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QIMS Annual Report (2024)

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New Impact Factor for Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery : 2.9

We hereby announce that Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery (QIMS) has attained its latest impact factor (IF) for the 2023 citation year: 2.9. More >>

Original Article

The rationale for proposing a magnetic resonance slow diffusion metric and its proof-of-concept testing showing spleen parenchyma and hepatocellular carcinoma have faster diffusion than liver parenchyma
Fan-Yi Xu, Ben-Heng Xiao, Yì Xiáng J. Wáng
Comparison of test-retest repeatability of DESPOT and 3D-QALAS for T1 and T2 mapping
Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn, Borjan Gagoski, Yulu Song, Douglas C. Dean III, Kathleen E. Hupfeld, Saipavitra Murali-Manohar, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Dunja Simicic, Shohei Fujita, Jessica Wisnowski, Vivek Yedavalli, Aaron T. Gudmundson, Helge J. Zöllner, Georg Oeltzschner, Richard A. E. Edden
Whole-cerebrum three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling at 5T: reproducibility and preliminary application in moyamoya
Xiaoyuan Fan, Zhonghui Li, Guangsong Han, Gan Sun, Hualu Han, Yuehui Hong, Shuo Chen, Hui You, Jun Ni, Guobin Li, Mingli Li, Feng Feng
A precise surgical planning system for hepatectomy coupled with liver tissue in the hepato-portal vein territories
Mengna Zhang, Chengbin Peng, Ying’an Zhao, Yuting Hong, Guofeng Zhu, Shi Ying, Bin Zhang, Xuanlei Ren, Jiyun Zhu, Jianbo Zheng, Zehao Yu, Yufei Chen, Siming Zheng
Correlation analysis of organ doses with dose metrics for patients undergoing organ dose-modulated head CT examinations
Mengting Wang, Tian Qin, Yihan Fan, Zongyu Xie, Baohui Liang
Segmentation of hippocampal subregion via 5-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging: a comparative study
Lixian Zou, Yijun Zhou, Shuo Chen, Jun Ni, Ye Li, Dong Liang, Xin Liu, Yining Wang, Hairong Zheng
Conventional ultrasound and high-frame-rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of ovarian thecoma-fibroma groups
Xiaochun Li, Huanchong Lu, Ruhui Zeng, Youping Wang, Shigao Chen, Shaoqi Chen
Aberrant static and dynamic functional network connectivity in patients with noise-induced hearing loss
Ranran Huang, Aijie Wang, Yunxin Li, Xianghua Bao, Liping Wang, Minghui Lv, Xuhong Pan, Guowei Zhang
A preliminary study of synthetic magnetic resonance imaging on the changes of subcortical gray matter nuclei in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Kun Peng, Ning Zhang, Qing Liu, Ailian Xiao, Kaiyu Wang, Hui Zhang
Exploring the risk factors for the growth of pure ground-glass nodules in a 3-year follow-up period
Wenjuan Ba, Chao Jiang, Yaoxian Jiang, Li Zhang, Fu Zhou, Rong Wang, Ke Yin
In vitro evaluation of second-generation peripheral hydrogel coils: packing density comparison with fibered and bare coils and assessment of hydrogel dislodgment
Jiaywei Tsauo, Qicong Mai, Qi Wang, Qing Gou, Feng Shi, Zhiqiang Mo, Jing Zhang
Depicting growth characteristics with computed tomography for KRAS-mutated lung adenocarcinoma
Ernuo Wang, Yiyi Gao, Fang Lu, Wufei Chen, Haiquan Liu
Predicting the regrowth of residual uterine fibroids after high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment: an interpretable magnetic resonance imaging radiomics model
Yang Liu, Zhibo Xiao, Fajin Lv, Yuanli Luo, Chengwei Li, Bin Yu
A deep-learning model for predicting post-stroke cognitive impairment based on brain network damage
Chen Bai, Yilin Leng, Haixing Xiao, Lei Li, Wenju Cui, Tan Li, Yuefang Dong, Jian Zheng, Xiuying Cai
Brain white matter microstructural alterations in patients with diabetic retinopathy: an automated fiber-tract quantification study
Tian-Ye Xu, Yan-Hong Feng, Zhong-Ru Sun, Liang He, Jin-Hua Chen, Wei-Zhong Tian, Hong-Xia Zhang, Meng Zhu, Jian-Guo Xia
Bibliometric analysis of the application of artificial intelligence in orthopedic imaging
Xiao Huang, Fei Han, Yong-Feng Chen, Qiang Sun, Jian-Wei Guo, Zi Ye, Wei Qi, Da-Wei Zhang
Enhancing perihematomal edema segmentation: integrating prior knowledge with deep learning for enhanced accuracy and interpretability
Shuai Geng, Yu Ao, Yonghui Li, Weili Shi, Yu Miao, Zhengang Jiang
Standing versus supine pelvic incidence in adult lumbar spondylolisthesis
Xing Chen, Tao Gu, Xuangeng Deng, Simao Song, Wei Hou, Huagang Shi
Enhancing pediatric abdominal pain diagnosis: the role of ultrasound layered scanning technique
Feng-Yan Zhang, Fu-Jian Wang, Zhi-Fang Wang, Xiao-Qing Qi
Value of deep learning model for predicting Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 3 and 4A lesions on mammography
Xiaohui Lin, Tingting Liao, Yuting Yang, Rushan Ouyang, Yunshu Zhou, Xiaohui Lai, Jie Ma
Ultrasound super-resolution imaging and shear wave elastography for the non-invasive diagnosis of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a pilot study
Yao Zhang, Yanxiang Zhou, Ting Chen, Xingyue Huang, Yugang Hu, Qing Zhou, Qing Deng
Artificial intelligence-assisted tear meniscus height measurement: a multicenter study
Kesheng Wang, Kunhui Xu, Xiaoyu Chen, Chunlei He, Jianfeng Zhang, Fenfen Li, Chun Xiao, Yu Zhang, Ying Wang, Weihua Yang, Dexing Kong, Shoujun Huang, Qi Dai
Time-variant and tissue-level collaterals predict postoperative neurological recovery and clinical outcomes of patients with endovascular thrombectomy
Song Liu, Tianhao Yang, Ming Wei, Huiying Wang, Tao Ren, Chen Cao, Yu Sun, Lejun Fu, Nina Hao, Sifei Wang, Leilei Luo, Luotong Wang, Shuang Xia, Song Jin, Chao Tian
Disrupted small-world networks in children with drug-naïve growth hormone deficiency: a DTI-based network analysis
Yasen Alimire, Yanglei Cheng, Huaqiong Qiu, Liuhui Wu, Long Zhang, Liping Lin, Long Qian, Wei Cui, Zhiyun Yang, Qiuli Chen, Xianhong Xiang, Shu Su
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of C-TIRADS category 4 thyroid nodules
Wei-Bing Zhang, Wen Xu, Bei-Li He, Zhe Chen, Hua Liu, Wen-Fang Deng
Prediction of fusion cage subsidence after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion based on MRI endplate bone quality
Congjie Li, Di Li, Xiaowei Yao, Shaosong Sun, Tong Tong, Wenkui Zheng, Xiong Zhang, Jilong An, Hefu Li, Ye Han
Analysis of the effects of cystic cavity flushing with lidocaine during ultrasound-guided anhydrous ethanol sclerotherapy in the treatment of ovarian endometrioma
Boyi Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Xixi Sun, Jinhong Zhou, Yongqiang Hong, Jiayuan Chai, Qianqian Qi, Bin Huang
Comparison of different new ultrasonic technologies in resection assessment of neurosurgery
Lu Wang, Jinsong Liu, Yong Jiang, Ying Liang, Mengru Fang, Weichao Ma, Jiami Li, Xiangyu Li, Tianjian Ren, Man Lu
Computed tomography imaging characteristics of paradoxical reactions in perihepatic and hepatic tuberculosis
Le Zhang, Xuwen Fu, Jialu Wei, Min Qi, Wei Gan, Ying Pu, Lingjun Shen, Xiang Li
Anatomical digital twins for medical education: a stepwise guide to create perpetual multimodal three-dimensional reconstruction of digital brain specimens
Yunmou Ou, Qilong Chen, Dazheng Xu, Jin Gong, Manting Li, Miao Tang, Dengjun Wu, Andrea De Vito, Walter A. Hall, Mario Ganau, Zhuang Kang, Chaofeng Liang
Assessing treatment accuracy of image-guided liver stereotactic body radiotherapy: a quantitative analysis based on 4D CT through post-therapeutic MRI-morphologic alterations
Huiling Ye, Chengchiuyat Chan, Yihan Huang, Yuehu Pu, Mengya Guo, Xiangbin Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Xin Wang, Jitao Zhou, Jiayu Duan, Shichao Wang, Liqing Peng, Hang Yu, Qiaoyue Tan, Xianhu Zeng, Renming Zhong
Association of computed tomography-imaged common iliac vein compression with inferior vena cava thrombosis: a propensity score-matched analysis
Maofeng Gong, Rui Jiang, Jie Kong, Zhengli Liu, Boxiang Zhao, Xu He, Jianping Gu, Zhengcan Wu
Detection-guided deep learning-based model with spatial regularization for lung nodule segmentation
Jiasen Zhang, Mingrui Yang, Weihong Guo, Brian A. Xavier, Michael Bolen, Xiaojuan Li
FCFDiff-Net: full-conditional feature diffusion embedded network for 3D brain tumor segmentation
Xiaosheng Wu, Qingyi Hou, Zhaozhao Xu, Chaosheng Tang, Shuihua Wang, Junding Sun, Yudong Zhang
Performance of S-MAR in metal artifact reduction for intracranial aneurysm patients after endovascular embolization: a cross-sectional spectral computed tomography study
Hanpei Zheng, Xinli Zhang, Shen Gui, Ming Yang, Jing Wang
Predicting cardiac resynchronization therapy response: development and validation of a single photon emission computed tomography-based nomogram
Zhongwei Jiang, Zhongqiang Zhao, Zhuo He, Qiushi Chen, Ju Bu, Chunxiang Li, Dianfu Li, Chang Cui, Weihua Zhou, Huiyuan Qin, Cheng Wang
Preoperative assessment of Ki-67 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma using a multi-parametric spectral CT approach
Jinling Deng, Qin Tang, Qijun Wei, Fengqiu Ruan, Xuan Li, Liling Long
Utilizing temporal information to assess metabolic heterogeneity: a study of 18F-FDG dynamic positron emission tomography as a treatment response biomarker in small cell lung cancer
Yubo Wang, Zhiheng Yao, Xinghua He, Jiuhui Zhao, Dehua Huang, Rongliang Wu, Xinyu Yang, Maoqun Zhang, Tao Sun, Ying Liang
High-frequency ultrasound shear wave dispersion imaging for male infertility: a pilot study
Shijun Zhang, Mingtai Wu, Li Xu, Hongxiang Wang, Lixin Jiang
AttmNet: a hybrid Transformer integrating self-attention, Mamba, and multi-layer convolution for enhanced lesion segmentation
Hancan Zhu, Yibing Huang, Kelin Yao, Jinxiang Shang, Keli Hu, Zhong Li, Guanghua He
Automatic segmentation of calibration device boundaries on ophthalmic optical biometry instruments in optical coherence tomography images
Duo Xu, Tao Peng, Fuxin Cai, Lei Wang, Xinjian Chen
Detecting pseudo versus true progression of glioblastoma via accurate quantitative DCE-MRI using point-of-care portable perfusion phantoms: a pilot study
Martin Holland, Chetana Krishnan, Houman Sotoudeh, Louis Nabors, John Fiveash, Kristen Riley, Wei Huang, Daniel Barboriak, Harrison Kim
Prediction of early renal allograft dysfunction using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging
Ling Zhang, Zhenshan Ding, Xiaoqi Pu, Xiuzheng Yue, Yiwei Li, Shangwen Zhuang, Sheng Xie
The association between volume reduction ratio and time after ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for benign thyroid nodules of different compositions
Chunchun Jin, Weizong Liu, Jing Zhang, Yihao Chen, Lifeng Xu, Jianghao Lu, Jing Zheng, Xiangmei Sun, Zhengyi Li
Evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis by tissue tricuspid annular displacement technique
Mengqian Ou, Yue Li, Wenwen Chi, Yongzhi Cai, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tongtong Huang, Shuai Chang Decai Zeng, Cheng Luo, Liuliu Huang, Binfeng Lei, Ji Wu
Long-term white matter changes in patients who develop severe depression after multiple COVID-19 infections: a 3–6-month study
Yuanyuan Cui, Yihao Wang, Li Lu, Youhan Zhang, Qingyang Yu, Shuwen Dong, Yajing Wang, Yongying Liu, Guoxing Dong, Jiankun Dai, Yonghai Bai, Yi Xiao, Shiyuan Liu
Comparative analysis of different biopsy techniques for pancreatic lesions in diagnostic value, safety, and cost-effectiveness
Wuyongga Bao, Keyu Zeng, Jiayan Huang, Boyang Yu, Zehui Gou, Qiang Lu
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus systemic chemotherapy in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis of efficacy and safety
Hang Li, Yawei Li, Wendi Kang, Junqing Xi, Zhentao Yan, Zhengqiang Yang
Rapid liver tissue characterization using simultaneous multi-relaxation-time imaging: a comparative study with conventional magnetic resonance imaging
Yuanqiu Jiang, Peiyuan Yin, Yishuang Wang, Meining Chen, Longlin Yin
Exploring the asynchronous changes of articular cartilage and osteochondral junction in knee osteoarthritis based on T2 mapping and ultrashort echo time imaging: a pilot study
Feige Niu, Xianghong Meng, Nana Zhu, Man Sun, Zhiwei Shen, Jun Han, Tingting Zhao, Yongcheng Hu, Zhi Wang
Global trends and developments in pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging research: a bibliometric analysis of the past decade
Ting Wu, Linyu Wu, Yufan Chen, Jun Wu, Chen Gao, Maosheng Xu
Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary consolidation in children with community-acquired pneumonia
Wanyu Jia, Xue Zhang, Ruiyang Sun, Peng Li, Jiapu Hou, Daobin Wang, Chunlan Song
Association between ultrasound-quantified cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony and left heart function and remodeling
Xiaoling Su, Lina Guan, Zhisheng Wu, Lingjie Yang, Yuming Mu
The malignant possibility of intraductal lesions with different ultrasound manifestations under different age and nipple discharge status
Mengdie Yang, Bo Sun, Cai Chang, Yaling Chen, Wenxiang Zhi, Haixian Zhang
The diagnostic value of spectral CT plain scan after direct lymphangiography in chylothorax as an applicable tool
Xiaojie Zhang, Xiaoli Sun, Rengui Wang
3D computed tomography density of stage T1 lung cancer, which value is most stable for predicting its invasiveness?
Wensong Shi, Yuzhui Hu, Guotao Chang, Yulun Yang, He Qian, Yinsen Song, Zhengpan Wei, Liang Gao, Hang Yi, Sikai Wu, Kun Wang, Huandong Huo, Yousheng Mao, Yingli Sun, Ming Li, Siyuan Ai, Liang Zhao, Xiangnan Li, Huiyu Zheng
Relationship between imaging, clinical, pathological features, and alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer: diagnostic performance of enhanced CT conventional features
Peng Zhang, Puyi He, Qing Zhou, Caiqiang Xue, Bin Zhang, Yumin Li
Deep learning-based key point detection algorithm assisting vessel centerline extraction
Xiqian Zhang, Wanqing Sun, Hui Zhang, Long Yang, Xiong Yang, Yufei Mao, Chengcheng Zhu, Zhang Shi, Jia Gu, Juan Pan, Guanxun Cheng, Xin Liu, Fei Feng, Na Zhang
Application of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) for quantitative assessment of left atrial function in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Jiang Wu, Xuan Li, Ning Li, Di Xue
Ultrasound evaluation of changes in endometrial receptivity from the day of ovulation to the day of transfer in patients with a history of intrauterine adhesions: a prospective cohort study
Yangqin Peng, Mingxiang Zheng, Yuyao Mao, Fei Gong, Yuan Li, Hui Chen, Hengxu Wang, Yan Ouyang, Xihong Li
Establishment of multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography for adrenal gland imaging: feasibility and reproducibility for assessing stiffness and fluidity in the healthy adrenal gland
Alexandra Webster, Tom Meyer, Agata Dukaczewska, Martina T. Mogl, Bernd Hamm, Ingolf Sack, Stephan Rodrigo Marticorena Garcia
Quantitative susceptibility mapping for Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and normal aging: evaluation of corpus callosum
Sittaya Buathong, Siriwan Piyapitayanan, Tanyaluck Thientunyakit, Chakmeedaj Sethanandha, Weerasak Muangpaisan, Panida Charnchaowanish, Kingkarn Aphiwatthanasumet, Orasa Chawalparit, Chanon Ngamsombat
Novel fat suppression technique for ultrashort echo time MRI using single-point Dixon phase modeling
Nathan Newbury, Sam Sedaghat, Jiyo S. Athertya, Soo Hyun Shin, Yajun Ma, Saeed Jerban, Michael Carl, Melissa Lou Silva, Eric Y. Chang, Jiang Du, Hyungseok Jang
Quantitative assessment of biomechanical changes in oral lesions at different cancerous stages using optical coherence elastography
Yuhao Yang, Mengzhen Tang, Wangge Xiong, Hao Luo, Zekun Li, Xinyu Yang, Weihua Chen, Xiaojing Hu, Xingdao He, Jian Yang
Increased optic nerve stiffness can aid in localizing ipsilateral brain or eye lesions in patients with secondary headaches
Shun-Ping Chen, Yun Dong, Ling Ye, Yi-Han Jiang, Zi-Pei Jiang, Yong-Sheng Xia
Classification of carotid artery plaques: promising alternative methods to computed tomography angiography through radiomics approach using neck non-contrast computed tomography
Huiying Wang, Yichuan Liang, Mingrui Song, Zhehao Zhang, Mengyin Gu, Quanliang Mao, Fangjie Shen, Enhui Xin, Ai’e Liu, Haonan Zhao, Yuning Pan
Current practice and perceptions of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and multiparametric ultrasound and prostatic biopsies for prostate cancer diagnosis in China: a nationwide survey
Fawei He, Xueqing Cheng, Jingqiao Yuan, Ziyue Hu, Hong Liao, Yi Wu, Peng Zhou, Man Lu, Jinshun Xu
Development and validation of a nomogram based on conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules
Qi-Guo Wang, Mei Li, Guang-Xiu Deng, Hai-Qing Huang, Qin Qiu, Jian-Jun Lin
Quantitative susceptibility mapping study of deep gray matter iron content in glioma patients
Xinlong Liu, Zonggang Hou, Qifeng He, Hongfang Zhao, Shengjun Sun, Shuyu Hao, Jian Xie
Exploring the relationship between larmor-frequency electrical conductivity, diffusivity, and tissue volume in the aging brain
Taejun Park, Yunjeong Choi, Hyeok-Jae Kwon, Mun Bae Lee, Hak Young Rhee, Soonchan Park, Chang-Woo Ryu, Geon-Ho Jahng
Lightweight attention network for guidewire segmentation and localization in clinical fluoroscopic images of vascular interventional surgery
Haoyun Wang, Ziyang Mei, Kanqi Wang, Jingsong Mao, Lianxin Wang, Gang Liu, Yang Zhao
Clinical diagnostic accuracy and non-inferiority of digital breast tomosynthesis by synthetic 2D mammography compared with full-field digital mammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer: a single-center retrospective study
Saengsiri Chumsaengsri, Malai Muttarak, Jayanton Patumanond, Pailin Kongmebhol, Chumsaeng Chumsaengsri, Miguel Aristizabal, Hiroyuki Abe, Apichat Tantraworasin
Free-breathing pediatric cardiac dark-blood imaging with reverse double inversion-recovery and single-shot deep learning reconstruction
Yixin Emu, Quanli Shen, Qiong Yao, Guanke Cai, Zhuo Chen, Junpu Hu, Chenxi Hu, Xihong Hu
Identification of intrinsic imaging subtypes using clustering analysis based on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging radiomics features for gliomas: preliminary associations with gene expression profiles
Jianan Zhou, Shaofeng Duan, Zhengyang Zhu, Han Wang, Chuanshuai Tian, Huiquan Yang, Sixuan Chen, Meiping Ye, Xin Zhang, Bing Zhang
Insights into the relationship between mitral annular dimensions, derived sphincter-like features and systolic longitudinal excursion of the mitral annular plane in healthy adults from the MAGYAR-Healthy Study
Attila Nemes, Nóra Ambrus, Csaba Lengyel
MHAU-Net: a multi-scale hybrid attention U-shaped network for the segmentation of MRI breast tumors
Jiayu Yin, Liangsen Liu, Xianting Luo, Wenxiang Shen, Hai Liao, Yixin Lu, Wei Kang, Meihai Xu, Jieqin Wei, Caiyun Huang, Danke Su
Enhancing the accuracy of genioplasty using mixed reality and computer-aided design/manufacturing: a randomized controlled trial
Kotaro Tachizawa, Keisuke Sugahara, Masahide Koyachi, Kento Odaka, Satoru Matsunaga, Maki Sugimoto, Akira Katakura

Case Report

Transverse venous sinus stenting for fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension during pregnancy: a report of two cases and literature review
Tamir Regev, Noa Fried-Regev, Samuel Leeman, Eyal Walter, Mohammed Wattad, Chiya Barrett, Gal Ben-Arie, Liron Kravetz, Yana Mechnik Steen, Erez Tsumi, Anat Horev

Letter to the Editor

An adult with polysplenia syndrome and sick sinus syndrome on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a case description and literature analysis
Ze-Xiang Deng, Jing-Jing Zhou, Hai-Bo Ren, Shu-Hao Li, Liang-Geng Gong
Endovascular treatment of total internal carotid artery occlusion caused by a carotid web: a case description and literature analysis
Sang Yeon Kim, Hyo Sung Kwak
Isolated homonymous quadrantanopia linked to temporal polymicrogyria: a case study utilizing magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging
Yutong Bai, Juhee Chae, Jin-Ju Kang, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Sun-Young Oh
Hematomas after coughing: a case description of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Tianchen Guo, Yue Dang, Xiaohang Liu, Jing Zhang, Lu Zhang, Tienan Zhu
Dynamic cerebral perfusion changes in stretch syncope: a comprehensive case study and review
Houwen Zhang, Fangzheng Cao, Sheng Zhang, Chunrong Li, You Wu
Ultrasound detection of biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome from prenatal to postnatal: a case description
Boxuan Hong, Fujiao He, Gang Li, Zhibo Zhang, Yao Zhang, Lizhu Chen
Congenital polymelia of the neck: a case description
Cong Zhang, Xuefu Zhao, Haili Wang, Na Zhang, Bao Chen, Peng Zhang, Huaiyu Pan, Chuan Zhang
Multidisciplinary treatment of internal iliac pseudoaneurysm-sigmoid fistula: a case description
Peng Wang, Xiaojun Mo, Chao Wang, Xin Wang, Hailong Yun, Yao Pan, Feizhou Du
The critical role of PD-L1 expression in immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Yi Deng, Yongyu Li, Rongde Xu, Jing Li, Wei Cui
Review Article 
Imaging of sacroiliitis: Current status, limitations and pitfalls
Carita Tsoi, James Francis Griffith, Ryan Ka Lok Lee, Priscilla Ching Han Wong, Lai Shan Tam
Published online: 28 February 2019
Review Articles 
Common and unusual CT and MRI manifestations of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a pictorial review
Min-Jie Yang, Su Li, Yong-Guang Liu, Na Jiao, Jing-Shan Gong
Published online: 25 April 2013
Review Article 
Diagnostic imaging of benign and malignant neck masses in children—a pictorial review
Ruth Elizabeth Brown, Srikrishna Harave
Published online: 31 October 2016
Review Article 
Identifying osteoporotic vertebral endplate and cortex fractures
Yì Xiáng J. Wáng, Fernando Ruiz Santiago, Min Deng, Marcello H. Nogueira-Barbosa
Published online: 31 October 2017
Review Article 
Diagnostic imaging features of necrotizing enterocolitis: a narrative review
Francesco Esposito, Rosanna Mamone, Marco Di Serafino, Carmela Mercogliano, Valerio Vitale, Gianfranco Vallone, Patrizia Oresta
Published online: 30 June 2017
Review Article 
The imaging of osteomyelitis
Yu Jin Lee, Sufi Sadigh, Kshitij Mankad, Nikhil Kapse, Gajan Rajeswaran
Published online: 28 April 2016
Review Article 
MR imaging of the traumatic triangular fibrocartilaginous complex tear
Alex W. H. Ng, James F. Griffith, Cindy S. Y. Fung, Ryan K. L. Lee, Cina S. L. Tong, Clara W. Y. Wong, Wing Lim Tse, Pak Cheong Ho
Published online: 31 August 2017
Review Article 
The potential of terahertz imaging for cancer diagnosis: A review of investigations to date
Calvin Yu, Shuting Fan, Yiwen Sun, Emma Pickwell-MacPherson
Published online: 14 March 2012
Review Article 
Post-processing of structural MRI for individualized diagnostics
Pascal Martin, Benjamin Bender, Niels K. Focke
Published online: 01 April 2015
Letter to the Editor 
Recovery of pneumonia in 27 discharged COVID-19 patients with positive virus detection
Jiazhen Zheng, Fengjuan Chen, Shuo Han, Rui Zhou, Furong Li, Huamin Liu, Jianyun Lu, Xianbo Wu
Published online: 01 July 2020
Brief Report 
Two public chest X-ray datasets for computer-aided screening of pulmonary diseases
Stefan Jaeger, Sema Candemir, Sameer Antani, Yì-Xiáng J. Wáng, Pu-Xuan Lu, George Thoma
Published online: 02 December 2014
Review Article 
CT and MRI features of tumors and tumor-like lesions in the abdominal wall
Meng Li, Li Zhang, Xiao-Juan Xu, Zhuo Shi, Xin-Ming Zhao
Published online: 15 November 2019
Review Article 
Identifying osteoporotic vertebral fracture
James F. Griffith
Published online: 24 August 2015
Original Articles 
Incidental detection of sinus mucosal abnormalities on CT and MRI imaging of the head
Mohammad Nazri, Shaik Ismail Bux, Tengku Feisal Tengku-Kamalden, Kwan-Hoong Ng, Zhonghua Sun
Published online: 25 April 2013
Review Article 
CT and MRI of adrenal gland pathologies
Fuqin Wang, Junwei Liu, Ruoxi Zhang, Yonghua Bai, Cailin Li, Bangguo Li, Heng Liu, Tijiang Zhang
Published online: 30 September 2018

Original Article

Investigation of multichannel phased array performance for fetal MR imaging on 1.5T clinical MR system
Ye Li, Yong Pang, Daniel Vigneron, Orit Glenn, Duan Xu, Xiaoliang Zhang
Fast microbubble dwell-time based ultrasonic molecular imaging approach for quantification and monitoring of angiogenesis in cancer
Marybeth A. Pysz, Ismayil Guracar, Lu Tian, Jürgen K. Willmann
Quadrature transmit array design using single-feed circularly polarized patch antenna for parallel transmission in MR imaging
Yong Pang, Baiying Yu, Daniel B. Vigneron, Xiaoliang Zhang
In vivo evaluation of optic nerve aging in adult rhesus monkey by diffusion tensor imaging
Yumei Yan, Longchuan Li, Todd M. Preuss, Xiaoping Hu, James G. Herndon, Xiaodong Zhang
Design and numerical evaluation of a volume coil array for parallel MR imaging at ultrahigh fields
Yong Pang, Ernest W.H. Wong, Baiying Yu, Xiaoliang Zhang
Accelerated MRI with CIRcular Cartesian UnderSampling (CIRCUS): a variable density Cartesian sampling strategy for compressed sensing and parallel imaging
Jing Liu, David Saloner
Error decomposition for parallel imaging reconstruction using modulation-domain representation of undersampled data
Yu Li
Sparse parallel transmission on randomly perturbed spiral k-space trajectory
Yong Pang, Xiaohua Jiang, Xiaoliang Zhang
A fast multiparameter MRI approach for acute stroke assessment on a 3T clinical scanner: preliminary results in a non-human primate model with transient ischemic occlusion
Xiaodong Zhang, Frank Tong, Chun-Xia Li, Yumei Yan, Govind Nair, Tsukasa Nagaoka, Yoji Tanaka, Stuart Zola, Leonard Howell
Fast, free-breathing, in vivo fetal imaging using time-resolved 3D MRI technique: preliminary results
Jing Liu, Orit A. Glenn, Duan Xu
Enhancement of the low resolution image quality using randomly sampled data for multi-slice MR imaging
Yong Pang, Baiying Yu, Xiaoliang Zhang
Rapid slice excitation without B0 gradients using large array coils
Ke Feng, Steven M. Wright
Lessons learned from imaging mouse ovarian tumors: the route of probe injection makes a difference
Myung Shin Han, Ching-Hsuan Tung
A polarization-sensitive light field imager for multi-channel angular spectroscopy of light scattering in biological tissues
Rongwen Lu, Qiuxiang Zhang, Yanan Zhi, Xincheng Yao
Imaging endocervical mucus anatomy and dynamics in macaque female reproductive track using optical coherence tomography
Siyu Chen, Ji Yi, Biqin Dong, Cheng Sun, Patrick F. Kiser, Thomas J. Hope, Hao F. Zhang
Tripling the detection view of high-frequency linear-array-based photoacoustic computed tomography by using two planar acoustic reflectors
Guo Li, Jun Xia, Kun Wang, Konstantin Maslov, Mark A. Anastasio, Lihong V. Wang
In vivo imaging rhodopsin distribution in the photoreceptors with nano-second pulsed scanning laser ophthalmoscopy
Tan Liu, Xiaojing Liu, Rong Wen, Byron L. Lam, Shuliang Jiao
Real-time automated thickness measurement of the in vivo human tympanic membrane using optical coherence tomography
Zita Hubler, Nathan D. Shemonski, Ryan L. Shelton, Guillermo L. Monroy, Ryan M. Nolan, Stephen A. Boppart
Assessment of oxygen saturation in retinal vessels of normal subjects and diabetic patients with and without retinopathy using Flow Oximetry System
Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Rachel E. Annam, Yasir J. Sepah, Long Luu, Millena G. Bittencourt, Hyun S. Jang, Paul Lemaillet, Beatriz Munoz, Donald D. Duncan, Sheila West, Quan Dong Nguyen, Jessica C. Ramella-Roman
Cranial window implantation on mouse cortex to study microvascular change induced by cocaine
Kicheon Park, Jiang You, Congwu Du, Yingtian Pan
High-resolution harmonic motion imaging (HR-HMI) for tissue biomechanical property characterization
Teng Ma, Xuejun Qian, Chi Tat Chiu, Mingyue Yu, Hayong Jung, Yao-Sheng Tung, K. Kirk Shung, Qifa Zhou
Algorithms for improved 3-D reconstruction of live mammalian embryo vasculature from optical coherence tomography data
Prathamesh M. Kulkarni, Nicolas Rey-Villamizar, Amine Merouane, Narendran Sudheendran, Shang Wang, Monica Garcia, Irina V. Larina, Badrinath Roysam, Kirill V. Larin
Lung nodule segmentation in chest computed tomography using a novel background estimation method
Pablo G. Cavalcanti, Shahram Shirani, Jacob Scharcanski, Crystal Fong, Jane Meng, Jane Castelli, David Koff
Differentiating inflamed and normal lungs by the apparent reaction rate constants of lactate dehydrogenase probed by hyperpolarized 13C labeled pyruvate
He N. Xu, Stephen Kadlececk, Hoora Shaghaghi, Huaqing Zhao, Harilla Profka, Mehrdad Pourfathi, Rahim Rizi, Lin Z. Li
Optic nerve head perfusion in normal eyes and eyes with glaucoma using optical coherence tomography-based microangiography
Chieh-Li Chen, Karine D. Bojikian, Divakar Gupta, Joanne C. Wen, Qinqin Zhang, Chen Xin, Rei Kono, Raghu C. Mudumbai, Murray A. Johnstone, Philip P. Chen, Ruikang K. Wang
Automated registration and enhanced processing of clinical optical coherence tomography angiography
Acner Camino, Miao Zhang, Changlei Dongye, Alex D. Pechauer, Thomas S. Hwang, Steven T. Bailey, Brandon Lujan, David J. Wilson, David Huang, Yali Jia
Principal component analysis-T voxel based relaxometry of the articular cartilage: a comparison of biochemical patterns in osteoarthritis and anterior cruciate ligament subjects
Valentina Pedoia, Colin Russell, Allison Randolph, Xiaojuan Li, Sharmila Majumdar, AF-ACL Consortium
Topographical and depth-dependent glycosaminoglycan concentration in canine medial tibial cartilage 3 weeks after anterior cruciate ligament transection surgery—a microscopic imaging study
Daniel Mittelstaedt, David Kahn, Yang Xia
Bone marrow edema-like lesions (BMELs) are associated with higher T and T2 values of cartilage in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstructed knees: a longitudinal study
Jingshan Gong, Valentina Pedoia, Luca Facchetti, Thomas M. Link, Xiaojuan Li
A quantitative framework for the analysis of multimodal optical microscopy images
Andrew J. Bower, Benjamin Chidester, Joanne Li, Youbo Zhao, Marina Marjanovic, Eric J. Chaney, Minh N. Do, Stephen A. Boppart
Quantification of liver iron concentration using the apparent susceptibility of hepatic vessels
Saifeng Liu, Chaoyue Wang, Xiaoqi Zhang, Panli Zuo, Jiani Hu, E. Mark Haacke, Hongyan Ni
Radiological signs associated with pulmonary multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: an analysis of published evidences
Yì Xiáng J. Wáng, Myung Jin Chung, Aliaksandr Skrahin, Alex Rosenthal, Andrei Gabrielian, Michael Tartakovsky
T-based fibril-reinforced poroviscoelastic constitutive relation of human articular cartilage using inverse finite element technology
Chao Wan, Liang Ge, Richard B. Souza, Simon Y. Tang, Tamara Alliston, Zhixiu Hao, Xiaojuan Li
Label-free molecular profiling for identification of biomarkers in carcinogenesis using multimodal multiphoton imaging
Yuan Liu, Haohua Tu, Sixian You, Eric J. Chaney, Marina Marjanovic, Stephen A. Boppart
A portable three-dimensional photoacoustic tomography system for imaging of chronic foot ulcers
Yuehang Wang, Ye Zhan, Linda M. Harris, Sikandar Khan, Jun Xia
Designing visible-light optical coherence tomography towards clinics
Xiao Shu, Lisa Beckmann, Yuanbo Wang, Ian Rubinoff, Katie Lucy, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Gadi Wollstein, Amani A. Fawzi, Joel S. Schuman, Roman V. Kuranov, Hao F. Zhang
Simultaneous dual-plane, real-time magnetic resonance imaging of oral cavity movements in advanced trombone players
Peter W. Iltis, Matthias Heyne, Jens Frahm, Dirk Voit, Arun Joseph, Lian Atlas
Cortical bone vessel identification and quantification on contrast-enhanced MR images
Po-Hung Wu, Matthew Gibbons, Sarah C. Foreman, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Misung Han, Roland Krug, Jing Liu, Thomas M. Link, Galateia J. Kazakia
Low dose cone-beam computed tomography reconstruction via hybrid prior contour based total variation regularization (hybrid-PCTV)
Yingxuan Chen, Fang-Fang Yin, Yawei Zhang, You Zhang, Lei Ren
Assessing colitis ex vivo using optical coherence elastography in a murine model
Achuth Nair, Chih Hao Liu, Manmohan Singh, Susobhan Das, Triet Le, Yong Du, Sanam Soomro, Salavat Aglyamov, Chandra Mohan, Kirill V. Larin
Machine-learning based classification of glioblastoma using delta-radiomic features derived from dynamic susceptibility contrast enhanced magnetic resonance images
Jiwoong Jeong, Liya Wang, Bing Ji, Yang Lei, Arif Ali, Tian Liu, Walter J. Curran, Hui Mao, Xiaofeng Yang
CT and CEST MRI bimodal imaging of the intratumoral distribution of iodinated liposomes
Zelong Chen, Yuguo Li, Raag Airan, Zheng Han, Jiadi Xu, Kannie W. Y. Chan, Yikai Xu, Jeff W. M. Bulte, Peter C. M. van Zijl, Michael T. McMahon, Shibin Zhou, Guanshu Liu
Probability-based 3D k-space sorting for motion robust 4D-MRI
Duohua Sun, Xiao Liang, Fangfang Yin, Jing Cai
Comparison of three undersampling approaches in computed tomography reconstruction
Chenyang Shen, Yifei Lou, Liyuan Chen, Tieyong Zeng, Michael K. Ng, Lei Zhu, Xun Jia
A robust deformable image registration enhancement method based on radial basis function
Xiao Liang, Fang-Fang Yin, Chunhao Wang, Jing Cai
Enhancing liver tumor localization accuracy by prior-knowledge-guided motion modeling and a biomechanical model
You Zhang, Michael R. Folkert, Xiaokun Huang, Lei Ren, Jeffrey Meyer, Joubin Nasehi Tehrani, Robert Reynolds, Jing Wang
Evaluation of cortical bone perfusion using dynamic contrast enhanced ultrashort echo time imaging: a feasibility study
Lidi Wan, Mei Wu, Vipul Sheth, Hongda Shao, Hyungseok Jang, Graeme Bydder, Jiang Du
In vivo quantification of proton exchange rate in healthy human brains with omega plot
Mehran Shaghaghi, Weiwei Chen, Alessandro Scotti, Haiqi Ye, Yan Zhang, Wenzhen Zhu, Kejia Cai
In vivo assessment of extracellular pH of joint tissues using acidoCEST-UTE MRI
Rachel A. High, Yang Ji, Ya-Jun Ma, Qingbo Tang, Mark E. Murphy, Jiang Du, Eric Y. Chang
Handheld swept-source optical coherence tomography with angiography in awake premature neonates
Yasman Moshiri, Alex T. Legocki, Kanheng Zhou, Michelle T. Cabrera, Kasra A. Rezaei, Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch, Ruikang K. Wang
MR image reconstruction using deep learning: evaluation of network structure and loss functions
Vahid Ghodrati, Jiaxin Shao, Mark Bydder, Ziwu Zhou, Wotao Yin, Kim-Lien Nguyen, Yingli Yang, Peng Hu
Preliminary evaluation of dynamic glucose enhanced MRI of the human placenta during glucose tolerance test
Jie Luo, Esra Abaci Turk, Borjan Gagoski, Natalie Copeland, Iris Y. Zhou, Vanessa Young, Carolina Bibbo, Julian N. Robinson, Chloe Zera, William H. Barth Jr, Drucilla J. Roberts, Phillip Zhe Sun, P. Ellen Grant
Repeatability and reproducibility of prospective motion- and shim corrected 2D glycoCEST MRI
Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn, Ali Alhamud, Andre J. W. van der Kouwe, Ernesta Meintjes, Frances Robertson
Trabecular bone microstructure is impaired in the proximal femur of human immunodeficiency virus-infected men with normal bone mineral density
Galateia J. Kazakia, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Andrew Lai, Lorenzo Nardo, Luca Facchetti, Courtney Pasco, Chiyuan A. Zhang, Misung Han, Amanda Hutton Parrott, Phyllis Tien, Roland Krug
Optical coherence tomography angiography monitors human cutaneous wound healing over time
Anthony J. Deegan, Wendy Wang, Shaojie Men, Yuandong Li, Shaozhen Song, Jingjiang Xu, Ruikang K. Wang
Accurate estimation of choriocapillaris flow deficits beyond normal intercapillary spacing with swept source OCT angiography
Qinqin Zhang, Yingying Shi, Hao Zhou, Giovanni Gregori, Zhongdi Chu, Fang Zheng, Elie H. Motulsky, Luis de Sisternes, Mary Durbin, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Ruikang K. Wang
Ultra-wide optical coherence tomography angiography in diabetic retinopathy
Qinqin Zhang, Kasra A Rezaei, Steven S. Saraf, Zhongdi Chu, Fupeng Wang, Ruikang K. Wang
Discrimination and conversion prediction of mild cognitive impairment using convolutional neural networks
Congling Wu, Shengwen Guo, Yanjia Hong, Benheng Xiao, Yupeng Wu, Qin Zhang, The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Quantifying choriocapillaris flow deficits using global and localized thresholding methods: a correlation study
Zhongdi Chu, Qinqin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Yingying Shi, Fang Zheng, Giovanni Gregori, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Ruikang K. Wang
Design of catheter radio frequency coils using coaxial transmission line resonators for interventional neurovascular MR imaging
Xiaoliang Zhang, Alastair Martin, Caroline Jordan, Prasheel Lillaney, Aaron Losey, Yong Pang, Jeffrey Hu, Mark Wilson, Daniel Cooke, Steven W. Hetts
Prospective cardiac motion self-gating
Fei Han, Stanislas Rapacchi, Peng Hu
Sensitivity enhancement of traveling wave MRI using free local resonators: an experimental demonstration
Xiaoliang Zhang
Image interpolation improves the zonal analysis of cartilage T2 relaxation in MRI
Farid Badar, Yang Xia
Exploration of highly accelerated magnetic resonance elastography using high-density array coils
John C. Bosshard, Naresh Yallapragada, Mary P. McDougall, Steven M. Wright
Estimating extraction fraction and blood flow by combining firstpass myocardial perfusion and T1 mapping results
Devavrat Likhite, Promporn Suksaranjit, Ganesh Adluru, Brent Wilson, Edward DiBella
Robust principal component analysis in optical micro-angiography
Nhan Le, Shaozhen Song, Qinqin Zhang, Ruikang K. Wang
Highly efficient eigen decomposition based statistical optical microangiography
Qinqin Zhang, Jingang Wang, Ruikang K. Wang
The use of isodose levels to interpret radiation induced lung injury: a quantitative analysis of computed tomography changes
Miriam A. Knoll, Mary Salvatore, Ren Dih Sheu, Abraham D. Knoll, Sarah L. Kerns, Yeh-Chi Lo, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig
T2 relaxation time is related to liver fibrosis severity
Alexander R. Guimaraes, Luiz Siqueira, Ritika Uppal, Jamu Alford, Bryan C. Fuchs, Suguru Yamada, Kenneth Tanabe, Raymond T. Chung, Gregory Lauwers, Michael L. Chew, Giles W. Boland, Duhyant V. Sahani, Mark Vangel, Peter F. Hahn, Peter Caravan
Prenatal and early postnatal lead exposure in mice: neuroimaging findings
Diana M. Lindquist, Travis Beckwith, Kim M. Cecil, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Martín, Julio Landero-Figueroa, Alvaro Puga
Decoupling and matching network for monopole antenna arrays in ultrahigh field MRI
Xinqiang Yan, Xiaoliang Zhang
Automatic multi-parametric quantification of the proximal femur with quantitative computed tomography
Julio Carballido-Gamio, Serena Bonaretti, Isra Saeed, Roy Harnish, Robert Recker, Andrew J. Burghardt, Joyce H. Keyak, Tamara Harris, Sundeep Khosla, Thomas F. Lang
Quantitative radiology: automated measurement of polyp volume in computed tomography colonography using Hessian matrix-based shape extraction and volume growing
Mark L. Epstein, Piotr R. Obara, Yisong Chen, Junchi Liu, Amin Zarshenas, Nazanin Makkinejad, Abraham H. Dachman, Kenji Suzuki

Review Article

Towards fast and accurate temperature mapping with proton resonance frequency-based MR thermometry
Jing Yuan, Chang-Sheng Mei, Lawrence P. Panych, Nathan J. McDannold, Bruno Madore
Ultrasound for molecular imaging and therapy in cancer
Osamu F. Kaneko, Jürgen K. Willmann
Theranostic magnetic resonance imaging of type 1 diabetes and pancreatic islet transplantation
Ping Wang, Anna Moore
A review of computer-aided diagnosis in thoracic and colonic imaging
Kenji Suzuki
Design considerations for targeted optical contrast agents
Jeong Heon Lee, Gwangli Park, Gloria H. Hong, Jungmun Choi, Hak Soo Choi
Utility of magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging for human epilepsy
Jullie W. Pan, Ruben I. Kuzniecky
Ultrashort time to echo magnetic resonance techniques for the musculoskeletal system
Palanan Siriwanarangsun, Sheronda Statum, Reni Biswas, Won C. Bae, Christine B. Chung
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar intervertebral discs
Dosik Hwang, Sewon Kim, Nirusha A. Abeydeera, Sheronda Statum, Koichi Masuda, Christine B. Chung, Palanan Siriwanarangsun, Won C. Bae
Potential of PET-MRI for imaging of non-oncologic musculoskeletal disease
Feliks Kogan, Audrey P. Fan, Garry E. Gold
Functional endoscopy techniques for tracking stem cell fate
Yusi Miao, Zhongping Chen, Shengwen Calvin Li
Revealing the morphology and function of the cochlea and middle ear with optical coherence tomography
George W. S. Burwood, Anders Fridberger, Ruikang K. Wang, Alfred L. Nuttall
Imaging the aged brain: pertinence and methods
Hannah Humayun, Junjie Yao
Optical coherence tomography imaging of cardiac substrates
Christine P. Hendon, Theresa H. Lye, Xinwen Yao, Yu Gan, Charles C. Marboe
Assessing tissue metabolism by phosphorous-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging: a methodology review
Yuchi Liu, Yuning Gu, Xin Yu
What does diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tell us about cognitive networks in temporal lobe epilepsy?
Kelly M. Leyden, N. Erkut Kucukboyaci, Olivia K. Puckett, Davis Lee, Richard Q. Loi, Brianna Paul, Carrie R. McDonald
State-of-the-art in retinal optical coherence tomography image analysis
Ahmadreza Baghaie, Zeyun Yu, Roshan M. D’Souza

Case Report

Pigmented villonodular synovitis mimics metastases on fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose position emission tomography-computed tomography
Comfort O. Elumogo, James N. Kochenderfer, A. Cahid Civelek, David A. Bluemke

Brief Report

Two public chest X-ray datasets for computer-aided screening of pulmonary diseases
Stefan Jaeger, Sema Candemir, Sameer Antani, Yì-Xiáng J. Wáng, Pu-Xuan Lu, George Thoma
Whole body MRI of the non-human primate using a clinical 3T scanner: initial experiences
Chun-Xia Li, Xiaodong Zhang
Optical coherence tomography based microangiography findings in hydroxychloroquine toxicity
Jason Kam, Qinqin Zhang, Jason Lin, Jin Liu, Ruikang K. Wang, Kasra Rezaei

Technical Note

Mitigating transmit B1 inhomogeneity in the liver at 7T using multispoke parallel transmit RF pulse design
Xiaoping Wu, Sebastian Schmitter, Edward J. Auerbach, Kâmil Uğurbil, Pierre-François Van de Moortele

Review Articles

Automatic screening for tuberculosis in chest radiographs: a survey
Stefan Jaeger, Alexandros Karargyris, Sema Candemir, Jenifer Siegelman, Les Folio, Sameer Antani, George Thoma, Clement J. McDonald

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