1998
MR-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiopsy, NeedleEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagneticsMaleMiddle AgedNeedlesConceptsNeedle aspiration biopsyHepatic massAspiration biopsyMR guidanceEfficacy of MRMetastatic carcinomaBiopsy specimensTarget lesionsNoncontrast CTHepatocellular carcinomaHepatic lesionsFocal lesionsBiopsyNecrotic materialBenign hepatocytesPatientsLesionsSmall lesionsMR-compatible needlesNondiagnostic materialPrevious CT
1995
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: CT versus MR imaging in the evaluation of resectability--report of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group.
Megibow A, Zhou X, Rotterdam H, Francis I, Zerhouni E, Balfe D, Weinreb J, Aisen A, Kuhlman J, Heiken J. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: CT versus MR imaging in the evaluation of resectability--report of the Radiology Diagnostic Oncology Group. Radiology 1995, 195: 327-32. PMID: 7724748, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.195.2.7724748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomographyT1-weighted spin-echo sequencesMR imagingPredictive valueSpin-echo sequenceCross-sectional imaging modalitiesInitial imaging assessmentUnresectable pancreatic carcinomaEvaluation of resectabilityAccuracy of CTT2-weighted spin-echo sequencesNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueMagnetic resonanceAdult patientsOncology GroupHepatic metastasesVascular invasionPathologic resultsPancreatic adenocarcinomaImaging assessmentPancreatic carcinomaCT scanImaging modalitiesAdenocarcinoma