Can T1W and T2W Dixon Sequences Replace the Standard MRI Protocol in Diagnosing Sacroiliitis?

This study aims to assess the performances of T1‑weighted (T1W) and T2‑weighted (T2W) Dixon sequences as replacements for the standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol for diagnosing active and chronic sacroiliitis. This single‑centre, prospective study included 107 patients who underwent 3 Tesla MRIs. The patients with inflammatory low‑back pain (aged 18-50 years) were included.

Percutaneous radiological biliary interventions after failed endoscopic treatment in living liver donors: experience of a high-volume transplantation center.

This study aimed to evaluate the role of percutaneous radiological treatments for biliary complications (BCs) in donors after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We retrospectively evaluated BCs in donors involved in 1839 LDLTs between May 2009 and January 2019 at our centre. BCs were classified according to the modified Clavien-Dindo classification (MCDC).

Investigation of the prognostic value of psoas muscle area measurement in pediatric patients before liver transplantation: A single-center retrospective study.

Background: In this study, our aim is to investigate the prognostic value of psoas muscle area (PMA) evaluation before liver transplantation (LT) in pediatric patients.

Methods: Two hundred seventy-six patients under 18 years of age who underwent LT between January 2012 and December 2019 were included in the study. The patients' demographic, laboratory, clinical, and imaging data were scanned retrospectively.

Can T2 blackout effect be a marker of iron accumulation in brains of multiple sclerosis patients?

Objective: T2 blackout (TBO) effect, which is a common finding in the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and older population that are imaged for other reasons on diffusion weighted imagings (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map show the existence of paramagnetic materials in the tissue. Because iron is known to accumulate in especially deep gray matter (DGM) structures in MS brains, we aimed to investigate the relationship between TBO and clinico-radiological parameters that may be iron-related in MS.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the latest MR images of MS patients on 3 Tesla MR scanner between 2018 and 2019.

Diaphragmatic muscle thickness in older people with and without sarcopenia.

Background: Studies in mice have suggested that sarcopenic animals may have atrophic diaphragmatic muscles; however, to date, no clinical studies are available.

Aims: To investigate whether the diaphragmatic thickness is affected in older patients with sarcopenia and if this is associated with impaired respiratory functions.

Methods: Thirty sarcopenic and 30 non-sarcopenic elderly patients aged over 65 were included.