Vol 15, No 5 (May 01, 2025): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Original Article

The rationale for proposing a magnetic resonance slow diffusion metric and its proof-of-concept testing showing spleen parenchyma and hepatocellular carcinoma have faster diffusion than liver parenchyma
Fan-Yi Xu, Ben-Heng Xiao, Yì Xiáng J. Wáng
Comparison of test-retest repeatability of DESPOT and 3D-QALAS for T1 and T2 mapping
Gizeaddis Lamesgin Simegn, Borjan Gagoski, Yulu Song, Douglas C. Dean III, Kathleen E. Hupfeld, Saipavitra Murali-Manohar, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Dunja Simicic, Shohei Fujita, Jessica Wisnowski, Vivek Yedavalli, Aaron T. Gudmundson, Helge J. Zöllner, Georg Oeltzschner, Richard A. E. Edden
Whole-cerebrum three-dimensional pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling at 5T: reproducibility and preliminary application in moyamoya
Xiaoyuan Fan, Zhonghui Li, Guangsong Han, Gan Sun, Hualu Han, Yuehui Hong, Shuo Chen, Hui You, Jun Ni, Guobin Li, Mingli Li, Feng Feng
A precise surgical planning system for hepatectomy coupled with liver tissue in the hepato-portal vein territories
Mengna Zhang, Chengbin Peng, Ying’an Zhao, Yuting Hong, Guofeng Zhu, Shi Ying, Bin Zhang, Xuanlei Ren, Jiyun Zhu, Jianbo Zheng, Zehao Yu, Yufei Chen, Siming Zheng
Correlation analysis of organ doses with dose metrics for patients undergoing organ dose-modulated head CT examinations
Mengting Wang, Tian Qin, Yihan Fan, Zongyu Xie, Baohui Liang
Segmentation of hippocampal subregion via 5-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging: a comparative study
Lixian Zou, Yijun Zhou, Shuo Chen, Jun Ni, Ye Li, Dong Liang, Xin Liu, Yining Wang, Hairong Zheng
Conventional ultrasound and high-frame-rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound characteristics of ovarian thecoma-fibroma groups
Xiaochun Li, Huanchong Lu, Ruhui Zeng, Youping Wang, Shigao Chen, Shaoqi Chen
Aberrant static and dynamic functional network connectivity in patients with noise-induced hearing loss
Ranran Huang, Aijie Wang, Yunxin Li, Xianghua Bao, Liping Wang, Minghui Lv, Xuhong Pan, Guowei Zhang
A preliminary study of synthetic magnetic resonance imaging on the changes of subcortical gray matter nuclei in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Kun Peng, Ning Zhang, Qing Liu, Ailian Xiao, Kaiyu Wang, Hui Zhang
Exploring the risk factors for the growth of pure ground-glass nodules in a 3-year follow-up period
Wenjuan Ba, Chao Jiang, Yaoxian Jiang, Li Zhang, Fu Zhou, Rong Wang, Ke Yin
In vitro evaluation of second-generation peripheral hydrogel coils: packing density comparison with fibered and bare coils and assessment of hydrogel dislodgment
Jiaywei Tsauo, Qicong Mai, Qi Wang, Qing Gou, Feng Shi, Zhiqiang Mo, Jing Zhang
Depicting growth characteristics with computed tomography for KRAS-mutated lung adenocarcinoma
Ernuo Wang, Yiyi Gao, Fang Lu, Wufei Chen, Haiquan Liu
Predicting the regrowth of residual uterine fibroids after high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment: an interpretable magnetic resonance imaging radiomics model
Yang Liu, Zhibo Xiao, Fajin Lv, Yuanli Luo, Chengwei Li, Bin Yu
A deep-learning model for predicting post-stroke cognitive impairment based on brain network damage
Chen Bai, Yilin Leng, Haixing Xiao, Lei Li, Wenju Cui, Tan Li, Yuefang Dong, Jian Zheng, Xiuying Cai
Brain white matter microstructural alterations in patients with diabetic retinopathy: an automated fiber-tract quantification study
Tian-Ye Xu, Yan-Hong Feng, Zhong-Ru Sun, Liang He, Jin-Hua Chen, Wei-Zhong Tian, Hong-Xia Zhang, Meng Zhu, Jian-Guo Xia
Bibliometric analysis of the application of artificial intelligence in orthopedic imaging
Xiao Huang, Fei Han, Yong-Feng Chen, Qiang Sun, Jian-Wei Guo, Zi Ye, Wei Qi, Da-Wei Zhang
Enhancing perihematomal edema segmentation: integrating prior knowledge with deep learning for enhanced accuracy and interpretability
Shuai Geng, Yu Ao, Yonghui Li, Weili Shi, Yu Miao, Zhengang Jiang
Standing versus supine pelvic incidence in adult lumbar spondylolisthesis
Xing Chen, Tao Gu, Xuangeng Deng, Simao Song, Wei Hou, Huagang Shi
Enhancing pediatric abdominal pain diagnosis: the role of ultrasound layered scanning technique
Feng-Yan Zhang, Fu-Jian Wang, Zhi-Fang Wang, Xiao-Qing Qi
Value of deep learning model for predicting Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 3 and 4A lesions on mammography
Xiaohui Lin, Tingting Liao, Yuting Yang, Rushan Ouyang, Yunshu Zhou, Xiaohui Lai, Jie Ma
Ultrasound super-resolution imaging and shear wave elastography for the non-invasive diagnosis of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a pilot study
Yao Zhang, Yanxiang Zhou, Ting Chen, Xingyue Huang, Yugang Hu, Qing Zhou, Qing Deng
Artificial intelligence-assisted tear meniscus height measurement: a multicenter study
Kesheng Wang, Kunhui Xu, Xiaoyu Chen, Chunlei He, Jianfeng Zhang, Fenfen Li, Chun Xiao, Yu Zhang, Ying Wang, Weihua Yang, Dexing Kong, Shoujun Huang, Qi Dai
Time-variant and tissue-level collaterals predict postoperative neurological recovery and clinical outcomes of patients with endovascular thrombectomy
Song Liu, Tianhao Yang, Ming Wei, Huiying Wang, Tao Ren, Chen Cao, Yu Sun, Lejun Fu, Nina Hao, Sifei Wang, Leilei Luo, Luotong Wang, Shuang Xia, Song Jin, Chao Tian
Disrupted small-world networks in children with drug-naïve growth hormone deficiency: a DTI-based network analysis
Yasen Alimire, Yanglei Cheng, Huaqiong Qiu, Liuhui Wu, Long Zhang, Liping Lin, Long Qian, Wei Cui, Zhiyun Yang, Qiuli Chen, Xianhong Xiang, Shu Su
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of C-TIRADS category 4 thyroid nodules
Wei-Bing Zhang, Wen Xu, Bei-Li He, Zhe Chen, Hua Liu, Wen-Fang Deng
Prediction of fusion cage subsidence after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion based on MRI endplate bone quality
Congjie Li, Di Li, Xiaowei Yao, Shaosong Sun, Tong Tong, Wenkui Zheng, Xiong Zhang, Jilong An, Hefu Li, Ye Han
Analysis of the effects of cystic cavity flushing with lidocaine during ultrasound-guided anhydrous ethanol sclerotherapy in the treatment of ovarian endometrioma
Boyi Wang, Xiaolu Zhu, Xixi Sun, Jinhong Zhou, Yongqiang Hong, Jiayuan Chai, Qianqian Qi, Bin Huang
Comparison of different new ultrasonic technologies in resection assessment of neurosurgery
Lu Wang, Jinsong Liu, Yong Jiang, Ying Liang, Mengru Fang, Weichao Ma, Jiami Li, Xiangyu Li, Tianjian Ren, Man Lu
Computed tomography imaging characteristics of paradoxical reactions in perihepatic and hepatic tuberculosis
Le Zhang, Xuwen Fu, Jialu Wei, Min Qi, Wei Gan, Ying Pu, Lingjun Shen, Xiang Li
Anatomical digital twins for medical education: a stepwise guide to create perpetual multimodal three-dimensional reconstruction of digital brain specimens
Yunmou Ou, Qilong Chen, Dazheng Xu, Jin Gong, Manting Li, Miao Tang, Dengjun Wu, Andrea De Vito, Walter A. Hall, Mario Ganau, Zhuang Kang, Chaofeng Liang
Assessing treatment accuracy of image-guided liver stereotactic body radiotherapy: a quantitative analysis based on 4D CT through post-therapeutic MRI-morphologic alterations
Huiling Ye, Chengchiuyat Chan, Yihan Huang, Yuehu Pu, Mengya Guo, Xiangbin Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Xin Wang, Jitao Zhou, Jiayu Duan, Shichao Wang, Liqing Peng, Hang Yu, Qiaoyue Tan, Xianhu Zeng, Renming Zhong
Association of computed tomography-imaged common iliac vein compression with inferior vena cava thrombosis: a propensity score-matched analysis
Maofeng Gong, Rui Jiang, Jie Kong, Zhengli Liu, Boxiang Zhao, Xu He, Jianping Gu, Zhengcan Wu
Detection-guided deep learning-based model with spatial regularization for lung nodule segmentation
Jiasen Zhang, Mingrui Yang, Weihong Guo, Brian A. Xavier, Michael Bolen, Xiaojuan Li
FCFDiff-Net: full-conditional feature diffusion embedded network for 3D brain tumor segmentation
Xiaosheng Wu, Qingyi Hou, Zhaozhao Xu, Chaosheng Tang, Shuihua Wang, Junding Sun, Yudong Zhang
Performance of S-MAR in metal artifact reduction for intracranial aneurysm patients after endovascular embolization: a cross-sectional spectral computed tomography study
Hanpei Zheng, Xinli Zhang, Shen Gui, Ming Yang, Jing Wang
Predicting cardiac resynchronization therapy response: development and validation of a single photon emission computed tomography-based nomogram
Zhongwei Jiang, Zhongqiang Zhao, Zhuo He, Qiushi Chen, Ju Bu, Chunxiang Li, Dianfu Li, Chang Cui, Weihua Zhou, Huiyuan Qin, Cheng Wang
Preoperative assessment of Ki-67 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma using a multi-parametric spectral CT approach
Jinling Deng, Qin Tang, Qijun Wei, Fengqiu Ruan, Xuan Li, Liling Long
Utilizing temporal information to assess metabolic heterogeneity: a study of 18F-FDG dynamic positron emission tomography as a treatment response biomarker in small cell lung cancer
Yubo Wang, Zhiheng Yao, Xinghua He, Jiuhui Zhao, Dehua Huang, Rongliang Wu, Xinyu Yang, Maoqun Zhang, Tao Sun, Ying Liang
High-frequency ultrasound shear wave dispersion imaging for male infertility: a pilot study
Shijun Zhang, Mingtai Wu, Li Xu, Hongxiang Wang, Lixin Jiang
AttmNet: a hybrid Transformer integrating self-attention, Mamba, and multi-layer convolution for enhanced lesion segmentation
Hancan Zhu, Yibing Huang, Kelin Yao, Jinxiang Shang, Keli Hu, Zhong Li, Guanghua He
Automatic segmentation of calibration device boundaries on ophthalmic optical biometry instruments in optical coherence tomography images
Duo Xu, Tao Peng, Fuxin Cai, Lei Wang, Xinjian Chen
Detecting pseudo versus true progression of glioblastoma via accurate quantitative DCE-MRI using point-of-care portable perfusion phantoms: a pilot study
Martin Holland, Chetana Krishnan, Houman Sotoudeh, Louis Nabors, John Fiveash, Kristen Riley, Wei Huang, Daniel Barboriak, Harrison Kim
Prediction of early renal allograft dysfunction using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging
Ling Zhang, Zhenshan Ding, Xiaoqi Pu, Xiuzheng Yue, Yiwei Li, Shangwen Zhuang, Sheng Xie
The association between volume reduction ratio and time after ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for benign thyroid nodules of different compositions
Chunchun Jin, Weizong Liu, Jing Zhang, Yihao Chen, Lifeng Xu, Jianghao Lu, Jing Zheng, Xiangmei Sun, Zhengyi Li
Evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis by tissue tricuspid annular displacement technique
Mengqian Ou, Yue Li, Wenwen Chi, Yongzhi Cai, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tongtong Huang, Shuai Chang Decai Zeng, Cheng Luo, Liuliu Huang, Binfeng Lei, Ji Wu
Long-term white matter changes in patients who develop severe depression after multiple COVID-19 infections: a 3–6-month study
Yuanyuan Cui, Yihao Wang, Li Lu, Youhan Zhang, Qingyang Yu, Shuwen Dong, Yajing Wang, Yongying Liu, Guoxing Dong, Jiankun Dai, Yonghai Bai, Yi Xiao, Shiyuan Liu
Comparative analysis of different biopsy techniques for pancreatic lesions in diagnostic value, safety, and cost-effectiveness
Wuyongga Bao, Keyu Zeng, Jiayan Huang, Boyang Yu, Zehui Gou, Qiang Lu
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus systemic chemotherapy in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis of efficacy and safety
Hang Li, Yawei Li, Wendi Kang, Junqing Xi, Zhentao Yan, Zhengqiang Yang
Rapid liver tissue characterization using simultaneous multi-relaxation-time imaging: a comparative study with conventional magnetic resonance imaging
Yuanqiu Jiang, Peiyuan Yin, Yishuang Wang, Meining Chen, Longlin Yin
Exploring the asynchronous changes of articular cartilage and osteochondral junction in knee osteoarthritis based on T2 mapping and ultrashort echo time imaging: a pilot study
Feige Niu, Xianghong Meng, Nana Zhu, Man Sun, Zhiwei Shen, Jun Han, Tingting Zhao, Yongcheng Hu, Zhi Wang
Global trends and developments in pulmonary magnetic resonance imaging research: a bibliometric analysis of the past decade
Ting Wu, Linyu Wu, Yufan Chen, Jun Wu, Chen Gao, Maosheng Xu
Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary consolidation in children with community-acquired pneumonia
Wanyu Jia, Xue Zhang, Ruiyang Sun, Peng Li, Jiapu Hou, Daobin Wang, Chunlan Song
Association between ultrasound-quantified cardiac mechanical dyssynchrony and left heart function and remodeling
Xiaoling Su, Lina Guan, Zhisheng Wu, Lingjie Yang, Yuming Mu
The malignant possibility of intraductal lesions with different ultrasound manifestations under different age and nipple discharge status
Mengdie Yang, Bo Sun, Cai Chang, Yaling Chen, Wenxiang Zhi, Haixian Zhang
The diagnostic value of spectral CT plain scan after direct lymphangiography in chylothorax as an applicable tool
Xiaojie Zhang, Xiaoli Sun, Rengui Wang
3D computed tomography density of stage T1 lung cancer, which value is most stable for predicting its invasiveness?
Wensong Shi, Yuzhui Hu, Guotao Chang, Yulun Yang, He Qian, Yinsen Song, Zhengpan Wei, Liang Gao, Hang Yi, Sikai Wu, Kun Wang, Huandong Huo, Yousheng Mao, Yingli Sun, Ming Li, Siyuan Ai, Liang Zhao, Xiangnan Li, Huiyu Zheng
Relationship between imaging, clinical, pathological features, and alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer: diagnostic performance of enhanced CT conventional features
Peng Zhang, Puyi He, Qing Zhou, Caiqiang Xue, Bin Zhang, Yumin Li
Deep learning-based key point detection algorithm assisting vessel centerline extraction
Xiqian Zhang, Wanqing Sun, Hui Zhang, Long Yang, Xiong Yang, Yufei Mao, Chengcheng Zhu, Zhang Shi, Jia Gu, Juan Pan, Guanxun Cheng, Xin Liu, Fei Feng, Na Zhang
Application of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) for quantitative assessment of left atrial function in nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Jiang Wu, Xuan Li, Ning Li, Di Xue
Ultrasound evaluation of changes in endometrial receptivity from the day of ovulation to the day of transfer in patients with a history of intrauterine adhesions: a prospective cohort study
Yangqin Peng, Mingxiang Zheng, Yuyao Mao, Fei Gong, Yuan Li, Hui Chen, Hengxu Wang, Yan Ouyang, Xihong Li
Establishment of multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography for adrenal gland imaging: feasibility and reproducibility for assessing stiffness and fluidity in the healthy adrenal gland
Alexandra Webster, Tom Meyer, Agata Dukaczewska, Martina T. Mogl, Bernd Hamm, Ingolf Sack, Stephan Rodrigo Marticorena Garcia
Quantitative susceptibility mapping for Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and normal aging: evaluation of corpus callosum
Sittaya Buathong, Siriwan Piyapitayanan, Tanyaluck Thientunyakit, Chakmeedaj Sethanandha, Weerasak Muangpaisan, Panida Charnchaowanish, Kingkarn Aphiwatthanasumet, Orasa Chawalparit, Chanon Ngamsombat
Novel fat suppression technique for ultrashort echo time MRI using single-point Dixon phase modeling
Nathan Newbury, Sam Sedaghat, Jiyo S. Athertya, Soo Hyun Shin, Yajun Ma, Saeed Jerban, Michael Carl, Melissa Lou Silva, Eric Y. Chang, Jiang Du, Hyungseok Jang
Quantitative assessment of biomechanical changes in oral lesions at different cancerous stages using optical coherence elastography
Yuhao Yang, Mengzhen Tang, Wangge Xiong, Hao Luo, Zekun Li, Xinyu Yang, Weihua Chen, Xiaojing Hu, Xingdao He, Jian Yang
Increased optic nerve stiffness can aid in localizing ipsilateral brain or eye lesions in patients with secondary headaches
Shun-Ping Chen, Yun Dong, Ling Ye, Yi-Han Jiang, Zi-Pei Jiang, Yong-Sheng Xia
Classification of carotid artery plaques: promising alternative methods to computed tomography angiography through radiomics approach using neck non-contrast computed tomography
Huiying Wang, Yichuan Liang, Mingrui Song, Zhehao Zhang, Mengyin Gu, Quanliang Mao, Fangjie Shen, Enhui Xin, Ai’e Liu, Haonan Zhao, Yuning Pan
Current practice and perceptions of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and multiparametric ultrasound and prostatic biopsies for prostate cancer diagnosis in China: a nationwide survey
Fawei He, Xueqing Cheng, Jingqiao Yuan, Ziyue Hu, Hong Liao, Yi Wu, Peng Zhou, Man Lu, Jinshun Xu
Development and validation of a nomogram based on conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules
Qi-Guo Wang, Mei Li, Guang-Xiu Deng, Hai-Qing Huang, Qin Qiu, Jian-Jun Lin
Quantitative susceptibility mapping study of deep gray matter iron content in glioma patients
Xinlong Liu, Zonggang Hou, Qifeng He, Hongfang Zhao, Shengjun Sun, Shuyu Hao, Jian Xie
Exploring the relationship between larmor-frequency electrical conductivity, diffusivity, and tissue volume in the aging brain
Taejun Park, Yunjeong Choi, Hyeok-Jae Kwon, Mun Bae Lee, Hak Young Rhee, Soonchan Park, Chang-Woo Ryu, Geon-Ho Jahng
Lightweight attention network for guidewire segmentation and localization in clinical fluoroscopic images of vascular interventional surgery
Haoyun Wang, Ziyang Mei, Kanqi Wang, Jingsong Mao, Lianxin Wang, Gang Liu, Yang Zhao
Clinical diagnostic accuracy and non-inferiority of digital breast tomosynthesis by synthetic 2D mammography compared with full-field digital mammography for the diagnosis of breast cancer: a single-center retrospective study
Saengsiri Chumsaengsri, Malai Muttarak, Jayanton Patumanond, Pailin Kongmebhol, Chumsaeng Chumsaengsri, Miguel Aristizabal, Hiroyuki Abe, Apichat Tantraworasin
Free-breathing pediatric cardiac dark-blood imaging with reverse double inversion-recovery and single-shot deep learning reconstruction
Yixin Emu, Quanli Shen, Qiong Yao, Guanke Cai, Zhuo Chen, Junpu Hu, Chenxi Hu, Xihong Hu
Identification of intrinsic imaging subtypes using clustering analysis based on dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging radiomics features for gliomas: preliminary associations with gene expression profiles
Jianan Zhou, Shaofeng Duan, Zhengyang Zhu, Han Wang, Chuanshuai Tian, Huiquan Yang, Sixuan Chen, Meiping Ye, Xin Zhang, Bing Zhang
Insights into the relationship between mitral annular dimensions, derived sphincter-like features and systolic longitudinal excursion of the mitral annular plane in healthy adults from the MAGYAR-Healthy Study
Attila Nemes, Nóra Ambrus, Csaba Lengyel
MHAU-Net: a multi-scale hybrid attention U-shaped network for the segmentation of MRI breast tumors
Jiayu Yin, Liangsen Liu, Xianting Luo, Wenxiang Shen, Hai Liao, Yixin Lu, Wei Kang, Meihai Xu, Jieqin Wei, Caiyun Huang, Danke Su
Enhancing the accuracy of genioplasty using mixed reality and computer-aided design/manufacturing: a randomized controlled trial
Kotaro Tachizawa, Keisuke Sugahara, Masahide Koyachi, Kento Odaka, Satoru Matsunaga, Maki Sugimoto, Akira Katakura

Case Report

Transverse venous sinus stenting for fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension during pregnancy: a report of two cases and literature review
Tamir Regev, Noa Fried-Regev, Samuel Leeman, Eyal Walter, Mohammed Wattad, Chiya Barrett, Gal Ben-Arie, Liron Kravetz, Yana Mechnik Steen, Erez Tsumi, Anat Horev

Letter to the Editor

An adult with polysplenia syndrome and sick sinus syndrome on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a case description and literature analysis
Ze-Xiang Deng, Jing-Jing Zhou, Hai-Bo Ren, Shu-Hao Li, Liang-Geng Gong
Endovascular treatment of total internal carotid artery occlusion caused by a carotid web: a case description and literature analysis
Sang Yeon Kim, Hyo Sung Kwak
Isolated homonymous quadrantanopia linked to temporal polymicrogyria: a case study utilizing magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging
Yutong Bai, Juhee Chae, Jin-Ju Kang, Thanh Tin Nguyen, Sun-Young Oh
Hematomas after coughing: a case description of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Tianchen Guo, Yue Dang, Xiaohang Liu, Jing Zhang, Lu Zhang, Tienan Zhu
Dynamic cerebral perfusion changes in stretch syncope: a comprehensive case study and review
Houwen Zhang, Fangzheng Cao, Sheng Zhang, Chunrong Li, You Wu
Ultrasound detection of biliary atresia splenic malformation syndrome from prenatal to postnatal: a case description
Boxuan Hong, Fujiao He, Gang Li, Zhibo Zhang, Yao Zhang, Lizhu Chen
Congenital polymelia of the neck: a case description
Cong Zhang, Xuefu Zhao, Haili Wang, Na Zhang, Bao Chen, Peng Zhang, Huaiyu Pan, Chuan Zhang
Multidisciplinary treatment of internal iliac pseudoaneurysm-sigmoid fistula: a case description
Peng Wang, Xiaojun Mo, Chao Wang, Xin Wang, Hailong Yun, Yao pan, Feizhou Du
The critical role of PD-L1 expression in immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Yi Deng, Yongyu Li, Rongde Xu, Jing Li, Wei Cui