Online First - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Michele Scialpi, Giuseppe Nazareno Antogiovanni, Francesco Bianconi, Barbara Palumbo, Guido Bellezza, Martina Mandarano, Saber Ammar, Giovanni Battista Scalera, Refky Nicola

Published online: 07 July 2026

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Evaluation of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules based on clinical and contrast-enhanced computed tomography data: a multicenter study

Rumeng Zheng, Zongyu Xie, Bin Ye, Pengpeng Xu, Hengfeng Shi, Liang Du, Hongyan Chao, Xiao Ye, Feng Cui, Jian Wang

Published online: 07 July 2026

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Ultrasonographic identification of pelvic floor myofascial trigger points and their correlation with clinical symptoms in patients with pelvic floor myofascial pain

Hai-Ying Gong, Hong-Yun Zhang, Ting-Ting Cui, Gong-Ning Wang, Min-Yan Wang, Zhuo-Dan Gong, Ruo-Dan Ding, Jiang Zhu

Published online: 07 July 2026

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Clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of laser localization system in CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture positioning: a prospective randomized controlled pilot study

Rong Zhang, Jing-Song Sun, Zi-Wei Liu, Bao-Liang Guo, Fusheng Ouyang, Yufeng Ouyang, Zhiyong Liang, Xinrui Du, Han Xie, Shao-Min Yang, Qiu-Gen Hu, Hai-Xiong Chen

Published online: 07 July 2026

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Deep meta-learning framework with U-Net segmentation and optimization-based feature selection for breast cancer detection in MRI images

P. M. Balasubramaniam, P. Ranjithkumar, Arivoli Sundaramurthy, Jaya Jayabalan, Nourah Ahmed AlGhamla, Bader Abdulkareem Alablani, Mohammad Mukhtar Alam, Wee Kuok Kwee

Published online: 06 July 2026

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Navigating the biliary maze: a retrospective cohort study of μmol/L improving outcomes in congenital biliary dilatation resection

Peilin Cai, Hao Zhong, Yi Zhou, Jinsheng Mai, Mingxin Pan, Nan Xiang, Silue Zeng, Ning Zeng

Published online: 06 July 2026

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Brief Report

Ultrasound microflow imaging for the evaluation of inflammation associated with superficial vein thrombosis: a proof-of-concept case report

Arianna Magna, Goulwen Le Bras, Lilian Allalou, Lina Khider, Tristan Mirault, Guillaume Goudot

Published online: 06 July 2026

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Prediction of postnatal treatment strategy in fetuses with isolated pulmonary stenosis

Ruan Peng, Xiao-Jing Zeng, Xia Yin, Li-Hong Wu, Ju Zheng, Hong-Ning Xie

Published online: 06 July 2026

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Photodynamic therapy combined with a radiation-emitting metallic stent for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a first-in-human case report

Jianwen Ye, Yaming Zan, Zilin Wei, Yuan Liao, Wenlong Zhai

Published online: 06 July 2026

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Letter to the Editor

Hyperperfusion of stroke-like lesions and dilatation of the corresponding arteries are an epiphenomenon and not involved in their pathophysiology

Josef Finsterer, Sounira Mehri

Published online: 03 July 2026

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Quantitative imaging features of pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu arteritis on computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with and without pulmonary hypertension

Ran Xiao, Bing Li, Ying Ming, Ruijie Zhao, Zhuangfei Ma, Jiaru Wang, Sirong Piao, Rui Zhao, Zicheng Liao, Yun Wang, Fuling Zheng, Wei Song

Published online: 03 July 2026

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a potential method for identifying the cause of postpartum hemorrhage in emergency settings

Jingxin Wang, Ying Tang

Published online: 03 July 2026

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Investigation of type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild cognitive impairment: a study based on diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space and peak width of skeletonized mean diffusivity

Shouqian Tian, Tao Chen, Qiuhuan Zhang, Lamei Zhao, Rui Feng, Min Li, Hui Zhou, Yong Zhang, Xiangyu Guo, Pengde Guo

Published online: 02 July 2026

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Quantitative assessment of pancreas R2* in cirrhosis with systemic iron overload: relationship with serum iron parameters and metabolic complications

June Park, Eun-Ki Min, Jae Hyon Park

Published online: 02 July 2026

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Artificial intelligence model based on the detection of key anatomical structures for identifying standard planes on ultrasound of the first-trimester fetal central nervous system: a multicenter study

Qingyu Zheng, Xiaoqian Zhang, Liya Li, Yanyun Du, Pan Zeng, Shaozheng He, Guorong Lyu

Published online: 02 July 2026

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Quantitative assessment of occlusal function before and after extraction of unilateral impacted mandibular third molars using the TeeTester occlusal analyzer

Shengwen Liu, Haojie Chen, Mingle Wu, Xi Chen, Shan Shen

Published online: 02 July 2026

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A deep learning pipeline for liver macromolecular proton fraction quantification without subject-specific B1 acquisition using spin- lock MRI

Hongjian Kang, Vincent W. S. Wong, Jiabo Xu, Jian Hou, Baiyan Jiang, Queenie Chan, Ziqiang Yu, Qiuyi Shen, Winnie C. W. Chu, Weitian Chen

Published online: 02 July 2026

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Comparative evaluation of artificial intelligence-deep learning-based cine short-axis segmentation and manual post-processing for left ventricular function and structure in cardiac magnetic resonance

Yanghao Lin, Wenwei Zhong, Junfeng Yao, Jinliang Zeng, Zheng Zhong, Qimin Li, Ting Song

Published online: 02 July 2026

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Respiratory motion-corrected quiescent period gating magnetic resonance attenuation correction (Q.MRAC) for enhancing quantitative accuracy in hepatic [18F]FDG PET/MRI: a dual- domain motion compensation study

Hua Lin, Yu-Mei Pu, Li Li, Ming-Gang Su, Chun-Chao Xia

Published online: 02 July 2026

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