and Complications http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/5/1297

Catheters, Lines & Pacemakers

·         Cardiac valve reconstruction and replacement: a brief review  http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/12/4/659

·         Complications of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators: radiographic, CT, and echocardiographic evaluation http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/170/2/447

·         False aneurysm of the pulmonary artery induced by a Swan-Ganz catheter: clinical presentation and radiologic management http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/167/4/941

·         Imaging of cardiac pacemakers  http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/169/5/1371

·         Radiographic Appearance of Central Venous Catheters http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/166/2/329

·         The radiology of cardiac pacemakers  http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/6/3/373

·         Value of radiography in diagnosing complications of cardioverter defibrillators implanted without thoracotomy in 437 patients http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/168/1/105

Cysts

·         Multiple Cystlike Lung Lesions in the Adult http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/1/W1

Emphysema

·         CT of the lung in patients with pulmonary emphysema: diagnosis, quantification, and correlation with pathologic and physiologic findings http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/162/4/791.pdf

Eosinophilic Lung Disease

·         Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis  http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/185/1/91

·         Eosinophilic Lung Diseases: A Clinical, Radiologic, and Pathologic Overview http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/3/617

·         Eosinophilic Lung Diseases: Diagnostic Accuracy of Thin-Section CT in 111 Patients http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/216/3/773

Fleischner Society: Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging

·         Fleischner Society: Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/246/3/697

Ground Glass Opacity

·         Isolated Diffuse Ground-Glass Opacity in Thoracic CT: Causes and Clinical Presentations http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/184/2/613#REF94

·         Persistent Pulmonary Nodular Ground-Glass Opacity at Thin-Section CT: Histopathologic Comparisons http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/245/1/267

·         Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules and the Spectrum of Peripheral Adenocarcinomas of the Lung: Recommended Interim Guidelines for Assessment and Management

Head & Neck

·         CT Findings after Laryngectomy http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/28/3/869 

HRCT Diagnostic Tool

·         http://www.chestx-ray.com/HRCT/HRCTpicker/INDEX.HTM

Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

General Information

·         What Every Radiologist Should Know about Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias  http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/27/3/595

·         PILOT http://www.pilotforipf.org/

Collagen Vascular Disease and Interstitial Pneumonia

·         Interstitial Lung Diseases Associated with Collagen Vascular Diseases: Radiologic and Histopathologic Findings http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/22/suppl_1/S151

Mediastinum

Hiatal Hernia

·         Intrathoracic Stomach Revisited AJR August 2003

Trachea

·         Paratracheal Air Cysts: A Common Finding on Routine CT Examinations of the Cervical Spine and Neck That May Mimic Pneumomediastinum in Patients With Traumatic Injuries AJNR June-July 2008

Mosaic Pattern of Lung Attenuation

·         Air Trapping on CT of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/178/5/1201

·         CT mosaic pattern of lung attenuation: distinguishing different causes http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/165/4/813

·         Inhomogeneous lung attenuation at thin-section CT: diagnostic value of expiratory scans http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/206/1/89

·         Thin-Section CT of the Secondary Pulmonary Lobule: Anatomy and the Image—The 2004 Fleischner Lecture http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/239/2/322

Neoplasm

Bronchiolalveolar Carcinoma

·         HRCT of Diffuse BAC in 38 patients. http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/173/6/1623

·         Distinction of Consolidative BAC from Pneumonia: Do CT Criteria Work? http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/171/2/359

Pericardium

Pericardial Effusion

·         Imaging Findings in Cardiac Tamponade with Emphasis on CT Radiographics November 2007

Pericardial Recesses

·         Anatomy of Pericardial Recesses on Multidetector CT: Implications for Oncologic Imaging AJR October 2003

Pneumonia

Mycoplasma

·         Mycoplasma Pneumonia: Radiographic and HRCT Features in 28 Patients http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/174/1/37

Post-Op Chest

Complications

·         Radiographic and CT Findings in Complications Following Pulmonary Resection http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/22/1/67

Post-Pneumonectomy

·         Radiographic and CT Findings of Thoracic Complications after Pneumonectomy http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/26/5/1449

Pulmonary Artery Size

·         CT measurement of main pulmonary artery diameter http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/850/1018

·         The normal main pulmonary artery diameter http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/full/76/901/79

Pulmonary Embolism

·         CT Angiography Findings of the Left Atrium and Right Ventricle in Patients with Massive Pulmonary Embolism http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/191/4/1072

·         CT Angiography in the Evaluation of Acute Pulmonary Embolus- August 2008 http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/191/2/471

·         D-Dimers and Efficacy of Clinical Risk Estimation Algorithms: Sensitivity in Evaluation of Acute Pulmonary Embolism http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/2/425 August 2009

·         Diagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of the PIOPED II Investigators http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/242/1/15

·         How I Do It: CT Pulmonary Angiography AJR May 2007

·         Resolution of Pulmonary Embolism on CT Pulmonary Angiography http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/5/1263

Pulmonary Hypertension

·         CT Findings in Diseases Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Current Review (Radiographics 2010)

·         Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension with Multidetector CT and Echocardiography Alone and in Combination http://radiology.rsna.org/content/254/2/609.full

·         Pulmonary Vasculature: Hypertension and Infarction http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/20/2/491

à         Pulmonary hypertension is hemodynamically defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than 25 mm Hg at rest or greater than 30 mm Hg during exercise, with increased pulmonary vascular resistance

à         A CT-determined mean pulmonary artery diameter of greater than or equal to 29 mm demonstrates 87% sensitivity and 89% specificity for predicting pulmonary hypertension. Specificity climbs to 100% when a mean pulmonary artery diameter of greater than or equal to 29 mm is accompanied by findings of a segmental artery-to-bronchus ratio greater than 1:1 in three of four pulmonary lobes.

·         Pulmonary Hypertension: CT of the Chest in Pulmonary Venoocclusive Disease http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/183/1/65

Pulmonary Infections after Bone Marrow Transplantation

·         http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/210/3/699

·         Bone Marrow Transplantation http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/330/12/827   NEJM 1994

Pulmonary Nodules

General

·         Diffuse Pulmonary Nodules http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/194/5/W354

·         Guidelines for Management of Small Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Scans: A Statement from the Fleischner Society http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/237/2/395

·         Pulmonary Nodules: Detection, Assessment, and CAD http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/191/4/1057

·         Recommendations for the Management of Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules Detected at CT: A Statement from the Fleischner Society January 2013 Radiology

·         Smooth or Attached Solid Indeterminate Nodules Detected at Baseline CT Screening in the NELSON Study: Cancer Risk during 1 Year of Follow-up http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/250/1/264

à         The histologic correlates of pleural-based opacities are most often scars, pleural plaques, or small postinfarction fibrotic lesions. The triangular or ovoid nodules adjacent to the fissures may represent intrapulmonary lymph nodes, which may rapidly grow or decrease in size.  The juxtavascular nodules may represent small lymph nodes or small branching vessels, while bronchiolitis or a small bronchiectasis may also appear as a vessel- or fissure-attached nodule.

·         Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules and the Spectrum of Peripheral Adenocarcinomas of the Lung: Recommended Interim Guidelines for Assessment and Management http://radiology.rsna.org/content/253/3/606.full

Perifissural Nodules

·         Perifissural Nodules Seen at CT Screening for Lung Cancer Radiology March 2010

·         Pulmonary Perifissural Nodules on CT Scans: Rapid Growth Is Not a Predictor of Malignancy Radiology November 2012

Radiation Protection

·         Radiation Dose Reduction in Chest CT: A Review http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/190/2/335

RF Ablation

·         Multi–Detector Row CT of the Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins before Radio-frequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/23/suppl_1/S35

·         Percutaneous Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: The Role of Cross-sectional Imaging http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/23/suppl_1/S19

Sarcoidosis

·         HRCT of pulmonary sarcoidosis http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/reprint/168/6/1557

·         Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Typical and Atypical Manifestations at High-Resolution CT with Pathologic Correlation (Radiographics October 2010)

Signs

Angiogram Sign of Lobar Bronchioalveolar CA

·         http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/176/3/749

Crazy Paving

·         Crazy-paving Appearance at Thin-Section CT: Spectrum of Disease/Pathologic Findings http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/211/1/155   

·         "Crazy-Paving" Pattern at Thin-Section CT of the Lungs: Rad-Path Overview http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/23/6/1509

·         The Crazy Paving Sign http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/243/3/905

Epicardial Fad Pad Sign

·         http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/137/2/303

Posterior Tracheal Band 

·         http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/136/3/689

Split Pleura Sign

·         The Split Pleura Sign http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/243/1/297

Situs & Heterotaxy

·         Situs Inversus  http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic639.htm

·         Situs Revisited: Imaging of the Heterotaxy Syndrome http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/19/4/837

·         Approach to Dextrocardia in Adults: Review http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/188/6_Supplement/S39 

Thymus

·         Clinical and Radiologic Review of the Normal and Abnormal Thymus: Pearls and Pitfalls http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/2/413.full  

·         Computed tomography of the normal thymus http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/142/1/121

·         Spectrum of Thymic Uptake at 18F-FDG PET http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/24/6/1611

·         The Thymus: A Comprehensive Review http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/26/2/335

·         Thymic Hyperplasia and Thymus Gland Tumors: Differentiation with Chemical Shift MR Imaging http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/243/3/869

·         Tree In Bud

·         Tree-In-Bud Pattern http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/193/6/W472

·         Tree in Bud Pattern at HRCT- Rad Path Overview http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/25/3/789 

·         The Tree-in-Bud Sign Radiology 2002; 222: 771  http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/222/3/771

Tuberculosis

·         Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Up-to-Date Imaging and Management AJR September 2008

Vasculitis

·         When to Suspect Pulmonary Vasculitis: Radiologic and Clinical Clues http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/30/1/33.full