abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to apply texture analysis (TA) on paraspinal musculature in T2-weighted (T2w) magnetic resonance images (MRI) of symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) patients and correlate the findings with clinical outcome measures. METHODS:Ninety patients were prospectively enrolled in the m...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Mannil M,Burgstaller JM,Held U,Farshad M,Guggenberger R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most existing models that are in use to model hepatic function through assessment of hepatic gadoxetic acid enhancement kinetics do not consider quantitative measures of gadoxetic excretion. We developed a model that allows a simultaneous quantitation of uptake and excretion of liver specific contrast agents...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Truhn D,Kuhl CK,Ciritsis A,Barabasch A,Kraemer NA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare software estimates of volumetric breast density (VBD) based on breast tomosynthesis (BT) projections to those based on digital mammography (DM) images in a large screening cohort, the Malmö Breast Tomosynthesis Screening Trial (MBTST). METHODS:DM and BT images of 9909 women (enrolled 2010-2015) w...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Förnvik D,Förnvik H,Fieselmann A,Lång K,Sartor H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of synthetic mammography (SM) and digital mammography (DM) with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) or alone for the evaluation of microcalcifications. METHODS:This retrospective study includes 198 mammography cases, all with DM, SM, and DBT images, from January to October 2013. Thr...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Choi JS,Han BK,Ko EY,Kim GR,Ko ES,Park KW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether extracellular volume (ECV) fraction with equilibrium contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) predicts outcomes for unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients treated with chemotherapy METHODS: Sixty-seven patients (42 men, 25 women; mean age, 67.5 years; range, 45-83...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Fukukura Y,Kumagae Y,Higashi R,Hakamada H,Takumi K,Maemura K,Higashi M,Kamimura K,Nakajo M,Yoshiura T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient elastography-based liver stiffness value (TE-LSV) has been investigated for assessing clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH). The aetiology of CSPH is an important factor determining TE-LSV. There is insufficient evidence for selecting cut-off values. AIMS:This study performed a meta-an...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Song J,Ma Z,Huang J,Liu S,Luo Y,Lu Q,Schwabl P,Zykus R,Kumar A,Kitson M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic balloon occlusion (PBO), and to compare haemostatic effects and perioperative outcomes of PBO of the internal iliac arteries (IIA), common iliac arteries (CIA) and infrarenal abdominal aorta (IAA) in patients with placenta accreta. METHODS:One hundred and ninety-nine...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Li K,Zou Y,Sun J,Wen H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the diagnostic accuracy and illustrate positive findings of contrast-enhanced fluorine-18 fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) image in patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT) with rising alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) after bridge therapy of hepatocellula...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Refaat R,Basha MAA,Hassan MS,Hussein RS,El Sammak AA,El Sammak DAEA,Radwan MHS,Awad NM,Saad El-Din SA,Elkholy E,Ibrahim DRD,Saleh SA,Montasser IF,Said H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs) and iodine discrimination thresholds on iodine maps derived from dual energy CT (DECT) and subtraction CT (SCT). METHODS:A contrast-detail phantom experiment was performed with 2 to 15 mm diameter tubes containing water or iodinated contrast concentrations ranging ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Baerends E,Oostveen LJ,Smit CT,Das M,Sechopoulos I,Brink M,de Lange F,Prokop M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess inter-sonographer reproducibility of ultrasound attenuation coefficient (AC), backscatter coefficient (BSC) and shear wave speed (SWS) in adults with known/suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:The institutional review board approved this HIPAA-compliant prospective study; i...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Han A,Labyed Y,Sy EZ,Boehringer AS,Andre MP,Erdman JW Jr,Loomba R,Sirlin CB,O'Brien WD Jr

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prognostic value of pre-therapeutic computed tomography (CT) attenuation of liver metastases for overall survival (OS) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). METHODS:In the open-label, randomised, prospective phase-III FIRE-3 trial, patients with histologically confirmed mCRC received fluorou...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Froelich MF,Heinemann V,Sommer WH,Holch JW,Schoeppe F,Hesse N,Baumann AB,Kunz WG,Reiser MF,Ricke J,D'Anastasi M,Stintzing S,Modest DP,Kazmierczak PM,Hofmann FO

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether contralateral parenchymal enhancement reproduces as an independent biomarker for patient survival in an independent patient cohort from a different cancer institution. METHODS:This is a HIPAA-compliant IRB approved retrospective study. Patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative operable invas...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： van der Velden BHM,Sutton EJ,Carbonaro LA,Pijnappel RM,Morris EA,Gilhuijs KGA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if radiomic features, alone or combined with clinical data, are associated with residual tumour (RT) at surgery, and predict the risk of disease progression within 12 months (PD12) in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. METHODS:This retrospective study enrolled 101 patients according to the following...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Rizzo S,Botta F,Raimondi S,Origgi D,Buscarino V,Colarieti A,Tomao F,Aletti G,Zanagnolo V,Del Grande M,Colombo N,Bellomi M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine association of gross tumour volume (GTV) of resectable oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) measured on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (CE-T1WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with T category and lymphatic metastasis (LM). METHODS:Sixty oesophageal ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Wu L,Ou J,Chen TW,Li R,Zhang XM,Chen YL,Jiang Y,Yang JQ,Cao JM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop an anthropomorphic phantom closely mimicking patient anatomy and to evaluate the phantom for the simulation of computed tomography (CT)-guided procedures. METHODS:Patient CT images were printed with aqueous potassium iodide solution (1 g/mL) on paper. The printed paper sheets were stacked in alte...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Jahnke P,Schwarz FB,Ziegert M,Almasi T,Abdelhadi O,Nunninger M,Hamm B,Scheel M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the value of functional future liver remnant (functFLR) to established clinical and imaging variables in prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) after major liver resection. METHODS:This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 62 patients, who underwent gadoxetic acid enhanced M...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Asenbaum U,Kaczirek K,Ba-Ssalamah A,Ringl H,Schwarz C,Waneck F,Fitschek F,Loewe C,Nolz R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of a combined protocol with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and stress CT perfusion imaging (CTP) in heart transplant patients for comprehensive morphological and functional imaging. METHODS:In this prospective study, 13 patients undergoing routi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Oebel S,Hamada S,Higashigaito K,von Spiczak J,Klotz E,Enseleit F,Hinzpeter R,Ruschitzka F,Manka R,Alkadhi H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To objectively quantify intracranial hematoma (ICH) enlargement by analysing the image texture of head CT scans and to provide objective and quantitative imaging parameters for predicting early hematoma enlargement. METHODS:We retrospectively studied 108 ICH patients with baseline non-contrast computed tomog...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Shen Q,Shan Y,Hu Z,Chen W,Yang B,Han J,Huang Y,Xu W,Feng Z

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the inhibitory effect of gadoxetate disodium on the transporter system using indocyanine green (ICG). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Groups of six female B6 Albino mice were injected with the test agent (0.62 mmol/kg gadoxetate disodium) or phosphate-buffered saline (control) 10 min before injection of ICG...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Akai H,Yasaka K,Kunimatsu A,Nojima M,Inoue Y,Abe O,Ohtomo K,Kiryu S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the feasibility of low-concentration contrast media (LC-CM) in cerebral and cervical dual-energy CT angiography (DE-CTA) using an advanced monoenergetic (Mono+) reconstruction technique. METHODS:Sixty-five consecutive patients prospectively selected to undergo cerebral and cervical DE-CTA wer...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Zhao L,Li F,Zhang Z,Zhang Z,Jiang Y,Wang X,Gu J,Li D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diagnostic accuracy of conventional coronary CT angiography (CCTAconv) may be compromised by blooming artifacts from calcifications or stents. Blooming artifacts may be reduced by subtraction coronary CT angiography (CCTAsub) in which non-contrast and contrast CT data sets are subtracted digitally. We tested...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Fuchs A,Kühl JT,Chen MY,Viladés Medel D,Alomar X,Shanbhag SM,Helqvist S,Kofoed KF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original version of this article, originally published online ahead of printing on January 05, 2018, unfortunately contained mistakes. ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Jia Q,Cen J,Li J,Zhuang J,Liu H,Zhang Q,Liu X,Huang M,Liang C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to compare findings of ultrasound (US) with dual-energy CT (DECT) in patients presenting with suspected gouty hand and wrist arthritis. METHODS:This prospective study included 180 patients (136 men and 44 women, age range, 31- 94 years; mean age, 65.9 years) with an initial cli...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Klauser AS,Halpern EJ,Strobl S,Abd Ellah MMH,Gruber J,Bellmann-Weiler R,Auer T,Feuchtner G,Jaschke W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can cause structural damage. However, data on conventional radiography (CR) in JIA are scant. OBJECTIVE:To provide pragmatic guidelines on CR in each non-systemic JIA subtype. METHODS:A multidisciplinary task force of 16 French experts (rheumatologists, paediatricians, r...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Marteau P,Adamsbaum C,Rossi-Semerano L,De Bandt M,Lemelle I,Deslandre C,Tran TA,Lohse A,Solau-Gervais E,Sordet C,Pillet P,Bader-Meunier B,Wipff J,Gaujoux-Viala C,Breton S,Devauchelle-Pensec V

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Reference ranges of left ventricular (LV) parameters from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) were established to investigate the impact of ageing and hypertension as important determinants of cardiac structure and function. METHODS:One thousand five hundred twenty-five contrast-enhanced CMRs were conducted in...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Bülow R,Ittermann T,Dörr M,Poesch A,Langner S,Völzke H,Hosten N,Dewey M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the implementation, applicability and accuracy of the pretest probability calculation provided by NICE clinical guideline 95 for decision making about imaging in patients with chest pain of recent onset. METHODS:The definitions for pretest probability calculation in the original Duke clinical sco...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Roehle R,Wieske V,Schuetz GM,Gueret P,Andreini D,Meijboom WB,Pontone G,Garcia M,Alkadhi H,Honoris L,Hausleiter J,Bettencourt N,Zimmermann E,Leschka S,Gerber B,Rochitte C,Schoepf UJ,Shabestari AA,Nørgaard B,Sato A,

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To image the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPN), a deep brain stimulation (DBS) target for Parkinson disease, using MRI with validated results. METHODS:This study used the MP2RAGE sequence with high resolution and enhanced grey-white matter contrast on a 7-T ultra-high-field MRI system to image the PP...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cong F,Wang JW,Wang B,Yang Z,An J,Zuo Z,Zhang Z,Zhang YQ,Zhuo Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the diagnostic performance of arterial spin labelling perfusion weighted images (ASL-PWIs) to differentiate primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) from glioblastoma (GBM). METHODS:ASL-PWIs of pathologically confirmed PCNSL (n = 21) or GBM (n = 93) were analysed. For qualitative analysis, tumours were visu...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： You SH,Yun TJ,Choi HJ,Yoo RE,Kang KM,Choi SH,Kim JH,Sohn CH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the inter-operator concordance and the potential sources of discordance in defining response to sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:All patients who received sorafenib between September 2008 and February 2015 were scrutinised for this retrospective study. Images were evaluated sep...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Tovoli F,Renzulli M,Negrini G,Brocchi S,Ferrarini A,Andreone A,Benevento F,Golfieri R,Morselli-Labate AM,Mastroroberto M,Badea RI,Piscaglia F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence rate, time-to-onset and recovery, MRI morphology and occurrence of insufficiency fractures in radiation-induced changes in the sacrum following pelvic radiotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:410 patients with pelvic malignancies treated with radiotherapy were reviewed. Follow-up was 1...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Meixel AJ,Hauswald H,Delorme S,Jobke B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the changes in mammographic density after tamoxifen discontinuation in premenopausal women with oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancers and the underlying factors METHODS: A total of 213 consecutive premenopausal women with breast cancer who received tamoxifen treatment after curative surgery ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kim WH,Cho N,Kim YS,Yi A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate the feasibility of simultaneous quantification of liver iron concentration (LIC) and fat fraction (FF) using water-fat separation and quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM). METHODS:Forty-five patients suspected of liver iron overload (LIO) were included. A volumetric interpolated breath-hold e...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lin H,Wei H,He N,Fu C,Cheng S,Shen J,Wang B,Yan X,Liu C,Yan F

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare image quality and radiation dose of abdominal split-filter dual-energy CT (SF-DECT) combined with monoenergetic imaging to single-energy CT (SECT) with automatic tube voltage selection (ATVS). METHODS:Two-hundred single-source abdominal CT scans were performed as SECT with ATVS (n = 100) and SF-D...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Euler A,Obmann MM,Szucs-Farkas Z,Mileto A,Zaehringer C,Falkowski AL,Winkel DJ,Marin D,Stieltjes B,Krauss B,Schindera ST

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:At a European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) Annual Meeting 2015 workshop, commonalities in practice, current controversies and technical hurdles in glioma MRI were discussed. We aimed to formulate guidance on MRI of glioma and determine its feasibility, by seeking information on glioma imaging practices f...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Thust SC,Heiland S,Falini A,Jäger HR,Waldman AD,Sundgren PC,Godi C,Katsaros VK,Ramos A,Bargallo N,Vernooij MW,Yousry T,Bendszus M,Smits M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the potential reduction of patient exposure during invasive coronary angiography (ICA) if the procedure had only been directed to the vessel with at least one ≥ 50% stenosis as described in the CT report. METHODS:Dose reports of 61 patients referred to ICA because of at least one ≥ 50% steno...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Arendt CT,Tischendorf P,Wichmann JL,Messerli M,Jörg L,Ehl N,Gohmann RF,Wildermuth S,Vogl TJ,Bauer RW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe the effect of hepatobiliary-specific MR imaging contrast agent (HBCA) administration on the signal intensity of peritoneal and pleural fluid effusions on T1-weighted MR images. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From October 2015 to May 2016 139 patients (mean 60±10 years old, 69 % males) with peritoneal or pleural...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ciolina M,Di Martino M,Bruno O,Pommier R,Vilgrain V,Ronot M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate diagnostic accuracy and radiation dose of high-pitch CT coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) with tin filtration (Sn100kVp) versus standard 120kVp high-pitch acquisition. METHODS:78 patients (58% male, 61.5±9.1 years) were prospectively enrolled. Subjects underwent clinical 120kVp high-pitc...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Apfaltrer G,Albrecht MH,Schoepf UJ,Duguay TM,De Cecco CN,Nance JW,De Santis D,Apfaltrer P,Eid MH,Eason CD,Thompson ZM,Bauer MJ,Varga-Szemes A,Jacobs BE,Sorantin E,Tesche C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are responsible for acute pain and disability that may persist for more than 2 months. We wanted to identify predicting factors for mid-term outcome after vertebroplasty. METHODS:We included consecutive patients who underwent vertebroplasty for fragility fractures with persi...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Denoix E,Viry F,Ostertag A,Parlier-Cuau C,Laredo JD,Cohen-Solal M,Bousson V,Funck-Brentano T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging parameters from MRI, CT and US that are prognostic and predictive in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC) receiving sunitinib. METHODS:Thirty-four patients were monitored by DCE imaging on day 0 and 14 of the first course of sunitinib treatmen...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hudson JM,Bailey C,Atri M,Stanisz G,Milot L,Williams R,Kiss A,Burns PN,Bjarnason GA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between the appearance of hyperechoic marks (HEMs) during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of benign thyroid nodules and nodule shrinkage at 6 months. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-six patients who underwent HIFU for benign thyroid nodule were analysed. An indepen...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lang BHH,Woo YC,Chiu KW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00