N.E. Manghat , K.E. Mitrousi , M.C.K. Hamilton , J.C.L. Rodrigues , E.C. Hart , A.K. Nightingale
{"title":"Hypertension: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging update","authors":"N.E. Manghat , K.E. Mitrousi , M.C.K. Hamilton , J.C.L. Rodrigues , E.C. Hart , A.K. Nightingale","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The underlying aetiology and pathophysiology of arterial hypertension often remain unclear. To provide a better understanding of the disease process, a more comprehensive and multisystem use of magnetic resonance imaging is advocated in the assessment of hypertensive patients, with additional novel focus on the ‘selfish brain hypothesis’. This approach may guide more individualised therapy to managing one of the most important noncommunicable causes of human morbidity and mortality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107035"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144879090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using a patient-reported history questionnaire to aid decision-making in the lung cancer diagnostic pathway: a single centre observational study of primary care chest X-ray referrals","authors":"R. Hunter , N. Jawad , O.R. Byass , B. Snaith","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>To determine the utility and efficacy of a patient-reported history questionnaire to identify the presence of red flag symptoms indicative of lung cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>The study site introduced a paper-based screening questionnaire in 2019 to establish the presence of patient-reported red flag symptoms. This retrospective four-week (February 2020) single-centre observational study determined the prevalence of symptoms, compared referrer-reported to patient-reported clinical history, explored the relationship to the chest X-ray (CXR) outcome, and identified those diagnosed with lung cancer in the following two years. A parallel cross-sectional survey of CXR reporters was undertaken to identify the perceived value of the questionnaire in practice.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>1874 CXRs were reviewed, with conflicting clinical history between referrer and patient evident. 1488 (83.4%) met the red flag criteria, confirming these to be over-sensitive. The diagnostic pathway, measured by the report turnaround time, was quicker for those meeting the red-flag criteria (<em>P</em> < .001), and significantly more likely to identify lung cancer (<em>P</em> < .005). 111 computed tomography (CT) scans were performed, with 17 primary lung cancers diagnosed. 10 additional lung cancers were identified in the following two-years. The majority of reporters utilised the screening questionnaire to aid decision-making.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Given the difficulty in early detection of lung cancers, utilising patient-reported clinical history can provide an opportunity to identify at-risk symptomatic patients, enable appropriate prioritisation of image reporting, and improve timely diagnosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107034"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144996286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Layton, R. Lamb, R. Proctor, S. Shamshuddin, K. Shirodkar, S. Sukumar
{"title":"CT of complex ventral hernias: a guide to reporting","authors":"B. Layton, R. Lamb, R. Proctor, S. Shamshuddin, K. Shirodkar, S. Sukumar","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Complex ventral hernias (CVHs) represent a subset of incisional hernias so large that they can not be reduced by standard operative techniques without an unacceptable risk of recurrence or potentially dangerous complications. They are debilitating to patients, causing pain, sores and immobility and their incidence is increasing worldwide due to rising operation numbers, an ageing population and increased obesity levels. The field of CVH repair has become its own surgical subspeciality, with the development of CVH multidisciplinary team meetings and tertiary hernia repair centres being established across the world.</div><div>Preoperative computed tomography (CT) has become one of the most important aspects of CVH repair planning, providing information which cannot be clinically assessed. This includes defect measurements, muscle quality evaluation, evidence of previous hernia repair, and metrics such as domain loss calculations and the rectus defect ratio. Together, this information can be combined with the clinical examination to determine the best surgical course. Unfortunately, there is evidence that when confronted with a CVH on CT radiologists provide reports missing important metrics and reporting information of limited value.</div><div>This imaging review provides a comprehensive summary of all of the features which should be included in a CT report for CVH assessment, together with the methods used to generate metrics, where appropriate.</div><div>An illustrative overview of the surgical techniques used to approach CVH repair is provided as well as an up-to-date summary of mesh plane position nomenclature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107029"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on “Prognosis risk stratification in patients with cervical adenocarcinoma after surgery: development and validation of integrated biomarkers”","authors":"F.I. Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107032"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144879091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the generalisability of the leicester scoring system for high-risk breast MRI screening","authors":"D.E. Tekcan Sanli , A.N. Sanli","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107031"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Rezvanian , B. Tavakoli , A. Feizi , S. Etezazian , H. Rezvanian
{"title":"Evaluation and comparison of ethanol ablation and radiofrequency ablation therapeutic effects on parathyroid adenoma","authors":"P. Rezvanian , B. Tavakoli , A. Feizi , S. Etezazian , H. Rezvanian","doi":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crad.2025.107016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>Parathyroidectomy, the standard treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), is associated with complications and may not be feasible for patients with significant comorbidities. This study aims to evaluate and compare the efficacy of ethanol ablation (EA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of parathyroid adenoma.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>This retrospective study included 133 patients with PHPT, 76 of whom underwent RFA and 57 underwent EA. Serum calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were evaluated after one and six months of follow-up. A follow-up ultrasound exam was conducted after one month to assess adenoma volume.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>RFA resulted in significant reductions in serum PTH, calcium levels, and adenoma size, as well as a significant increase in serum phosphorus levels (all <em>P</em><0.001). Similarly, EA led to substantial reductions in serum PTH, calcium, and adenoma volume (all <em>P</em><0.001), while the changes in phosphorus levels were borderline significant (<em>P</em>=0.063). At the end of the follow-up period, 95.2% of patients in the RFA group and 97.6% in the EA group achieved normocalcemia. Both treatments showed comparable effectiveness in reducing serum PTH, calcium levels, and adenoma volume (<em>P</em>=0.35, <em>P</em>=0.22, and <em>P</em>=0.76, respectively). However, RFA was significantly more effective in increasing phosphorus levels (<em>P</em>=0.005).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Both RFA and EA are highly effective alternatives to parathyroidectomy for treating PHPT. These minimally invasive techniques offer similar outcomes in terms of reducing serum PTH, calcium, and adenoma volume, with RFA showing a superior effect on phosphorus levels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10695,"journal":{"name":"Clinical radiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 107016"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144865621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}