European journal of radiology
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The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical value of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) features for predicting the risk of axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in patients with breast cancer. ⋯ The features of IVIM parameters and conventional MRI can be used to predict the ALN metastasis in patients with breast cancer. MRI combined with fraction of fast ADC showed higher diagnostic efficiency for ALN metastasis in breast cancer than MRI did.
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In this study, we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate the anatomical alterations of cerebral cortex in children with Tourette syndrome (TS) and explore whether such deficits were related with their clinical symptoms. ⋯ The results of this study revealed that cortical thickness, sulcus, cortical curvature and LGI were changed in multiple brain regions for children with TS.
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Diverticular disease of the colon and small bowel is an important cause of pathology leading to emergency department visits and urgent gastrointestinal surgery. CT is a highly sensitive and specific modality for the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis and its complications as well as for the exclusion of alternate causes of pathology. Ultrasound, MRI and virtual CT colonoscopy have important adjunct roles for screening and workup of complications in specific patient populations. ⋯ Several imaging features may help to differentiate diverticulitis from colonic malignancy, however this remains a diagnostic imaging challenge that often requires further evaluation with colonoscopy. In this review, we discuss the pathophysiology and key imaging features of acute diverticulitis and its complications. We explore both common and uncommon presentations of the disease involving the colon and small bowel, acute and chronic manifestations of disease, and pitfalls to recognize when imaging alone may be insufficient to distinguish benign from malignant.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and molecular markers in predicting the prognosis of glioma patients. ⋯ Molecular markers and DKI parameters, especially MK values, can be used to effectively evaluate the prognosis of glioma patients.
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Multicenter Study
Radiomics nomogram for preoperative differentiation of lung tuberculoma from adenocarcinoma in solitary pulmonary solid nodule.
To investigate the preoperative differential diagnostic performance of a radiomics nomogram in tuberculous granuloma (TBG) and lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) appearing as solitary pulmonary solid nodules (SPSNs). ⋯ The radiomics nomogram we developed can preoperatively distinguish between LAC and TBG in patient with a SPSN.