European journal of radiology
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Longitudinal assessment of changes in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-values in multiple myeloma (MM) patients and their potential role for classifying disease activity. ⋯ In myeloma-patients with lower tumor burden, the longitudinal course of ADC-values is predictable only for FL whereas for DIBM ADC-changes considerably overlap between responders and non-responders and are not indicative for assessment of the disease activity.
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Observational Study
Chest x-ray in the COVID-19 pandemic: Radiologists' real-world reader performance.
To report real-world diagnostic performance of chest x-ray (CXR) readings during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Real-world CXR diagnostic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic showed overall high sensitivity with higher specificity for more experienced radiologists. The increase in accuracy over time strengthens CXR role as a first line examination in suspected COVID-19 patients.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an urgent reorganisation of the healthcare system to prevent hospitals from overflowing and the virus from spreading. Our objective was to evaluate the socioeconomic and psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on radiologists. ⋯ During COVID-19 pandemic, many radiologists expressed depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms. Working in a public hospital was a protective factor against every psychological symptom. Socio-economic impact was also major especially in private practice.
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Accurate prediction of post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is important in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the utility of gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI for predicting PHLF in patients who underwent anatomic hepatectomy for HCC with portal vein invasion. ⋯ Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI can be a promising noninvasive examination for assessing global and regional liver function, allowing estimation of the functional liver remnant and accurate prediction of severe PHLF before hepatic resection.
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To build a radiomics model of liver contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) to predict hepatic encephalopathy secondary to Hepatitis B related cirrhosis. ⋯ The integrated model of radiomics and clinical features could well predict HE secondary to hepatitis B related cirrhosis.