Differentiating recurrent tumor from radiation necrosis: time for re-evaluation of positron emission tomography?

PE Ricci, JP Karis, JE Heiserman… - American Journal …, 1998 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
UNLABELLED Our purpose was to evaluate the ability of FDG PET to differentiate recurrent
tumor from posttherapy radiation necrosis. METHODS MR images, PET scans, and medical …

Acute cerebral infarction: quantification of spin-density and T2 shine-through phenomena on diffusion-weighted MR images

JH Burdette, AD Elster, PE Ricci - Radiology, 1999 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To quantify the relative contributions of spin density and T2 effects (“shine
through”) on diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) images of acute and subacute …

Cerebral infarction: time course of signal intensity changes on diffusion-weighted MR images.

JH Burdette, PE Ricci, N Petitti… - AJR. American journal …, 1998 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
The objective of this study was to determine the time course of signal intensity changes on
diffusion-weighted MR images after cerebral infarction. Echoplanar diffusion-weighted MR …

Imaging of low-and intermediate-grade gliomas

PE Ricci, DH Dungan - Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 2001 - Elsevier
Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of low- and intermediate-grade
gliomas. In this article, the traditional role of imaging studies in glioma patients and the …

A comparison of fast spin-echo, fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery, and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the first 10 days after cerebral infarction

PE Ricci, JH Burdette, AD Elster… - American journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Echo-planar diffusion-weighted and fluid-attenuated
inversion-recovery (FLAIR) imaging have both proved valuable for detecting acute ischemic …

Effect of voxel position on single-voxel MR spectroscopy findings

PE Ricci, A Pitt, PJ Keller, SW Coons… - American journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Single-voxel MR spectroscopy is a widely used tool for
evaluating brain tumors. Although extensive data are available on the MR spectral appearance …

Imaging of adult brain tumors.

PE Ricci - Neuroimaging clinics of North America, 1999 - europepmc.org
Imaging continues to play an important role in the evaluation and management of patients
with primary and metastatic brain tumors. This article provides a generalized framework for …

Calculation of apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) in brain using two-point and six-point methods

JH Burdette, AD Elster, PE Ricci - Journal of computer assisted …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
We evaluated the relative accuracy of calculating apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of
intracranial tissues using a two-point versus a six-point regression technique. Echo planar …

Co-registration of cortical magnetic stimulation and functional magnetic resonance imaging

…, CA Hamilton, DM Moody, KD Singh, PE Ricci… - …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
FUNCTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
are noninvasive techniques recently used to investigate cortical motor physiology. …

Magnetic resonance imaging of traumatic brain injury: relationship of T2 SE and T2* GE to clinical severity and outcome

DJ Gerber, AH Weintraub, CP Cusick, PE Ricci… - Brain Injury, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objectives: To evaluate (1) the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2*
weighted gradient echo (GE) vs T2 weighted spin echo (SE) technology for lesion detection …