Dr. Ian Chan, MD, MPH

Editor-in-Chief: MICR

Chief Radiology Resident at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada.

  

Dr. Stefan Ruehm, MD, PhD, MPH

Deputy Editor: MICR

Professor of Radiology, Director of Cardiovascular CT, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Frequency: Bi-annual || ISSN: 2578-2045

IC Value 2020: 96.58

  

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Accurate Segmentation of Pigmented Skin Lesions Using Grounded-segment-anything

Takashi Nagaoka

Melanoma is a highly aggressive form of skin cancer, and accurately segmenting pigmented lesions is crucial for early diagnosis. However, manual annotation is time-consuming, subjective, and requires expertise from dermatologists. To address these challenges, we propose a fully unsupervised segmentation approach using grounded-segment-anything model (Grounded-SAM), which operates without the need for annotated training data.

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Preclinical Validation of Automatic Mitral Valve Segmentation and Measurement Technology for Planning Transcatheter Edge-to-edge Valve Repair Using Computed Tomography

Michael Huy Cuong Pham, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, James V. Chapman, Ole de Backer, Jesper J. Linde, Lars V. Køber, Gakuto Aoyama, Keitaro Kawashima and Takuya Sakaguchi

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most common valvular heart diseases, though many patients with severe MR are unsuitable for surgical interventions. Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is an established non-surgical procedure that allows safe and effective reduction of MR in highrisk patients. Appropriate patient selection is critical and achieved through clinical assessment and imaging derived measurement of the mitral valve (MV) apparatus to optimize procedural success.

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Case Series and Literature Review of Rare Intracranial Presentations of Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma

Karan Bir Singh, Krithika Muthyala, Daniel Pierotti, Brett Martin, Esther Morrison, Matthew Pearson and Omar Alkharabsheh

Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) primarily affects the lymphatic system; however, extranodal involvement occurs in approximately 10% of cases. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, though rare, can present in various forms, including intracranial, epidural, leptomeningeal, and intramedullary spinal cord involvement.

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Incidental Occurrence of Papillary Renal Carcinoma in Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case Report

Sarah Murad, Mohammad Alsayed, Bilal Rammal, Salah Shihata, Danah Krimli and Stephen Murphy

Renal transplantation is recognized as the optimal treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), offering improved survival rates and quality of life compared to dialysis. However, renal transplant recipients face a significantly increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC), with a risk approximately five to six times higher than that of the general population.

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Scope & Topics

Scope: The journal covers different medical imaging modalities used for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment. The subject areas may include, but are not limited to the following domains:

  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • Computer-aided Diagnosis
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Medical Image Visualization
  • Pre-clinical Imaging
  • Cardiac Imaging
  • Machine Vision in Medicine
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging
  • X-ray and Abdominal Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Computed Tomography
  • Pattern Recognition in Medical Images
  • Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Women’s and Pediatric Imaging
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Welcome Note

Journal of Medical Imaging and Case Reports (MICR) is dedicated to clinical and medical research intrinsic to all imaging modalities, including optical, ultrasound, magnetic resonance, x-ray computed tomography, nuclear imaging for diagnostic and treatment purposes.

With increasing diagnostic capabilities of medical imaging techniques, the number of imaging-based procedures is increasing globally. Effective, safe, and high quality imaging is important for medical decision-making and can reduce unnecessary procedures. Through publication of rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly communications, MICR will become a world-class scientific journal and an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians, healthcare professionals across different therapeutic and research areas.

In view of the rapid advances in medical imaging research, we promise short turnaround time for peer-review process. A manuscript will receive initial review comments and editorial decision within few weeks. Our goal is to publish accepted manuscripts within 6-8 weeks of initial submission.

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