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 Manuscripts submitted must be the original work of the author(s) and must not be published previously or under consideration for publication elsewhere.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
Evaluation of mid-treatment 18F-FDG PET changes in the oral cavity as a predictor of radiation-induced mucositis severity
Analysis of pleural reaction following CT-guided hookwire localization for pulmonary nodules
Pericoronary fat attenuation index and major adverse cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Association of TERT promoter mutation and MGMT methylation with MRI features and overall survival in glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype
Inconsistent associations between central and peripheral arterial stiffness indices in relation to age
Synthetic and conventional magnetic resonance imaging for knee assessment in children with leukemia: a comparative study
MBUCF: a cross-fusion method for multimodal breast ultrasound based on multidimensional features
Evaluation of MRI-based risk models versus PI-RADS version 2.1 and arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging strategy for clinically significant prostate cancer
Clinical evaluation of an automated Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (ASPECTS)-scoring system
Accurate and spatially stable quantification of hepatic steatosis using ultrasound-derived fat fraction in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a prospective magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) study
Value of an 18F-FDG-based peritoneal cancer index in predicting dualistic classification, tumor burden, and completeness of cytoreductive surgery in epithelial ovarian cancer
An evaluation of dual-layer detector spectral CT for the estimation of MRI proton density fat fraction of the liver
Quantitative evaluation of left atrial function via two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in patients with different grades of hypertension
Automated full-process pipeline via multi-parametric MRI for tumor segmentation, molecular subtype classification and prognostic factor analysis in breast cancer
Two- and three-dimensional high-frequency real-time ultrasonography for estimating gestational age and assessing Doppler flow changes in pregnant rats
Lateral patellar compression syndrome vs. tibiofemoral osteoarthritis: a comparative study on meniscal and cartilage injuries
Prognostic value of initial hematoma area in patients with acute type B aortic intramural hematoma
Computed tomography enterography-based deep learning radiomics models of intestinal lesions and perienteric fat for predicting Crohn’s disease activity: a multicenter cohort study
A novel speckle-tracking index for predicting mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Comparative study of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging signal intensity parameters and albumin-bilirubin grade for liver function assessment based on early and middle-stage of liver dysfunction
Histogram analysis of diffusion kurtosis imaging for T restaging and predicting complete response of locally advanced rectal cancer following neoadjuvant immunotherapy
Association between myocardial involvement and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis: a cardiac magnetic resonance study
Multimodal ultrasound for precise quantitative evaluation of diaphragmatic lesions in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a promising assessment tool
Missed diagnosis of knee tuberculosis on X-ray: contributing factors and diagnostic value of CT and MRI
The study on cerebral variations and cognitive function in male patients with hyperuricemia using amide proton transfer imaging
Multi-center and multi-reader comparison of abdominopelvic non-contrast and contrast-enhanced CT in the postoperative surveillance of gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Renal R2* as a noninvasive predictor of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney disease in cirrhotic patients with ascites: a retrospective cohort study
Stress MRI assessment of partial anterior cruciate ligament injury based on three-dimensional analysis
Leveraging data-driven segmentation uncertainty estimates as potential diagnostic indicators
Automated and quantitative segmentation of colorectal polyps via an information-guided deep learning network with boundary perception
Impact of data augmentation size on deep learning-based third lumbar vertebra computed tomography skeletal muscle segmentation performance
Plaque phenotypes across remodeling patterns in vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis: a high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging study
Radiomics analysis of energy CT-derived iodine density maps for predicting lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer
Parameter response mapping does not enhance the correlations of conventional CT quantitative metrics with lung function and subjective symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Brachial artery wall shear stress as measured by ultrasound vector flow imaging for evaluating arteriovenous fistula stenosis in patients on hemodialysis
Differentiating pulmonary sarcoidosis from mediastinal lymph node metastasis via conventional computed tomography features and quantitative imaging parameters: a retrospective study
Assessment of right ventricular systolic function via the AutoStrain Right Ventricle technique in patients with ovarian cancer during early-stage chemotherapy
Magnetic resonance imaging signal variation for the effective quantitative evaluation of treatment response to neoadjuvant immunotherapy of osteosarcoma: a comparative study with Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1
Deep learning-assisted creation of a large-scale cone beam computed tomography dataset for the segmentation of impacted mandibular third molar
Diagnostic value of combined computed tomography lymphangiography and technetium-99m dextran lymphoscintigraphy in systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with chylous effusion and/or lymphedema
Intraoperative quantitative angiography predicts midterm left subclavian artery patency after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Quantitative measurement of cutaneous neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis type 1 using a structured-light scanner
Boosting thyroid nodule diagnosis through ultrasound and molecular imaging integration with unsupervised learning
Dual-mode 3D shear wave elastography with qualitative and quantitative assessment improves diagnosis of inguinal lymph node metastasis
Enhanced deep learning model for prediction of diabetic mellitus on optical coherence tomography angiography images
Predicting malignancy in solid thyroid nodules with no or punctate-linear enhancement on contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a retrospective analysis
Spatiotemporal characterization of placental hypoxia and microvascular dysfunction in a preeclampsia rat model using photoacoustic and contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Optimization of X-ray acquisition parameters for reduced radiation exposure while maintaining 2D-DSA image quality during lower limb angioplasty
Amide proton transfer-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for predicting histopathology and biomarkers in rectal adenocarcinoma
Application of quantitative imaging parameters combined with tertiary lymphoid structures in recurrence risk assessment of soft tissue sarcoma: a retrospective study
Ultra-deep vs. standard swept-source optical coherence tomography for posterior vitreous detachment assessment: a retrospective comparative study
Deep learning-based Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System classification and establishment of diagnostic model in breast cancer diagnosis with automated breast ultrasound
Comparison of thrombectomy with stenting vs. thrombectomy alone for the treatment of acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis with May-Thurner syndrome
Physiological uptake patterns of gastric lymph node stations on 68Ga-pentixafor positron emission tomography (PET): station-specific patterns to aid interpretation
MI-Net: a dual-stream feature network based on Mamba-convolutional neural network (CNN) fusion to predict intradialytic hypotension using multimodal data
Investigation of the topological properties of brain structural and functional networks in patients with mild cognitive impairment
Cardiac computed tomography-derived left atrial volume index as a predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Management and outcomes of heterotopic cesarean scar pregnancies: a single-center retrospective case series
Pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization using small-particle lenvatinib-loaded beads in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model
Comparison of the distribution and functional significance of myocardial fibroblast activation and inflammation in reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Novel extended field-of-view reconstruction algorithms in computed tomography simulation for imaging and volumetric modulated arc therapy dosimetry
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging during knee hyperextension for the evaluation of screw-home mechanism abnormalities in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a clinical study
Natural history and clinical characteristics of pulmonary subsolid nodules in pediatric patients: a cohort study
Classification of hepatocellular carcinoma Ki-67 expression status by a simple combination of magnetic resonance slow diffusion coefficient (SDC) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC): initial promising results
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of skeletal muscle mass MRI assessment among adults: a systematic review
Imaging of pancreatic hepatoid adenocarcinoma: a scoping review
Improvised mother-in-child aspiration with a multipurpose catheter for refractory coronary high thrombus burden: a case report
Ultrasonic diagnosis of congenital urethrovaginal fistula combined with ectopic ureter and vaginal septum: a case description
Female hypospadias by biplanar transrectal ultrasound: a case description
A diagnostic dilemma: uterine adenomyoma mimicking an accessory cavitated uterine malformation on imaging
Prenatal detection and multimodality imaging of a retroperitoneal fetus-in-fetu in a neonate: a case description
New-onset asymptomatic focal subacute thyroiditis: a potential pitfall for both 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and ultrasonography
Primary malignant cardiac tumor of the left atrium masqueraded as multiple myxomas
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor: a case description
Multimodality imaging for diagnosing and monitoring immunoglobulin G4-related coronary arteritis presenting as giant aneurysm: a case description
Intracranial dermoid cyst rupture causing aseptic meningitis
3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase deficiency: a case description
The critical role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing carbon dioxide gas embolism: a case description and lessons learned