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Open AccessThe influence of distribution, severity and volume of posttraumatic bone bruise on functional outcome after ACL reconstruction for isolated ACL injuries
Posttraumatic MRI of ACL tears show a high prevalence of bone bruise (BB) without macroscopic proof of chondral damage. Controversial results are described concerning the association between BB and outcome aft...
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Is the prediction of one or two ipsilateral positive lymph nodes by computerized tomography and ultrasound reliable enough to restrict therapeutic neck dissection in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients?
Proper management of the clinically involved neck in OSCC patients continues to be a matter of debate. Our aim was to analyze the accuracy of computerized tomography (CT) and ultrasound (US) in anticipating th...
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Open AccessImpact of standardized computed tomographic angiography for minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve surgery
Femoral cannulation for extracorporeal circulation (ECC) is a standard procedure for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) of the atrio-ventricular valves. Vascular pathologies may cause serious complicati...
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Open AccessHuman iPSC-derived iMSCs improve bone regeneration in mini-pigs
Autologous bone marrow concentrate (BMC) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have beneficial effects on the healing of bone defects. To address the shortcomings associated with the use of primary MSCs, induced p...
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Potential of a machine-learning model for dose optimization in CT quality assurance
To evaluate machine learning (ML) to detect chest CT examinations with dose optimization potential for quality assurance in a retrospective, cross-sectional study.
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Open AccessNoise insertion in CT for cocaine body packing: where is the limit of extensive dose reduction?
To evaluate the detection rate and image quality in CT-body-packer-screening at different radiation-dose levels and to determine a dose threshold that enables a reliable detection of incorporated body packs an...
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Heparin-bonded stent graft treatment for major visceral arterial injury after upper abdominal surgery
To analyse technical success, complications, and short- and intermediate-term outcomes after heparin-bonded stent graft implantation for the treatment of major abdominal vessel injury after upper abdominal sur...
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Optimizing radiation exposure in screening of body packing: image quality and diagnostic acceptability of an 80 kVp protocol with automated tube current modulation
The aim of this study was to evaluate the objective and subjective image quality of a novel computed tomography (CT) protocol with reduced radiation dose for body packing with 80 kVp and automated tube current...
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Peritoneal sarcomatosis: site of origin for the establishment of an in vitro and in vivo cell line model to study therapeutic resistance in dedifferentiated liposarcoma
Approximately 50–70 % of patients with retroperitoneal or intraabdominal sarcoma develop a relapse after surgical therapy, including peritoneal sarcomatosis, an extremely rare site of metastatic disease which ...
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Low-tube voltage 100 kVp MDCT in screening of cocaine body packing: image quality and radiation dose compared to 120 kVp MDCT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a reduced tube potential (100 kVp) for non-enhanced abdominal low-dose CT on radiation dose and image quality (IQ) in the detection of body packing.
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Open AccessEffects of Radiotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of a Single Institution
Palliative irradiation of osteolytic lesions is a considerable component in the treatment for patients with multiple myeloma. In this study, we analyzed the efficacy of irradiation in these patients.
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Evaluation of the impact of organ-specific dose reduction on image quality in pediatric chest computed tomography
Organ-specific dose reduction significantly reduces the radiation exposure of radiosensitive organs.
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Open AccessSevere everolimus-induced steatohepatis: a case report
The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors are normally favored as immunosuppressant agents for solid organ transplantation such as kidney, liver or heart. Only in recent years have they been increasingly ad...
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Cartilage quality in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of T2* map**, native T1 map**, dGEMRIC, ΔR1 and value of pre-contrast imaging
To prospectively evaluate four non-invasive markers of cartilage quality—T2* map**, native T1 map**, dGEMRIC and ΔR1—in healthy volunteers and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
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Quantitative assessment of bone defect healing by multidetector CT in a pig model
To evaluate multidetector CT volumetry in the assessment of bone defect healing in comparison to histopathological findings in an animal model.
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Hybrid 18F-FDG PET–MRI of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis: initial results
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET (18F-FDG PET) is highly sensitive to inflammatory changes within the synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the highest spatial resolution for soft tissue can be achi...
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Nonenhanced ECG-gated time-resolved 4D Steady-state free precession (SSFP) MR angiography (MRA) for assessment of cerebral collateral flow: comparison with digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
To evaluate a nonenhanced time-resolved 4D SSFP MRA for dynamic visualization of intracranial collateral blood flow.
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Minimally Invasive Catheter Procedures to Assist Complicated Pacemaker Lead Extraction and Implantation in the Operating Room
We report on percutaneous catheter procedures in the operating room (OR) to assist complicated manual extraction or insertion of pacemaker (PM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads. We retrospectiv...
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Open AccessUnusual histological findings after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy including benign multicystic mesothelioma, adenomyoma of the ampulla of Vater, and undifferentiated carcinoma, sarcomatoid variant: a case series
The standard operation for carcinoma of the pancreatic head is a partial pancreaticoduodenectomy. Unusual histological findings may occasionally occur in the surgical specimen. We present three unusual histolo...
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MRI morphometry, cartilage damage and impaired function in the follow-up after slipped capital femoral epiphysis
To assess rotation deficits, asphericity of the femoral head and localisation of cartilage damage in the follow-up after slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).
