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Relationship between diverse patient body size- and image acquisition-related factors, and quantitative and qualitative image quality in coronary computed tomography angiography: a multicenter observational study
We investigated the effects of patient- and image acquisition-related factors on the image quality in coronary CT angiography (CCTA).
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Open AccessEffects of High-concentration contrast material and low-voltage CT on contrast for multiphasic CT of the upper abdomen: comparison using the simulation with virtual monochromatic imaging obtained by fast-switch kVp dual-energy CT
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of high-concentration contrast material and low-voltage CT simulated by virtual monochromatic (VM) imaging on contrast enhancement at multiphasic CT of the ...
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Endometrial cancer: preoperative staging using three-dimensional T2-weighted turbo spin-echo and diffusion-weighted MR imaging at 3.0 T: a prospective comparative study
To prospectively assess the efficacy of 3-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging using the three-dimensional turbo spin-echo T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted technique (3D-TSE/DW) compared with that of convention...
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Diagnostic accuracy of C-arm CT during selective transcatheter angiography for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison with intravenous contrast-enhanced, biphasic, dynamic MDCT
This study was aimed to compare the accuracy, sensitivity, and positive predictive value of C-arm CT (CACT) during selective transcatheter angiography with those of multidetector CT (MDCT) in the detection of ...
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Hypervascular hepatocellular carcinomas: detection with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MR imaging and multiphasic multidetector CT
To retrospectively compare the accuracy of detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by multiphasic multidetector CT and by gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MR imaging.
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18F-FDG PET/MRI fusion in characterizing pancreatic tumors: comparison to PET/CT
To demonstrate that positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fusion was feasible in characterizing pancreatic tumors (PTs), comparing MRI and computed tomography (CT) as map** imag...
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Hepatocellular nodules in liver cirrhosis: state of the art CT evaluation (perfusion CT/volume helical shuttle scan/dual-energy CT, etc.)
The purpose of this article is to explain the role of advanced liver CT imaging, including perfusion CT, dual-energy CT, and volume helical shuttle (VHS) scanning, with regard to its clinical applications. Per...
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Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance images of hepatocellular carcinoma: correlation with histological grading and portal blood flow
To retrospectively investigate enhancement patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and dysplastic nodule (DN) in the hepatobiliary phase of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced ...
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Efficacy of double arterial phase dynamic magnetic resonance imaging with the sensitivity encoding technique versus dynamic multidetector-row helical computed tomography for detecting hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of double arterial phase dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the sensitivity encoding technique (SENSE dynamic MRI) for detection of hypervascular h...
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Angiographic evaluation of hepatic arterial damage after transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, degree, and predictors of hepatic arterial damage (HAD) after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Quantitative Tissue Blood Flow Measurement of the Liver Parenchyma: Comparison Between Xenon CT and Perfusion CT
The purpose of this study was to compare measurements of hepatic tissue blood flow (TBF) calculated by xenon and perfusion CT. Seven patients with normal liver and eight with chronic liver disease underwent bo...
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Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in the Screening for Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism
The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of serial lung perfusion scintigraphy prospectively using single-photon emission computed tomographic image (SPECT) in screening for pulmonary embolism (PE) ...
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Evaluation of renal arteries in living renal donors: comparison between MDCT angiography and gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography
The purpose of this study was to clarify and compare the accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) angiography using multidetector-row helical CT (MDCT angiography) and gadolinium-enhanced MR angi...
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Principles and techniques of transcatheter embolotherapy for peripheral vascular lesions
Transcatheter embolotherapy (TCE), a common procedure for interventional radiologists, comprises transcatheter delivery of embolic agents into target vessels in order to eliminate lesions or lesion-associated ...
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Noninvasive method using multidetector CT for calculating the relative blood supply ratio of duplicated renal arteries in renal donors
The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the renal artery cross-sectional area measured by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and the nephrogram area calculated by renal arteriograph...
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Evaluation of Regional Liver Damage by Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide in Rat Liver
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether regional liver damage could be detected by means of enhanced MR imaging with a superparamagnetic iron oxide (SH U 555A) in an ischemia–reperfusion model of ...
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Evaluation of Regional Liver Function by Gadolinium-EOB-DTPA-Enhanced MR Imaging
We evaluated the role of magnetic resonance (MR)imaging withgadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine-pentaaceticacid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), in estimating regional liverfunction in a rat ischemia-reperfusion model. I...
