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Diagnostics, Volume 14, Issue 7

April-1 2024 - 114 articles

Cover Story: MRI is a powerful diagnostic tool in the management of most hepatic and pancreatic diseases. Due to its high-contrast resolution, non-morphological sequences, high sensitivity to contrast agents (CAs), liver-specific CAs, and CAs with increasing relaxivity, MRI is a key tool used for the comprehensive evaluation of liver and pancreatic diseases, the detection of small lesions, the characterization of atypical lesions, and the quantification of iron and fat accumulation and fibrosis. Moreover, its capability of exploring biliary and pancreatic ducts means MRI has a leading role in the assessment of biliary and pancreatic ductal systems and their diseases. In this paper, different MRI sequences are illustrated, especially advanced sequences, and practical liver and pancreatic MRI protocols are provided. View this paper
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Articles (114)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,601 Views
11 Pages

Objectives: To develop an opportunistic screening model based on a deep learning algorithm to detect recent vertebral fractures in abdominal or chest CTs. Materials and Methods: A total of 1309 coronal reformatted images (504 with a recent fracture f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,998 Views
12 Pages

Specificities in the Structure of the Cartilage of Patients with Advanced Stages of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

  • Tea Duvančić,
  • Andreja Vukasović Barišić,
  • Ana Čizmić,
  • Mihovil Plečko,
  • Ivan Bohaček and
  • Domagoj Delimar

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) presents varying degrees of femoral head dislocation, with severe cases leading to the formation of a new articular surface on the external side of the iliac bone—the neoacetabulum. Despite conventional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,623 Views
17 Pages

The Doppler Perfusion Index of the Liver and the Underlying Duplex Sonography of Visceral Vessels—A Systematic and Comprehensive Evaluation of Reproducibility

  • Christian Lueders,
  • Johannes Gladitz,
  • Georg Bauer,
  • Christian Jenssen,
  • Jana Belaschki,
  • Arndt von Kirchbach,
  • Christoph Schneider,
  • Thomas Kiefer,
  • Heinz Voeller and
  • Daniel Merkel

Prior to the curative resection of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the exclusion of hepatic metastasis using cross-sectional imaging is mandatory. The Doppler perfusion index (DPI) of the liver is a promising me...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,569 Views
12 Pages

Tumid lupus erythematosus (TLE) has been the subject of heated debate regarding its correct nosographic classification. The definition of TLE has changed over time, varying according to the different studies performed. In this review, we address the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,391 Views
10 Pages

The Diagnostic Value of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells for Patients with Acute Stone Pyelonephritis

  • Metin Özsoy,
  • Miraç Ataman,
  • Serhat Kazım Şahin,
  • İbrahim Şenocak,
  • Artuner Varlibaş,
  • Ercan Yuvanç,
  • Aydın Çifci,
  • Mustafa Kemal Başaralı,
  • Gül Kırtıl and
  • Erdal Yilmaz

Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM-1) is a new biomarker that can be used for the diagnosis and monitoring of urinary system infections. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of serum sTREM-1 in patients w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,811 Views
11 Pages

The Clinical Impact of the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index on the Length of Hospital Stay of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Marco Paolo Donadini,
  • Nicola Mumoli,
  • Patrizia Fenu,
  • Fulvio Pomero,
  • Roberta Re,
  • Gerardo Palmiero,
  • Laura Spadafora,
  • Valeria Mazzi,
  • Alessandra Grittini and
  • Lorenza Bertù
  • + 4 authors

Background: The Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) is an extensively validated prognostic score, but impact analyses of the PESI on management strategies, outcomes and health care costs are lacking. Our aim was to assess whether the adoption of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,854 Views
21 Pages

Utility of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Clinical Conundra

  • Ahmad Abu-Omar,
  • Nicolas Murray,
  • Ismail T. Ali,
  • Faisal Khosa,
  • Sarah Barrett,
  • Adnan Sheikh,
  • Savvas Nicolaou,
  • Stefania Tamburrini,
  • Francesca Iacobellis and
  • Giacomo Sica
  • + 4 authors

Advancing medical technology revolutionizes our ability to diagnose various disease processes. Conventional Single-Energy Computed Tomography (SECT) has multiple inherent limitations for providing definite diagnoses in certain clinical contexts. Dual...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,368 Views
9 Pages

A Diagnostic-Driven Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating the Combination of an Antibiofilm Agent and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

  • Thomas E. Serena,
  • Emily King,
  • Laura Serena,
  • Kristy Breisinger,
  • Omar Al-Jalodi and
  • Matthew F. Myntti

Background: Each year, millions of Americans develop truncal pressure ulcers (PUs) which can persist for months, years, or until the end of life. Despite the negative impact on quality of life and escalating costs associated with PUs, there is sparse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,537 Views
18 Pages

Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Analyzing the Performance of ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing in Scoliosis Detection and Cobb Angle Assessment

  • Artur Fabijan,
  • Agnieszka Zawadzka-Fabijan,
  • Robert Fabijan,
  • Krzysztof Zakrzewski,
  • Emilia Nowosławska and
  • Bartosz Polis

Open-source artificial intelligence models (OSAIM) find free applications in various industries, including information technology and medicine. Their clinical potential, especially in supporting diagnosis and therapy, is the subject of increasingly i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
8,598 Views
19 Pages

Imaging Considerations before and after Liver-Directed Locoregional Treatments for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

  • David-Dimitris Chlorogiannis,
  • Amgad M. Moussa,
  • Ken Zhao,
  • Erica S. Alexander,
  • Constantinos T. Sofocleous and
  • Vlasios S. Sotirchos

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Liver metastases will develop in over one-third of patients with colorectal cancer and are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Even though surgical resection has been considered the...

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