Recent Articles
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October 25, 2024 Mini Review
Abstract High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) has emerged as an invaluable tool for diagnosing and assessing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in patients. This research paper provides a comprehensive review of the role of HRCT in the evaluation of lung manif.....
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October 03, 2024 Research Article
Abstract Introduction: Intracranial cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital malformations. For patients with Grade ? or higher on the Spetzler- Martin grade, radiotherapy or vascular embolization combined with surgery is considered. Stereot.....
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July 11, 2024 Review Article
Abstract As we known, many compounds in the human body contain phosphorus which provides vital information on changes in cancer microenvironment. Phosphorous-31 (31P) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), as a powerful non-invasive tool, can be utilized in d.....
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March 22, 2024 Research Article
Abstract Kota Hare, Burii and Godere has exhibited many therapeutic activities. Trace elements are required by human body and any deviation from its optimal limits affects the general well-being of any individual. They may be responsible for therapeutic act.....
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April 19, 2023 Review Article
Abstract While the author has engaged in nuclear medicine practices and research for over half a century, he has opportunities to serve to ICRP, UNSCEAR, IAEA and Radiation Council of Japan, through which he closely acquainted with radiation protection. He ex.....
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March 17, 2023 Research Article
Abstract RESRAD-OFFSITE model 4.0 was performed with ICRP 107 based radionuclide transformations transfer factors and ICRP 60 external, inhalation and ingestion dose conversion factors. The cancer morbidity risks modelled for NORM in both mines’ samples had.....
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February 26, 2023 Review Article
Abstract Staff organ doses were assessed and cancer risk were estimated for varying x-ray tube angulation in a cath-lab room at the emergency department of a hospital. Themoluminescence dosimeters (TLD) were used for the staff’s eye lens, thyroid, chest and.....
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January 23, 2023 Review Article
Abstract Agenesis or hypoplasia of the liver lobes are very uncommon developmental anomalies and can be recognized on CT examinations. These are usually asymptomatic and incidental finding, but they cause an altered topography and anatomical relationship of t.....
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January 13, 2023 Research Article
Abstract Background: To optimize the absorbed radiation dose during a CT examination, manufacturers of CT Scanners have equipped their units with built-in softwares called Automatic Exposure Control (AEC). Purpose: Evaluate the knowledge of radiology technic.....
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September 07, 2019 Research Article
Abstract Purpose/Objectives: During radiation therapy (RT), patients often develop radiation-induced toxicities. EPR oximetry is an effective method for measuring oxygen levels. We present first-in-clinic data with sequential and repeated measurements of ox.....
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December 18, 2017 Review Article
Abstract Objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an innovative approach for cancer therapy. It is thought to be generally a good choice even to radioresistent brain metastases (BM), taking also into consideration all of the prognostic factors and co-mo.....
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December 09, 2020 Research Article
Abstract Background: In this study, we aimed to comparison the results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] and Computed Tomography [CT] scan in the diagnosis of Elastofibroma Dorsi (ED)with postoperative histopathology as the gold standard diagnostic tool. Cl.....
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November 26, 2020 Research Article
Abstract Background: The radiology report is a crucial tool to communicate the radiological examination findings to the referring clinicians. There is no universally agreed structure or style of radiological report, and each radiologist and the referring clin.....
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September 30, 2020 Case Report
Abstract Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-?) is a ligand-activated nuclear receptor transcription factor that plays a vital role in lipid regulation, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory responses. PET imaging of PPAR-? could provide critica.....
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July 05, 2020 Research Article
Abstract The asymmetric CIA and CIB/CIB-2 model applicators containing the beta emitters 106Ru/106Rh are used in radiotherapy to treat ciliary body melanomas or melanomas close to the iris. A serious drawback in the use of these sources is the difficult deter.....
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June 22, 2020 Research Article
Abstract Objective: To determine the association of lumbar paraspinal muscle atrophy with lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis. Material and methods: Prospective study of 160 consecutive patients was done who presented with lower back pain and had di.....
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March 06, 2020 Research Article
Abstract Purpose: This retrospective series aims to report the Brazilian single institutional experience and predictive factors for outcomes in patients with early stage and medically inoperable NSCLC treated with SBRT. Materials/methods: Retrospective an.....
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September 29, 2018 Case Report
Abstract While sarcoidosis is a disease process that classically affects the lung parenchyma, presentation of sarcoidosis can be extrapulmonary in up to 30% of the cases. Essentially any organ can be involved in sarcoidosis; however, specific patient populati.....
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June 29, 2018 Case Report
Abstract Introduction: Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft (CMCC) is a rare congenital malformation characterized by a classic presentation. A typical case of CMCC s reported, reiterating the importance of imaging for an accurate diagnosis and adequate surgica.....
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May 17, 2018 Research Article
Abstract The position of radiation isocenter is an important part in quality assurance checks of a medical linear accelerator (Linac). All radiotherapy treatment planning’s and their delivery are done by taking radiation isocenter as a reference point. This.....
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April 15, 2018 Research Article
Abstract Aim: To assess the extent to which x-ray request forms referred to the x-ray unit of the Tamale Central Hospital are filled by referring practitioners. Methods: 189 x-ray request forms were audited. The research was conducted between October 201.....
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December 17, 2017 Research Article
Abstract Aim: To investigate final year undergraduate radiography students’ perceptions of clinical placements, in relation to the clinical learning environment (CLE) and their learning achievements. Methods: A 19-item pre-coded questionnaire with five .....
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November 23, 2017 Case Report
Abstract Amiodarone is a class III antiarrhythmic agent and has the broadest spectrum for use of treatment and prevention of ventricular tachycardia, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, atrial fibrillation and cardiac arrest. It blocks potassium, sodium, calcium .....
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November 15, 2017 Review Article
Abstract Pulmonary hypertension may be related to many pathologic conditions. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is required to perform the correct diagnosis, with particular reliance on imaging techniques. Echocardiography is the most commonly used and .....
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August 25, 2017 Review Article
Abstract Multiple myeloma is a hematologic malignancy in which the bones are usually affected. The aim of this study is to describe the imaging of jaw bone lesions of patients with multiple myeloma, as reported in the literature. Nearly one third of the patie.....
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July 28, 2017 Review Article
Abstract High grade gliomas (HGG) account for the majority of primary central nervous system tumors and are infiltrative tumors with microscopic disease extending into the adjacent brain paranchyma, characterized by aggressive growth and poor prognosis. Patie.....
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July 12, 2017 Research Article
Abstract Diagnostic imaging procedure using ionizing radiation has been growing due to its enormous benefits. However, using ionizing radiation is also associated with harmful biological effects. Therefore it is important to take consideration on harmful effe.....
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June 30, 2017 Case Report
Abstract Intracardiac stent migration is a rare but potentially fatal complication of endovascular stenting. A patient was referred for right brachiocephalic vein stenting for dialysis access venous stenosis. The stent migrated to right atrium upon deployment.....
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June 23, 2017 Research Article
Abstract Introduction: To compare double arc (DA), Sliding window (SW) & Step and shoot (SS) IMRT in Head & neck cancer (HNC) by different dosimetric parameters. Materials and methods: 25 cases of HNC were planned for DA, SW & SS IMRT by Treatment Planning.....
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June 23, 2017 Short Communication
Abstract Purpose: To disclose effectiveness of substitution of conformal radiotherapy (CRT) with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in combined with 125I permanent seed brachytherapy(BT) in reducing a rectal dose-volume parameter recently proven to be co.....
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June 04, 2015 Research Article
Abstract Introduction: Field-In-Field (FIF) is a manually based forward Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) plan for which the calculated dose is modified in certain dose distribution areas by creating multiple lower-weighted reduction fields based .....
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June 05, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Aim: This study described the benefits of CT-MRI fusion to consolidate the accuracy of conformal radiation therapy for Egyptian astrocytoma patients. Materials and methods: Thirty four patients with astrocytoma tumor who underwent 3D conformal ra.....
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November 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Carbon ion beams offer improved dose distribution, resulting in the concentration of a sufficient dose within a target volume while minimizing the dose in surrounding normal tissues. Moreover, carbon ions possess a biological advantage due to their h.....
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October 08, 2014 Case Report
Abstract Amyloidosis is a disease caused by improper three-dimensional folding of precursor proteins, which results in formation of protein aggregates, amyloid fibrils, that cause cell and organ damage. Amyloidosis localized to the respiratory tract is consid.....
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March 03, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Recently three newer oral anticoagulants (rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran) have been introduced into clinical practice; while they are becoming more commonly seen in the primary care setting; they remain a gray area in the interventional commun.....
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March 03, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Objective: Basal Indentation (BI) on CT air-contrast enema (CT enema) for colorectal cancer consists essentially of the both factors of a function of geometry and a tumor invasion. This study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of quantitati.....
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Sonographic elastography is a new technique for measurement of the tissue stiffness, and is currently under investigation for tissue characterization in several anatomic sites. This article introduces methodologies of sonographic elastography, and me.....
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March 12, 2018 Review Article
Abstract Dual Energy or dual source Computed Tomography (DECT) is advantageous for clinical CT interpretation. Compared to conventional imaging, this technique enables tissue differentiation of tissues, such as kidney stones, with higher precision and has add.....
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Diffusion Weighted Image (DWI) has various roles such as tissue characterization, the prediction and monitoring of the response to treatment and differentiation of recurrent tumors from post-therapeutic changes. The malignant tumors have a lower ADC .....
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May 02, 2014 Short Communication
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March 12, 2014 Mini Review
Abstract Radiotherapy (RT) is a definitive treatment option for cancers of the head and neck. Indeed, the most common pathology of head and neck lesions, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), is radiosensitive. Recently, RT with chemotherapy has been shown to improv.....
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March 11, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Recent technological developments in External Body Radiation Therapy (EBRT), such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), have confirmed the advantages of delivering high doses to achieve optimal tumor-cont.....
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March 11, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Deformable Image Registration (DIR) has become commercially available in the field of radiotherapy. DIR is an exciting and interesting technology for multi-modality image fusion, anatomic image segmentation, Four-dimensional (4D) dose accumulation an.....
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March 11, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) is developing and becoming one of the few curative treatment methods alternative to resection for early-stage lung cancer in inoperable patients. FDG-PET now has many approved indications and is included in g.....
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May 26, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Lung nodule volumetry with computed tomography has the potential for more reliable measurements of tumor size and therefore determination of temporal changes in a shorter interval of time. In a 2009 review, Gavrielides et al summarized the findings o.....
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April 05, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Worldwide, lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality due to malignancy. The vast majority of cases of lung cancer are smoking related and the most effective way of reducing lung cancer incidence and mortality is by smoking cessation. In the weste.....
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March 12, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract It has been estimated that every year in Europe and in the USA about 26,000 and 13,000 people die of renal cell carcinoma, respectively. For localized disease 5-year relative survival rate is 92.8% whereas for regional and metastatic disease is 64, 2.....
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March 11, 2014 Clinical Image
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March 11, 2014 Editorial
Abstract The incidence rate for primary nervous system tumors in adults (aged 20 years or older) is estimated to be 27.4 per 100,000 persons (data from 50 cancer registries, 2006 to 2010, in United States of America)
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March 10, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract Objective: To visualize the vascularity of orthotopically implanted pulmonary tumor in a clinically relevant murine model of human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Method: Orthotopic pulmonary tumors in mice were established by intrapulmonary i.....
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August 24, 2013 Review Article
Abstract Nepal is a poor country with low expenditure on health care and limited resources in Radiology field. However, radiology service is improving with several up-to-date diagnostic and radiotherapy facilities, the quality assurance and radiation safety a.....
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March 10, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Purpose: To clarify the dose–volume relationship with late rectal toxicity (LRT) in prostate cancer patients after 74-Gy 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) using the 7-fields technique. Materials and Methods: Between June 2004 and Dece.....
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March 03, 2014 Editorial
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February 28, 2014 Editorial
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February 28, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract Objective: Our main aim is to present an index case of an 11-year-old female with NF 2 who has intra cranial bilateral vestibular schwannomas, bilateral trigeminal schwannomas, bilateral facial schwannoma, and intra ventricular meningioma and to demo.....
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February 25, 2014 Case Report
Abstract Inguinal hernia is a common pathology that is seen higher incidence in general population. But the presence of bladder diverticulum in an inguinal hernia sac is a rare condition. In this case report, the findings of a patient with bladder diverticulu.....
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February 25, 2014 Review Article
Abstract PET has been widely adopted and remains the most cost-effective investigation in clinical staging of non-small cell lung cancer. Minimal access thoracic surgeons pinned their hopes on this new non-invasive technique to stage the mediastinum. PET can .....
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August 03, 2013 Case Report
Abstract Introduction: Semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) syndrome has been defined as a bone defect in the roof of the superior, posterior and lateral semicircular canals. We reported that three-dimension CT and MR imaging of superior SCD is rare in english.....
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October 12, 2020 Case Report
Abstract Purpose: X-ray CT plays a pivotal role in diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy, and its indispensable contribution to preclinical small animal imaging research. This study characterizes a distinctive energy spectrum of a novel 3-mercaptobenzoic-acid (3MB.....
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December 18, 2017 Review Article
Abstract Objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an innovative approach for cancer therapy. It is thought to be generally a good choice even to radioresistent brain metastases (BM), taking also into consideration all of the prognostic factors and co-mor.....
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December 17, 2017 Research Article
Abstract Aim: To investigate final year undergraduate radiography students’ perceptions of clinical placements, in relation to the clinical learning environment (CLE) and their learning achievements. Methods: A 19-item pre-coded questionnaire with five po.....
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June 30, 2017 Case Report
Abstract Intracardiac stent migration is a rare but potentially fatal complication of endovascular stenting. A patient was referred for right brachiocephalic vein stenting for dialysis access venous stenosis. The stent migrated to right atrium upon deployment.....
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Sonographic elastography is a new technique for measurement of the tissue stiffness, and is currently under investigation for tissue characterization in several anatomic sites. This article introduces methodologies of sonographic elastography, and me.....
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Dual Energy or dual source Computed Tomography (DECT) is advantageous for clinical CT interpretation. Compared to conventional imaging, this technique enables tissue differentiation of tissues, such as kidney stones, with higher precision and has add.....
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Diffusion Weighted Image (DWI) has various roles such as tissue characterization, the prediction and monitoring of the response to treatment and differentiation of recurrent tumors from post-therapeutic changes. The malignant tumors have a lower ADC .....
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May 02, 2014 Short Communication
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March 12, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Recent technological developments in External Body Radiation Therapy (EBRT), such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), have confirmed the advantages of delivering high doses to achieve optimal tumor-cont.....
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March 11, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Deformable Image Registration (DIR) has become commercially available in the field of radiotherapy. DIR is an exciting and interesting technology for multi-modality image fusion, anatomic image segmentation, Four-dimensional (4D) dose accumulation an.....
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March 12, 2014 Mini Review
Abstract Radiotherapy (RT) is a definitive treatment option for cancers of the head and neck. Indeed, the most common pathology of head and neck lesions, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), is radiosensitive. Recently, RT with chemotherapy has been shown to improv.....
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May 26, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Lung nodule volumetry with computed tomography has the potential for more reliable measurements of tumor size and therefore determination of temporal changes in a shorter interval of time. In a 2009 review, Gavrielides et al summarized the findings o.....
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April 05, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Worldwide, lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality due to malignancy. The vast majority of cases of lung cancer are smoking related and the most effective way of reducing lung cancer incidence and mortality is by smoking cessation. In the weste.....
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March 12, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract It has been estimated that every year in Europe and in the USA about 26,000 and 13,000 people die of renal cell carcinoma, respectively. For localized disease 5-year relative survival rate is 92.8% whereas for regional and metastatic disease is 64, 2.....
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March 11, 2014 Clinical Image
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March 10, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract Objective: To visualize the vascularity of orthotopically implanted pulmonary tumor in a clinically relevant murine model of human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Method: Orthotopic pulmonary tumors in mice were established by intrapulmonary inj.....
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November 19, 2013 Research Article
Abstract Purpose: This study compares cancerogenesis risks (CRs) between 64 and 320 row detector CT (RDCT) using coronary CTA (CCTA) decennial screening guidelines for patients between the age of 50 and 70. Material and Methods: CCTA absorbed radiation dose .....
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August 24, 2013 Editorial
