Objectives: To evaluate regional anatomical differences in brain volume, surface area, and cortical thickness between children with breath-holding spells (BHSs) and a control group using morphometric MRI analyses. Methods: Three-dimensional T1-weight...
Objectives: This retrospective, multi-center study analyzed pre-existing anonymized clinical data from electronic health records and imaging archives. The analysis utilized real-world clinical data from 200 patients across four tertiary care centers,...
Background: This study aimed to investigate the association between femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) morphology and femoral head bone marrow edema of unknown etiology on hip magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to assess the added value of compute...
Background/Objectives: Tissue conductivity reflects ionic composition (e.g., sodium), providing critical insights into various diseases. Ultrashort echo time quantitative conductivity mapping (UTE-QCM) offers a method to obtain this information, whic...
Background/Objectives: We compared the visibility of breast cancer using the newly developed standing automated breast ultrasound system (MammouS-N) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), and identified factors influencing lesion visibility. Methods...
Background: Emergency radiology often demands rapid integration of clinical cues, biochemical markers, and imaging findings to support time-critical diagnostic reasoning. However, educational resources that explicitly structure this interdisciplinary...
Background: We aimed to determine paranasal sinus volumes using 3D volumetric measurements and to evaluate the effect of anatomical variations on these volumes, ensuring balanced age and sex distribution during childhood. Methods: Thirteen age groups...
Objective: The number of operators performing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) may influence procedural outcomes; however, evidence remains limited and conflicting. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the impact of single versus dual operators o...
Background/Objectives: This study evaluated the clinical image quality of three-dimensional synthetic MRI (3D SI) compared with conventional MRI (cMRI), focusing on tissue contrast, anatomical detail, and motion sensitivity. Methods: Patients with no...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between carotid artery anatomy and geometry and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and to determine whether it is a risk factor for the disease. Methods: The geometry and anatom...
Background/Objectives: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is a magnetic resonance technique used to map the apparent diffusion coefficient (
Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction, more prevalent in women but affecting both genders, impairs sphincter control and sexual health, and causes pelvic pain. Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the first-line treatment for urinary incontinence, su...
Background: The pterygomaxillary region is a complex anatomical area formed by the junction of the maxillary, palatine, and sphenoid bones and contains critical neurovascular structures. Accurate assessment of this region during Le Fort I osteotomy i...
Background/Objectives: Pancreatic cancer is among the most aggressive malignancies, with poor survival rates. Emerging evidence suggests that body composition, including skeletal muscle mass and adiposity distribution, plays a crucial role in predict...
Background/Objectives: Super-resolution deep-learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) is an advanced image reconstruction technique, but its effect on dynamic myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging has not been evaluated. This study aimed to...
This correction addresses several errors identified in the original publication [...]
Background: In computed tomography (CT), automatic exposure control (AEC) determines the tube current and thus the radiation dose based on scout images. We investigated CT dose modulation using two versions of CARE Dose 4D, Siemens AEC software. Meth...
Background/Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, marked by progressive cognitive decline and a severe socioeconomic burden. Early and accurate diagnosis is crucial to enhancing patient outcomes, yet traditional clini...
Objective: Axillary lymph node changes are frequently observed in patients with HIV, yet their radiological characteristics and clinical significance remain underexplored. This study aimed to evaluate the association between axillary lymph node compu...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the functional connectivity (FC) of three amygdala subregions—the laterobasal amygdala (LBA), centromedial amygdala (CMA), and superficial amygdala (SFA)—with large-scale brain networks in indivi...
The scientific publishing crisis represents a complex problem, mainly stemming from the “publish or perish” culture that prioritizes quantity over quality, which leads to the proliferation of low-quality research manuscripts and research...
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are an abundant and diverse cell population within tumor microenvironments of solid tumors. Multiple subtypes of CAFs, defined by molecular and functional markers, have been described in the literature. CAFs contr...
Background/Objectives: The breast is a highly radiosensitive organ that is directly exposed to ionizing radiation during chest computed tomography (CT) examinations. Excessive radiation exposure increases the risk of radiation-induced malignancies, h...
Background: Accurate volumetry and imaging characterization of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) are essential for prognostication and treatment planning, but manual assessment is time-consuming and therefore underutilized. Methods: We retrospectively...
Background: Accurate confirmation of nasogastric (NG) tubes is essential for patient safety, but delays and variability in interpretation remain common in clinical practice. Deep learning (DL) models have shown potential for assisting in this task, b...
Background/Objectives: Aortic valve calcification is commonly evaluated using 3.0 mm true non-contrast (TNC) computed tomography (CT) images. This study evaluates the reproducibility of virtual non-contrast (VNC) reconstructions at different slice in...
Background/Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Early diagnosis and accurate classification in breast cancer detection are among the most critical factors determining treatment success and patient survi...
Background/Objectives: To identify preoperative MRI features using computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) that are associated with invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DDFS) in patients with primarily operable triple...
Introduction: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is the most prevalent muscular dystrophy in adults, characterized by weakness, impaired functional abilities, and myotonia. However, little is known about the relationship between quantitative MRI measures (fat...
Background/Objectives: To assess diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) projection methods for rapid visual quality control of automated volumetric (3D) lung segmentations compared with slice-based 3D review of segmentation results for applicati...
Objective: Chest computed tomography (CT) is a key component of the diagnostic assessment of people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) and is increasingly replacing chest radiography. Due to improvements in life expectancy, radiation exposure has become a g...
Background: Ultrasound is the primary imaging modality for evaluating thyroid nodules, with echogenicity and nodule size serving as parameters for malignancy risk stratification. Though the TI-RADS classification system is standardized, interpretatio...
Lung nodules are a common radiological finding that can be caused by a variety of reasons, ranging from benign granulomas and scarring to the early stages of primary lung malignancies and metastases [...]
Objectives: Ultra-high dose-rate FLASH radiotherapy has demonstrated strong potential in reducing normal tissue toxicity while maintaining effective tumor control. However, its underlying radiobiological mechanisms remain unclear, highlighting the ne...
Background: This research focused on evaluating the utility of multimodal radiomics integrated with machine learning to predict pathological complete response (pCR) in a prospective cohort of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients undergo...
Background: Preoperative evaluation in bariatric surgery aims to minimize perioperative risks and identify comorbid abdominal pathologies that may influence surgical planning. The role of routine abdominal ultrasonography (USG) remains debatable. Met...
Rationale and Objective: Medical imaging, particularly computed tomography (CT), is the largest man-made contributor to collective radiation exposure. This study compares methods for assessing CT radiation dose, focusing on thoracic examinations. Pop...
Objectives: To develop two different radiomic models based on preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (PP CT) to predict microsatellite instability (MSI) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) before surgery. Methods: PP CT scans of 115...
Background/Objectives: This study evaluates photon-counting CT (PCCT) for the imaging of mouse femurs and investigates how APOE genotype, sex, and humanized nitric oxide synthase (HN) expression influence bone morphology during aging. Methods: A cust...
This review focuses on the diverse etiologies of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) and the crucial role of imaging in their diagnosis. Unlike primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), which is typically due to ruptured blebs, SSP results from a...
Purpose: To compare retinal thickness measurements obtained with the Optos Monaco and Heidelberg Spectralis optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems across 9 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) sectors in a cohort comprising normal e...
This editorial provides insights on AI-written scientific manuscripts which represent an increasingly frequent phenomenon that must be managed by authors, reviewers and journal editors [...]
Objectives: Kidneytumors, particularly renal cell carcinoma (RCC), represent a critical public health concern due to their prevalence and the severe consequences of late diagnosis. Traditional diagnostic techniques, though widely used, are often limi...
Background: Pneumothorax (PTX) requires rapid recognition in emergency and critical care. Lung ultrasound (LUS) offers a fast, radiation-free alternative to computed tomography (CT), but its accuracy is limited by operator dependence. Artificial inte...
Objectives: The potential use of electron density (ED) and effective atomic number (Zeff) derived from dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) as novel quantitative imaging biomarkers for differentiating malignant brain tumors was investigated. Method...
Background/Objectives: Optimization of pediatric head computed tomography (CT) protocols is essential to minimize radiation exposure while maintaining diagnostic image quality. Previous studies mainly relied on phantom-based measurements or visual as...
Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence of clinically significant incidental findings as well as incidental findings of minor clinical significance in multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate. Materials and Methods: A retrospective ana...
Background/Objectives: Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) are critical perfusion metrics in diagnosing ischemic stroke. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) enables the evaluation of these cerebral per...
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of two cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) devices using 18 imaging modalities in detecting root fractures—vertical, horizontal, and oblique—in teeth with intracanal post sy...
Objective: Medical Visual Question Answering (Med-VQA), a key technology that integrates computer vision and natural language processing to assist in clinical diagnosis, possesses significant potential for enhancing diagnostic efficiency and accuracy...
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