Panayotis Ioannides,Dimitris Karacostas
Panayotis Ioannides
Human prion disease is a rare, uniformly fatal neurodegenerative disorder.Its precise pathogenesis is obscure. The clinical profile of the disease differs among its various forms. There are no definitive diagnostic tests (except for brain b...
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the biliary system: Potential uses and indications [0.03%]
胆系的声学造影：潜在应用与指征
Hui-Xiong Xu
Hui-Xiong Xu
Conventional ultrasound (US) is the first-line imaging investigation for biliary diseases. However, it is lack of the ability to depict the microcirculation of some lesions which may lead to failure in diagnosis for some biliary diseases. T...
Detection of focal liver lesions in cirrhotic liver using contrast-enhanced ultrasound [0.03%]
对比增强超声在肝硬化肝脏占位性病变中的应用研究
Grace Lai-Hung Wong,Hui-Xiong Xu,Xiao-Yan Xie
Grace Lai-Hung Wong
Patients with liver cirrhosis are at increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Conventional or baseline ultrasound (BUS) is often used as the first-line tool for HCC surveillance or detection, but the accuracy of BUS in HCC detectio...
Hui-Xiong Xu
Hui-Xiong Xu
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a major breakthrough for ultrasound imaging in recent years. By using a microbubble contrast agent and contrast-specific imaging software, CEUS is able to depict the micro- and macro-circulation of the...
Incremental value of magnetic resonance imaging in the advanced management of prostate cancer [0.03%]
前列腺癌的高级管理中磁共振成像的价值分析
Liang Wang
Liang Wang
Prostate cancer is a major public health burden throughout the world. The high incidence of prostate cancer, combined with earlier detection and downstaging at the time of diagnosis, and the slow natural progression and biological heterogen...
Lian-Sheng Ma
Lian-Sheng Ma
The first issue of World Journal of Radiology (WJR), whose preparatory work was initiated on August 24, 2009, will be published on December 31, 2009. The WJR Editorial Board has now been established and consists of 303 distinguished experts...
Arterio-biliary fistula as rare complication of chemoradiation therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma [0.03%]
肝内胆管癌放化疗的罕见并发症：动脉胆瘘
Koichi Hayano,Fumihiko Miura,Hodaka Amano et al.
Koichi Hayano et al.
Significant hemobilia due to arterio-biliary fistula is a very rare complication of chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Here we report a case of arterio-biliary fistula after CRT for unresect...
Accessory spleen-like masses in oncology patients: Are they always benign? [0.03%]
肿瘤患者的副脾样肿物：都是良性病变吗？
David Groshar,Hanna Bernstine,Natalia Goldberg et al.
David Groshar et al.
Aim: To assess retrospectively the significance of accessory spleen-like mass (ASLM) in oncology patients undergoing positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). ...
Percutaneous imaging-guided interventions for acute biliary disorders in high surgical risk patients [0.03%]
高手术风险患者急性胆道疾病经皮影像引导介入治疗
Ragab Hani Donkol,Nahed Abdel Latif,Khaled Moghazy
Ragab Hani Donkol
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous imaging-guided biliary interventions in the management of acute biliary disorders in high surgical risk patients. ...
Ulf Jensen-Kondering,Christian Riedel,Olav Jansen
Ulf Jensen-Kondering
Despite the advent and growing availability of magnetic resonance imaging, the imaging modality of choice in the acute care of stroke patients in many institutions remains computed tomography. The hyperdense artery sign is the earliest mark...