Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
Aims and Scope Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery (QIMS, Quant Imaging Med Surg, Print ISSN 2223-4292; Online ISSN 2223-4306) publishes peer-reviewed original reports and reviews in medical imaging, including X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, nuclear medicine and related modalities, and their application in medicine and surgery. While focus is on clinical investigations, papers on medical physics, image processing, or biological studies which have apparent clinical relevance are also published. This journal encourages authors to look at the medical images from a quantitative angle. This journal also publishes important topics on imaging-based epidemiology, and debates on research methodology, medical ethics, and medical training. Descriptive radiological studies of high clinical importance are published as well. Published quarterly from Dec. 2011 to Dec. 2012 and bimonthly from Feb. 2013 to Feb 2018, QIMS now follows a monthly publication model. QIMS is indexed in PubMed/PubMed Central, Scopus and Web of Science [Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)]. Its latest impact factor is: 2.3. QIMS is published by AME Publishing Company, with support from Wolters Kluwer (the journal content will be made available on Wolters Kluwer Health’s Lippincott and Ovid platforms). Indexing Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery is indexed and covered by Web of Science [Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)] PubMed PubMed Central (PMC) Google Scholar Scopus Ovid Information for Authors QIMS is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and it follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)'s guidelines and the ICMJE recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journal. Manuscripts submitted must be the original work of the author(s) and must not be published previously or under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts Turnaround Time First Editorial Decision: 3-5 days. Peer review: 1-2 months. Revision time: 2-4 weeks. Publication Ahead of Print: within 1 month after being accepted (with APC payment received). Formal publication: within 1-3 months after being accepted (with APC payment received). Original Articles are listed as priority. QIMS’s position on case reports and review articles. QIMS welcomes case reports where quantitative imaging played a role for diagnosis and/or treatment; also welcome first time realization (in animals or in human subjects) of a new imaging technique. These case reports are usually written a concise and short letter format (see <https://qims.amegroups.com/>) for example. Case reports of particular clinical importance are also published in a longer format; for these cases we expect important pathophysiological, diagnostic, therapeutic implications. We do not publish case report only because of the rarity of the cases. Note, although we believer reporting case materials is important for the advancement of medicine. The space reserved for case report remains limited for each issue. The decision to publish or not publish a case material submission can sometimes depend on the available space of the journal. QIMS welcomes reviews and comments on published papers. Review papers should contain authors’ analytical appraisal of published papers and personal viewpoints, instead of a mere aggregation of published abstracts. We expect review papers are in three forms, 1) expert reviews, usually published in editorial format, provide authors’ own insights and perspective; 2) systematic review; 3) educational reviews, including pictorial reviews. Systematic reviews (maybe narrative in writing but critical in nature) are particularly welcomed. Publication Schedule Published quarterly from Dec. 2011 to Dec. 2012 and bimonthly from Feb. 2013 to Feb 2018, QIMS now follows a monthly publication model. Open Access Statement This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license. Free access and usage Permitted third party reuse is defined by the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. 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Example of statements in published articles: https://actr.amegroups.org/article/view/8875; https://med.amegroups.org/article/view/8358/html. Contact with Editorial Office Suki Tang, Corresponding Editor, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery Email: qims@amepc.org Publisher Information QIMS is published by AME Publishing Company. Addresses: Hong Kong branch office: Flat/RM C 16F, Kings Wing Plaza 1, NO. 3 on Kwan Street, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China. Updated on April 09, 2026
Automated attenuation analysis of CT pulmonary angiography identifies peripheral hyperperfusion as a prognostic marker in non-surgical chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
Validation and feasibility of fast knee MRI using a deep learning-assisted 3D iterative image enhancement system
Swept-source intraoperative optical coherence tomography for real-time detection of anterior segment membranes during cataract surgery: a case series
Establishment of prediction model for breast lesion using automated breast ultrasound system
Comparative analysis of right atrial function in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy using cardiac magnetic resonance-feature tracking
High-frequency energy fusion (HFEF) for nuclei segmentation with boundary-aware loss
Transrectal biplane ultrasound-guided transperineal biopsy for rectal and peri-rectal lesions: an 18-year retrospective analysis
Evaluation of the relationship between mitral valve morphology and left atrial function in severe mitral regurgitation
Disc collapse aggravates vertebral recollapse following percutaneous kyphoplasty: a clinical review and biomechanical study
A comparative study of magnetic resonance imaging image-based deep learning and conventional turbo spin echo sequence in tumor-node staging of rectal cancer
Enhancing vision Mamba with two-dimensional position embedding and multiscale fusion for medical image segmentation
Differential associations of intracranial large artery phenotypes (calcification vs. stenosis) with topographical white matter hyperintensity patterns in minor stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Factors predicting the risk of breast cancer: construction and validation of a nomogram model
Advanced characterization and grading of invasive lung adenocarcinoma: integrative analysis with spectral CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Combining 3D iterative image reconstruction and deep learning to improve image quality of knee joint MRI fast sequences: a focus on meniscal injury evaluation
Construction of a risk prediction model for ovarian cyst pedicle torsion based on multimodal ultrasound parameter characteristics and an analysis of its clinical application value
Clinical features and imaging findings of early lacrimal sac neoplasms: a retrospective study
Efficacy of zero echo time pulmonary MRI for RECIST 1.1 response classification in lung cancer: a prospective study
Quantitative analysis of pleural effusion after prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy based on routine postoperative abdominal computed tomography: prevalence, risk factors, and clinical implications
Echocardiographic characteristics of coronary sinus in patients with arrhythmia and in healthy controls: a single-center clinical study
Quantitative spectral computed tomography biomarkers for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease: a dual-layer detector computed tomography study
Contrast-enhanced mammography-guided biopsy and localization: initial outcome and a single institution’s experience
Relationship between size-specific dose estimates and image quality in coronary computed tomography angiography depending on tube voltage and scan field of view
Quantitative MRI mapping parameters to differentiate HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer
Image reconstruction from incomplete data via approximated pseudo-inverse and dual-domain coupled diffusion posterior sampling
Left atrial and ventricular functional parameters by cardiovascular magnetic resonance for phenotyping hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: diagnostic and prognostic value
T2* mapping in magnetic resonance imaging for stratifying the hypoxic microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a preliminary study
Differences in iron content between gray matter heterotopia and normal gray matter
Prospective evaluation of speckle-tracking echocardiography for detecting functionally significant coronary artery disease: a quantitative flow ratio-based study
Objective value of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map from ultrahigh b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in 3T MRI as a non-invasive predictor for Gleason score in prostate cancer
Clinical significance of multimodal ultrasound features in predicting cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma with cystic change
Development and validation of a deep learning radiomics model for predicting capsular invasion in small renal masses: a multicenter retrospective study
Predicting postoperative malignancy upgrading in B1–B3 breast lesions: combined utility of conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound features
Improving small brain metastasis detection with composite and augmented T1-weighted imaging in contrast-enhanced multi-parametric MRI
Three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging: an effective imaging technique for early-stage kidney injury in patients with type 2 diabetes
Conventional ultrasound combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound for differentiating benign and malignant thyroid nodules
Prediction of postoperative facial nerve function with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging in patients with vestibular schwannoma
Prognostic prediction in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using multi-region interaction features based on MRI habitat analysis
Influence of slice thickness on computed tomography perfusion-derived ischemic core volume accuracy in acute ischemic stroke
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography: a potential way for diagnosing cesarean scar pregnancy
Prognostic value of echocardiography in light chain cardiac amyloidosis: after adjusting for treatment status
How aortic valve annular plane systolic excursion and left ventricular strains are associated in healthy adults measured simultaneously by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography? (Insights from MAGYAR-Healthy Study)
99mTc MAA SPECT/CT pre-treatment based surrogate dosimetry and hepatotoxicity in patients following 90Y radioembolization: association of non-tumor liver dose and clinical markers of radioembolization induced liver disease (REILD)
Developing new methods for the accurate evaluation of children’s bone age based on X-ray images: a study on the accuracy and consistency of artificial intelligence and manual bone age evaluation
Predictive value of multimodal functional magnetic resonance imaging for cognitive impairment in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease
Clinical assessment of hepatic steatosis and iron content using three-dimensional (3D) multi-echo chemical shift encoded magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): correlation with histopathology
Comparison of artificial intelligence (AI) services for Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) classification on mammograms
Phenotyping preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) using quantitative high-resolution computed tomography imaging features
Value of multimodal ultrasound assessment of placental dysfunction in gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective study
Optimizing abbreviated breast MRI protocols for the early assessment of neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in breast cancer
The impact of body mass index and epicardial adipose tissue on left atrial function in hypertensive patients: a cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking study
WENet: a lightweight dermoscopic image segmentation network with wide edge assistance generated by morphological erosion
Left ventricular parameters and mass indexing methods in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality
An interpretable weighted ensemble based on routinely collected clinical data for the accurate prediction of axillary lymph node metastasis
Expert consensus on imaging diagnosis of human infection with avian influenza
Progress in machine learning-assisted medical imaging for osteoarthritis and osteoporosis diagnosis: a narrative review
Foundation models for X-ray interpretation: a narrative review of current techniques and future perspectives in diagnostic imaging
Radiomic analysis of medical imaging for classification in oncology and recommendations for clinically initiated research: a literature review
Endovascular management of hemosuccus pancreaticus secondary to splenic artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report
Diagnosis of right coronary artery-right atrial fistula with an atrial septal defect by echocardiography: a case description and literature analysis
A case description of non-invasive plantar foot perfusion assessment pre-and post-angioplasty in patients with peripheral arterial disease using spatial frequency domain imaging
Poroid hidradenoma of the knee: a diagnostic challenge in imaging
Cinematic rendering of ectopic thyroid tissue
Interventional treatment of iliac intraosseous arteriovenous malformation: a case description
Incomplete Shone syndrome in a 44-year-old woman: a case description
Ultrasound plus MRI in the diagnosis of cholelithiasis during pregnancy accompanied by acute cholecystitis and prognosis analysis: a case description
Y-shaped pulmonary artery in modified Fontan surgery: a multimodality imaging case
Analysis of prenatal ultrasound in diagnosing fetal craniosynostosis and its correlation with genetic anomalies: description of two cases and literature analysis
Initially suspected case of prenatal VACTERL association ultimately diagnosed as Currarino syndrome via magnetic resonance imaging: a case description
Diagnostic challenge of mixed tumors with adipocytic metaplasia of the finger: a rare case
Erratum: Association of splenic contraction with stroke severity and diabetes mellitus in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Erratum: Combined stent retriever and aspiration embolectomy for acute renal infarction: a case description