RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.010
S. Groff , G. Barbiero , M. Battistel , A.C. Frigo , G. De Conti
{"title":"Effect of transarterial embolization of iatrogenic renal artery pseudoaneurysms without or with arteriovenous fistula on renal function at 6-month follow-up","authors":"S. Groff , G. Barbiero , M. Battistel , A.C. Frigo , G. De Conti","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Transarterial embolization (TAE) is the gold standard treatment for iatrogenic renal artery pseudoaneurysms (PSA) and pseudoaneurysms with arteriovenous fistula (PSA + AVF), but its impact on renal function has not been sufficiently investigated. The aim of the study is to assess the impact on of TAE on renal function and its technical and clinical effectiveness.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Sixty-seven embolization procedures in 61 consecutive patients from December 2006 to October 2020 in two centers were retrospectively reviewed for the following parameters: technical and clinical success and failure, embolization materials, type and dimensions of vascular injuries, percentage of post-procedural ischemic renal parenchyma and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) values before and 1 day after the surgical, percutaneous or endoscopic (SPE) procedure and before, 1 day after and 6 months after TAE.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We identified 44 PSA and 23 PSA + AVF. Technical success was 95.5%, primary clinical success was 90.2% and secondary clinical success was 96.7%. Different embolization materials were used. A significant decrease of the eGFR was found after the SPE procedure. No significant difference was found between eGFR before and after TAE. A minimal significant improvement of the eGFR was found 6 months after TAE. Embolization of larger lesions resulted in larger post-procedural ischemic areas. PSA + AVF were significantly larger (p = 0.0142) and determined a larger post-procedural ischemic area. No correlation was found between dimensions, kind of vascular injury or post-procedural ischemic area and eGFR.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>TAE has high technical and clinical success rates and does not affect renal function negatively, regardless of dimensions or kind of vascular injuries or post-procedural ischemic area.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 3-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.03.013
S. Kalantari , M. Soltani , M. Maghbooli , F.S. Khoshe Mehr , Z. Kalantari , S. Borji , B. Memari , A. Hossein Heydari , R. Elahi , M. Bayat , H. Salighehrad
{"title":"Cerebral blood flow alterations measured by ASL-MRI as a predictor of vascular dementia in small vessel ischemic disease","authors":"S. Kalantari , M. Soltani , M. Maghbooli , F.S. Khoshe Mehr , Z. Kalantari , S. Borji , B. Memari , A. Hossein Heydari , R. Elahi , M. Bayat , H. Salighehrad","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.03.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.03.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Cerebral small vessel ischemic disease (SVID) as a common age-related morbidity is the key mechanism of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). This study uses Cerebral blood flow (CBF) measured by pseudo-continuous ASL MRI in SVID patients with and without cognitive impairment to differentiate VCI from normal aging.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>In this cross-sectional study, 74 SVID patients, including 35 with diagnosed VCI and 39 without cognitive impairment (control) underwent pCASL-MRI in the resting state. ROI-based approach pre-processing, denoising techniques, and correction for partial volume effects were performed. Regional CBF was compared between severe cognitive impairment (SCI), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and SVID patients without cognitive impairment.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Total and regional CBF values in the thalamus, left cortex, hippocampus, post cingulate cortex, precuneus, insula, putamen, and middle temporal lobe was lower in VCI compared to SVID, also in SCI compared MCI group. There was a linear correlation between the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) z score and CBF in the thalamus region in SVID participants and between the MMSE z score and CBF in the medial temporal region in MCI participants. The medial temporal atrophy )MTA( z score was significantly correlated with CBF values in the hippocampus and medial temporal regions in SCI and MCI also a significant correlation was seen between total CBF and Fazekas score.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Due to the growing prevalence of dementia and the role of CBF as a predictive biomarker, ASL-MRI as a non-invasive method can be easily added to diagnostic tools of cognitive impairment in individuals with SVID to recognize the initiation of vascular cognitive impairment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 28-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2025.01.002
J.M. Castro-García , J.J. Arenas-Jiménez , A. Adarve-Castro , H. Trigueros-Buil , M.J. Garfias-Baladrón , A. Ureña-Vacas
{"title":"Predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein ablation: Clinical and radiological risk factors","authors":"J.M. Castro-García , J.J. Arenas-Jiménez , A. Adarve-Castro , H. Trigueros-Buil , M.J. Garfias-Baladrón , A. Ureña-Vacas","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><div>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide. Previous studies have described that certain clinical characteristics such as age, obesity, the type of AF, and imaging-based factors, such as left atrial (LA) volume, mean density (calculated as the average of Hounsfield Units values in a certain región of interest), and volume of cardiac adipose tissue, may increase the risk of recurrence following pulmonary vein ablation. However, there have been contradictory results regarding radiological variables in previous studies. The objective of this study was to evaluate these clinical and radiological risk factors obtained from computed tomography (CT) studies.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>This retrospective case-control study included all patients with AF who underwent initial radiofrequency or cryoablation of pulmonary veins after undergoing contrast-enhanced CT between 2017 and 2021. Clinical variables such as age, gender, comorbidities, medications used after ablation, type of AF, and radiological variables obtained from volumetric segmentation of CT studies were collected. Radiological variables included LA volume, mean density, and volume of epicardial, periatrial, and interatrial adipose tissue. The occurrence or absence of AF recurrence within 12 months after ablation was also recorded. These variables were subjected to univariate and multivariate analysis to evaluate the risk of recurrence.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the total number of included patients, 40 had paroxysmal AF and 12 had persistent AF. During the follow-up period, 12 patients (23.1%) experienced AF recurrence, while 40 patients (76.9%) remained in sinus rhythm. There were statistically significant differences in LA volume based on the type of AF, with higher volumes observed in patients with persistent AF (119.16 +/− 32.38 cc) compared to the rest (90.99 +/− 28.34 cc). Regarding the differences between patients with and without recurrence after ablation, only LA volume (p < 0.05) and periatrial adipose tissue volume (p < 0.01) were significantly higher in patients with recurrence.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The type of atrial fibrillation, increased left atrial volume, and increased periatrial adipose tissue volume are risk factors for recurrence in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein ablation using cryoablation or radiofrequency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 17-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.09.009
E. Serrano , J. Valcárcel José , A. Páez-Carpio , M. Matute-González , M.F. Werner , A. López-Rueda
{"title":"Cone Beam computed tomography (CBCT) applications in image-guided minimally invasive procedures","authors":"E. Serrano , J. Valcárcel José , A. Páez-Carpio , M. Matute-González , M.F. Werner , A. López-Rueda","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.09.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.09.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cone-Beam computed tomography (CBCT) obtains three-dimensional images using a two-dimensional detector. The use of CBCT in treatment planning and evaluation increases the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive procedures. This article reviews the technical considerations, main clinical applications, and future directions of CBCT in vascular and interventional radiology and interventional neuroradiology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 38-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.11.012
A. Aranaz Murillo, S. Cruz Ciria, A. García Barrado, C. García Mur
{"title":"MRI biomarkers and their correlation with the Oncotype DX test","authors":"A. Aranaz Murillo, S. Cruz Ciria, A. García Barrado, C. García Mur","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.11.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.11.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Breast cancer (BC) has high rates of incidence and prevalence, causing significant impact in our society. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a crucial role in its detection and staging. The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score (ODXRS) test can be used to guide decision making regarding adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) in early-stage luminal BC to allow for more tailored cancer treatment. The aim of this article is to review knowledge regarding MRI biomarkers to date according to the BI-RADS® classification and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this imaging technique to establish its correlation with the ODXRS test. The latest studies published on AI and MRI present promising findings, and their standardisation could mark a turning point in breast radiology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 54-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.07.008
P. García Barquín , E. Lángara García-Echave , I. Pérez Arroyuelos , E. Ingunza Loizaga , C. Berastegi Santamaría , G. Irigoyen
{"title":"The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of focal splenic lesions","authors":"P. García Barquín , E. Lángara García-Echave , I. Pérez Arroyuelos , E. Ingunza Loizaga , C. Berastegi Santamaría , G. Irigoyen","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this article is to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the characterization of non-traumatic focal splenic lesions.</div><div>Focal splenic lesions are less common than in other abdominal organs like the liver. Conventional ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound have a limited role in the characterization of splenic lesions, resulting in many of them unspecified.</div><div>Contrast ultrasound is an accessible, cheap, and safe technique which can help in the immediate characterization of lesions incidentally detected in the ultrasound examination, being a good alternative to others imaging techniques.</div><div>We review in detail the technique and the main indications. We also analyze imaging findings and enhancement pattern by using representative case of the main splenic lesions for both benign (epithelial cyst, cystic lymphangioma, hemangioma, hamartoma, infarction, sclerosing angiomatous nodular transformation, abscesses, sarcoidosis), and malignant (lymphoma, metastasis) and its pathological correlation in some cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 61-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.11.004
B. Domenech-Ximenos , G. Bastarrika
{"title":"Presentation of the series ‘Advances in cardiac imaging’","authors":"B. Domenech-Ximenos , G. Bastarrika","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 99-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiologiaPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.01.006
A.M. Mazza Rapagna , P. Bas Alcolea , N. Martínez Arnau , M.L. Monreal , C. García Mur , A. Romeo Tris
{"title":"Radiological manifestations of synovial sarcoma","authors":"A.M. Mazza Rapagna , P. Bas Alcolea , N. Martínez Arnau , M.L. Monreal , C. García Mur , A. Romeo Tris","doi":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare malignant neoplasm of the soft tissue adjacent to joints. It is the most commonly diagnosed non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) in childhood (30%). Its most frequent location is the knee and ankle, and it is the most common STS to affect the foot. Unlike other STS, it has slow growth and an earlier age at diagnosis (adolescents and young adults), which is why many cases are initially misdiagnosed as benign processes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is key due to its characterisation capabilities as SS shares features with other STS. Definitive diagnosis is achieved through a pathological study that shows the pathognomonic translocation t(x;18)(p11;q11) with the fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) technique. The objective of this article is to highlight the key characteristics that are useful for diagnosing SS, fundamentally through the use of radiological imaging techniques, as well as nuclear medicine and pathological studies, illustrated with cases diagnosed in our centre.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94185,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia","volume":"67 1","pages":"Pages 74-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143430019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}