101 Results Found

Background: Identifying high-grade strictures (HGS) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) relies upon subjective assessments of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Quantitative MRCP (MRCP+) provides objective evaluatio...

This paper analyzes the joint association of emotions and knowledge in decision-making under uncertainty on a TV game show setting. The objective of this research is to understand the impact of emotions and knowledge on the preference for uncertainty...

The primary objective of the study was to compare a spiral breast computed tomography system (SBCT) to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for the detection of microcalcifications (MCs) in breast specimens. The secondary objective was to compare vario...

Background: Athletes can experience exercise-induced transient arrythmias during high-intensity exercise or competition, which are difficult to capture on traditional Holter monitors or replicate in clinical exercise testing. The aim of this study wa...

Objective: To assess the reliability of the myeloma spine and bone damage score (MSBDS) across multiple readers with different levels of expertise and from different institutions. Methods: A reliability exercise, including 104 data sets of static ima...

This study compares the diagnostic performance and image quality of single-shot turbo spin-echo DWI (tseDWI), standard readout-segmented DWI (rsDWI), and a modified rsDWI version (topupDWI) for cholesteatoma diagnostics. Thirty-four patients with new...

This study examines the knowledge and preparedness of preservice teachers in India and England regarding the teaching of foundational reading skills. Recognising the critical role of teachers in preventing reading difficulties through explicit instru...

99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy is currently the method of choice for assessing renal scarring in children, but it is not established whether conducting the scan as a single photon emission tomography combined with low-dose CT (SPEC...

In this period, I could not start this editorial without wishing all of you a Happy New Year. This is also the opportunity for me to warmly thank, for their confidence, our authors, readers, reviewers, members of the editorial board, sponsors, as wel...

Purpose: To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of conventional radiography (CXR) and machine learning enhanced CXR (mlCXR) for the detection and quantification of disease-extent in COVID-19 patients compared to chest-CT. Methods: Real-time polymerase chain...

This study evaluated the inter-reader agreement of tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements performed on breast diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for assessing treatment response in a multi-center clinical trial of neoadjuvant chemother...

(1) Background: Meniscal tears are amongst the most common knee injuries. Dislocated bucket handle meniscal tears in particular should receive early intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CT in detecting...

The objective of this study is to conduct a qualitative and a quantitative image quality and lesion evaluation in patients undergoing MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) for prostate cancer on a hybrid magnetic resonance imaging and linear accelerato...

The diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and the need to distinguish between subtypes (Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)) requires lengthy investigative and invasive procedures. Non-invasive, rapid, and cost-...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of low-concentration contrast media (LCCMs) on 100 kVp conventional chest CT by comparing the proportions of acceptable-quality scans obtained using various CM concentrations with those obtained using the standard pr...

Purpose: To evaluate a commercially available mobile device for the highly specialized task of detection of intracranial arterial aneurysm in telemedicine. Methods: Six radiologists with three different levels of experience retrospectively interprete...

Progression of glioma is frequently characterized by increases or enhanced spread of a hyperintensity in fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences. However, changes in FLAIR signal over time can be subtle, and conventional (CONV) visual r...

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the most effective MRI techniques for detecting and characterising neck paragangliomas (NPGLs), which are highly vascularised tumors. Methods: Five readers were asked which MRI sequence...

Objectives: To assess diagnostic performance of standard radial k-space (PROPELLER) MRI sequences and compare with accelerated acquisitions combined with a deep learning-based convolutional neural network (DL-CNN) reconstruction for evaluation of the...

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the use of contrast-free magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an innovative screening method for detecting breast cancer in high-risk asymptomatic women. Specifically, the researchers evaluated the diagnostic p...

It is estimated that roughly seventy billion human beings have lived out their lives on planet earth. It is very unlikely that any of the seven billion currently enjoying this planet will be living out the rest of their life any place else. Nonethele...

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a deep learning (DL) reconstruction for turbo spin echo (TSE) sequences of the elbow regarding image quality and visualization of anatomy. Materials and Methods: Between October 2020 and June 202...

This article presents early insights from a small-scale action research project designed to promote positive reading dispositions and expand reading repertoires among pre-service teachers at a regional Australian university. Building on Professor Ter...

In an era where the volume of medical literature is increasing daily, researchers in the biomedical and clinical areas have joined efforts with language engineers to analyze the large amount of biomedical and molecular biology literature (such as Pub...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a crucial role in enhancing search and rescue (SAR) operations by accessing inaccessible areas, accomplishing challenging tasks, and providing real-time monitoring and modeling in situations where human presence i...

The original version of the paper in Section 3.8 reports that “The peptide mass tolerance and fragment mass tolerance values were 10 ppm and 30 mDa, respectively” [1] (p. 387). To help others who may want to use the same methods in the future, the au...

Biopolymer blends are advantageous materials with novel properties that may show performances way beyond their individual constituents. Collagen elastin hybrid gels are a new representative of such materials as they employ elastin’s thermo swit...

Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied in breast imaging, with potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce workload in mammographic breast cancer screening. However, real-world integration of AI into natio...

Increased attention has been given to MRI in radiation-free screening for malignant nodules in recent years. Our objective was to compare the performance of human readers and radiomic feature analysis based on stand-alone and complementary CT and MRI...

The study investigates the efficiency of integrating Machine Learning (ML) in clinical practice for diagnosing solitary pulmonary nodules’ (SPN) malignancy. Patient data had been recorded in the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospit...

Background: Deep learning (DL) reconstruction techniques have shown promise in reducing MRI acquisition times while maintaining image quality. However, the impact of different acceleration factors on diagnostic accuracy in shoulder MRI remains unexpl...

The objective of this study was to evaluate a high-resolution deep-learning (DL)-based diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequence for breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in comparison to a standard DWI sequence (DWIStd) at 1.5 T. It is a prospecti...

Utilizing information from multiple sources is a preferred and more precise method for medical experts to confirm a diagnosis. Each source provides critical information about the disease that might otherwise be absent in other modalities. Combining i...

(1) This study evaluates the impact of an AI denoising algorithm on image quality, diagnostic accuracy, and radiological workflows in pediatric chest ultra-low-dose CT (ULDCT). (2) Methods: 100 consecutive pediatric thorax ULDCT were included and rec...

Objectives: To evaluate the non-inferiority of non-contrast CT compared to contrast-enhanced CT with both intravenous and rectal contrast application for the diagnosis of acute colonic diverticulitis. Methods: Five readers retrospectively evaluated t...

Beyond Inclusion aims to explore and revise embedded societal norms which are reproduced throughout practice. In this paper, Queer will be utilised not only to disrupt, but to divest from the cis-normative and hetero-normative standards which are oft...

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate has become the standard of care in prostate cancer evaluation. Recently, deep learning image reconstruction (DLR) methods have been introduced with promising results regarding scan acceleration. Therefore,...

Background: This study aimed to investigate the use of spectral computed tomography (SCT) hybrid images combining virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) and iodine maps (IMs) as a potentially efficient search series for routine clinical imaging in patie...

Over the last decades, overall survival for most cancer types has increased due to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatments. Simultaneously, whole-body MRI-(WB-MRI) has gained importance as a radiation free staging alternative to computed tomo...

Background: This study assessed the beliefs and knowledge of physical therapists in Saudi Arabia regarding the management of patellofemoral pain (PFP) and their alignment with current Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). Methods: A cross-sectional su...

In order to take into account cost and timeliness and enhance accuracy testing, this study developed the fuzzy number and membership function, using the confidence interval of ratio operating performance index. Subsequently, according to the statisti...

Comprehending Fear and Trembling is no small task: the best that can be done is to pull at one thread at a time to slowly illuminate the whole. One such thread is the Fatherhood of God. Kierkegaard gave the pseudonymous Fear and Trembling with his le...

Objectives: Thin-slice prostate MRI might be beneficial for prostate cancer diagnostics. However, prolongation of acquisition time is a major drawback of thin-slice imaging. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a thin...

Purpose: The consideration of radiation exposure is becoming more important in metastatic melanoma due to improved prognoses. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of whole-body (WB) magnetic resonance imagin...

Background/Purpose: to assess the inter-reader agreement of the PIFAB (Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation) score, a new MRI-based standardized system for evaluating post-focal therapy prostate mpMRI, among radiologists in a single large cohort of...

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...

The accuracy of diagnostic tests with binary end-points is most frequently measured by sensitivity and specificity. However, from the clinical perspective, the main purpose of a diagnostic agent is to assess the probability of a patient actually bein...

This essay explores the journey of co-authoring the children’s book Beauty With A Birthmark (2022) inspired by my experiences as a Black mother and those of my Black daughter, the main character in the book. Our book examines themes of beauty a...

Mazu belief was recognized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the Intangible cultural heritage of Humanity in 2009, which is China’s first world-class folklore intangible cultural heritage. More than...

Certifying novel VTOL aircraft handling qualities (HQs) may be challenging, relying on costly and high-risk flight testing. This paper presents a methodology to establish the credibility of flight simulation models for certification by simulation, ai...