Current Medical Imaging - Volume 19, Issue 3, 2023

Background: Skin disease image analysis has drawn extensive attention from researchers, which can help doctors efficiently diagnose skin disease from medical images. Existing reviews have focused only on the specific task of skin disease diagnosis based on a single medical image type. Discussion: This paper presents the latest and comprehensive review of image analysis methods in skin diseases, and summarizes over Read More

The diagnosis of tumors in the initial stage plays a crucial role in improving the clinical outcomes of a patient. Evaluation of brain tumors from many MRI images generated regularly in a clinical environment is a complex and time-consuming process. Therefore,there comes a need for an efficient and accurate model for the early detection of tumors. This paper revolves around the current strategies used for brain tumor segmenta Read More

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the usefulness of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) for predicting final infarct volume in patients with acute atherothrombotic subtype cerebral infarction (AT-type stroke). Methods: The data of 77 patients with AT-type stroke were retrospectively analyzed. ASL and DWI values of minimum apparent diffusion coefficient (min ADC), mean ADC (mean ADC), Read More

Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the value of the mandible transection head-side shifting method (MTHSM) by 2-dimensional sonography in the screening of fetal cleft lip and palate (CLP) during the nuchal translucency scans. Methods: A total of 7,336 fetuses enrolled for first-trimester aneuploidy screening were included in this prospective study. A sequential scanning approach from the mandible transection toward the Read More

Background: Ultrasound elastography (US-E) has been shown superior to the conventional US in diagnosing benign and malignant breast lesions. In contrast, the role of US-E in the differentiation of breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has been poorly described. Objective: This study was designed to examine the diagnostic value of US-E in the differentiation of IDC and DCIS. Methods: M Read More

Objective: To develop a computerized diagnostic model to characterize the ovarian cyst at its early stage in order to avoid unnecessary biopsy and patient anxiety. Background: The main cause of mortality and infertility in women is ovarian cancer. It is very difficult to diagnose ovarian cancer using ultrasonography as benign and malignant ovarian masses or cysts exhibit similar characteristics. Early prediction and characteriza Read More