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<copyright>An RSS feed for Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging</copyright>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese expert consensus of scanning protocol and clinical application of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.001</link>
<description><![CDATA[MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an important tool for the diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary diseases. Standardizing the MRCP scanning protocol, optimizing the MRCP examination process and summarizing the key points in image analysis will further improve its clinical application in pancreaticobiliary diseases thus for better improve patients<sup><sup>,</sup></sup> service. The Abdominal Group of Chinese Society of Radiology Chinese Medical Association together with experts related to this issue draft an expert consensus on MRCP scanning protocol and clinical application based on the latest MRI technology and experts<sup><sup>,</sup></sup> experience and opinion. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Apr 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic changes of spontaneous neural activity in the brain of patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy: A preliminary study of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.002</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective This study attempted to investigate the abnormal dynamic characteristics of regional neural activity in minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) patients and to assess whether altered dynamic regional indices are associated with clinical behavior in MHE patients. Materials and Methods A total of 25 healthy volunteers (the control group) and 28 MHE patients were enrolled in this study, followed by resting-stated functional magnetic resonance imaging and number connection test A (NCT-A), digit symbol test (DST), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale. A sliding time window was used to calculate the temporal variability of dynamic regional homogeneity (dReHo) to assess the temporal dynamics of the dReHo in MHE. Using Pearson correlation. The correlations between the variability of dReHo and NCT-A, DST, MoCA were performed. Results Between the control group and the MHE group, the NCT-A (<i>t</i>=-7.906, <i>P</i>＜0.01), DST(<i>t</i>=9.380, <i>P</i>＜0.01) and MoCA (<i>t</i>=7.508, <i>P</i>＜0.01) scale scores were significantly different. The left middle frontal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left globus pallidus, left hippocampus, right middle frontal gyrus and right inferior temporal gyrus were significantly different in the MHE group compared with the control group. The dReHo<i> </i>were<i> </i>higher in the MHE group than in the control group (Gaussian random field corrected, <i>P</i>＜0.05). Correlation analysis showed that MoCA scale scores were negatively correlated with dReHo values in the right middle frontal gyrus (<i>r</i>=-0.50, <i>P</i>＜0.05), and positively correlated with the right inferior temporal gyrus (<i>r</i>=0.70, <i>P</i>＜0.05). Conclusions The intrinsic brain activity variability pattern of MHE patients changed, dReHo has potential value in understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms of MHE and its diagnosis. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Apr 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changes of functional connectivity density in different severity of nicotine addicts: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.003</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective We aimed to use the functional connectivity density (FCD) method to investigate the common functional brain alterations in the resting state of nicotine addicts, and whether there were more specific brain changes in functional coordination in different severity of nicotine addicts. Materials and Methods A total of 120 nicotine addicts (59 in the mild group and 61 in the severe group) and 56 normal controls underwent resting state magnetic resonance imaging scanning and FCD values were calculated. FCD values were compared among the three groups by ANOVA analysis, and then the differences between the two groups were studied by post-hoc analysis. Results Compared with the control group, both the mild group and the severe group showed decreased FCD in the bilateral calcarine sulcus cortex; only the severe group showed decreased FCD in the right cuneus (voxel level <i>P</i>＜0.005, mass level <i>P</i>＜0.01, Gaussian random field adjusted). Conclusions There were common coordination changes related to the visual attention network in different severity of nicotine addicts, and they persisted with the progression of nicotine dependence. In severe nicotine addicts, the specific brain region of abnormal neural activity was observed. These findings provided new insights into the underlying neural mechanisms of different severity nicotine addicts. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Meta analysis of correlation between characteristics of vulnerable intracranial plaque and occurrence and recurrence of ischemic stroke]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.004</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective Meta analysis was used to qualitatively evaluate the correlation between the characteristics of intracranial vulnerable plaques and the occurrence and recurrence of ischemic stroke. Materials and Methods PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Embase and Medline were searched by computer, and high-resolution vascular wall imaging was collected to evaluate the correlation between the characteristics of intracranial vulnerable plaques and the occurrence and recurrence of ischemic stroke. Two independent evaluators extracted data on study design, vascular wall magnetic resonance imaging techniques, and population characteristics. The odds ratio (OR) or hazard ratio (HR) of different vulnerable plaque features were calculated and combined using fixed effects models. Subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis and publication bias assessment were also performed. Results Twenty-four articles met the inclusion criteria. In 19 retrospective studies, plaque enhancement (OR: 8.84, 95% <i>CI</i>: 6.21-12.59) and intra-plaque bleeding (OR: 5.23, 95% <i>CI</i>: 3.60-7.59) were significantly associated with ischemic stroke. In five prospective studies, plaque enhancement (HR: 5.21, 95% <i>CI</i>: 2.92-9.31) and intra-plaque bleeding (HR: 2.07, 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.41-3.02) were significantly associated with recurrent ischemic stroke. Conclusions According to the existing studies on symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic plaque, plaque enhancement and intracplaque hemorrhage are closely related to the occurrence and recurrence of ischemic stroke. Prospective, large-sample size, high-resolution magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging studies on intracranial plaques are needed in the future to improve clinical decision making for intracranial atherosclerotic plaques. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study on quantitative monitoring of occult injury in normal white matter regions of WMHs with different Fazekas based on DTI combined with ASL technique]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.005</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To investigate the value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and arterial spin labelling (ASL) technique in the quantitative evaluation of occult injury in the white matter regions of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) patients with different Fazekas scores. Materials and Methods The routine MRI, DTI and ASL imaging were performed in 80 cases of WMHs and 30 normal subjects. The functional parameters were compared among different Fazekas scores of WMHs in the normal white matter regions in frontal subcortical, temporal subcortical, anterior horn and trigonal of lateral ventricle, corona radiata and centrum semioval. The patients were divided into three groups according to Fazekas score: Group A (0 point), Group B (1-3 points) and Group C (4-6 points). Results Compared with group A or B, group C had higher apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value in bilateral anterior horn of lateral ventricles, trigonal of lateral ventricles and corona radiata regions, and had lower fractional anisotropy (FA)value around bilateral anterior horn of lateral ventricles and trigonal of right lateral ventricle regions (<i>P</i>＜0.05). Group C had lower cerebral blood flow (CBF) around bilateral trigonal of lateral ventricles and corona radiata regions (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The ADC value were negatively correlated with CBF value in the normal white matter area around left frontal subcortical, right corona radiata, right centrum semiovale, anterior horn of bilateral lateral ventricles and trigonal of bilateral lateral ventricles regions (<i>r</i>=-0.326,-0.21,-0.282,-0.443,-0.429,-0.357,-0.383). There was a positive correlation between FA and CBF in the white matter area around the anterior horn of bilateral lateral ventricles regions (<i>r</i>=0.477, 0.268). Conclusions When the WMHs score ranges 4-6 points, DTI combined with ASL imaging can sensitively identify the occult injury in normal white matter areas. The most sensitive area is located in the normal white matter area around the ventricle. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Apr 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical value of high-resolution compressed sensing TOF-MRA in assessing Suzuki classification and the dilatation of hemorrhage related vascular in patients with moyamoya disease]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.006</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To explore the applied value of high-resolution compressed sensing (CS) time-of-fight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) in assessing Suzuki classification and the dilatation of hemorrhage related vascular in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD). Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis of twenty-one receivers who underwent both CS TOF-MRA and computed tomography angiography (CTA) within 2 weeks. The scan time of CS TOF-MRA was 5 min 4 s, with a reconstructed resolution of 0.4 mm×0.4 mm×0.4 mm. Visualization of Suzuki classification, moyamoya vessel (MMV), anterior choroidal artery (AChA), and posterior communicating artery (PComA) were independently ranked by two neuroradiologists on CS TOF-MRA and CTA, respectively. The unilateral cerebral hemisphere as a unit, the dilatation of AChA and PComA were graded using both CS TOF-MRA and CTA. Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare the evaluation results of CS TOF-MRA and CTA. Results The evaluation ability of Suzuki classification, CS TOF-MRA was equivalent to CTA (<i>Z</i>=-1.000, <i>P</i>＞0.05). The MMV, AChA and PComA were better visualized on CS TOF-MRA than CTA (both <i>P</i>＜0.05). Thirty-seven hemisphere were enrolled (5 cases of unilateral MMD and 16 cases of bilateral MMD), the dilatation of AChA and PComA, were comparable to CTA (both <i>P</i>＜0.05). Conclusions Within a clinically reasonable time, high-resolution CS TOF-MRA outperforms CTA for visualization of hemorrhage related vascular and is equivalent to CTA for Suzuki classification and the dilatation of hemorrhage related vascular in MMD patients. High-resolution CS TOF-MRA can be used as a priority imaging examination for follow-up review of MMD patients, and has well applied value in clinical practice. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Apr 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The diagnostic value of 3.0 T DCE-MRI combined with DWI in differentiating pleomorphic adenoma and basal cell adenoma of salivary gland]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.007</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To investigate the value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) combined with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differential diagnosis of salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and basal cell adenoma (BCA). Materials and Methods Retrospective analysis of 55 cases with salivary gland tumors confirmed by pathology in Jining First People <sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s Hospital from December 2018 to August 2022, including 38 cases of PA and 17 cases of BCA. MRI data of all patients were collected and analyzed from picture archiving and communication system. The PA and BCA were compared and analyzed in time intensity curve (TIC) types, quantitative parameters [volume transfer constant (K<sup>trans</sup>), the rate constant (K<sub>ep</sub>), fractional volume of the extravascular-extracellular space (V<sub>e</sub>), plasma fraction (V<sub>p</sub>)] and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value. Rreceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the efficiency of DCE-MRI combined with DWI in distinguishing PA and BCA. Results The mean ADC value of PA [(1.74±0.36)×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s] was higher than that of BCA [(1.32±0.13)×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s], and the difference was statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). There were 5 cases of type B and 11 cases of type C in TIC of 17 cases of BCA, and 27 cases of type A, 10 cases of type C in 38 cases of PA. The K<sub>ep</sub> value of PA was lower than that of BCA and the V<sub>e</sub> value of PA was higher than that of BCA (<i>P</i>＜0.05 ) in the quantitative parameters of DCE-MRI. There was no significant difference in K<sup>trans</sup> and V<sub>p</sub> values between PA and BCA groups. The area under the curve (AUC) of ADC, TIC, K<sub>ep </sub>and V<sub>e </sub>were 0.875, 0.808, 0.822 and 0.747, respectively. And the AUC of multi-parameter combination was 0.895-0.952. Conclusions TIC, K<sub>ep</sub>, V<sub>e</sub> and ADC are all helpful to differentiate BCA and PA in salivary gland, and the combination of multiple parameters further improves its diagnostic efficiency. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical application of DWI combined with DKI and SWI in the diagnosis of parotid tumors]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.008</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To investigate the clinical application value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) combined with diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of benign and malignant tumors of parotid gland. Materials and Methods A prospective study was conducted on 70 patients with parotid tumors confirmed by postoperative pathology in our hospital, including 48 benign tumors and 22 malignant tumors. All patients underwent conventional MRI examination, DWI, DKI, SWI sequence scan before surgery. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value, mean kurtosis (MK) value, radial kurtosis (Kr) value, axial kurtosis (Ka) value, venous distribution around tumor, susceptibility signal intensity (ITSS) grade, maximum venous diameter D<sub>v-max</sub> and other technical indicators of functional imaging were analyzed by workstation. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn for statistically significant results to analyze their diagnostic efficiency and obtain diagnostic thresholds. Results The ADC value of benign parotid tumor was higher than that of malignant tumor, and that of malignant tumor and Warthin tumor was lower than that of pleomorphic adenoma. The differences among all groups were statistically significant, with good diagnostic efficacy. The ADC value of Warthin tumor was close to that of malignant tumor, and there was no statistical significance between groups (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The mean values of MK, Kr and Ka in malignant parotid tumors were higher than those in benign tumors (<i>P</i>＜0.05), with statistical significance among all groups and good sensitivity and specificity. The venous distribution of benign parotid tumors was mainly peripheral, and that of malignant tumors was mainly central. The ITSS grade of benign tumors was mainly grade 1, and that of malignant tumors was mainly grade 2-3. The D<sub>v-max</sub> of malignant tumors was higher than that of benign tumors, and the difference between each group was statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). In the joint diagnostic model of DKI, DWI and SWI, MK＞1.0400, Kr＞1.1500, Ka＞0.8670 and ADC＜1.140×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, the maximum vein diameter (D<sub>v-max</sub>)＞1.500 mm, the area under the curve is 0.995, the sensitivity is 93.9%, and the specificity is 100.0%. Conclusions DWI, DKI, SWI combined diagnosis model can improve the differential diagnosis efficiency of benign and malignant parotid tumors. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comprehensive analysis of carotid body tumor complicated with carotid artery by high resolution magnetic resonance vascular wall imaging]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.009</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To analyze the risk factors of carotid body tumor (CBT) in the plateau area, explore the relationship between carotid body tumor and ipsilateral carotid plaque, discuss the advantages of high resolution vascular wall imaging (HR-VWI) in the diagnosis of CBT and carotid plaque. Materials and Methods A total of 194 patients who underwent HR-VWI examination and had resided in Qinghai region all year round were analyzed. Patients were divided into CBT group and non-CBT group, and the general and clinical data of the two groups were compared. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors of CBT. If the ipsilateral CBT was accompanied by carotid plaque, the property and number of plaques were determined, and the relationship between CBT and ipsilateral carotid plaque was analyzed. Results Gender (OR<i>=</i>20.082, 95% <i>CI</i>:<i> </i>6.661-60.997, <i>P</i>＜0.001), Age (OR=0.958, 95% <i>CI</i>: 0.926-0.991, <i>P</i>=0.014), Altitude of residence (OR=1.001, 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.000-1.002, <i>P</i>=0.018), Hemoglobin (OR=1.022, 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.003-1.043, <i>P</i>=0.026), Average hemoglobin concentration (OR=0.936, 95% <i>CI</i>: 0.895-0.979, <i>P</i>=0.004) were risk factors for CBT; CBT will increase the incidence of ipsilateral carotid plaques (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i>=7.260, <i>P</i>＜0.05); the incidence of plaque has nothing to do with CBT classification (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i>=1.117, <i>P</i>＞0.05); plaque property has nothing to do with the CBT classification (<i>χ<sup>2</sup></i>=1.138, <i>P</i>＞0.05). Conclusions CBT increases the incidence of ipilateral carotid plaque; HR-VWI can accurately diagnose CBT and carotid plaque. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of apparent diffusion coefficient value in differentiating the Luminal-type and non-Luminal-type breast cancer and evaluating tumor cell proliferation activity]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.010</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To explore the efficacy of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in distinguishing between Luminal and non-Luminal breast cancer and its correlation with Ki-67 proliferation index. Materials and Methods Eighty-eight cases of Luminal breast cancers and 30 cases of non-Luminal breast cancers were confirmed pathologically, and their Ki-67 proliferation index was assessed through immunohistochemistry. The minimum ADC value (ADCmin), the mean ADC value (ADCmean), and the ADC value of the corresponding contralateral normal breast gland tissue were measured on the ADC map. Additionally, the relative minimum ADC value (rADCmin) and the relative mean ADC value (rADCmean) were calculated. The differences in ADC values between the luminal and non-luminal breast cancer groups were compared, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn. Then, the differential efficacy of ADC values on luminal and non-luminal breast cancer and the correlation between ADC values and Ki-67 proliferation index were analyzed. Results The ADCmin, ADCmean, rADCmin, and rADCmean values of the Luminal breast cancer group were lower than those in the non-Luminal breast cancer group, and the differences were statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The ROC results showed that each ADC value could effectively distinguish between Luminal type and non-Luminal type of breast cancer. Among them, rADCmin had the best discriminatory efficiency. The optimal cut-off value was 0.599, and the corresponding area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity were 0.796 [95% (confidence interval, <i>CI</i>): 0.712-0.864], 90.91% (95% <i>CI</i>: 82.90%-96.00%), and 63.33% (95% <i>CI</i>: 43.90%-80.10%), respectively. There were different degrees of negative correlation between ADCmin, ADCmean, rADCmin, and rADCmean, and Ki-67 proliferation index [<i>r</i>=-0.343 (95% <i>CI</i>: -0.493--0.173), <i>r</i>=-0.474 (95% <i>CI</i>: -0.603--0.321), <i>r</i>=-0.325 (95% <i>CI</i>: -0.478--0.154), <i>r</i>=-0.322 (95% <i>CI</i>: -0.475--0.150), all with <i>P</i>＜0.05]. Conclusions The ADC values can be used to distinguish between Luminal type and non-Luminal type breast cancer, and they can also have some value for assessing the proliferative activity of tumor cells. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Predictive value of DCE-MRI features of breast cancer on hormone receptor, HER-2 and triple negative breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.011</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To explore the predictive value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) image features combined with quantitative parameters in breast cancer hormone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) and triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Materials and Methods The clinical data, DCE-MRI images, and quantitative parameters of 316 patients with breast cancer who underwent breast MRI were collected retrospectively, 242 patients in the training group and 74 patients in the validation group. According to the expression of hormone receptor, they were divided into two groups: hormone receptor positive group and negative group. HER-2 positive group and HER-2 negative group were determined by HER-2 expression. TNBC group and non-triple negative breast cancer (NTNBC) group devided according to hormone receptor and HER-2 expression status. In training group, the differences of image features and quantitative parameters among different immunohistochemical results and molecular types of breast cancer were compared. Some imaging features and quantitative parameters selected by logistic regression were used to predict hormone receptor positive, HER-2 positive and TNBC, and then the nomogram models were constructed. The verification group was used for verification. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve and decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the performance of the prediction model. Results In the training group, DCE-MRI image features such as lesion size, shape, spiculated margin, internal enhancement characteristics (IEC), non-mass enhancement (NME), sub-focus, increased peripheral vascularity, axillary lymphadenopathy and nipple change were significantly different among the immunohistochemical results and molecular subtypes of breast cancer (all <i>P</i>＜0.05). The quantitative parameter volume fraction of extravascular extra vascular space (V<sub>e</sub>) of the hormone receptor positive group was larger than that of hormone receptor negative group<i> </i>(<i>P</i>＜0.001), while V<sub>e</sub> of the TNBC group was smaller than that of NTNBC group (<i>P</i>＜0.001). Spiculated margin (<i>P</i>＜0.001), IEC (<i>P</i>=0.041), NME (<i>P</i>=0.006) and axillary lymphadenopathy (<i>P</i>=0.029) can distinguish between hormone receptor positive and negative breast cancer. In training group, combined with the above characteristics, a hormone receptor positive breast cancer prediction model was constructed, and the area under curve (AUC) of prediction model was 0.746 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.681-0.811), sensitivity of 82.8%, specificity of 52.9%, accuracy of 72.3%. In verification group, the AUC of 0.829 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.730-0.926), and the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 78.7%, 74.1% and 77.0%, respectively. Mass shape (<i>P</i>=0.050), spiculated margin (<i>P</i>=0.016), NME (<i>P</i>=0.013) and axillary lymphadenopathy (<i>P</i>＜0.001) were significantly associated with HER-2 positive breast cancer. In training group, the AUC of HER-2 positive breast cancer prediction model combined with these above characteristics was 0.733 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.665-0.800), sensitivity of 55.6%, specificity of 82.0%, accuracy of 73.1%. In verification group, the AUC of HER-2 positive breast cancer prediction model was 0.649 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.507-0.791), the sensitivity of 63.6%, and the specificity of 64.9%, the accuracy of 64.9%. The TNBC prediction model was combined with lesion size (<i>P</i>=0.010), nipple change (<i>P</i>=0.016) and V<sub>e </sub>(<i>P</i>=0.007). In training group, the AUC of TNBC prediction model was 0.689 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.600-0.779), and the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 80.0%, 52.5% and 57.0%, respectively. The AUC of prediction model in verification group was 0.794 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.662-0.927), The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 86.7%, 67.8% and 71.6%, respectively. The calibration curves of hormone receptor positive, HER-2 positive and TNBC predictive models in training group and verification group showed that the consistency of the models was high. The DCA curve shows that these predictive models could be beneficial among a larger threshold range. Conclusions Some image features and quantitative parameters derived from DCE-MRI are related to the expression of hormone receptor and HER-2, which has the potential to non-invasively predict hormone receptor positive, HER-2 positive and TNBC. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prediction of HER-2 expression in breast cancer patients based on DCE-MRI intratumor and peritumoral imaging combined with TIC typing and Ki-67]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.012</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To investigate the value of dynamic contrast enhancement MRI (DCE-MRI) based intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics models in combination with clinical and imaging indicators to predict the expression status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) in breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods A total of 272 patients<sup><sup>,</sup></sup> information with pathologically confirmed breast cancer from June 2018 to September 2022 were retrospectively collected, including 139 patients with positive HER-2 and 133 patients with negative HER-2. All cases underwent DCE-MRI examination before treatment. All 272 patients were divided into training set and validation set with a ratio of 7:3 by complete randomization method. In the training set Pearson correlation coefficients, recursive feature elimination and logistic regression were used to perform dimensionality reduction and model construction of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics data. Multivariate logistic regression was used to screen the independent risk factors in clinical and imaging data, so as to construct the clinical model. Finally, the combined model was constructed by using intratumoral, peritumoral and clinical features. Area under the curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the efficacy of the model, and decision curve analysis (DCA) was used to evaluate the clinical value of the model. Results The AUC of clinical model, intratumoral model, peritumoral model, intratumoral + peritumoral model and combined model in the training set were 0.736, 0.784, 0.806, 0.831, 0.854, and the accuracy was 69.5%, 70.5%, 75.8%, 73.7%, 76.8%, respectively. The sensitivity was 87.6%, 53.6%, 71.1%, 62.9%, 72.2%, and the specificity was 50.5%, 88.2%, 80.6%, 84.9%, 81.7%, respectively. In the verification set, the AUC was 0.731, 0.724, 0.713, 0.780, 0.799, the accuracy was 73.2%, 70.7%, 68.3%, 73.1%, 78.0%, and the sensitivity was 76.2%, 61.9%, 88.1%, 76.2%, 78.6%, respectively. The specificity was 70.0%, 80.0%, 47.5%, 70.0% and 77.5%, respectively. By DeLong<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s test, in the training set there were statistically significant differences between combined model and the clinical model, the intratumoral model and the peritumoral model (Z=3.660, 2.791, 2.201, <i>P</i>=0.0003, 0.005, 0.028). There was no significant difference between the combined model and the intratumoral + peritumoral model (<i>Z</i>=1.583, <i>P</i>=0.114). The results showed that the combined model in the training set and validation set was better than the clinical model, intratumoral model, peritumoral model and intratumoral + peritumoral model in predicting the status of HER-2. DCA showed that the combined model had higher clinical utility than the clinical model, intratumoral model, peritumoral model and intratumoral + peritumoral model at risk thresholds of 13%-60% in the training set. Conclusions The combined model based on DCE-MRI intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics combined with clinical and imaging features can better predict the expression status of HER-2 in breast cancer patients. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Value of edema on T2WI before treatment in predicting the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.013</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To explore the predictive value of breast edema on T2WI before neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and breast edema<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s influencing factors. Materials and Methods From October 2018 to March 2022, the data of patients with breast cancer diagnosed by immunohistochemical technique and treated with NAC in General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University were retrospectively collected. According to the breast edema score (BES) on T2WI before NAC, no edema, peritumoral edema, prechest edema, and subcutaneous edema were respectively defined as BES1, BES2, BES3, and BES4. Postoperative pathological complete response (pCR) was used as the evaluation standard for the efficacy of NAC. SPSS software was used for single factor analysis of BES and its clinicopathological characteristics to predict the efficacy. The correlation between BES and tumor diameter, Ki-67, histological grade, NAC schedule, molecular typing, axillary lymph node metastasis was further evaluated. Results A total of 260 subjects were included, and the pCR rate was 40.4% (105/260). Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in BES, tumor diameter, Ki-67, NAC schedule and molecular typing between the pCR group and the Non-pCR group (<i>P</i>＜0.05). Analysis of the influencing factors of breast edema showed that BES was correlated with tumor diameter and axillary lymph node metastasis (<i>P</i>＜0.05), and was positively correlated with tumor diameter (<i>r<sub>s</sub></i>=0.442). Conclusions BES is helpful to predict the efficacy of NAC in breast cancer patients, and it is related to tumor diameter and axillary lymph node metastasis. Tumor diameter, Ki-67, NAC schedule and molecular typing were also effective predictors of NAC response. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Value of MRI image omics model in preoperative prediction of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression in breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.014</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To explore the value of conventional and functional MRI radiomics in prediction of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) status in breast cancel. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, a total of 100 patients with breast cancer confirmed by surgery and pathology were enrolled from January 2016 to May 2020 in our hospital, including 57 cases of HER-2 positive and 85 cases of HER-2 negative. The patients were randomly divided into training group [100 cases, HER-2(+‍) 60 cases, HER-2(-‍) 40 cases], testing group [42 cases, HER-2(+‍) 25 cases, HER-2(-‍) 17 cases]. All patients underwent routine and dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans of the breast. A region of interest (ROI) of the primary breast tumor in each patient was delineated, and then the texture features of the ROI were extracted by AK. The minimum redundancy maximum redundancy and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator methods were used to reduce the dimensionality of texture features and establish radiomics signature. Multivariate logistic regression was used to establish individualized prediction model (including clinical factors and radiomics signature). The performance of the model was assessed by area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Decision curve analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the clinical usefulness. Results The area under the curve (AUC) of the clinical prediction model for positive HER-2 in the training group and the testing group was 0.81 and 0.69, respectively. The AUC of the combined sequentomics label was 0.89 and 0.81, respectively. The AUC of personalized prediction models was 0.94 and 0.87, respectively. DCA indicated that the value of individualized prediction model was higher than clinical prediction model and joint radiomics signature in clinical practice. Conclusions The individualized prediction model is superior to clinical prediction model and joint radiomics signature, and it has high value in predicting of HER-2 status. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Quantitative assessment of liver and pancreatic fat infiltration and its correlation with insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients by 3D-IDEAL-IQ]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.015</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective Quantitative assessment of the differences in the content and distribution of fat infiltration in the liver and pancreas between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and healthy controls using the iteraterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation quantitation (3D-IDEAL-IQ) technique, and to analyse the correlation between liver and pancreatic fat fraction (FF) and metabolic indicators in the T2DM group. Materials and Methods A total of 57 clinically diagnosed T2DM patients (25 females and 32 males) were recruited prospectively from the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, while 38 healthy controls (20 females and 18 males) were recruited. Upper abdominal MRI scans were performed on all subjects and glucose and lipid testing was completed one day prior to the MRI examination. The glycolipid metabolic indexes of the two groups were recorded separately, and the pancreatic β-cell secretion index HOMA-β (homeostasis model assessment of β cell function) and insulin resistance index HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance) of the T2DM group were calculated, and the glycolipid metabolic indexes of the two groups were recorded separately for correlation analysis. The liver was divided into S1-S8 segments according to the Couinaud segmentation method, while the pancreas was divided into three parts: the head, body and tail of the pancreas. The mean FF of the liver and pancreas between the two groups and the FF of the left and right lobes of the liver were obtained by measuring the FF of each liver segment and the three parts of the pancreas separately by manual segmentation. Results Both the mean FF in the liver and pancreas and the FF in the left and right lobes of the liver and each part of the pancreas were lower in the healthy control group than in the T2DM group (<i>P</i>＜0.001), and the differences in FF in the T2DM group were not statistically significant between the left and right lobes of the liver and between the sites of the pancreas (<i>P</i>=0.713, 0.983). There were statistically significant differences in fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) between the two groups (<i>P</i>＜0.001). TG and FPG were higher in the T2DM group than in the healthy control group, while HDL-C were higher in the healthy control group than in the T2DM group. There was a statistical correlation between IR and pancreatic mean FF in the T2DM group, with a moderate positive correlation. Conclusions Ectopic fat deposition in the liver and pancreas of T2DM patients can be assessed using the IDEAL-IQ quantitative technique and the liver and pancreas fat distribution is homogeneous, while HOMA-IR and pancreatic mean FF are correlated. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of radiomics models based on hepatobiliary phase images of Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI in prediction of microvascular invasion classification in hepatocellular carcinoma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.016</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objectives To evaluate the efficiency of radiomics models based on hepatobiliary phase (HBP) images of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) enhanced MRI in predicting the classification of microvascular invasion (MVI) in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials and Methods Three hundred seventy patients with HCC (M0∶‍M1∶‍M2=192∶‍132∶‍46) who underwent Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI before operation and were confirmed by pathology after operation were included in this study. The region of interest was delineated manually from HBP images, then the optimal radiomics features were extracted. The optimal features were combined with random forest (RF), logistic regression (LR), decision tree (DT) and K-nearest neighbor (KNN) to develop four three-category classification models. Accuracy and positive predictive value were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the models. Further, six binary classification models were constructed by one vs. rest and one vs. one strategies. Support vector machine (SVM) was used to construct the binary classification models. Receiver operator characteristic curve and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the models. Results The accuracies of RF, LR, DT and KNN model in the training set were 76.00%, 61.00%, 66.00% and 62.00% respectively, in the validation set were 58.00%, 49.00%, 44.00% and 57.00% respectively. The three-category classification models had the highest positive predictive value for M0, and positive predictive value in the training set were 81.00%, 75.00%, 84.00% and 65.00% respectively, in the validation set were 68.00%, 63.00%, 69.00% and 62.00% respectively. Binary classification radiomics models showed good diagnostic ability for MVI classification. The AUC values in the training set of M0, M1 and M2 were 0.93, 0.77 and 0.79 respectively, and the AUC values of the validation set were 0.78, 0.67 and 0.76 respectively. Conclusion In the three-category classification models, the positive predictive value for predicting the M0 was the highest. Binary classification radiomics models had excellent diagnostic ability for MVI classification, and showed the highest diagnostic efficiency for predicting M0 and M2. The diagnostic efficiency of the binary classification model was better than that of the three-category classification model. Radiomics model based on Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI showed high value for predicting MVI classification in patients with HCC. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The diagnostic value of radiomics based on HRT2WI and DWI in the breakthrough of the muscularis propria layer of rectal cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.017</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of radiomics models based on high-resolution T2-weighted imaging (HRT2WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the breakthrough of the muscularis propria of rectal cancer. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on rectal cancer patients who underwent preoperative 3.0 T MRI scans including HRT2WI and DWI (b value of 800 s/mm<sup>2</sup>), and were confirmed by surgical pathology at Taizhou People<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s Hospital affiliated of Nanjing Medical University from January 2019 to December 2021. Patients with T1 and T2 staging were classified as the non-breakthrough group, and those with T3 and T4 staging were classified as the breakthrough group based on pathological staging. Radiomics features were extracted after manually delineating the volume of interest (VOI) on the lesion, and then independent sample <i>t</i>-tests and support vector machine (SVM) with a linear kernel were used for feature selection and dimensionality reduction, respectively, to select valuable radiomics features. The selected samples were randomly divided into training and validation sets at a ratio of 7∶3 for machine learning to build the SVM classifier model. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of different models in terms of the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for detecting rectal cancer invasion beyond the muscularis propria. The DeLong test was used to compare the differences in AUC between different models. Results A total of 1142 radiomics features were extracted from the HRT2WI and DWI images of each patient<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s tumor tissue and screened by independent sample <i>t</i>-tests and SVM with a linear kernel. The SVM model constructed based on the radiomics features of HRT2WI images had a validation AUC value of 0.894, sensitivity of 90.0%, and specificity of 70.6%. The SVM model constructed based on the radiomics features of DWI images had a validation AUC value of 0.774, sensitivity of 60.0%, and specificity of 76.5%. The final predictive model combining HRT2WI and DWI had significantly better diagnostic performance than other models, with a validation AUC value of 0.927, sensitivity of 80.0%, and specificity of 88.2%. The DeLong test showed significant differences in predictive performance between the combined model and the single sequence models (<i>P</i>＜0.05). Conclusions The radiomics model combining HRT2WI and DWI can effectively evaluate the breakthrough of the muscularis propria of rectal cancer, which may provide assistance for individualized clinical treatment. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of intravoxel incoherent motion parameters and combined parameters in the diagnosis and clinical staging of cervical cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.018</link>
<description><![CDATA[Objective To investigate the value of quantitative parameters and combined parameters of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion weighted imaging in the pre-treatment diagnosis of cervical cancer and the assessment of different clinical stages of cervical cancer. Materials and Methods Thirty-six patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma confirmed by pathology and 18 healthy subjects were collected. All subjects underwent IVIM scanning and obtained IVIM parameters: pure apparent diffusion coefficient (D), pseudo-apparent diffusion coefficient (D<sup>*</sup>) and perfusion fraction (f). All patients were classified into stages Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ and Ⅳ according to Federation of International of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) staging. ＜ⅡB stage is early cervical cancer, ≥ⅡB stage is middle-advanced cervical cancer. All data analysis was performed with SPSS 17.0. Results D, D<sup>*</sup> and f were significantly lower in the cervical cancer group than in the healthy group (<i>P</i>＜0.001). There were significant differences in f between stages (‍Ⅰ vs. Ⅲ/Ⅳ‍, Ⅱ vs. Ⅲ/Ⅳ), as well as between early and middle-advanced stages cervical cancer (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The combined parameters D+f and D+f+D<sup>*</sup> had the best efficacy in identifying cervical cancer with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.992; D, D+D<sup>*</sup> and D+f had the best efficacy in identifying early cervical cancer with an AUC of 0.988. Conclusions Quantitative parameters of IVIM can identify cervical cancer before treatment and have better diagnostic efficacy. It is more effective to diagnose cervical cancer or early cervical cancer using the combined parameters. The parameter f has a certain value in the staging of cervical cancer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of multimodal MRI in evaluating the rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.020</link>
<description><![CDATA[Depression is a multifactorial mental disorder characterized by high morbidity and suicide risk. Ketamine, as a fast-acting, stable and rapid antidepressant drug with few side effects, is gradually being pushed into the clinic. MRI, as a non-invasive examination technique, can non-invasively observe the efficacy of ketamine. This article reviews the research progress of multimodal MRI in evaluating the rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine, and provides objective evidence for clinical judgment of the rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MRI advances of hippocampus in adolescents with depression]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.021</link>
<description><![CDATA[Depression is the main cause of disability and death in adolescents. The pathogenesis of depression is still unclear. Researchers have suggested that the hippocampus plays a critical role in depression pathogenesis. Many neuroimaging studies related to depression have targeted the hippocampus in recent years,but few studies on adolescents have been conducted. The advanced MRI methods of hippocampus in adolescents with depression are reviewed in this article, such as structural and functional MRI, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and findings of structure, function, and metabolism abnormalities associated with early adverse experiences and stressful events. This may be a neurobiological mechanism behind depression caused by these risk factors. More longitudinal and large-scale studies are needed to further verify these previous findings, and the relationship between risk factors such as the environment and brain changes needs to be further explored. This review summarized current status and shortcomings of research on the hippocampus of adolescents with depression in order to provide a reference direction for future research. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of chemical exchange saturation transfer in neurodegenerative diseases]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.022</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is an emerging magnetic resonance imaging technique that is widely studied around the world for its advantages of non-invasiveness, better spatial resolution, and higher sensitivity. Neurodegenerative diseases are less easily detected under conventional magnetic resonance techniques or are difficult to distinguish from other diseases. CEST technology has a wide range of application prospects in the study of neurodegenerative diseases, which can provide clinicians with more detailed and accurate lesion information, thereby promoting better intervention and management of neurodegenerative diseases. This article reviewd the basic principles of CEST technology and its application in early diagnosis, disease staging and differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, in order to promote the clinical application and development of CEST in neurodegenerative diseases. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress of BOLD-fMRI study on rehabilitation of motor dysfunction in ischemic stroke treated with acupuncture]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.023</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ischemic stroke (IS) is the leading cause of death and disability in China, with 70% of patients suffering from motor dysfunction, and acupuncture has become a vital early adjuvant therapy. In recent years, blood oxygenation level dependent-functional magnetic resonance imaging has become the most commonly used method to study acupuncture stroke. In this review, a comparison between the research results of regional functional traditional voxel analysis represented by regional homogeneityas well as amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation, and that of complex global cerebral network represented by dynamic functional connection (DFC) analysis as well as graph theoretical analysis were conducted. Also, the research transition of acupuncture treatment for IS motor dysfunction from regional function to global cerebral, from voxel analysis to brain network, and further toward global cerebral network research, together with its merits and limitations were explained. It is proposed that there had been a gradual transition of focus from research on motor completion based on pure sensory motor network (SMN) mapping to that on motor cognition based on default mode network (DMN) mapping, but it was not yet fully popularized. This review provides methodological guidance and theoretical support for the study of acupuncture for IS motor dysfunction, such as flexible use of task design, dual dynamic networks around SMN and DMN, and the use of global cerebral network analysis such as DFC and graph theory to analyze the changes in motor connectivity and properties before and after acupuncture, in order to better explain the acupuncture<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s rehabilitation mechanism for IS motor dysfunction as clinical guidance. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of MRI in diagnosis and treatment of lower grade glioma based on IDH and 1p/19q classification]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.024</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lower-grade gliomas (LrGG) include WHO grade 2 and 3 gliomas, and their biological characteristics and clinical course show high heterogeneity. The two key biomarkers of LrGG are isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and the short arm of chromosome 1 and the long arm of chromosome 19 (1p/19q). In addition to providing tumor classification, these markers also provide important prognostic information and thus allow different treatment strategies to be developed. MRI can provide anatomical and functional information of central nervous system tumors, and has become a standard non-invasive tool for pre-treatment grading, treatment planning and follow-up observation of glioma. At the same time, radiomics extraction and mining of a large number of medical imaging features based on machine learning methods have been widely used to quantify tumor phenotype characteristics and predict clinical outcomes, providing assistance in solving clinical and scientific problems. Therefore, this article systematically summarizes the research progress of routine, functional MRI technology and radiomics in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of LrGG. The difficulties faced, and reviewed the research results of prognosis prediction and curative effect evaluation related to molecular typing in recent years, and finally made in-depth thinking and forward-looking outlook on the current challenges and future development directions in this field, with a view to fully understanding the intratumoral heterogeneity of LrGG, provide personalized guidance for its diagnosis, prognosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of treatment response. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advances in clinical and radiomics of distinguishing pseudoprogression and true progression in brain gliomas]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.025</link>
<description><![CDATA[Glioma is the most common primary intracranial tumor, which is aggressive and highly heterogeneous. Pseudoprogression (PsP) is one of the post-treatment related effects of glioma. The clinical and imaging performance are similar to that of true progression (TP). Therefore, early differentiation of PsP from TP is a difficult problem in clinical diagnosis, which affects clinical decision-making. Conventional MRI signs, advanced MRI technology and parameters are still difficult to distinguish PsP from TP. Artificial intelligence methods such as radiomics can be used for individualized treatment of tumor patients, and change the limitation of image analysis only relying on visual judgment, and have potential in distinguishing PsP from TP. This article reviews the research progress of radiomics in differentiating pseudoprogression from true progression in glioma. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress of MRI in differentiating treatment-related changes and recurrence of glioblastoma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.026</link>
<description><![CDATA[Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary central nervous system malignancy. Current treatment options include surgical resection and subsequent chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Treatment-related changes often occur after treatment of GBM, including pseudoprogression, radiation necrosis and pseudoresponse. Treatment-related changes and tumor recurrence can be confused clinically due to similar image findings. Accurate identification and diagnosis of treatment-related changes and recurrences of GBM contributes to timely assessment of disease progression, adjustment of treatment regimens, improvement of therapeutic effects, and is crucial for improving patient prognosis and long-term survival. This paper briefly reviewed the progress of magnetic resonance techniques such as conventional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion weighed imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging, dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced imaging, dynamic contrast enhanced, arterial spin labeling, magnetic resonance spectrum, amide proton transfer, etc in differentiating treatment-related changes and recurrence of GBM. This review will help clinicians and researchers better understand the differences of image manifestation and the differences of hemodynamics, metabolic level and histological microstructure between GBM recurrence and treatment-related changes. This review will further help improve the overall prognosis of GBM patients and lay the foundation for the subsequent application of new magnetic resonance technology in this field. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.027</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to date. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) provides an accurate and highly reproducible technique for assessing cardiac structure and function, and late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) is playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and clinical treatment of DMD cardiomyopathy. Meanwhile, new technologies such as T1 mapping, T2 mapping, and feature tracking have also been widely used in DMD cardiomyopathy. Currently, the CMR studies of DMD population analysed the patterns of cardiac involvement, but have not confirmed the evolution of cardiac disease over time and established the added value of CMR to echocardiography and the prognostic significance of CMR findings. Thus, the authors reviewed the pathophysiology of DMD cardiomyopathy, commonly used imaging methods and the application progress of CMR in the diagnosis and follow-up of DMD cardiomyopathy, in order to serve as a reference for the early diagnosis, quantitative evaluation and risk stratification of cardiac injury in DMD patients. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress in MRI imaging evaluation of angiogenesis in breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.028</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is an important relationship between the occurrence, development and prognosis of breast cancer and angiogenesis. MRI has the advantages of high resolution of soft tissue, non-invasive, non-radiation and relatively objective results, which can reflect the angiogenesis in and around the tumor. This paper reviews the MRI evaluation of breast cancer angiogenesis, including the pathological basis of imaging, multi-modal imaging technology and clinical application, opportunities and challenges faced by new technologies such as combined positron emission tomography and imaging omics, in order to summarize the advantages and disadvantages of MRI techniques for breast cancer angiogenesis. In this way, imaging physicians<sup><sup>,</sup></sup> attention to tumor blood vessels is strengthened, which is helpful to further improve the level of accurate diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Overview of MRI-based radiomics in breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.029</link>
<description><![CDATA[The incidence and mortality of breast cancer ranks first among female tumors in most countries around the world. Although great progress has been made in early detection of lesions and timely treatment of the disease, there is still a gap in the realization of precision medicine and personalized diagnosis and treatment. Efforts are needed to reflect overall heterogeneity of tumors by accurate quantitative assessment of the lesion and its surrounding tissue, which will help to formulate personalized diagnosis and treatment plans for breast cancer patients. Radiomics aims to extract high-dimensional data based on images, and analyze these data by establishing reliable models to quantify tumor heterogeneity for disease diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prediction, thereby providing more reliable evidence to support clinical decision. As one of the frontier fields of current research, radiomics has great clinical research value. In this paper, based on the radiomic features of MRI images, the differentiation of benign and malignant breast tumors, distinction of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer, prediction of axillary and sentinel lymph node status, evaluation of the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and prognosis prediction will be introduced. The prospects and limitations of current radiomics development are described to improve future research. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Application and research progress of MRI in diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.030</link>
<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In recent years, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely applied in the diagnosis of breast diseases, which has improved the diagnostic accuracy of benign and malignant breast lesions. Meanwhile, MRI can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with breast cancer and guide the clinical selection of treatment plans. This article reviews the application status and research advances of preoperative multi-model MRI, MRI radiomics and artificial intelligence (AI) in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer, aiming to strengthen the understanding of radiologist to breast cancer and to improve the early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of breast cancer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of magnetic resonance elastography in liver focal lesions]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.031</link>
<description><![CDATA[Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), as an imaging technique for quantitative assessment of mechanical properties of tissues, is widely applied in clinical practice for its non-invasive, accuracy, and reproducibility, and has become an important diagnostic tool for chronic liver diseases. However, its application in liver focal lesions is relatively limited. A number of clinical studies have confirmed the diagnostic efficacy of MRE in differentiating liver focal lesions, as well as its good predictive role in the short and long-term prognosis of patients with liver malignant tumor. This article reviews the technique development of MRE, as well as its current research status in the differential diagnosis of liver focal lesions and prognostic assessment of liver malignancy, and provides researchers with ideas to refine further research on MRE in the above-mentioned, and to promote its clinical application. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of MRI in activity evaluation and follow-up of perianal fistulizing Crohn<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.032</link>
<description><![CDATA[Crohn<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease (CD) is a chronic nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Perianal fistulizing Crohn<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease (pfCD) is the most common complication of CD and frequently occurs in both adults and children. With the continuous development of medical technology, a variety of imaging-assisted examination techniques came into being, such as endoscopy, fistula angiography, examination under anesthesia, endoscopic ultrasonography, MRI etc., can assist in diagnosis. MRI has become the gold standard for the imaging diagnosis of pfCD due to its non-invasive, rapid and accurate characteristics. This paper reviews the diagnostic value, differential diagnosis and efficacy evaluation of pelvic MRI in pfCD. Considering the complexity of pfCD, this paper also discussed the MRI inflammatory activity score, imaging indicators and new MRI based technology of CD, in order to provide theoretical basis for further optimization of diagnosis and treatment strategies for patients with pfCD. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of radiomics in endometrial cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.033</link>
<description><![CDATA[Endometrial cancer is one of the most common gynecologic malignancies, and its treatment relies on accurate preoperative imaging and clinical evaluation. Radiomics transforms image information into intuitive data to reflect tumor internal heterogeneity by extracting quantitative features from medical images with high throughput. MRI-based radiomics can perform preoperative pre-assessment of patients with endometrial cancer non-invasively and accurately, helping clinicians to choose the appropriate treatment plan for patients. This article aims to introduce the basic concepts and processes of radiomics, review the current status of radiomics research for endometrial cancer in the fields of risk stratification, histopathological grade, myometrial invasion depth, cervical space invasion, lymphovascular space invasion, lymph node metastasis, prognosis and differential diagnosis, and make a preliminary prospect for future research, in order to provide imaging guidance value for the precise diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer in clinical practice. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical value and research progress of MRI risk stratification in the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.034</link>
<description><![CDATA[The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant ovarian adnexal masses has a major impact on gynaecological management strategies and patient outcomes. Although ultrasound can correctly classify most ovarian adnexal lesions, 10%-30% of ovarian adnexal lesions can not be clearly diagnosed by ultrasound. MRI can provide more accurate diagnosis for ultrasonic uncertain lesions, thus improving the clinical management and prognosis of patients. In 2022, the American Academy of Radiology (ACR) released the guidelines of the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) MRI risk stratification system, which is used to accurately evaluate ovarian accessory lesions. However, as a novel approach, this risk stratification system presents challenges: a standardized MRI protocol as well as specialized perfusion curve analysis software need to be developed, in addition, specialized training of radiologists may be necessary for the clinical use of O-RADS MRI. Further prospective cohort studies are needed in the future to develop clinical management recommendations for each O-RADS MRI risk category. Currently, there is a lack of a systematic summary of the research progress related to O-RADS MRI, and in this review, we will summarize the research progress on O-RADS MRI in terms of its proposal, clinical significance and application value, relevant research hot spots, deficiencies and future directions, in order to help radiologists apply this risk stratification system in their clinical work and try to find potential boosting points for this risk stratification system, which in turn continuously increases its differential diagnostic efficacy. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of multimodal imaging technique in high altitude polycythemia]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.04.035</link>
<description><![CDATA[High altitude polycythemia (HAPC) is a clinical syndrome caused by the gradual loss of acclimatization to the hypoxia environment at high altitude, which is characterized by excessive proliferation of red blood cells and hypoxemia. Excessive proliferation of red blood cells leads to increased blood viscosity and blood flow resistance, resulting in a series of symptoms, involving many systems and organs of the whole body. With the continuous development of imaging technology, multimodal imaging technology has contributed to the study of polycythemia at high altitude. This article reviews the research progress of multimodal imaging technology in HAPC, focusing on the role of multimodal imaging technology in studying the pathophysiological mechanism of HAPC, evaluating the treatment effect and predicting the disease progression. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Apr 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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