Vol 13, No 12 (December 01, 2023): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Editorial

The relevance of T2 relaxation time in interpreting MRI apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map for musculoskeletal structures
Yi Xiang J. Wáng, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez, Fernando Ruiz Santiago, Alberto Bazzocchi
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
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Original Article

Renal elasticity and perfusion changes on ultrasonography in an early-stage diabetic rat model
Yan Li, Zi-Shuo Liu, Ran Wei, Zhi-Wen Liu, Li-Xin Guo, Jun-Hong Ren
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7667-7679
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Tensor radiomics: paradigm for systematic incorporation of multi-flavoured radiomics features
Arman Rahmim, Amirhosein Toosi, Mohammad R. Salmanpour, Natalia Dubljevic, Ian Janzen, Isaac Shiri, Ren Yuan, Cheryl Ho, Habib Zaidi, Calum MacAulay, Carlos Uribe, Fereshteh Yousefirizi
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7680-7694
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Carotid artery perivascular adipose tissue on magnetic resonance imaging: a potential indicator for carotid vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
Shuwan Yu, Ran Huo, Huiyu Qiao, Zihan Ning, Huimin Xu, Dandan Yang, Rui Shen, Ning Xu, Hualu Han, Shuo Chen, Ying Liu, Xihai Zhao
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7695-7705
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Can machine learning models improve early detection of brain metastases using diffusion weighted imaging-based radiomics?
Joseph Madamesila, Ekaterina Tchistiakova, Salman Faruqi, Subhadip Das, Nicolas Ploquin
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7706-7718
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Efficacy and reliability of three-dimensional fusion guidance for fluoroscopic navigation in transarterial embolization for refractory musculoskeletal pain
Lung-Hui Chiang, Ya-Che Chen, Guo-Shu Huang, Ting-Fu Huang, Yung-Chih Sun, Wei-Chou Chang, Yi-Chih Hsu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7719-7730
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Developing a novel quasi-3D movable water phantom for radiation therapy workable in the magnetic resonance environment
Jian-Kuen Wu, Ting-Yen Lee, Min-Chin Yu, Ming-Chih Kuo, Wei-Chuan Chen, Yi-Cheng Hsiao, Yu-Jen Wang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7731-7740
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An improved model based on quantitative features of right liver lobe, maximum varices, and portal vein system measured on magnetic resonance imaging to predict oesophagogastric variceal haemorrhage secondary to hepatitis B-related cirrhosis
Bang-Guo Tan, Zhao Tang, Jing Ou, Hai-Ying Zhou, Rui Li, Tian-Wu Chen, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Hong-Jun Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7741-7752
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Three-dimensional echocardiography and strain cardiac imaging in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ting Wu, Lianggeng Gong, Chunquan Zhang, Dan Zhang, Xia Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7753-7764
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The image quality, amyloid-β detectability, and acquisition time of clinical florbetapir positron emission tomography in Alzheimer’s disease and healthy adults
Hongsheng Xie, Yuhao Li, Xiaoai Wu, Ruihan Wang, Xipeng Long, Minggang Su, Qin Chen, Lin Li, Rong Tian, Zhiyun Jia
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7765-7776
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Multi-slice computed tomographic analysis and identification of remarkable anatomical types of segmental bronchi in bilateral inferior lobes: based on extensive data
Saeed Javed, Yixuan Mei, Yi Zhang, Dian Wan, Hailan Liu, Cheng Liu, Shuwei Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7777-7788
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Optical navigation robot-assisted puncture system for accurate lung nodule biopsy: an animal study
Jing Li, Liyilei Su, Jun Liu, Qian Peng, Rongde Xu, Wei Cui, Yi Deng, Weiguo Xie, Bingding Huang, Jingjing Chen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7789-7801
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Variations of arterial compliance and vascular resistance due to plaque or infarct in a single vascular territory of the middle cerebral artery
Wenwen Chen, Xiaowei Song, Hanyu Wei, Mingzhu Fu, Shuo Chen, Chenming Wei, Zhuozhao Zheng, Jian Wu, Rui Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7802-7813
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Myocardial infarct size for predicting improvements in cardiac function in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy following coronary artery bypass grafting
Yang Zhao, Wei Fu, Xiaojie Hou, Jianye Zhang, Jumatay Biekan, Hongkai Zhang, Hui Wang, Ran Dong
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7814-7827
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Predicting the pathological invasiveness in patients with a solitary pulmonary nodule via Shapley additive explanations interpretation of a tree-based machine learning radiomics model: a multicenter study
Rong Zhang, Minping Hong, Hongjie Cai, Yanting Liang, Xinjie Chen, Ziwei Liu, Meilian Wu, Cuiru Zhou, Chenzhengren Bao, Huafeng Wang, Shaomin Yang, Qiugen Hu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7828-7841
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Correlation between 18F-FDG PET-derived parameters and quantitative pathological characteristics of soft tissue sarcoma
Bo Chen, Juan Tao, Tong Wu, Hongbo Feng, Jinghui Xie, Lin Zhong, Shaowu Wang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7842-7853
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Ten-year experiences and outcomes of bypass surgery and endovascular therapy in the management of infrarenal aortic occlusion: a single-center retrospective cohort study
Chaonan Wang, Junye Chen, Jiang Shao, Jingjing Wang, Chenyang Qiu, Zhichao Lai, Kang Li, Leyin Xu, Xiaoxi Yu, Zhan Zhu, Jiaxian Wang, Xiaolong Liu, Jinghui Yuan, Bao Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7854-7865
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Alteration of intracerebral metabolites and subjective sleepiness by acute caffeine administration in adults
Qianqi Wang, Shanhua Li, Shuohua Wu, Huige Zhai, Yunmei Cui, Yumeng Mao, Gen Yan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7866-7878
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Investigation of relayed nuclear Overhauser enhancement effect at −1.6 ppm in an ischemic stroke model
Lee Sze Foo, James R. Larkin, Brad A. Sutherland, Kevin J. Ray, Wun-She Yap, Choon-Hian Goh, Yan Chai Hum, Khin Wee Lai, George Harston, Yee Kai Tee
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7879-7892
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Assessment of ultrashort echo time (UTE) T2* mapping at 3T for the whole knee: repeatability, the effects of fat suppression, and knee position
Zhenzhou Wu, William Zaylor, Stefan Sommer, Dongxing Xie, Xiaodong Zhong, Kecheng Liu, Jeehun Kim, Jillian E. Beveridge, Xiaoliang Zhang, Xiaojuan Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7893-7909
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Comparison of cardiovascular metrics on computed tomography pulmonary angiography of the updated and old diagnostic criteria for pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Wenqing Xu, Mei Deng, Linfeng Xi, Anqi Liu, Haoyu Yang, Xincao Tao, Qiang Huang, Jinzhi Wang, Wanmu Xie, Min Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7910-7923
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Correlation analysis of positron emission tomography/computed tomography-magnetic resonance imaging of cannabinoid type 1 receptor in the lumbar spine and brain of aged osteoporosis female cynomolgus monkeys
Lu Hou, Haitong Zhang, Ying Li, Honghao Zhu, Kai Liao, Bin Guo, Chenchen Dong, Guocong Li, Weijian Ye, Lu Wang, Hao Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7924-7935
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Automatic calculation of myocardial perfusion reserve using deep learning with uncertainty quantification
Yoon-Chul Kim, Kyurae Kim, Yeon Hyeon Choe
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7936-7949
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Exploring a simplified way to diagnose pelvic lipomatosis: prediction of pelvic fat volume using a single cross-sectional image
Xin Bai, Rui Fu, Gumuyang Zhang, Lili Xu, Jiahui Zhang, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Li Chen, Qianyu Peng, Zhengyu Jin, Hao Sun
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7950-7960
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Correlation of brain iron deposition and freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study
Ying Yan, Zheng Wang, Wei Wei, Zhenghan Yang, Lingfei Guo, Zhenchang Wang, Xuan Wei
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7961-7972
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Comparison of aortic blood flow rotational direction in healthy volunteers and patients with bicuspid aortic valves using volumetric velocity-sensitive cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Sebastian Ebel, Benjamin Köhler, Abhinav Aggarwal, Bernhard Preim, Benjamin Behrendt, Bernd Jung, Robin F. Gohmann, Boris Riekena, Michael Borger, Philipp Lurz, Timm Denecke, Matthias Grothoff, Matthias Gutberlet
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7973-7986
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Estimate of fetal brain temperature using proton resonance frequency thermometry during 3 Tesla fetal magnetic resonance imaging
Jacob Ellison, Kisoo Kim, Yi Li, Xin Mu, Orit Glenn, Eugene Ozhinsky, Shabnam Peyvandi, Duan Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7987-7995
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CT radiomics in the identification of preoperative understaging in patients with clinical stage T1–2N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Bo Zhao, Shuo Yan, Zheng-Yan Jia, Hai-Tao Zhu, Yan-Jie Shi, Xiao-Ting Li, Jin-Rong Qu, Ying-Shi Sun
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:7996-8008
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Preliminary study of cine-MRI compression in MR-guided radiotherapy
Jiawen Shang, Peng Huang, Ke Zhang, Zhihui Hu, Hui Yan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8009-8019
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Robot-assisted navigation for percutaneous localization of peripheral pulmonary nodule: an in vivo swine study
Xingguang Duan, Rui He, Yu Jiang, Fei Cui, Hao Wen, Xiangqian Chen, Zhexue Hao, Yuan Zeng, Hui Liu, Jipeng Shi, Houiam Cheong, Mengxing Dong, Kaicheng U, Shunjun Jiang, Wei Wang, Hengrui Liang, Jun Liu, Jianxing He
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8020-8030
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Endovascular re-canalization for symptomatic non-acute intracranial large artery occlusion: a single-center retrospective study
Wenbao Liang, Jiaqi Yin, Chenyu Lu, Jianbo Yang, Xiaoqiang Ma, Xin Zhang, Mirzat Turhon, Xinling Yang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8031-8041
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Application of simple ultrasound Doppler hemodynamic parameters in the diagnosis of severe renal artery stenosis in routine clinical practice
Yuewei Zhang, Yang Wang, Na Ma, Yan Li, Yongjun Li, Junhong Ren
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8042-8052
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Measuring the binary thickness of buccal bone of anterior maxilla in low-resolution cone-beam computed tomography via a bilinear convolutional neural network
Zhuohong Gong, Xiaohui Li, Mengru Shi, Gengbin Cai, Shijie Chen, Zejun Ye, Xuejing Gan, Ruihan Yang, Ruixuan Wang, Zetao Chen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8053-8066
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Development and validation of a nomogram for preoperative prediction of immature teratoma in children with teratoma: a retrospective, multicenter, diagnostic study
Haichun Zhou, Xu Li, Jing Chen, Yushuang Ding, Xiaohui Ma, Can Lai, Junfen Fu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8067-8078
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Predicting the microvascular invasion and tumor grading of intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma based on magnetic resonance imaging radiomics and morphological features
Shuang Chen, Yumeng Zhu, Lijuan Wan, Shuangmei Zou, Hongmei Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8079-8093
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Going from 3D/3D to 2D/3D registration for noncoplanar setup verification in intracranial single-isocenter multiple-target hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: comparison between kilo-voltage/mega-voltage image pairs and noncoplanar cone-beam computed tomography
Jialu Lai, Shoupeng Liu, Jia Liu, Maoyue Fu, Maoqiong Jiang, An Li, Bin Li, Xinke Li, Xiaqin Cheng, Lin Zhou
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8094-8106
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Interaction effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension on left atrial function: a three-dimensional echocardiography study
Shuojing Wang, Cunying Cui, Yanan Li, Rui Zhang, Qingqing Zhao, Ruijie Liu, Danqing Huang, Lin Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8107-8120
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Extracellular volume fraction as a potential predictor to differentiate lung cancer from benign lung lesions with dual-layer detector spectral CT
Xin’ang Jiang, Qianyun Ma, Taohu Zhou, Qianqian Feng, Wen Yang, Xiuxiu Zhou, Wenjun Huang, Xiaoqing Lin, Jie Li, Xiaohui Zhang, Shiyuan Liu, Xiaoyan Xin, Li Fan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8121-8131
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Deep-learning model for diagnostic clue: detecting the dural tail sign for meningiomas on contrast-enhanced T1 weighted images
Hyunmin Kim, Hyug-Gi Kim, Jang-Hoon Oh, Kyung Mi Lee
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8132-8143
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Clinicopathological and computed tomography features associated with recurrence-free survival of patients with small-sized peripheral invasive lung adenocarcinoma after sublobectomy
Jiwen Huo, Tianyou Luo, Fajin Lv, Qi Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8144-8156
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Added-value of 3D amide proton transfer MRI in assessing prognostic factors of cervical cancer: a comparative study with multiple model diffusion-weighted imaging
Shujian Li, Jie Liu, Zanxia Zhang, Weijian Wang, Huifang Lu, Liangjie Lin, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8157-8172
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The value of a deep learning image reconstruction algorithm in whole-brain computed tomography perfusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Limin Lei, Yuhan Zhou, Xiaoxu Guo, Luotong Wang, Xitong Zhao, Hui Wang, Jinping Ma, Songwei Yue
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8173-8189
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Deep learning radiomics analysis based on computed tomography for survival prediction in gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm: a multicenter study
Zhihao Yang, Yijing Han, Fei Li, Anqi Zhang, Ming Cheng, Jianbo Gao
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8190-8203
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Radiographic characteristics-based classification system for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy surgical approach selection in patients with L5–S1 disc herniation: a hierarchical clustering analysis
Jie Li, Xu Chu, Wentao Wan, Lilong Du, Baoshan Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8204-8217
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Relationships between the coronary fat attenuation index for patients with heart-related disease measured automatically on coronary computed tomography angiography and coronary adverse events and degree of coronary stenosis
Wen-Zhao Zhang, Pei-Ling Li, Yue Gao, Xin-Yue Chen, Li-Yi He, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Qun Yu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8218-8229
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Prior information-guided reconstruction network for positron emission tomography images
Zhiyuan Liu, Bo Wang, Huihui Ye, Huafeng Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8230-8246
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Pericarotid adipose tissue computed tomography attenuation distinguishes different stages of carotid atherosclerotic disease: a cross-sectional study
Xin Liu, Fang Wu, Xiuqin Jia, Huiyu Qiao, Yuehong Liu, Xiaoxu Yang, Yingying Li, Mengke Zhang, Qi Yang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8247-8258
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Diffusion along the perivascular space as a potential biomarker for glioma grading and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutation status prediction
Hongquan Zhu, Yan Xie, Li Li, Yufei Liu, Shihui Li, Nanxi Shen, Jiaxuan Zhang, Su Yan, Dong Liu, Yuanhao Li, Wenzhen Zhu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8259-8273
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Subscapularis tendon tear detection using axial internal rotation MRI: semiquantitative and quantitative analysis
Palanan Siriwanarangsun, Wisitsak Pakdee, Arin Pisanuwongse, Ekavit Keyurapan, Nittaya Lektrakul
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8274-8289
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Dosimetric impact of CT metal artifact reduction for spinal implants in stereotactic body radiotherapy planning
Bin Li, Jiexing Huang, Junjie Ruan, Qinghe Peng, Sijuan Huang, Yunfei Li, Fanghua Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8290-8302
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Imaging diagnosis analysis and literature review of intrapulmonary solitary fibrous tumor
Ye Liu, Yongkang Nie
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8303-8312
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Incidence and risk factors for inferior vena cava filter thrombosis detected at time of filter retrieval in patients with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Maofeng Gong, Zhengli Liu, Jie Kong, Boxiang Zhao, Rui Jiang, Xu He, Tao Wang, Jianping Gu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8313-8325
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Advantages of computed tomography-based navigation in clipping distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms: a retrospective cohort study
Shoumeng Han, Xianyao Qin, Wei Zhang, Qi Tian, Heng Wei, Kun Yao, Yujia Guo, Sheng Liu, Shenqi Zhang, Gang Deng, Qianxue Chen, Long Wang, Mingchang Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8326-8335
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Assessment of rhabdomyolysis-induced acute kidney injury with chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging
Qianqian Zhang, Quan Tao, Yuanyao Xie, Zelong Chen, Erdmann Seeliger, Thoralf Niendorf, Wufan Chen, Yanqiu Feng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8336-8349
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A background parenchymal enhancement quantification framework of breast magnetic resonance imaging
Boya Zhang, Jingjin Zhu, Peifang Zhang, Yufan Wei, Yan Li, Aoxi Xu, Yiheng Zhang, Hongye Zheng, Xiaohan Dong, Kaizhou Yang, Chuang Dong, Zhengming Chen, Xiru Li, Liuquan Cheng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8350-8357
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Pulmonary extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma: clinical presentation, CT characteristics, and patient outcomes
Shuang Li, Xin Fang, Ying Liu, Qiang Yue, Jianqun Yu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8358-8369
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A model for predicting lymph node metastasis of thyroid carcinoma: a multimodality convolutional neural network study
Yang Guang, Fang Wan, Wen He, Wei Zhang, Conggui Gan, Peixiang Dong, Hongxia Zhang, Yukang Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8370-8382
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Association between the fetal-type posterior cerebral artery and intracranial anterior and posterior circulating atherosclerotic plaques using multi-contrast magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging
Dingqi Liu, Chenyang Zhao, Deng-Ling Zhao, Xiao-Hui Chen, Dan Zhou, Cheng Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8383-8394
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Radiomics for predicting survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yaru Feng, Jing Gong, Tingdan Hu, Zonglin Liu, Yiqun Sun, Tong Tong
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8395-8412
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Clinical application of convolutional neural network for mass analysis on mammograms
Lin Li, Xiaohui Lin, Tingting Liao, Rushan Ouyang, Meng Li, Jialin Yuan, Jie Ma
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8413-8422
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Diagnostic value of computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect coexisting microvascular dysfunction in patients with obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease
Masahiro Hada, Masahiro Hoshino, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Eisuke Usui, Yoshihiro Hanyu, Tatsuhiro Nagamine, Kai Nogami, Hiroki Ueno, Kazuki Matsuda, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Taishi Yonetsu, Tetsuo Sasano, Tsunekazu Kakuta
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8423-8434
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Development and validation of a predictive model for fetal cerebral maturation using ultrasound for fetuses with normal growth and fetal growth restriction
Ruan Peng, Xia Yin, Yan Liu, Miao He, Hong-Li Wu, Hong-Ning Xie
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8435-8446
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Ultrashort echo time pulse sequences for visualization of deep peripheral fasciae and epimysium in porcine models with histologic correlations
Kun Hwang, Jang Gyu Cha, Hun Kim, Hyungseok Jang, Dae Joong Kim, Seunghun Lee, Yeo Ju Kim
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8447-8461
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Assessment of different sonographic cervical measures to predict labor induction outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Qian Shi, Qing Wang, Shuangyan Tian, Qianqian Wang, Chunju Lv
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8462-8477
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Evaluations of the diagnostic performance of ZOOMit diffusion-weighted imaging and conventional diffusion-weighted imaging for breast lesions
Chunjiao Weng, Yiwen Yang, Ling Yang, Chunhong Hu, Xinxing Ma, Guangzheng Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8478-8488
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Development of a nomogram based on body composition analysis of quantitative computed tomography combined with clinical prognostic factors to predict disease-free survival after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer
Longyu Wei, Baoyue Fu, Juan Bo, Haodong Jia, Mingjie Sun, Xueyan Jiang, Tingting Wang, Peipei Wang, Jiangning Dong
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8489-8503
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High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging investigation of the connection between the triglyceride-glucose index and intracranial arterial remodeling: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Ya-Nan Niu, Cong Guo, Xuan-Zhu Guo, Qiao Wei, Xuan Zhou, Meng Li, Jia-Ning Xia, Li-Ping Chen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8504-8516
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One-tenth-activity total-body positron emission tomography versus full-activity imaging in patients with a complex of hepatic malignant tumors: a retrospective study
Guobing Liu, Hui Tan, Xiuli Sui, Chi Qi, Yanyan Cao, Danjie Cai, Pengcheng Hu, Yiqiu Zhang, Hongcheng Shi
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8517-8530
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Effect of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on sagittal balance of lumbo-pelvic complexity assessed by quantitative whole-body CT imaging
Suying Zhou, Lin Du, Yuxi Luo, Ziyi Tang, Qiqi Wang, Jie Zhao, Yuchan Lv, Xin Liu, Haitao Yang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8531-8544
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Predictive value of metabolic parameters derived from preoperative 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography for brain metastases in patients with surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer
Jingjie Shang, Yongjin Tang, Bingyu Ran, Biao Wu, Yingxin Li, Yong Cheng, Bin Guo, Jian Gong, Lu Wang, Xueying Ling, Hao Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8545-8556
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Investigating the spontaneous brain activities of patients with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment: an amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Yaxin Gao, Shui Tian, Yao Tang, Xi Yang, Weiqiang Dou, Tong Wang, Ying Shen, Yin Tang, Ling Zhang, Hongyuan Ding, Qinqin Zhu, Jiahuan Li, Ming Qi, Yi Zhu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8557-8570
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Predictive value of clinical characteristics and baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT quantization parameters in primary adrenal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a preliminary study
Wenpeng Huang, Fangfang Chao, Liming Li, Yuan Gao, Yongkang Qiu, Wei Wang, Jianbo Gao, Xingmin Han, Lei Kang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8571-8586
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The multiple reference range of mean uterine artery pulsatility index for natural and in vitro fertilization singletons during 11–14 gestational weeks
Zi-Han Niu, Yun-Shu Ouyang, Yi-Xiu Zhang, Zhong-Hui Xu, Meng Yang, Jia Lu, Xi-Ning Wu, Pei-Pei Zhang, Qing Dai, Ke Lv, Yu-Xin Jiang, Hua Meng, Jin-Song Gao
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8587-8598
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Multisequence MRI-based radiomics analysis for early prediction of the risk of T790M resistance in new brain metastases
Xinna Lv, Ye Li, Bing Wang, Yichuan Wang, Yanxi Pan, Chenghai Li, Dailun Hou
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8599-8610
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Association of aberrant structural-functional network coupling with cognitive decline in patients with non-dialysis-dependent stage 5 chronic kidney disease
Lijun Song, Xu Liu, Wenbo Yang, Mingan Li, Boyan Xu, Qian Chen, Zhenghan Yang, Wenhu Liu, Hao Wang, Zhenchang Wang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8611-8624
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Metabolic heterogeneity in different subtypes of malformations of cortical development causing epilepsy: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study
Huaxia Pu, Liping Wang, Wenyu Liu, Qiaoyue Tan, Xinyue Wan, Weina Wang, Xiaorui Su, Huaiqiang Sun, Simin Zhang, Qiang Yue, Qiyong Gong
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8625-8640
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Development and validation of a deep learning model for multicategory pneumonia classification on chest computed tomography: a multicenter and multireader study
Chunzi Shi, Ying Shao, Fei Shan, Jie Shen, Xueni Huang, Chuan Chen, Yang Lu, Yi Zhan, Nannan Shi, Jili Wu, Keying Wang, Yaozong Gao, Yuxin Shi, Fengxiang Song
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8641-8656
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Noncontact remote sensing of abnormal blood pressure using a deep neural network: a novel approach for hypertension screening
Zeye Liu, Hang Li, Wenchao Li, Donglin Zhuang, Fengwen Zhang, Wenbin Ouyang, Shouzheng Wang, Luca Bertolaccini, Ebraham Alskaf, Xiangbin Pan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
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:8657-8668
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Analysis of false-positive and false-negative results in 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT parathyroid imaging
Yan Liu, Lulu Yang, Hui Xu, Yiyuan Yang, Yiqian Liang, Aimin Yang, Xiaojiang Tang, Shengkai Lei, Ioannis Christakis, Pornpeera Jitpratoom, Jianjun Xue
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8669-8680
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Histogram analysis of quantitative susceptibility mapping and apparent diffusion coefficient for identifying isocitrate dehydrogenase genotypes and tumor subtypes of adult-type diffuse gliomas
Yifan Sun, Zheting Yang, Kaiji Deng, Yingqian Geng, Xiaomei Hu, Yang Song, Rifeng Jiang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8681-8693
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Three-dimensional magnetic resonance neurography aids in detection of brachial plexus nerve root signal and size alterations in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case-control study
Shanshan Wang, Xiao Man, Yufan Chen, Tao Gong, Fei Gao, Weibo Chen, Guangbin Wang, Bin Zhao, Avneesh Chhabra
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8694-8703
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Imaging anatomy of the vidian canal and its clinical significance
Wanyang Gong, Wei Cao, Wei Zhang, Rong Xiang, Yu Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8704-8728
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Brief Report

Imaging features and clinical significance of atypical pleural plaques mimicking bone tumors: a retrospective case series
Yeoun Eun Sung, Dae Hee Han, Kwanyong Hyun, Joon-Yong Jung, Suyon Chang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8729-8738
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Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in two minutes: cross-sectional real-time coverage of multiple volumes
Dirk Voit, Jost M. Kollmeier, Oleksandr Kalentev, Maaike van Zalk, Jens Frahm
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8739-8746
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Review Article

Transformers in medical image segmentation: a narrative review
Rabeea Fatma Khan, Byoung-Dai Lee, Mu Sook Lee
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8747-8767
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Biomedical application of terahertz imaging technology: a narrative review
Mengyang Cong, Wen Li, Yang Liu, Jing Bi, Xiaokun Wang, Xueqiao Yang, Zihan Zhang, Xiaoxin Zhang, Ya-Nan Zhao, Rui Zhao, Jianfeng Qiu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8768-8786
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Letter to the Editor

A case description of pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma with KRAS G12D mutation
Fan Fan, Haijun Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8787-8792
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Bedside ultrasound in tigecycline-associated acute pancreatitis: a case description
Dingyuan Ren, Mingyang Lv, Dong Ye, Dongyun Jin, Yao Ouyang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8793-8798
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Tissue-induced winding of permanent pacemaker passive-fixation leads
Yu Wang, Hongman Huang, Jianhua Sun, Jun Shi, Xinbing Liu, Liuliu Feng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8799-8802
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A case of multiple Rasmussen’s aneurysm
Jie Wu, Ziyu Tang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8803-8806
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Multiple white matter lesions combined with subcortical microbleeds in patients with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma
Han Xu, Jia-Cun Li, Liang-Jie Lin, Xiao-Hui Liu, Tao Gu, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Xi-Ming Wang, Tao Gong, Jian-Jun Xiu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8807-8816
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Basal septal T1 mapping and extracellular volume as discriminators in cardiac magnetic resonance evaluation of myocardial involvement in advanced Anderson-Fabry disease: a case description
Yaqi Du, Ruoshi Liu, Shuang Ding, Guan Wang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8817-8823
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The diagnostic insights of immunoglobin G4-related Mikulicz disease: a case description and literature analysis
Jie Xu, Bin Huang, Jiayuan Chai, Boyi Wang, Senyin Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8824-8831
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Exceptional response to immunotherapy monotherapy in a patient with an unfavorable subset of cancer of unknown primary
Xiangzhong Huang, Dongqing Ren, Qiulian Sun, Xinjian Xu, Yiwen Ding
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8832-8838
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The usefulness of ultrasound-guided coarse needle aspiration in carotid arteries for diagnosis of carotid arteritis: probing of the vascular margin
Ling Zhao, Yong Zhou, Qian Yu, Yue Can, Buyun Ma
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8839-8845
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Giant ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case description
Ireneusz Wiernicki, Joanna Wiernicka, Agata Krajewska, Pawel Rynio, Maciej Nowacki, Marcin Szemitko
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8846-8849
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Intracardiac and intrapulmonary cement embolisms after percutaneous vertebroplasty
Zhanqi Wei, Xisheng Weng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8850-8852
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Atypical meningiomas with multiple extracranial metastases: a case description
Yipei Song, Mengyao Hu, Xiwen Wang, Qiming Fang, Xuan Xiao, Lianggeng Gong
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8853-8858
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A unique case of gliomatosis peritonei after resection of a retroperitoneal immature teratoma in an infant
Shuyi Liu, Qiu Gao, Yuelin Hu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8859-8863
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Huge intrasphenoidal Rathke’s cleft cyst: a case description and analysis of the literature
Da In Lee, Kyung Mi Lee, Eui Jong Kim
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8864-8868
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Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase deficiency hemolysis
Bowen Huang, Zuyi Ma, Tiange Xie, Wenjing Liu, Jianchun Xiao, Jia Sun, Binglu Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8869-8872
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A tri-phasic relationship between T2 relaxation time and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)
Yi Xiang J. Wáng, Fu-Zhao Ma
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8873-8880
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The very low magnetic resonance imaging apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measure of abscess is likely due to pus’s specific T2 relaxation time
Yi Xiang J. Wáng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2023;
13
(12)
:8881-8885
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