From the Editor
By Anthony V. Proto
Radiology 2000: Ann S. Fulcher, MD, Appointed Senior Deputy Editor
Radiology 2000 217: 1.
By Anthony V. Proto
Radiology 2000: David G. Disler Completes His Service as Deputy Editor
Radiology 2000 217: 2.
Special Communications
By Robert R. Hattery
Congratulations to the 2000 Editorial Fellows
Radiology 2000 217: 3.
Perspectives
By Richard M. Friedenberg
Managed Care and Social Justice
Radiology 2000 217: 11-13.
Reflections
By Charles B. Higgins
Cardiac Imaging
Radiology 2000 217: 4-10.
Editorials
By Peter L. Choyke
Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging of the Scrotum: Reality Check
Radiology 2000 217: 14-15.
State of the Art
By Perry J. Pickhardt, Marilyn J. Siegel, Robert J. Hayashi, and Michael Kelly
Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Children: Clinical, Histopathologic, and Imaging Features
Radiology 2000 217: 16-25.
By Constantine C. Phatouros, Randall T. Higashida, Adel M. Malek, Philip M. Meyers, Todd E. Lempert, Christopher F. Dowd, and Van V. Halbach
Carotid Artery Stent Placement for Atherosclerotic Disease: Rationale, Technique, and Current Status
Radiology 2000 217: 26-41.
Breast Imaging
By Woo Kyung Moon, Jung-Gi Im, Dong-Young Noh, and Man Chung Han
Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: Evaluation with Power Doppler US and a Microbubble Contrast Agent-Initial Experience
Radiology 2000 217: 240-246.
By Daniel T. Stucker, Debra M. Ikeda, Anne-Renee Hartman, Tracy I. George, Kent W. Nowels, Sandra L. Birdwell, Don Goffinet, and Robert W. Carlson
New Bilateral Microcalcifications at Mammography in a Postlactational Woman: Case Report
Radiology 2000 217: 247-250.
Cardiac Imaging
By Patricia Ugolini, Elie Mousseaux, Anne Hernigou, and Jean-Claude Gaux
Infectious Pseudoaneurysms Suspected at Echocardiography: Electron-Beam CT Findings
Radiology 2000 217: 263-269.
By Robert J. M. van Geuns, Piotr A. Wielopolski, Hein G. de Bruin, Benno J. W. M. Rensing, Marc Hulshoff, Peter M. A. van Ooijen, Pim J. de Feyter, and Matthijs Oudkerk
MR Coronary Angiography with Breath-hold Targeted Volumes: Preliminary Clinical Results
Radiology 2000 217: 270-277.
Diagnosis Please
By Smita Patel and Ella A. Kazerooni
Case 31
Radiology 2000 217: 133.
By Gregory T. Sica and Michael F. Reed
Case 27: Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen
Radiology 2000 217: 134-137.
Emergency Radiology
By Kathirkamanathan Shanmuganathan, Stuart E. Mirvis, Robin Boyd-Kranis, Tatsuyoshi Takada, and Thomas M. Scalea
Nonsurgical Management of Blunt Splenic Injury: Use of CT Criteria to Select Patients for Splenic Arteriography and Potential Endovascular Therapy
Radiology 2000 217: 75-82.
Experimental Studies
By Bruce R. Whiting, Elizabeth G. McFarland, and James A. Brink
Influence of Image Acquisition Parameters on CT Artifacts and Polyp Depiction in
Spiral CT Colonography: In Vitro Evaluation
Radiology 2000 217: 165-172.
By Markus Lenhart, Markus Völk, Christoph Manke, Wolfgang R. Nitz, Michael Strotzer, Stefan Feuerbach, and Johann Link
Stent Appearance at Contrast-enhanced MR Angiography: In Vitro Examination with 14 Stents
Radiology 2000 217: 173-178.
By Valérie Bousson, Catherine Bergot, Alain Meunier, Frédérique Barbot, Caroline Parlier-Cuau, Anne-Marie Laval-Jeantet, and Jean-Denis Laredo
CT of the Middiaphyseal Femur: Cortical Bone Mineral Density and Relation to Porosity
Radiology 2000 217: 179-187.
Gastrointestinal Imaging
By June-Sik Cho, Kyung-Sook Shin, Soon-Tae Kwon, Jin-Whan Kim, Chang-June Song, Seung-Moo Noh, Dae-Young Kang, Hyung-Yul Kim, and Hyung-Keun Kang
Heterotopic Pancreas in the Stomach: CT Findings
Radiology 2000 217: 139-144.
By Tomoaki Ichikawa, Michael P. Federle, Luigi Grazioli, and Wallis Marsh
Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Pre- and Posttherapy Evaluation with CT and MR Imaging
Radiology 2000 217: 145-151.
By Peter Reimer, Nicole Jähnke, Martin Fiebich, Wolfgang Schima, Filip Deckers, Christian Marx, Nicolaus Holzknecht, and Sanjay Saini
Hepatic Lesion Detection and Characterization: Value of Nonenhanced MR Imaging, Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-enhanced MR Imaging, and Spiral CT-ROC Analysis
Radiology 2000 217: 152-158.
By Ihab R. Kamel, S. Nahum Goldberg, Mary T. Keogan, Max P. Rosen, and Vassilios Raptopoulos
Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Appendicitis: Nonfocused Appendiceal CT-Review of 100 Cases
Radiology 2000 217: 159-163.
Genitourinary Imaging
By Yuji Watanabe, Masako Dohke, Kazutoshi Ohkubo, Takayoshi Ishimori, Yoshiki Amoh, Akira Okumura, Kazushige Oda, Takafumi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Dodo, and Yoichi Arai
Scrotal Disorders: Evaluation of Testicular Enhancement Patterns at Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Subtraction MR Imaging
Radiology 2000 217: 219-227.
By Reena C. Jha, Susan M. Ascher, Izumi Imaoka, and James B. Spies
Symptomatic Fibroleiomyomata: MR Imaging of the Uterus before and after Uterine Arterial Embolization
Radiology 2000 217: 228-235.
Health Policy and Practice
By Pamela M. McMahon, Sally S. Araki, Peter J. Neumann, Gordon J. Harris, and G. Scott Gazelle
Cost-effectiveness of Functional Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease
Radiology 2000 217: 58-68.
By Lionel Arrivé, Raphaëlle Renard, Fabrice Carrat, Ahcène Belkacem, Hervé Dahan, Pierre Le Hir, Laurence Monnier-Cholley, and Jean-Michel Tubiana
A Scale of Methodological Quality for Clinical Studies of Radiologic Examinations
Radiology 2000 217: 69-74.
Medical Physics
By Erhan T. Ilgit, Niyazi Meric, Dogan Bor, Izlem Öznur, Öznur Konus, and Sedat Isik
Lens of the Eye: Radiation Dose in Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
Radiology 2000 217: 54-57.
Musculoskeletal Imaging
By A. Jay Khanna, Taek Rim Yoon, Michael A. Mont, David S. Hungerford, and David A. Bluemke
Femoral Head Osteonecrosis: Detection and Grading by Using a Rapid MR Imaging Protocol
Radiology 2000 217: 188-192.
By Olivier Hauger, Lawrence R. Frank, Robert D. Boutin, Nittaya Lektrakul, Christine B. Chung, Parviz Haghighi, and Donald Resnick
Characterization of the "Red Zone" of Knee Meniscus: MR Imaging and Histologic Correlation
Radiology 2000 217: 193-200.
By Olivier Hauger, Christine B. Chung, Nittaya Lektrakul, Michael J. Botte, Debra Trudell, Robert D. Boutin, and Donald Resnick
Pulley System in the Fingers: Normal Anatomy and Simulated Lesions in Cadavers at MR Imaging, CT, and US with and without Contrast Material Distention of the Tendon Sheath
Radiology 2000 217: 201-212.
Neuroradiology
By Myung Kwan Lim, Chang Hae Suh, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Kook Cho, Seung Ho Choi, Jee Hee Kang, Won Park, and Jung Hee Lee
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Brain MR Imaging and Single-Voxel Hydrogen 1 MR Spectroscopy
Radiology 2000 217: 43-49.
By Sanjay K. Singh, Jacob M. Agris, Norman E. Leeds, and Lawrence E. Ginsberg
Intracranial Leptomeningeal Metastases: Comparison of Depiction at FLAIR and Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging
Radiology 2000 217: 50-53.
Obstetric Imaging
By Donna D. Johnson, Dolores H. Pretorius, Nancy E. Budorick, Marilyn C. Jones, Karen V. Lou, Gina M. James, and Thomas R. Nelson
Fetal Lip and Primary Palate: Three-dimensional versus Two-dimensional US
Radiology 2000 217: 236-239.
Pediatric Imaging
By Keira P. Mason, Edward Michna, David Zurakowski, Babu V. Koka, and Patricia E. Burrows
Serum Ethanol Levels in Children and Adults after Ethanol Embolization or Sclerotherapy for Vascular Anomalies
Radiology 2000 217: 127-132.
Radiation Oncology
By Erin M. Moore, Thomas J. Magrino, and Peter A. S. Johnstone
Rectal Bleeding after Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Endoscopic Evaluation
Radiology 2000 217: 215-218.
Signs in Imaging
By John N. Pappas
The Musculoskeletal Crescent Sign
Radiology 2000 217: 213-214.
Thoracic Imaging
By David F. Yankelevitz, Anthony P. Reeves, William J. Kostis, Binsheng Zhao, and Claudia I. Henschke
Small Pulmonary Nodules: Volumetrically Determined Growth Rates Based on CT Evaluation
Radiology 2000 217: 251-256.
By Leslie Eisenbud Quint, Chan Hyoung Park, and Mark D. Iannettoni
Solitary Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Extrapulmonary Neoplasms
Radiology 2000 217: 257-261.
Ultrasonography
By Michelle L. Robbin, Michael H. Gallichio, Mark H. Deierhoi, Carlton J. Young, Therese M. Weber, and Michael Allon
US Vascular Mapping before Hemodialysis Access Placement
Radiology 2000 217: 83-88.
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
By Scott O. Trerotola, Jeannette Kuhn-Fulton, Matthew S. Johnson, Himanshu Shah, Walter T. Ambrosius, and Patricia H. Kneebone
Tunneled Infusion Catheters: Increased Incidence of Symptomatic Venous Thrombosis after Subclavian versus Internal Jugular Venous Access
Radiology 2000 217: 89-93.
By Johannes Lammer, Michael D. Dake, Jacques Bleyn, Barry T. Katzen, Manfred Cejna, Philippe Piquet, Gary J. Becker, and Richard A. Settlage
Peripheral Arterial Obstruction: Prospective Study of Treatment with a Transluminally Placed Self-expanding Stent-Graft
Radiology 2000 217: 95-104.
By Patricia J. Nelemans, Tim Leiner, Henrica C. W. de Vet, and Joseph M. A. van Engelshoven
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Meta-analysis of the Diagnostic Performance of MR Angiography
Radiology 2000 217: 105-114.
By Evan S. Siegelman, Riad Charafeddine, Alan H. Stolpen, and Leon Axel
Suppression of Intravascular Signal on Fat-saturated Contrast-enhanced Thoracic MR Arteriograms
Radiology 2000 217: 115-118.
By Sandro Rossi, Francesco Garbagnati, Riccardo Lencioni, Hans-Peter Allgaier, Alfonso Marchianò, Fabio Fornari, Pietro Quaretti, Giuseppe Di Tolla, Claudia Ambrosi, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Hubert E. Blum, and Carlo Bartolozzi
Percutaneous Radio-frequency Thermal Ablation of Nonresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Occlusion of Tumor Blood Supply
Radiology 2000 217: 119-126.
Technical Developments
By Christian N. H. Enzweiler, Dietmar E. Kivelitz, Till H. Wiese, Matthias Taupitz, Sebastian Höhn, Adrian C. Borges, Lars Pietsch, Pascal Dohmen, Gert Baumann, and Bernd Hamm
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: Improved Electron-Beam Tomography by Prolonging Breath Holds with Preoxygenation
Radiology 2000 217: 278-283.
By Daniel K. Sodickson, Charles A. McKenzie, Wei Li, Steven Wolff, Warren J. Manning, and Robert R. Edelman
Contrast-enhanced 3D MR Angiography with Simultaneous Acquisition of Spatial Harmonics: A Pilot Study
Radiology 2000 217: 284-289.
By Jean-Michel Serfaty, Ergin Atalar, Jerome Declerck, Perry Karmakar, Harald H. Quick, Kendrick A. Shunk, Alan W. Heldman, and Xiaoming Yang
Real-time Projection MR Angiography: Feasibility Study
Radiology 2000 217: 290-295.
By Jan Willem C. van der Veen, Daniel R. Weinberger, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Joseph A. Frank, and Jeff H. Duyn
Proton MR Spectroscopic Imaging without Water Suppression
Radiology 2000 217: 296-300.
Letters to the Editor
By Gustav K. von Schulthess and Anthony V. Proto
Academic Degrees in the United States and Abroad • Dr Proto responds:
Radiology 2000 217: 301.
By Morry Silberstein, Richard W. Katzberg, Philip F. Benedetti, Christiana M. Drake, Marija Ivanovic, Richard A. Levine, Carol S. Beatty, William R. Nemzek, Russell A. McFall, Francesca K. Ontell, Virginia C. Poirier, and Brian W. Chong
MR Imaging of Acute Cervical Spine Injuries • Dr Katzberg and colleagues respond:
Radiology 2000 217: 301-303.
By Ferris M. Hall and Edward A. Sickles
Follow-up of Probably Benign Breast Lesions • Dr Sickles responds:
Radiology 2000 217: 303-305.
In Memoriam
Barbara Schepps
In Memoriam
Radiology 2000 217: 306.
Ruth R. Tager
In Memoriam
Radiology 2000 217: 306.
Book Reviews
Neuroimaging. 2 Vols
Radiology 2000 217: 42.
Stent-Grafts: Current Clinical Practice
Radiology 2000 217: 94.
Textbook of Contrast Media
Radiology 2000 217: 138.
Fraser and Paré's Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest. 4th ed, 4 vols
Radiology 2000 217: 262.
Departments
Abstracts of Current Literature
Radiology 2000 217: 307-308.
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