{"title":"Shaping the future of MRI in upper abdominal imaging: The promise of deep learning reconstruction","authors":"Anita Paisant , Sébastien Mulé","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 3","pages":"Pages 83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breast arterial calcification can be integrated into mammographic reports with minimal effort from radiologists","authors":"Masako Kataoka","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 3","pages":"Pages 81-82"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marc Sapoval , Olivier Pellerin , Axel Boyer , Carole Déan , Tom Boeken
{"title":"Does genicular artery embolization compromise future knee surgery in patients with knee osteoarthritis? A strategic call to the community","authors":"Marc Sapoval , Olivier Pellerin , Axel Boyer , Carole Déan , Tom Boeken","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 3","pages":"Pages 105-106"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan M. Brendel , Johann Jacoby , Reza Dehdab , Judith Herrmann , Stephan Ursprung , Sebastian Werner , Sebastian Gassenmaier , Dominik Nickel , Konstantin Nikolaou , Saif Afat , Haidara Almansour
{"title":"Deep learning reconstruction for accelerated high-resolution upper abdominal MRI improves lesion detection without time penalty","authors":"Jan M. Brendel , Johann Jacoby , Reza Dehdab , Judith Herrmann , Stephan Ursprung , Sebastian Werner , Sebastian Gassenmaier , Dominik Nickel , Konstantin Nikolaou , Saif Afat , Haidara Almansour","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.09.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to compare a conventional T1-weighted volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) sequence with a DL-reconstructed accelerated high-resolution VIBE sequence (HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub>) in terms of image quality, lesion conspicuity, and lesion detection.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Consecutive patients referred for upper abdominal MRI between December 2023 and March 2024 at a single tertiary center were prospectively enrolled. Participants underwent 1.5 T upper abdominal MRI with acquisition of spectrally fat-saturated unenhanced and gadobutrol-enhanced conventional VIBE (fourfold acceleration, 3.0 mm slice thickness, 72 axial slices) and HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub> (sixfold acceleration, 2.0 mm, 108 slices). Both sequences had an identical acquisition time of 16 s. Image analysis was performed by three readers in a blinded and randomized fashion, with respect to image quality, lesion conspicuity, and lesion detection in liver, pancreas, spleen, lymph nodes and adrenal glands. Image quality parameters were compared using repeated measures analysis of variance. Lesion detection rates were compared using Fisher exact test. Inter-reader agreement was assessed using Fleiss κ test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 744 consecutive patients, 50 participants were evaluated. There were 30 men and 20 women, with a mean age of 60 ± 15 (standard deviation [SD]) years (age range: 18–88 years). HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub> images demonstrated superior signal-to-noise ration and edge sharpness by comparison with conventional VIBE images (<em>P</em> < 0.001 for both), with substantial interreader agreement (κ: 0.70–0.90). Lesion conspicuity was higher with for HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub> images (3.50 ± 0.83 [SD]) by comparison with conventional VIBE images (3.21 ± 0.98 [SD]) (<em>P</em> = 0.005). There were 171 upper abdominal lesions, yielding a total of 513 for all three readers. HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub> images yielded higher lesion detection rate (97.5 %; 500/513) compared to conventional VIBE images (93.2 %; 478/513) (<em>P</em> = 0.002).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>HR-VIBE<sub>DL</sub> images of the upper abdomen result in superior image quality, better lesion conspicuity, and improved lesion detection without time penalty by comparsion with conventional VIBE images.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 3","pages":"Pages 85-92"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the follow-up of patients with Fabry cardiomyopathy.","authors":"Jules Senlis, Fabien Labombarda, Julien Burel, Arthur Flouriot, Sébastien Normant, Matthieu Demeyere, Olivier Lairez, Soraya El Ghannudi, Alexis Jacquier, Olivier Ghekiere, Farah Cadour, Jean-Nicolas Dacher","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diii.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the follow-up of patients with Fabry disease. Our hypothesis was that LV functional parameters and native myocardial T1 and T2 values could be used to monitor treatment efficacy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This prospective, observational, multicenter study included patients with Fabry disease who underwent two cardiac MRI examinations performed at 1.5 T 24 months apart at five University Hospitals between March 2017 and December 2022. Changes in cardiac MRI parameters were compared between two groups of patients according to whether or not they were receiving specific treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-six patients with Fabry disease were enrolled. There were 17 women and 9 men, with a mean age of 45.3 ± 17.4 (standard deviation [SD]) years. Both treated and untreated patients showed an increase in native T1 values over time, but the T1 increase was higher in treated patients (global T1, +39.4 ± 28.9 [SD] ms) than in untreated ones (global T1, +14.5 ± 30.3 [SD] ms) (P = 0.04). T2 values decreased in treated patients (global T2, -2.11 [SD] ms ± 3.36 but increased in untreated ones (global T2, +0.57 ± 1.63 [SD] ms) (P = 0.02). No significant changes in extracellular cardiac volume, left ventricular functional parameters, late gadolinium enhancement or left atrial volume were observed. However, LV mass index increased in untreated patients and decreased in treated patients. Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of T1 measurements showed mean biases of -0.18 ms (limit of agreement:11.61, 11.24) and -0.64 ms (limit of agreement:23.82; 22.54), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Variations in native myocardial T1 values at cardiac MRI are significantly greater in patients with Fabry disease receiving treatment than in untreated patients, suggesting an effect of treatment on lipid storage. In addition, changes in T2 values suggest an anti-inflammatory effect of the treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generative AI smartphones: From entertainment to potentially serious risks in radiology","authors":"Loïc Duron , Philippe Soyer , Augustin Lecler","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 2","pages":"Pages 76-78"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hugo Lacombe , Joey Labour , Fabien de Oliveira , Antoine Robert , Angèle Houmeau , Marjorie Villien , Sara Boccalini , Jean-Paul Beregi , Philippe C. Douek , Joël Greffier , Salim A. Si-Mohamed
{"title":"Ultra-high resolution spectral photon-counting CT outperforms dual layer CT for lung imaging: Results of a phantom study","authors":"Hugo Lacombe , Joey Labour , Fabien de Oliveira , Antoine Robert , Angèle Houmeau , Marjorie Villien , Sara Boccalini , Jean-Paul Beregi , Philippe C. Douek , Joël Greffier , Salim A. Si-Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.09.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to compare lung image quality obtained with ultra-high resolution (UHR) spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT) with that of dual-layer CT (DLCT), at standard and low dose levels using an image quality phantom and an anthropomorphic lung phantom.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An image quality phantom was scanned using a clinical SPCCT prototype and an 8 cm collimation DLCT from the same manufacturer at 10 mGy. Additional acquisitions at 6 mGy were performed with SPCCT only. Images were reconstructed with dedicated high-frequency reconstruction kernels, slice thickness between 0.58 and 0.67 mm, and matrix between 512<sup>2</sup> and 1024<sup>2</sup> mm, using a hybrid iterative algorithm at level 6. Noise power spectrum (NPS), task-based transfer function (TTF) for iodine and air inserts, and detectability index (<em>d’</em>) were assessed for ground-glass and solid nodules of 2 mm to simulate highly detailed lung lesions. Subjective analysis of an anthropomorphic lung phantom was performed by two radiologists using a five-point quality score.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>At 10 mGy, noise magnitude was reduced by 29.1 % with SPCCT images compared to DLCT images for all parameters (27.1 ± 11.0 [standard deviation (SD)] HU vs. 38.2 ± 1.0 [SD] HU, respectively). At 6 mGy with SPCCT images, noise magnitude was reduced by 8.9 % compared to DLCT images at 10 mGy (34.8 ± 14.1 [SD] HU vs. 38.2 ± 1.0 [SD] HU, respectively). At 10 mGy and 6 mGy, average NPS spatial frequency (f<sub>av</sub>) was greater for SPCCT images (0.75 ± 0.17 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup>) compared to DLCT images at 10 mGy (0.55 ± 0.04 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup>) while remaining constant from 10 to 6 mGy. At 10 mGy, TTF at 50 % (f<sub>50</sub>) was greater for SPCCT images (0.92 ± 0.08 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup>) compared to DLCT images (0.67 ± 0.06 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup>) for both inserts. At 6 mGy, f<sub>50</sub> decreased by 1.1 % for SPCCT images, while remaining greater compared to DLCT images at 10 mGy (0.91 ± 0.06 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup> vs. 0.67 ± 0.06 [SD] mm<sup>-1</sup>, respectively). At both dose levels, <em>d’</em> were greater for SPCCT images compared to DLCT for all clinical tasks. Subjective analysis performed by two radiologists revealed a greater median image quality for SPCCT (5; Q1, 4; Q3, 5) compared to DLCT images (3; Q1, 3; Q3, 3).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>UHR SPCCT outperforms DLCT in terms of image quality for lung imaging. In addition, UHR SPCCT contributes to a 40 % reduction in radiation dose compared to DLCT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 2","pages":"Pages 60-67"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CT, MRI and contrast-enhanced ultrasound features of mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver","authors":"Emily Rius , Raphael Dautry , Stylianos Tzedakis","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 2","pages":"Pages 79-80"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142407067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor's note: 2024-the year in review for Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging","authors":"Philippe Soyer","doi":"10.1016/j.diii.2025.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.diii.2025.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48656,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging","volume":"106 2","pages":"Pages 47-48"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}