Feasibility of Brain Atrophy Measurement in Clinical Routine without Prior Standardization of the MRI Protocol: Results from MS-MRIUS, a Longitudinal Observational, Multicenter Real-World Outcome Study in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting MS

Jeffrey Ross March 3, 2018February 20, 2018 Brain, Editor's Choices

Editor’s Choice Brain atrophy outcomes of 590 patients were analyzed by the percentage brain volume change measured by structural image evaluation with normalization of atrophy on 2D-T1WI and 3D-T1WI and the percentage lateral ventricle volume change, measured by VIENA on

Feasibility of Permanent Stenting with Solitaire FR as a Rescue Treatment for the Reperfusion of Acute Intracranial Artery Occlusion

Jeffrey Ross February 25, 2018February 20, 2018 Fellows' Journal Club, Interventional

Fellows’ Journal Club From January 2011 through January 2016, among 2979 patients with acute ischemic stroke, the authors identified 27 patients who underwent permanent stent placement (13 patients with the Solitaire FR and 14 patients with other self-expanding stents). The

White Matter Changes Related to Subconcussive Impact Frequency during a Single Season of High School Football

Jeffrey Ross February 24, 2018February 20, 2018 Brain, Editor's Choices

Editor’s Choice Seventeen male athletes (mean age, 16 years) underwent MR imaging before and after the football season. Changes in fractional anisotropy across the white matter skeleton were assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics and ROI analysis. The mean number of

ExpertDDx: Musculoskeletal, 2nd Edition

Book Reviews February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 Book Reviews, Books Briefly Noted

Davis KW, Blankenbaker DG. ExpertDDx: Musculoskeletal. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2017; 698 pp; $299.99 The second edition of ExpertDDx: Musculoskeletal, edited by Drs. Davis and Blankenbaker from the University of Wisconsin, follows the format familiar to all radiologists. This 900-page book would appeal mostly

Handbook of Pain Surgery

Book Reviews February 23, 2018 Book Reviews, Books Briefly Noted

Burchiel KJ. Handbook of Pain Surgery. Thieme; 2017; 400 pp; 132 ill; $79.99 This softcover, 400-page book edited by Dr. Kim Burchiel from the University of Oregon, with contributions from 41 other authors, would hold limited interest to radiologists; however, because neuroradiologists are

Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, February 2018

Jeffrey Ross February 19, 2018 Editorial Issues, Journal Scan

Liu KC, Starke RM, Durst CR, et al. Venous sinus stenting for reduction of intracranial pressure in IIH: a prospective pilot study. J Neurosurg. 2017;127(5):1126-1133. doi:10.3171/2016.8.JNS16879. Although many cases of IIH are idiopathic, a number of patients have been found

Skull Base Imaging

Book Reviews February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 Book Reviews, Full Reviews

Chong V. Skull Base Imaging. Elsevier; 2018; 350 pp; $99.99 Skull Base Imaging is a relatively short but succinct text that deals with issues and images that neuroradiologists face on a daily basis. Edited by Dr. Vincent Chong with contributions from 30 authors

Expert DDx: Brain and Spine, 2nd Edition

Book Reviews February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 Book Reviews, Books Briefly Noted

Jhaveri MD, Salzman KL, Ross JS, et al. Expert DDx: Brain and Spine. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2018; 1096 pp; 3500 ill; $329.99 There are different ways to present imaging material in a textbook or online. One is to index diseases and

Two-Center Experience in the Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Using the WEB Device: A Retrospective Analysis

Jeffrey Ross February 4, 2018January 19, 2018 Fellows' Journal Club, Interventional

Fellows’ Journal Club The authors performed a retrospective analysis of all ruptured and unruptured aneurysms treated with a WEB device between August 2014 and February 2017. Primary outcome measures included the feasibility of implantation and the angiographic outcome. Secondary outcome

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI–Derived Intracellular Water Lifetime (τi): A Prognostic Marker for Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Jeffrey Ross February 3, 2018January 19, 2018 Editor's Choices, Head and Neck

Editor’s Choice The authors evaluated 60 patients with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging before treatment. Median, mean intracellular water molecule lifetime, and volume transfer constant values from metastatic nodes were computed from each patient. Kaplan-Meier analyses were performed to associate mean

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