Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Lei Ye, Yuntian Chen, Hui Xu, Huimin Xie, Jin Yao, Jiaming Liu, Bin Song
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of removing DCE from VI-RADS on the diagnostic accuracy of MIBC and compare different reference standards in MRI diagnostics. The results showed that bpMRI and conventional VI-RADS had similar diagnostic efficacy for MIBC. Using secondary TURBT as the reference standard was recommended since MRI overestimated MIBC diagnoses when using primary TURBT as the reference.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rocco Simone Flammia, Antonio Tufano, Luca Antonelli, Arianna Bernardotto, Alberto A. Castro Bigalli, Zhen Tian, Marc C. Smaldone, Pierre Karakiewicz, Valeria Panebianco, Costantino Leonardo
Summary: The accuracy of MRI in preoperative local staging of primary penile cancer is high, indicating its potential as a comprehensive tool for determining invasion of the tunica albuginea and urethra as well as pT-stage >= 2.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Takafumi Yanagisawa, Fahad Quhal, Tatsushi Kawada, Hadi Mostafaei, Reza Sari Motlagh, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Pawel Rajwa, Markus von Deimling, Alberto Bianchi, Maximilian Pallauf, Muhammad Majdoub, Benjamin Pradere, Marco Moschini, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Jun Miki, Takahiro Kimura, Shahrokh F. Shariat
Summary: This article evaluates the efficacy of chemoablation for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and finds it to be a promising treatment option that can avoid unnecessary surgery. However, more research is needed to confirm its tolerability and long-term effectiveness.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Gaetano Luglio, Gianluca Pagano, Francesca Paola Tropeano, Eduardo Spina, Rosa Maione, Alessia Chini, Francesco Maione, Giuseppe Galloro, Mariano Cesare Giglio, Giovanni Domenico De Palma
Summary: This meta-analysis compares the diagnostic accuracy of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the local staging of rectal cancer (RC). The results indicate that ERUS and MRI have similar accuracy in T and N staging.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Richard T. Bryan, Wenyu Liu, Sarah J. Pirrie, Rashid Amir, Jean Gallagher, Ana Hughes, Kieran P. Jefferson, Allen Knight, Veronica Nanton, Harriet P. Mintz, Ann M. Pope, James W. F. Catto, Prashant Patel, Nicholas D. James
Summary: Directing possible MIBC patients to mpMRI for staging instead of TURBT may be feasible. The Likert scale can accurately identify low-risk MIBC patients, and flexible cystoscopy biopsies are sufficient for diagnosing bladder cancer.
Article
Oncology
Patrick J. Hensley, Valeria Panebianco, Eugene Pietzak, Alexander Kutikov, Raghu Vikram, Matthew D. Galsky, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Morgan Roupret, Ashish M. Kamat
Summary: Staging of bladder cancer is crucial for prognosis and treatment decisions, but traditional methods have limitations. Novel biomarkers and imaging modalities, particularly MRI, show promising potential to improve diagnostic accuracy in bladder cancer staging.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Ilaha Isali, Phillip McClellan, Adam Calaway, Megan Prunty, Phillip Abbosh, Kirtishri Mishra, Lee Ponsky, Sarah Markt, Sarah P. Psutka, Laura Bukavina
Summary: This study reviewed and evaluated gene expression studies in MIBC using publicly available RNA sequencing and microarray data, identifying potential prognostic and therapeutic targets for MIBC. Additionally, several genes and pathways associated with MIBC were discovered.
UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Haitao Li, Gongwei Long, Jun Tian
Summary: This systematic review assessed the safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The results showed that PDT achieved a high complete response rate for unresectable NMIBC and prolonged recurrence-free survival. For resectable tumors, adjuvant PDT improved survival rates. Complications of PDT were mostly mild and transient symptoms.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Mieszko Kozikowski, Rodrigo Suarez-Ibarrola, Rafa Osiecki, Konrad Bilski, Christian Gratzke, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Arkadiusz Miernik, Jakub Dobruch
Summary: Radiomics demonstrates high diagnostic performance in predicting muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and has the potential to become a useful adjunct in the clinical management of bladder cancer.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Manabu Okada, Tetsuya Shindo, Keiko Fujino, Toshihiro Maeda, Naoki Ito, Atsushi Takahashi, Hiroshi Hotta, Yasuharu Kunishima, Masanori Matsukawa, Akio Takayanagi, Atsushi Wanifuchi, Seisuke Nofuji, Ryuichi Kato, Fumimasa Fukuta, Kohei Hashimoto, Ko Kobayashi, Toshiaki Tanaka, Naoya Masumori
Summary: The significance of local radiation therapy (LRT) in preventing local symptoms (LSs) caused by muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) was evaluated. The study found that an escalated-dose of radiation therapy of 50 Gy or more could effectively prevent LSs caused by MIBC. Factors such as gender, tumor stage, and metastasis also had an impact on overall survival (OS). This study provides important guidance for selecting appropriate treatment methods and preventing MIBC-related symptoms.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Aleksander Slusarczyk, Piotr Zapala, Lukasz Zapala, Piotr Radziszewski
Summary: Smoking is associated with a higher risk of recurrence and progression in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients. Smoking has a detrimental effect on the survival rate of recurrence and progression in NMIBC patients.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Piotr Zapala, Aleksander Slusarczyk, Pawel Rajwa, Giorgio Gandaglia, Lukasz Zapala, Fabio Zattoni, Tomasz Lorenc, Guillaume Ploussard, Piotr Radziszewski
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the reliability of MRI as a staging tool for radio-recurrent prostate cancer. The results showed that MRI has low sensitivity but high specificity in detecting extracapsular extension, seminal vesical invasion, and nodal involvement. However, the limited number of studies and heterogeneity of the data suggest the need for more research.
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Morwenn Le Boulc'h, Julia Gilhodes, Zara Steinmeyer, Sebastien Moliere, Carole Mathelin
Summary: Ultrasound is effective in detecting high metastatic burden in axillary lymph nodes without upstaging most micrometastases, while MRI and PET tend to detect micrometastases.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Eline H. Huele, Paul W. Veenboer, Frank J. Wessels, Trudy N. Jonges, Richard P. Meijer
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the additional value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in bladder tumor staging. The results showed that mpMRI had high sensitivity and moderate specificity in differentiating non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) from muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), but the diagnostic accuracy needs further improvement.
UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Sydney Relouw, George J. J. Dugbartey, Alp Sener
Summary: Bladder cancer requires the investigation of alternative therapies using animal models for thorough evaluation. Non-invasive techniques, such as bioluminescence imaging (BLI), micro-ultrasound imaging (MUI), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET), have been developed to visualize bladder cancer from outside the bladder. This paper reviews the use of these imaging techniques in an animal model where bladder cancer is developed within the bladder.
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Tae-Hyung Kim, Sungmin Woo, Sangwon Han, Chong Hyun Suh, Richard Kinh Gian Do, Jeong Min Lee
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the risk factors for hypervascularization in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with hepatobiliary phase hypointense nodules without arterial phase hyperenhancement. The results showed that nodules with baseline size greater than 10 mm, T2 hyperintensity, restricted diffusion, and previous history of hepatocellular carcinoma had a higher risk of hypervascularization.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Sang Youn Kim, Hyeonjin Kim, Joongyub Lee, Sung Il Jung, Min Hoan Moon, Kwon Wook Joo, Jeong Yeon Cho
Summary: This study validates the usefulness of quantitative MRI protocols in the diagnosis and evaluation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and suggests a suitable MR sequence protocol for assessing renal parenchymal fibrosis.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Seung Mi Lee, Young Mi Jung, Eun Saem Choi, Soo Heon Kwak, Ja Nam Koo, Ig Hwan Oh, Byoung Jae Kim, Sun Min Kim, Sang Youn Kim, Gyoung Min Kim, Sae Kyung Joo, Bo Kyung Koo, Sue Shin, Errol R. Norwitz, Chan-Wook Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Won Kim, Joong Shin Park
Summary: This study investigated the impact of MAFLD on pregnancy complications. The results showed that MAFLD was associated with an increased risk of subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Sungmin Woo, Chong Hyun Suh, Andreas G. Wibmer, Anton S. Becker, Min Yuen Teo, Mithat Gonen, Hedvig Hricak, Howard Scher, Michael J. Morris, Hebert Alberto Vargas
Summary: This study assessed the correlation between imaging-based intermediate endpoints (IBIEs) and overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The overall correlation was good, with trials using radiographic progression-free survival showing higher correlation than those using a composite IBIE.
CLINICAL GENITOURINARY CANCER
(2022)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ho Young Park, Chong Hyun Suh, Sungmin Woo, Pyeong Hwa Kim, Kyung Won Kim
Summary: This study evaluated the completeness of reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in the Korean Journal of Radiology using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The findings revealed that several items in the PRISMA 2020 checklist were overlooked in these articles. The authors suggest the use of a double-checklist to improve the quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Sungmin Woo, Soleen Ghafoor, Jeeban P. Das, Natalie Gangai, Alvin C. Goh, Herbert Alberto Vargas
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the MRI features of plasmacytoid urothelial carcinomas (PUC) of the bladder and their association with patient survival. The results showed that PUCs are typically large, diffuse tumors with features of extravesical extension (EVE) and pelvic peritoneal spread (PPS) on MRI, and these features are associated with survival.
UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Lisa Marie Ruppert, Erica Dayan Cohn, Niamh M. Keegan, Abigail Bacharach, Sungmin Woo, Theresa Gillis, Howard I. Scher
Summary: Nonmalignant etiologies significantly contribute to back pain in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Hebert Alberto Vargas, Sungmin Woo
Article
Oncology
Jeeban P. Das, Sungmin Woo, Soleen Ghafoor, P. I. Causa Andrieu, Gary A. Ulaner, Timothy F. Donahue, Alvin C. Goh, H. Alberto Vargas
Summary: This study evaluated the value of MRI in primary and recurrent UrC, showing high concordance between MRI Mayo stage and pathology, as well as in the detection of local recurrences.
UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Bernadette Z. Y. Wong, Pamela I. Causa Andrieu, Yukio Sonoda, Dennis S. Chi, Emeline M. Aviki, Hebert A. Vargas, Sungmin Woo
Summary: MRI and clinical features can differentiate malignant and benign O-RADS MRI score 4 adnexal masses. O-RADS MRI 4 lesions can be sub-stratified into high and low risk subgroups based on solid tissue characteristics and CA-125 levels.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Sungmin Woo, Hebert A. Vargas
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Sungmin Woo, Anton S. Becker, Jeeban P. Das, Soleen Ghafoor, Yuki Arita, Nicole Benfante, Natalie Gangai, Min Yuen Teo, Alvin C. Goh, Hebert A. Vargas
Summary: BP-MRI is more accurate than MP-MRI in identifying residual disease after NAC in MIBC patients. A negative BP-MRI is associated with better outcomes and provides complementary information to pathological assessment of cystectomy specimens.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Taek Min Kim, Hyungwoo Ahn, Sang Youn Kim, Sung Il Hwang, Myoung Seok Lee, Jeong Yeon Cho, Min Hoan Moon
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate MRI findings for distinguishing ovarian lymphomas from other solid ovarian tumors. Homogeneous high signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging and the presence of peripheral ovarian follicles were found to be characteristic of ovarian lymphomas.
ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Monica Cheng, Pamela Causa Andrieu, Tae-Hyung Kim, Natalie Gangai, Yukio Sonoda, Hedvig Hricak, Yulia Lakhman, Hebert A. Vargas, Sungmin Woo
Summary: This retrospective study aimed to improve the O-RADS MRI scoring for fat-containing adnexal masses by investigating methods for quantifying solid tissue volume and fat distribution and evaluating their associations with malignancy.
ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Maria Clara Fernandes, Onur Yildirim, Sungmin Woo, Hebert Alberto Vargas, Hedvig Hricak
Summary: MRI plays an increasingly important role in the management of prostate cancer, aiding in accurate detection, staging, risk stratification, guided biopsy, treatment planning, and assessment of local recurrence and metastatic disease. Recent advancements in radiomics and artificial intelligence are being tested to improve detection and provide potential prognostic markers.
MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Hila Tal Tamir, Dana Stav, Yitzhac Hadad, Rivka Kessner
Summary: This study aimed to characterize thyroid nodules seen on Spectral Detector computed tomography (SDCT) and compare them with their Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) category on Ultrasound (US). The results showed that the spectral results of SDCT can assist in differentiating thyroid nodules of different risk levels.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Volha Nizhnikava, Ursula Reiter, Gabor Kovacs, Clemens Reiter, Corina Kraeuter, Horst Olschewski, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Gert Reiter
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between cardiac magnetic resonance feature-tracking-derived myocardial strain parameters and volumetric function and hemodynamic parameters in patients with pulmonary hypertension. The results showed that impairment of myocardial strains was more strongly associated with alterations in ventricular function parameters than elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, limiting the diagnostic information of myocardial strain parameters in pulmonary hypertension.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yu-ling Qian, Rui-lin Quan, Xiao-xi Chen, Yang-yi Lin, Xiao-li Jing, Qing Gu, Chang-ming Xiong, Jian-guo He, Ai-hua Zhi
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the imaging characteristics and prognostic factors for the long-term survival of Behcet's disease (BD) with arterial involvement. The results showed that arterial lesions associated with BD usually involve multiple arteries and manifest differently in different types of arteries. Cardiac involvement and pulmonary artery aneurysm/dilation were independent prognostic factors for the survival of BD patients with arterial involvement.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Letter
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yong Xie, Jian Wang, Yinghua Zou
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Daria Kifjak, Maximilian Hochmair, Daniel Sobotka, Alexander R. Haug, Raphael Ambros, Florian Prayer, Benedikt H. Heidinger, Sebastian Roehrich, Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, Wolfgang Wadsak, Thorsten Fuereder, Dagmar Krenbek, Andreas Fazekas, Michael Meilinger, Marius E. Mayerhoefer, Georg Langs, Christian Herold, Helmut Prosch, Lucian Beer
Summary: The ability of pretreatment PET parameters and peripheral blood biomarkers to predict PFS and OS in NSCLC patients treated with ICIT was assessed. The study found that MTV and the number of SOI were independent risk factors for progression and overall survival, and the combination of these factors improved risk stratification.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Theresa Sophie Patzer, Jan-Peter Grunz, Henner Huflage, Jan-Lucca Hennes, Pauline Pannenbecker, Philipp Gruschwitz, Saif Afat, Judith Herrmann, Thorsten Alexander Bley, Andreas Steven Kunz
Summary: This study investigated the potential of tin prefiltration and virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI) in suppressing metal artifacts in high-resolution CT images of the lower extremities. The results showed that VMI reconstructions had better artifact reduction compared to T3D. VMI110keV had the least image noise. In terms of image quality, interpretability of bone-metal interface, and overall image quality, VMI110keV performed the best.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yue Li, Huan Zhang, Lei Yue, Caixia Fu, Robert Grimm, Wenhua Li, Weijian Guo, Tong Tong
Summary: This study evaluated and compared the diagnostic value of diffusion-related texture analysis parameters from different magnetic resonance diffusion models in predicting the clinical response to chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases. Among the models, DKI-derived parameters showed the best performance for early prediction, followed by IVIM-derived parameters and DWI baseline features.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Lu Wang, ShiXiong Zhang, Jun Xin
Summary: This study aimed to determine if sex differences in abdominal visceral fat composition and metabolism can help predict the prognosis of DLBCL patients. The results showed that females with certain fat composition and metabolism characteristics had worse progression-free survival, while no significant differences were found in males with DLBCL.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yu-ping Wu, Lan Wu, Jing Ou, Jin-ming Cao, Mao-yong Fu, Tian-wu Chen, Erika Ouchi, Jiani Hu
Summary: This study aimed to develop CT radiomics models to preoperatively identify lymph node (LN) status in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients. The results showed that the combined model, integrating ESCC and LN radiomics features with clinical features, had the highest predictive ability among the three models. The combined model's predictive ability was validated in both the test and external validation cohorts.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2024)