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A Case Study of Hemochromatosis and Conflicting Point Shear Wave Measurements in the Assessment of Liver Fibrosis.

There are multiple factors that affect the shear wave speed in the assessment of liver stiffness. In this case report, we present a case of hemochromatosis that has elevated liver stiffness suggestive of significant fibrosis or cirrhosis; however on…

Advanced ultrasound in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

The diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) can be challenging due to the limited performance of current diagnostic tests, including PSA, digital rectal examination and transrectal conventional US. Multiparametric MRI has improved PCa diagnosis and is…

Agreement Between an Automated Volume Breast Scanner and Handheld Ultrasound for Diagnostic Breast Examinations.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the agreement and interobserver variability of diagnostic handheld ultrasound (US) and a single volume on an automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) and to determine whether there was a significant difference if the ABVS was…

Artifacts in contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a pictorial essay.

Although contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has become a widely utilized and accepted modality in much of the world, the associated contrast agents have only recently received approval in the United States. As with all radiological techniques, image…

Tags: 2018, Abdominal radiology (New York), Artifacts, Barr Richard G, CEUS, Contrast, Fetzer David T, Grant Edward G, Peterson Cynthia, Rafailidis Vasileios, Sidhu Paul, Ultrasound

Breast Elastography: How to Perform and Integrate Into a "Best-Practice" Patient Treatment Algorithm

Breast elastography has been available for more than 15 years but is not widely incorporated into clinical practice. Many publications report extremely high accuracy for various breast elastographic techniques. However, results in the literature are…

Tags: 2019, Barr Richard G, breast, breast cancer, breast tumors, Department of Radiology, elastography, Journal Article, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, November 2019 Update, Shear wave elastography, sonoelastography, Strain elastography

Can Accurate Shear Wave Velocities Be Obtained in Kidneys?

OBJECTIVES: There are conflicting results in the literature on the use of shear wave elastography of the kidney parenchyma to determine whether renal stiffness values are related to a disease process. This study was conducted to evaluate the raw data…

Tags: 2019, Artifacts, Barr Richard G, Department of Radiology, January 2020 Update, Journal Article, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Kidney, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, renal, Shear wave elastography

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detection and treatment guidance in a renal transplant patient with renal cell carcinoma.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is an imaging modality that shows promise in the detection and characterization of renal masses, as well as treatment through CEUS-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. These techniques may be…

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging of the liver: a review of the clinical evidence for SonoVue and Sonazoid.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has become an established modality in various clinical indications for liver diseases. SonoVue((R)), a pure blood pure agent, and Sonazoid((R)), which exhibits an additional Kupffer phase, are contrast agents…

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Tumors.

Although only limited long-term studies evaluating thermal ablation of renal masses have been performed, it appears that thermal ablation has a comparable

Tags: 2018, Barr Richard G, Cohen Tal, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, Journal of kidney cancer and VHL, O'Neal Dan, Peterson Cynthia, radiofrequency ablation, renal tumor ablation, small renal masses, ultrasound contrast agents

Diagnostic Performance and Accuracy of the 3 Interpreting Methods of Breast Strain Elastography: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

There are 3 methods of interpreting breast strain elastography: the elastographic-to-B-mode length ratio (E/B), a 5-point color scale (5P), and the strain ratio (SR). This meta-analysis assessed which method is superior to the others. A systematic…

Tags: 2019, Barr Richard G, breast, breast cancer, breast tumors, Capittini Cristina, De Silvestri Annalisa, Department of Radiology, elastography, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine: Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, June 2019 Update, Manzoni Federica, NEOMED College of Medicine, Rebuffi Chiara, Scotti Valeria, sonoelastography, Tinelli Carmine

Diagnostic Performance and Accuracy of the 3 Interpreting Methods of Breast Strain Elastography: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

There are 3 methods of interpreting breast strain elastography: the elastographic-to-B-mode length ratio (E/B), a 5-point color scale (5P), and the strain ratio (SR). This meta-analysis assessed which method is superior to the others. A systematic…

Tags: 2018, Barr Richard G, breast, breast cancer, breast tumors, Capittini Cristina, De Silvestri Annalisa, elastography, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Manzoni Federica, Rebuffi Chiara, Scotti Valeria, sonoelastography, Tinelli Carmine

Duplex Doppler sonography of the carotid artery: velocity measurements in an artery with contralateral stenosis.

To determine if a significant contralateral stenosis affects interpretation tables of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery's degree of stenosis in duplex Doppler ultrasound, the records of 307 patients with carotid duplex ultrasound studies with…

Dynamic automatic ultrasound optimization: time savings, keystroke savings, and image quality.

PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to evaluate if a dynamic automatic image optimization technique decreases examination time and number of keystrokes while maintaining or improving image quality and to determine if these variables vary with…

Editorial Comment.

Tags: 2018, Barr Richard G, The Journal of urology

Editorial Comment.

Tags: *Elasticity Imaging Techniques, *Prostatic Neoplasms, 2018, Barr Richard G, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, The Journal of urology

Effect of Precompression on the Power Doppler Assessment of Breast Lesion Vascularity.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of precompression on power Doppler visualization of blood flow in breast masses. METHODS: This Institutional Review Board-approved and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant study evaluated 30…

Effects of precompression on elasticity imaging of the breast: development of a clinically useful semiquantitative method of precompression assessment.

OBJECTIVES: Elastography of the breast is a new technique for characterization of breast lesions. The reproducibility of elastographic techniques has been questioned. Precompression is known to effect elastographic results. This study determined the…

Elastography Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Statement.

The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a panel of specialists from radiology, hepatology, pathology, and basic science and physics to arrive at a consensus regarding the use of elastography in the assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic…

Elastography in clinical practice.

Elastography is a new technique that evaluates tissue stiffness. There are two elastography methods, strain and shear wave elastography. Both techniques are being used to evaluate a wide range of applications in medical imaging. Elastography of…

Tags: 2014, Barr Richard G, breast cancer, Breast mass, Breast Neoplasms – Ultrasonography, Breast Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Computer Assisted – Methods, Computer-Assisted/methods, Elasticity Imaging Techniques/*methods, elastography, Female, Female – Ultrasonography, Female/diagnostic imaging, Genital Diseases, Humans, Image Interpretation, Liver Cirrhosis – Ultrasonography, Liver Cirrhosis/*diagnostic imaging, Liver fibrosis, Male, Mammary/*methods, Musculoskeletal Diseases – Ultrasonography, Musculoskeletal Diseases/diagnostic imaging, Prostate cancer, Prostatic Neoplasms – Ultrasonography, Prostatic Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Radiologic clinics of North America, Sensitivity and Specificity, Thyroid mass, Thyroid Neoplasms – Ultrasonography, Thyroid Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Ultrasonography, Ultrasonography – Methods, Ultrasound

Evaluation of Inter-System Variability in Liver Stiffness Measurements.

AIM: The primary aim of this study was to determine the inter-system variability of liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) in patients with varying degrees of liver stiffness. The secondary aim was to determine the inter-observer variability of…

Tags: 2019, Barr Richard G, De Silvestri Annalisa, Department of Radiology, Ferraioli Giovanna, Filice Carlo, Germany : 1980), Lissandrin Raffaella, Maiocchi Laura, Mercy Health St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, NEOMED College of Medicine, Tinelli Carmine, Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)

Focal Liver Lesions: Computer-aided Diagnosis by Using Contrast-enhanced US Cine Recordings.

Purpose To assess the performance of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems and to determine the dominant ultrasonographic (US) features when classifying benign versus malignant focal liver lesions (FLLs) by using contrast material-enhanced US cine…

Tags: 2018, Barr Richard G, Computer-Assisted/*methods, Contrast Media/*therapeutic use, Eghtedari Mohammad, Humans, Image Interpretation, Kono Yuko, Kummel Andrew C, Liver Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Mattrey Robert F, Oh Young Taik, Radiology, Retrospective Studies, Robbin Michelle L, ROC Curve, Ta Casey N, Ultrasonography/*methods

Foreword to the Second Set of WFUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography.

Tags: *Elasticity Imaging Techniques, *Guidelines as Topic, 2017, Barr Richard G, Humans, International Relations, Internationality, Medical, Medical Organizations, Practice Guidelines, Scales, Societies, Ultrasonography, Ultrasound in medicine & biology

Gastric Lipoma: A Review of the Literature.

Gastric lipoma is a rare benign tumor of the stomach. The imaging characteristics are diagnostic because the lesion has fat attenuation on computed tomography and demonstrates characteristics of fat on magnetic resonance images. On ultrasound, the…

How to Develop a Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Program.

With the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of Lumason (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microsphere, Bracco Diagnostics Inc, Monroe Township, NJ) for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to characterize focal liver lesions in both adult and…

Tags: *Contrast Media, *Models, *Organizational Innovation, *Organizational Objectives, *Ultrasonography, 2017, Barr Richard G, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, Humans, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Kidney, Liver, Liver Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Lumason, Ohio, Organizational, Radiology/*organization & administration

How to perform Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS).

"How to perform contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)" provides general advice on the use of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) for clinical decision-making and reviews technical parameters for optimal CEUS performance. CEUS techniques vary between…

Tags: 2018, Averkiou Michalakis, Barr Richard G, Burns Peter N, Calliada Fabrizio, Cancer, Cantisani Vito, Chammas Maria C, Choi Byung, Claudon Michel, Clevert Dirk-Andre, Correas Jean Michel, Cosgrove David, Cui Xin-Wu, D'Onofrio Mirko, Dietrich Christoph F, Dong Yi, Eisenbrey JohnR, Fontanilla Teresa, Franca Meloni Maria, Gilja Odd Helge, guidelines, Ignee Andre, Jang Hyun-Jung, Jenssen Christian, Kim Tae Kyoung, Kono Yuko, Kudo Masatoshi, Lassau Nathalie, Lyshchik Andrej, Moriyasu Fuminori, Nielsen Michael Bachmann, Nolsoe Christian, Piscaglia Fabio, Radzina Maija, Saftoiu Adrian, Schreiber-Dietrich Dagmar, Sidhu Paul S, Sirlin Claude B, Sporea Ioan, Stanczak Maria, Teaching, Ultrasonography, Ultrasound international open, Vezeridis Alexandar, Weskott Hans-Peter, Westerway Sue, Willmann Juergen Karl, Wilson Stephanie R

Is There a Need to Modify the Bosniak Renal Mass Classification With the Addition of Contrast-Enhanced Sonography?

Tags: *Contrast Media, 2017, Barr Richard G, Humans, Image Enhancement/*methods, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Kidney Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Kidney/diagnostic imaging, Tomography, Ultrasonography/*methods, X-Ray Computed

Letter to the Editor

Tags: 2019, Barr Richard G, Department of Radiology, June 2019 Update, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ultrasound quarterly

Liver Elastography Still in Its Infancy.

Tags: *Elasticity Imaging Techniques, *Liver, 2018, Barr Richard G, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis, Radiology

Lung cancer metastatic to breast: case report and review of the literature.

The incidence of metastases to the breast from nonbreast carcinoma is less than 1% of all breast cancers; of these, adenocarcinoma of the lung to breast is a small proportion (\textless0.1% of breast carcinomas). The imaging findings of a case of…

Prediction of pathological complete response in breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy: Is shear wave elastography a useful tool in clinical routine?

OBJECTIVE: To compare the validity of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) for the preoperative assessment of pathological complete response (pCR) to standard clinical assessment in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT).…

Primary Angiosarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare entity. In this case report, we present a case of primary angiosarcoma of the breast in a young woman who presents with her entire right breast enlarged without skin coloration change or signs of mastitis.…

Real-time ultrasound elasticity of the breast: initial clinical results.

PURPOSE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a real-time elasticity imaging (EI) ultrasound (US) system in the characterization of breast lesions as benign or malignant. METHODS: A total of 208 patients with 251 lesions were scheduled to…

Shear wave imaging of the breast: still on the learning curve.

Tags: 2012, Barr Richard G, Breast Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Elasticity Imaging Techniques/*methods, Female, Humans, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Mammary/*methods, Ultrasonography

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