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The relationship between diffusion tensor imaging and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the clinical classification of cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS). Ten patients with CuTS (7 men and 3 women;...
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Influence of Gd-EOB-DTPA on proton-density fat fraction in the liver using chemical shift-encoded magnetic resonance imaging at 3-T
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its advanced stage, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), have become increasingly prevalent owing to the rise in metabolic syndromes. Accurate assessment of hepat...
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Open AccessValue of fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging for predicting short-term pain relief after sclerotherapy for venous malformations in the extremities
This study aimed to evaluate the value of fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging (FS-T2WI) for predicting short-term pain relief after polidocanol sclerotherapy for painful venous malformations (VMs) in the extrem...
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Open AccessUtility of non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in predicting preoperative clinical stage and prognosis in patients with thymic epithelial tumor
The purpose of this study was to find useful imaging features on non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that can divide patients with thymic epithelial tumor (TET) into clinical stage I-II and ...
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Follow-up non-contrast MRA after treatment of intracranial aneurysms using microcoils with prominent metallic artifact: a comparative study of TOF-MRA and Silent MRA
Some of the detachable microcoils are associated with the prominent metallic artifact. We have applied Silent MRA to reduce the artifact. In this study, we present a retrospective study in which Silent MRA is ...
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Imaging features in patients with SAPHO/CRMO: a pictorial review
Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, and osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome and chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) have been described as disorders of chronic osteoarthritic inflammation frequently...
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Open AccessJapanese clinical practice guidelines for vascular anomalies 2017
The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systemati...
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Clinical spectrum and diagnostic pitfalls of multiple abnormal uptakes on bone scintigraphy
Bone scintigraphy with technetium-99m (99mTc)-labeled diphosphonates is one of the most frequently performed radionuclide procedures. Accumulation of 99mTc-labeled diphosphonate is well recognized to reflect cond...
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Endovascular Management of Intractable Postpartum Hemorrhage Caused by Vaginal Laceration
We evaluated the management of transcatheter arterial embolization for postpartum hemorrhage caused by vaginal laceration.
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Comparison of ADC values in different malignancies of the skeletal musculature: a multicentric analysis
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides essential information regarding tumor composition, such as cellularity and/or perfusion. DWI is helpful in distinguishing between malignant and benign lesions. Maligna...
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Analysis of Passive Motion of Para- and Retropharyngeal Structures During Swallowing Using Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The purpose of this study was to analyze passive motion of the para- and retropharyngeal space (PRS) during swallowing using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We conducted a preliminary study involving...
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Chondrosarcoma arising within a radiation-induced osteochondroma several years following childhood total body irradiation: Case report
Malignant degeneration arising in radiation-induced osteochondromas is extremely rare. We report a case of a 34-year-old man with a chondrosarcoma arising from an osteochondroma of the left posterior eighth ri...
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Open AccessInfantile juvenile xanthogranuloma of the chest wall mimicking mesenchymal hamartoma: report of a case
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is essentially a benign neoplasm arising from any site on the body; however, there has so far been only one report of JXG located on the chest wall involving a rib. This report p...
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Comparing two diagnostic tests when two tests are applied to same patients and test scores are given in categories
Suppose that a new diagnostic test is developed for making sharp distinction between disease A and B. To show its superiority to the standard test, the study design is introduced that the new and standard test...
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Diffusion-weighted imaging of soft tissue tumors: usefulness of the apparent diffusion coefficient for differential diagnosis
We evaluated the efficacy of using the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) to differentiate soft tissue tumors.
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Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma of the distal femur: radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings
We report a case of giant cell-rich osteosarcoma in the right distal femur of a 32-year-old man. Giant cell-rich osteosarcomas are sometimes difficult to distinguish from giant cell tumors by age, location, ma...
