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Letter to the Editor: “Comparison of TIPS alone and combined with partial splenic embolization (PSE) for the management of variceal bleeding”
Dear Editor, Wan et al. recently compared transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) with TIPS plus concomitant partial splenic embolization (PSE) on the long-term shunt patency and overall survival of TIPS-treated patients in European Radiology [1]. We...
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: “CT compared to MRI for functional evaluation of the right ventricle: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
We thank Prof Jawdat Abdulla very much for his interest in our research [1] and for his kind opinions. We hope we have resolved the issue he was concerned about. We extracted the mean difference (MD) and limit of agreement (LoA) of each right ventricular function...Letter to the Editor “CT compared to MRI for functional evaluation of the right ventricle: a systematic review and meta-analysis”
Dear Editor, We have read with interest the paper by Fu et al, who have conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of the published studies on computed tomography (CT) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for functional evaluation of right ventricle [1]. Nineteen...
Cranial arterio-venous shunts: the role of 4D-CTA
This prospective study compared 4D-CTA and DSA for the detection or arterio-venous shunts and found that CTA was able to replace DSA as the first work-up modality. Article: High sensitivity and specificity of 4D-CTA in the detection of cranial arteriovenous shunts...Reply to the Letter to the Editor: “CT diagnosis of closed loop bowel obstruction mechanism is not sufficient to indicate emergent surgery”
Dear Editor, We thank our colleagues for their relevant comments addressed on our article [1]. We acknowledge that this article could be a significant shift to the paradigm that all closed-loop small bowel obstructions (CLO) should benefit from emergency surgery. As...Letter to the Editor: “CT diagnosis of closed loop bowel obstruction mechanism is not sufficient to indicate emergent surgery”
Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article “CT diagnosis of closed loop bowel obstruction mechanism is not sufficient to indicate emergent surgery” by Rondenet C et al [1]. The topic of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) imaging and...
Analysis of patient complaints
Collecting patients’ complaints is an important issue and a major marker of quality. This is the best way to improve daily practice, even if, in this center, complaints have not increased in number over 9 years. Article: Patient complaints in radiology: 9-year...
Prostate cancer: Is there a benefit of computed high b-values?
High b-values can be calculated from data collected with lower b-values. The benefit is a shorter acquisition and optimal contrast-to-noise ratio. However, do these virtual images really compete with native high b-values? Tip: Read more about prostate cancer here and...