abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the value of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) histogram analysis based on whole tumor volume in predicting microvascular invasion (MVI) of single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study enrolled 41 patients with pathologically proven HCCs who underwent IVIM diffusion-weig...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Li H,Zhang J,Zheng Z,Guo Y,Chen M,Xie C,Zhang Z,Mei Y,Feng Y,Xu Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the reproducibility of functional and anatomical parameters of swallowing events as determined by real-time MRI at 40 ms temporal resolution (25 frames per second). Twenty-three consecutive patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) underwent real-time MRI of the gastr...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Seif Amir Hosseini A,Beham A,Uhlig J,Streit U,Uhlig A,Ellenrieder V,Joseph AA,Voit D,Frahm J,Uecker M,Lotz J,Biggemann L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess and quantify the prevalence and co-occurence of a sellar floor lowering and empty sella phenomenon in patients with GH (growth hormone)-secreting pituitary adenoma. METHODS:A total number of 159 acromegalic patients were included in this study, as well as two control groups (150 patients with non-GH-...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Bier G,Hempel JM,Grimm F,Ernemann U,Bender B,Honegger J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the diagnostic value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in identifying cervical small lymph node metastases in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This prospective study was approved by the local institutional review board. From July 2014 to March 2016, 114 sLNs from ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Chen BB,Li J,Guan Y,Xiao WW,Zhao C,Lu TX,Han F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively evaluate the clinical value of real-time ultrasonography (US)-computed tomography (CT)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fusion imaging for percutaneous needle biopsy of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and to compare its biopsy success rate with that of conventional US-guided biopsy in a propensi...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ahn SJ,Lee JM,Chang W,Lee SM,Kang HJ,Yang HK,Han JK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence/deep learning technology and its implementation into routine clinical imaging will cause a major transformation to the practice of radiology. Strategic positioning will ensure the successful transition of radiologists into their new roles as augmented clinicians. This p...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Liew C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection's role on cognitive impairment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients is still debated and functional neuroimaging evaluation on this matter is lacking. To provide further insight about HCV's neuro-effects on HIV associated neurocognitive diso...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Corgiolu S,Barberini L,Suri JS,Mandas A,Costaggiu D,Piano P,Zaccagna F,Lucatelli P,Balestrieri A,Saba L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance haemodialysis (HD) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging and determined the risk factors associated with RV dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty ESRD patients on maintenance HD and 16 age- and gende...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Peng W,Li Z,Xu H,Xia C,Guo Y,Zhang J,Liu K,Li Y,Pu J,Zhang H,Cui T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the observer reproducibility of breast strain elastography in elasticity image acquisition and elasticity image interpretation. METHODS:This was an institutional ethics committee approved prospective study. One hundred twenty-four breast lesions in 118 women (mean age 45.39 ± 12.97 years old, rang...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Dong Y,Zhou C,Zhou J,Yang Z,Zhang J,Zhan W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the diagnostic performance of the "central echogenic area" sonographic finding in differentiating papillary carcinomas from benign nodules and to how this finding may be used to improve fine needle aspiration(FNA) technique/utilization. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed ultrasound ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Siebert SM,Jeffrey RB,Gomez AJ,Kamaya A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this investigation is to establish the relationship between the size-dependent conversion factor (fsize) and the body-mass-index (BMI) and to test whether BMI can be substituted for the conventionally used patients' anterior-posterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) dimensions for calculation of fsize. By cal...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Alikhani B,Getzin T,Kaireit TF,Ringe KI,Jamali L,Wacker F,Werncke T,Raatschen HJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the value of a vessel removal algorithm in segmentation of subsolid nodules by comparing the software solid component measurement on CT, before and after vessel removal, with the measurement of the invasive component on pathology in lung adenocarcinomas manifesting as subsolid nodules. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Garzelli L,Goo JM,Ahn SY,Chae KJ,Park CM,Jung J,Hong H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the impact of traditional (VMI) and noise-optimized virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI+) algorithms on quantitative and qualitative image quality, and the assessment of stenosis in carotid and intracranial dual-energy CTA (DE-CTA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:DE-CTA studies of 40 patients performed on...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Leithner D,Mahmoudi S,Wichmann JL,Martin SS,Lenga L,Albrecht MH,Booz C,Arendt CT,Beeres M,D'Angelo T,Bodelle B,Vogl TJ,Scholtz JE

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As our understanding has expanded that relatively large fraction of incidentally discovered renal masses, especially in small size, are benign or indolent even if malignant, there is growing acceptance of more conservative management including active surveillance for small renal masses. As for advanced renal cell carc...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Sasaguri K,Takahashi N

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To describe serial changes in irradiated superior cervical sympathetic ganglia (SCSGs) on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) evaluation in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to find the features differentiating them from the metastatic retropharyngeal lymph nodes. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Cho SJ,Lee JH,Park JE,Choi YJ,Kim JH,Kim HJ,Baek JH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the feasibility of Four-Dimensional Ultra-Low-Dose Computed Tomography (4D-ULDCT) for distinguishing pleural aspects with localized pleural adhesion (LPA) from those without. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients underwent 4D-ULDCT during a single respiration with a 16cm-coverage of the body axis. The presen...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Hashimoto M,Nagatani Y,Oshio Y,Nitta N,Yamashiro T,Tsukagoshi S,Ushio N,Mayumi M,Kimoto T,Igarashi T,Yoshigoe M,Iwai K,Tanaka K,Sato S,Sonoda A,Otani H,Murata K,Hanaoka J,investigators of ACTIve study group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While urothelial carcinoma is a very common tumor, involvement of the upper tract is relatively uncommon. Consequently, there are no consensus imaging recommendations for upper tract disease. CT urography is the dominant imaging modality for the upper tract, but despite its excellent performance characteristics and be...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Froemming A,Potretzke T,Takahashi N,Kim B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Imaging the lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) is very important when evaluating the response of lipid-lowering therapy. The purpose of this study was to assess ex vivo LRNC of intracranial atherosclerosis using 3T MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-one atherosclerotic lesions from 17 specimens were analyzed (basi...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Chung GH,Kwak HS,Hwang SB,Noh SJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accuracy of locoregional staging in patients with oesophageal cancer is critical in determining operability and the need for neoadjuvant treatment. Imaging technology has advanced significantly in recent years but it is not known whether this translates to improved staging accuracy. This study investigates...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Bunting D,Bracey T,Fox B,Berrisford R,Wheatley T,Sanders G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The main objective was to evaluate the usefulness of early ultrasonography for determining prognosis of patients with ischemic colitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed the histories of patients with diagnosis of ischemic colitis over a period of 11 years. Two hundred twenty nine patients with ischemic coliti...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Pastor-Juan MDR,Ripollés T,Martí-Bonmatí L,Martínez MJ,Simó L,Gómez D,Revert R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a special subgroup of multiple intracranial aneurysms, mirror aneurysms are located bilaterally on the corresponding intracranial arteries. The current study sought to compare the clinical and demographic features of patients harboring mirror aneurysm, and to elucidate the corresponding risk factors. We performed a...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Huang ZQ,Zhou XW,Hou ZJ,Huang SQ,Meng ZH,Wang XL,Yu H,Feng LJ,Wang QJ,Li PA,Wen ZB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence, anatomy, associations and clinical impact of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in patients with Turner syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS:All Turner patients who presented at our Turner clinic, between January 2007 and October 2015 were included in this s...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： van den Hoven AT,Chelu RG,Duijnhouwer AL,Demulier L,Devos D,Nieman K,Witsenburg M,van den Bosch AE,Loeys BL,van Hagen IM,Roos-Hesselink JW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the image quality between virtual monochromatic spectral (VMS) images obtained using 320-row detector CT and polychromatic 120-kVp images reconstructed with or without iterative reconstruction using various phantom sizes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Torso phantoms simulating three patient sizes and con...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Okamura T,Yamada Y,Yamada M,Yamazaki A,Shiraga N,Jinzaki M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diagnosing acute pancreatitis (AP) may be challenging in patients with acute abdominal pain but missing threefold increased serum lipase levels (Lip-). This studyaims both to characterize these patients using clinical, radiological and mortality data, and to assess the group of patients who need contrast-enh...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Avanesov M,Löser A,Keller S,Weinrich JM,Laqmani A,Adam G,Karul M,Yamamura J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Bentall procedure is associated with several complications often accompanied by accumulation of fluid around the aortic graft. CT is the imaging modality of choice to detect these complications. Since these early complications are, however, not easily distinguished from physiological postoperative changes...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Boccalini S,Swart LE,Bekkers JA,Nieman K,Krestin GP,Bogers AJJC,Budde RPJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To propose a computer-assisted method for quantifying the hardness of an axillary lymph node on real-time elastography (RTE) and its morphology on B-mode ultrasound; and to combine the dual-modal features for differentiation of metastatic and benign axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. MATERIALS AND...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Zhang Q,Suo J,Chang W,Shi J,Chen M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether white matter tracts within the Papez circuit are altered in patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (HS). METHODS:Twenty patients with histologically proven unilateral HS and 20 age-matched controls were studied with a 3T Epilepsy-dedicated MRI protocol including a MPRAGE sequence fo...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Urbach H,Egger K,Rutkowski K,Nakagawa JM,Schmeiser B,Reisert M,Brandt A,Steinhoff BJ,Schulze-Bonhage A,Hammen T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To enhance the accurate prediction of the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer patients by using a quantitative analysis of dynamic enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A dataset of 57 cancer patients with breast DCE-MR images acquired before NAC was...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Fan M,Wu G,Cheng H,Zhang J,Shao G,Li L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The future clinical use of the combination of positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-Fluoro[F-18]-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose (FDG)and MRI is still unclear. If a patient requires a PET and breast DCE-MRI for staging purposes, both scans can be done in the same visit. In the breast, DCE-MRI is better at lesion detection (sens...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Plecha DM,Faulhaber P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though most hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) develop in the setting of cirrhosis, numerous other focal liver lesions and pseudolesions may be encountered. The role of the radiologist is therefore to differentiate these lesions from HCC to avoid under- and overdiagnosis. There are several ways of classifying these ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ronot M,Dioguardi Burgio M,Purcell Y,Pommier R,Brancatelli G,Vilgrain V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tissue Factor (TF) has been well established in angiogenesis, invasion, metastasis, and prognosis in glioma. A noninvasive assessment of TF expression status in glioma is therefore of obvious clinical relevance. Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI parameters have been used to evaluate microvascular characteri...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Chen X,Xie T,Fang J,Xue W,Tong H,Kang H,Wang S,Yang Y,Xu M,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Regurgitant fraction (RF) measured from 2D phase-contrast MRI has been used as a standard to quantitate the degree of pulmonary regurgitation and serves as a determinant indicator of prognosis for tetralogy of Fallot after surgical repair. This study demonstrated the potential underestimate of RF using the conv...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Wu PH,Chung HW,Wu MT,Ko CW

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus mastitis is an uncommon manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that affects the subcutaneous fat in the breast, much like lupus panniculitis, but additionally involves the mammary gland. We report on two women for whom lupus mastitis was the initial manifestation of SLE and provide a literature revi...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Voizard B,Lalonde L,Sanchez LM,Richard-Chesnay J,David J,Labelle M,El Khoury M,Trop I

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether the evaluation of multiple spectral regions can increase the diagnostic performance of 1H-MRS of the breast and reduce false positive findings. METHODS:93 patients (mean age 56 years, range 23-79) undergoing breast MRI for routine clinical indications on a 1.5T scanner were eligible f...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Clauser P,Marcon M,Dietzel M,Baltzer PAT

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the value of CT-based radiomics signature for differentiating Borrmann type IV gastric cancer (GC) from primary gastric lymphoma (PGL). MATERIALS AND METHODS:40 patients with Borrmann type IV GC and 30 patients with PGL were retrospectively recruited. 485 radiomics features were extracted and selec...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ma Z,Fang M,Huang Y,He L,Chen X,Liang C,Huang X,Cheng Z,Dong D,Liang C,Xie J,Tian J,Liu Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate risk factors for the development of cervical spine spondylosis (CSS) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to propose a pathogenetic mechanism. METHODS:Forty-two consecutive patients aged 23-66 years with MS and 42 age and sex matched controls were evaluated retrospectively; Clinical disa...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Xydis VG,Zikou AK,Kostadima V,Astrakas LG,Kosta P,Argyropoulou MI

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To present percutaneous image-guided screw-mediated osteosynthesis (PIGSMO) for fixation of impending fractures (ImF) and non-displaced/mildly displaced pathological/insufficient fractures (PF/InF) of the femoral neck in non-surgical cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a double-centre single-arm observa...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Cazzato RL,Garnon J,Tsoumakidou G,Koch G,Palussière J,Gangi A,Buy X

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of rectal distension on the quality of anatomical and functional prostate multiparametric (mp) MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Multiparametric (mp) 3T-MRI images of 173 patients were independently evaluated by two radiologists in this retrospective study. Planimetry rectal volumes were derive...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Caglic I,Hansen NL,Slough RA,Patterson AJ,Barrett T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography (US) is a readily available non-invasive tool useful for the detection of musculoskeletal and soft tissue masses. Although X-Ray is often the first imaging study for evaluating both bone and soft tissue lesions, and magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography are mandatory in lesions staging, US...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Sperandeo M,Trovato FM,Melillo N,Dimitri L,Musumeci G,Guglielmi G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the value of CT perfusion (CTP) for early response assessment after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between April 2013 and April 2015, 41 HCC (16 patients) were included in this study. CT perfusion was performed before and one day af...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Tamandl D,Waneck F,Sieghart W,Unterhumer S,Kölblinger C,Baltzer P,Ba-Ssalamah A,Loewe C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00