Tomography

  • Cardiac imaging techniques: which, when, and why
    James D. Thomas, MD, Brian P. Griffin, MD and Richard D. White, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1996, 63 (4) 213-220;

    The science behind the different cardiac imaging techniques, and how to choose the best test for each patient.

  • Metastasis or adenoma? CT evaluation of the adrenal mass
    Anne A. Singer, MD, Nancy A. Obuchowski, PhD, David M. Einstein, MD and David M. Paushter, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1994, 61 (3) 200-205;

    Documenting the stability of adrenal lesions should be done for longer than usual to increase the likelihood of identifying malignant adenomas.

  • Pleural changes in malignant pleural effusions: appearance on computed tomography
    Peter B. O’Donovan, MB, BCh and Philip Eng, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1994, 61 (2) 127-131;

    CT scanning appears to facilitate demonstration of several features that should arouse the clinician’s and radiologist’s suspicion of pleural malignancy.

  • Physiologic evaluation of coronary flow: the role of positron emission tomography
    Loretta Isada, MD, Thomas H. Marwick, MD and William J. Macintyre, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1993, 60 (1) 19-24;

    Quantitative documentation of the hemodynamic severity of coronary artery disease is more important than ever. A brief analysis of current imaging techniques.

  • Improved evaluation of pulmonary disease with gallium-67 emission tomography
    James K. O'Donnell, M.D., Raymundo T. Go, M.D., Edward M. Cordasco, M.D., David H. Feiglin, M.D., Joseph A. Golish, M.D., Atul C. Mehta, M.D., Muzaffar Ahmad, M.D. and William J. Maclntyre, M.D.
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 1985, 52 (4) 525-531;