Vol 15, No 6 (June 06, 2025): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Original Article

Pulmonary vessel segmentation in computed tomography images: a cascaded approach combining U-Net and parameter-adaptive fully connected conditional random fields
Zhaofeng Xue, Ying Sun, Guiyuan Tong, Zhaojie Wang, Xinzhuo Zhao
Assessing left atrial volume and function in dyslipidemia patients using three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging
Qifeng Lv, Xiaofei Chen, Xiangqin He, Pin Sun, Yu Tian, Zhirong Jiang
Evaluation of the ultrasonic arterial measurement and analysis system for predicting 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
Lijuan Liu, Qiuxiao Xu, Xiaohong Xu, Jianling Peng, Minhao Lin, Cui-E Chen, Shuixing Zhang
Automatic diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in children through resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging with machine vision
Zahra Khandan Khadem-Reza, Reza Ahmadi Lashaki, Mohammad Amin Shahram, Hoda Zare
Development of a nomogram model using the dual-energy computed tomography angiography parameters of carotid plaque, the vascular lumen, and perivascular fat to predict acute stroke events
He Zhang, Juan Long, Xiaohan Liu, Wenbei Xu, Xiaonan Sun, He Zhang, Xuefu Xia, Cong Song, Yong Wang, Dexing Zhou, Xu Xu, Lili Zhu, Chunfeng Hu, Kai Xu, Yankai Meng
Performance comparison of dual-layer detector CT parameters from different blood vessels in the detection of anemia
Yanhui Yang, Lu Wen, Yi Zhang, Yan Sun, Yue Niu, Yi Fu, Qiang Lu, Tao Luo, Zhijie Huang, Jing Hou, Xiaoping Yu
A novel computed tomography-based multi-parameter decision tree algorithm model for preoperatively predicting the risk of lymph node metastasis in surgically resectable synchronous multiple primary lung cancer
Wenbiao Zhang, Huiyun Ma, Ying Zhu, Wenjing Gou, Baocong Liu, Qiong Li, Shuangjiang Li
Diagnosing placenta accreta spectrum in different placental locations using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and diffusion-weighted MRI parameters
Tao Lu, Ju Zhang, Li Wang, Mou Li, Yazheng Chen, Yufu Huang
Noninvasive assessment of glymphatic dysfunction and IDH mutation in glioma with DTI-ALPS and DTI metrics
Kewei Fang, Chenlong Wang, Yi Zhang, Shuang Wu, Lu Liu, Xiaoling Wen
Transthoracic echocardiographic Doppler parameters evaluation of mechanical prosthetic tricuspid valve dysfunction
Lingli Peng, Xin Zhang, Li Zhang, Jing Wang, Lingyun Fang, Mingxing Xie, Wenqian Wu
Use of ultrasonic left ventricular pressure-strain loops to predict weaning failure in critically ill patients: a pilot study
Fahui Lu, Huiling Wu, Zhue Wu, Shujun Zhan, Qingjiang Zheng, Rong Zhong
Fusing residual dense and attention in generative adversarial networks for super-resolution of medical images
Qiong Zhang, Byungwon Min, Yiliu Hang, Hao Chen, Jianlin Qiu
MRI radiomics for diagnosing small BI-RADS 4 breast lesions: an interpretable model
Chaokang Han, Jiayue Chen, Minping Hong, Shuqi Chen, Yujie Ying, Jiahuan Liu, Fan Yang, Hua Qian, Xuewei Ding, Ruixin Zhang, Jinghan Wu, Louting Hu, Chengchen Xu, Xuejing Liu, Wangwei Lin, Changyu Zhou, Maosheng Xu, Zhen Fang
Differential hemodynamics between autogenous arteriovenous fistulas in forearm created by modified no-touch technique and conventional surgery: four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging approach
Haining Wei, Xiaohe Wang, Hongquan Pang, Mingzhu Fu, Rui Li, Guocun Hou
A scoring system predicts the adverse outcomes for cesarean scar pregnancy treated with transvaginal hysterotomy
Manwen Wang, Qiao Zheng, Miao He, Hongye Jiang, Ju Zheng, Hongning Xie, Meifang Lin
Value of dual-energy computed tomography quantitative parameters in differentiating neoplastic from bland portal vein thrombosis
Ying-Jie Peng, Ting Dai, Dan Li, Peng Liu, Ya-Qiong He
CT-guided needle insertion with an optical navigation robot-assisted puncture system: ex vivo and in vivo experimental studies in the liver and kidneys
Wei Cui, Yi Deng, Jingjing Chen, Yanqing Le, Huaying Shi, Suyi Ye, Bingding Huang, Xiaoming Chen, Jing Li, Rongde Xu
Preoperative ultrasonography-guided core-needle biopsy-based factors for predicting the upgrade of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer
Yue Xing, Yanbo Li, Jiahui Wang, Liangsheng Liu, Fangfang Li, Hong Lu
Deep learning for automated grading of radiographic sacroiliitis
Xinyi Meng, Yongku Du, Rongrong Jia, Qing Zhou, Yuwei Xia, Feng Shi, Fanhui Zhao, Yanjun Gao
Comparison of ectopic versus normal gray matter via quantitative magnetic resonance imaging: a cross-sectional study
Dan Luo, Zexiang Deng, Xinru Deng, Xinlan Xiao
Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning model for standard spleen volume prediction
Jinyu Lin, Jian Yang, Yinling Qian, Xuanshuang Tang, Minheng Zhu, Wang Luo, Wenjun Lin, Mengjing Chen, Xianqing Zheng, Xiangdong Yuan, Haisu Tao
Comparative study on the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided transluminal (transvaginal/transrectal) and transabdominal core needle biopsy in patients with pelvic masses: a retrospective analysis
Yuan Li, Ting Wei, Jing Lin, Chun Liu
Predicting malignant cerebral edema after acute ischemic stroke: a machine-learning model with multi-region radiomics
Lingfeng Zhang, Yue Zhang, Chunyan Yang, Yi Zhang, Gang Xie, Danni Wang, Kang Li
Deep learning-based rotational object detection algorithm for automatic Cobb angle measurement in X-ray images of scoliosis
Yichong Liu, Zhiliang Shi, Chaoyang Xiao, Yanzheng Gao, Hao Ren, Xinyi Wang
Quantification of normal skin thickness using very high-frequency ultrasound: a clinical study in Chinese adults
Yongrui Wang, Mei Tian, Ruiqian Guo, Fangxue Du, Li Qiu, Yuanjiao Tang
Stroke subtypes risk prediction and detection using retinal vascular structure and oxygen saturation analysis
Kun Chen, Yang Zhang, Wenteng Gao, Hui Liu, Jicheng Liu, Ronald X. Xu, Ming Wu, Mingzhai Sun
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosis of Kikuchi disease: how to distinguish it from lymphoma?
Yi Lian, Ye Yang, Zhongying Lin, Peng Wang, Luo Jiang, Tiantong Zhu, Ying Huang
Diabetic retinal vessel segmentation algorithm based on MA-DUNet
Jian-Zhi Deng, Yan Yang, Yong-Ping Guo, Yan-Hua He, Kang-Cheng Chen, Yun-Chun Lu, Yue-Han Zhou, Bin Xiong
Magnetic resonance imaging findings, prognosis, and treatment of fetal ovarian cysts
Yi Zhang, Rui Yan, Le Liu
Combination of clinical parameters and 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in the monitoring of neuroblastoma metastases
Ziang Zhou, Yanfeng Xu, Guanyun Wang, Mingyu Zhang, Wei Wang, Jigang Yang
Evaluation of cosmetic shoulder balance in Lenke type 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis across different observational perspectives
Bangheng Liang, Dongyue Li, Jie Li, Zongshan Hu, Yanjie Xu, Changwei Liu, Yong Qiu, Zezhang Zhu, Zhen Liu
Brain synthetic magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative susceptibility mapping in patients with hepatitis B virus-related decompensated cirrhosis
Hong Jin, Dongcui Wang, Ziyun Wang, Xun Ning, Wu Xing
Neural mechanisms underlying cognitive changes in individuals with alcohol use disorder: insights from resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
Shenghong Wan, Liqin Liu, Yilin Luo, Xianwei Yang, Jiajia Chen, Xinyuan Lv, Xin Liao
Comparative study of electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography (CT) and respiratory four-dimensional CT for radiotherapy in breast cancer patients
Zhonghua Deng, Huiling Ye, Yingjie Zhang, Xiangbin Zhang, Li Xie, Pan Gong, Denghong Liu, Xuetao Wang, Xinrui Gao, Vincent Wan Shun Leung, Mengya Guo, Renming Zhong
Development and validation of an MRI radiomics-based interpretable machine learning model for predicting the progression-free survival in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Penghao Lai, Xiaobo Chen, Wei Pei, Xia Huang, Zhen Fang, Fan Yang, Yujie Ying, Yaxuan Song, Weifeng Jin, Shaolu Lu, Bingfeng Lu, Hai Liao
Random forest with preoperative core biopsy categories: a novel method for refining ultrasonic Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System evaluation
Junhui Shen, Jieyi Huang, Xiaolu Ye, Lina Wu, Jiexin Wang, Fengjuan Chen, Xiaoya Zhou, Kebing Liu, Chunwang Huang, Ting Liang
Characterization of brain metastases from lung cancer using percentagewise quantification of intratumoral susceptibility signals
Linlin Sun, Jing Chen, Xuemei Liu, Huiyuan Zhu, Haiyang Dong, Guangyu Tao, Yifei Cao, Han Chu, Hong Yu, Qunhui Chen, Li Zhu, Shihai Luan
Echocardiography derived-left atrial stiffness index as a more cost-effective and powerful approach compared to brain natriuretic peptide for predicting left atrioventricular uncoupling in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Heming Zheng, Lijuan Zhang, Xuchu Wu, Xiaozhi Zheng
A novel nomogram model for diagnosing isolated atrial functional mitral regurgitation in patients with significant functional mitral regurgitation
Peiwei Wang, Li Yang, Maohuan Lin, Bingqing Deng, Yulin Wei, Yingmei Liu, Shaoxin Zheng, Hanlu Lv, Maoxiong Wu, Yangxin Chen, Qiong Qiu
Development of a nomogram for predicting the risk of lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer
Xia Jiang, Zhenyu Cao, Weiqi Fu, Zongyu Xie, Hengfeng Shi, Fengjuan Tian, Yang Yang, Jian Wang, Li Zhao
U-Net benign prostatic hyperplasia-trained deep learning model for prostate ultrasound image segmentation in prostate cancer
Panpan Jiao, Zhongyu Wang, Zhiyuan Chen, Xiaodong Weng, Xiuheng Liu, Rui Yang, Qingyuan Zheng
Metabolic abnormalities in the insula of patients with interictal migraine without aura: a prospective cross-sectional study
Liping Wang, Huaxia Pu, Jingyuan Zhou, Xintong Wu, Wenyu Liu, Shujiang Zhang, Dong Zhou, Qiang Yue, Qiyong Gong
Fine-tuning medical language models for enhanced long-contextual understanding and domain expertise
Qimin Yang, Jiexin Chen, Yue Sun, Yapeng Wang, Tao Tan
Skeletal muscle fatty deposition in young and middle-aged adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a magnetic resonance proton density fat fraction study
Qun Wen, Jiaoyan Wang, Jie Yuan, Zhigang Gong, Yanwen Huang, Songhua Zhan, Guang Tan, Mengxiao Liu, Wenli Tan
Sparse-view spectral CT reconstruction via a coupled subspace representation and score-based generative model
Jie Guo, Yizhong Wang, Shaoyu Wang, Zhizhong Zheng, Lei Li, Ailong Cai, Bin Yan
Association between deep gray matter iron deposition, white matter hyperintensity, and hypertensive cognitive impairment
Yu Su, Chungao Li, Ziji Qin, Jiamin Kang, Youzhi Wang, Tingting Liu, Jie Zhao, Zhengdong Xiang, Quan Chen, Chuansheng Zheng, E. Mark Haacke, Wenjun Wu, Lixia Wang
Preliminary experiences in diagnosing and treating neuralgic amyotrophy with ulnar nerve involvement often misdiagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome
Miaozhong Li, Miao Yu, Xiaoling Zhou, Mintao Tian, Xueyuan Li
Optical coherence tomography evaluation of vessel wall microstructure before and after endovascular stent treatment for intracranial vertebrobasilar atherosclerotic stenosis
Fei-Fan Zhang, Manishwor Thapa, Hao-Yu Zou, Jin-Biao Yao, Ping-Bo Chen, Pei Wu, Zhi-Yong Ji, Shan-Cai Xu, Xin Wang, Huai-Zhang Shi, Chun-Lei Wang
Diagnostic performance of white light endoscopy, narrow band imaging, and flexible spectral imaging color enhancement for early gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhimei Liu, Junjie Ji, Qingya Yang, Fei Pang, Yue Qiu
Utilizing shallow features and spatial context for weakly supervised intracerebral hemorrhage segmentation
Hao Ma, Min Tan, Gaosheng Xie, Jing Xiong, Zeyang Xia, Yin Zhang
Clinical and CT imaging features of different types of thoracic complex lymphatic anomaly
Yan Zhang, Qi Hao, Xingpeng Li, Mengke Liu, Xiaoli Sun, Rengui Wang
Assessment of hepatic steatosis in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease using ultrasound derived fat fraction: first large-scale clinical evaluation
Qin Liu, Xiaohong Lyu, Hongyan Ren, Mingxue Wang, Yumeng Liu, Rui Tang, Junting Liu
Differentiating pulmonary embolism from contrast accumulation-induced beam hardening artifacts using dual-energy CT quantitative parameters
Qingle Wang, Heqing Wang, Chong Lin, Xu Huang, Suping Chen, Jinhui Zhang, Jinkui Pei, Zhiyong Zhang, Jianjun Zhou
Endovascular coiling versus microsurgical clipping for extremely small intracranial aneurysms: a comparative analysis of treatment strategies, complications, and clinical outcomes
Qingqing Xu, Qi Tian, Wenrui Han, Chengli Liu, Jianming Liao, Mingchang Li
Incidental Kommerell diverticulum with aberrant left subclavian artery and right aortic arch: a single-center observational study
Can Liu, Chen Wang, Jie Bao, Min Liu, Jiabin Liu, Lizhen Cao, Xiangying Du, Jie Lu
Effects of iterative metal artifact reduction techniques on diagnostic performance in patients with dental artifacts on carotid computed tomography angiography
Jun Xu, Honghao Wang, Chenxi Wang, Ruixin Yan, Yupeng Zhu, Chao Zhuang, Zhihui Xu, Yan Zhang, Ning Lang
Can diffusion-based generated magnetic resonance images predict glioma methylation accurately?
Xiaoming Zhang, Chunli Li, Tianrui Li, Junpeng Li, Mengting Yin, Yang Zhou
Diagnostic value of different contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) methods for sentinel lymph node metastasis in patients with breast neoplasms: a meta-analysis and indirect comparison
Xiao-Wu Yuan, Cun-Li Cao, Wen-Xiao Li, Ji-Xue Hou, Si-Rui Wang, Li-Nan Shi, Pei-Shan Zhu, Jin-Li Wang, Ya-Qian Deng, Ze-Lin Xu, Jun Li
The role of imaging in predicting 3-month prognosis of primary intracerebral hemorrhage: a single-center, prospective observational study in tertiary care hospital
Somayeh Hajiahmadi, Tuba Jafari, Saba Naghavi, Fatemeh Dashti
Diagnosis of thyroid nodules using ultrasound images based on deep learning features: online dynamic nomogram and gradient-weighted class activation mapping
Wenwu Lu, Di Zhang, Wang Zhou, Wei Wei, Xin Wu, Wenbo Ding, Chaoxue Zhang
Reversibility of diffuse magnetic resonance imaging following endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wen-Feng Cao, Er-Ling Leng, Jun-Ling Wang, Yong-Liang Zhou, Shi-Min Liu, Ling-Feng Wu, Zheng-Bing Xiang, Wei Rao, Chao-Qun Luo, Wang-Wang Hong, Quan-Hong Chu, An Wen
Dual-stage artificial intelligence-powered screening for accurate classification of thyroid nodules: enhancing fine needle aspiration biopsy precision
Dianhuan Tan, Yue Zhai, Zhengming Hu, Bingxuan Xu, Tingting Zheng, Yan Chen, Desheng Sun
Prognostic value of angiography-derived fractional flow reserve and translesion gradient after drug-coated balloon angioplasty
Zhouhao Tang, Yumeng Hu, Jixing Qin, Ge Jin, Xianda Chen, Chao Wang, Jianping Xiang, Xueqiang Guan
A three-classification machine learning model for non-invasive prediction of molecular subtypes in diffuse glioma: a two-center study
Meilin Zhu, Weishu Hou, Jiahao Gao, Fang Han, Shanshan Huang, Xiaohu Li, Longlin Yin, Jiawen Zhang
Comparison of fast and standard segmented techniques for detection of late gadolinium enhancement in acute myocardial infarction: a prospective clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance trial
Jinshui Li, Huihui Kong, Zhaozhao Wang, Ying Yuan, Jing An, Yi He
Heart-aorta-angle correlates left atrial low voltage areas formation in hypertensive atrial fibrillation patients
Guanqi Fan, Yuhang Yang, Tongshuai Chen, Peili Bu
MamTrans: magnetic resonance imaging segmentation algorithm for high-grade gliomas and brain meningiomas integrating attention mechanisms and state-space models
Cheng Lv, Xu-Jun Shu, Jun Qiu, Zi-Cheng Xiong, Jing-Bo Ye, Shang-Bo Li, Sheng-Bo Chen, Hong Rao
A comparative analysis of sagittal, coronal, and axial magnetic resonance imaging planes in diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal tears via a deep learning model: emphasizing the unexpected importance of the axial plane
Guang Yang, Yubo Shi, Qiang Li

Letter to the Editor

Dynamic digital radiography for monitoring pulmonary function before and after a single lung transplant: a case description
Ting Ma, Chun-Rong Ju, Lu-Lin Wang, Pei-Hang Xu, Fu-Yuan Liang, Zi-Yang Xia, Wen-Tao Liu, Yu Deng
Severe parapharyngeal-mediastinal emphysema triggered by Guilinggao
Mingming Guo, Jinhui Wang, Chuan Lu, Ling Lv, Shunlin Ouyang, Huasong Zhang
Ultrasonic diagnosis of anterior mitral leaflet aneurysm caused by aortic valve regurgitation jet: a case description
Yahong Wang, Lin Li, Wanyan Li, Huihui Wu, Lihong Wang
The diagnosis and pathology of cystic echinococcosis of the bone: a description of two cases
Fangdi Gong, Jiabao Xiang, Zhenjiang Fu, Ping Wang, Sheng Zhou
Left pulmonary sequestration with portal venous drainage: a case description of surgical planning using IQQA-3D reconstruction
Wenjie Yuan, Hao Chen, Chun Chen
Tumor-induced osteomalacia secondary to phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor: a case description and literature analysis
Weicheng Wang, Weina Hou, Xianghua Cong, Mingyuan Pang, Yujing Chu, Qi Wang, Huimin Sun, Li Zhang
Reassessing the role of cervical magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing demyelinating disorders: a case misclassified as medullary infarction
Bing Liu, Chao Nie, Shi-Ming Zhao, Guang-Cheng Ji
Huge trichobezoar resulting in gastrointestinal obstruction: a case description of Rapunzel syndrome
Na Duan, Tao Zhou, Zhongqiu Wang
A case presentation of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung presenting as a small nodule with early cavitary change and rapid progression
Jae Wook Lee, Jang Gyu Cha, Eun Suk Koh
A case of primary pancreatic lymphoma with splenic invasion improved significantly after treatment with R-CHOP chemotherapy
Leping Peng, Xiuling Zhang, Wenting Ma, Lili Wang
Prenatal diagnosis of umbilical cord true knot using high-definition flow (HD-flow) render mode and spatio-temporal image correlation: a case series
Ping-An Qi, Tian-Gang Li, Qing-Yun Zhou