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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Giulia Bicchierai, Simone Busoni, Paolo Tortoli, Silvia Bettarini, Federica Di Naro, Diego De Benedetto, Elena Savi, Chiara Bellini, Vittorio Miele, Jacopo Nori
Summary: This retrospective study compares the radiation dose received during CEDM, short and long protocol (CEDM SP and CEDM LP), with dose received during DM and DBT. The results show that CEDM SP results in higher radiation exposure compared with conventional DM and DBT but lower than the Combo mode. The dose administered during the CEDM SP is lower in patients with dense breasts regardless of their size.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Daniel Wessling, Simon Maennlin, Ricarda Schwarz, Florian Hagen, Andreas Brendlin, Susann-Cathrin Olthof, Valerie Hattermann, Sebastian Gassenmaier, Judith Herrmann, Heike Preibsch
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of the digital mammography imaging system on overall background enhancement on recombined contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) images. A retrospective single-center study was conducted on 129 female patients who underwent CESM, and the images were analyzed by two radiologists. The results showed significant differences in qualitative and quantitative background enhancement between different mammography systems, suggesting a potential impact on diagnostic accuracy.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Rossano Girometti, Anna Linda, Paola Conte, Michele Lorenzon, Isabella De Serio, Katerina Jerman, Viviana Londero, Chiara Zuiani
Summary: The study found that preoperative contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CEM) had better ability to detect additional cancer lesions in breast cancer patients compared to digital mammography plus digital breast tomosynthesis (DM + DBT), especially in dense breasts. CEM and DM + DBT showed similar performance in cancer size assessment.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Gisella Gennaro, Melissa L. Hill, Elisabetta Bezzon, Francesca Caumo
Summary: Contrast-enhanced mammography may play an important role in personalized breast cancer screening models, especially for women at high risk or with dense breasts. Volumetric breast density measured from low-energy contrast-enhanced spectral mammography showed no significant difference compared to density measurements from standard digital mammography or tomosynthesis. The differences in volumetric breast density were associated with various independent variables, primarily related to breast positioning.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Oncology
Natalia Siminiak, Anna Pasiuk-Czepczynska, Antonina Godlewska, Piotr Wojtys, Magdalena Olejnik, Joanna Michalak, Piotr Nowaczyk, Pawel Gajdzis, Dariusz Godlewski, Marek Ruchala, Rafal Czepczynski
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of CEM and DBT in women recalled from a breast cancer screening program. The results showed that CEM and DBT had similar diagnostic accuracy and outperformed FFDM. CEM had a sensitivity of 97% and DBT had a sensitivity of 100%.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Giuliana Moffa, Francesca Galati, Roberto Maroncelli, Veronica Rizzo, Federica Cicciarelli, Marcella Pasculli, Federica Pediconi
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) versus digital mammography (DM) combined with breast ultrasound (BUS) in women with dense breasts. The results showed that CEM had better sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy compared to DM and BUS. Therefore, CEM has a better diagnostic performance for women with dense breasts.
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Engineering, Biomedical
Manar N. Amin, Rasha Kamal, Amr Farouk, Mohamed Gomaa, Muhammad A. Rushdi, Ahmed M. Mahmoud
Summary: This study investigates a computationally-efficient computer-aided diagnosis system for breast lesion classification using contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM). The feasibility of synthesizing contrast-enhanced (SynCESM) images to avoid the use of intravenous contrast agents is also explored. The proposed system achieved high accuracy and reduced classification time, demonstrating its clinical feasibility and advantages over conventional methods.
BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Jingqi Song, Yuanjie Zheng, Jing Wang, Muhammad Zakir Ullah, Xuecheng Li, Zhenxing Zou, Guocheng Ding
Summary: In this study, a novel and flexible multimodal representation learning method called MDIB was applied for breast cancer classification in CESM. The method effectively captured the prominent representation and considered the relationships between images, leading to improved accuracy and efficiency in diagnosing breast cancer.
PATTERN RECOGNITION
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Melania Costantini, Rino Aldo Montella, Maria Paola Fadda, Vincenzo Tondolo, Gianluca Franceschini, Sonia Bove, Giorgia Garganese, Pierluigi Maria Rinaldi
Summary: Invasive lobular carcinoma is the second most common histologic form of breast cancer, with an insidious proliferative pattern making it difficult to diagnose clinically and radiologically. Breast MR is considered the most accurate imaging modality for detecting and staging invasive lobular carcinoma, while CESM is a promising new diagnostic method that can accurately detect malignant breast lesions similar to breast MR and has potential for preoperative surgical planning.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
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Engineering, Biomedical
Jingqi Song, Yuanjie Zheng, Muhammad Zakir Ullah, Junxia Wang, Yanyun Jiang, Chenxi Xu, Zhenxing Zou, Guocheng Ding
Summary: The study proposed a deep learning classification model that combines multiple features of CESM. The experimental results indicate that our method is more precise than the state-of-the-art methods and produces accurate results for the classification of CESM images.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yonggeng Goh, Ching Wan Chan, Premilla Pillay, Herng-Sheng Lee, Huay-Ben Pan, Bao-Hui Hung, Swee Tian Quek, Chen-Pin Chou
Summary: This study developed an ADS model for risk assessment of tomosynthesis-detected architectural distortion (AD) lesions based on characteristics of contrast-enhanced digital mammography. The features of CEDM can be used to predict the malignant risk of AD lesions.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Roberta Fusco, Adele Piccirillo, Mario Sansone, Vincenza Granata, Maria Rosaria Rubulotta, Teresa Petrosino, Maria Luisa Barretta, Paolo Vallone, Raimondo Di Giacomo, Emanuela Esposito, Maurizio Di Bonito, Antonella Petrillo
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of textural features extracted by dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography images using artificial intelligence approaches. Through univariate and multivariate statistical analyses, different training methods and feature selections were compared to achieve the best results in medical imaging diagnosis.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Nina Potsch, Giulia Vatteroni, Paola Clauser, Thomas H. Helbich, Pascal A. T. Baltzer
Summary: This study compared the performance of contrast-enhanced mammography and contrast-enhanced MRI in detecting breast cancer, and found that contrast-enhanced MRI had better sensitivity and negative likelihood ratios, with higher pretest probabilities to rule out malignancy compared to contrast-enhanced mammography.
Review
Oncology
Federica Vasselli, Alessandra Fabi, Francesca Romana Ferranti, Maddalena Barba, Claudio Botti, Antonello Vidiri, Silvia Tommasin
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) findings and prognostic factors in breast cancer. The results showed that CESM enhancement is associated with the proliferation of tumoral cells and the expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors. The study suggests that CESM has the potential for improving breast cancer diagnostics, but further research is needed.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Luca Nicosia, Anna Carla Bozzini, Simone Palma, Marta Montesano, Filippo Pesapane, Federica Ferrari, Valeria Dominelli, Anna Rotili, Lorenza Meneghetti, Samuele Frassoni, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Claudia Sangalli, Enrico Cassano
Summary: Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) is a novel and reliable imaging technique for the early detection and management of breast lesions. This study aims to create a score based on CESM enhancement descriptors to predict the malignancy of a breast lesion.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Apurva A. Bonde, Mayur Virarkar, Mohd Zahid, Sriram Jaganathan, Manuel J. Menendez, Luis Calimano, Bryan R. Foster, Danielle Fritze, Courtney L. Thomas, Pankaj Gupta
Summary: This article describes the common and uncommon appearances of gallbladder adenomyomatosis on multimodality imaging, helping differentiate it from non-benign gallbladder abnormalities, and providing important clinical and surgical management information.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Dheeman Futela, Suryansh Bajaj, Mihir Khunte, Xiao Wu, Seyedmehdi Payabvash, Dheeraj Gandhi, Ajay Malhotra
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Renhui Cai, Juan Xu, Chaoqun Yan, Jie Wang, L. I. Wang, Leizhi Ku, Di Zhou, L. I. Zhu, Chunli He, Xinxiang Zhao, Xiaojing Ma
Summary: This paper analyzes the correlation between imaging features and ECG features in patients with coronary artery fistula (CAF). The study finds significant differences in ECG characteristics between coronary-cameral fistula (CCF) and coronary-pulmonary artery fistula (CPAF). Surgical treatment can improve ECG findings in some patients.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jordan Bozer, Kevin Peng, Melissa Magyer, Marilyn Niedermeier, Mina S. Makary
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Siavash Zamirpour, Marko T. Boskovski, James P. Pirruccello, William A. Pace, Alan E. Hubbard, Joseph R. Leach, Liang Ge, Elaine E. Tseng
Summary: This study evaluated sex-specific temporal changes in aortic size and sex differences in aortic reporting. The results showed that women had significantly higher aortic growth rates compared to men, and aortic dimensions were much less frequently reported in women than men.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger, Hermon Miliard Derbew, Alexandra Ramirez, Maretta Smith, Mohammad Jalloul, Savvas Andronikou, Hansel J. Otero
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
A. Sailer, K. Fitzgerald, J. F. B. Chick, D. S. Shin, E. J. Monroe
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Apurva Bonde, Alice W. Fung, Skye C. Mayo, Peter Li, Brett S. Walker, Sriram Jaganathan, Nadine Mallak, Elena K. Korngold
Summary: Hepatic arterial infusion pumps allow selective administration of chemotherapy to the liver, maximizing its effects while minimizing systemic toxicity. Radiologists play a crucial role in pre-operative planning, treatment response assessment, and evaluation of potential complications. This article aims to familiarize radiologists with various aspects of HAI pumps.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Huseyin Bilgin, Ercan Ayaz
Summary: By examining radiographs of children with mucopolysaccharidosis, early diagnosis can be achieved before clinical symptoms become prominent. Therefore, X-ray screening of children in endemic regions of mucopolysaccharidosis is feasible.