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Is 3T MR nerve-bone fusion imaging a viable alternative to MRI-CBCT to identify the relationship between the inferior alveolar nerve and mandibular third molar
To investigate the feasibility of MRI nerve-bone fusion imaging in assessing the relationship between inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) / mandibular canal (MC) and mandibular third molar (MTM) compared with MRI-CB...
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Initial and follow-up high-resolution vessel wall MRI study of spontaneous cervicocranial artery dissection
To explore the factors associated with ischemic stroke secondary to spontaneous cervicocranial artery dissection (sCCAD) and evaluate the initial imaging markers related to outcomes.
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Whole-tumor histogram analysis of diffusion and perfusion metrics for noninvasive pediatric glioma grading
An accurate assessment of the World Health Organization grade is vital for patients with pediatric gliomas to direct treatment planning. We aim to evaluate the diagnostic performance of whole-tumor histogram a...
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Grading meningiomas with diffusion metrics: a comparison between diffusion kurtosis, mean apparent propagator, neurite orientation dispersion and density, and diffusion tensor imaging
To compare the histogram features of multiple diffusion metrics in predicting the grade and cellular proliferation of meningiomas.
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Follow-up assessment of atherosclerotic plaques in acute ischemic stroke patients using high-resolution vessel wall MR imaging
Data on evolution of intracranial plaques in acute ischemic stroke patients after receiving medical therapy is still limited. We aimed to investigate the plaque features associated with culprit lesions and to ...
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Versatile nanocomposite augments high-intensity focused ultrasound for high-efficacy sonodynamic therapy of glioma
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), with inherent advantages of improved ultrasonic depth and low off-target damage, holds the promising capability for glioma treatment, but the relatively long therapeut...
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Open AccessGrading of IDH-mutant astrocytoma using diffusion, susceptibility and perfusion-weighted imaging
The accurate grading of IDH-mutant astrocytoma is essential to make therapeutic strategies and assess the prognosis of patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of DWI, SWI and DSC-...
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Open AccessDiffusion kurtosis imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for the differentiation of parotid gland tumors
To assess the usefulness of combined diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in the differentiation of parotid gland tumors.
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Long acting carmustine loaded natural extracellular matrix hydrogel for inhibition of glioblastoma recurrence after tumor resection
Many scientific efforts have been made to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and target glioblastoma cells, but the outcomes have been limited. More attention should be given to local inhibition of recurrence a...
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Added-value of ancillary imaging features for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma on Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRI in LI-RADS M
To identify the reliable imaging features and added-value of ancillary imaging features for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma (IMCC) assigned to LI...
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Open AccessEvaluation of lateral pterygoid muscle in patients with temporomandibular joint anterior disk displacement using T1-weighted Dixon sequence: a retrospective study
Pathological alterations of lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) are implicated in temporomandibular joint anterior disk displacement (ADD). However, quantification of the fatty infiltration of LPM and its correlati...
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Quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains diffusion-weighted imaging in differentiating parotid gland tumors
To evaluate the ability of quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI and readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains diffusion-weighted imaging (RESOLVE-DWI) in differentiating parotid tumors (PTs...
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Differentiating intracranial solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma from meningioma using diffusion-weighted imaging and susceptibility-weighted imaging
Intracranial solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma (SFT/HPC) and meningioma are difficult to distinguish owing to their overlap** imaging manifestation on routine magnetic resonance imaging. The purpose ...
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Non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the foot with flow spoiled-fresh blood imaging (FS-FBI): feasibility study and comparison of different scanning parameters
To evaluate the feasibility of foot arteries using flow-spoiled-fresh blood imaging (FS-FBI) and to investigate how the FS-FBI scanning parameters affect the flow sensitivity and impact the depiction of pedal ...
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Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of diffusion weighted imaging for differentiation of supratentorial pilocytic astrocytoma and pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
Supratentorial pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) may mimic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) on conventional MR imaging, and a differentiation is clinically important because of distinct recurrence rate and anaplas...
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Open AccessIDH mutant and 1p/19q co-deleted oligodendrogliomas: tumor grade stratification using diffusion-, susceptibility-, and perfusion-weighted MRI
Currently, isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation and 1p/19q co-deletion are proven diagnostic biomarkers for both grade II and III oligodendrogliomas (ODs). Non-invasive diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), sus...
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Open AccessChemical shift MR imaging in the lumbar vertebra: the effect of field strength, scanner vendors and flip angles in repeatability of signal intensity index measurement
To evaluate the reproducibility of signal intensity index (SII) measurements with MRI systems from different vendors and with different field strengths, and to test the effectiveness of flip angle.
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Open AccessMultiple paragangliomas of head and neck associated with hepatic paraganglioma: a case report
Paragangliomas (PGs) are neuroendocrine tumors derived embryonically from the neural crest cells of the autonomic nervous system. Approximately 3 % of all paragangliomas occur in the head and neck area. Head a...
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Nonenhanced renal MR angiography using steady-state free precession (SSFP) and time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP): repeatability and comparison of different tagging location
To prospectively determine the repeatability of noncontrast-enhanced renal arterial angiography with steady-state free precession (SSFP) and time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP), and to compare th...
