abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the diagnostic performance of reduced-dose CT for suspected appendicitis. METHODS:A systematic search of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases was carried out through to 10 January 2017. Studies evaluating the diagnostic performance of reduced-dose CT for suspected appendicitis in paediatric and adult...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Yoon HM,Suh CH,Cho YA,Kim JR,Lee JS,Jung AY,Kim JH,Lee JY,Kim SY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate tomosynthesis compared with 2D-mammography in cancer detection and recalls in a screening-programme, and assess performing synthesized instead of 2D, and compare double reading of 2D with single reading of tomosynthesis. METHODS:Women (age 50-69 years) participating in the screening-programme we...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Romero Martín S,Raya Povedano JL,Cara García M,Santos Romero AL,Pedrosa Garriguet M,Álvarez Benito M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to investigate if lesion-specific ischaemia by invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) can be predicted by an integrated machine learning (ML) ischaemia risk score from quantitative plaque measures from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS:In a multicentre trial of 254 patients, C...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Dey D,Gaur S,Ovrehus KA,Slomka PJ,Betancur J,Goeller M,Hell MM,Gransar H,Berman DS,Achenbach S,Botker HE,Jensen JM,Lassen JF,Norgaard BL

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess severity and factors of pain during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of benign thyroid nodules. METHODS:128 patients who underwent a HIFU ablation for a benign thyroid nodule were analysed. All patients received a bolus of intravenous pethidine and diazepam before treatment. After ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lang BHH,Woo YC,Chiu KW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether 3D meniscal measures had similar sensitivity to longitudinal change as cartilage thickness; to what extent these measures are associated with longitudinal joint space width (JSW) change; and whether the latter associations differ between minimum (mJSW) and fixed-location JSW. METHODS:Two...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Roth M,Emmanuel K,Wirth W,Kwoh CK,Hunter DJ,Eckstein F

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a pumping emulsification device that can improve the physiochemical properties and stability of lipiodol emulsion for conventional transarterial chemoembolization. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A pumping emulsification device constructed of a glass membrane with a hydrophobic surface with pore size of 50 μ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Tanaka T,Masada T,Nishiofuku H,Fukuoka Y,Sato T,Tatsumoto S,Marugami N,Higashi S,Kichikawa K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the feasibility of whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI (WB-DWI/MRI) for detecting primary tumour, nodal and distant metastases in pregnant women with cancer. METHODS:Twenty pregnant patients underwent WB-DWI/MRI in additional to conventional imaging. Reproducibility of WB-DWI/MRI between two reade...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Han SN,Amant F,Michielsen K,De Keyzer F,Fieuws S,Van Calsteren K,Dresen RC,Gziri MM,Vandecaveye V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Time-resolved contrast-enhanced MR angiography (4D-MRA), which allows the simultaneous visualization of the vasculature and blood-flow dynamics, is widely used in clinical routine. In this study, the impact of two different contrast agent injection methods on 4D-MRA was examined in a controlled, standardized...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Budjan J,Attenberger UI,Schoenberg SO,Pietsch H,Jost G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the necessity of preprocedural biliary drainage prior to chemoembolisation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with bile duct invasion. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study included 52 patients who received chemoembolisation for unresectable HCC invading bile duct and causing hyperbilirubinemia (>3 mg/d...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Park J,Kim HC,Lee JH,Cho E,Kim M,Hur S,Jae HJ,Lee M,Chung JW

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the value of histogram analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) maps in the evaluation of glioma grading. METHODS:A total of 39 glioma patients who underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were classified into low-grade (13 cases) and high-grade (26 cases) glioma groups. Par...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Qi XX,Shi DF,Ren SX,Zhang SY,Li L,Li QC,Guan LM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and evaluate a novel technical development to improve detection of intracranial vessel occlusions using multiphase CT angiography (MPCTA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The institutional ethics committee approved the study. Fifty patients (30 consecutive distal (M2 or smaller) anterior circulation occlus...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Byrne D,Walsh JP,Sugrue G,Stanley E,Marnane M,Walsh CD,Kelly P,Murphy S,Kavanagh EC,MacMahon PJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been established as an accurate method to non-invasively assess coronary artery disease (CAD). The proposed 'Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System' (CAD-RADS) may enable standardised reporting of the broad spectrum of coronary CTA findings related to the p...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Foldyna B,Szilveszter B,Scholtz JE,Banerji D,Maurovich-Horvat P,Hoffmann U

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the morphological classification of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB), as well as morphological differences between IPNB without mucin secretion (IPNB-NM) and IPNB with mucin secretion (IPMN-B). METHODS:Eighty-one patients with IPNB were retrospectively analysed. Imaging ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Ying S,Ying M,Liang W,Wang Z,Wang Q,Chen F,Xiao W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease is usually prodromal to other symptoms. In this study, we aimed to explore the association of olfactory function with the availabilities of striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) in healthy subjects. METHODS:Data used in the preparation of this article were obtained...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Pak K,Kim K,Lee MJ,Lee JM,Kim BS,Kim SJ,Kim IJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate potential relationships between diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI)-derived parameters using whole-tumour volume histogram analysis and clinicopathological prognostic factors in patients with rectal adenocarcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS:79 consecutive patients who underwent MRI examination with re...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cui Y,Yang X,Du X,Zhuo Z,Xin L,Cheng X

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to describe a new method to quickly estimate left atrial enlargement (LAE) on Computed Tomography. METHODS:Left atrial (LA) volume was assessed with a 3D-threshold Hounsfield unit detection technique, including left atrial appendage and excluding pulmonary venous confluence, in 2...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Montillet M,Baqué-Juston M,Tasu JP,Bertrand S,Berthier F,Zarqane N,Brunner P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the occurrence of transient severe motion (TSM) between gadoxetate disodium- and gadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced MRI and between gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI scans obtained with and without the application of a modified breath-holding technique. METHODS:We reviewed 80 patients who underwen...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Song JS,Choi EJ,Park EH,Lee JH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) are abnormal compared with healthy controls, and their relationship to cognitive function in RRMS. METHODS:Twenty-eight RRMS patients and twenty-six healthy controls underwent magneti...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Cao G,Edden RAE,Gao F,Li H,Gong T,Chen W,Liu X,Wang G,Zhao B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the value of an intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion model for discriminating malignant versus benign mediastinal lymph nodes (MLN). METHODS:Thirty-five subjects with enlarged MLN were scanned at 1.5 Tesla. Diffusion-weighted imaging was performed with eight b-values. IVIM parameters...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Qi LP,Yan WP,Chen KN,Zhong Z,Li XT,Cai K,Sun YS,Zhou XJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the diagnostic performance of MRI for detection of parametrial invasion (PMI) in cervical cancer patients. METHODS:MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for studies providing diagnostic performance of MRI for detecting PMI in patients with cervical cancer. Studies published between 2012 and 20...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Woo S,Suh CH,Kim SY,Cho JY,Kim SH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the accuracy of a T2-weighted (T2w) - and a parallel transmit zoomed b = 2000 s/mm2 (b2000) - diffusion-weighted imaging sequence among three readers with different degrees of experience for prostate cancer (Pca) detection. METHODS:Ninety-three patients with suspected Pca were enrolled. For b2000 a two...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hausmann D,Aksöz N,von Hardenberg J,Martini T,Westhoff N,Buettner S,Schoenberg SO,Riffel P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To find predictors of non-diagnostic repeat biopsy specimen acquisition for mutational analysis and detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 90 non-small cell lung cancer patients harbouring EGFR mutations who underwent repeat cone-beam CT-guid...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Kim H,Chae KJ,Yoon SH,Kim M,Keam B,Kim TM,Kim DW,Goo JM,Park CM

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:This study aimed to evaluate automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) compared to hand-held traditional ultrasound (HHUS) in the visualisation and BIRADS characterisation of breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From January 2016 to January 2017, 1,886 women with breast density category C or D (aged 48.6±10.8 yea...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Vourtsis A,Kachulis A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study compared 68Gallium-prostate-specific-membrane-antigen based Positron-emission-tomography (68Ga-PSMA-PET) and 99metastabletechnetium-3,3-diphospho-1,2-propanedicarbonacid (99mTc-DPD-SPECT) in performing skeletal staging in prostate cancer (PC) patients and evaluated the additional value of the informa...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Janssen JC,Meißner S,Woythal N,Prasad V,Brenner W,Diederichs G,Hamm B,Makowski MR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the role of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using semiquantitative and quantitative parameters, and diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI in differentiating benign from malignant small, non-palpable solid testicular tumours. METHODS:We calculated the following DCE-MRI para...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Manganaro L,Saldari M,Pozza C,Vinci V,Gianfrilli D,Greco E,Franco G,Sergi ME,Scialpi M,Catalano C,Isidori AM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many radiologists and clinicians still consider multiple myeloma (MM) and monoclonal gammopathies (MG) a contraindication for using iodine-based contrast media. The ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee performed a systematic review of the incidence of post-contrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) in these patie...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Stacul F,Bertolotto M,Thomsen HS,Pozzato G,Ugolini D,Bellin MF,Bongartz G,Clement O,Heinz-Peer G,van der Molen A,Reimer P,Webb JAW,ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the pathological appearance of the anterolateral ligament (ALL) on US and MRI in knees with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. METHODS:This prospective study included 30 patients who had a suspected acute ACL tear. Their injured and contralateral knees were evaluated with radiography, US ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Faruch Bilfeld M,Cavaignac E,Wytrykowski K,Constans O,Lapègue F,Chiavassa Gandois H,Larbi A,Sans N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate T1 mapping as a non-invasive, functional MRI biomarker in patients shortly after solid organ transplantation to detect acute postsurgical kidney damage and to correlate T1 times with renal function. METHODS:101 patients within 2 weeks after solid organ transplantation (49 kidney transplantation,...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Peperhove M,Vo Chieu VD,Jang MS,Gutberlet M,Hartung D,Tewes S,Warnecke G,Fegbeutel C,Haverich A,Gwinner W,Lehner F,Bräsen JH,Haller H,Wacker F,Gueler F,Hueper K

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility of CT assessment-based direct surgical resection of part-solid nodules (PSNs) with solid components > 5 mm without preoperative percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsies (PTNBs). METHODS:From January 2009-December 2014, 85 PSNs with solid components > 5 mm on CT ...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lee SM,Park CM,Song YS,Kim H,Kim YT,Park YS,Goo JM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate intra-tumour and striated muscle T1 value heterogeneity and the influence of different methods of T1 estimation on the variability of quantitative perfusion parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Eighty-two patients with a histologically confirmed musculoskeletal tumour were prospectively included in t...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Gondim Teixeira PA,Leplat C,Chen B,De Verbizier J,Beaumont M,Badr S,Cotten A,Blum A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) on image quality and low-contrast lesion detection compared with filtered back projection (FBP) in abdominal computed tomography (CT) of simulated medium and large patients at different tube voltages. METHODS:A phantom with 45 hypoattenua...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Euler A,Stieltjes B,Szucs-Farkas Z,Eichenberger R,Reisinger C,Hirschmann A,Zaehringer C,Kircher A,Streif M,Bucher S,Buergler D,D'Errico L,Kopp S,Wilhelm M,Schindera ST

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cardiac left ventricular (LV) parameters in simultaneously acquired hybrid fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F] FDG) positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) in patients with residual tracer activity of upstream PET/CT. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients (23 men, age 58±17 year...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Lücke C,Oppolzer B,Werner P,Foldyna B,Lurz P,Jochimsen T,Brenneis B,Lehmkuhl L,Sattler B,Grothoff M,Barthel H,Sabri O,Gutberlet M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify CT findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) associated with survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Two thoracic radiologists assessed CT scans for specific imaging findings and patterns in 132 subjects with cHP. Survival analyses were performed. RESULTS:The majority of subjects had an inc...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Chung JH,Montner SM,Adegunsoye A,Oldham JM,Husain AN,Vij R,Noth I,Strek ME

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate diagnostic performance of follow-up MRI for detection of local recurrence of rectal cancer after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). METHODS:Between January 2006 and February 2014, 81 patients who underwent TEM were included. Two expert readers (R1 and R2), independently evaluated T2-weight...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Hupkens BJP,Maas M,Martens MH,Deserno WMLLG,Leijtens JWA,Nelemans PJ,Bakers FCH,Lambregts DMJ,Beets GL,Beets-Tan RGH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the performance of on-site quick cortisol assay (QCA) and C-arm computed tomography (CT) assistance on adrenal venous sampling (AVS) without adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation. METHODS:The institutional review board at our hospital approved this retrospective study, which included 178 consec...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Chang CC,Lee BC,Chang YC,Wu VC,Huang KH,Liu KL,TAIPAI Study Group.

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess long-term prognosis after low-dose 64-slice coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) using prospective electrocardiogram-triggering. METHODS:We included 434 consecutive patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease referred for low-dose CCTA. Patients were classified as normal, w...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Clerc OF,Kaufmann BP,Possner M,Liga R,Vontobel J,Mikulicic F,Gräni C,Benz DC,Fuchs TA,Stehli J,Pazhenkottil AP,Gaemperli O,Kaufmann PA,Buechel RR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Contrast media (CM) extravasation is a well-known complication of CT angiography (CTA). Our prospective randomized control study aimed to assess whether a four-phasic CM administration protocol reduces the risk of extravasation compared to the routinely used three-phasic protocol in coronary CTA. METHODS:Pa...

journal_title：European radiology

authors： Karády J,Panajotu A,Kolossváry M,Szilveszter B,Jermendy ÁL,Bartykowszki A,Károlyi M,Celeng C,Merkely B,Maurovich-Horvat P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00