The reliability and validity of radiological assessment for patellar instability. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective  

To determine the discriminative validity and reliability of the evidence base using meta-analysis.     

Imaging characteristics of tenosynovial and bursal chondromatosis

Objectives  

Our purpose was to identify imaging characteristics of tenosynovial and bursal chondromatosis.     

CT colonography and transient bacteraemia: implications for antibiotic prophylaxis

Objectives  

To determine the prevalence of transient bacteraemia after CT colonography (CTC).     

Comparison of half-dose and full-dose gadolinium MR contrast on the enhancement of bone and soft tissue tumors

Objective  

To evaluate the effect of half-dose intravenous gadolinium contrast on the enhancement of bone and soft tissue tumors.     

Cortical thickness,gray matter volume,and white matter anisotropy and diffusivity in schizophrenia

Introduction  

The study was conducted to evaluate simultaneously gray matter changes and white matter changes in patients with schizophrenia.     

Imaging of the Achilles tendon in spondyloarthritis: a comparison of ultrasound and conventional, short and ultrashort echo time MRI with and without intravenous contrast

Objectives  

To compare conventional MRI, ultrashort echo time MRI and ultrasound for assessing the extent of tendon abnormalities in spondyloarthritis.     

Coronary artery plaques and myocardial ischaemia

Objective  

To prospectively examine coronary artery plaques as predictors of myocardial ischaemia using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).     

Detection and quantification of glenohumeral joint effusion: reliability of ultrasound

Objectives  

To evaluate reliability of ultrasound for detection and quantification of glenohumeral joint effusion.     

Thrombolysis and thromboaspiration for acute thromboembolic occlusion in the upper extremity

Purpose  

To report technical aspects of thrombolysis and thromboaspiration for acute thromboembolic occlusion in the upper extremity.     

Subcutaneous epidermal inclusion cysts: Ultrasound (US) and MR imaging findings

Objective  

To describe the characteristic US and MR findings of subcutaneous epidermal inclusion cysts.     

Patellofemoral and tibiofemoral articular cartilage and subchondral bone health following arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy

Purpose  

To examine articular cartilage and subchondral bone changes in tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints following partial medial meniscectomy.     

Differentiation between benign and malignant orbital tumors at 3-T diffusion MR-imaging

Introduction  

To differentiate between malignant and benign orbital tumors at 3-T diffusion MR imaging.     

MRI-guided biopsy and aspiration in the head and neck: evaluation of 77 patients

Objectives  

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of MRI-guided percutaneous biopsy procedures of head and neck lesions using 0.23T open MRI with optical tracking.     

Radiographic and CT features of radiation-induced organizing pneumonia syndrome after breast-conserving therapy

Purpose  

To investigate radiographic and computed tomography features of radiation-induced organizing pneumonia syndrome after breast-conserving surgery.     

MR imaging of the brachial plexus: comparison between 1.5-T and 3-T MR imaging: preliminary experience

Objective  

To compare 1.5-T and 3-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brachial plexus.     

Magnetic resonance imaging findings in acute myocarditis and correlation with immunohistological parameters

Objective  

To evaluate the role of MRI in diagnosing acute myocarditis by correlation with immunohistological parameters.     

Differentiation of malignant from benign heart and pericardial lesions using positron emission tomography and computed tomography

Objective  

To assess the feasibility of ¹⁸F-FDG PET-CT for the differentiation of malignancy from benign lesions of the heart and the pericardium.     

Brachial plexus MR imaging: accuracy and reproducibility of DTI-derived measurements and fibre tractography at 3.0-T

Objective  

To estimate intrastudy, intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of DTI-derived measurements and fibre tractography (FT) at 3.0 T MR imaging in subjects without known brachial plexus pathology.     

Image-guided spinal injection procedures in open high-field MRI with vertical field orientation: feasibility and technical features

Objective  

We prospectively evaluated the feasibility and technical features of MR-guided lumbosacral injection procedures in open high-field MRI at 1.0 T.     

Radiation Therapy and Simultaneous Chemotherapy for Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma

Purpose:  

To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity in patients with recurrence of cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy and simultaneous chemotherapy.