MR Imaging of the Chest
Fig. 1 Normal lung. a Coronal T2-weighted image (33 weeks) showing great vessels and lungs with normal volume and signal intensity. b Axial T2-weighted image showing the normal high signal intensity suggestive…
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Gas MRI in Pediatric Lung Disease
He-3 Xe-129 Essentially insoluble in biological tissue Weakly soluble in biological tissue Cannot provide gas exchange information Provides gas exchange information No known side effects CNS (euphoric and anesthetic) side…
of Lung Morphology and Perfusion
Basic protocol (without contrast media) Advanced protocol (contrast media) Localizer TrueFISP transverse and coronal and sagittal, overlapping (2 mm slice thickness, effective) T2 HASTE coronal and transverse (PACE) T2 TSE (BLADE)…
in Chest Radiography Techniques: CR, DR, Tomosynthesis, and Radiation Dose Optimization
Fig. 1 Three projection images of the same 8-year-old child. a Upright PA view at 180 cm SID with fixed grid using DR; b Upright AP view 4 days prior at 180 cm SID…
Contribution of Nuclear Medicine to Pulmonary Imaging
Fig. 1 Normal ventilation and perfusion scan. There is a very close match in the distribution of the tracer between the ventilation and the perfusion images. ANT anterior, POST posterior, LAO…
Renal Imaging: Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Fig. 9.1 Left image: Intravenous pyelogram demonstrating normal configuration of a left kidney with upper-pole (white arrows), mid-pole (red arrows), and lower-pole (blue arrows) calyces. Right image: MR urogram of…
Renal Imaging: Cystic and Solid Lesions
Fig. 11.1 Wilms’ tumor. Grayscale ultrasound of the right kidney (a). Large heterogeneous echogenic soft tissue mass arising from right upper pole, with small cystic regions representing necrosis. Surrounding hypoechoic…
Scrotal Imaging
Fig. 17.1 Normal testis. Sagittal (a) and transverse (b) views of normal testes demonstrating homogeneous parenchyma. The markers take measurements of testicular size in both dimensions. Spectral Doppler tracing of…
Principles of Voiding Cystourethrography (VCUG)
Fig. 5.1 Diagram shows the components of a fluoroscopic imaging chain [4] (Reprinted from Schueler [4]. With permission from Radiological Society of North America) The x-ray generator allows for the…
Urolithiasis
Fig. 13.1 Abdominal radiograph demonstrates bilateral renal stones and bladder stones which are radiopaque (arrows) Fig. 13.2 Abdominal radiograph demonstrates a round calcification in the left pelvis (arrow). This calcification…
