{"title":"Letter From the Editor","authors":"Gabriela Gayer MD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 3","pages":"Page 153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deciphering Wrist Pain: A Comprehensive MRI-Based Classification and Interpretation Approach","authors":"Akhileshwar R. Ginnaram , Suryansh Bajaj , Aditi Chaurasia , Shiva Singh , Aysha Lamis Vattoth , Caroline Tomanek , Ishan Pandey , Tarun Pandey","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wrist pain is a frequent clinical challenge with diverse etiologies requiring precise imaging assessment. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard for evaluating soft tissue and osseous pathology, facilitating accurate classification and diagnosis. This review presents a structured magnetic resonance imaging-based framework for interpreting wrist pain, emphasizing clinically relevant findings in triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries, interosseous ligament pathology, ulnocarpal impaction, and midcarpal instability. By integrating anatomical insights with imaging characteristics, this approach enhances diagnostic accuracy and aids in optimizing patient management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 3","pages":"Pages 225-263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144003335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Paula Fraga Cintra Gonzaga MD , Eduardo O. Pacheco MD , Larissa Rossini Favaro MD , Ulysses S. Torres MD, PhD , Giuseppe D’Ippolito MD, PhD
{"title":"Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: Typical, Atypical, and Mimicking Lesions—A Pictorial Review","authors":"Ana Paula Fraga Cintra Gonzaga MD , Eduardo O. Pacheco MD , Larissa Rossini Favaro MD , Ulysses S. Torres MD, PhD , Giuseppe D’Ippolito MD, PhD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.010","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) of the pancreas are rare tumors that predominantly affect young women and are characterized by encapsulated lesions with a mixture of solid and cystic components. Although typically indolent with a favorable prognosis after surgical resection, SPNs can exhibit atypical features that complicate diagnosis, including dense calcifications, multiplicity, or occurrence in male and elderly patients. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a pivotal role in distinguishing SPNs from other pancreatic lesions, leveraging its superior contrast resolution to identify hallmark findings such as hemorrhage, cystic degeneration, and enhancement patterns. This review highlights both typical and atypical imaging presentations of SPNs and discusses key differential diagnoses, including pancreatic adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, and mucinous cystic neoplasms. By broadening awareness of the variable manifestations of SPNs and integrating imaging with clinical and epidemiological data, this study aims to improve diagnostic accuracy and guide effective management strategies for ambiguous pancreatic lesions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 3","pages":"Pages 204-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abrahão Elias-Neto MD , Thais Fellinger Trindade MD , Mariana Helena do Carmo MD , Raquel Nascimento Lopes MD , Mayara Rayssa Mendes dos Santos Cruz MD , Ana Paula Fraga Cintra Gonzaga MD , Felipe Peres Caldas Barony de Oliveira MD , Aley Talans MD , Gabriella Souza e Silva MD , Carlos Alberto Matsumoto MD , Eduardo Oliveira Pacheco MD , Daniel Bekhor MD , Ulysses S. Torres MD, PhD , Giuseppe D’Ippolito MD, PhD
{"title":"Abdominal Inflammatory Lesions Mimicking Malignancy: Imaging Pitfalls and Clues","authors":"Abrahão Elias-Neto MD , Thais Fellinger Trindade MD , Mariana Helena do Carmo MD , Raquel Nascimento Lopes MD , Mayara Rayssa Mendes dos Santos Cruz MD , Ana Paula Fraga Cintra Gonzaga MD , Felipe Peres Caldas Barony de Oliveira MD , Aley Talans MD , Gabriella Souza e Silva MD , Carlos Alberto Matsumoto MD , Eduardo Oliveira Pacheco MD , Daniel Bekhor MD , Ulysses S. Torres MD, PhD , Giuseppe D’Ippolito MD, PhD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Abdominal inflammatory lesions may closely mimic malignancies on imaging, leading to diagnostic uncertainty and potentially unnecessary interventions. This pictorial review presents a series of cases involving diverse inflammatory conditions—including autoimmune pancreatitis, xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, diverticulitis, peritoneal tuberculosis, and others—that radiologically resembled neoplastic processes. Key imaging findings, such as mass-forming patterns, enhancement characteristics, and diffusion restriction, are discussed alongside clinical and laboratory correlations. Recognizing these mimickers is essential, as accurate diagnosis often depends on a multidisciplinary approach that integrates imaging expertise with clinical context, ultimately improving patient care and avoiding misdiagnosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 3","pages":"Pages 177-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143993618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Pediatric Neuroimaging: Key Concepts for Practice","authors":"Kim M. Cecil PhD , Muhammad G. Saleh PhD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the brain provides the clinician an in vivo neurochemical assessment within the clinical magnetic resonance imaging setting. This information can yield specificity when addressing questions pertaining to brain health and metabolism while characterizing disease and injury, evaluating treatment response, and prognosticating outcome. Proton MRS techniques can be useful in narrowing the diagnostic differential and capturing time-sensitive information for the continually developing pediatric brain. This paper provides a review of key proton MRS topics relevant for usage in pediatric populations. We discuss magnetic field strength, pediatric-sized head coils, water suppression techniques, localization pulse sequences, post-processing methods, analysis, and interpretation. These elements all require special consideration, particularly for the immature brain. We introduce the fundamentals of spectral editing. Finally, we present illustrative examples employing proton MRS in clinical practice to begin to synthesize these concepts into practical application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 2","pages":"Pages 117-138"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144095512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Common Pediatric Brain Tumors: Core Statistics and Imaging Features","authors":"Humberto Morales MD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This pictorial review describes the essential statistics and distribution of common brain tumors in the pediatric population. Important neuroimaging findings are reviewed in selected cases, highlighting differential diagnostic considerations. Our goal is that after completing this article, our reader can have an improved understanding of the frequent types of neoplastic processes that involve the brain in children and can narrow their differential diagnosis according to a key constellation of imaging findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 2","pages":"Pages 139-143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter From the Guest Editor: Update in Pediatric Neuroimaging","authors":"Humberto Morales MD","doi":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.sult.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49541,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Ultrasound Ct and Mri","volume":"46 2","pages":"Page 91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}