Report on CT-Guided Left Stellate Ganglion Cryoneurolysis for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias Academic Background Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), including ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, pose a significant challenge in cardiovascular medicine due to their high morbidity, mortality, and increasing prevalence. Although curren...

Academic Background and Problem Statement Respiratory diseases impose a significant burden on healthcare systems globally. Although existing pulmonary function tests (such as conventional spirometry) aid in disease diagnosis and monitoring, these methods are relatively insensitive in detecting early-stage diseases and cannot provide information on ...

Low-Dose CT Screening in East Asian Women Who Have Never Smoked: Association Between Family History of Lung Cancer and Ground-Glass Nodule Prevalence and Growth Academic Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and smoking is a well-established risk factor for lung cancer. Low-dose CT (LDCT) is an effective...

Diagnostic Accuracy and Value of 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/MRI in Tumor Localization for Cushing’s Disease Academic Background Cushing’s disease is the primary cause of Cushing’s syndrome, characterized by excessive secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland, often due to pituitary adenomas. Patients with chronic hypercortis...

Multimodal Neuroimaging Study of Structural and Functional Brain Alterations in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder Academic Background Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a complex chronic condition that has multifaceted negative impacts on an individual’s life and is closely associated with an increased risk of mortality. In 2021, over 80,000 deaths in...

Report on the Use of MR Spectroscopy to Assess Muscle Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Long COVID Academic Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on global health, with many patients experiencing prolonged symptoms even after recovery, commonly referred to as “Long COVID” or “Post–COVID-19 Condition” (PCC). These symptoms include fa...

Academic Background Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is a highly aggressive malignancy. The standard treatment typically involves cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) or immunotherapy, followed by radical cystectomy (RC) and bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection. However, radical cystectomy significantly impacts patients’ quality of...

Osteochondral Abnormalities on Three-Dimensional Ultrashort Echo Time MRI Scans Are Associated with Knee Cartilage Degradation Academic Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disease, characterized by pain and disability. A hallmark of OA is the progressive loss of articular hyaline cartilage, which connects to the sub...

Imaging-Based Factors Associated with Rapid Growth in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Academic Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer globally and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with increasing incidence and mortality rates reported in North America, South America, and Europe. Al...

Performance of Large Language Models in Radiology Image Interpretation: A Comparative Study with Human Readers Academic Background In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated powerful capabilities in various fields, particularly in natural language processing. With the development of multimodal LLMs, these models can now handle ...