Archive for April, 2009

A Second-Generation, Endoluminal, Flow-Disrupting Device for Treatment of Saccular Aneurysms

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Satoshi Tateshima, UCLA Medical Center | 1,888 views

Satoshi Tateshima, MD, D.M.Sc., Assistant Professor-Director of the Aneurysm Program, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Gary Duckwiler, MD, Director of Clinical Affairs and Fellowship Director, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Ronald Reagan [...]

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Are C1–2 Punctures for Routine Cervical Myelography below the Standard of Care?

Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Steven Falcone, University of Miami | 1,972 views

Comment on: D.M. Yousem and S.K. Gujar Are C1–2 Punctures for Routine Cervical Myelography below the Standard of Care? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol first published on April 15, 2009 as doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1594 In an original [...]

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Window setting for calcified carotid plaques on CTA.

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Max Wintermark, UVA | 1,172 views

Comment on: L. Saba and G. Mallarini. Window Settings for the Study of Calcified Carotid Plaques with Multidetector CT Angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol first published on March 19, 2009 as doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1509 In a [...]

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Event Note: 8th Interventional MRI Symposium

Posted on April 20th, 2009 by AJNR , American Journal of Neuroradiology | 1,012 views

8th Interventional MRI Symposium September 24 – 25, 2010 in Leipzig, Germany. Chairman: Thomas Kahn, M.D., Leipzig, Germany Co-Chairs: Jonathan S. Lewin, M.D., Baltimore, U.S.A. Ferenc A. Jolesz, M.D., Boston, U.S.A. Venue: The Westin Hotel [...]

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According to Eigenfactor.org, AJNR ranks #3

Posted on April 13th, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 709 views

According to the latest information published by the prestigious www.eigenfactor.org, this is how AJNR ranks and compares to other imaging journals: 1.  Out of 25 imaging-related journals, AJNR scored an EF of 93.8 making it [...]

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Comment on: Acute Ischemic Infarction Defined by a Region of Multiple Hypointense Vessels on Gradient-Echo T2* MR Imaging at 3T

Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Michael Lev, MGH | 1,031 views

With regard to the following article: D. Kaya, A. Dinçer, M.E. Yildiz, M.O. Çizmeli, and C. Erzen Acute Ischemic Infarction Defined by a Region of Multiple Hypointense Vessels on Gradient-Echo T2* MR Imaging at 3T [...]

Aunt Mickeys (they look the same until you undress them). Colloid cyst or something else?

Posted on April 7th, 2009 by Joel Cure, UAB | 1,857 views

Aunt Mickeys are alternative diagnoses for “Aunt Minnies”. They represent less common diagnoses, and emphasize the importance of clinical history. This submission is a 23 year old male patient who became lethargic and somnolent after [...]

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Excuses for Plagiarizing Data

Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 663 views

In a recent article (Science 2009; 323: 1293), 163 instances of potential plagiarism were investigated by contacting the authors and editors and guaranteeing anonymity. The response rate was 90% and 93% of authors of the [...]

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More on e-only publications

Posted on April 1st, 2009 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 628 views

On March 23th the University of Michigan Press announced that it will go all digital (no more paper publications!).  They will not reduce their press budget but use these resources in a more efficient way.  [...]

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