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<title>Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging RSS feed</title>
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<copyright>An RSS feed for Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging</copyright>
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<title><![CDATA[SCMR white paper: Interpretation of rapid CMR for clinical indications]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.001</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite decades of accruing evidence supporting the clinical utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), adoption of CMR in routine practice remains limited in many regions of the world. Historic longer scan time hinder improved access to CMR in some patients, and there is an urgent need to incorporate this technology into standardized protocols to answer clinical questions in practice. Based on the latest white paper of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, combined with the latest research progress, this paper interpreted the common clinical indications, infrastructures, workflow, and extension techniques of basic 30 min or shorter CMR exam, for promoting the global scope of its application and extension. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulation of amygdala by rtfMRI-NF technique in improving insomnia disorder]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.002</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the effect of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (rtfMRI-NF) on amygdala in patients with insomnia disorder (ID).  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Twenty-nine patients with ID were recruited, and the rtfMRI-NF technique was used for intervention for 3 weeks (once per week). Rest-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia severity index scale (ISI), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were collected before and after the intervention. The bilateral amygdala was used as the seed point to calculate functional connectivity (FC) between the amygdala and the whole brain voxels. The paired <i>t</i>-test was used to compare the statistically significant difference brain areas before and after the intervention, and the FC values of the statistically significant difference brain areas after the intervention were extracted to conduct correlation analysis with clinical scale scores.  <b>Results</b>PSQI, ISI, HAMA and HAMD scores of patients with ID were lower after rtfMRI-NF technique intervention than before intervention (<i>P</i>＜0.05), and there was no statistical significance in BDI scores compared with before intervention. After intervention, the FC values of the left amygdala with left middle temporal gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus, right precuneus and right precuneus increased in patients with ID. FC values decreased in the left amygdala with right parietal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, and left middle frontal gyrus (GRF correction, voxel level<i> P</i>＜0.001, mass level<i> P</i>＜0.05). And after intervention, the FC values of the left amygdala with the right precuneus were negatively correlated with PSQI scores (<i>r</i>=-0.477, <i>P</i>＜0.01), and the FC values of the left amygdala with the right top gyrus were negatively correlated with HAMA scores (<i>r</i>=-0.586, <i>P</i>＜0.01).  <b>Conclusions</b>rtfMRI-NF technology can improve the sleep quality and emotional state of the patients with ID, and the mechanism may be related to the changes of functional connections between the left amygdala with the default network, emotional regulation, and cognitive brain regions.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prediction of IDH mutations in glioma based on MRI multiparametric image fusion and DenseNet network]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.003</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>Developing a high-accuracy prediction model based on artificial intelligence deep learning DenseNet network and multimodal fusion technology to predict the preoperative isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene mutation status in glioma patients.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Retrospective analysis of the preoperative multisequence MRI scan images of 256 (155 IDH wild type and 101 IDH mutant type) patients consecutively admitted to xijing hospital, air force military medical university, from January 2012 to September 2016, and the region of interest was outlined on T1-weighted imaging(T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), and contrast-enhanced T1WI sequences; deep learning convolutional neural networks were used to extract and fuse the MRI multimodal features. The model performance differences between the multimodal fusion model and two simple stitching methods of multimodal features were quantitatively compared.  <b>Results</b>The multimodal fusion had superior prediction performance than other single-modal simple splicing, achieving good discriminative performance with the training and testing set receiver operating characteristic curve area under the curve of 0.903 [95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>), 0.845-0.961] and 0.904 (95% <i>CI</i>, 0.842-0.966), respectively; accuracy of 91.3% and 88.7%, respectively. The sensitivity reached 86.4% and 90.5% respectively; the specificity reached 94.5% and 87.5% respectively, and the model consistency was verified using the calibration curve, and the model calibration graph is close to the diagonal line, reflecting that the model has a good prediction effect. The DeLong test results showed a statistical difference (<i>P</i>＜0.05) in the model performance between the two methods of multimodal fusion and ablation, with the former being superior to the latter.  <b>Conclusions</b>MRI multimodal fusion model based on deep learning DenseNet network can achieve non-invasive and low-cost prediction of IDH gene status of glioma before surgery by integrating multimodal MRI image information of tumor.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Application of Sy-MRI combined with DWI in predicting MGMT methylation in glioma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.004</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the value of synthetic MRI (Sy-MRI) combined with diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting the methylation status of O<sup>6</sup>-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter in glioma.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Forty-seven patients with gliomas who underwent tumor resection in the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from October 2020 to December 2021 were prospectively collected. All patients were scanned by Sy-MRI and DWI sequence at the GE Architect 3.0 T superconducting MR scanner before operation. According to the pathological results of MGMT promoter methylation after the operation, they were divided into methylation group and non-methylation group. The pre-and post-enhanced Sy-MRI parameter maps (pre-T1, post-T1, pre-T2, post-T2, pre-PD and post-PD) were registered with the DWI-based apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map, and then the signal of the glioma parenchyma in the above parameter map was measured. The independent sample student<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s <i>t</i>-test or Mann-Whitney <i>U </i>test was used to compare the differences between the parameters of the methylation group and the non-methylation group of MGMT promoter. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the efficacy of independent and combined diagnosis of MGMT promoter methylation, and the DeLong test was used to compare the difference of area under ROC curve (AUC).  <b>Results</b>The values of post-T1, pre-T2, post-T2, and post-PD in the MGMT promoter methylation group were lower than those in the non-methylation group, with a statistically significant difference (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The values of pre-T1 and pre-PD had no statistically significant difference between the two groups (<i>P</i>＞0.05). The ADC values in the methylation group were lower than those in the non-methylation group, with a statistically significant difference (<i>P</i>＜0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pre-T2 [OR=1.031, 95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>): 1.002-1.062, <i>P</i>=0.038], post-T1 (OR=1.003, 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.001-1.007, <i>P</i>=0.015) and ADC (OR=1.041, 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.008-1.072, <i>P</i>=0.047) values were independent factors for predicting MGMT methylation in gliomas. The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC values of pre-T2, post-T1 and ADC for independent diagnosis of MGMT promoter methylation were 0.722, 0.808 and 0.685 respectively, and the AUC of MGMT promoter methylation diagnosed by the combined model of the above three parameters was 0.815. The results of the DeLong test showed that the diagnostic efficacy of the combined parameter model was higher than that of the ADC value, and the difference was statistically significant (<i>P</i>=0.03). There was no significant difference between pre-T2, post-T1 and the AUC value of the combined parameter model (<i>P</i>＞0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>Sy-MRI can well diagnose the methylation of the MGMT promoter in gliomas, and the diagnostic efficiency is significantly higher than that of traditional DWI. The diagnostic efficiency is higher when the Sy-MRI parameter is combined with the ADC value of DWI.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASL in childhood brain tumors: A Meta-analysis]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.005</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To assess the diagnostic accuracy of arterial spin labeling (ASL) in the differentiation of high-grade and low-grade brain tumors in children based on Meta-analysis.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Comprehensive search of studies from January 2011 to November 2022 in CNKI, Wanfang Data, MEDLINE (Ovid), Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library (Wiley) databases. Data extraction and quality assessment of the retrieved studies were performed according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Stata 16 and RevMan 5.3 were used for Meta-analysis.  <b>Results</b>Eleven articles were included, and the diagnostic data were absolute cerebral blood flow and relative cerebral blood flow. The mean difference in aCBF was 24.39 mL/min/100 g [95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>): 3.56-45.22 mL/min/100 g], <i>I</i><sup>2</sup>=88%, <i>P</i>＜0.00001; the mean difference in rCBF was 0.92 mL/min/100 g (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.80-1.04 mL/min/100 g), <i>I</i><sup>2</sup>=40%,<i> P</i>=0.112. The pooled sensitivity for aCBF was 90% (95% <i>CI</i>: 69%-97%), specificity was 87% (95% <i>CI</i>: 70%-95%), the area under the curve was 0.95 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.92-0.96), the pooled sensitivity for rCBF was 90% (95% <i>CI</i>: 84%-94%), the specificity was 92% (95% <i>CI</i>: 86%-96%), and the area under the curve was 0.96 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.94-0.98).  <b>Conclusions</b>ASL showed high diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing high-grade brain tumors from low-grade brain tumors in children, and can be used as a potential method for grading brain tumors in children. Relative cerebral blood flow showed less variation among studies than absolute cerebral blood flow.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Application value of DTI in short-term prognosis of patients with branch athero-matous disease]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.006</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) technology in evaluating the integrity and damage degree of perforator atherosclerotic cerebral infarction branch athero-matous disease (BAD) and corticospinal tract (CST), and to help predict clinical prognosis.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>A total of 31 cases of patients with BAD from July 2020 to September 2022 were analyzed. According to the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and Manual Muscle Test (MMT) score, the patients were divided into prediction groups (recovery group, partial recovery group and paralysis group). At the same time, the fractional anisotropy (FA) of the key region of interest (ROI) and the relative position (adjacent, partially through, through) of CST and BAD infarction site were obtained by DTI, patients were predicted as recovery (relative adjacent), partial recovery (relative partial crossing) and paralysis (relative through); NIHSS score and MMT score were performed at 1, 2, and 4 weeks after treatment, and the evaluation results were taken as the actual values. Pearson correlation analysis and partial correlation analysis were performed to explore the correlation between FA value, CST extent of damage and NIHSS and MMT score, and multivariate linear stepwise regression analysis was used to verify the linear quantitative relationship.  <b>Results</b>The FA and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images of 31 patients showed good structure and clear structure. The FA value of the infarct and the corresponding normal brain tissue on the mirror side decreased, and the ADC value decreased,<i> t </i>values were 2.836 and 2.107, and <i>P</i> values were 0.015 and 0.010, respectively, and the differences were significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The reconstruction of the corticospinal tract was good, and the visualization rate of the left and right corticospinal tracts was 100%. After fiber bundle reconstruction, 10 patients showed CST adjacent to the infarct but did not cross the infarct. These patients had a good prognosis, and their muscle strength recovered quickly and the recovery degree was obvious. In 11 patients, CST partially passed through the infarct. The prognosis of these patients was slightly worse, and the recovery of muscle strength was slightly worse. All the 10 patients had CST through the infarct. The prognosis of these patients was poor, the course of disease was long, and the muscle strength decreased significantly. Correlation analysis showed that NIHSS score, MMT predicted score and actual score after treatment were positively correlated with FA value of the affected side (all <i>P</i>＜0.05). Multiple linear stepwise regression was performed. The relative position of the affected side CST and the BAD infarct site (adjacent, partially through, and through) had a linear regression relationship with the score of the recovery group, partial recovery group, and paralysis group.  <b>Conclusions</b>DTI technology can effectively evaluate the integrity of BAD and CST, and the evaluation results are highly positively correlated with clinical prediction and actual prognosis, which can provide a basis for clinical treatment and prognosis assessment.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prediction of recurrence of craniopharyngioma within 5 years after operation based on preoperative MR radiomics model]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.007</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the MR radiomics models in predicting postoperative recurrence of craniopharyngioma within 5 years.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>One hundred and sixty four patients who underwent surgical resection of craniopharyngioma were retrospective studied (87 cases with postoperative recurrence within five years, 77 cases without recurrence). The patients were divided into exercise group and test group as the proportion of 7∶3, Clinical characteristics of the patients were collected. 3D Slicer software was used to delineate region of interest (ROI) and extract radiomics features. Single factor analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used for feature selection, and support vector machine (SVM) algorithm was used to establish the radiomics model and clinical model, the area under the curve (AUC) value was calculated and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the prediction efficacy of the model.  <b>Results</b>In the training group, the AUC of radiomics model in predicting the recurrence of craniopharyngioma within 5 years after operation was 0.767 [95% confidence interva (<i>CI</i>): 0649-0.816], the sensitivity was 77%, and specificity was 71%. In the test group, the AUC of radiomics model in predicting the recurrence of craniopharyngioma within 5 years after operation was 0.770 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.657-0.898), the sensitivity was 71%, and specificity was 86%.  <b>Conclusions</b>The radiomics model based on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging (CE-T1WI) is effective in predicting the recurrence of craniopharyngioma.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Differentiating pulmonary inflammatory nodules from lung cancer based on whole-focus dynamic enhanced MRI intensity histogram]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.008</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) intensity histogram analysis was used to analyze the whole focus of pulmonary inflammatory nodules and lung cancer which diameter 0.8-3.0 cm and to evaluate their value in differential diagnosis.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>The DCE-MRI data of 123 patients with pulmonary inflammatory nodules and lung cancer confirmed by operation or puncture biopsy and clinical imaging follow-up from July 2019 to June 2022 were analyzed retrospectively, including 63 cases of pulmonary inflammatory nodules and 60 cases of lung cancer. Using FireVoxel software, the region of interest (ROI) of the whole lesion was manually delineated layer by layer on the peak enhancement image and its silhouette image, and the signal intensity histogram parameters of 3D ROI were obtained. Including minimum, maximum, average, median, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, entropy, coefficient of variation (CoV), 10th percentile (P10), 25th percentile (P25), 50th percentile (P50), 75th percentile (P75), 90th percentile (P90), etc. The diagnostic ability of intensity histogram parameters for both groups was determined by using thereceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The joint variable (JV) was obtained by logistic regression analysis model, and the diagnostic ability was determined by ROC curve.  <b>Results</b>In the histogram parameters of peak enhancement, the minimum, mean, median, P10 and P25 of lung cancer were higher than those of inflammatory nodules, while the CoV and skewness of lung cancer were lower than those of inflammatory nodules, and the difference was statistically significant. Among them, the AUC [0.668, 95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>): 0.573-0.764] with the minimum value of 155.5 as the threshold is the largest, the diagnostic efficiency is the best, and the sensitivity and specificity are 35.0% and 93.7%. In the histogram parameters of peak enhancement, the minimum, P10 and P25 of lung cancer were higher than those of inflammatory nodules, while the values of CoV and entropy were lower than those of inflammatory nodules, and the difference was statistically significant. Among them, AUC (0.775, 95% <i>CI</i><b>: </b>0.692-0.858) with CoV 0.275 as the threshold was the largest, and the diagnostic efficiency was the best, with a sensitivity and specificity of 88.9% and 58.3%. The semi-quantitative parameters derived from time-signal intensity curve (TIC) included time to peak (TTP), contrast enhancement ratio and curve slope. The TTP of lung cancer was shorter than that of inflammatory nodules, but the slope of curve was larger than that of inflammatory nodules, and the difference was statistically significant. The AUC (0.737, 95% <i>CI</i><b>: </b>0.647-0.828) of TTP with a threshold of 204.2 seconds was the largest, with a sensitivity and specificity of 58.7% and 85.0%, and AUC (0.732, 95% <i>CI</i><b>: </b>0.641-0.822) with a slope of 1.76 was the largest, with a sensitivity and specificity of 61.7% and 82.5%. The combination of histogram parameters and semi-quantitative parameters of the silhouette showed that AUC (0.885, 95% <i>CI</i><b>: </b>0.823-0.947) with a threshold of JV of 0.43 was the highest, with a sensitivity and specificity of 88.3% and 79.4%.  <b>Conclusions</b>DCE-MRI intensity histogram based on whole focus can provide information for differential diagnosis of lung cancer and inflammatory nodules, and the diagnostic efficiency of silhouette images is higher. The combined application of histogram parameters and semi-quantitative parameters derived from TIC can further improve the ability to distinguish between malignant nodules and inflammatory nodules, and provide reliable objective basis for differential diagnosis.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of MRI IVIM in identifying hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.009</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To explore the value of MRI intravoxel incoherence motion (IVIM) in differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC).  <b>Materials and Methods</b>This study included 60 patients with malignant hepatic nodules. All patients underwent IVIM scans on a 3.0 T MRI scanner. The slow apparent diffusion (D<sub>slow</sub>), fast diffusion coefficient (D<sub>fast</sub>), perfusion fraction (f), distributed diffusion coefficient (DDC) and water diffusion heterogeneity index (α) were obtained. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to compare the efficacy of each parameter in differentiating HCC from ICC.  <b>Results</b>The D<sub>slow</sub> and DDC values of lesions in the HCC group were significantly lower than in the ICC group (all <i>P</i>＜0.05), the D<sub>fast</sub> of lesions in the HCC group were significantly higher than in the ICC group, f and α values did not statistically differ between the HCC and ICC groups. When the cut-off values of D<sub>slow</sub>, D<sub>fast</sub> and DDC were 0.88×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, 20.82×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, and 1.30×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, respectively, and the sensitivity was 94.1%, 82.4%, 82.4%, the specificity was 72.1%, 65.1%, 67.4%, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.846, 0.756 and 0.803, respectively.  <b>Conclusions</b>The biexponential model and the stretched exponential model can be used to differentiate HCC from ICC, and the D<sub>slow </sub>had the highest diagnostic efficiency.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluation of peritumoral and intratumoral apparent diffusion coefficient parameters for the diagnosis of pathological factors in resectable rectal cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.010</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the diagnostic value of peritumoral and intratumoral apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the pathological prognostic factors of resectable rectal cancer.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Sixty-eight patients with rectal cancer who received preoperative MRI were retrospectively analyzed. Two radiologists independently placed three circular regions of interest (ROIs) with an area of about 20 mm<sup>2</sup> in the largest cross section of the tumor, and three oval ROIs with an area of about 22 mm<sup>2</sup> in the peritumoral region adjacent to the tumor contour. The maximum of tumor ADC (ADCtmax), minimum of tumor ADC (ADCtmin), mean of tumor ADC (ADCtmean), maximum of peritumoral ADC (ADCpmax), mean of peritumoral ADC (ADCpmean) and ADCpmean/ADCtmean (ADC ratio) were obtained, and the differences between groups with different prognostic factors were compared. Independent sample <i>t</i> test, Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> test and <i>χ</i>²<i> </i>test were used to compare whether the difference was statistically significant. The variables with statistically significant differences in univariate analysis were included in multivariate logistic regression analysis to screen out independent risk factors and establish a joint prediction model. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to calculate the area under the curve (AUC), and the diagnostic efficacy of each parameter and the combined prediction model for pathological prognostic factors was analyzed. DeLong test was used to compare whether the AUC of different parameters and a joint prediction model was statistically different.  <b>Results</b>The inter-observer agreement of the parameters was good [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)＞0.75]. The ADC ratio of T3 group was higher than that of T1-T2 group, poorly differentiated group was higher than that of moderately well differentiated group, lymph node metastasis (LNM) positive group was higher than that of LNM negative group, tumor deposition (TD) positive group was higher than TD negative group, lymphovascular infiltration (LVI) positive group was higher than LVI negative group, ADCtmean in T1-T2 group was higher than T3 group, LNM negative group was higher than LNM positive group. ADCpmean in T1-T2 group was lower than that in T3 group, TD positive group was higher than that in TD negative group, and LVI positive group was higher than that in LVI negative group, and the differences were statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The ROC curve analysis showed that the AUCs of ADC ratio in predicting T3, LNM-positive, high differentiation, TD-positive, and LVI-positive were 0.803 [95% (confidence interval, <i>CI</i>): 0.694-0.911], 0.737 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.614-0.859), 0.787 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.628-0.945), 0.706 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.572-0.841), and 0.802 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.685-0.919); the AUCs of ADCtmean in predicting T3 and LNM-positive were 0.737 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.617-0.858) and 0.683 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.548-0.818); the AUCs of ADCpmean in predicting T3, TD-positive, and LVI-positive were 0.691 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.566-0.816), 0.702 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.566-0.838), and 0.763 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.647-0.880).  <b>Conclusions</b>Peritumoral and intratumoral ADC parameters are important for the diagnosis of pathological factors in resectable rectal cancer, the AUC values of ADC ratio in T stage, LNM, TD and LVI of rectal cancer were higher than those of ADCtmean and ADCpmean.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu,20 Jul 2023 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Effect of BOLD-fMRI on early renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitu]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.011</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To explore the value of blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) in the evaluation of early renal functional hypoxia in patients with type 2 diabetes.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Fifty-five patients with type 2 diabetes were divided into diabetes mellitus group (DM group, <i>n</i>=27) and early diabetic nephropathy group (DN group, <i>n</i>=28) according to the presence or absence of microalbuminuria. Thirty age- and sex- matched healthy volunteers were recruited as normal control group (NC group). The cortical R2<sup>*</sup> value (cortical R2<sup>*</sup>, CR2<sup>*</sup>), medulla R2<sup>*</sup> value (medullary R2<sup>*</sup>, MR2<sup>*</sup>) and medulla/cortical R2<sup>*</sup> (R2<sup>*</sup> ratio between medulla and cortex, MCR) were calculated by BOLD-fMRI program scan. The intra-group and inter-group comparative analysis was performed. Then receiver operating characteristic (ROC) are plotted.  <b>Results</b>The value of MR2<sup>*</sup> was significantly higher than that of CR2<sup>*</sup> in the three groups (all<i> P</i>＜0.05). There was no significant difference in CR2<sup>*</sup> among the three groups (<i>P</i>＞0.05), but the values of MR2<sup>*</sup> and MCR in DM group were significantly higher than those in NC group and early DN group (<i>P</i>＜0.05), but there was no significant difference between early DN group and NC group (<i>P</i>＞0.05). MR2<sup>*</sup> value, MCR and MR2<sup>*</sup>+MCR had good diagnostic value in differentiating NC group from DM group, early DM group and early DN group, the AUC values were 0.884 [95% (confidence interval, <i>CI</i>): 0.802-0.966], 0.802 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.690-0.915) and 0.891 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.811-0.971); 0.819 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.707-0.931), 0.759 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.630-0.889) and 0.824 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.714-0.934) respectively. There were no significant difference in diagnostic efficacy among all indexes (<i>P</i>＞0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>BOLD-fMRI can non-invasively evaluate the early renal damage in patients with diabetes from the level of oxygenation, and can monitor the functional hypoxia changes of renal medulla in the stage of clinical proteinuria, which provides a basis for early clinical diagnosis, timely treatment and improvement of prognosis, and has important clinical value.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of radiomics based on MRI T2WI in predicting the post-acute pancreatitis diabetes mellitus]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.012</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To evaluate the value of radiomics analysis based on T2WI sequence MRI in predicting post-acute pancreatitis diabetes mellitus (PPDM-A). <b>Methods and Materials:</b> Retrospective collection of patients diagnosed with acute pancreatitis (AP) in our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019, through clinical follow-up, they were divided into PPDM-A group (<i>n</i>=57) and normal blood glucose after AP group (<i>n</i>=83). The enrolled patients were randomly divided into the training group (<i>n</i>=98, 40 cases in the PPDM-A group, 58 cases in the normal blood glucose group after AP) and the validation group (<i>n</i>=42, 17 cases in the PPDM-A group, 25 cases in the normal blood glucose group after AP) at a ratio of 7∶3, and the relevant clinical characteristics of the two groups were collected at the same time. 3D Slicer software was used to delineate the edge of pancreatic parenchyma and extract features, variance threshold method, select K Best method and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) were used to extract the final radiomics features. Finally, random forest method was used to establish the clinical model, radiomics model and combined model for predicting PPDM-A. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the predictive performance of the model, and DeLong test was used to compare the predictive efficiency of these models. The calibration curve of the best model was drawn and the Hosmer-Lemesow test was used to verify the goodness of fit of the model. The decision curve analysis (DCA) was used to evaluate the net clinical benefits of each model.  <b>Results</b>The AUCs of the clinical model, radiomics model, and combined model in the training group were 0.773 [95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>): 0.679-0.866], 0.831 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.750-0.912) and 0.881 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.816-0.946), respectively. In the validation group, they were 0.664 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.488-0.839), 0.821 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.684-0.958) and 0.899 (95% <i>CI</i>: 0.806-0.992), respectively. DeLong test results showed that the prediction performance of the combined model was statistically different from that of the clinical model in both the training and validation groups (training group: <i>P</i>=0.024, validation group: <i>P</i>=0.013). In the training group, there was a significant difference between the combined model and the radiomics model (<i>P</i>=0.047), but no significant difference was observed in the validation group (<i>P</i>=0.090). The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed that the combined model was well calibrated (<i>P</i>=0.250). The DCA results indicated that both the radiomics model and the combined model had better net clinical benefits in predicting PPDM-A compared to the clinical model. Moreover, when the threshold probability was greater than 12%, the net clinical benefit of the combined model was superior to that of the radiomics model.  <b>Conclusions</b>The combined model based on clinical features and T2WI radiomics features has a good predictive performance and can be used as an early method to predict the occurrence of PPDM-A.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study on the application value of DWI combined with conventional MRI in making surgical plan of PDS for advanced ovarian cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.013</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the clinical application value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) combined with conventional MRI in making surgical plan of primary debulking surgery (PDS) in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>The imaging data of 57 patients with advanced ovarian cancer confirmed by pathology in our hospital from November 2018 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent abdominal conventional MRI, DWI and enhanced computed tomography (CT), and then PDS surgery was performed. According to the FAGOTTI laparoscopic score and peritoneal cancer index (PCI) and combined with multiple disciplinary team discussion in our hospital, the anatomical areas to be observed in the imaging data of this study were determined. The presence of metastasis in each area was recorded and need for the assistance of corresponding departments was determined. Using intraoperative records and pathology as the gold standard, the diagnostic efficacy of DWI combined with conventional MRI and enhanced CT was compared. <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> test was used to compare the statistical differences between the two groups, and to compare the formulation value of the two methods of imaging examinations in the PDS surgery plan for advanced ovarian cancer. Kappa analysis evaluated the consistency of two radiologists in determining clinical assistance departments.  <b>Results</b>In this group of 57 patients, the cases with different surgical plans were recorded as follows: 9 cases of gynecologic surgery alone, 7 cases required the assistance of hepatobiliary surgery department, 5 cases required the assistance of digestive surgery department, 23 cases required the assistance of both liver and gallbladder surgery and digestive surgery department, 5 cases required the assistance of both digestion and urology surgery department, 1 case required the assistance with hepatobiliary surgery and urology department, liver and gallbladder surgery, digestive surgery and urology common assist with surgery in 7 cases. The coincidence of preoperative DWI combined with MRI (38/57) was significantly higher than that of enhanced CT (16/57) (<i>P</i>＜0.001). Intraoperative records showed that 40, 38 and 13 cases needed assistance from digestive surgery, hepatobiliary surgery and urology surgery, respectively. Preoperative DWI combined with MRI plain scan confirmed that 30, 36 and 10 cases needed assistance from above departments, with accuracy of 80.70%, 91.23% and 87.72%, respectively. Preoperative enhanced CT showed 18, 24 and 5 cases from above departments, with the accuracy of 57.89%, 64.91% and 78.95%, respectively. The accuracy of DWI combined with conventional MRI was higher than that of contrast-enhanced CT (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup>=4.762, <i>P</i>=0.027; <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup>=4.050, <i>P</i>=0.041) in patients requiring digestive surgery and hepatobiliary surgery<b>. </b>The consistency range of clinical assistance departments determined by two radiologists under different imaging methods was 0.437-0.843, both of which were above medium.  <b>Conclusions</b>Compared with enhanced CT, DWI combined with conventional MRI has higher accuracy and better clinical significance in making surgical plan of PDS for advanced ovarian cancer.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of the apparent diffusion coefficient in preoperative prediction of myometrial infiltration, Ki-67 and P53 expression levels in endometrial carcinoma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.014</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the feasibility of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the preoperative noninvasive prediction of myometrial infiltration, Ki-67 and P53 expression levels in patients with endometrial cancer (EC).  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Retrospective analysis of 105 patients with EC who underwent preoperative MRI diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and were confirmed by pathology after operation from January 2017 to December 2021 in the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University. Two independent radiologists measured the ADC value (ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub>) of EC on the ADC image by comparing MRI enhancement and DWI images respectively. Statistical methods were used to calculate the correlation between clinical information, ADC values and myometrial infiltration, Ki-67 and P53 expression in EC patients. A nomogram prediction model was constructed and the constructed prediction model was evaluated by plotting the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA).  <b>Results</b>ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> were significantly correlated with myometrial infiltration, Ki-67 and P53 expression levels in EC patients (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage was only significantly associated with myometrial infiltration and Ki-67 expression levels in EC patients (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> were combined with FIGO stage to construct the nomogram model. The nomogram model, ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub>, ADC<sub>min</sub> and FIGO stage predicted area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.809, 0.707, 0.693, 0.694 and 0.599 for myometrial infiltration, respectively. The AUC values for predicting Ki-67 expression levels were 0.897, 0.879, 0.849, 0.808 and 0.550, respectively. The nomogram model was constructed by combining ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub>. The AUC values predicted P53 expression levels by the nomogram, ADC<sub>max</sub>, ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> were 0.665, 0.615, 0.641 and 0.654, respectively.  <b>Conclusions</b>The nomogram prediction model based on ADC values combined with FIGO stage can be used as a useful method for the preoperative non-invasive assessment of myometrial infiltration, Ki-67 and P53 expression in EC patients.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Application of magnetization transfer imaging combined with DWI and T2WI in diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.015</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To determine the value of magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) in diagnosing prostate cancer (PCa) and assessing the histologic grade.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>This study was conducted prospectively. A total of 134 patients with clinical suspicion of PCa underwent biparametric MRI with magnetization transfer (MTr) technology, and followed by biopsy or radical prostatectomy. According to the results of pathologic diagnosis, all patients were divided into two groups PCa and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The patients in PCa group were divided into low- and high score groups (Ls group and Hs group) based on the new Gleason grade groups (GGG) system. The feasibility of MTr in prostate imaging is evaluated. The magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) were compared between the PCa group and BPH group, and prior to the different grade in PCa group. The efficacy of T2WI and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences with or without MTr pulse in the diagnosis of PCa and the stratification of low- or high-grade PCa was compared.  <b>Results</b>After applying MTr technology, the image quality of T2WI and DWI images were optimized. There was high consistency of MTR measure between intraobserver and interobserver. After MTr pulse was applied to DWI sequence, the diagnostic efficacy of PCa (pre-MTr AUC=0.779, post-MTr AUC=0.850) and the differentiation of Ls and Hs (pre-sMTr AUC=0.697, post-MTr AUC=0.818) were effectively improved. Measured the MTR between BPH and PCa group, a significant difference between groups was found in the DWI sequence trial (<i>t</i>=-1.85, <i>P</i>=0.06), but not in the T2 sequence trial (<i>t</i>=-3.39, <i>P</i>=0.01). Measured the MTR between Ls group and Hs group, a statistically insignificant difference was found in the T2WI sequence trial (<i>t</i>=-0.53, <i>P</i>=0.59), but not in the DWI sequence trial (<i>t</i>=3.42, <i>P</i>=0.01).  <b>Conclusions</b>MTI can improve the performance for the PCa detect and identify high grade lesions, especially the MTR in DWI sequence showed great potential in diagnosing and grading PCa.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The value of apparent diffusion coefficient minimum in differential diagnosis of early prostate cancer and chronic prostatitis in peripheral zone]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.016</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To explore the value of apparent diffusion coefficient minimum (ADC<sub>min</sub>) in differential diagnosis of early prostate cancer (PCa) and chronic prostatitis in peripheral zone.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>The MRI data of 65 patients of early PCa and 39 patients of chronic prostatitis with pathology confiemed were retrospectively analyzed, the lesions were all located in the peripheral zone of prostate, the mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC<sub>mean</sub>) and ADC<sub>min</sub> of the parenchyma of the lesion were measured, the difference of ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> between the two groups were analyzed. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and DeLong test were used to evaluate and compare the diagnostic efficiency of ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> for early PCa and chronic prostatitis in peripheral zone.  <b>Results</b>The ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> in the early PCa group were lower than those in the chronic prostatitis group, and differences between groups were statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) of ADC<sub>mean</sub> and ADC<sub>min</sub> were 0.888 and 0.935, there was statistical difference in diagnostic performance by DeLong test (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The optimal cut-off value of ADC<sub>mean</sub> was 1.008×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, the sensitivity and specificity or the diagnosis of early PCa were 81.54%, 94.87%, respectively. The optimal cut-off value of ADC<sub>min</sub> was 0.861×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, the sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of early PCa were 83.08%, 94.87%, respectively.  <b>Conclusions</b>The diagnostic efficacy of ADC<sub>min</sub> in differentiating early PCa and chronic prostatitis in the peripheral zone is better than that of ADC<sub>mean</sub>, which has good clinical reference value.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monitoring changes of the muscles around the knee joint in amateur marathon athletes using synthetic magnetic resonance imaging: A preliminary study]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.017</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the value of synthetic MRI (SyMRI) sequences for quantitative detection of the muscles around the knee joints before and after amateur marathon runners participated in a marathon.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Twenty-four amateur marathon runners (48 knees), 21 males and 3 females, aged 24 to 50 (40±6) years, were prospectively recruited. All subjects were examined with GE SIGNA Pioneer 3.0 T MRI. SyMRI sequences of both knees were performed 1 week before the marathon, 48 hours after the marathon, and 1 month after the marathon. Conventional contrast-weighted images as well as 3 quantitative profiles of T1, T2, and proton density (PD) were obtained after scanning. ITK-SNAP software was applied in the post-processing platform to measure the T1, T2, and PD values of the semimembranosus, biceps femoris, lateral femoris, medial femoris, medial head of the gastrocnemius, and lateral head of gastrocnemius, popliteus, and tibialis anterior muscles in sagittal images of the knee joint. The differences in T1, T2, and PD values of each muscle were analyzed before and 48 hours after the race and 1 month after the race.  <b>Results</b>All subjects showed no significant abnormalities in muscle morphology or signal around the knee during the examination (<i>P</i>＞0.05). The values of T1, T2 and PD of the muscles around the knee joint measured by two radiologists were good consistent, with ICC values of 0.801, 0.909 and 0.921, respectively. Most muscle subregions had elevated T1, T2, and PD values 48 hours after the marathon compared to pre-race, and decreased after 1 month of post-race rest. There were statistically significant changes in T2 values for semimembranosus, biceps femoris, lateral femoris, medial femoris, medial head of the gastrocnemius, and lateral head of gastrocnemius (<i>P</i>＜0.05), and statistically significant changes in PD values for medial femoris (<i>P</i>＜0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>The quantitative parameter values of SyMRI sequences can be useful for detecting dynamic changes in the knee muscles before and after marathon exercise.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical value of diffusion tensor imaging in polymyositis and dermatomyositis]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.018</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of thigh muscles in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM).  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Forty-six patients with PM/DM diagnosed in our hospital from September 2019 to March 2022 were selected as PM/DM group. Thirty-two healthy volunteers who came to our hospital at the same time without muscle diseases were selected as control group. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) were compared among the PM/DM edema muscles, unaffected muscles (non-edema muscles) and normal muscles of ROI region. The one way analysis of variance test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Spearman rank correlation analyses were used to analysis the mean ADC, FA of DTI in PM/DM group and control group. <i>P</i> values＜0.05 were considered statistically significant.  <b>Results</b>The mean ADC value of edema muscles in the PM/DM group was higher on average and showed a statistically significant difference when compared with unaffected muscles and normal muscles (<i>P</i>＜0.05), while the mean ADC value was no statistical difference between unaffected muscles and normal muscles (<i>P</i>＞0.05). There was no significant difference in the mean FA value between the three groups (<i>P</i>＞0.05).The optimal cut-off value of ADC between edema muscles and normal muscles was 1.62×10<sup>-3</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, sensitivity was 87.5%, specificity was 85.0% and AUC was 0.869. Correlation analysis showed that mean ADC value of edema muscles were positively correlated with creatine kinase (CK; <i>r</i>=0.583, <i>P</i>＜0.001), but there was no significant correlation between mean FA value of edema muscles with CK (<i>P</i>＞0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>DTI can be used to quantitatively analyze pathological features of edema muscles in patients with PM/DM, DTI can be a good ability for diagnose PM/DM.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study of conventional MRI combined with SWI on brain damage after asphyxia in neonatal rats and compared with pathological]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.019</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the pathological types of hypoxic brain injury in neonatal rats after asphyxia by conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), and to explore the effects of hypoxia on the cortex and hippocampus.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Neonatal 7-day-old rats were randomly divided into asphyxiation and control groups. Pups in the asphyxiation group were placed in a closed chamber for a hypoxia with the oxygen concentration with 1% (5 min)-reoxygenation with the oxygen concentration of 21% (3 min) cycle for a cumulative hypoxia time of 30 min; control rats were placed in the same chamber with air for the same time. Behavioral changes and changes in general conditions of baby rats during and after hypoxia were observed during asphyxia. Abnormal behavioral observations were made and recorded at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d after hypoxia. T1WI, T2WI and SWI sequences were performed at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d after modelling. Hematoxylin-Eosin staining was performed according to the site of abnormal MRI signal to observe the type of pathological injury in the abnormal signal area. Neuronal survival in the cortical, dentate grrus (DG), CA1 (corn ammonis 1) and CA3 (corn ammonis 3) regions of the hippocampus of young rats was observed by Nissl staining; the expression of apoptosis-related protein Caspase-3 was detected by immunohistochemical staining.  <b>Results</b>Seizures were observed in pups at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d after hypoxia. MRI and SWI showed types of brain injury including enlarged ventricles, foci of cerebral softening, intraventricular and parenchymal hemorrhage and microvascular dilatation. Nissl staining showed a decrease in neurons in the cortical and hippocampal DG regions at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d after hypoxia compared to the control group (<i>P</i>＜0.05), and a decrease in neurons in the CA3 region at 7 d after hypoxia (<i>P</i>＜0.05). Immunohistochemical staining showed that the expression of Caspase-3 in the DG region of the hippocampus was higher than that of the control group at 1 d, 3 d and 7 d after hypoxia (<i>P</i>＜0.05), and the expression in the cortex was higher than that of the control group at 3 d and 7 d after hypoxia (<i>P</i>＜0.05); the expression in the CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus was higher than that of the control group at 7 d after hypoxia (<i>P</i>＜0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>MRI and SWI show that brain damage can be present early in acute intermittent hypoxia and that hypoxic brain damage can lead to seizures. This suggests that MRI and SWI should be used as routine clinical investigations in children with a history of asphyxia and suspected brain injury, and that early clinical intervention should be undertaken.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The evaluation and quantitative analysis of MR 3D-Vibe combined with T2 mapping imaging on triangular fibrocartilage complex injury of wrist joint]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.020</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>To investigate the value of 3.0 T MRI three dimension volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (3D-Vibe) and T2 mapping in the evaluation of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury and quantitative analysis of cartilage.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Routine, 3D-Vibe and T2 mapping sequence scanning of bilateral wrist joints was performed in 35 patients with TFCC injury and 30 healthy controls. The T2 values of radial cartilage, triangular fibrocartilage disc (TFC), fibrovascular tissue, meniscus and ulnar attachment were measured respectively in T2 mapping imaging.  <b>Results</b>There was no significant difference in T2 value between the meniscus injury group and healthy group (<i>P</i>＞0.05), and the overall mean of T2 values between the injury group and the healthy group in other regions showed statistical difference (<i>P</i>＜0.01). The T2 values of each region in the injury group were statistically significant (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The overall mean of T2 values in different age groups was statistically different (<i>P</i>＜0.05). The classification and course of disease had a significant effect on the T2 value of patients with TFCC injury (<i>P</i>＜0.01); Age and sex had no significant effect on T2 value of patients with TFCC injury (<i>P</i>＞0.05).  <b>Conclusions</b>The 3.0 T MRI 3D-Vibe and T2 mapping imaging techniques are helpful for the evaluation of TFCC injury and quantitative analysis of cartilage. The T2 value can reflect the molecular biological changes of cartilage injury, which is susceptible to injury classification and course of disease, but not affected by age and gender.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research on the method of brain magnetic resonance synthetic DWI generation based on the cycle generative adversarial network]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.021</link>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Objective</b>Based on cycle generative adversarial network (CycleGAN), using unpaired patient head MR image data to achieve mutual conversion between water-suppressed T2WI images and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) images, and to evaluate the quality of the generated synthetic DWI images.  <b>Materials and Methods</b>Brain water-suppressed T2WI images and DWI images of 200 cases were collected. There were 100 cases in the training set and 100 cases in the test set, including 50 cases of acute cerebral infarction. CycleGAN model included two generators and two discriminators. Firstly, two generators were constructed based on convolutional neural networks (CNN). One generator converted water-suppressed T2WI images into synthetic-DWI images, and the other generator converted DWI images into synthetic-T2WI images. Then, two discriminators were constructed based on CNN, which were used to discriminate the real image and the generated synthetic image and update the parameters. The generator and discriminator work alternately to complete the training of CycleGAN model. The image quality of synthetic-DWI was evaluated by MAE, ME, PSNR, SSIM and subjective score. A total of 50 cases of acute cerebral infarction were divided into DWI images and sDWI images, and DICE coefficient was calculated.  <b>Results</b>The MAE, ME, PSNR and SSIM values of the synthetic and true DWI images were 34.991±0.989, 15.982±0.978, 26.642±3.428 and 0.927±0.039, respectively. More than 80% of the synthetic DWI images had no or only slight image distortion or artifact. The DICE coefficients of true DWI and synthetic DWI images after infarction segmentation were 0.898±0.324 and 0.849±0.259, respectively.  <b>Conclusions</b>The CycleGAN model and unpaired image data can generate high-quality synthetic DWI images and reduce the scanning time for patients who need rapid magnetic resonance imaging.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of magnetic resonance cerebral perfusion imaging in Alzheimer<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.023</link>
<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease (AD) is currently considered to be a continuous AD spectrum (ADS) disease that includes subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and AD-derived dementia. Studies have confirmed that vascular injury and destruction of blood-brain barrier are involved in the onset and development of AD spectrum (ADS) disease. MR perfusion imaging can better display these pathological changes through quantitative analysis of cerebral blood flow changes, and image indicators of some abnormal perfusion brain areas can be used as biomarkers for early diagnosis. This paper summarizes and analyzes the characteristics of MR perfusion imaging technology at the present stage and its application research in ADS diseases, in order to provide some references for MR perfusion imaging in subsequent relevant studies. Meanwhile, it is proposed that fusion multimodal MRI can provide more imaging information reflecting the biological changes of the disease, and provide an objective imaging basis for the early non-invasive diagnosis of ADS diseases. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of MRI in cognitive impairment of Parkinson<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.024</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cognitive impairment of Parkinson<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s disease (PD) is one of the most important non-motor manifestations. In recent years, with the update of imaging equipment and the development of image processing technology, brain structural and functional imaging can observe the density, volume and structural integrity of brain tissue, providing an important help for clinical analysis of cognitive function changes. In this paper, voxel-based morphometry (VBM), surface-based morphometry (SBM), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) are discussed, we analyze and summarize the characteristics and advantages of different research means, for research scholars to further explore, specifically propose the development direction of future imaging research in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment in PD, to provide important imaging help for clinical analysis of cognitive function changes, to help patients diagnose cognitive decline and predict the decline trend, and improve the quality of life. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of brain network in obstructive sleep apnea]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.025</link>
<description><![CDATA[Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most common sleep disorders, characterized by partial or complete airway obstruction and intermittent hypoxia due to collapse of the upper airway during sleep, and its occurrence is associated with abnormal changes in the structural and functional brain networks. With the rapid development of MRI, more and more researchers have focused on the association between changes in network properties and the pathophysiological mechanisms of OSA. The purpose of this paper is to review the progress of research on brain structure and functional networks in OSA, to analyze the characteristics of functional and structural network property changes in OSA from multiple perspectives, and to discuss the connection and mechanisms between neuropathological changes in OSA and changes in brain function and structural network properties, in order to provide new ideas for clinical search for neuroimaging markers of OSA and understanding the potential neuroimaging mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction caused by OSA. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of quantitative MRI technique in temporal lobe epilepsy]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.026</link>
<description><![CDATA[Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a type of epilepsy based on the abnormal discharge of neurons in the temporal lobe region. The incidence of TLE in patients with epilepsy is about 40%. medial temporal sclerosis (MTS) is the most common cause of drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Surgical treatment is the first choice for the treatment. Conventional structural MRI, as an important preoperative reference for patients with refractory TLE, cannot accurately localize and lateralize the epileptogenic zone. Quantitative MRI technology can provide more objective and accurate structural and functional information through quantitative or semi-quantitative methods, and has higher sensitivity than structural MRI. This article will briefly introduce the quantitative imaging technology related to TLE, including relaxation time, metabolic level, tissue microstructure and perfusion imaging, and review its application progress in the diagnosis and treatment of TLE and TLE network research, aiming to assist in the accurate localization of epileptogenic zone, the evaluation of lesion degree, and the formulation of individualized treatment plan during the diagnosis and treatment of TLE. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of magnetic resonance diffusion imaging in glioma grading and IDH genotype prediction]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.027</link>
<description><![CDATA[Glioma is the most common intracranial malignant tumor, and the treatment and prognosis of different grades of glioma are obviously different. With the update of World Health Organization (WHO) classification in 2021, the role of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is emphasized. IDH is an important molecular index in the genetic characteristics of glioma, and the different states of IDH are of great significance to the surgical methods and prognosis of glioma patients. With the development of multi-modal MRI, various functional imaging techniques have been used to evaluate glioma grading, predict genotyping and evaluate prognosis, with considerable accuracy and practicability. This article mainly reviews the applications of different diffusion MRI (dMRI) techniques (diffusion tensor imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, diffusion kurtosis imaging, neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging, mean apparent propagator-MRI) in glioma classification and molecular genotype prediction, in order to further reveal the pathophysiological mechanism of glioma patients and provide ideas and directions for the follow-up diagnosis and treatment process and improving the prognosis of patients. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research advances of DWI in response prediction of nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.028</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is treated differently depending on its stage, early prediction of curative effect enables timely adjustment of treatment plan and rescue therapy. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) can detect the degree of water molecules diffusion to reveal additional information on tumor microstructure. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) obtained by DWI can quantitatively describe the speed and range of the diffusion movement of water molecules in the human body, and interpret disease information more intuitively, playing an important role in the response prediction of NPC. We briefly introduced DWI and its related techniques, such as incoherent motion DWI, diffusion kurtosis imaging and readout segmentation of long variable echo-trains, and reviews the progress of its and related radiomics studies in predicting the response of NPC in this paper, in order to provide reference value for clinicians to make treatment decisions and guide the future research direction. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress in evaluating microvascular metastases patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma by Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.029</link>
<description><![CDATA[Microvascular invasion (MVI) and vessels encapsulating tumor clusters (VETC), two patterns of blood-borne metastases underlying distinct microvascular structures and molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues, are closely related to the postoperative recurrence and treatment of patients. Since the diagnosis is currently mainly confirmed by histopathologic examination after surgical resection, it is important to find a non-invasive preoperative assessment of MVI and VETC. It has been proposed that many imaging features based on gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethyle netriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) enhanced MRI are used to predict MVI and VETC. On this basis, the radiomics and artificial intelligence developed further improve the accuracy of prediction and become a research hotspot in recent years, various radiomics models have been established to predict microvascular metastasis patterns in HCC. This article will review the current research status of Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI imaging features and related radiomics and artificial intelligence technology for evaluating MVI and VETC, attempt to explore the main limitations and future research directions of each technology in clinical practice, in order to promote the development of related research, help clinical doctors choose appropriate treatment methods and improve survival of patients. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of MRI based radiomics in lung cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.030</link>
<description><![CDATA[Technologies such as computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) play an important role in the diagnosis, staging, treatment, postoperative monitoring, and response evaluation of lung cancer, providing anatomical and functional information about the phenotype of lung cancer. However, a large amount of genetic and prognostic information remains undiscovered. Radiomics can deeply mine high-dimensional data, reflecting deep biological information such as molecular and gene expression of lesions, which can help in the accurate prediction of lung cancer prognosis and treatment efficacy. In the past, lung cancer radiomics studies were mainly based on CT images. With the continuous improvement of lung MRI technology and its significant increase in soft tissue resolution, magnetic resonance imaging has also been widely used in lung cancer radiomics research. This article will introduce the model construction of MRI lung cancer radiomics and the application of radiomics in lung cancer differentiation, classification, pathological grading, gene expression, etc., and discuss the current limitations and prospects of lung MRI radiomics, in order to provide new methods for the precise diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and promote the clinical application of radiomics research. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Application progress of MRI radiomics in breast cancer of neoadjuvant chemotherapy]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.031</link>
<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women, with an increasing incidence and mortality rate. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has become an important component of comprehensive treatment for breast cancer, with different types of breast cancer exhibiting varying responses and prognoses after NAC. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics can extract a large number of quantitative features from MRI images and analyze the data using high-throughput computing, providing comprehensive tumor information for predicting and evaluating the efficacy of NAC in breast cancer. In recent years, numerous studies have explored the clinical applications of radiomics in breast cancer NAC, including predicting breast cancer molecular subtypes, NAC response, prognostic factors, and risk of recurrence. The lack of standardized definitions and limited reproducibility have hindered the clinical application of radiomics, but MRI radiomics still holds great potential for development. This article aims to review the progress, challenges, and prospects of applying MRI radiomics in the assessment of NAC efficacy and prognosis in breast cancer, providing new insights for precision treatment decision-making. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress of radiomics based on MRI for prediction of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.032</link>
<description><![CDATA[Axillary lymph node status is very important for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer. Therefore, accurate judgment and identification of axillary lymph node status can avoid unnecessary axillary lymph node dissection and its complications. In view of the limited ability of traditional imaging examination to assess axillary lymph node metastasis, radiomics, as a new research field of quantitative analysis of imaging features, can extract high-throughput quantitative features from standard medical images. At present, many studies have established radiomics models by analyzing MRI routine sequences, functional sequences, combined with clinical information, to predict lymph node metastasis of breast cancer noninvasively before surgery. We reviewed the recent progress of radiomics based on MRI in the study of axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer in this paper, in order to accurately and efficiently identify the status of lymph nodes before surgery, so as to guide clinical development of more accurate and personalized treatment strategies. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Current status and progress in predicting the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer based on MRI radiomics methods]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.033</link>
<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women. Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) has been widely used in the preoperative treatment of locally advanced breast cancer. A number of studies have shown that Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques can predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer. In recent years, radiomics has been paid more and more attention by scholars at home and abroad. Many researchers have studied and explored how to predict the efficacy of NAT in breast cancer based on MRI radiomics features. This article reviews the current status and progress in predicting the efficacy of NAT in breast cancer based on MRI radiomics methods, to help clinicians and radiologists to understand the application and progress of MRI radiomics methods in the efficacy evaluation of NAT in breast cancer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinical research progress of abbreviated breast MRI in breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.034</link>
<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women, and the incidence of breast cancer is increasing year by year, which seriously threatens women<sup><sup>,</sup></sup>s life and health. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients. Conventional multi-sequence MRI is expensive and takes a long time for scanning, post-processing and reading by physicians, which limits the wide application of MRI in clinical practice. Abbreviated breast MRI (AB-MRI) is expected to solve practical clinical problems. AB-MRI protocol is more acceptable to patients and has a promising future as a screening method for breast cancer. So far, the preoperative application of AB-MRI to evaluate the degree of breast cancer disease and neoadjuvant chemotherapy response is still insufficient, and more large-scale prospective studies are still needed. This paper summarizes the concept of AB-MRI, its sequence design and clinical application. It includes the screening of breast cancer in different risk groups, the differentiation of benign and malignant breast tumors, the preoperative staging of breast cancer, and the evaluation of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and other clinical applications. The purpose is to help radiologists strengthen their understanding and application of AB-MRI scheme, and help improve the level of accurate diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Progressions in clinical application of magnetic resonance imaging in myopathy]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.035</link>
<description><![CDATA[MRI has the advantages of high soft tissue resolution, non-invasive, great reproducibility, visualizing changes in muscle volume and tissue characteristics, which can be used as the main method for diagnosis and following-up of muscle disease progression. Several previous studies have shown that multimodal MRI can provide multiple imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis, dynamic evaluation of efficacy, prognosis and prediction of muscle diseases. Meanwhile, with the development of new magnetic resonance image technology, quantitative evaluation methods of tissue characteristics such as muscle fat replacement and edema have been gradually applied in clinical practice. According to the types of muscle weakness, muscle diseases can be divided into six types. Therefore, this paper mainly reviews the research progress of the application of MRI in the tissue characterization and differential diagnosis of different muscle diseases based on the characteristics of the six classification modes of muscle diseases, so as to provide image support for clinical diagnosis and treatment. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Research progress and applications of fat quantification with magnetic resonance imaging]]></title>
<link>http://med-sci.cn/cgzcx/en/en_articlexml.asp?doi=10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.07.036</link>
<description><![CDATA[Due to unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, abnormal fat content in the human body has gradually become one of the important factors that endanger human health. Excessive fat accumulation around tissues and organs can destroy the information transmission system in the human body, and make tissues and organs transmit error signal to the body, leading to endocrine system function disturbances. Abnormal fat deposition is closely related to several chronic diseases, such as fatty liver, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis. Therefore, the accurate quantification of fat is of great clinical significance for the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. The gold standard for accurate quantification of fat is biopsy, but it has certain invasive and sampling errors. In recent years, the research on fat quantification by magnetic resonance technology is deepening. We reviewed several magnetic resonance techniques, including magnetic resonance spectroscopy, adipose-inhibition imaging, water-fat separation techniques and proton density fat fraction, for fat quantification in different parts of human body (liver, pancreas, vertebral bone marrow and muscle) in this paper. This review aimed to provide an accurate biomarker for fat quantification, which would be helpful for accurate diagnosis and treatment in clinic. ]]></description>
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