Archive for March, 2009

I’m very interested in different cases of CNS changes induced by any kind of recreational drug. Please, If you are also interested, contact me.

A recent article published by Dr Robert Willinsky and colleagues from Toronto is noteworthy and an excellent addition to the literature on the subject of endovascular treatment of ruptured aneurysms. This is one of the [...]

I have a patient with 15 large liver hemangiomas and two partly calcified lesions in brain.
Does anyone know of  associated liver hemangiomas and vascular lesions in the brain?

I will like to know if someone can help me with some doubts I have regarding ADCs.
1.  I have  a sample with some ADC values obtained in 1,5 T and others obtained in 3T ( same [...]

In one of my previous editorials I commented on Harvard’s open access (OA) initiative (AJNR 2008; 29: 617-18). Basically, regardless of publication venue, all investigators working for that institution have to deposit a copy of [...]

We have an interesting case of a 30 year old female who had an MRI study for right sensory neural hearing loss. Incidentally found on her scan was a 1.2 cm lesion in the region [...]

Middle age female patient diagnosed with Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.  Has multiple (approx 23) perineural cysts.  Has undergone several blood patches and artificial CSF infusions without relief.  Does anyone have any thoughts on other therapies, new [...]

Editor’s Choices
Proton MR Spectroscopy Improves Discrimination between Tumor and Pseudotumoral Lesion in Solid Brain Masses • C. Majós, C. Aguilera, J. Alonso, M. Julià-Sapé, S. Castañer, J.J. Sánchez, Á. Samitier, A. León, Á. Rovira, and [...]

One of my previous editorials (AJNR 2008; 29: 1805) dealt with the issue of open access (OA) and its influence on medical journals. Although complete OA is laudable, it is a difficult economic model to [...]

This month (Feb. 2009), there is an article in AJNR regarding differentiating cold thryoid nodules as benign vs. malignat on DWI.  link:  http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/30/2/417.  A similar article by Bozgeyik et al (abstract below) appeared in the [...]