Background and Purpose— Angioplasty and stenting is increasingly being used for the
treatment of intracranial stenoses. Based on a literature search (01/1998 to 04/2008) we sought …

The purpose of this study was to quantify microcirculation and microvasculature in breast
lesions by pharmacokinetic analysis of Gd‐DTPA‐enhanced MRI series. Strongly T 1 ‐…

Background Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for recurrent ischaemic stroke, but often
remains undiagnosed in patients who have had an acute ischaemic stroke. Enhanced and …

Since two decades transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) of liver metastases has been
investigated in numerous studies. However, no standardized therapeutic procedure exists so …

Background The optimal treatment for patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is
under debate. Since best medical treatment (BMT) has improved over time, the benefit of …

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether regressive changes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
for breast cancer affect the accuracy of preoperative MRI measurements of tumor size…

INTRODUCTION: Chronically altered glucose metabolism interferes with 18 F-FDG uptake
in malignant tissue and healthy organs and may therefore lower tumor detection in 18 F-FDG …

Female mammals experience a very high and often unappreciated rate of reproductive
failure. Among human pregnancies alone, over 50 per cent fail between conception and …

Background and Purpose— Ischemic stroke causes major disability as a consequence of
neuronal loss and recurrent ischemic events. Biomarkers predicting tissue damage or stroke …

… a two-compartment model with the parameters k ep and amplitude. Image analysis was done
… enhancement parameters (k ep : p<0.002; amplitude: p<0.006), where k ep began to drop …