Imaging after treatment in uterine malignancies: Spectrum of normal findings and most common complications.

abstract：:This study investigated the maximum theoretical radiation dose that could safely be delivered to 20 patients diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer. Two three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (RT) class-solution techniques (A and B) and an individualized three-dimensional conformal RT technique (C) were comp...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Everitt S,Schneider-Kolsky M,Yuen K,Budd R,Mac Manus M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the endorectal balloon (ERB) as a method to improve post-prostatectomy clinical target volume (CTV) stability. METHODS:Seventy cone-beam CT (CBCT) obtained during radiotherapy treatment from seven patients treated with an ERB and 68 CBCT from seven patients treated without an ERB were cont...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： de Leon JF,Jameson MG,Windsor A,Cloak K,Keats S,Vial P,Holloway L,Metcalfe P,Sidhom M

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold (DIBH) techniques for breast cancer radiation therapy (RT) have reduced cardiac dose compared to Free Breathing (FB). Recently, a voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold (vDIBH) technique was established using in-room lasers and skin tattoos to monitor breath-hold. An in-house quality asses...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Estoesta RP,Attwood L,Naehrig D,Claridge-Mackonis E,Odgers D,Martin D,Pham M,Toohey J,Carroll S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ultrasonography is associated with a high error rate in the evaluation of soft tissue masses. The purposes of this study were to examine the nature of the diagnostic errors and to identify areas in which reporting could be improved. METHODS:Patients who had soft tissue tumours and received ultrasonography...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Kwok HC,Pinto CH,Doyle AJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans in the first 49 patients referred with either possible brain tumour or brain tumour recurrence were reviewed. FDG-PET imaging was reported with reference to anatomical imaging. Based on the report the FDG study was classified as either positive or n...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： McCarthy M,Yuan JB,Campbell A,Lenzo NP,Butler-Henderson K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured radiation doses to the eye and thyroid during diagnostic cerebral angiography to assess the effectiveness of bismuth and lead shields at dose reduction. Phantom head angiographic studies were performed with bismuth (study 1) and lead shields (study 2). In study 1 (12 phantoms), thermoluminescent dosimeters...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Shortt CP,Malone L,Thornton J,Brennan P,Lee MJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 20-year-old woman with intracranial IgG4-related disease, initially misdiagnosed as a meningioma on biopsy and treated with radiosurgery as it was in an eloquent location and not resectable. Her intracranial IgG4 disease had a near-complete response to radiosurgery and is still controlled six y...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Fogarty T,Choong D,Gill S,Harper C,Robbins P

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This survey aimed to assess the use of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) within New Zealand (NZ) and evaluate the quality of IGRT delivery. METHOD:All nine centres in NZ were invited to participate in an online survey in November 2015. Questions were asked on type of IGRT technologies available, IGRT use b...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Padayachee J,Loh J,Tiong A,Lao L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oncology CT report is a vital piece of communication between the radiologist and the treating clinician and often determines patient management. The use of a standardised report that follows the tumour, node and metastasis (TNM) structure makes it easier for the radiologist to include all of the necessary informat...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Gormly KL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We aimed to investigate the impact of radiation treatment in early-stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). METHODS:Patients with early stage (T1-3, N0-2, M0) TNBC were identified using the New Zealand breast cancer register. The outcomes of local recurrence (LRFR), local recurrence free survival (LRFS...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Dixit A,Frampton C,Davey V,Robinson B,James M

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to evaluate the current use of imaging technologies for planning and delivery of radiotherapy (RT) in Australia. METHODS:An online survey was emailed to all Australian RT centres in August 2015. The survey inquired about imaging practices during planning and treatment delivery processes. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Batumalai V,Holloway LC,Kumar S,Dundas K,Jameson MG,Vinod SK,Delaney GP

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of who has been hospitalized complaining about fever in the last 4 days. Laboratory data revealed lymphocytopenia and leucopenia with an elevation of C-reactive protein and positive real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Six days before this hospitalization, when the pat...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Cosma L,Sollaku S,Frantellizzi V,De Vincentis G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiac dosimetry delivered before and after routine 3D CT whole-breast radiotherapy planning, including cardiac contouring and the relevance of a 15-mm maximum myocardial depth (MMD) planning tolerance threshold. METHODS:The PULp FICTion study permitted cardi...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Graham P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The traditional view is that spontaneous extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection (CAD) extends cranially from an intimal tear located just beyond the carotid bulb. This paper demonstrates that CAD originates in and primarily involves a more distal segment of the artery. METHODS:A retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Downer J,Nadarajah M,Briggs E,Wrigley P,McAuliffe W

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:CT imaging for lung cancer screening requires low dose technique. Low dose CT chest imaging is associated with an increased risk of artefacts, such as increased noise. We present a case where an artefact from the low dose technique lead to a lung cancer being erroneously reported as a benign hamartoma. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Coughlan F,Saffar B,McWilliams A,Melsom S

更新日期：2020-12-01 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: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：:We present the results of a pilot study designed to investigate methods that may be applied to develop a patient position correction protocol for the post-prostatectomy patient receiving radiotherapy. Imaging was carried out with cone beam CT (CBCT) to investigate its suitability for detecting changes in rectal and bl...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Haworth A,Paneghel A,Herschtal A,Duchesne G,Williams S,Tai KH,Kron T,Roxby P,Soteriou S,Laferlita M,Foroudi F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast calcifications are among the most common abnormal radiographic findings detected at screening mammography. This essay illustrates the clinico-pathological features of nine screen-detected breast carcinomas, which had benign-appearing macrocalcifications, as a radiographically dominant presenting feature. We aim...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Ebrahim L,Dissanayake D,Metcalf C,Wylie E

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Multidetector CT (MDCT) is the established imaging modality in diagnostics of urolithiasis. The aim of iterative reconstruction (IR) is to allow for a radiation dose reduction while maintaining high image quality. This study evaluates its performance in MDCT for assessment of urolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Veldhoen S,Laqmani A,Derlin T,Karul M,Hammerle D,Buhk JH,Sehner S,Nagel HD,Chun F,Adam G,Regier M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular anomalies encompass a broad spectrum of tumours and malformations as classified by the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Despite being one of the most common congenital abnormalities, they are often misunderstood in clinical practice: use of the term 'haemangioma' to denote any vascul...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Warren TA,Gandhi M,Panizza B

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Due to size and close proximity to skin, the sternum is a complicated target for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR). This is a retrospective case series of single-fraction SABR to sternal metastasis in patients with oligometastatic breast cancer. METHODS:Between June 2014 and June 2018, ten br...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Li MP,Kelly D,Tan J,Siva S,Kron T,David S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe the chest CT features reported in children with confirmed COVID-19 infection, published in English literature. A systematic review was completed on PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases on the 1st of June 2020 using the PICO strategy. The NIH Quality Assessment Tool was used to assess the quality of the sele...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Simoni P,Bazzocchi A,Boitsios G,De Leucio A,Preziosi M,Aparisi Gómez MP

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:The aims of this study were to determine the diagnostic value of MR urography and to compare the T2- and T1-weighted MR urography techniques in patients with urinary diversion. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 19 MR urograms in 14 patients (13 male and one female, 8-77 years old, mean age: 54.2) with u...

journal_title：Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology

authors： Battal B,Kocaoglu M,Akgun V,Aydur E,Dayanc M,Ilica T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00