Recent hot topics in contrast m ...
This editorial reviews the way in which the facts related to the safety of iodinated and gadolinium based contrast agents have emerged over the last ...
Magnetic resonance imaging goes ...
Objective To investigate the performance of postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (pmMRI) in identification and characterization of lethal myocard ...
Dual-energy-CT of hypervascular ...
Objective To investigate dual-energy CT of hypervascular liver lesions in patients with HCC. Methods Forty patients with hepatocellular carcinomas ...
The association of incidentally ...
Objectives This study aims to investigate the prognostic value of incidental aortic valve calcification (AVC), mitral valve calcification (MVC) and ...
A novel approach to digital bre ...
Objective The complexity of anatomical structure within the breast represents the ultimate limit to signal detection on a mammogram. To increase les ...
High diagnostic accuracy of pro ...
Objectives The accuracy of computed tomography (CT) for assessment of coronary stents is as yet unproven and radiation exposure has been a concern. ...
4D-MR flow analysis in patients ...
Objectives Comprehensive analysis of haemodynamics by 3D flow visualisation and retrospective flow quantification in patients after repair of tetral ...
Umbilical venous catheter posit ...
Objective Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion is frequently performed in critically ill neonates, with catheter position evaluated by an abdom ...
Fetal liver iron overload: the ...
Objective To assess the potential role of MR imaging in the diagnosis of fetal liver iron overload. Methods We reviewed seven cases of abnormal live ...
Experimental studies investigat ...
The association between nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) and gadolinium based contrast agents (Gd-CAs) was first suggested in 2006 [1, 2]. This w ...
Commercial software upgrades ma ...
Objective To determine how commercial software platform upgrades impact on derived parameters for colorectal cancer. Materials and methods Followin ...
Obscure gastrointestinal bleedi ...
Objective To retrospectively compare the diagnostic capabilities of 64-section CT enteroclysis with those of video capsule endoscopy (VCE) to eluc ...
Radiation dose from volumetric ...
Purpose To evaluate the radiation doses delivered during volumetric helical perfusion CT of the thorax, abdomen or pelvis. Materials and methods Th ...
Computer-aided detection of pul ...
Purpose To evaluate the effect of a computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm on the performance of novice readers for detection of pulmonary embolis ...
Feasibility of simultaneous PET ...
Objective The aim of this pilot study was to test and demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic re ...
Diagnostic value of 3D contrast ...
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of 3D CEMRA in TA compared with DSA. Methods Twenty-two patients with clinically suspected TA based on 199 ...
Systolic prospectively ECG-trig ...
Objectives To assess feasibility, image quality, and radiation dose of prospectively ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography (CTA) in orthotopic heart ...
Simultaneous assessment of live ...
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of a whole liver volume (WLV) segmentation algorithm to measure fat fraction (FF). ...
Recent advances in medical phys ...
Some of the major interests in medical physics over the last few years have concerned the technical advances in Computed Tomography and high field M ...
Dual energy bone subtraction in ...
Objectives To assess the feasibility of dual energy (DE)- CTA images with DE-bone removal (DEBR) for visualization of extra- to intracranial (EC/IC) ...
The diagnostic accuracy of US, ...
Objective To meta-analyse the diagnostic accuracy of US, CT, MRI and 1H-MRS for the evaluation of hepatic steatosis. Methods From a comprehensive l ...
Non-emergency small bowel obstr ...
Objective To identify CT findings predictive of surgical management in non-emergency small bowel obstruction (SBO). Methods Contrast-enhanced abdom ...
Outcome analysis in 3,160 impla ...
Objectives In this retrospective study the success and complication rates after radiologically guided port catheter implantation were evaluated. Me ...
Magnetic resonance angiography ...
Objective To compare different techniques for carotid imaging including contrast-enhanced, unenhanced and dynamic techniques to find an alternative ...
Accuracy of coronary artery ste ...
Objective To prospectively compare the accuracy of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and conventional coronary angiography (CCA) for stenosis detection ...