The role of multiparametric magnetic resonance ımaging in the diagnosis of granulomatous prostatitis mimicking prostate cancer
ConclusionGranulomatous prostatitis is a rare complication of intravesical BCG. High PSA, abnormal DRE, and PI-RADS ≥ 3 lesions detected after intravesical BCG should suggest granulomatous prostatitis and unnecessary biopsies may be avoided. (Source: Abdominal Imaging)
Source: Abdominal Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Cardiac MRI for clinical dilated cardiomyopathy: Improved diagnostic power via combined T1, T2, and ECV
This study will examine whether the combination of MRI T1 and T2 mapping offers greater advantages in the diagnosis of DCM. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: S-q. Jia, S-y. Lv, Y.-H. Jin, Y. Zhao, L-p. Tian, M-m. Chang, C-l. Yan, X-l. Qi Source Type: research
Characterisation of Portuguese radiotherapy departments: Organisation, occupational exposure values and diagnostic reference levels for breast and prostate computed tomography planning
Portugal currently hosts 24 active radiotherapy departments, 8 public and 16 privates, presenting potential radiation exposure risks to multidisciplinary teams. Patients in these treatments also face ionising radiation during treatment planning and verification. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: R. Guisantes, J. Santos, A.J. Ferreira Source Type: research
Therapeutic radiographer prescribing practices in the United Kingdom: Questionnaire survey
Non-medical professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) have been granted prescribing rights to improve patient care quality and cost-effectiveness. There is limited evidence on how therapeutic radiographer prescribers have impacted medicine management or patient services. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: K. Crowther, N. Carey, S. McFadden, K. Stenner, C. Hughes Source Type: research
Radiographers' experiences in working with patients living with dementia in Norway – A qualitative study
This study explored radiographers' experiences during imaging examinations for PWD. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: E. Kjelle, C. Eikefet, C.C. Chilanga Source Type: research
Co-design of an intervention to optimize mammographic screening participation in women with obesity and/or physical disabilities
This study describes development of an intervention framework targeting obesity- and disability-related barriers to improve participation. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: K.A. McBride, A. O'Fee, S. Hogan, E. Stewart, C. Madeley, J. Wilkes, E. Wylie, A. White, M. Hickey, J. Stone Source Type: research
The Clinical Outcome of Carotid Blowout Syndrome Showing Non-bleeding Angiography
ConclusionPatient showing non-bleeding DSA thus not having TAE had higher risk of recurrent bleeding, compared to patient who received TAE.Level of Evidence Level 4, Case Series. (Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Adding Short to Left Gastric Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Obesity: Safety and Effectiveness
ConclusionCombined SGA and LGA embolization is safe and effective to treat obesity. Larger studies are needed to determine whether SGA + LGA embolization results in more significant weight loss than LGA embolization alone.Graphical Abstract (Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Five-Year Experience of Interwoven Self-Expanding Stent Implantation in Stenotic Kinking of Below the Knee Prosthetic Bypasses
ConclusionSupera stent in treatment of recurrent thrombosis of BKBP is a safe procedure with acceptable mid-term results. However, larger and comparable prospective studies are needed for broader analysis of this procedure.Graphical Abstract (Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology)
Source: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Reporting radiographers in Norway – A qualitative study on implementation, organisation, and outcomes
This study explored the purpose and value of reporting radiographers in Norway's imaging departments. (Source: Radiography)
Source: Radiography - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: E. Kjelle, A. Berntsen, A.M. Myklebust Source Type: research
TriConvUNeXt: A Pure CNN-Based Lightweight Symmetrical Network for Biomedical Image Segmentation
AbstractBiomedical image segmentation is essential in clinical practices, offering critical insights for accurate diagnosis and strategic treatment approaches. Nowadays, self-attention-based networks have achieved competitive performance in both natural language processing and computer vision, but the computational cost has reduced their popularity in practical applications. The recent study of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) explores linear functions within modified CNN layer demonstrating pure CNN-based networks can still achieve competitive results against Vision Transformer (ViT) in biomedical image segmentation, wi...
Source: Journal of Digital Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Improvement in right heart function following kidney transplantation in esrd patients: insights from speckle tracking echocardiography analysis
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of KTx on the right heart chambers in ESRD patients. 57 adult KTx candidates were enrolled in this prospective longitudinal study, while 49 of them were included in the final assessment. Patients underwent a comprehensive cardiac assessment, including conventional echocardiography, speckle tracking echocardiography, and three-dimensional heart modeling both before and after surgery. Echocardiographic assessments showed significant increases in right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction, RV fractional area change (RVFAC), tricuspid annular plain systolic excursion, RV fractional shorte...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Artificial intelligence-enhanced automation for M-mode echocardiographic analysis: ensuring fully automated, reliable, and reproducible measurements
AbstractTo enhance M-mode echocardiography ’s utility for measuring cardiac structures, we developed and evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated analysis system for M-mode images through the aorta and left atrium [M-mode (Ao-LA)], and through the left ventricle [M-mode (LV)]. Our system, integrating two deep neural networ ks (DNN) for view classification and image segmentation, alongside an auto-measurement algorithm, was developed using 5,958 M-mode images [3,258 M-mode (LA-Ao), and 2,700 M-mode (LV)] drawn from a nationwide echocardiographic dataset collated from five tertiary hospitals. The perfor...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Correlations and discrepancies between cardiac ultrasound, clinical diagnosis and the autopsy findings in early deceased patients with suspected cardiovascular emergencies
AbstractCardiac ultrasound (CUS), either focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) or emergency echocardiography, is frequently used in cardiovascular (CV) emergencies. We assessed correlations and discrepancies between CUS, clinical diagnosis and the autopsy findings in early deceased patients with suspected CV emergencies. We retrospectively analysed clinical and autopsy data of 131 consecutive patients who died within 24 h of hospital admission. The type of CUS and its findings were analysed in relation to the clinical and autopsy diagnoses. CUS was performed in 58% of patients - FoCUS in 83%, emergency echocardiography in 1...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Radiomics signature for dynamic changes of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and macrophages in cervical cancer during chemoradiotherapy
Our previous study suggests that tumor CD8+ T cells and macrophages (defined as CD68+ cells) infiltration underwent dynamic and heterogeneous changes during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in cervical canc... (Source: Cancer Imaging)
Source: Cancer Imaging - April 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kang Huang, Xuehan Huang, Chengbing Zeng, Siyan Wang, Yizhou Zhan, Qingxin Cai, Guobo Peng, Zhining Yang, Li Zhou, Jianzhou Chen and Chuangzhen Chen Tags: Research article Source Type: research
