Publications by authors named "Deqiu Tang"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how to effectively assess muscle involvement in children with Becker muscular dystrophy using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI).
- It compares different qMRI parameters (fat fraction, T1, and T2) between affected children and healthy controls, finding that fat fraction in the gluteus maximus is the most effective marker.
- The results suggest that measuring fat fraction can predict functional decline in these children, making it a valuable biomarker for monitoring disease progression.
Menopause is a normal physiological process accompanied by changes in various physiological states. The incidence of vascular calcification (VC) increases each year after menopause and is closely related to osteoporosis (OP). Although many studies have investigated the links between VC and OP, the interaction mechanism of the two under conditions of estrogen loss remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: It is challenging to diagnose suspected Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients in the very early stage of the disease. More evidence is needed to demonstrate the potential of quantitative MRI (qMRI) in precisely identifying patients before substantial physical decline occurs.
Purpose: To assess the early diagnostic performance of multi-parametric qMRI for DMD patients, and the ability to identify DMD patients with mild functional decline.
Objectives: To evaluate the performance of a dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) virtual non-calcium (VNCa) technique in the detection of edema-like marrow signal intensity (ELMSI) in patients with knee joint osteoarthritis (OA) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods: The study received local ethics board approval, and written informed consent was obtained. DECT and MRI were used to examine 28 knees in 24 patients with OA.
Traumatic bone marrow lesions (TBMLs) are considered to represent a range of concealed bone injuries, including haemorrhage, infarction, and localised oedema caused by trabecular microfracture occurring in the cancellous bone. If TBMLs are not managed timeously, they potentially cause a series of complications that can lead to irreversible morbidity and prolonged recovery time. This article reviews interesting image findings of bone marrow lesions in dual-energy computed tomography (DECT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To seek optimal keV settings for imaging carpal tunnel in adults by dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) monoenergetic technique; to describe anatomic characteristics of carpal tunnel and to observe correlation between carpal bony and soft tissue structures.
Methods: DECT images of 20 wrists (11 left and 9 right wrists; 14 men, mean age 26.93±1.