Prostate cancer detection among readers with different degree of experience using ultra-high b-value diffusion-weighted Imaging: Is a non-contrast protocol sufficient to detect significant cancer?

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess performance of TIRADS classification on a prospective surgical cohort, demonstrating its clinical usefulness. METHODS:Between June 2009 and October 2012, patients assessed with pre-operative ultrasound (US) were included in this IRB-approved study. Nodules were categorised according to our previous...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Horvath E,Silva CF,Majlis S,Rodriguez I,Skoknic V,Castro A,Rojas H,Niedmann JP,Madrid A,Capdeville F,Whittle C,Rossi R,Domínguez M,Tala H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate image quality of triple-rule-out (TRO) computed tomography (CT) using a 320-row-detector CT system with substantially reduced contrast medium volume at 100 kV. METHODS:Forty-six consecutive patients with noncritical, acute chest pain underwent 320-row-detector CT using a two-step TRO protocol...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Durmus T,Rogalla P,Lembcke A,Mühler MR,Hamm B,Hein PA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the utility of stretched exponential diffusion model in characterisation of the water diffusion heterogeneity in different tumour stages of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty patients with newly diagnosed NPC were prospectively recruited. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging was ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lai V,Lee VH,Lam KO,Sze HC,Chan Q,Khong PL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An electromagnetic-based tracking and navigation system was evaluated for interventional radiology. The electromagnetic tracking system (CAPPA IRAD EMT, CASinnovations, Erlangen, Germany) was used for real-time monitoring of punctures of the lumbar facet joints and intervertebral disks in a spine phantom, three pig ca...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Bruners P,Penzkofer T,Nagel M,Elfring R,Gronloh N,Schmitz-Rode T,Günther RW,Mahnken AH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the heterogeneity of liver fat deposition with MR of the liver in type-2 diabetic (T2D) patients. METHODS:We enrolled 121 consecutive T2D patients. The reference standard was 3.0-T (1)H-MR spectroscopy. Hepatic steatosis was defined as liver fat content (LFC) ≥5.56 %. A triple-echo gradient-echo se...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Capitan V,Petit JM,Aho S,Lefevre PH,Favelier S,Loffroy R,Hillon P,Krausé D,Cercueil JP,Guiu B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the non-inferiority of synthetic image (SI) mammography versus full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in breast tomosynthesis (DBT) examinations. METHODS:An observational, retrospective, single-centre, multireader blinded study was performed, using 2384 images to directly compare SI and FFDM ba...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Garayoa J,Chevalier M,Castillo M,Mahillo-Fernández I,Amallal El Ouahabi N,Estrada C,Tejerina A,Benitez O,Valverde J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the interchangeability of zone-specific (peripheral-zone (PZ) and transition-zone (TZ)) multiparametric-MRI (mp-MRI) logistic-regression (LR) models for classification of prostate cancer. METHODS:Two hundred and thirty-one patients (70 TZ training-cohort; 76 PZ training-cohort; 85 TZ temporal vali...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Dikaios N,Alkalbani J,Abd-Alazeez M,Sidhu HS,Kirkham A,Ahmed HU,Emberton M,Freeman A,Halligan S,Taylor S,Atkinson D,Punwani S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is controversial to adopt non-invasive diagnostic criteria of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in subcentimeter lesions. This study was aimed to define the optimal noninvasive diagnostic criteria of subcentimeter HCC and to evaluate the effect on tumor staging. METHODS:We included 110 treatment-naïve patien...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hwang SH,Hong SB,Park S,Han K,Park YN,Kim SY,Park MS

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Placenta percreta is a potentially life-threatening complication of pregnancy, which is increasing in incidence. Ante-natal diagnosis with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging aids the obstetric team in planning further management. We present a case of placenta percreta with imaging and a brief review of the lite...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Koo BC,Sala E,Hackett GA,Shaw AS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate ultrasound (US)-guided core-needle testicular biopsy. Twelve biopsies were performed in eleven patients, under US guidance using disposable 16- or 18-gauge needles, between April 2003 and October 2006. Details were entered on a database and records reviewed 9 months to 3 years aft...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Soh E,Berman LH,Grant JW,Bullock N,Williams MV

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a new minimally invasive technique for the retrieval of a surgical pin fragment after accidental migration into the soft tissue of the shoulder in two patients. The technique is performed under local anaesthesia and uses combined CT and fluoroscopic guidance. The materials used were simple, combining a bo...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Amoretti N,Hauger O,Marcy PY,Hovorka I,Lesbats-Jacquot V,Fonquerne ME,Maratos Y,Boileau P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the practical feasibility and effectiveness of real-time magnetic resonance (MR) temperature monitoring for the radiofrequency (RF) ablation of liver tumours in a clinical setting, nine patients (aged 49-87 years, five men and four women) with one malignant tumour (14-50 mm, eight hepatocellular carcinomas a...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lepetit-Coiffé M,Laumonier H,Seror O,Quesson B,Sesay MB,Moonen CT,Grenier N,Trillaud H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been definitively established as the reference standard in the evaluation of joints in the body. Similarly, magnetic resonance arthrography has emerged as a technique that has been proven to increase significantly the diagnostic performance if compared with conventional MR...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Messina C,Banfi G,Aliprandi A,Mauri G,Secchi F,Sardanelli F,Sconfienza LM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk factors affecting early diffuse recurrence within 1 year of percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Out of 146 patients who received transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE) for treatment of recurrent HCC after percu...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lee HY,Rhim H,Lee MW,Kim YS,Choi D,Park MJ,Kim YK,Kim SH,Lim HK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to validate oxygen-sensitive 3He-MRI in noninvasive determination of the regional, two- and three-dimensional distribution of oxygen partial pressure. In a gas-filled elastic silicon ventilation bag used as a lung phantom, oxygen sensitive two- and three-dimensional 3He-MRI measurements were ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Gast KK,Schreiber WG,Herweling A,Lehmann F,Erdös G,Schmiedeskamp J,Kauczor HU,Eberle B

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate safety and diagnostic value of 1.5-T MRI in carriers of conventional pacemaker (cPM) or conventional implantable defibrillator (cICD). METHODS:We prospectively compared cPM/cICD-carriers undergoing MRI (study group, SG), excluding those device-dependent or implanted <6 weeks before enrolment ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lupo P,Cappato R,Di Leo G,Secchi F,Papini GDE,Foresti S,Ali H,De Ambroggi GMG,Sorgente A,Epicoco G,Cannaò PM,Sardanelli F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Investigate the effect of a novel Bayesian penalised likelihood (BPL) reconstruction algorithm on analysis of pulmonary nodules examined with 18F-FDG PET/CT, and to determine its effect on small, sub-10-mm nodules. METHODS:18F-FDG PET/CTs performed for nodule evaluation in 104 patients (121 nodules) were re...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Teoh EJ,McGowan DR,Bradley KM,Belcher E,Black E,Gleeson FV

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations of the scrotum are extremely rare. A case of scrotal arteriovenous malformation and its preoperative embolization in a child is presented. ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Konus OL,Ilgit ET,Yücel C,Ozbek E,Onal B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) protocol, developed for 3T scanners, allows one to derive quantitative maps such as T1, T2*, proton density, and quantitative susceptibility mapping in about 5 min. Our aim was to adapt the STAGE sequences for 1.5T scanners which are still commonly used in cli...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Pirastru A,Chen Y,Pelizzari L,Baglio F,Clerici M,Haacke EM,Laganà MM

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate accuracy of 11 G vacuum-assisted percutaneous biopsy (VAPB) carried out on digital stereotaxic table, on breast non-palpable lesions (NPLs), non-visible by US. Prospective study on 132 consecutive NPLs (126 patients) not reliably found by US; 82% showed microcalcifications. Surgic...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Apesteguía L,Mellado M,Sáenz J,Cordero JL,Repáraz B,De Miguel C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on an isolated enlargement of the fourth ventricle in a patient with neurosarcoidosis which developed 3 years after the insertion of a ventriculo-atrial shunt. Repeated MRI images were obtained in a patient with known neurosarcoidosis between 1995 and 2000. Imaging findings were correlated to the medical cou...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hesselmann V,Wedekind C,Terstegge K,Schulte O,Voges J,Krug B,Lackner K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epiploic appendicitis and segmental omentum infarction are considered to be rare conditions, which may mimic an abdominal surgical emergency. The purpose of our study was to describe clinical findings, US and CT appearance of infarction of an epiploic appendage and omentum, and to determine their epidemiological chara...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： van Breda Vriesman AC,Lohle PN,Coerkamp EG,Puylaert JB

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to evaluate the tumour volume doubling time (TVDT) of molecular breast cancer subtypes by serial ultrasound (US). METHODS:Sixty-six patients (mean age, 50 years; range, 29-78 years) with invasive breast cancer underwent initial and follow-up breast US examinations (at least three mo...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ryu EB,Chang JM,Seo M,Kim SA,Lim JH,Moon WK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the repeatability, reproducibility, and staging and monitoring of the performance of native T1 mapping for noninvasively assessing liver fibrosis in comparison with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography. METHODS:The repeatability and reproducibility were explored in 8 male Spra...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Li J,Liu H,Zhang C,Yang S,Wang Y,Chen W,Li X,Wang D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the coronary atherosclerosis profile by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) due to alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) evaluated for liver transplantation (LT), in a retrospective matched case-controlled cohort study. METHODS:One hundred ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Steinkohl F,Barbieri F,Senoner T,Strobl S,Finkenstedt A,Plank F,Langer C,Beyer C,Birkl K,Widmann G,Zoller H,Dichtl W,Friedrich G,Tilg H,Feuchtner G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a whole body (WB) continuous-table-movement (CTM) MR protocol for the assessment of multiple myeloma (MM) in comparison to a step-by-step WB protocol. METHODS:Eighteen patients with MM were examined at 1.5T using a WB CTM protocol (axial T2-w fs BLADE, T1-w GRE sequence) and a step-by-step WB pr...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Weckbach S,Michaely HJ,Stemmer A,Schoenberg SO,Dinter DJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. COPD is defined by irreversible airflow obstruction. It is a heterogeneous disease affecting the airways (i.e. chronic bronchitis, airway collapse), the parenchyma (i.e. hyperinflation, air trapping and emph...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ley-Zaporozhan J,Ley S,Kauczor HU

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triage decisions in patients suffering from acute chest pain remain a challenge. The patient's history, initial cardiac enzyme levels, or initial electrocardiograms (ECG) often do not allow selecting the patients in whom further tests are needed. Numerous vascular and non-vascular chest problems, such as pulmonary emb...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Frauenfelder T,Appenzeller P,Karlo C,Scheffel H,Desbiolles L,Stolzmann P,Marincek B,Alkadhi H,Schertler T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evaluate the ability of MR diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to predict patency capsule retention in Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS:Clinical and imaging data were prospectively reviewed for 80 CD patients following patency capsule administration and MR-DWI under institutional review board (IRB) approval with ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Klang E,Kopylov U,Ben-Horin S,Lahat A,Yablecovitch D,Rozendorn N,Eliakim R,Amitai MM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gadobenate (Gd-BOPTA), injected at a dose of 0.1 mmol/kg body weight, was compared with gadopentetate (Gd-DTPA), injected at a dose of 0.2 mmol/kg body weight, for delineation of myocardial infarction interindividually in two groups of 26 patients each. Delayed enhancement images were assessed subjectively for image q...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Krombach GA,Hahnen C,Lodemann KP,Krämer N,Schoth F,Neizel M,Boeringer J,Günther RW,Kelm M,Kühl H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00