Vol 11, No 6 (June 01, 2021): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

Editorial

Machine learning-based advances in coronary computed tomography angiography
Mina M. Benjamin, Mark G. Rabbat
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
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:2208-2213
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CT temporal subtraction: techniques and clinical applications
Takatoshi Aoki, Tohru Kamiya, Huimin Lu, Takashi Terasawa, Midori Ueno, Yoshiko Hayashida, Seiichi Murakami, Yukunori Korogi
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2214-2223
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Original Article

Development and evaluation of a T1 standard brain template for Alzheimer disease
Xiao-Yi Guo, Yunjung Chang, Yehee Kim, Hak Young Rhee, Ah Rang Cho, Soonchan Park, Chang-Woo Ryu, Jin San Lee, Kyung Mi Lee, Wonchul Shin, Key-Chung Park, Eui Jong Kim, Geon-Ho Jahng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2224-2244
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The effect of stent compression on in-stent restenosis and clinical outcomes in iliac vein compression syndrome
Yuheng Yang, Yu Zhao, Zheng Chen, Zhe Wang, Xuehu Wang, Fenghe Li, Hong Liu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2245-2252
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Aberrant modulations of static functional connectivity and dynamic functional network connectivity in chronic migraine
Yan Zou, Weijun Tang, Xiangyang Qiao, Ji Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2253-2264
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Detection and recognition of ultrasound breast nodules based on semi-supervised deep learning: a powerful alternative strategy
Yanhua Gao, Bo Liu, Yuan Zhu, Lin Chen, Miao Tan, Xiaozhou Xiao, Gang Yu, Youmin Guo
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2265-2278
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Feasibility evaluation of amide proton transfer-weighted imaging in the parotid glands: a strategy to recognize artifacts and measure APT value
Yu Chen, Xiaoqi Wang, Tong Su, Zhentan Xu, Yunting Wang, Zhuhua Zhang, Huadan Xue, Zhizheng Zhuo, Yuanli Zhu, Zhengyu Jin, Tao Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2279-2291
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Computer-assisted ultrasound assessment of plaque characteristics in radiation-induced and non-radiation-induced carotid atherosclerosis
Yuanxi Li, Dora Lai-Wan Kwong, Vincent Wing-Cheung Wu, Shea-Ping Yip, Helen Ka-Wai Law, Shara Wee-Yee Lee, Michael Tin-Cheung Ying
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2292-2306
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Divergent effects of irradiation on brain cortical morphology in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: one-year follow-up study using structural magnetic resonance imaging
Xiaofei Lv, Zheng Guo, Linquan Tang, Zhipeng Li, Xiaoshan Lin, Jing Li, Lujun Han, Yingwei Qiu, Haiqiang Mai
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2307-2320
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Quantitative assessment of cerebral metabolism and hemodynamics in small-for-gestational-age (SGA) newborns
Ying Qi, Xiaoming Wang, Jian Mao
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2321-2332
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Feasibility of dual-phase 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT imaging in rheumatoid arthritis evaluation
Yasser G. Abdelhafez, Felipe Godinez, Kanika Sood, Rosalie J. Hagge, Robert D. Boutin, Siba P. Raychaudhuri, Ramsey D. Badawi, Abhijit J. Chaudhari
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2333-2343
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Effect of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-V (ASiR-V) levels on ultra-low-dose CT radiomics quantification in pulmonary nodules
Kai Ye, Min Chen, Qiao Zhu, Yuliu Lu, Huishu Yuan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2344-2353
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Multi-channel multi-task deep learning for predicting EGFR and KRAS mutations of non-small cell lung cancer on CT images
Yunyun Dong, Lina Hou, Wenkai Yang, Jiahao Han, Jiawen Wang, Yan Qiang, Juanjuan Zhao, Jiaxin Hou, Kai Song, Yulan Ma, Ntikurako Guy Fernand Kazihise, Yanfen Cui, Xiaotang Yang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2354-2375
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Delta-radiomics and response to neoadjuvant treatment in locally advanced gastric cancer—a multicenter study of GIRCG (Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer)
Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Letizia Di Giacomo, Giulio Bagnacci, Valerio Nardone, Francesco Gentili, Gabriele Lucii, Paolo Tini, Daniele Marrelli, Paolo Morgagni, Gianni Mura, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Frida Pittiani, Luca Volterrani, Franco Roviello
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2376-2387
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A novel wireless optical technique for quantitative evaluation of cerebral perfusion pressure in a fluid percussion animal model of traumatic brain injury
Yao-Kuang Huang, Chin-Kuo Lin, Che-Chuan Wang, Jinn-Rung Kuo, Chien-Fu Lai, Chien-Wei Chen, Bor-Shyh Lin
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2388-2396
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Frequency and risk factors of impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with end-stage renal disease: a two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiographic study
Fengzhen Liu, Xiaolin Wang, Dan Liu, Chunquan Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2397-2405
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Accuracy of individualized 3D modeling of ossicles using high-resolution computed tomography imaging data
Danheng Zhao, Qiaohui Lu, Shizhen Zou, Jianjun Sun, Fazong Hu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2406-2414
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MR-guided blood-brain barrier opening induced by rapid short-pulse ultrasound in non-human primates
Hui Zhou, Yang Liu, Xiaojing Long, Yangzi Qiao, Jo Lee, Xin Liu, Hairong Zheng, Chao Zou
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2415-2427
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Association between spinal alignment and biochemical composition of lumbar intervertebral discs assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging
Rafael Menezes-Reis, Carlos E. Garrido Salmon, Gustavo P. Bonugli, Debora Mazoroski, Leonor G. Savarese, Carlos Fernando P. S. Herrero, Helton L. A. Defino, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2428-2441
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The feasibility of non-contrast-enhanced zero echo time magnetic resonance angiography for characterization of intracranial atherosclerotic disease
Chao Zhang, Weiqiang Dou, Ke Yu, Yun Ji, Wenliang Wang, Muhammad Umair Sami, Yong Shen, Kai Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2442-2452
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Utility of noncontrast MRI in the detection and risk grading of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a comparison with contrast-enhanced CT
Ziling Zhou, Jingyu Lu, John N. Morelli, Daoyu Hu, Zhen Li, Peng Xiao, Xuemei Hu, Yaqi Shen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2453-2464
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A better understanding of testicular and/or epididymal tuberculosis based on clinical, ultrasonic, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging features at a high-volume institute in the modern era
Shuang Li, Bo Chen, Xin Fang, Min Wan, Dehong Cao, He Xu, Liangren Liu, Qiang Wei, Jianqun Yu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2465-2476
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Deep transfer learning based on magnetic resonance imaging can improve the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in patients with rectal cancer
Jin Li, Yang Zhou, Peng Wang, Henan Zhao, Xinxin Wang, Na Tang, Kuan Luan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2477-2485
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Reduction of missed thoracic findings in emergency whole-body computed tomography using artificial intelligence assistance
Johannes Rueckel, Jonathan I. Sperl, Sophia Kaestle, Boj F. Hoppe, Nicola Fink, Jan Rudolph, Vincent Schwarze, Thomas Geyer, Frederik F. Strobl, Jens Ricke, Michael Ingrisch, Bastian O. Sabel
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2486-2498
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Imaging features of spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis and the diagnostic value of different imaging methods
Cui Ren, Qiao Zhu, Huishu Yuan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2499-2508
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Value of total lesion glycolysis and cell-of-origin subtypes for prognostic stratification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients
Chong Jiang, Yue Teng, Zhong Zheng, Zhengyang Zhou, Jingyan Xu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2509-2520
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Comparison of Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasound and gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid MRI for the histological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Feiqian Wang, Kazushi Numata, Masahiro Okada, Makoto Chuma, Hiromi Nihonmatsu, Satoshi Moriya, Akito Nozaki, Katsuaki Ogushi, Wen Luo, Litao Ruan, Masayuki Nakano, Masako Otani, Yoshiaki Inayama, Shin Maeda
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2521-2540
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PWLS-PR: low-dose computed tomography image reconstruction using a patch-based regularization method based on the penalized weighted least squares total variation approach
Jing Fu, Fei Feng, Huimin Quan, Qian Wan, Zixiang Chen, Xin Liu, Hairong Zheng, Dong Liang, Guanxun Cheng, Zhanli Hu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2541-2559
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Associations between brain volumetry and relaxometry signatures and the Edmonton Frail Scale in frailty
Chunmei Li, Yuhui Chen, Pu-Yeh Wu, Bing Wu, Tao Gong, Hua Wang, Min Chen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2560-2571
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The impact of elastography with virtual touch quantification of future remnant liver before major hepatectomy
Shingo Shimada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Tatsuya Orimo, Akihisa Nagatsu, Yoh Asahi, Yuzuru Sakamoto, Hirofumi Kamachi, Yusuke Kudo, Mutsumi Nishida, Akinobu Taketomi
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2572-2585
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A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based nomogram for predicting lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer: a node-for-node comparative study of MRI and histopathology
Yuan Liu, Lijuan Wan, Wenjing Peng, Shuangmei Zou, Zhaoxu Zheng, Feng Ye, Jun Jiang, Han Ouyang, Xinming Zhao, Hongmei Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2586-2597
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Low dose contrast media in step-and-shoot coronary angiography with third-generation dual-source computed tomography: feasibility of using 30 mL of contrast media in patients with body surface area <1.7 m2
Liang Jin, Bing Jie, Yiyi Gao, An’qi Jiang, Tingwen Weng, Ming Li
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2598-2609
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Regional variation of thigh muscle fat infiltration in patients with neuromuscular diseases compared to healthy controls
Tobias Greve, Egon Burian, Agnes Zoffl, Georg Feuerriegel, Sarah Schlaeger, Michael Dieckmeyer, Nico Sollmann, Elisabeth Klupp, Dominik Weidlich, Stephanie Inhuber, Maximilian Löffler, Federica Montagnese, Marcus Deschauer, Benedikt Schoser, Sarah Bublitz, Claus Zimmer, Dimitrios C. Karampinos, Jan S. Kirschke, Thomas Baum
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2610-2621
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Added value of spectral parameters for the assessment of lymph node metastasis of lung cancer with dual-layer spectral detector computed tomography
Lu Gao, Xiaomei Lu, Qingyun Wen, Yang Hou
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2622-2633
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Clinical efficacy of laser therapy in the prevention of retinal detachment in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis
Lian-Yong Xie, Xiao-Na Li, Chao Chen, Wen-Jun Kong, Tai-Yi Jiang, Kui-Fang Du, Hong-Wei Dong, Chun-Gang Guo, Wen-Bin Wei
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2634-2641
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Clinical prediction models of fractional flow reserve: an exploration of the current evidence and appraisal of model performance
Wenjie Zuo, Rui Zhang, Mingming Yang, Zhenjun Ji, Yanru He, Yamin Su, Yangyang Qu, Zaixiao Tao, Genshan Ma
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2642-2657
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Mixed reality models based on low-dose computed tomography technology in nephron-sparing surgery are better than models based on normal-dose computed tomography
Guan Li, Zhiqiang Cao, Jinbao Wang, Xin Zhang, Longjiang Zhang, Jie Dong, Guangming Lu
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2658-2668
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Circumferential degree of carotid calcification is associated with new ischemic brain lesions after carotid artery stenting
Peng Lv, Aihua Ji, Ranying Zhang, Daqiao Guo, Xiao Tang, Jiang Lin
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2669-2676
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Using shear wave elasticity in normal terminal ileum of a healthy southwest Chinese population: a pilot study of reference elasticity ranges
Jie-Ying Zhao, Xin Gao, Hua Zhuang, Yu-Ting Wu, Yuan Luo, Ji-Gang Jing, Yan Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2677-2687
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Automatic tool segmentation and tracking during robotic intravascular catheterization for cardiac interventions
Olatunji Mumini Omisore, Wenke Duan, Wenjing Du, Yuhong Zheng, Toluwanimi Akinyemi, Yousef Al-Handerish, Wanghongbo Li, Yong Liu, Jing Xiong, Lei Wang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2688-2710
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Geometrical characteristics associated with atherosclerotic disease in the basilar artery: a magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging study
Shasha Deng, Jinmei Zheng, Yuxin Wu, Dandan Yang, Huajun Chen, Bin Sun, Yunjing Xue, Xihai Zhao
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2711-2720
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Predicting cancer malignancy and proliferation in glioma patients: intra-subject inter-metabolite correlation analyses using MRI and MRSI contrast scans
Changliang Su, Shihui Li, Xiaowei Chen, Chengxia Liu, Mehran Shaghaghi, Jingjing Jiang, Shun Zhang, Yuanyuan Qin, Kejia Cai
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2721-2732
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Application of intraoperative B-mode ultrasound and shear wave elastography for glioma grading
Lu Yin, Linggang Cheng, Fumin Wang, Xueli Zhu, Yue Hua, Wen He
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2733-2743
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Assessment of carotid atherosclerotic plaque using 3D motion- sensitized driven-equilibrium prepared rapid gradient echo: a comparative study
Xin Cao, Ye Tang, Lei Pan, Jinming Yang, Yifan Wu, Daoying Geng, Jun Zhang
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2744-2755
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Identifying the histologic subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer with computed tomography imaging: a comparative study of capsule net, convolutional neural network, and radiomics
Han Liu, Zhicheng Jiao, Wenjuan Han, Bin Jing
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2756-2765
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Brief Report

A simplified method to quantitatively predict the effect of lenvatinib on hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast-enhanced ultrasound with perfluorobutane microbubbles
Yuji Eso, Shigeharu Nakano, Masako Mishima, Soichi Arasawa, Eriko Iguchi, Haruhiko Takeda, Atsushi Takai, Ken Takahashi, Hiroshi Seno
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2766-2774
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Special Report

Today’s radiologists meet tomorrow’s AI: the promises, pitfalls, and unbridled potential
Dianwen Ng, Hao Du, Melissa Min-Szu Yao, Russell Oliver Kosik, Wing P. Chan, Mengling Feng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2775-2779
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Case Report

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided microwave ablation for lung tumor: a case report
Xiaokang Shen, Tianming Chen, Bo Yang, Nianlong Liu, Xiaowei Qian, Bin Xia, Dongjie Feng, Shilin Chen
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2780-2784
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A case study of glycogen storage disease type Ia presenting with multiple hepatocellular adenomas: an analysis by gadolinium ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine-pentaacetic acid magnetic resonance imaging
Xiaoming Li, Hui Jing, Lin Cheng, Jie Xia, Jian Wang, Qing Li, Chen Liu, Ping Cai
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
(6)
:2785-2791
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Review Article

Applications of artificial intelligence in nuclear medicine image generation
Zhibiao Cheng, Junhai Wen, Gang Huang, Jianhua Yan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2792-2822
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Non-invasive detection of intracranial pressure related to the optic nerve
Jian Li, Chao Wan
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2823-2836
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Combined with interventional therapy, immunotherapy can create a new outlook for tumor treatment
Tonglei Fang, Junyuan Xiao, Yiran Zhang, Haiyan Hu, Yueqi Zhu, Yingsheng Cheng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2837-2860
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Imaging features of mycotic aortic aneurysms
Nan Zhang, Wei Xiong, Yu Li, Qinxiang Mao, Shangdong Xu, Junming Zhu, Zhonghua Sun, Lizhong Sun
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2861-2878
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Letter to the Editor

Mutual constraining of slow component and fast component measures: some observations in liver IVIM imaging
Yì Xiáng J. Wáng
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2879-2887
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Editorial Commentary

External validation of AI algorithms in breast radiology: the last healthcare security checkpoint?
Teodoro Martin-Noguerol, Antonio Luna
Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery  
2021;
11
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:2888-2892
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