
Calcium Scoring
Case of the Month, Chest, Techniques46 Year old male with a family history of (CAD) CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE presenting with chest pain. A CT scan was performed to measure the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries. Upon post processing of the calcium score on a sophisticated software…

Fractional Tumor Burden
Case of the Month, Head and Neck, TechniquesA 57 year-old male with a history of brain tumor surgically removed in 1999 and underwent focal radiation therapy. 17 years later, the tumor resurfaced. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) exam of the brain was performed using contrast media that…

Virtual Colonoscopy
Abdomen and Pelvis, Case of the Month, Techniques
This 60 year old female patient underwent a CT Virtual Colonoscopy exam for screening. The purpose of this exam is to examine the large intestine for cancer and growths called polyps. Patients receive a bowel preparation kit which helps to…

April 2017 – Tractography
Case of the Month, Head and Neck, Techniques
Three-dimensional fiber tract reconstruction (Tractography) based on Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is becoming a widely-used tool to study and visualize human white matter (nerve pathways) anatomy. T1 and T2 data sets from MRI studies are…

February 2017 – Aortic Surveillance
Case of the Month, Chest, TechniquesCross-Section:
VR Movie:
70 year-old male has an aortic dissection that begins in the Ascending Aorta and extends along the Aorta involving multiple abdominal and pelvic arteries along the course. The video with black/white image…

January 2017 – Lesion Tracking
Case of the Month, Techniques
75 yr. old female, diagnosed with Parotid Adenocarcinoma metastasis to the lung. Figure A demonstrates the longest diameters of three lung nodules (one per row) at four time points (one per column), consistent with known history of metastatic…
