Vol 11, No 5 (May 01, 2021): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Original Article

Early SUVmax is the best predictor of axillary lymph node metastasis in stage III breast cancers
Jiangong Zhang, Xun Shi, Yong Xiao, Chao Ma, Gang Cao, Yongbo Liu, Yonggang Li
Comparison between preoperative two-dimensional shear wave elastography and indocyanine green clearance test for prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure
Tingting Qiu, Rong Fu, Wenwu Ling, Jiawu Li, Jiulin Song, Zhenru Wu, Yujun Shi, Yuqing Zhou, Yan Luo
Longitudinal changes on liver proton density fat fraction differ between liver segments
Jan Syväri, Daniela Junker, Lisa Patzelt, Katharina Kappo, Loubna Al Sadat, Sonia Erfanian, Marcus R. Makowski, Hans Hauner, Dimitrios C. Karampinos
Establishment and verification of a prediction model based on clinical characteristics and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) parameters for distinguishing malignant from benign ground-glass nodules
Rong Niu, Xiaonan Shao, Xiaoliang Shao, Zhenxing Jiang, Jianfeng Wang, Yuetao Wang
Comparison of diametric and volumetric changes in Stanford type B aortic dissection patients in assessing aortic remodeling post-stent graft treatment
Wan Naimah Wan Ab Naim, Zhonghua Sun, Yih Miin Liew, Bee Ting Chan, Shirley Jansen, Jing Lei, Poo Balan Ganesan, Shahrul Amry Hashim, Ganiga Srinivasaiah Sridhar, Einly Lim
Morphological characterization of the human corneal epithelium by in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy
Katharina A. Sterenczak, Karsten Winter, Karsten Sperlich, Thomas Stahnke, Stephan Linke, Sanaz Farrokhi, Maren Klemm, Stephan Allgeier, Bernd Köhler, Klaus-Martin Reichert, Rudolf F. Guthoff, Sebastian Bohn, Oliver Stachs
The safety of echo contrast-enhanced ultrasound in high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for abdominal wall endometriosis: a retrospective study
Sha Wang, Bo-Han Li, Jin-Juan Wang, Ying-Shu Guo, Jiu-Mei Cheng, Hong Ye, Chun-Yi Zang, Ying Zhang, Hua Duan, Xiao-Ying Zhang
Automatic segmentation of the left ventricle in echocardiographic images using convolutional neural networks
Taeouk Kim, Mohammadali Hedayat, Veronica V. Vaitkus, Marek Belohlavek, Vinayak Krishnamurthy, Iman Borazjani
Quantitative assessment of structural and functional changes in temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
Jiajie Mo, Baotian Zhao, Sophie Adler, Jianguo Zhang, Xiaoqiu Shao, Yanshan Ma, Lin Sang, Wenhan Hu, Chao Zhang, Yao Wang, Xiu Wang, Chang Liu, Kai Zhang
Feasibility of low-dose contrast media in run-off CT angiography on dual-layer spectral detector CT
Haiyan Ren, Yanhua Zhen, Zheng Gong, Chuanzhuo Wang, Zhihui Chang, Jiahe Zheng
Preoperative volumetric synthetic magnetic resonance imaging of the primary tumor for a more accurate prediction of lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer
Li Zhao, Meng Liang, Zhuo Shi, Lizhi Xie, Hongmei Zhang, Xinming Zhao
Split-filter dual-energy CT pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: a study on image quality and radiation dose
Bernhard Petritsch, Pauline Pannenbecker, Andreas M. Weng, Jan-Peter Grunz, Simon Veldhoen, Thorsten A. Bley, Aleksander Kosmala
Hemodynamic study of unenhanced magnetic resonance angiography using spatial labeling with multiple inversion pulses sequence: a phantom study
Xiao Chen, Xiaoyan Meng, Di Zhu, Xianlun Zou, Yaqi Shen, Zhen Li, Jian Peng, Daoyu Hu
Considerable effects of imaging sequences, feature extraction, feature selection, and classifiers on radiomics-based prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using magnetic resonance imaging
Houjiao Dai, Minhua Lu, Bingsheng Huang, Mimi Tang, Tiantian Pang, Bing Liao, Huasong Cai, Mengqi Huang, Yongjin Zhou, Xin Chen, Huijun Ding, Shi-Ting Feng
Knowledge framework and emerging trends in intracranial aneurysm magnetic resonance angiography: a scientometric analysis from 2004 to 2020
Jiazhen Zheng, Rui Zhou, Bingyao Meng, Furong Li, Huamin Liu, Xianbo Wu
Quantitative assessment of acquisition imaging parameters on MRI radiomics features: a prospective anthropomorphic phantom study using a 3D-T2W-TSE sequence for MR-guided-radiotherapy
Jing Yuan, Cindy Xue, Gladys Lo, Oi Lei Wong, Yihang Zhou, Siu Ki Yu, Kin Yin Cheung
Modified axial computed tomography classification of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: selecting the optimal operating procedure and enhancing the accuracy of prognosis
Tuo Shao, Jiao Gu, Yigeng Zhu, Weilong Tang, Qingsong Li, Juncheng Lu, Yuhang Hu, Zhange Yu, Hongtao Shen
Changes in left ventricular and atrial mechanics and function after dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease
Xiaoyan Wang, Jian Hong, Tao Zhang, Di Xu
Early-phase vascular involvement is associated with acute pancreatitis severity: a magnetic resonance imaging study
Zhi-Qiong Jiang, Bo Xiao, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Hai-Bo Xu
Analysis of three-dimensional imaging findings and clinical symptoms in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders
Kug Jin Jeon, Chena Lee, Yoon Joo Choi, Sang-Sun Han
Evaluation of hemodynamic changes in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy using multimodality imaging
Hongyang Li, Jiao Sun, Huihui Wang, Yanling Wang, Zhenchang Wang, Jing Li
Dual-energy CT quantitative parameters for the differentiation of benign from malignant lesions and the prediction of histopathological and molecular subtypes in breast cancer
Xiaoxia Wang, Daihong Liu, Xiangfei Zeng, Shixi Jiang, Lan Li, Tao Yu, Jiuquan Zhang
Assessment of neovascularization of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques using superb microvascular imaging: a comparison with contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and histology
Qi Meng, Xia Xie, Li Li, Chao Jiang, Keqiang Zhao, Zhiyong Bai, Zhuozhao Zheng, Yu Yang, Yan Yu, Huabin Zhang, Xihai Zhao
Association of individual aortic leaflet calcification on paravalvular regurgitation and conduction abnormalities with self-expanding trans-catheter aortic valve insertion
Ciara Mahon, Allan Davies, Alessia Gambaro, Francesca Musella, Ana Luisa Costa, Vasileios Panoulas, Edward Nicol, Alison Duncan, Simon Davies, Saeed Mirsadraee
Research on obtaining pseudo CT images based on stacked generative adversarial network
Hongfei Sun, Zhengda Lu, Rongbo Fan, Wenjun Xiong, Kai Xie, Xinye Ni, Jianhua Yang
Simultaneous hepatic iron and fat quantification with dual-energy CT in a rabbit model of coexisting iron and fat
Yun Peng, Jing Ye, Chang Liu, Hongru Jia, Jun Sun, Jun Ling, Martin Prince, Chang Li, Xianfu Luo
Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of primary benign and malignant unilateral adrenal tumors
Guangyu Ma, Xiaojun Zhang, Minshu Wang, Xiaodan Xu, Baixuan Xu, Zhiwei Guan
Semiquantitative score of breast arterial calcifications on mammography (BAC-SS): intra- and inter-reader reproducibility
Rubina Manuela Trimboli, Marina Codari, Andrea Cozzi, Caterina Beatrice Monti, Davide Capra, Carolina Nenna, Diana Spinelli, Giovanni Di Leo, Giuseppe Baselli, Francesco Sardanelli
Mid-term outcomes of endovascular treatment and risk factors for recurrence in patients with Trans-Atlantic-Inter-Society II C/D femoropopliteal lesions
Yisheng Lin, Weihao Li, Wendao Liu, Min Liu, Yin Li, Yong Chen
The clinical value of three-dimensional measurement in the diagnosis of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum
Chen Yan, Hao-Yuan Tan, Cheng-Long Ji, Xue-Wei Yu, Huai-Cheng Jia, Fu-Dong Li, Gui-Cheng Jiang, Wei-Shi Li, Fei-Fei Zhou, Zhen Ye, Jing-Chuan Sun, Jian-Gang Shi
Differential diagnosis between small breast phyllodes tumors and fibroadenomas using artificial intelligence and ultrasound data
Sihua Niu, Jianhua Huang, Jia Li, Xueling Liu, Dan Wang, Yingyan Wang, Huiming Shen, Min Qi, Yi Xiao, Mengyao Guan, Diancheng Li, Feifei Liu, Xiuming Wang, Yu Xiong, Siqi Gao, Xue Wang, Ping Yu, Jia’an Zhu
Transient numerical simulation of the right coronary artery originating from the left sinus and the effect of its acute take-off angle on hemodynamics
Mengyang Cong, Huihui Zhao, Shun Dai, Chuanzhi Chen, Xingming Xu, Jianfeng Qiu, Shengxue Qin
Treating sacroiliac joint dislocation through percutaneous sacroiliac screw fixation with the aid of 2 fluoroscopes: a novel technique
Chuangang Peng, Baoming Yuan, Jincheng Wang, He Liu, Dongsheng Wang
Initial evaluation of dual-energy computed tomography as an imaging biomarker for hepatic metastases from neuroendocrine tumor of the gastrointestinal tract
Eddiel Cruz-Hernández, Usman Mahmood, Jennifer S. Golia Pernicka, Viktoriya Paroder, Iva Petkovska, Marc J. Gollub, Jinru Shia, Karuna Ganesh, David D. B. Bates
Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation assessed by dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography is a sensitive imaging marker of high-risk plaques
Xujiao Chen, Yuxue Dang, Hong Hu, Shaowei Ma, Yue Ma, Kunhua Wang, Ting Liu, Xiaomei Lu, Yang Hou
Differences in cue-induced brain activation between long-term methadone maintenance treatment and protracted abstinence in heroin use disorder patients: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Xuan Wei, Qiang Li, Jiajie Chen, Baorui Shen, Wei Wang, Wei Li
Cortical degeneration detected by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging in chronic lacunar infarcts
Hui Hong, Xinfeng Yu, Ruiting Zhang, Yeerfan Jiaerken, Shuyue Wang, Xiao Luo, Min Lou, Peiyu Huang, Minming Zhang
Regional brain changes in patients with diabetic optic neuropathy: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Si-Yi Chen, Guo-Qian Cai, Rong-Bin Liang, Qi-Cheng Yang, You-Lan Min, Qian-Min Ge, Biao Li, Wen-Qing Shi, Qiu-Yu Li, Xian-Jun Zeng, Yi Shao
Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation in patients with neovascular glaucoma: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Yu-Qing Zhang, Meng-Ying Peng, Shi-Nan Wu, Chen-Yu Yu, Si-Yi Chen, Si-Wen Tan, Yi Shao, Qiong Zhou
Specimen number based diagnostic yields of suspicious axillary lymph nodes in core biopsy in breast cancer: clinical implications from a prospective exploratory study
Yue Hu, Jingsi Mei, Yaping Yang, Ran Gu, Jiajie Zhong, Xiaofang Jiang, Fengtao Liu, Juanjuan Yong, Hongli Wang, Shiyu Shen, Jing Liang, Qiang Liu, Chang Gong

Technical Note

Adipose tissue fibrosis assessed by high resolution ex vivo MRI as a hallmark of tissue alteration in morbid obesity
Khaoula Bouazizi, Mohamed Zarai, Florian Marquet, Judith Aron-Wisnewsky, Karine Clément, Alban Redheuil, Nadjia Kachenoura

Review Article

Photoacoustic imaging as a highly efficient and precise imaging strategy for the evaluation of brain diseases
Ting Qiu, Yintao Lan, Weijian Gao, Mengyu Zhou, Shiqi Liu, Wenyan Huang, Sujuan Zeng, Janak L. Pathak, Bin Yang, Jian Zhang

Image in Medicine and Surgery

Mixed reality and three dimensional printed models for resection of maxillary tumor: a case report
Keisuke Sugahara, Masahide Koyachi, Yu Koyama, Maki Sugimoto, Satoru Matsunaga, Kento Odaka, Shinichi Abe, Akira Katakura

Letter to the Editor

An unusual gait disorder at the Emergency Department: role of the quantitative assessment of parenchymal transcranial Doppler sonography
Massimiliano Godani, Giuseppe Lanza, Lucia Trevisan, Raffaele Ferri, Rita Bella
It’s not just the lungs: COVID-19 and the misty mesentery sign
Chiara Giraudo, Giulia Fichera, Raffaella Motta, Gabriella Guarnieri, Mario Plebani, Michela Pelloso, Andrea Vianello, Roberto Stramare