Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed world. The goals of an
imaging evaluation for acute stroke are to establish a diagnosis as early as possible and to …

Background: Stroke is a devastating condition encompassing a wide range of
pathophysiological entities that include thrombosis, hemorrhage, and embolism. Current …

Abstract Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) is a functional imaging technique that displays
information about the extent and direction of random water motion in tissues. Water …

Hydrogen 1 (1H) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy enables noninvasive in vivo
quantification of metabolite concentrations in the brain. Currently, metabolite concentrations …

Background In most patients, severity of valvular aortic stenosis can be accurately assessed
non-invasively by echocardiography. However, retrograde catheterisation of the aortic valve …

The term hepatic encephalopathy (HE) includes a spectrum of neuropsychiatric
abnormalities occurring in patients with liver dysfunction. Most cases are associated with …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion
coefficient (ADC) maps provide information at MR imaging that may reflect cell attenuation …

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in a consecutive series of patients at presentation to the …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been identified as the signature injury of modern combat.
Considering the large number of troops who have survived brain injuries during military …

Purpose To assess the usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) for
characterizing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) subtypes at 3.0 T. Materials and Methods The …