<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>jrgantenberg – AJNR Blog</title> <atom:link href="https://www.ajnrblog.org/author/jrgantenberg/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org</link> <description>The Official Blog of the American Journal of Neuroradiology</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:13:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title>ASSR 2016 Gold Medal: Wade H. M. Wong</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/04/01/assr-2016-gold-medal-wade-h-m-wong/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11681</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE The American Society of Spine Radiology Presents 2016 Gold Medal to Wade H. M. Wong, D.O., FACR, FAOCR During 2016 Annual Symposium The American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR) presented the Society’s 2016 Gold Medal to Wade H. M. Wong,]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong></p> <p><strong>The American Society of Spine Radiology </strong><strong>Presents 2016 Gold Medal to Wade H. M. Wong, D.O., </strong><strong>FACR, FAOCR </strong><strong>During 2016 Annual Symposium</strong></p> <figure id="attachment_11682" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11682" style="width: 240px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/wade_wong.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-11682"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-11682 size-medium" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/wade_wong-240x300.jpg" alt="wade_wong" width="240" height="300" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/wade_wong-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/wade_wong-120x150.jpg 120w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/wade_wong-480x600.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-11682" class="wp-caption-text">Wade H. M. Wong, DO, FACR, FAOCR</figcaption></figure> <p>The American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR) presented the Society’s 2016 Gold Medal to Wade H. M. Wong, D.O., FACR, FAOCR on February 20 during the ASSR 2016 Annual Symposium, February 18-21 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida. Dr. Wong is the fourth recipient of the ASSR Gold Medal, which was established in 2013. The ASSR Gold Medal is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Society and to spine radiology.</p> <p>Dr. Wong is a Past President of the American Society of Spine Radiology. He is also a Past President of the Western Neuroradiological Society (WNRS) and of the American Osteopathic College of Radiology (AOCR.) Dr. Wong is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and a Fellow of the AOCR. He is a <em>Senior</em> Member of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), WNRS, and the Society for Interventional Surgery (SNIS.)</p> <p>Early in his involvement the ASSR, Dr. Wong initiated the hands-on training courses for the ASSR starting in 1999 at the Annual Symposium. About the same time he also introduced similar hands-on spine interventional courses for the RSNA, which led to his becoming the Chairman of the How-to and Hands-On Refresher Courses.</p> <p>Dr. Wong is Professor Emeritus of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego. His involvement in teaching has been his hallmark. He is a three-time recipient of the Silver Spoon and two-time recipient of the Teacher of the Year Award for Neurosciences at UCSD. He is the recipient of the Trenery Medal for outstanding Lecturing. For 2015, Dr. Wong was selected to be the Outreach Professor to South Africa for the ASNR.</p> <p>His list of publications exceed more than a hundred peer review articles, books, book chapters, scientific abstracts and exhibits. His invited lectures throughout the world number more than six hundred.</p> <p>Dr. Wong has been an innovator. Early in his career, he worked with his mentor Dr. Chuck Kerber in developing a protocol for treating advanced stage Head and Neck Cancer with super dose intraarterial Chemotherapy and concurrent Radiation. This led to the best paper award at the ASNR Annual Meeting in 1997. He was one of the leaders in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty. His collaborative work with Dr. Bassem Georgy introduced the concept of incorporating heat by RF Coblation for cancer mass destruction and cavity creation prior to augmentation. His work with Functional Anesthetic Discography led to the Gabriel Wilson Award for best paper at the WNRS Annual Meeting in 2006.</p> <p>However, probably his most significant innovation was to carve a pathway for which radiologists could be recognized as physician experts in Pain Medicine. This he did by sacrificing a year from his busy interventional practice in order to take an ACGME Fellowship in Pain Medicine which led to a successful challenge to sit for the Pain Medicine Board Examination, resulting in ABMS Board Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Pain Medicine and a precedent setting pathway for which radiologists could be certified in Pain Medicine. Today Radiologists can become Board Certified in Pain Medicine through the American Board of Radiology (ABR.)</p> <p>For more information on the ASSR Gold Medal, or the society in general, contact Business Manager Ken Cammarata at ASSR, 800 Enterprise Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523-4216, Phone: 630-574-0220, ext. 226, Fax: 630-574-0661, Email: <a href="mailto:kcammarata@asnr.org">kcammarata@asnr.org</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Register Now for ASNR’s 54th Annual Meeting</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/03/11/register-now-asnrs-54th-annual-meeting/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:03:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[ASNR News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meeting Information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ASNR]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11586</guid> <description><![CDATA[ASNR 54th Annual Meeting and The Foundation of the ASNR Symposium 2016…join us and be a part of the best ASNR Annual Meeting and Symposium. There are lots of new and exciting things happening at the meeting in 2016! The]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ASNR 54<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting and The Foundation of the ASNR Symposium 2016…join us and be a part of the best ASNR Annual Meeting and Symposium.</p> <p><em>There are lots of new and exciting things happening at the meeting in 2016!</em></p> <p><strong>The ASNR Advanced Registration and Housing deadline is Friday, April 8, 2016. </strong><strong><a href="https://app.certain.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x801744ef6e" target="_blank">Register today and book your housing!</a></strong></p> <p>Highlights of the Foundation of the ASNR and the ASNR 54<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting:</p> <p>The Foundation of the ASNR Symposium beginning at 10:30 AM Saturday and 8:00 AM Sunday morning. The symposium will be on <strong>Emergency Neuroradiology</strong><strong>. </strong>Immediately following these symposia join us for the Closing Reception of the Foundation of the ASNR Symposium (included in your registration fee), f<strong>ollowed by</strong> <strong>a fun performance by the</strong> <strong>Capitol Steps</strong><strong>: </strong><strong>A Washington D.C. – based comedy troupe guaranteed to leave you laughing!</strong></p> <p>The Annual Meeting will provide informative updates on general Neuroradiology and showcase specialty healthcare programming, Young Professional programming, parallel paper sessions, and evidence based medicine programming. The heart of the meeting will be invited lectures, original presentations, scientific posters, and educational exhibits. <strong>New this year: Turbo Talks! </strong><strong>Brief, oral presentations followed by an in-depth electronic poster tour by the authors.</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fourteen (14) Self-Assessment Module (SAM) Sessions Programming throughout the week.</li> <li>Earn up to 46<em> AMA PRA Category 1 Credits</em><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.</li> <li>Make sure you plan to attend the <em>Annual Meeting Welcome Reception</em> with our technical exhibitors and enjoy a performance by ASNR physician members’ jazz quartet led by Drs. Bruce Wasserman and Jonathan Lewin on Monday, May 23 from 6:15 – 7:45pm followed by a Jam Session until 10:00pm.</li> <li>Need to evaluate to receive your CME credits but no time to stop by the CME Pavilion? You can access the link remotely 24/7 at the center and at your hotel. You can evaluate until …..???</li> </ul> <p>The fMRI Workshop led by Dr. Scott Faro will be offered on Thursday, May 26 from 7:30am-11:30am. Limited Capacity (No CME credit available).</p> <p>The International Hydrocephalus Imaging Working Group – CSF Flow Group: Thursday, May 26 from 1:00-5:30pm and Friday, May 27 from 8:00am-4:30pm. Additional fees and sign-up is required. (No CME credit available)</p> <p>For more Information about the ASNR 54<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting and The ASNR Foundation Symposium 2016, May 21 – 26 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park visit <a href="http://www.asnr.org/2016" target="_blank">www.asnr.org/2016</a>.</p> <p>This activity has been approved for <em>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></em></p> <p><strong>See you in Washington, D.C. Saturday, May 21 – Thursday, May 26!</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-10989"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-10989" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016.jpg" alt="asnr2016" width="600" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016.jpg 2004w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016-150x88.jpg 150w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016-300x175.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/asnr2016-900x526.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 2004px) 100vw, 2004px" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>24th Zurich Course on Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/03/10/11583/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:37:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Meeting Information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zurich Course on Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11583</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Department of Neuroradiology of the University Hospital of Zurich is sponsoring its 24th Zurich Course on Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology on August 22 – 27, 2016. The diagnostic part of the course will cover selected topics on fundamental and]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Department of Neuroradiology of the University Hospital of Zurich is sponsoring its 24th Zurich Course on Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology on August 22 – 27, 2016.</p> <p>The diagnostic part of the course will cover selected topics on fundamental and advanced clinical neuroimaging of the brain, including neuroanatomy, neurooncology, neuroimmunology and neurovascular disease with emphasis on hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke and neuroradiology of the skull base.</p> <p>The interventional part of the course will cover almost the entire spectrum of endovascular interventional neuroradiology including acute ischemic stroke, intra- and extracranial atherosclerotic disease, vascular lesions of the head and neck, hypervascular skull base and intracranial tumors, dural arteriovenous fistulae, brain AVMs, spinal cord AVMs, and intracranial aneurysms.</p> <p><strong>Course Directors:</strong> Professor Anton Valavanis, Zurich & Professor Scott W. Atlas, Stanford. For further information, contact Prof. A. Valavanis, Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Website: <a href="http://www.cinr-zurich.ch" target="_blank">www.cinr-zurich.ch</a>. Phone +41-44-255 56 00, Fax +41-44-255 45 04, email: <a href="mailto:neuroradiologie@usz.ch" target="_blank">neuroradiologie@usz.ch</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-11584"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11584" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24-562x600.jpg" alt="zurich-course-24" width="562" height="600" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24-562x600.jpg 562w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24-141x150.jpg 141w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24-281x300.jpg 281w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/zurich-course-24.jpg 716w" sizes="(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques (2-Volume Set)</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/03/08/atlas-neurosurgical-techniques/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Full Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interventional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[neurosurgery]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11466</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sekhar LN, Fessler RG, eds. Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. Vols 1 and 2. 2nd ed. Thieme; 2015; 1566 pp; 2775 ill; $449.99 While a majority of neuroradiologists, except those in interventional neuroradiology, may not be enticed to purchase their own personal]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sekhar LN, Fessler RG, eds. <em>Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques</em>. Vols 1 and 2. 2nd ed. Thieme; 2015; 1566 pp; 2775 ill; $449.99</strong></p> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11467" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover-235x300.jpg" alt="sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover" width="235" height="300" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover-235x300.jpg 235w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover-118x150.jpg 118w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover-300x382.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sekhar-fessler_atlas-neurosurg-techniques_cover.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px" />While a majority of neuroradiologists, except those in interventional neuroradiology, may not be enticed to purchase their own personal copy of the 2-volume set <em>Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Brain</em>, it should be recognized by all those in the clinical neurosciences that this deals with for more than “techniques”. Edited by Drs. Sekhar (University of Washington) and Fessler (Rush University Medical Center), this 1566-page book set is the second edit (prior publication 2006) of this authoritative text, and it fulfills all expectations.</p> <p>Volume 1 covers in great detail General Principles and Basic Techniques (8 chapters), Aneurysms (19 chapters), AVMs (13 chapters), Occlusive and Hemorrhagic Vascular Disease (6 chapters), Intraventricular Tumors (2 chapters), Pineal Region Lesions (4 chapters), Cranial Base Lesions (27 chapters), Epilepsy and Functional Pain Disorders (3 chapters), Cranial Nerve Compression Syndromes (8 chapters), Cranio-Cerebral Trauma (2 chapters), Hydrocephalus (2 chapters), CNS Infections (1 chapter), Stereotatic Radiosurgery (5 chapters). A multitude of video clips (over 150) accompany the 2 volumes. One accesses those videos via codes given with the book (separate code for each volume). As one reads material in each section, they are referred back to an appropriate video.</p> <p>Considerable space (310 page) is devoted to aneurysms and their treatment, and with the drawings, the associated angiograms, and the pre/postoperative imaging, one develops an understanding of the techniques (open and endovascular) used in both common and complex aneurysms. Each chapter in this section (and, in fact, throughout the entire set of books) follows about the same—but not identical—outline, with items of interest to radiologists, such as case material (history, imaging, procedure), patient selection, choices for approach, vivid intraoperative photographs (where applicable), operative approaches, drawings as needed, and postprocedural imaging.</p> <p>In other chapters, the neuroradiologist learns landmarks of importance to the surgeon when approaches to abnormalities are devised—for example, to skull base lesions or cavernous sinus lesions. While topics such as this have been presented at ASNR meetings, here we see exactly why anatomical identifications are important. By and large, the imaging is of good quality and allows the correlation with the operative procedures.</p> <p>How much more effective a radiologist can be by knowing the tactics used by the neurosurgical team is obvious when reading through this book. From an academic standpoint, preparing for neurosurgery work rounds or grand rounds would be assisted with this book as a ready reference.</p> <p>At the next ASNR or RSNA, stop by the Thieme booth and look through these 2 books. You will quickly realize how important it would be for either a neuroradiology section or an individual neuroradiologist to purchase them.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>ASNR Seeks Editors to Bolster Content on New Website</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/02/15/asnr-seeks-editors-to-bolster-content-on-new-website/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:45:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[ASNR News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ASNR news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social media]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11448</guid> <description><![CDATA[Originally posted February 14, 2016 at ASNR.org. The ASNR is revamping its website and is looking for 11 website editors to help with creating content and working with ASNR members to create content. The website editors will each be in]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Originally posted February 14, 2016 at <a href="http://www.asnr.org/blog/asnr-seeks-editors-bolster-content-new-website" target="_blank">ASNR.org</a>.</strong></em></p> <p>The ASNR is revamping its website and is looking for 11 website editors to help with creating content and working with ASNR members to create content. The website editors will each be in charge of different sections of the website (MOC portal, fellowship portal, neurocurriculum live, patient portal, PQIs, advocacy/health policy, research, study groups and 3 editors for social media). The website editors will work closely with the members of the ASNR Executive Committee responsible for these respective areas. Editors are expected to ensure that their website sections are up-to-date and that new content is continuously being created. New content should be added typically on at least a monthly frequency to keep ASNR members engaged. Web content will also populate ASNR social media, including Facebook and Twitter sites.</p> <p>The website editors will be official members of the ASNR website content task force and can list the title of ASNR website editor on their CV. They will receive nominal financial compensation. Initial appointment will be for one year, and appointment can be renewed based on productivity as assessed by the ASNR Website and Social Media Committee. Interested candidates should email their CV along with a statement explaining their qualifications and interest in this role to Max Wintermark at <a href="mailto:max.wintermark@gmail.com">max.wintermark@gmail.com</a>. Junior ASNR members are strongly encouraged to apply.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>We Are Retiring the Clinical Correlation</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/01/26/we-are-retiring-the-clinical-correlation/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:58:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Editorial Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clinical Correlation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[neuroradiology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pathology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11364</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Clinical Correlation, one of several features within the AJNR‘s Case Collections section, is being retired. Originally envisioned by Section Editor Dr. Christine Glastonbury (from the University of California, San Francisco) as a way to stoke collaboration between neuroradiologists, pathologists, and clinicians, the Clinical]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11365" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/12-dec-a-300x276.jpg" alt="12-dec-a" width="300" height="276" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/12-dec-a-300x276.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/12-dec-a-150x138.jpg 150w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/12-dec-a-768x708.jpg 768w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/12-dec-a.jpg 868w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The Clinical Correlation, one of several features within the <em>AJNR</em>‘s Case Collections section, is being retired.</p> <p>Originally envisioned by Section Editor Dr. Christine Glastonbury (from the University of California, San Francisco) as a way to stoke collaboration between neuroradiologists, pathologists, and clinicians, the Clinical Correlation ran from October 2013 through December 2015. In that time, Dr. Glastonbury — with the help of Associate Editors Drs. Matthew S. Russell, Tarik Tihan, S. Andrew Josephson, and Phiroz Tarapore, all of whom also hail from UCSF — amassed a collection of cases matching imaging with pathology, often featuring video and audio components to help demonstrate these correlations. We hope our readers have found the Clinical Correlation to be a useful series of cases for learning how neuroradiologic information contributes to and corresponds with important clinicopathologic findings in a number of disease entities.</p> <p>The <em>AJNR</em> would like to thank Dr. Glastonbury and her Associate Editors for the time and effort they devoted to producing this feature. The case archive will be accessible from the <a href="http://www.ajnr.org/site/misc/about.xhtml" target="_blank">About page at AJNR.org</a>, where site visitors will be able to browse installments either by <a href="http://www.ajnr.org/site/clcor/index.xhtml" target="_blank">date</a> or by <a href="http://www.ajnr.org/site/clcor/diagnosisindex.xhtml" target="_blank">diagnosis</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Event: Fetal Brain Conference, Children’s National Health System</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2016/01/19/event-fetal-brain-conference-childrens-national-health-system/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:07:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Meeting Information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fetal brain imaging]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11339</guid> <description><![CDATA[Featuring a 360-degree review of advances in understanding of the fetal brain – the road to here and now, and the road going forward – presented by a multidisciplinary panel of world-renowned experts in the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, developmental]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Featuring a 360-degree review of advances in understanding of the fetal brain – the road to here and now, and the road going forward – presented by a multidisciplinary panel of world-renowned experts in the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, developmental neuroscience, neurogenetics, fetal and neonatal neurology, and imaging, the International Symposium on the Fetal Brain is a two-day, CME-accredited event that will provide a comprehensive, holistic review of both genetic and environmental aspects of normal and abnormal brain development on the fetus as well as a framework for understanding the effects of a failing or hostile intrauterine environment, or premature loss of intrauterine support, on brain development.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-11343"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11343" style="max-width: 640px !important;" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1.jpg" alt="fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1" width="640" height="404" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1.jpg 1500w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1-150x95.jpg 150w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_1-1-768x484.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-11344"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11344" style="max-width: 640px !important;" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1.jpg" alt="fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2" width="640" height="404" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1.jpg 1500w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1-150x95.jpg 150w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/fetal-brain-symposium_CNMC_2016_Page_2-1-768x484.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p> <p><strong>For more information or to register, please visit <a style="width: 640px;" href="http://childrensnational.org/news-and-events/event-calendar/for-providers/international-symposium-on-the-fetal-brain" target="_blank">ChildrensNational.org/FetalBrainConference</a>.</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>AJNR Welcomes New Statistical Senior Editor</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2015/10/28/ajnr-welcomes-new-statistical-senior-editor/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Editorial Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scientific publication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11087</guid> <description><![CDATA[The AJNR would like to welcome Bryan Comstock, MS, who joined us as our first Statistical Senior Editor on October 1. Manuscripts submitted to AJNR now undergo separate statistical review, during which they are assessed for the statistical validity of their findings and for]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_11088" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11088" style="width: 238px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-11088 size-medium" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/comstock-pic-238x300.jpg" alt="Bryan Comstock, MS" width="238" height="300" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/comstock-pic-238x300.jpg 238w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/comstock-pic-119x150.jpg 119w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/comstock-pic-300x379.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/comstock-pic.jpg 396w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-11088" class="wp-caption-text">Bryan Comstock, MS</figcaption></figure> <p>The <em>AJNR</em> would like to welcome Bryan Comstock, MS, who joined us as our first Statistical Senior Editor on October 1. Manuscripts submitted to <em>AJNR</em> now undergo separate statistical review, during which they are assessed for the statistical validity of their findings and for study design. We hope this added level of scrutiny will further improve the quality of papers we publish and also help authors to revise and refine their work during review.</p> <p>Bryan is Senior Biostatistician at the Center for Biomedical Statistics at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he develops and supports grant applications for extramural funding in the areas of health services research, radiology, neonatology, nephrology, and surgery. He has served as the primary biostatistician for numerous randomized clinical trials and observational cohort studies and has developed electronic data capture systems for multisite randomized studies. He is a member of the Society of Clinical Trials and the co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed articles indexed on MEDLINE.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>In Memoriam – Georges Salamon</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2015/10/26/in-memoriam-georges-salamon/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:15:14 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[ASNR News]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11018</guid> <description><![CDATA[Georges Salamon, one of neuroradiology’s pioneers, early thought leaders, and international spokesmen died on October 10, 2015, at age 84. Born in Montpellier, France to a Russian father and a Polish mother of Jewish descent, he acutely experienced the traumas]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-11079" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/salamon_obit-225x300.jpg" alt="salamon_obit" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/salamon_obit-225x300.jpg 225w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/salamon_obit-113x150.jpg 113w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/salamon_obit-300x400.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/salamon_obit-900x1200.jpg 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" />Georges Salamon, one of neuroradiology’s pioneers, early thought leaders, and international spokesmen died on October 10, 2015, at age 84. Born in Montpellier, France to a Russian father and a Polish mother of Jewish descent, he acutely experienced the traumas of World War II, but kept throughout his life a unique, optimistic spirit of adventure. Knowing the costs and benefits of the vicissitudes of life, Georges maintained an exceptional open-mindedness and a zest for change and new opportunities.</p> <p>Receiving his Doctor of Medicine from the Faculty of Aix-Marseille in 1958, he was spurred into specialty training by his teachers, Herman Fischgold, Henri Gastaut, and Robert Naquet, graduating in radiology in 1962 and neurology in 1965. This dual experience in imaging and neuroscience provided the stimulus for Georges to enter the nascent field of Neuroradiology and the basis of a prestigious career bridging these disciplines. Post training, Georges quickly joined the Hôpital de la Timone in that “considerable town,” Marseille, first as assistant professor in 1964, and then as head of the Department of Neuroradiology from 1972 to 1996.</p> <p>Though broadly curious and an eclectic thinker, Georges’ first scientific love was neuroanatomy. Between 1965 and 1970 his students’ numerous theses on cerebral vasculature formed the basis of and culminated in the publication of the <em>Atlas of Arteries of the Human Brain </em>in 1974, of <em>Radiologic Anatomy of the Brain</em> in collaboration with Y.P. Huang in 1978, and <em>Vascularization and Cerebral Circulation</em> with G. Lazorthes and A. Gill that same year. This work became the anatomic bible for a whole generation of neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons. It also served as a basis for the subsequent development of therapeutic angiography and the emergence in France of a new generation of vascular neuroradiologists under the joint stimulus of Georges Salamon and René Djindjian.</p> <p>The cross-sectional microradiographs of injected brains emanating from the INSERM U6 laboratory that Georges founded in 1972 fascinated young neuroscientists everywhere. Thus in the 1970s and 1980s, close collaborations were established between Marseille and the United States, Sweden, and Japan. Stimulated by this research and its early clinical applications, residents, fellows, and full professors travelled to and from Marseille to participate in research projects, perfect their training, and share their angiographic know-how. Such ventures with Georges often held surprises, such as one American visitor who found himself unexpectedly responsible for fresh cadaveric material. Georges’ American colleagues listed in the 2006 ASNR Honorary Member summary reads like a Who’s Who of the ASNR, including Juan Taveras, Ernest Wood, Sadek Hilal, Gordon Potts, Norm Chase, Irv Kricheff, Norman Leeds, Paul New, Giovanni DiChiro, Hans Newton, Bill Hanafee, and Gabriel Wilson.</p> <p>Neuroanatomy also underpinned the clinical applications of cross-sectional imaging, x-ray CT, and MRI as well as functional PET and MRI. In the mid 1990s, Georges brought together neuroimagers and his old Parisian friend and neurosurgical colleague, Jean Talairach, fostering the subsequent conversion of 1940s analogue paper images into the now pervasive digital atlases with Talairach co-ordinates. The Marseille school remained in the foreground, with his pupil, Charles Raybaud, one of the pioneers of pediatric neuroradiology, who succeeded him as head of the Neuroradiology Department at la Timone and is now the Chief of Pediatric Neuroradiology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.</p> <p>Beginning in the 1970s, Georges Salamon encouraged formal national and international professional organizations: he was a founding member and president of the SFNR (Societe Francaise de Neuroradiologie) in 1970 and the ESNR (European Society of Neuroradiology) in 1972. International recognition was the fair return: in 1984 he was appointed Honorary Member of the ACR <em>(</em>American College of Radiology<em>)</em>, in 1994 the RSNA <em>(</em>Radiological Society of North America<em>)</em>, in 1995 the ESNR, in 2000 the Japanese Society of Radiology, and in 2006 the ASNR.</p> <p>Though a tireless worker, Georges could have retired to satisfy other passions such as sailing on “Chipie,” his boat on which he invited his many friends, or contemporary art and painting. He was, from 1989 to 1995, President of the Association of the Museums of Marseille. A visit with Georges to “La Vieille Charite” in Marseille or the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles was a delight.</p> <p>Instead, in character, at age 62, Georges became engaged in a wonderful new life through a “chance encounter” with Noriko Murayama, then a visiting fellow from Japan. Noriko Salamon-Murayama has since been his most charming and deeply caring wife for the past 22 years and is now Professor of Neuroradiology at UCLA. Though always a Frenchman, Georges had long expressed a special fondness for the United States and this unexpected winter/spring relationship sealed his cross-Atlantic destiny. Together Georges and Noriko settled in the United States. Her interests in academic neuroradiology and his reasoned enthusiasm for the new imaging techniques and expertise in neuroscience led them first to Chicago, where he was Research Professor at Northwestern University with Eric Russell from 1996 to 2002, and then to Los Angeles where he was a Researcher at UCLA with Dieter Enzmann.</p> <p>It was Georges’ pleasure to return regularly to France to see his family, and to participate again in the stimulating, lively annual Val d ‘Isère Course on “CT, MRI, and Ultrasound,” which he had created in the 1970s and of which he was particularly proud. One American speaker vividly remembers being handed a carousel of slides on the sella turcica 30 minutes before the session and being instructed by Georges to present his talk, in French, so he, Georges, could show the speaker’s teenaged daughter the slopes of Val d’Isère. The young lady was, of course, enchanted by Georges, and remains so to this day. Such was life around Georges, often unpredictable, but always invigorating.</p> <p>A marvelous career: passionate researcher, intuitive investigator, galvanizing lecturer, with unbounded <em>joie de vivre</em> — that was Georges Salamon. He is survived by his wife Noriko, sisters Marguerite and Yvonne, his brother Roger, his children Christopher, Marie Hélène, and Ivan, and his 8 grandchildren. The ASNR and our sister neuroradiology societies around the world offer our most sincere condolences to his family and friends. Georges, tu vas nous manquer, mais nous ne t’oublierons pas; we will miss you, but we will not forget you.</p> <p><em>Claude Manelfe<br /> </em><em>Professor Emeritus<br /> </em><em>University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse</em></p> <p><em>Nick Bryan<br /> </em><em>Professor Emeritus<br /> </em><em>University of Pennsylvania</em></p> <p><em>Charles Strother<br /> </em><em>Professor<br /> </em><em>University of Wisconsin</em></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Differentiation between Cystic Pituitary Adenomas and Rathke Cleft Cysts: A Diagnostic Model Using MRI</title> <link>https://www.ajnrblog.org/2015/10/25/differentiation-between-cystic-pituitary-adenomas-and-rathke-cleft-cysts-a-diagnostic-model-using-mri/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[jrgantenberg]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:13:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellows' Journal Club]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ajnrblog.org/?p=11043</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fellows’ Journal Club Editor’s Comments This is a retrospective study that included 54 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma and 28 patients with a Rathke cleft cyst who underwent MR imaging followed by surgery. Regression analysis showed that cystic pituitary]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Fellows’ Journal Club</h1> <h2>Editor’s Comments</h2> <p>This is a retrospective study that included 54 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma and 28 patients with a Rathke cleft cyst who underwent MR imaging followed by surgery. Regression analysis showed that cystic pituitary adenomas and Rathke cleft cysts could be distinguished on the basis of the presence of a fluid-fluid level, septation, an off-midline location, and the presence of an intracystic nodule.</p> <h2>Abstract</h2> <div id="sec-1" class="subsection"> <figure id="attachment_11044" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11044" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-11044" src="http://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park-300x195.jpg" alt="Diagnostic decision tree for the differentiation of cystic pituitary adenomas and RCCs using MR imaging." width="300" height="195" srcset="https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park-150x98.jpg 150w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park-900x586.jpg 900w, https://www.ajnrblog.org/wp-content/uploads/oct-fjc-park.jpg 1800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-11044" class="wp-caption-text">Diagnostic decision tree for the differentiation of cystic pituitary adenomas and RCCs using MR imaging.</figcaption></figure> <h3 id="p-2">BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE</h3> <p>Cystic pituitary adenomas may mimic Rathke cleft cysts when there is no solid enhancing component found on MR imaging, and preoperative differentiation may enable a more appropriate selection of treatment strategies. We investigated the diagnostic potential of MR imaging features to differentiate cystic pituitary adenomas from Rathke cleft cysts and to develop a diagnostic model.</p> </div> <div id="sec-2" class="subsection"> <h3 id="p-3">MATERIALS AND METHODS</h3> <p>This retrospective study included 54 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma (40 women; mean age, 37.7 years) and 28 with a Rathke cleft cyst (18 women; mean age, 31.5 years) who underwent MR imaging followed by surgery. The following imaging features were assessed: the presence or absence of a fluid-fluid level, a hypointense rim on T2-weighted images, septation, an off-midline location, the presence or absence of an intracystic nodule, size change, and signal change. On the basis of the results of logistic regression analysis, a diagnostic tree model was developed to differentiate between cystic pituitary adenomas and Rathke cleft cysts. External validation was performed for an additional 16 patients with a cystic pituitary adenoma and 8 patients with a Rathke cleft cyst.</p> </div> <div id="sec-3" class="subsection"> <h3 id="p-4">RESULTS</h3> <p>The presence of a fluid-fluid level, a hypointense rim on T2-weighted images, septation, and an off-midline location were more common with pituitary adenomas, whereas the presence of an intracystic nodule was more common with Rathke cleft cysts. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that cystic pituitary adenomas and Rathke cleft cysts can be distinguished on the basis of the presence of a fluid-fluid level, septation, an off-midline location, and the presence of an intracystic nodule (<em>P</em> = .006, .032, .001, and .023, respectively). Among 24 patients in the external validation population, 22 were classified correctly on the basis of the diagnostic tree model used in this study.</p> </div> <div id="sec-4" class="subsection"> <h3 id="p-5">CONCLUSIONS</h3> <p>A systematic approach using this diagnostic tree model can be helpful in distinguishing cystic pituitary adenomas from Rathke cleft cysts.</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Read this article: <a href="http://bit.ly/PituitaryAdenomas-vs-RathkeCleftCysts" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/PituitaryAdenomas-vs-RathkeCleftCysts</a></b></span></p> </div> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>