2001
Vascular and extravascular complications of liver transplantation: comprehensive evaluation with three-dimensional contrast-enhanced volumetric MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography.
Pandharipande P, Lee V, Morgan G, Teperman L, Krinsky G, Rofsky N, Roy M, Weinreb J. Vascular and extravascular complications of liver transplantation: comprehensive evaluation with three-dimensional contrast-enhanced volumetric MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 1101-7. PMID: 11641180, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.5.1771101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnastomosis, SurgicalAngiography, Digital SubtractionCholangiographyCholestasis, ExtrahepaticCommon Bile Duct DiseasesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver TransplantationMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsSensitivity and SpecificityVascular DiseasesConceptsDigital subtraction angiographyMR cholangiopancreatographyLiver transplantSubtraction angiographyMR imagingVolumetric MR imagingConsecutive adult patientsSubset of patientsHepatocellular carcinoma recurrenceMR angiography examinationsMR imaging examinationsBiliary complicationsDisease underestimationExtrahepatic complicationsLiver transplantationAbnormal findingsAdult patientsCarcinoma recurrenceMR imaging strategiesAngiography examinationsVascular diseaseImaging examinationsMost recipientsCholangiopancreatographySimultaneous vascularMR imaging as the sole preoperative imaging modality for right hepatectomy: a prospective study of living adult-to-adult liver donor candidates.
Lee V, Morgan G, Teperman L, John D, Diflo T, Pandharipande P, Berman P, Lavelle M, Krinsky G, Rofsky N, Schlossberg P, Weinreb J. MR imaging as the sole preoperative imaging modality for right hepatectomy: a prospective study of living adult-to-adult liver donor candidates. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 176: 1475-82. PMID: 11373217, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.176.6.1761475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver donor candidatesSole preoperative imaging modalityPreoperative imaging modalitiesRight hepatectomyDonor candidatesExtrahepatic abnormalitiesConventional angiographyMR imagingPreoperative imaging testsRight lobe transplantationSuccessful right hepatectomyHepatic venous anatomyImaging modalitiesMR angiographic findingsIntrahepatic biliary anatomyBasis of MRMR imaging findingsMR imaging examinationsT2-weighted imagingMeasurements of rightFeasibility of MRCholangiography findingsAngiographic findingsHepatic arteryImaging findingsHepatocellular Carcinoma and Dysplastic Nodules in Patients with Cirrhosis: Prospective Diagnosis with MR Imaging and Explantation Correlation
Krinsky G, Lee V, Theise N, Weinreb J, Rofsky N, Diflo T, Teperman L. Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Dysplastic Nodules in Patients with Cirrhosis: Prospective Diagnosis with MR Imaging and Explantation Correlation. Radiology 2001, 219: 445-54. PMID: 11323471, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma40445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaDysplastic nodulesMR imagingHistory of HCCSpecificity of MRDetection of HCCMagnetic resonanceDiagnosis of tumorsHepatic arterialHepatic malignanciesPathologic resultsHepatic neoplasmsProspective diagnosisGradient-echo MR imagesMR image interpretationPatient basisLesion basisMR imagesPatientsSubsequent transplantationSpin-echo MR imagesLesions 1Overall sensitivityDynamic contrast-enhanced three-dimensional MR imaging of liver parenchyma: source images and angiographic reconstructions to define hepatic arterial anatomy.
Lavelle M, Lee V, Rofsky N, Krinsky G, Weinreb J. Dynamic contrast-enhanced three-dimensional MR imaging of liver parenchyma: source images and angiographic reconstructions to define hepatic arterial anatomy. Radiology 2001, 218: 389-94. PMID: 11161151, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.218.2.r01fe31389.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Siderotic Nodules at MR Imaging: Regenerative or Dysplastic?
Krinsky G, Lee V, Nguyen M, Rofsky N, Theise N, Morgan G, Teperman L, Weinreb J. Siderotic Nodules at MR Imaging: Regenerative or Dysplastic? Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2000, 24: 773-776. PMID: 11045701, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200009000-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiderotic nodulesMR imagingOrthotopic liver transplantationMagnetic resonance imagingSiderotic regenerative nodulesCirrhotic patientsLiver transplantationHypointense nodulesPathologic correlationRegenerative nodulesPatientsResonance imagingPrussian blue iron stainIron stainGradient echo pulse sequenceNodulesImagingMacronodularTransplantationHepatic MR Imaging with a Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Isotropic Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Technical Quality
Lee V, Lavelle M, Rofsky N, Laub G, Thomasson D, Krinsky G, Weinreb J. Hepatic MR Imaging with a Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Isotropic Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Technical Quality. Radiology 2000, 215: 365-72. PMID: 10796909, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.2.r00ma16365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesContrast MediaFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGadolinium DTPAHepatic ArteryHepatic VeinsHumansImage EnhancementImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLiverLiver DiseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPortal VeinQuality ControlReproducibility of ResultsRespirationVena Cava, InferiorConceptsContrast materialMagnetic resonance imaging examinationsPatient underwent repeatVascular anatomic variantsDynamic contrastPortal venous phaseArterial dominanceUnderwent repeatVenous anatomyAnatomic variantsImaging examinationsTest bolusTest doseVenous phaseArterial phaseRepeat studyHepatic MRGadopentetate dimeglumineGradient-echo imagingTechnical qualityEnhanced acquisitionMaximal enhancementBreath-hold imagesOriginal study
1999
Echo‐train STIR MRI of the liver: Comparison of breath‐hold and non‐breath‐hold imaging strategies
Earls J, Rofsky N, DeCorato D, Krinsky G, Weinreb J. Echo‐train STIR MRI of the liver: Comparison of breath‐hold and non‐breath‐hold imaging strategies. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1999, 9: 87-92. PMID: 10030655, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199901)9:1<87::aid-jmri12>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Dysplastic nodules in cirrhotic liver: arterial phase enhancement at CT and MR imaging--a case report.
Krinsky G, Theise N, Rofsky N, Mizrachi H, Tepperman L, Weinreb J. Dysplastic nodules in cirrhotic liver: arterial phase enhancement at CT and MR imaging--a case report. Radiology 1998, 209: 461-4. PMID: 9807574, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.2.9807574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMR-Guided Needle Aspiration Biopsies of Hepatic Masses Using a Closed Bore Magnet
Rofsky N, Yang B, Schlossberg P, Goldenberg A, Teperman L, Weinreb J. MR-Guided Needle Aspiration Biopsies of Hepatic Masses Using a Closed Bore Magnet. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1998, 22: 633-637. PMID: 9676459, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199807000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle aspiration biopsyHepatic massAspiration biopsyMR guidanceEfficacy of MRMetastatic carcinomaBiopsy specimensTarget lesionsNoncontrast CTHepatocellular carcinomaHepatic lesionsFocal lesionsBiopsyNecrotic materialBenign hepatocytesPatientsLesionsSmall lesionsMR-compatible needlesNondiagnostic materialPrevious CT
1997
Hepatic arterial-phase dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging: optimization with a test examination and a power injector.
Earls J, Rofsky N, DeCorato D, Krinsky G, Weinreb J. Hepatic arterial-phase dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging: optimization with a test examination and a power injector. Radiology 1997, 202: 268-73. PMID: 8988222, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.1.8988222.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Dysplastic nodules and hepatocellular carcinoma: thin-section MR imaging of explanted cirrhotic livers with pathologic correlation.
Earls J, Theise N, Weinreb J, DeCorato D, Krinsky G, Rofsky N, Mizrachi H, Teperman L. Dysplastic nodules and hepatocellular carcinoma: thin-section MR imaging of explanted cirrhotic livers with pathologic correlation. Radiology 1996, 201: 207-14. PMID: 8816545, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCT and MR imaging in the staging of colorectal carcinoma: report of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group II.
Zerhouni E, Rutter C, Hamilton S, Balfe D, Megibow A, Francis I, Moss A, Heiken J, Tempany C, Aisen A, Weinreb J, Gatsonis C, McNeil B. CT and MR imaging in the staging of colorectal carcinoma: report of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group II. Radiology 1996, 200: 443-51. PMID: 8685340, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.2.8685340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomographyColorectal carcinomaLiver metastasesMR imagingLocal-regional lymph nodesAssessment of lymphAccuracy of CTLocal extentMagnetic resonanceRecent technologic advancesLymph nodesRectal cancerRectal tumorsTransmural penetrationMuscularis propriaPrimary tumorColon cancerGroup IITransmural extentTumorsMR studiesCarcinomaTechnologic advancesStagingPatientsComparison between in-phase and opposed-phase T1-weighted breath-hold FLASH sequences for hepatic imaging.
Rofsky N, Weinreb J, Ambrosino M, Safir J, Krinsky G. Comparison between in-phase and opposed-phase T1-weighted breath-hold FLASH sequences for hepatic imaging. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 1996, 20: 230-5. PMID: 8606229, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199603000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Gadoteridol-enhanced MR imaging of malignant hepatic tumors: effects of triple versus standard doses on lesion-liver contrast.
Petersein J, Saini S, Mitchell D, Davis P, Johnson C, Kuhlman J, Parisky Y, Runge V, Weinreb J, Bernardino M. Gadoteridol-enhanced MR imaging of malignant hepatic tumors: effects of triple versus standard doses on lesion-liver contrast. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1995, 165: 1157-61. PMID: 7572495, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.165.5.7572495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLesion-liver CNRLesion-liver contrastStandard doseHepatic lesionsMR imagingMalignant hepatic tumorsMalignant liver lesionsMalignant hepatic massesAdministration of gadoteridolMalignant hepatic lesionsT1-weighted spin-echo imagingLiver MR imagingStandard dosesHepatic massHepatic tumorsTriple doseHigh doseMalignant lesionsLiver lesionsLesionsLiver SNRDoseTime pointsGradient-echo imagingLiver signalEffect of magnetic resonance exposure combined with gadopentetate dimeglumine on chromosomes in animal specimens
Rofsky N, Pizzarello D, Duhaney M, Falick A, Prendergast N, Weinreb J. Effect of magnetic resonance exposure combined with gadopentetate dimeglumine on chromosomes in animal specimens. Academic Radiology 1995, 2: 492-496. PMID: 9419596, DOI: 10.1016/s1076-6332(05)80405-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Hepatic metastases and cavernous hemangiomas: distinction with standard- and triple-dose gadoteridol-enhanced MR imaging.
Mitchell D, Saini S, Weinreb J, De Lange E, Runge V, Kuhlman J, Parisky Y, Johnson C, Brown J, Schnall M. Hepatic metastases and cavernous hemangiomas: distinction with standard- and triple-dose gadoteridol-enhanced MR imaging. Radiology 1994, 193: 49-57. PMID: 8090921, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.193.1.8090921.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Manganese (II) N,N'-dipyridoxylethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetate 5,5'-bis(phosphate): clinical experience with a new contrast agent.
Rofsky N, Weinreb J. Manganese (II) N,N'-dipyridoxylethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetate 5,5'-bis(phosphate): clinical experience with a new contrast agent. Magnetic Resonance Quarterly 1992, 8: 156-68. PMID: 1390058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingMn-DPDPN'-dipyridoxylethylenediamineClinical experienceNon-enhanced T1Significant adverse eventsEnhanced magnetic resonance imagingManganese NT2-weighted imagesAdverse eventsHepatocellular originClinical trialsContrast agentsHepatobiliary agentsResonance imagingLiver imagingFavorable resultsLesion detectionNew contrast agentsIssues of safetyImaging techniquesAgentsImagingOptimal methodNumerous strategiesHepatic MR imaging with Mn-DPDP: safety, image quality, and sensitivity.
Bernardino M, Young S, Lee J, Weinreb J. Hepatic MR imaging with Mn-DPDP: safety, image quality, and sensitivity. Radiology 1992, 183: 53-8. PMID: 1549694, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.183.1.1549694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMn-DPDPMore lesionsAdditional lesionsT1-weighted imagesDose groupSerious side effectsMagnetic resonance imagingT2-weighted imagesFocal hepatic diseaseN'-dipyridoxylethylenediamineIntravenous bolusHepatic diseaseMultiinstitutional studyPatientsSide effectsLesionsResonance imagingHepatic MRManganese NImaging parametersContrast agentsImagingGroupInfusionBolus
1991
Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Liver with Mn-DPDP for Known or Suspected Focal Hepatic Disease
BERNARDINO M, YOUNG S, LEE J, WEINREB J. Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Liver with Mn-DPDP for Known or Suspected Focal Hepatic Disease. Investigative Radiology 1991, 26: s148-s149. PMID: 1808113, DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199111001-00050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic hemangiomas: diagnosis with fusion of MR, CT, and Tc-99m-labeled red blood cell SPECT images.
Birnbaum B, Noz M, Chapnick J, Sanger J, Megibow A, Maguire G, Weinreb J, Kaminer E, Kramer E. Hepatic hemangiomas: diagnosis with fusion of MR, CT, and Tc-99m-labeled red blood cell SPECT images. Radiology 1991, 181: 469-74. PMID: 1924790, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.181.2.1924790.Peer-Reviewed Original Research