Magnetic resonance neurography in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: a cohort study of 55 patients.

Objective: To explore the usefulness of magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) in the diagnosis and management of trigeminal neuralgia (TN).

Study Design: In total, 55 patients clinically diagnosed with TN were imaged with 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging.

Comparing cryoablation and microwave ablation for the treatment of patients with stage IIIB/IV non-small cell lung cancer.

The aim of the present study was to compare the safety and efficacy of cryoablation (CA) and microwave ablation (MWA) as treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC treated with CA (n=45) or MWA (n=56) were enrolled in the present study. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS); the secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) time and adverse events (AEs).

Quantitative measurement of contrast enhancement of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma on clinical MDCT.

Aim: To investigate contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for discriminating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) from normal esophagus and evaluating outcomes within tumors after chemoradiotherapy (CRT).

Methods: Sixty-four patients with surgical ESCC served as group A, and underwent thoracic contrast-enhanced scan with 16-section multidetector row CT 1 wk before surgery. Thirty-five patients with advanced ESCC receiving 4-wk CRT and showing response to CRT served as group B, and underwent CT scans similar with group A 4 wk after completion of CRT.