Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted MRI for identifying hepatocellular carcinoma with liver explant correlation.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This review was performed to describe the patient pathway and timelines involved in the treatment of FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage IB1 to IVA cervical cancer in a New Zealand cancer centre. METHODS:Retrospective audit of women with a new diagnosis of FIGO Stage IB1-IVA...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Capelle L,Stevens W,Brooks S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Single- and multiple-fraction external beam radiotherapy (SFX-EBRT and MFX-EBRT) are palliative treatment options for localized metastatic bone pain. MFX is the preferred choice in many developed countries. Evidence shows little difference in how effectively SFX and MFX reduce pain. However, SFX is associa...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Collinson L,Kvizhinadze G,Nair N,McLeod M,Blakely T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study, investigated the para-aortic adipose tissue cross-sectional area, a novel predictor of cardiovascular diseases and degenerative changes in the paravertebral muscles, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHOD:One hundred cases diagnosed as COPD and 50 healthy individ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Resorlu M,Karatag O,Toprak CA,Ozturk MO

更新日期：2018-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the radiotherapy (RT) management and subsequent outcome in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed glioma. Treatment details were obtained via a questionnaire completed by neurosurgeons, radiation and medical oncologists who treated patients diagnosed with glioma in Victoria during 1998-...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Dally M,Rosenthal M,Drummond K,Murphy M,Cher L,Ashley D,Thursfield V,Giles G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a serious worldwide health problem. Moderate-to-severe OSA has been found in up to 50% of men and 25% of women in the middle-aged population. It results in a fourfold increase in all causes of mortality. The prevalence of OSA is underestimated, partly due to absence of symptoms but al...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Whyte A,Gibson D

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Computed tomography colonography (CTC) for the detection of colorectal disease is gaining popularity as an alternative to colonoscopy. This has been associated with an increase in incidental extra-colonic findings such as abdominal aortic aneurysms. However, due to the patient selection process of obtainin...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Khashram M,Tiong LC,Jones GT,Roake JA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Invasive lobular cancer (ILC) is an important contributor to false negative mammography. This study aims to assess the value of digital mammography and to identify imaging features that could assist the radiologist to suggest the diagnosis of ILC prior to biopsy. METHODS:Three hundred sixty-one cases of p...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Porter AJ,Evans EB,Foxcroft LM,Simpson PT,Lakhani SR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following nuclear medicine scans a patient can be a source of radiation exposure to the hospital staff, including sonographers. Sonographers are not routinely monitored for occupational radiation exposure as they do not commonly interact with radioactive patients or other sources of ionizing radiation. This review aim...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Earl VJ,Badawy MK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS) is an uncommon cause of unilateral Raynaud's phenomenon, splinter haemorrhages and hypothenar weakness. The typical patient is a male blue-collar worker who uses their hypothenar eminence to hammer objects as part of their work. The distal ulnar artery beyond Guyon's canal is superfici...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Zhang F,Weerakkody Y,Tosenovsky P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Varicocele embolisation is an excellent treatment option for symptomatic scrotal varicosities. The purpose of this study was to assess the current practice of the endovascular treatment of left-sided varicoceles at our institution, to compare the findings to international standards and to identify which ac...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Riede P,McCarthy E,Cary R,Boardman P,Tapping CR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study sought to assess preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based findings according to a structured MRI report template for primary staging of rectal cancer, and to evaluate the prognostic relevance of the pre-CRT MRI-based findings in patients with rectal ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Lee HJ,Chung WS,An JH,Kim JH

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Long-term data from three randomized trials have demonstrated that adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) reduces the rate of biochemical failure in high-risk men following radical prostatectomy (RP). One of these trials has shown a survival advantage. We investigated the rate of ART in Victoria and the predicto...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Daniels CP,Millar JL,Spelman T,Sengupta S,Evans SM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Having previously modelled the optimal proportion of uterine cervix and corpus cancers that should be treated with brachytherapy (BT), we aimed to complete the assessment of the role of BT for gynaecological cancers by estimating the optimal proportion of vaginal cancer cases that should be treated with BT...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Thompson SR,Delaney GP,Gabriel GS,Jacob S,Barton MB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pure mucinous breast carcinomas (PMBC) are commonly lobulated, therefore appear relatively benign compared with the imaging features of invasive ductal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to determine mammographic and sonographic patterns of PMBC, in particular features that may result in misdiagnosis. M...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Tan JZ,Waugh J,Kumar B,Evans J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We present the results of a pilot study to test the feasibility of a brachytherapy dosimetry audit. METHODS:The feasibility study was conducted at seven sites from four Australian states in both public and private centres. A purpose-built cylindrical water phantom was imaged using the local imaging protoc...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Haworth A,Wilfert L,Butler D,Ebert MA,Todd S,Bucci J,Duchesne GM,Joseph D,Kron T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value-based healthcare (VBH) concept is designed to improve individual healthcare outcomes without increasing expenditure and is increasingly being used to determine resourcing of and reimbursement for medical services. Radiology is a major contributor to patient and societal healthcare at many levels. D...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Brady AP,Bello JA,Derchi LE,Fuchsjäger M,Goergen S,Krestin GP,Lee EJ,Levin DC,Pressacco J,Rao VM,Slavotinek J,Visser JJ,Walker RE,Brink JA

更新日期：2020-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive capsulitis is one of the most common conditions affecting the shoulder; however, early clinical diagnosis can be challenging. Treatment is most effective when commenced prior to the onset of capsular thickening and contracture; consequently, the role of imaging is increasing. The aim of this review is to demo...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Harris G,Bou-Haidar P,Harris C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proscription of antiperspirant or deodorant use during adjuvant breast radiotherapy is common. The investigators were seeking an information base to facilitate design of an appropriate controlled trial of the use of deodorants during radiotherapy. The first component consisted of a survey of women after adjuvant breas...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Graham PH,Graham JL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare arterial variant. Patients may present with a spectrum of atherosclerotic disease, but aneurysm formation with thromboembolic complications is more common. Although no intervention is required for asymptomatic individuals, stenting for stenosis, thrombolysis for occlusion ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： H'ng MW,Punamiya S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary The aim of this study was to assess the impact of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) CT on radiotherapy planning parameters for patients treated curatively with radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Five patients with stages I-III NSCLC underwent a diagnostic FDG-PET ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Vinod SK,Kumar S,Holloway LC,Shafiq J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although very rare, mediastinal nodal angiomatosis is an entity radiologists should be aware of to be a differential diagnosis for a hypervascular mediastinal mass lesion. The CT- and MR-morphological features are non-specific and only histopathology can reveal the definitive diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Steinke K,Sanadgol B,Singh M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of our early experience with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the characterisation of focal liver lesions (FLLs) using histopathology, contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or other imaging follow-up as ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Ooi CC,Low SC,Schneider-Kolsky M,Lombardo P,Lim SY,Abu Bakar R,Lo RH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this pictorial essay, we showcase the imaging and pathological findings of a variety of giant breast lesions. Some lesions such as lipomas and hamartomas contain fibrous, glandular and lipomatous tissues and can have characteristic mammographic appearances. Other lesions (e.g. simple cysts, fibroepithelial lesions ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Chitty C,Dessauvagie B,Taylor D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt is a rare condition that is described mostly in female patients. We report an unusual case of a young adult male patient with type 1 congenital extrahepatic portocaval shunt with associated development of a focal nodular hyperplasia on a background of regenerative nodules. With...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Kitzing YX,Gallagher J,Waugh R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radiological insertion of Tenckhoff catheters can be an alternative option for peritoneal dialysis access creation, as compared to surgical catheter insertion. This study will review the outcomes and complications of radiological Tenckhoff catheter insertion in a metropolitan renal service and compare cost...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Lee J,Mott N,Mahmood U,Clouston J,Summers K,Nicholas P,Gois PHF,Ranganathan D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (PET/CT) is well established in the staging and assessment of treatment response of lymphoma. Recent studies have suggested that whole body diffusion-weighted imaging -magnetic resonance imaging (WB-DW-MRI) may be an alternative to PET/CT in both staging ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Fitzpatrick JJ,Ryan MA,Bruzzi JF

更新日期：2018-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease. Computed-tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is an accurate and safe test for diagnosing PE. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the effects on image quality (IQ) of electrocardiogram (ECG) ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Ardley ND,Lau KK,Buchan K,Paul E,Troupis JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinical data supporting the use of hypofractionated whole breast radiotherapy (HF-WBRT) in early-stage breast cancer patients have accumulated over the last decade. Despite the availability of the published evidence, the adoption rate of HF-WBRT has been slower-than-expected. We sought to assess the tempo...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Jung KYK,Shadbolt B,Rezo A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient who presented to the emergency department with a bisphosphonate-induced femoral fracture (BIFF). Clinical presentation, pathogenesis and management of BIFF are discussed. We also highlight the importance of imaging the contralateral femur, as these patients may need prophylactic surgical fixation ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Mathur N,Lau KK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Four-dimensional CT (4D-CT) image data can be sorted into bins of each 10% of the respiratory cycle. From these data, an averaged scan (AS) and a maximum intensity projection (MIP) are derived. While sorting based on the respiratory cycle applies to lung tumours, the use of 4D-CT for the kidney has not been ana...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Gawthrop JB,Gill S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00