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Wolfrum V, Lehner K, Heim S, Ziegler W. Clinical Assessment of Communication-Related Speech Parameters in Dysarthria: The Impact of Perceptual Adaptation. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2023:1-21. [PMID: 37486782 DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-23-00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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PURPOSE In current clinical practice, intelligibility of dysarthric speech is commonly assessed by speech-language therapists (SLTs), in most cases by the therapist caring for the patient being diagnosed. Since SLTs are familiar with dysarthria in general and with the speech of the individual patient to be assessed in particular, they have an adaptation advantage in understanding the patient's utterances. We examined whether and how listeners' assessments of communication-related speech parameters vary as a function of their familiarity with dysarthria in general and with the diagnosed patients in particular. METHOD Intelligibility, speech naturalness, and perceived listener effort were assessed in 20 persons with dysarthria (PWD). Patients' speech samples were judged by the individual treating therapists, five dysarthria experts who were unfamiliar with the patients, and crowdsourced naïve listeners. Adaptation effects were analyzed using (a) linear mixed models of overall scoring levels, (b) regression models of severity dependence, (c) network analyses of between-listener and between-parameter relationships, and (d) measures of intra- and interobserver consistency. RESULTS Significant advantages of dysarthria experts over laypeople were found in all parameters. An overall advantage of the treating therapists over nonfamiliar experts was only seen in listening effort. Severity-dependent adaptation effects occurred in all parameters. The therapists' responses were heterogeneous and inconsistent with those of the unfamiliar experts and the naïve listeners. CONCLUSIONS The way SLTs evaluate communication-relevant speech parameters of the PWD whom they care for is influenced not only by adaptation benefits but also by therapeutic biases. This finding weakens the validity of assessments of communication-relevant speech parameters by the treating therapists themselves and encourages the development and use of alternative methods.
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- Vera Wolfrum
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Research Center Jülich, Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine (INM-1), Germany
- JARA - Translational Brain Medicine, Aachen, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
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Lehner K, Pfab J, Ziegler W. Web-based assessment of communication-related parameters in dysarthria: development and implementation of the KommPaS web app. Clin Linguist Phon 2022; 36:1093-1111. [PMID: 34699281 DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1989490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This article describes the design of KommPaS, a web-based tool for the clinical assessment of communication impairment in persons with dysarthria. KommPaS (the German acronym for Communication-related Parameters in Speech Disorders) allows clinicians to recruit laypersons via crowdsourcing for the evaluation of samples of dysarthric speech with regard to communication relevant parameters, that is, intelligibility, naturalness, perceived listener effort, and efficiency (intelligible speech units per unit time). Moreover, a communication total score describing the KommPaS profile elevation, i.e., the arithmetic mean of the normalized KommPaS scores, is provided. Based on considerations regarding the theoretical underpinnings and methodological constraints of a clinical tool for the assessment of these parameters, the article describes how each theoretically and methodologically motivated feature is translated into design principles and how these principles are implemented in a web application. The paper reports efficiency data and details the data privacy and data security provisions that are essential in such an approach.
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- Katharina Lehner
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Lehner K, Ziegler W. Clinical measures of communication limitations in dysarthria assessed through crowdsourcing: specificity, sensitivity, and retest-reliability. Clin Linguist Phon 2022; 36:988-1009. [PMID: 34763588 DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1979658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Assessing the impact of dysarthria on a patient's ability to communicate should be an integral part of patient management. However, due to the high demands on reliable quantification of communication limitations, hardly any formal clinical tests with approved psychometric properties have been developed so far. This study investigates a web-based assessment of communication impairment in dysarthria, named KommPaS. The test comprises measures of intelligibility, naturalness, perceived listener effort and communication efficiency, as well as a total score that integrates these parameters. The approach is characterized by a quasi-random access to a large inventory of test materials and to a large group of naïve listeners, recruited via crowdsourcing. As part of a larger research program to establish the clinical applicability of this new approach, the present paper focuses on two psychometric issues, namely specificity and sensitivity (study 1) and retest-reliability (study 2). Study 1: KommPaS was administered to 54 healthy adults and 100 adult persons with dysarthria (PWD). Non-parametric criterion-based norms (specificity: 0.95) were used to derive a standard metric for each of the four component variables, and corresponding sensitivity values for the presence of dysarthria were identified. Overall classification accuracy of the total score was determined using a ROC analysis. The resulting cutscores showed a high accuracy in the separation of PWD from healthy speakers for the naturalness and the total score. Study 2: A sub-group of 20 PWD enrolled in study 1 were administered a second KommPaS examination. ICC analyses revealed good to excellent retest reliabilities for all parameters.
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- Katharina Lehner
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Lehner K, Ziegler W. Indicators of Communication Limitation in Dysarthria and Their Relation to Auditory-Perceptual Speech Symptoms: Construct Validity of the KommPaS Web App. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022; 65:22-42. [PMID: 34890213 DOI: 10.1044/2021_jslhr-21-00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Despite extensive research into communication-related parameters in dysarthria, such as intelligibility, naturalness, and perceived listener effort, the existing evidence has not been translated into a clinically applicable, comprehensive, and valid diagnostic tool so far. This study addresses Communication-Related Parameters in Speech Disorders (KommPaS), a new web-based diagnostic instrument for measuring indices of communication limitation in individuals with dysarthria through online crowdsourcing. More specifically, it answers questions about the construct validity of KommPaS. In the first part, the interrelationship of the KommPaS variables intelligibility, naturalness, perceived listener effort, and speech rate were explored in order to draw a comprehensive picture of a patient's limitations and avoid the collection of redundant information. Second, the influences of motor speech symptoms on the KommPaS variables were studied in order to delineate the structural relationships between two complementary diagnostic perspectives. METHOD One hundred persons with dysarthria of different etiologies and varying degrees of severity were examined with KommPaS to obtain layperson-based data on communication-level parameters, and with the Bogenhausen Dysarthria Scale (BoDyS) to obtain expert-based, function-level data on dysarthria symptoms. The internal structure of the KommPaS variables and their dependence on the BoDyS variables were analyzed using structural equation modeling. RESULTS Despite a high multicollinearity, all KommPaS variables were shown to provide complementary diagnostic information and their mutual interconnections were delineated in a path graph model. Regarding the influence of the BoDyS scales on the KommPaS variables, separate linear regression models revealed plausible predictor sets. A complete path model of KommPaS and BoDyS variables was developed to map the complex interplay between variables at the functional and the communication levels of dysarthria assessment. CONCLUSION In validating a new clinical tool for the diagnostics of communication limitations in dysarthria, this study is the first to draw a comprehensive picture of how auditory-perceptual characteristics of dysarthria interact at the levels of expert-based functional and layperson-based communicative assessments.
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- Katharina Lehner
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute for Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
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Aichert I, Lehner K, Falk S, Späth M, Franke M, Ziegler W. In Time with the Beat: Entrainment in Patients with Phonological Impairment, Apraxia of Speech, and Parkinson's Disease. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11111524. [PMID: 34827523 PMCID: PMC8615970 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11111524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In the present study, we investigated if individuals with neurogenic speech sound impairments of three types, Parkinson’s dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and aphasic phonological impairment, accommodate their speech to the natural speech rhythm of an auditory model, and if so, whether the effect is more significant after hearing metrically regular sentences as compared to those with an irregular pattern. This question builds on theories of rhythmic entrainment, assuming that sensorimotor predictions of upcoming events allow humans to synchronize their actions with an external rhythm. To investigate entrainment effects, we conducted a sentence completion task relating participants’ response latencies to the spoken rhythm of the prime heard immediately before. A further research question was if the perceived rhythm interacts with the rhythm of the participants’ own productions, i.e., the trochaic or iambic stress pattern of disyllabic target words. For a control group of healthy speakers, our study revealed evidence for entrainment when trochaic target words were preceded by regularly stressed prime sentences. Persons with Parkinson’s dysarthria showed a pattern similar to that of the healthy individuals. For the patient groups with apraxia of speech and with phonological impairment, considerably longer response latencies with differing patterns were observed. Trochaic target words were initiated with significantly shorter latencies, whereas the metrical regularity of prime sentences had no consistent impact on response latencies and did not interact with the stress pattern of the target words to be produced. The absence of an entrainment in these patients may be explained by the more severe difficulties in initiating speech at all. We discuss the results in terms of clinical implications for diagnostics and therapy in neurogenic speech disorders.
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- Ingrid Aichert
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany; (K.L.); (M.F.); (W.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany; (K.L.); (M.F.); (W.Z.)
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- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Département de Linguistique et de Traduction, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada;
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- Neolexon, Limedix GmbH, 80538 Munich, Germany;
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany; (K.L.); (M.F.); (W.Z.)
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany; (K.L.); (M.F.); (W.Z.)
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Ziegler W, Lehner K. Crowdsourcing as a tool in the clinical assessment of intelligibility in dysarthria: How to deal with excessive variation. J Commun Disord 2021; 93:106135. [PMID: 34214758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Independent laypersons are essential in the assessment of intelligibility in persons with dysarthria (PWD), as they reflect intelligibility limitations in the most ecologically valid way, without being influenced by familiarity with the speaker. The present work investigated online crowdsourcing as a convenient method to involve lay people as listeners, with the objective of exploring how to constrain the expected variability of crowd-based judgements to make them applicable in clinical diagnostics. METHOD Intelligibility was assessed using a word transcription task administered via crowdsourcing. In study 1, speech samples of 23 PWD were transcribed by 18 crowdworkers each. Four methods of aggregating the intelligibility scores of randomly sampled panels of 4 to 14 listeners were compared for accuracy, i.e. the stability of the resulting intelligibility estimates across different panels, and their validity, i.e. the degree to which they matched data obtained under controlled laboratory conditions ("gold standard"). In addition, we determined an economically acceptable number of crowdworkers per speaker which is needed to obtain accurate and valid intelligibility estimates. Study 2 examined the robustness of the chosen aggregation method against downward outliers due to spamming in a larger sample of 100 PWD. RESULTS In study 1, an interworker aggregation method based on negative exponential weightings of the scores as a function of their distance from the "best" listener's score (exponentially weighted mean) outperformed three other methods (median value, arithmetic mean, maximum). Under cost-benefit considerations, an optimum panel size of 9 crowd listeners per examination was determined. Study 2 demonstrated the robustness of this aggregation method against spamming crowd listeners. CONCLUSION Though intelligibility data collected through online crowdsourcing are noisy, accurate and valid intelligibility estimates can be obtained by appropriate aggregation of the raw data. This makes crowdsourcing a suitable method for incorporating real-world perspectives into clinical dysarthria assessment.
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- Wolfram Ziegler
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany.
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany.
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Lehner K, Ziegler W. The Impact of Lexical and Articulatory Factors in the Automatic Selection of Test Materials for a Web-Based Assessment of Intelligibility in Dysarthria. J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021; 64:2196-2212. [PMID: 33647214 DOI: 10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Purpose The clinical assessment of intelligibility must be based on a large repository and extensive variation of test materials, to render test stimuli unpredictable and thereby avoid expectancies and familiarity effects in the listeners. At the same time, it is essential that test materials are systematically controlled for factors influencing intelligibility. This study investigated the impact of lexical and articulatory characteristics of quasirandomly selected target words on intelligibility in a large sample of dysarthric speakers under clinical examination conditions. Method Using the clinical assessment tool KommPaS, a total of 2,700 sentence-embedded target words, quasirandomly drawn from a large corpus, were spoken by a group of 100 dysarthric patients and later transcribed by listeners recruited via online crowdsourcing. Transcription accuracy was analyzed for influences of lexical frequency, phonological neighborhood structure, articulatory complexity, lexical familiarity, word class, stimulus length, and embedding position. Classification and regression analyses were performed using random forests and generalized linear mixed models. Results Across all degrees of severity, target words with higher frequency, fewer and less frequent phonological neighbors, higher articulatory complexity, and higher lexical familiarity received significantly higher intelligibility scores. In addition, target words were more challenging sentence-initially than in medial or final position. Stimulus length had mixed effects; word length and word class had no effect. Conclusions In a large-scale clinical examination of intelligibility in speakers with dysarthria, several well-established influences of lexical and articulatory parameters could be replicated, and the roles of new factors were discussed. This study provides clues about how experimental rigor can be combined with clinical requirements in the diagnostics of communication impairment in patients with dysarthria.
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- Katharina Lehner
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group, Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Shao MR, Jiang N, Li M, Howard A, Lehner K, Mullen JL, Gunn SL, McKay JK, Topp CN. Complementary Phenotyping of Maize Root System Architecture by Root Pulling Force and X-Ray Imaging. Plant Phenomics 2021; 2021:9859254. [PMID: 34870229 PMCID: PMC8603028 DOI: 10.34133/2021/9859254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The root system is critical for the survival of nearly all land plants and a key target for improving abiotic stress tolerance, nutrient accumulation, and yield in crop species. Although many methods of root phenotyping exist, within field studies, one of the most popular methods is the extraction and measurement of the upper portion of the root system, known as the root crown, followed by trait quantification based on manual measurements or 2D imaging. However, 2D techniques are inherently limited by the information available from single points of view. Here, we used X-ray computed tomography to generate highly accurate 3D models of maize root crowns and created computational pipelines capable of measuring 71 features from each sample. This approach improves estimates of the genetic contribution to root system architecture and is refined enough to detect various changes in global root system architecture over developmental time as well as more subtle changes in root distributions as a result of environmental differences. We demonstrate that root pulling force, a high-throughput method of root extraction that provides an estimate of root mass, is associated with multiple 3D traits from our pipeline. Our combined methodology can therefore be used to calibrate and interpret root pulling force measurements across a range of experimental contexts or scaled up as a stand-alone approach in large genetic studies of root system architecture.
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- M. R. Shao
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Thunstedt DC, Young P, Küpper C, Müller K, Becker R, Erbert F, Lehner K, Rheinwald M, Pfahler A, Dieterich M, Kellert L, Feil K. Follow-Up in Aphasia Caused by Acute Stroke in a Prospective, Randomized, Clinical, and Experimental Controlled Noninvasive Study With an iPad-Based App (Neolexon®): Study Protocol of the Lexi Study. Front Neurol 2020; 11:294. [PMID: 32425873 PMCID: PMC7212356 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rationale: Treatment of aphasia is still challenging for clinicians and patients. So far, there is proven evidence for "face-to-face" speech therapy. However, the digital age potentially offers new and complementary strategies that may add to treatment outcome in a cost-effective way. Neolexon® is a commercial tablet-based software for treatment of aphasia, which can be applied with the help of a therapist or as self-training by the patient. Aims and hypothesis: In the Lexi study, we aim to determine whether treatment with Neolexon® is superior to standard therapy in acute post-stroke aphasia. Sample size estimates: A sample size of 180 patients, 90 for each group, will be included with an assumed dropout rate of ~20%. Methods and design: Prospective, randomized, parallel group, open-label, blinded-endpoint clinical, and experimental controlled non-invasive trial (PROBE). Adult German native speakers with acute aphasia after stroke are included. Computer-generated, blocked, and stratified randomization by aphasia severity will assign patients to one of two groups: 4 weeks of either standard logopedic speech therapy or logopedic speech therapy with the app version of Neolexon®. Both groups will be instructed in self-training: the frequency and duration of self-training will be documented. Screening for aphasia will be performed using the Language Screening Test (LAST). The severity of aphasia in general and in subitems will be assessed using the Bielefelder Aphasie Screening (BIAS) and the Aphasia Check List (ACL). Follow-up will be assessed after 3 months. Study outcomes: Based on the consensus in our study team, we considered a 10% mean difference in the change of percentile rank (PR) of BIAS to be a minimal and clinically important difference. The primary endpoint is defined as a significant difference in BIAS comparing the two groups. Differences in quality of life, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and modified Ranking Scale (mRS) will be evaluated as secondary outcome parameters. Discussion: This trial will determine whether speech therapy with the use of Neolexon® is superior to standard logopedic therapy. Subgroups with the greatest response to Neolexon® will be described. The trial was prospectively registered on the "EU Clinical Trials Register" (NCT04080817).
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- Dennis C Thunstedt
- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Park Bad Feilnbach, Reithofpark, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.,Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.,Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.,Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Park Bad Feilnbach, Reithofpark, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.,German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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Wang CW, Yu SH, Fretwurst T, Larsson L, Sugai JV, Oh J, Lehner K, Jin Q, Giannobile WV. Maresin 1 Promotes Wound Healing and Socket Bone Regeneration for Alveolar Ridge Preservation. J Dent Res 2020; 99:930-937. [PMID: 32384864 PMCID: PMC7338694 DOI: 10.1177/0022034520917903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tooth extraction results in alveolar bone resorption and is accompanied by postoperative swelling and pain. Maresin 1 (MaR1) is a proresolving lipid mediator produced by macrophages during the resolution phase of inflammation, bridging healing and tissue regeneration. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of MaR1 on tooth extraction socket wound healing in a preclinical rat model. The maxillary right first molars of Sprague-Dawley rats were extracted, and gelatin scaffolds were placed into the sockets with or without MaR1. Topical application was also given twice a week until complete socket wound closure up to 14 d. Immediate postoperative pain was assessed by 3 scores. Histology and microcomputed tomography were used to assess socket bone fill and alveolar ridge dimensional changes at selected dates. The assessments of coded specimens were performed by masked, calibrated examiners. Local application of MaR1 potently accelerated extraction socket healing. Macroscopic and histologic analysis revealed a reduced soft tissue wound opening and more rapid re-epithelialization with MaR1 delivery versus vehicle on socket healing. Under micro-computed tomography analysis, MaR1 (especially at 0.05 μg/μL) stimulated greater socket bone fill at day 10 as compared with the vehicle-treated animals, resulting in less buccal plate resorption and a wider alveolar ridge by day 21. Interestingly, an increased ratio of CD206+:CD68+ macrophages was identified in the sockets with MaR1 application under immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence analysis. As compared with the vehicle therapy, local delivery of MaR1 reduced immediate postoperative surrogate pain score panels. In summary, MaR1 accelerated extraction wound healing, promoted socket bone fill, preserved alveolar ridge bone, and reduced postoperative pain in vivo with a rodent preclinical model. Local administration of MaR1 offers clinical potential to accelerate extraction socket wound healing for more predictable dental implant reconstruction.
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- C W Wang
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Periodontology, Institute of Odontology, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Aichert I, Lehner K, Falk S, Späth M, Ziegler W. Do Patients With Neurogenic Speech Sound Impairments Benefit From Auditory Priming With a Regular Metrical Pattern? J Speech Lang Hear Res 2019; 62:3104-3118. [PMID: 31465708 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-s-csmc7-18-0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Purpose Earlier investigations based on word and sentence repetition tasks had revealed that the most prevalent metrical pattern in German (the trochee)-unlike the iambic pattern-facilitates articulation in patients with apraxia of speech (AOS; e.g., Aichert, Späth, & Ziegler, 2016), confirming that segmental and prosodic aspects of speech production interact. In this study, we investigated if articulation in apraxic speakers also benefits from auditory priming by speech with a regular rhythm. Furthermore, we asked if the advantage of regular speech rhythm, if present, is confined to impairments at the motor planning stage of speech production (i.e., AOS) or if it also applies to phonological encoding impairments. Method Twelve patients with AOS, 12 aphasic patients with postlexical phonological impairment (PI), and 36 neurologically healthy speakers were examined. A sequential synchronization paradigm based on a sentence completion task was conducted in conditions where we independently varied the metrical regularity of the prime sentence (regular vs. irregular prime sentence) and the metrical regularity of the target word (trochaic vs. iambic). Results Our data confirmed the facilitating effect of regular (trochaic) word stress on speech accuracy in patients with AOS (target effect). This effect could, for the first time, also be demonstrated in individuals with PI. Moreover, the study also revealed an influence of the metrical regularity of speech input in both patient groups (prime effect). Conclusions Patients with AOS and patients with PI exploited rhythmic cues in the speech of a model speaker for the initiation and the segmental realization of words. There seems to be a robust metrical influence on speech at both the phonological and the phonetic planning stages of speech production.
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- Ingrid Aichert
- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group (EKN), Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group (EKN), Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
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- Laboratoire Phonétique et Phonologie, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris, France
- Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group (EKN), Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Neuropsychology Research Group (EKN), Institute of Phonetics and Speech Processing, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
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Lehner K, Santarelli F, Penning R, Vasold R, Engel E, Maisch T, Gastl K, König B, Landthaler M, Bäumler W. The decrease of pigment concentration in red tattooed skin years after tattooing. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011; 25:1340-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.03987.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lehner K, Hof N. [Esophagus carcinoma--progress in staging with thin layer spiral CT?]. Rontgenpraxis 1998; 51:130-4. [PMID: 9676139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik des Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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Stemplinger J, Lehner K, Hermann M, Roder J, Helmberger H. [Double-spiral-CT in preoperative assessment of the resectability of pancreas carcinoma]. Rontgenpraxis 1998; 51:135-40. [PMID: 9676140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- J Stemplinger
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München.
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Wunderlich AP, Jehle B, Lehner K. [Spiral CT angiography: computed improvement of the slice thickness profile]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1996; 164:257-60. [PMID: 8672783 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1015650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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It is possible to improve on the low skirt selectivity of the slice sensitivity profile (SSP) in spiral CT by interpolation of the raw data or suitable image after-processing. We determined the SSP function of spiral CT by means of a plexiglas phantom which we subsequently modified empirically-mathematically by a correction function until we obtained maximum possible skirt selectivity and smallest possible FWHM (= full width at half maximum) of the corrected image data set. The corrected image data set was obtained by bilateral convolution of a real image data set with a correction function. This resulted in most cases in a more realistic imaging of the angiographic morphology when applied to SSD and MIP (3D) reconstructions of a. mesenterica sup. and tr. coeliacus from spiral CT data sets, compared with the original data sets.
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- A P Wunderlich
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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Hess U, Gross M, Lehner K, Cavallaro A, Hannig C. [Initial diagnosis of melanoma metastasis to the spleen: case report of follow-up in atypical early invasion of the spleen]. Rontgenpraxis 1996; 49:23-24. [PMID: 8851542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- U Hess
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik der Technischen Universität München
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Kersting-Sommerhoff B, Gerhardt P, Golder W, Hof N, Riel KA, Helmberger H, Lenz M, Lehner K. [MRI of the knee joint: first results of a comparison of 0,2-T specialized system and 1,5-T high field strength magnet]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1995; 162:390-5. [PMID: 7772760 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1015905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Diagnostic accuracy and image quality of a specialised system for MR examinations of peripheral joints were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS 20 patients with acute or chronic injuries of the knee were examined using a low-field MR system (0.2 T). For comparison, all patients were also studied with a 1.5 T high field strength magnet and all diagnoses were correlated with arthroscopic findings. RESULTS We found compatible diagnostic accuracies (cruciate ligaments 90%, menisci 75-90%) and good image quality ratings for the low field system ("good" and "excellent" image quality in 83% of cases). CONCLUSION The low-field MR-system offers low-cost MR examinations of peripheral joints with good image quality and reliable diagnostic information.
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Lehner K. [Differential MRI diagnosis in suspected spondylitis]. Rontgenpraxis 1994; 47:331-3. [PMID: 7825070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technischen Universität München
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Daschner H, Lehner K, Becker K. [A splenic hamartoma with clinical symptoms]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1994; 160:271-3. [PMID: 8136482 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- H Daschner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der TU München
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Lehner K, Gerhardt P. Intravascular ultrasound in tumor staging. Bildgebung 1993; 60:281-4. [PMID: 8118202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Our preliminary results show that intravascular ultrasound scanning yielded the correct diagnosis in each patient who underwent surgery. We therefore conclude that this method is a potent adjunct to diagnostic procedures in pretherapeutic tumor staging when applied directly to the questionable region of the vessels. In contrast, evaluation of suspected tumor infiltration of the portal vein by positioning the catheter in the inferior vena cava or aorta was generally impossible due to technical problems. We hope that these problems will be solved as technology progresses.
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Gross MW, Brandstetter K, Deusch K, Lehner K. [Secondary amyloidosis of the kidneys in Crohn disease: radiologic findings]. Rontgenpraxis 1993; 46:251-3. [PMID: 8211384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- M W Gross
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München
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Lehner K, von Gumppenberg S, Maurer J, Daschner H, Gerhardt P. [A comparison of plain film, axial CT, 2D and 3D reconstructions in unstable spinal injuries following surgery]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1993; 158:577-82. [PMID: 8507850 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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During a period of 18 months about 70 patients suffering from an unstable spinal injury were operated in the surgical department of our clinic. In 50 of these patients it was possible to correlate the results of preoperative radiography and CT with the operative findings. Several cases of distraction instability in the dorsal column had not been recognised in the preoperative radiologic evaluation. Therefore the rationale of this study was the question as to whether modern CT technology can help to avoid such wrong diagnoses. For that purpose radiographs, axial CT-scans of 2 mm thickness or less, sagittal and coronal 2D and (in 35 cases) 3D reconstructions were re-evaluated step by step by a specifically trained radiologist without knowing the operative findings. 15 additional lesions out of 28 were demonstrated and specifically classified as distraction instabilities of the dorsal column using the improved CT technology.
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technischen Universität München
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Lehner K, Rechl H, Daschner H, Kutschker C. [The MRT criteria for the differentiation of "pseudotumorous" lesions from bone sarcomas of the extremities]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1993; 158:416-22. [PMID: 8490149 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The MRT scans of 57 patients with Ewing or osteosarcomas and 34 patients with haematogenous osteomyelitis or periostitis/stress fractures were examined in order to determine whether a distinction between benign or malignant lesions is possible. Four criteria were evaluated: the margin of the bone marrow component; intensity and homogeneity of the T1 weighted signal in the bone marrow; presence of an extraosseous structured soft tissue mass and/or soft tissue edema. It was found that central osteosarcomas and Ewing's sarcomas reduced signal intensity of the marrow to become muscle-isointense with a well-defined margin. In acute haematogenous osteomyelitis and periostitis/stress fracture the marrow lesion was not sharply demarcated. In contrast to patients with bone sarcomas, only one case of osteomyelitis showed an extraosseous structured soft tissue mass. On the basis of these findings we believe that acute haematogenous osteomyelitis can be distinguished with high degree of accuracy from Ewing's sarcoma and central osteosarcomas.
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Scherer MA, Kraus M, Gerngross H, Lehner K. [Importance of ultrasound in postoperative follow-up after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament]. Unfallchirurg 1993; 96:47-54. [PMID: 8438175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Eighty-eight male patients following reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL; mean 24 months since operation) had a thorough clinical examination including instrumented measurement of laxity using the KT 1000. These results were correlated with an ultrasound (US) grading that evaluates the reconstruction itself as well as its functional behaviour during the anterior drawer test. Thirty-four magnetic resonance (MR) studies of 33 patients were available. Undoubtedly postoperative visualization of the reconstructed ACL is superior to that of both normal control ACL and acute trauma cases. Especially operative procedures which use the patellar or semitendinosus tendon lend themselves to accurate evaluation of the intraarticular reconstruction. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and overall accuracy of US/MR versus the clinical laxity measurement are calculated to be 66.7%/96.0%, 71.2%%/23.8%, 59.5%/60.0%, 77.1%/83.3% and 69.4%/63.0% respectively. US has a satisfactory diagnostic value and performs similarly well on all these parameters. MR, on the other hand, correctly diagnoses nearly all unstable knees but is associated with a high number of false positives. There is no statistically significant, linear correlation between MR and US; r = -0.0769, P = 0.6706. Only three times did the reconstructed ACL appear normal on MR, whereas 48.5% of the reconstructions were graded type I (normal) on US. Clinical Consequences: Ultrasound and MRT should not be considered rival but rather complementary methods: ultrasound is a good method for documenting changes within the knee joint on an outpatient basis, while the indications for MR in the postoperative course are any occurrences of pain, instability or reinjury.
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- M A Scherer
- Institut für Experimentelle Chirurgie, Technischen Universität München
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Lehner K, Gerhardt P, Blasini R. Intravascular ultrasonography in tumor staging. Endoscopy 1992; 24 Suppl 1:376-8. [PMID: 1633784 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- K Lehner
- Department of Radiology, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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Daschner H, Lehner K, Heuck A. [Computed tomographic assessment of breathing-induced "pseudo" pneumoperitoneum]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1992; 156:369-73. [PMID: 1571520 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1032903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The differentiation between a "pseudo" pneumoperitoneum and a pneumoperitoneum due to a perforation may be difficult in unconscious or ventilated patients. The use of CT for differentiating between extraperitoneal and intraperitoneal air is demonstrated by three examples in whom air below the diaphragm was shown by conventional radiographs. CT can prove the extraperitoneal position of an air crescent below the diaphragm in cases of "pseudo" pneumoperitoneum. CT will also show that extraperitoneal air does not rise in the way that true peritoneal air will do when the patient is supine. In this position the viscera therefore do not fall backwards in the presence of a "pseudo" pneumoperitoneum.
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- H Daschner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
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The demonstration or exclusion of tumour infiltration into a vessel wall is made possible by IVUS. This was performed 25 times in 23 patients using a 20 MHz probe where there was suspicion of tumour infiltration on the basis of CT, MRI or angiography. IVUS proved very suitable for clarifying the situation, making direct intravascular evaluation of the affected vessel possible. In 10 cases where surgery was performed, the demonstration or exclusion of tumour infiltration into a vein was confirmed operatively in every case. Further experience is necessary before the value of the method for diagnosing early arterial infiltration can be judged.
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Strotzer M, Lehner K, Brandstetter K. [Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung. Case report]. Rontgenpraxis 1991; 44:365-7. [PMID: 1785106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- M Strotzer
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik des Klinikums rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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Allgayer B, Gradinger R, Lehner K, Flock K, Gewalt Y. [Magnetic resonance tomography in the assessment of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by tendon grafts]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1991; 155:294-8. [PMID: 1932723 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1033266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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150 patients were examined via magnetic resonance (MR) after anterior cruciate (ACL) ligament reconstruction (76 patellar tendon grafts, 53 semitendinous tendon grafts and 21 sutures). The results of MR were compared with clinical tests (Lachman, pivot-shift and anterior drawer test), in 2 cases with the operative findings, and in one case with arthroscopy findings. In 91% of patients with a clinically stable knee we found a continuous low-intensity ligamental structure. 10 patients were examined twice or more between 8 days and 6 months after surgery. Ligamental structures of low signal intensity did not significantly change their MR characteristics. MR is a valuable noninvasive method for evaluating ligament reconstructions.
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- B Allgayer
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München
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Allgayer B, Gewalt Y, Flock K, Heuck A, Lehner K, Gradinger R, Luttke G. [The diagnostic accuracy of MRT in cruciate ligament injuries]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1991; 155:159-64. [PMID: 1878544 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1033238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lesions of the anterior cruciate ligaments may be demonstrated by MRI with an accuracy of 99%. Standardised technique with sagittal and coronal projections produces excellent results. Localisation of the site of rupture can be achieved in 95% of cases. MRI provides a valuable method for diagnosing lesions of the cruciate ligaments.
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- B Allgayer
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München
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Opitz G, Lehner K, Gradinger R. [X-ray diagnosis of the spine]. Rontgenpraxis 1991; 44:67-74. [PMID: 2035114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- G Opitz
- Orthopädische Klinik, TU München
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Lehner K, Gerhardt P. [Imaging techniques in trauma of the ankle joint and tarsus]. Rontgenpraxis 1991; 44:9-15. [PMID: 2006446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik der Technischen Universität München am Klinikum rechts der Isar
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Daschner H, Lehner K. [Spontaneous chylothorax due to lymphangiectasis of the pulmonary lymphatic vessels]. Rontgenpraxis 1991; 44:24-7. [PMID: 2006445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- H Daschner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik des Klinikums rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
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Lehner K, Blasini R, Gerhardt P, Siewert RJ. [Intravascular ultrasound. Methods and diagnostic significance]. Rontgenpraxis 1990; 43:413-9. [PMID: 2267639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technischen Universität München
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Lehner K, Rechl H, Luttke G, Heuck A, Allgayer B. [MRT of tumors of the musculoskeletal system]. Rontgenpraxis 1990; 43:237-43. [PMID: 2389214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- K Lehner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Luttke G, Lehner K, Heuck A, Allgayer B, Brandstetter K. [Magnetic resonance tomography of joint diseases]. Rontgenpraxis 1990; 43:244-52. [PMID: 2202065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- G Luttke
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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Heuck A, Appel M, Kaiser E, Lehner K, Luttke G. [Magnetic resonance tomography of the shoulder. Possibilities of over interpretation of normal findings]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1990; 152:587-94. [PMID: 2160695 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1046927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In order to test the criteria for abnormalities of the shoulder as seen on MR, 30 normal shoulders were examined. The examination included T1, proton and T2-weighted SE sequences and T2*-weighted FE sequences, using transverse, oblique coronary and oblique sagittal planes. In 57% there was increased signal intensity in the tendon of the rotator cuff; this might have been interpreted as a rupture of the cuff or tendinitis. Anatomical examination suggests that the finding is due to a normal layer between the long head of the biceps and the tendon joint complex. The anterior glenoid labrum could not be clearly delineated in 57% and the posterior labrum in 5%. In two cases there was a superior, postero-lateral defect in the head of the humerus. The currently accepted criteria for the MRT diagnosis of shoulder abnormalities need to be critically re-evaluated.
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- A Heuck
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, TU München
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The diagnosis of epiphyseolysis of the femoral head in its early stages is often unclear when using conventional radiography. In order to obtain additional information, we examined seven patients by means of MRT. In all cases the T1-weighted sequences showed widened, ill-defined epiphyseal plates. The epiphyseal displacement was shown accurately by sections of the sagittal plane. T2-weighted sequences showed the presence of an effusion in the hip joints of five patients. In all patients there was increased signal intensity in the metaphysis and in the femoral neck and head. The increased signal intensity appears to be an early sign for the presence of an epiphyseolysis.
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- H Daschner
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Daschner H, Lehner K. [Pseudo-atelectasis following upper lobe resection--postoperative changes in 50 patients]. Rontgenpraxis 1989; 42:346-50. [PMID: 2814683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Opitz G, Rechl H, Lehner K. [Roentgen diagnosis of the shoulder]. Rontgenpraxis 1989; 42:185-92. [PMID: 2658130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Lehner K, Pieper B. [Imaging technics with respect to the hip joint]. Rontgenpraxis 1989; 42:143-54. [PMID: 2658128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Flock K, Gradinger R, Hipp E, Lehner K. [Diagnosis of osteoid osteoma with special reference to angiography, scintigraphy, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging]. Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb 1989; 127:207-15. [PMID: 2735106 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Clinical results from 50 patients with an osteoid-osteoma, show that night pain is considered one of the most important symptoms (90%). 88% responded to salicylic acid. The diagnosis can often be made from normal X-rays. Diagnostic problems are especially common in cases of rare, atypical localisations (spine, sacrum, clavicula, talus, calcaneus and the proximal part of the femur). The scintigraphy represents an unspecific but sensitive method of diagnosis in the early stages. The osteoid-osteoma is visible as a "hot spot" or, in the subperiosteal type, as a diffuse accumulation. Angiography is of great importance for preoperative localisation and differential diagnosis. Computer tomography is particularly valuable for localisation in the region of the spine. Magnetic resonance is an excellent method of examination. The three dimensional imaging allows an exact localisation, especially in atypical and difficult localisations. This will be the preferred method of the future, not least because there is no exposure to radiation.
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- K Flock
- Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik am Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
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Indirect lymphography with iotrolan makes it possible to demonstrate the lymphatic pathways with minimal invasiveness. This opens up new possibilities in the differential diagnosis of chronic swelling of the extremities. The typical radiological appearances make it possible to diagnose various types of lymphoedema and lymphangiomatous malformations. The method also promises to be useful in elucidating the pathogenesis of various types of swelling of the extremities.
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- J Gmeinwieser
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Heuck A, Reiser M, Lehner K. [Imaging of osteoid osteoma by MR tomography]. Radiologe 1988; 28:522-7. [PMID: 3194519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We report the demonstration of eight osteoid osteomas by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The nidus could be depicted showing intermediate signal intensity in T1-weighted and intermediate or increased signal intensity in T2-weighted sequences. It was embedded in thickened bone cortex, which demonstrated a signal-free zone. A different pattern was found in a subchondral osteoid osteoma of the talar dome, in which neither nidus nor sclerotic margin could be delineated. MRI is a valuable diagnostic tool in osteoid osteomas and may provide important information in addition to conventional imaging methods.
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- A Heuck
- Department of Radiology, Skeletal Section, University of California, San Francisco
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Gmeinwieser J, Lehner K, Golder W. [Quality assurance in computed tomography]. Rontgenpraxis 1988; 41:283-8. [PMID: 3175772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Gmeinwieser J, Golder W, Lehner K. [Quality assurance in sonography]. Rontgenpraxis 1988; 41:279-82. [PMID: 3051440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Heuck A, Lehner K, Schittich I, Reiser M. [Value of MR for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy follow-up of Perthes' disease]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1988; 148:189-94. [PMID: 2831583 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1048174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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59 children were examined by MR, including 31 with Perthes' disease, 7 with subluxating Perthes' disease and 12 with hip pain of unknown origin; the results were compared with conventional radiological findings. MR was superior for the early recognition and for the exact determination of the extent and localisation of juvenile femoral epiphyseal necrosis. It was also of great help in differential diagnosis. It appears to be a suitable method for judging the effect of therapy at an early stage.
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- A Heuck
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Technische Universität München
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Kahn T, Weigert F, Reiser M, Heuck A, Allgayer B, Lehner K. [The MRT demonstration of bone marrow changes in intervertebral disk degeneration]. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 1987; 147:320-4. [PMID: 2823341 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1048648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Amongst 214 patients with degenerative disc disease, MRT showed focal fat deposition in the vertebral marrow close to the end plate in 87 (41%). The appearances and distribution of these zones is described. Recognition of these common changes is important in differential diagnosis between inflammatory and neoplastic processes.
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- T Kahn
- Institut für Röntgendiagnostik am Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München
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The osseous manifestations of osteochondrosis dissecans are well demonstrated by conventional and computerised tomography. Beyond that, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is effective in evaluating the vitality and loosening of an osseous dissecate. Subchondral cavities and cartilaginous defects are detected with high accuracy. Further, MRI seems to be a useful method in childhood to differentiate a variant irregularity of the osseous articular surface from definite osteochondrosis dissecans.
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Heuck A, Lehner K. [Imaging diagnosis in femur head necroses]. Rontgenpraxis 1987; 40:245-51. [PMID: 3310265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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