Oct 16, 2019
The authors report on using the lean body weight for determining the contrast agent dose for abdominal CT, as opposed to using the standard total body weight. Article: Abdominal CT: a radiologist-driven adjustment of the dose of iodinated contrast agent approaches a...
Oct 4, 2019
The authors investigated the potentially toxic effect of different gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) in combination with 7-T MRI. By isolating and exposing lymphocytes analogously to iodinated contrast agents in combination with computed tomography, they found...
Sep 24, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate whether BMI can be used as a size-related metrics alternative to the midslice effective diameter (DE) for obtaining a size-specific dose in abdominal CT. Article: Using body mass index to estimate individualised patient radiation...
Sep 12, 2019
The authors demonstrated that the solution of concentrated pineapple juice can be safely used in vivo for oesophagus visualisation at MR angiography. Article: Concentrated pineapple juice for visualisation of the oesophagus during magnetic resonance angiography before...
Sep 3, 2019
The goal of this retrospective analysis was to investigate outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who underwent surgical resection in relation to the presence of sarcopenia and myosteatosis. The authors determined that sarcopenia and myosteatosis in IBD...
Aug 21, 2019
This article sheds light on methods used for extracting high-dimensional data from clinical images – radiomics. The authors explain the standard steps of the radiomics process, discuss the origin of the term, and summarise the major issues in regard to this process....
