Objectives: To establish a slowly progressive, reproducible rat model of disc degeneration and investigate the relationship between MRI and histology in the long-term progression of disc degeneration. Materials and methods: The intervertebral discs of caudal spine in rats were punctured laterally, using 20-gauge sterile needles, 5 mm depth from the skin to the middle of the appropriate disc. Th...

The objective of the present study was to quantitatively analyze the permeability of tumor entity and peritumor edema in glioma grading, using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). In the present retrospective study, 80 patients underwent T1-weighted DCE-MRI examination at 3.0 T and the pathological results (including astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma) were obtained be...

Background: The most common malignancy in the reproductive system of female is Endometrial carcinoma, that represent fourth women cancer world. first line to treat any disease that’s be diagnosing tools. Aim study: we aimed from this study enhancing role diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detect endometrial cancer. Patients and Method: included 25 patients referred gynecologica...

Hepatitis results from a variety of etiologies and chronic hepatitis can lead to hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. The diagnosis and grading of liver disease severity depends upon invasive biopsy. Histopathology is based on percutaneously sampled liver tissue for grading of liver interstitial fibrosis and inflammation. There are limitations associated with liver biopsies including complications s...

Methods Seventy-three consecutive patients (49 men, mean age 51.2 years) with BAV who underwent TTE, DSCT, cardiac MRI and valve surgery were enrolled in this study. All CMR studies were performed with a 1.5 T whole-body system using an 8-element phased array surface coil. Two independent radiologists assessed the type of BAV (classified according to number of raphe), functional status of the B...

Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a major health concern for the male population. Detection and primary diagnosis of PCa are based on digital rectal examination, serum prostate-specific antigen levels, and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided random biopsy. Moreover, the gold standard for detecting PCa, systematic biopsy, lacks sensitivity as well as grading accuracy. This review summarizes recent ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to differentiate between therapeutically induced changes in inflammation and synovial proliferation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of the knee. METHODS MRI of the knee was performed on patients with RA before and one week after injection with corticosteroid (triamcinolone acetonide, TA group, n = 9) and bef...

The aim of this retrospective observational study was to assess the potential agreement between independent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and arthroscopic findings their respective contributions a final diagnosis in patients with refractory temporomandibular joint disorders. Two dentomaxillofacial radiologists two oral maxillofacial surgeons scored 50 joints. All observers, who were blinded ...