AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Apr 1997
Comparative StudyCorrelation of high-resolution CT and pulmonary function in bronchiolitis obliterans: a study based on 24 patients associated with consumption of Sauropus androgynus.
An outbreak of Sauropus androgynus-associated bronchiolitis obliterans occurred in Taiwan in the summer of 1995. We undertook a study of the correlation between high-resolution CT findings and pulmonary function testing in patients from this outbreak. ⋯ Findings from high-resolution CT of air-trapping were more important than findings of bronchiectasis when correlating pulmonary function with S. androgynus-associated bronchiolitis obliterans. Type 2 air-trapping suggested a more severe air-flow obstruction than did type 1. Scores for quantitative attenuation generated by computer software were helpful in assessing air-trapping and correlating it with pulmonary function. These findings may apply to patients with bronchiolitis obliterans from other causes.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Apr 1997
MR imaging of enhancing intraosseous disk herniation (Schmorl's nodes).
This study was conducted to show vascularization of Schmorl's nodes with enhanced MR imaging and to correlate this finding with clinical complaints. ⋯ Vascularized Schmorl's nodes were larger and more frequently associated with bone marrow edema in patients with back pain than in asymptomatic patients. Enhanced MR images of Schmorl's nodes revealed vascularity, which was not shown on unenhanced MR images.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Mar 1997
Endometrial thickness in tamoxifen-treated patients: correlation with clinical and pathologic findings.
This study was performed to evaluate sonographic measurements of endometrial thickness in postmenopausal breast cancer patients being treated with tamoxifen and to correlate endometrial thickness with pathology, symptoms, and duration of tamoxifen treatment. ⋯ The majority of women being treated with tamoxifen were asymptomatic, but 48% of sonograms revealed an endometrial thickness of 8 mm or more. Endometrial polyps, the most common abnormality, were diagnosed in 33% of biopsies performed for endometrial thickness of 8 mm or more. Endometrial thickness showed no correlation with symptoms, but we found a statistically significant correlation between increased endometrial thickness and duration of tamoxifen treatment that was longer than 5 years.