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{"title":"Assessment of superior mesenteric vascular flow quantitation in children using four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging: A feasibility study.","authors":"Kantheera Leesmidt, Parmede Vakil, Sofia Verstraete, Amanda R Liu, Rachelle Durand, Jesse Courtier","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.99333","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.99333","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used as a noninvasive modality for assessing hemodynamic information with neurovascular and body applications. The application of 4D flow MRI for assessment of bowel disease in children has not been previously described.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To determine feasibility of superior mesenteric venous and arterial flow quantitation in pediatric patients using 4D flow MRI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nine pediatric patients (7-14 years old, 5 male and 4 female) with history or suspicion of bowel pathology, who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) enterography with 4D flow MR protocol from November 2022 to October 2023. Field strength/sequence: 3T MRI using 4D flow MR protocol. Flow velocity and peak speed measurements were performed by two diagnostic radiologists placing the region of interest in perpendicular plane to blood flow on each cross section of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) at three predetermined levels. Bland-Altman analysis, showed good agreement of flow velocity and peak speed measurements of SMV and SMA between two readers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean SMV flow velocity increased from proximal to mid to distal (0.14 L/minute, 0.17 L/minute, 0.22 L/minute respectively). Mean SMA flow velocity decreased from proximal to mid to distal (0.35 L/minute, 0.27 L/minute, 0.21 L/minute respectively). Observed agreement was good for flow velocity measurements of SMV (mean bias -0.01 L/minute and 95% limits of agreement, -0.09 to 0.08 L/minute) and SMA (mean bias -0.03 L/minute and 95% limits of agreement, -0.23 to 0.17 L/minute) between two readers. Good agreement for peak speed measurements of SMV (mean bias -1.2 cm/second and 95% limits of agreement, -9.4 to 7.0 cm/second) and SMA (mean bias -3.2 cm/second and 95% limits of agreement, -31.4 to 24.9 cm/second).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Flow quantitation using 4D Flow is feasible to provide hemodynamic information for SMV and SMA in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 2","pages":"99333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885928/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143587368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treatment of a rare and severe infection of central nervous system by <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>: A case report.","authors":"Jian-Hui Zhao, Wen-Ju Li, Jie Jiao, Ming-Xing Wang, Xi-Mu Zhang, Jian-Yuan Yin, Wen-Zhi Hu, Qing Song, Jie Liu","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.105059","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i2.105059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i>-induced acute parasitic infection is a rare food-borne disease in clinical practice. Lack of its specific laboratory markers and subsequent difficulty in detecting pathogens cause high misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis rates.</p><p><strong>Case summary: </strong>A 20-year-old male developed persistent neck and back pain after consuming raw snail meat, followed by urinary retention and low fever. After admission, the patient was misdiagnosed as viral infection and <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in central nervous system. After detection of <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> in blood and cerebrospinal fluid by metagenomics next generation sequencing, albendazole was administered with ceftriaxone and methylprednisolone treatment simultaneously. With effective antiparasitic treatment, the patient weaned from mechanical ventilation successfully and transferred out of intensive care unit for hyperbaric oxygen and rehabilitation treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of <i>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</i> infection and the importance of advanced sequencing techniques in identifying rare pathogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 2","pages":"105059"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143587401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rare mixed dementia: A case report.","authors":"Xu-Hui Chen, Wen Xia, Jia-Bin Ma, Jiao Chen, Jun Hu, Xin Shi, Jing-Jing Yu, Jia Gong, Lu Liu, Yong-An Sun, Zhi-Gang Liu","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.102579","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.102579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a rare and recently described neuroinflammatory disease associated with specific autoantibodies. Anti-leucine-rich glioma inactivated 1 (anti-LGI1) encephalitis is a rare but treatable type of AE discovered in recent years. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia. AD may undergo a series of pathological physiological changes in brain tissue 20 years before the onset of typical symptoms. The stage of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that occurs during this process, known as MCI due to AD, is the earliest stage with clinical symptoms. MCI is typically categorized into two subtypes: Amnestic MCI (aMCI) and non-aMCI.</p><p><strong>Case summary: </strong>This report describes a patient with rapid cognitive impairment, diagnosed with anti-LGI1 antibody-mediated AE and aMCI, and treated at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital in March 2023. The patient was hospitalized with acute memory decline for more than 3 months. Both the cerebrospinal fluid and serum were positive for anti-LGI1 antibodies, biomarkers of AD coexisting in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid. Following combination treatment with immunoglobulin therapy and glucocorticoid, plus inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, the patient's cognitive function significantly improved. Throughout the 3-month follow-up period, a sustained improvement in cognitive function was observed. The results of serum anti-LGI1 antibody were negative.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case has raised awareness of the possible interaction between AE and early AD (including MCI due to AD), and alerted clinicians to the possibility of concurrent rare and common diseases in patients presenting with cognitive impairment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"102579"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755906/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging provides accurate staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, but is less preferred by patients.","authors":"Lukas Lambert, Monika Wagnerova, Prokop Vodicka, Katerina Benesova, David Zogala, Marek Trneny, Andrea Burgetova","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.99207","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.99207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wbMRI) allows general assessment of systemic cancers including lymphomas without radiation burden.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the diagnostic performance of wbMRI in the staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), determine the value of individual MRI sequences, and assess patients' concerns with wbMRI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-center prospective study, adult patients newly diagnosed with systemic DLBCL underwent wbMRI on a 3T scanner [diffusion weighted images with background suppression (DWIBS), T2, short tau inversion recovery (STIR), contrast-enhanced T1] and fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) (reference standard). The involvement of 12 nodal regions and extranodal sites was evaluated on wbMRI and PET/CT. The utility of wbMRI sequences was rated on a five-point scale (0 = not useful, 4 = very useful). Patients received a questionnaire regarding wbMRI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 60 eligible patients, 14 (23%) were enrolled and completed the study. The sensitivity of wbMRI in the nodal involvement (182 nodal sites) was 0.84, with 0.99 specificity, positive predictive value of 0.96, negative predictive value of 0.97, and 0.97 accuracy. PET/CT and wbMRI were concordant both in extranodal involvement (13 instances) and staging (κ = 1.0). The mean scores of the utility of MRI sequences were 3.71 ± 0.73 for DWIBS, 2.64 ± 0.84 for T1, 2.14 ± 0.77 for STIR, and 1.29 ± 0.73 for T2 (<i>P</i> < 0.0001). Patients were mostly concerned about the enclosed environment and duration of the MRI examination (27% of patients).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The wbMRI exhibited excellent sensitivity and specificity in staging DLBCL. DWIBS and contrast-enhanced T1 were rated as the most useful sequences. Patients were less willing to undergo wbMRI as a second examination parallel to PET/CT, especially owing to the long duration and the enclosed environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"99207"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755907/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differentiating between immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myocarditis and cardiac metastasis in a cardio-oncology patient presenting with myocardial infarction: A case report.","authors":"George Latsios, Yiannis Dimitroglou, George Lazaros, Nikos Alexopoulos, Ilias Tolis, Constantina Aggeli, Costas Tsioufis","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.100794","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.100794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Patients with malignancies are at increased risk for cardiovascular complications including acute coronary syndromes, chemotherapy or radiation therapy related complications and cardiac metastasis.</p><p><strong>Case summary: </strong>We present a case of a 47-year-old female with metastatic cancer on immunotherapy presented with anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction followed by emergent percutaneous coronary intervention in the left anterior descending artery. Echocardiography after 72 hours showed thickening of inferior wall and cardiac magnetic resonance depicted inflammation and necrosis attributable to either cardiac metastasis or immunotherapy induced myocarditis. Biopsy was not performed because of treatment with antiplatelet drugs and a definite diagnosis was achieved after probationary administration of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone that led to recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with malignancy, chemotherapy-induced cardiovascular complications and cardiac metastasis are common concerns and may coexist with common acute cardiovascular diseases including acute coronary syndromes. In such cases clinical suspicion aided by multimodality imaging is crucial for the diagnosis. A multidisciplinary team approach is required for prompt initiation of the appropriate treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"100794"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755910/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends in dentomaxillofacial radiology.","authors":"Kıvanç Kamburoğlu","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.97255","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.97255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oral and maxillofacial diagnostic imaging is of paramount importance in dental clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up procedures. Periapical radiographic examination and numerous panoramic systems are used in routine clinical dental practice. Cone beam CT is widely used and currently the method of choice in oral and maxillofacial implantology, endodontics, maxillofacial surgery, periodontics, degenerative temporomandibular joint disease, orthodontics, airway studies, sleep disorders, and forensic dentistry. Another innovative laboratory research tool that offers three-dimensional (3D) detailed high-resolution images of <i>in vitro</i> teeth and neighboring structures with submicrometric accuracy is microcomputed tomography. Ultra-high radiation doses, long scanning times, and high costs preclude its routine clinical use. In response to the high demand for a technique that could provide real-time images using a cost-effective, rapid, user-friendly, and portable technique without ionizing radiation, some authors proposed ultrasound imaging methods as an alternative to X-ray imaging techniques. Ultrasonography can be used in the dentomaxillofacial region for various diagnostic purposes such as salivary gland and superficial tissue examination. Recently, dedicated dental magnetic resonance imaging with appropriate software, hardware, sequences, and field of view tailored to fit dentomaxillofacial anatomy was introduced. Lately, 3D printing technologies and their application in dentistry has attracted attention. During 3D printing a given material is added in successive layers to create a 3D object. The application of this technology has the potential to decrease operation time and minimize operator bias and the possibility of procedural errors. Another hot topic regarding dentomaxillofacial radiology is artificial intelligence, which is a field related to computer science dedicated to developing systems or machines that can perform tasks traditionally associated with human intelligence. It is obvious that further investigation and research in the field of dentomaxillofacial radiology will make great contributions to diagnostic imaging for various dental specialties.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"97255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755909/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Independent risk factors for twin pregnancy adverse fetal outcomes before 28 gestational week by first trimester ultrasound screening.","authors":"Hui-Ping Zhang, Li Bao, Jing-Jing Wu, Yu-Qing Zhou","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.103111","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.103111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The incidence of multiple pregnancies has increased worldwide recently and women with a twin pregnancy are at higher risk of adverse outcomes compared with women with a singleton pregnancy. It is important to understand the risk factors for adverse fetal outcomes in twin pregnancy in order to guide clinical management.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To identify the independent risk factors, including maternal personal and family medical histories and first trimester ultrasound screening findings, for adverse fetal outcomes of twin pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The data of 126 twin pregnancies in our hospital, including pregnancy outcomes, first trimester ultrasound screening findings and maternal medical history, were retrospectively collected. Twenty-nine women with adverse outcomes were included in the abnormal group and the remaining 97 women were included in the control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in the abnormal group were more likely to be monochorionic diamniotic (13/29 <i>vs</i> 20/97, <i>P</i>= 0.009), with a higher mean pulsatility index (PI, 1.57 ± 0.55 <i>vs</i> 1.28 ± 0.42, <i>P</i> = 0.003; cutoff value: 1.393) or a higher mean resistance index (0.71 ± 0.11 <i>vs</i> 0.65 ± 0.11, <i>P</i> = 0.008; cutoff value: 0.683) or early diastolic notch of bilateral uterine arteries (UtAs, 10/29 <i>vs</i> 15/97, <i>P</i> = 0.024) or with abnormal ultrasound findings (13/29 <i>vs</i> 2/97, <i>P</i> < 0.001), compared with the control group. Monochorionic diamnioticity, higher mean PI of bilateral UtAs and abnormal ultrasound findings during first trimester screening were independent risk factors for adverse fetal outcomes (<i>P</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>First trimester ultrasound screening for twin pregnancy identifies independent risk factors and is useful for the prediction of fetal outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"103111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precision oncology: The role of minimally-invasive ablation therapy in the management of solid organ tumors.","authors":"Farbod Fazlollahi, Mina S Makary","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.98618","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.98618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solid organ tumors present a significant healthcare challenge, both economically and logistically, due to their high incidence and treatment complexity. In 2023, out of the 1.9 million new cancer cases in the United States, over 73% were solid organ tumors. Ablative therapies offer minimally invasive solutions for malignant tissue destruction <i>in situ</i>, often with reduced cost and morbidity compared to surgical resection. This review examines the current Food and Drug Administration-approved locoregional ablative therapies (radiofrequency, microwave, cryogenic, high-intensity focused ultrasound, histotripsy) and their evolving role in cancer care. Data were collected through a comprehensive survey of the PubMed-indexed literature on tumor ablation techniques, their clinical indications, and outcomes. Over time, emerging clinical data will help establish these therapies as the standard of care in solid organ tumor treatment, supported by improved long-term outcomes and progression-free survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"98618"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High-resolution direct magnetic resonance imaging fistulography with hydrogen peroxide for diagnosing anorectal fistula: A preliminary retrospective study.","authors":"Can-Can Chang, Long-Hu Qiao, Zhen-Qi Zhang, Xiao Tian, Yu Zhang, Wen-Wen Cheng, Xia Wang, Qing Yang","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.101221","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v17.i1.101221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fistula-in-ano is an abnormal tunnel formation linking the anal canal with the perineum and perianal skin. Multiple imagining methods are available to evaluate it, among which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most advanced noninvasive preoperative method. However, it is limited in its visualization function.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate the use of intraluminal MRI for perianal fistulas <i>via</i> a novel direct MRI fistulography method.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We mixed 3% hydrogen peroxide (HP) with gadolinium for HPMRI fistulography, retrospectively analyzing 60 cases of complex/recurrent fistula-in-ano using physical examination, trans-perineal ultrasonography (TPUS), low-spatial-resolution MRI, and high-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography. We assessed detection rates of fistula tracks, internal openings, their relationship with anal sphincters, and perianal abscesses using statistical analyses, including interobserver agreement (Kappa statistic), and compared results with intraoperative findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Surgical confirmation in 60 cases showed that high-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography provided superior detection rates for internal openings (153) and fistula tracks (162) compared to physical exams, TPUS, and low-spatial-resolution MRI (<i>Z</i> > 5.7, <i>P</i> < 0.05). The effectiveness of physical examination and TPUS was also inferior to that of our method for detecting perianal abscesses (54) (<i>Z</i> = 6.773, 3.694, <i>P</i> < 0.05), whereas that of low-spatial-resolution MRI was not significantly different (<i>Z</i> = 1.851, <i>P</i> = 0.06). High-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography also achieved the highest interobserver agreement (Kappa: 0.89, 0.85, and 0.80), while low-spatial-resolution MRI showed moderate agreement (Kappa: 0.78, 0.74, and 0.69). TPUS and physical examination had lower agreement (Kappa range: 0.33-0.63).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High-resolution direct HPMRI fistulography enhances the visualization of recurrent and complex fistula-in-ano, including branched fistulas, allowing for precise planning and improved surgical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"17 1","pages":"101221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11755908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship between imaging changes of the pancreas and islet beta-cell function.","authors":"Hong-Jing Chen, Yun Hu, Jian-Hua Ma","doi":"10.4329/wjr.v16.i12.717","DOIUrl":"10.4329/wjr.v16.i12.717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Imaging changes in the pancreas can provide valuable information about the status of islet beta-cell function in different pancreatic diseases, such as diabetes, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, fatty pancreas, and insulinoma. While imaging cannot directly measure beta-cell function; it can be used as a marker of disease progression and a tool to guide therapeutic interventions. As imaging technologies continue to advance, they will likely play an increasingly important role in diagnosing, monitoring, and managing diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23819,"journal":{"name":"World journal of radiology","volume":"16 12","pages":"717-721"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11718522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}