Publications by authors named "Wei-Jie Le"
Article Synopsis
- A significant portion of cerebral ischemia events are linked to atherosclerosis in carotid arteries, prompting a study to assess new MRI techniques for accurately detecting and analyzing atherosclerotic plaques.
- The research involved 49 patients suspected of carotid artery stenosis who underwent various MRI scans and angiography to evaluate plaque characteristics, resulting in the identification of 103 plaques.
- The study found that MRI techniques, especially bright-blood and black-blood methods, effectively diagnosed stenosis with high sensitivity and accuracy compared to traditional digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
[Evaluation of soft tissue lesions affecting the masticator space with dynamic contrast enhanced MRI].
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi
December 2013
Objective: To determine the characteristics and diagnostic value of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in differentiating benign soft tissue lesions from malignant tumors affecting the masticator space (MS).
Methods: Prior to managements, conventional MRI and DCE-MRI were performed in 53 patients who suffered from primary or secondary soft tissue lesions affecting the MS. The time to peak (TTP), relative maximum enhancement (RME) and relative washout ratio (RWO) were separately calculated.
Background: Prospective observation of hemodynamic changes before and after formation of brain aneurysms is often difficult. We used a vessel surface repair method to carry out a retrospective hemodynamic study before and after aneurysm formation in a ruptured aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery (RPcomAA) and an unruptured aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery (URPcomAA).
Methods: Arterial geometries obtained from three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography of cerebral angiograms were used for flow simulation by employing finite-volume modeling.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristic computed tomography (CT) findings of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Study Design: Eight subjects with PVNS were examined with both pre and post contrast CT scans. All lesions were histopathologically confirmed through surgery.