Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2018
Discriminative analysis of regional evolution of iron and myelin/calcium in deep gray matter of multiple sclerosis and healthy subjects.
Combined R2* and quantitative susceptibility (QS) has been previously used in cross-sectional multiple sclerosis (MS) studies to distinguish deep gray matter (DGM) iron accumulation and demyelination. ⋯ 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 1 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2018
Meta AnalysisPerformance of MRI for suspected appendicitis in pediatric patients and negative appendectomy rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate in pediatric patients the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for suspected appendicitis and its negative appendectomy rate. ⋯ 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 3 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:767-778.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2018
Comparative Study Observational StudyDiffusion kurtosis MRI versus conventional diffusion-weighted imaging for evaluating inflammatory activity in Crohn's disease.
To assess the efficacy of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and to compare DKI-derived parameters with that of conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for grading the inflammatory activity of Crohn's disease (CD). ⋯ 2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:702-709.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2018
Radiomic analysis of soft tissues sarcomas can distinguish intermediate from high-grade lesions.
To assess the feasibility of grading soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) using MRI features (radiomics). ⋯ 4 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:829-840.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Mar 2018
Automated image quality evaluation of T2 -weighted liver MRI utilizing deep learning architecture.
To develop and test a deep learning approach named Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for automated screening of T2 -weighted (T2 WI) liver acquisitions for nondiagnostic images, and compare this automated approach to evaluation by two radiologists. ⋯ 2 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:723-728.