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Open AccessPerformance measures of 8,169,869 examinations in the National Breast Cancer Screening Program in Taiwan, 2004–2020
The benefits of mammographic screening have been shown to include a decrease in mortality due to breast cancer. Taiwan’s Breast Cancer Screening Program is a national screening program that has offered biennia...
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Differentiating focal interstitial fibrosis from adenocarcinoma in persistent pulmonary subsolid nodules (> 5 mm and < 20 mm): the role of coronal thin-section CT images
To investigate thin-section computed tomography (CT) features of pulmonary subsolid nodules (SSNs) with sizes between 5 and 20 mm to determine predictive factors for differentiating focal interstitial fibrosis...
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Post-operative assessment in patients after liver transplantation: imaging parameters associated with 1-year graft failure
To identify post-liver transplant CT findings which predict graft failure within 1 year.
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Open AccessPredictive imaging for tumor response to drug-eluting microsphere transarterial chemoembolization in patients with BCLC-C advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Drug-eluting microsphere transarterial chemoembolization (DEM-TACE) has been introduced to ensure more sustained and tumor-selective drug delivery for permanent embolization of HCC. The aim of this study was t...
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Open AccessPrognostic Significance of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients treated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
The role of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW MRI) in assessing durable tumor control for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) was...
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A paraspinal pulmonary lesion
A bullae is defined as emphysematous space larger than one centimeter in the inflated lung. The common complications of bullae are pneumothorax and space occupation symptoms, although fluid accumulation and in...
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Open AccessLocalization of nonpalpable pulmonary nodules using CT-guided needle puncture
Surgical resection of small pulmonary nodule is challenging via thoracoscopic procedure. We describe our experience of computed tomography (CT)-guided needle puncture localization of indeterminate pulmonary no...
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Prognostic potential of initial CT changes for progression-free survival in gefitinib-treated patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung: a preliminary analysis
We aimed to determine whether initial tumour responses measured during short-term follow-up computed tomography (CT) examinations after baseline examinations would correlate with clinical outcomes in patients ...
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Imaging differentiation of phytobezoar and small-bowel faeces: CT characteristics with quantitative analysis in patients with small- bowel obstruction
The objective is to use multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to differentiate phytobezoar impaction and small-bowel faeces in patients with small-bowel obstruction (SBO).
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Histological grade of hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with arterial enhancement on gadoxetic acid-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR images
To retrospectively determine the correlation between heptic tumor signal intensity on gadoxetic acid-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR images and histopathological grading of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Erratum to: Value of 18 F-FDG uptake on PET/CT and CEA level to predict epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in pulmonary adenocarcinoma
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Value of 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT and CEA level to predict epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in pulmonary adenocarcinoma
The identification of the mutation status of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is important for the optimization of treatment in patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The acquisition of adequate tissu...
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Effects of gender, age, and body mass index on fat contents and apparent diffusion coefficients in healthy parotid glands: an MRI evaluation
To establish standard apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the fat content as a function of age, gender and body mass index (BMI) in healthy parotid glands, and to address the influences of fat suppression...
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The association of haemoglobin A1C levels with the clinical and CT characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses in patients with diabetes mellitus
To compare the characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses (KPLA) in diabetic patients with different levels of glycaemic control.
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Ultrasonographic alterations associated with the dilatation of mammary ducts: feature analysis and BI-RADS assessment
The purpose of this study was to analyse the lesion characteristics and the patterns of dilated ducts on ultrasonography (US) to determine the appropriateness of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (B...
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Expression of cortactin and survivin in renal cell carcinoma associated with tumor aggressiveness
We tested the hypothesis that the expression of cortactin and survivin in renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) correlates with more advanced stages of the disease.
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Acute concomitant pulmonary artery and aortic dissection with rupture
Pulmonary artery (PA) dissection is uncommon and may lead to rupture and sudden death if encountered. A 63-year-old man presented to our emergency room with episodic left chest pain radiating to the back follo...
