European journal of radiology
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Comparative Study
Evaluation of individually body weight adapted contrast media injection in coronary CT-angiography.
Contrast media (CM) injection protocols should be customized to the individual patient. Aim of this study was to determine if software tailored CM injections result in diagnostic enhancement of the coronary arteries in computed tomography angiography (CTA) and if attenuation values were comparable between different weight categories. ⋯ Individually tailored CM injection protocols yield diagnostic attenuation and a more homogeneous enhancement pattern between different weight groups. CM volumes could be reduced for the majority of patients utilizing individualized CM bolus application.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Impact on the recall rate of digital breast tomosynthesis as an adjunct to digital mammography in the screening setting. A double reading experience and review of the literature.
To estimate the impact on recall rate (RR) of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) associated with digital mammography (DM+DBT), compared to DM alone, evaluate the impact of double reading (DR) and review the literature. ⋯ DBT was confirmed to reduce RR, as shown by 13 of 15 previous studies (reported reduction 6-82%, median 31%). This reduction is confirmed when using DR. DBT allows an increased inter-reader agreement.
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Comparative Study
PET/MRI with diagnostic MR sequences vs PET/CT in the detection of abdominal and pelvic cancer.
Integrated positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) scanners provide combined MR-based anatomic and metabolic image information. The aim of this study was to evaluate qualitative and quantitative diagnostic performance of PET/MR with (18)fluoro-2-deoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) using a diagnostic MR sequence in patients with abdominal and pelvic tumors, compared to positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). ⋯ PET/MR with diagnostic MR sequence was able to detect abdominal and pelvic lesions and had good image quality compared to PET/CT. SUVmax and SUVmean values in focal lesions, and the SUVmean of background organs generally correlated well in abdominal and pelvic oncology patients examined using PET/CT and PET/MRI.
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To evaluate the potential added value of the intravoxel incoherent motion model to conventional multiparametric magnetic resonance protocol in order to differentiate between healthy and neoplastic prostate tissue in the peripheral zone. ⋯ IVIM parameters increase the specificity and sensitivity in the evaluation of peripheral zone prostate cancer. A statistical difference between low grade tumors and high grade tumors has been demostrated in that ADC, D and D* dataset; in particular, D has been found to have the highest significativity.
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Comparative Study
The compositional difference between ankle and knee cartilage demonstrated by T2 mapping at 7 Tesla MR.
The aim was to systematically compare T2 relaxation times of the knee and ankle cartilage within subjects at 7T. ⋯ This is the first study to systematically compare within-subject T2 values in the knee and ankle non-invasively, in vivo. Our results are in agreement with the previous findings demonstrating different biochemical and biomechanical properties between the knee and ankle cartilage.