The clinical role of multimodality imaging in the detection of prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy: past, present, and future.

Detection of the recurrence sites in prostate cancer (PCa) patients affected by biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiation therapy (RT) is still a challenge for clinicians, nuclear medicine physicians, and radiologists. In the era of personalised and precision care, this task requires the integration, amalgamation, and combined analysis of clinical and imaging data from multiple sources. At present, multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) and choline-positron emission tomography (PET) are giving encouraging results; their combination allows the effective detection of local, lymph nodal, and skeletal recurrences at low PSA levels.

Multimodality fusion imaging in abdominal and pelvic malignancies: current applications and future perspectives.

Medicine is evolving toward personalized care and this development entails the integration, amalgamation, and synchronized analysis of data from multiple sources. Multimodality fusion imaging refers to the simultaneous visualization of spatially aligned and juxtaposed medical images obtained by two or more image modalities. PET/MRI scanners and MMFI platforms are able to improve the diagnostic workflow in oncologic patients and provide exquisite images that aid physicians in the molecular profiling and characterization of tissues.

CT of the abdomen: degree and quality of enhancement obtained with two concentrations of the same iodinated contrast medium with fixed iodine delivery rate and total iodine load.

Objectives: to compare vascular and parenchymal enhancement in abdominal computed tomography (CT) using two iodine concentrations (370 vs 300mgI/mL) of the same contrast medium (CM) molecule (iopromide), using fixed iodine delivery rate (IDR, 1.2gI/s) and total iodine load (630mgI/kg).

Methods: 144 patients were randomized into two groups: group A receiving iopromide 370 and group B receiving iopromide 300.

Crohn's disease recurrence in patients with ileocolic anastomosis: value of computed tomography enterography with water enema.

Objectives: The main objective of the present work was to determine the diagnostic value of CT-enterography with water enema (CTe-WE) in the assessment of the ileocolic anastomosis in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The prevalence of synchronous inflammatory lesions (SILs) involving gastrointestinal segments distinct from the anastomosis was also determined. Further, the association between the type of ileocolic anastomosis and the behavior (i.

Crohn's disease: value of diagnostic imaging in the evaluation of anastomotic recurrence.

Unlabelled: In patients who had previously undergone ileocolic resection due to Crohn's disease (CD) complications, anastomotic recurrence is a frequent event, which may lead to further surgical interventions. Optical colonoscopy with retrograde ileoscopy is currently the reference standard technique to confirm the clinical suspicion of anastomotic recurrence; however, the ileal side of ileocolic anastomoses may not be assessed due to technical complexities in approximately 1/3 of cases. Moreover, endoscopy allows for an investigation limited to the mucosal surface without demonstrating trans-mural involvement and/or penetrating complications (i.