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Settembre 9, 2023

[18F]-FACBC PET/CT Detection of Unusual and Usual Metastases in Prostate Cancer

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Settembre 9, 2023

A Review of FDA Pharmacovigilance Database to Assess the Importance of Symptoms Associated with Gadolinium Exposure (SAGE)

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Settembre 9, 2023

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FEMALE PELVIS MRI: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

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Settembre 9, 2023

Atypical leiomyoma or sarcoma? The great dilemma of the uterine myometrial tumors

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Settembre 9, 2023

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: Review of radiological imaging , screening and follow-up recommendation.

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Settembre 9, 2023

Chronic pelvic pain, can MRI play a role?

MRI is a valuable tool for the clinical management of chronic pelvic pain which can play a central role in the assessment of CCP and in the choice of the best therapy.
Settembre 9, 2023

Congenital Urachal Anomalies: Exploring the Spectrum of Imaging Findings

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Settembre 9, 2023

Diagnostic approach for intra-pelvic masses mimicking gynecologic masses

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Settembre 9, 2023

Diagnostic dilemmas and mimics of genito-urinary infections on imaging.

1) El-Ghar MA, Farg H, Sharaf DE, El-Diasty T. CT and MRI in Urinary Tract Infections: A Spectrum of Different Imaging Findings. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021;57(1):32. Published 2021 Jan 1. doi:10.3390/medicina57010032 2) Tonolini M, Ippolito S. Cross-sectional imaging of complicated urinary infections affecting the lower tract and male genital organs. Insights Imaging. 2016;7(5):689-711. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0503-8 3) Orlowski HL, Mellnick VM, Dahiya N, et al. The imaging findings of typical and atypical genital and gynecologic infections. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016;41(12):2294-2309. doi:10.1007/s00261-016-0749-0 4) Mitreski G, Sutherland T. Radiological diagnosis of perinephric pathology: pictorial essay 2015. Insights Imaging. 2017;8(1):155-169. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0536-z