abstract：PURPOSE:The lower limb misalignment as calculated by radiography has an evident effect on the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, whether the knee malalignment has an influence on ankle alignment is unknown. The purpose of this study was to discuss the correlation between knee and ankle al...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Gao F,Ma J,Sun W,Guo W,Li Z,Wang W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare radiation dose, image quality and diagnostic performance of low dose CT enterography (CTE) protocol combined with iterative reconstruction algorithm (iDose(4)) with standard dose CTE in follow-up of patients with known Crohn's disease (CD). MATERIALS AND METHOD:Thirty-six patients (12 females), with...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ippolito D,Lombardi S,Trattenero C,Franzesi CT,Bonaffini PA,Sironi S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the diagnostic performances of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound for the dense breasts with category 0 at conventional digital mammography. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board, and informed consent was waived. Among the 1103 p...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Lee WK,Chung J,Cha ES,Lee JE,Kim JH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) in white matter lesions (WML) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), using automatically generated binary masks of brain tissue. BACKGROUND:WML in MS have in some studies demonstrated perfusion abnormalities compared to ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Sowa P,Bjørnerud A,Nygaard GO,Damangir S,Spulber G,Celius EG,Due-Tønnessen P,Harbo HF,Beyer MK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To semi-quantitatively assess expiratory air trapping (AT(exp)) and structural changes in the proximal airways in asthma during asthma exacerbation (AE) and to explore the relationships among AT(exp), clinical indices, and proximal airway changes. METHODS:Paired inspiratory-dynamic forced expiratory CT scan...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Suwatanapongched T,Thongprasert C,Lertpongpiroon S,Muntham D,Kiatboonsri S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion CT was first described in the 1970s but has become accepted as a clinical technique in recent years. In oncological practice Perfusion CT allows the downstream effects of therapies on the tumour vasculature to be monitored. From the dynamic changes in tumour and vascular enhancement following intravenous iod...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Prezzi D,Khan A,Goh V

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the value of dual-energy MDCT in spectral imaging in the differential diagnosis of chronic mass-forming chronic pancreatitis (CMFP) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) during the arterial phase (AP) and the pancreatic parenchymal phase (PP). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty five consecutiv...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Yin Q,Zou X,Zai X,Wu Z,Wu Q,Jiang X,Chen H,Miao F

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose was to evaluate whether BI-RADS (the Breast Imaging Recording and Data System) combined with UE (ultrasound elastography) could improve the differentiation and characterization of benign and malignant breast lesions by comparing with BI-RADS. METHODS:A total of 1080 patients with 1194 breast les...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Hao SY,Ou B,Li LJ,Peng YL,Wang Y,Liu LS,Xiao Y,Liu SJ,Wu CJ,Jiang YX,Parajuly SS,Xu P,Hao Y,Li J,Zhi H,Luo BM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Cell proliferativity and hypoxia have important impact on the response to radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and the molecu...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Huang Z,Xu X,Meng X,Hou Z,Liu F,Hua Q,Liu Q,Xiu J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with pancreatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) and patients with hypervascular pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour (pNET) with a focus on the relative percentage washout (RPW). METHODS:We evaluated 16 patients with 37 pRCCs and 28 patients with...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Kang TW,Kim SH,Lee J,Kim AY,Jang KM,Choi D,Kim MJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Neurocognitive impairment is a common complication of cirrhosis and regarded as the important characteristic for early stage of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). This study aimed to investigate the changes in brain network centrality of functional connectivity among cirrhotic patients and uncover the mecha...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Chen HJ,Jiang LF,Sun T,Liu J,Chen QF,Shi HB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior ankle impingement is a clinical diagnosis which can be seen following a traumatic hyper-plantar flexion event and may lead to painful symptoms in athletes such as female dancers ('en pointe'), football players, javelin throwers and gymnasts. Symptoms of posterior ankle impingement are due to failure to accom...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Hayashi D,Roemer FW,D'Hooghe P,Guermazi A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether CT findings suggesting active pulmonary tuberculosis correlate with sputum microbiological studies, and to determine whether CT could predict infectivity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Total 108 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis were enrolled. We reviewed CT findings and sputum microbiolo...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ko JM,Park HJ,Kim CH,Song SW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare and outline the beneficial skills of combined (68)Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrent contrast enhanced X-ray computed tomography (ceCT) against stand-alone ceCT in 54 patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET). METHODS:Patients with histologically confirmed NET and availa...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Albanus DR,Apitzsch J,Erdem Z,Erdem O,Verburg FA,Behrendt FF,Mottaghy FM,Heinzel A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare projected breast area, image quality, pain experience and radiation dose between mammography performed with and without radiolucent positioning sheets. METHODS:184 women screened in the Dutch breast screening programme (May-June 2012) provided written informed consent to have one additional image ta...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Timmers J,Voorde MT,Engen RE,Landsveld-Verhoeven Cv,Pijnappel R,Greve KD,Heeten GJ,Broeders MJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) measurements are increasingly used for assessing breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy although little data exists on ADC measurement reproducibility. The purpose of this work was to investigate and characterise the magnitude of errors in ADC measures that may b...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Giannotti E,Waugh S,Priba L,Davis Z,Crowe E,Vinnicombe S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to quantitatively evaluate the immature microvascular density (MVD) of brain gliomas using the volume transfer constant (K(trans)) and volume of extravascular extracellular space per unit volume of tissue (Ve) from dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) noninvasiv...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Jia ZZ,Gu HM,Zhou XJ,Shi JL,Li MD,Zhou GF,Wu XH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic value of MRI using dual-echo (2PD) and triple-echo (3PD) chemical shift imaging for liver fat quantification against multi-echo T2 corrected MR spectroscopy (MRS) used as the reference standard, and examine the effect of T2(*) imaging on accuracy of MRI for fat quantification. MATERIAL...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Satkunasingham J,Besa C,Bane O,Shah A,de Oliveira A,Gilson WD,Kannengiesser S,Taouli B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) describes the flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney, and is considered to be the reference standard in the evaluation of renal function. There are many ways to test the GFR clinically, such as serum creatinine concentration, blood urea nitrogen and SPECT renography, however, t...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Zeng M,Cheng Y,Zhao B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether CT features can predict the pathological tumor grades of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) according to the recent WHO classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In all, 28 patients with histologically confirmed PanNETs underwent preoperative contrast CT examinations. Thirteen tumors...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Takumi K,Fukukura Y,Higashi M,Ideue J,Umanodan T,Hakamada H,Kanetsuki I,Yoshiura T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to evaluate whether breast cancer with high metabolic-perfusion ratio would be associated with poor histopathologic prognostic factors and whether triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) would show high metabolic-perfusion ratio compared to non-triple negative breast cancer (non-TNBC). METHODS:F...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： An YS,Kang DK,Jung YS,Han S,Kim TH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a review of the current strengths and weaknesses of the various imaging modalities available for the diagnosis of suspected non-massive Pulmonary Embolism (PE). Without careful consideration for the clinical presentation, and the timely application of clinical decision support (CDS) methodology, the current ov...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Levin D,Seo JB,Kiely DG,Hatabu H,Gefter W,van Beek EJ,Schiebler ML,2013 International Workshop for Pulmonary Functional Imaging (IWPFI).

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Full field digital mammography (FFDM) is increasingly replacing screen film mammography (SFM) in breast screening programs. Interval breast cancers are an issue in all screening programs and the purpose of our study is to assess the impact of FFDM on the classification of interval breast cancers at independen...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Knox M,O'Brien A,Szabó E,Smith CS,Fenlon HM,McNicholas MM,Flanagan FL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of four-dimensional CTA before and after embolization treatment with ONYX-18 in eleven patients with cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas, and to compare the results with those of the reference standard DSA. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with cranial dural art...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Tian B,Xu B,Lu J,Liu Q,Wang L,Wang M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of energy spectral CT in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumor of the musculoskeletal system. METHODS:Energy spectral CT scan was performed on 100 patients with soft tissue mass caused by musculoskeletal tumors found by MRI. Solid areas with homogenous density wer...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Sun X,Shao X,Chen H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Airspace enlargement with fibrosis (AEF) has been identified pathologically as a smoking related change. We sought to identify the HRCT findings of AEF and search for distinguishing features from honeycombing. MATERIALS AND METHODS:50 patients (47 males; mean age 69) were evaluated. All had undergone lobectomy...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Watanabe Y,Kawabata Y,Kanauchi T,Hoshi E,Kurashima K,Koyama S,Colby TV

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of tube current limitation on contrast enhancement, image quality, and radiation dose in whole-body 64-detector CT with a high heat-capacity X-ray tube and automated tube current modulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred eighteen patients were randomized into three whole-body CT prot...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Kanematsu M,Kondo H,Miyoshi T,Goshima S,Noda Y,Tanahashi Y,Bae KT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interstitial lung diseases are associated with increased risk of lung cancer. The prevalence of ILA at diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its impact on overall survival (OS) remain to be investigated. MATERIALS AND METHOD:The study included 120 treatment-naïve stage IV NSCLC patient...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Nishino M,Cardarella S,Dahlberg SE,Araki T,Lydon C,Jackman DM,Rabin MS,Hatabu H,Johnson BE

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interstitial lung disease occurs frequently in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Quantitative computed tomography (CT) densitometry using the percentile density method may provide a sensitive assessment of lung structure for monitoring parenchymal damage. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the optimal p...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Ninaber MK,Stolk J,Smit J,Le Roy EJ,Kroft LJ,Bakker ME,de Vries Bouwstra JK,Schouffoer AA,Staring M,Stoel BC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the internal pudendal artery (IPA) and accessory pudendal artery (APA) detected by magnetic resonance (MR) angiography to help surgeons to find and preserve them during radical prostatectomy (RP). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Constrast-enhanced MR 3.0 T angiography of the pelvis were performed in 111 male...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Thai CT,Karam IM,Nguyen-Thi PL,Lefèvre F,Hubert J,Felblinger J,Eschwège P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare qualitative and quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging characteristics of hepatic hemangiomas in patients with normal, fibrotic and cirrhotic livers. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective, institutional review board approved study (waiver of informed consent). Eighty-nine consecutive patients wi...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Duran R,Ronot M,Di Renzo S,Gregoli B,Van Beers BE,Vilgrain V

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurologic complications may be the first symptoms of atrial myxomas. Understanding the imaging features of neurologic complications of atrial myxomas can be helpful for the prompt diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To identify neuroimaging features for patients with neurologic complications attributed to atrial myxoma. ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Liao WH,Ramkalawan D,Liu JL,Shi W,Zee CS,Yang XS,Li GL,Li J,Wang XY

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study the hypothesis that the thickness of the thinnest part of the thrombus, combined with bleeding into the intraluminal thrombus (ILT), is associated with a possible higher risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture was investigated, independently of aneurysm diameter, by using angio-CT. This ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Wiernicki I,Szumilowicz P,Kazimierczak A,Falkowski A,Rutkowski D,Gutowski P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate image quality and radiation dose of single heartbeat 640-slice coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with chronic Atrial Fibrillation (cAF) in comparison with subjects in normal sinus rhythm. METHODS:A cohort of 71 patients with cAF was matched with 71 subjects in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Di Cesare E,Gennarelli A,Di Sibio A,Felli V,Splendiani A,Gravina GL,Masciocchi C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of enhancement kinetics and ancillary imaging findings on gadoxetic acid-enhanced and diffusion-weighted (DW) MR imaging for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) without the typical enhancement pattern on contrast-enhanced multiphasic MDCT in patie...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Kim HS,Kim SH,Kang TW,Song KD,Choi D,Park CK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is characterized by proliferation of smooth muscle tissue that causes bronchial obstruction and secondary cystic destruction of lung parenchyma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the typical distribution of cystic defects in LAM with quantitative volumetric chest computed tomo...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Theilig D,Doellinger F,Kuhnigk JM,Temmesfeld-Wollbrueck B,Huebner RH,Schreiter N,Poellinger A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to validate the usefulness of shear wave elastography (SWE) in predicting thyroid malignancy with a large-scale quantitative SWE data. METHODS:This restrospective study included 476 thyroid nodules in 453 patients who underwent gray-scale US and SWE before US-guided fine-needle ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Park AY,Son EJ,Han K,Youk JH,Kim JA,Park CS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the initial and follow-up CT features of interstitial lung disease associated with anti-synthetase syndrome (AS-ILD). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two independent thoracic radiologists retrospectively analysed thin-section CT images obtained at diagnosis of AS-ILD in 33 patients (17 positive for anti-Jo1,...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Debray MP,Borie R,Revel MP,Naccache JM,Khalil A,Toper C,Israel-Biet D,Estellat C,Brillet PY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypervascular mediastinal masses are a distinct group of rare diseases that include a subset of benign and malignant entities. Characteristic features and known association with syndromes and genetic mutations assist in achieving a diagnosis. Imaging allows an understanding of the vascularity of the lesion and should ...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Cabral FC,Trotman-Dickenson B,Madan R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) update to the multidisciplinary classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defines both rare IIPs and rare histologic patterns of IIPs. Although these diseases are rare, each has some distinguishing imaging and pathologic charact...

journal_title：European journal of radiology

authors： Johkoh T,Fukuoka J,Tanaka T

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00