Usefulness of an Image Fusion Model Using Three-Dimensional CT and MRI with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Endoscopy as a Multimodal Assistant System in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal... by Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Naoya Nishida, Yawara Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Shirabe Matsumoto, Shiro Ohue

“…We investigate the usefulness of multimodal assistant systems using a fusion model of preoperative three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with endoscopy with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in establishing endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS) as a more effective treatment procedure. …”
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Radiology Department: A Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Hospital, Palestine by Zena Odeh, Safaa Abatli, Mohammad Qadi

“…This study aims to identify the presence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbes on surfaces that are frequently touched in computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), plain X-ray examination rooms, and portable radiography that are susceptible to contamination as well as to investigate the potential dangers of contracting MDR organisms to patients and healthcare providers. …”
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HDNLS: Hybrid Deep-Learning and Non-Linear Least Squares-Based Method for Fast Multi-Component T1ρ Mapping in the Knee Joint by Dilbag Singh, Ravinder R. Regatte, Marcelo V. W. Zibetti

“…Non-linear least squares (NLS) methods are commonly used for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially for multi-exponential T1ρ mapping, which provides precise parameter estimation for different relaxation models in tissues, such as mono-exponential (ME), bi-exponential (BE), and stretched-exponential (SE) models. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute-Onset Spastic Quadriparesis Caused by a Chondroma of the Cervical Spine by Kaori Momota, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ryo Miyagi, Shunichi Toki, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo

“…We performed emergent magnetic resonance imaging and found an epidural mass in the right ligamentum flavum at C4-C5. …”
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Subacute Urinary Retention due to a Subpubic Cartilaginous Cyst Treated with Surgical Resection and Internal Fixation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Kamada, Hisashi Sugaya, Tomofumi Nishino, Hajime Mishima, Naoyuki Ochiai, Masashi Yamazaki

“…On physical examination, a hard, flexible, nontender mass, 4 cm in diameter, was palpable along the lower border of the pubic bone, extending to the perineum. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a clearly distinct (3.8 cm × 3.8 cm × 7.2 cm) mass on the midpelvic side of the pelvis, centered on the pubic joint. …”
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Sacral Stress Fracture following the Bone Union of Lumbar Spondylolysis by Tatsuro Sasaji, Hideki Imaizumi, Hiroyuki Takano, Hideo Saitoh, Taishi Murakami, Ryuichi Kanabuchi, Motohiko Sekiya

“…Sacral coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the left sacral ala revealed an oblique lineal signal void surrounding bone marrow edema. …”
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Multi-study fMRI outlooks on subcortical BOLD responses in the stop-signal paradigm by Scott Isherwood, Sarah A Kemp, Steven Miletić, Niek Stevenson, Pierre-Louis Bazin, Birte Forstmann

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) approaches have frequently used the stop-signal task to examine this network. …”
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Assessing blood flow in uterine fibroids using intravoxel incoherent motion imaging compared with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI by Teija Sainio, Jani Saunavaara, Gaber Komar, Antti Viitala, Saara Otonkoski, Kirsi Joronen, Antti Perheentupa, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros

“…Abstract To assess the utility of IVIM parameters in evaluating uterine fibroid blood flow compared to dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) derived blood flow. Sixteen premenopausal women with uterine fibroids were enrolled in this prospective study. …”
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Lifelong cardiovascular care in Turner syndrome: two cases with review of literature by Shun Moriguchi, Yuri Mukoyama, Fumihiko Takizawa, Atsushi Ogawa, Tetsushi Ogawa, Junko Ito, Yukishige Yanagawa, Chinatsu Komiyama, Rieko Niitsu, Tsuyoshi Isojima

“…The first case patient was diagnosed with aortic crank deformity and left subclavian artery aneurysm at 14 years based on the report of cardiac catheterization, computed tomography angiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which had remained undetected by annual evaluations using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). …”
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Distinguishing benign and malignant myxoid soft tissue tumors: Performance of radiomics vs. radiologists. by Joshua M Lawrenz, Can Cui, Samuel R Johnson, Katherine S Hajdu, Stephen W Chenard, Akhil Rekulapelli, Cullen P Moran, John J Block, Nicholson S Chadwick, Joanna L Shechtel, Brian Bingham, Leo Y Luo, Jennifer L Halpern, Herbert S Schwartz, Ginger E Holt, David S Smith, Benoit Dawant, Hakmook Kang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Manual segmentation of 90 myxoid soft tissue tumors (45 myxomas and 45 myxofibrosarcomas) was performed on axial T1, and T2FS or STIR magnetic resonance imaging sequences. Eighty-seven radiomic features from each modality were extracted. …”
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A Case of Status Epilepticus in a Patient Experiencing an Acute Attack of Hereditary Angioedema by Danielle Weinberg, Steven Gayda, Kyle Hultz, Hanan Atia, Brian Kohen, Eric Boccio

“…Inpatient work-up included continuous video electroencephalography monitoring and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, both of which were normal. …”
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Integrating radiological and clinical data for clinically significant prostate cancer detection with machine learning techniques by Luis Mariano Esteban, Ángel Borque-Fernando, Maria Etelvina Escorihuela, Javier Esteban-Escaño, Jose María Abascal, Pol Servian, Juan Morote

“…Abstract In prostate cancer (PCa), risk calculators have been proposed, relying on clinical parameters and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enable early prediction of clinically significant cancer (CsPCa). …”
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Superparamagnetic Bifunctional Bisphosphonates Nanoparticles: A Potential MRI Contrast Agent for Osteoporosis Therapy and Diagnostic by Y. Lalatonne, M. Monteil, H. Jouni, J. M. Serfaty, O. Sainte-Catherine, N. Lièvre, S. Kusmia, P. Weinmann, M. Lecouvey, L. Motte

“…A bone targeting nanosystem is reported here which combined magnetic contrast agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and a therapeutic agent (bisphosphonates) into one drug delivery system. …”
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Surgical Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Economic Burden in Patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Who Underwent Joint Surgery in the United States by Feng Lin, Winghan J. Kwong, Sherry Shi, Irina Pivneva, Eric Q. Wu, John A. Abraham

“…During a median follow-up of 5.7 years, 78% of patients underwent their first joint surgery in year 1 and 41% had ≥1 repeat surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging utilization was highest during baseline (46%) and declined afterward (28%, 17%, and 19% in years 1, 2, and 3, respectively). …”
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Training for tomorrow: Establishing a worldwide curriculum in online adaptive radiation therapy by Meegan Shepherd, Elizabeth Joyce, Bethany Williams, Siobhan Graham, Winnie Li, Jeremy Booth, Helen A. McNair

“…There is growing global evidence that RTTs are being successfully trained to lead adaptive fractions in both cone-beam computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging guided oART. This commentary proposes the notion of standards for a global training curriculum to address barriers and expand RTT capabilities in delivering oART. …”
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Dynamic Stabilisation in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease with Modic Changes by Olcay Eser, Cengiz Gomleksiz, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Ahmet Levent Aydin, Yaprak Ataker, Tuncer Suzer, Ali Fahir Ozer

“…Lordosis of the lumbar spine, segmental lordosis, and ratio of the height of the intervertebral disc spaces (IVSs) were measured preoperatively and at 3, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analysis was carried out, and according to the data obtained, the grade of disc degeneration was classified. …”
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Hypermobile Anterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hirotaka Nakashima, Yasuhiro Takahara, Yoichiro Uchida, Hisayoshi Kato, Satoru Itani, Yoshitaka Tsujimura, Makoto Nakamura, Yuichi Iwasaki

“…Hypermobile meniscus is known as one of the causes of knee pain and locking or limitation of the range of motion during knee flexion, even when there is no evidence of meniscus tear on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Most such cases show excessive hypermobility of the posterior part of the lateral meniscus. …”
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Hemophagocytic Syndrome-Associated Variant of Methotrexate-Associated Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient by Yukiko Komeno, Minako Akiyama, Yasumi Okochi, Hitoshi Tokuda, Keiko Abe, Kuniko Iihara, Tomiko Ryu

“…However, within a month, he complained of dizziness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed focal infarctions in the cerebellum and around the left lateral ventricle. …”
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Effect and safety of ethanolamine oleate in sclerotherapy in patients with difficult-to-resect venous malformations: A multicenter, single-arm study. by Mine Ozaki, Tadashi Nomura, Keigo Osuga, Masakazu Kurita, Ayato Hayashi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Makoto Hikosaka, Taiki Nozaki, Michio Ozeki, Junko Ochi, Shimpei Akiyama, Yasumasa Kakei, Keiko Miyakoda, Naoko Kashiwagi, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuki Iwashina, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Kiyoko Kamibeppu, Takafumi Soejima, Kiyonori Harii

“…<h4>Evaluation methods</h4>Treatment effect was assessed by evaluating the difference in lesion volume using magnetic resonance imaging as a primary endpoint and differences in pain using a visual analog scale as a key secondary endpoint.…”
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Medial and Lateral Meniscus Posterior Root Tears with an Intact Anterior Cruciate Ligament by Yuki Okazaki, Takayuki Furumatsu, Yuya Kodama, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Motoki Takahashi, Toshifumi Ozaki

“…At presentation, three days after the injury, physical examination revealed signs of meniscal injury without ACL rupture. Magnetic resonance imaging showed PRTs of both menisci and damaged cartilage, especially on the medial femoral condyle and lateral tibial plateau. …”
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