Czech Radiology, 2020 (vol. 74), issue 3

Photon-counting detector computed tomography. A Tribute to 125th Anniversary of the X-rays Discovery by Wilhelm Conrad RöntgenOriginal article

Jiří Ferda, Tomáš Vendiš, Jan Baxa, Hynek Mírka, Bernhard Schmidt, André Henning, Stefan Ulzheimer, Thomas Flohr

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):159-170 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/026  

Photon-countig-detector CT is a novel way of the data acquisition for computed tomography with a great potential to increase spatial and contrast resolution with the radiation dose reduction at the same time.

Chest CT: A Valuable Tool in Discrimination of COVID-19 Pneumonia, Community Acquired Pneumonia and the Other Pathologies in Slow Epidemic PhaseOriginal article

Jiří Ferda, Martin Vítovec, Jan Baxa, Dalibor Sedláček, David Havel, Ondřej Topolčan, Radek Kučera, Jan Beneš, Martin Matějovič, Hynek Mírka

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):171-179 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/027  

Computed tomography is a valuable tool in the discrimination of hte COVID-19 pneumonia, community acquired pneumonia and other pathologies, when the epidemic is slowly developing.

The assessment of the lung involvement in COVID-19 pneumonia using automatical analysis employing the artificial intelligence algorithmOriginal article

Martin Vítovec, Jan Baxa, Hynek Mírka, Thomas Flohr, Bernhard Schmidt, Jiří Ferda

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):180-188 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/028  

Quantification of the extent and localisation of the lung involvement in pneumonia associated with the disease of COVID-1 employing the artificial intelligence is able to assess the severity of the patient state and to estimate the patient's prognosis.

CT examination of thorax in COVID-19 patients - first experienceOriginal article

Marek Mechl, Tomáš Jůza, Sylvie Hodová

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):189-195 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/029  

Authors present their first experiences with CT imaging of thorax in patients with COVID-19 infection. Correlations of imaging and laboratory methods are also discussed.

dGEMRIC technique in cartilage imaging, comparison of results using contrast media Gd-DTPA2- (Magnevist) and Gd-DOTA- (Dotarem)Original article

Andrea Šprláková-Puková, Eva Koriťáková, Alena Štouračová, Martin Repko, Petr Vališ, Tomáš Otaševič, Jaroslav Tintěra

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):196-201 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/030  

Authors present biochemical imaging of hyaline cartilage using delayed gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) using Gd-DOTA- (Dotarem).

CT findings of the most common adrenal tumours - pictorial essayPicture essay

Filip Čtvrtlík, Jakub Čivrný, Paulína Szász, František Odstrčil, Zbyněk Tudos

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):202-210 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/031  

This paper provides a summary of clinically significant adrenal gland expansions and describes the newest trends in diagnostic imaging.

Determination of liver steatosis by MR spectroscopic methods PRESS, STEAM and HISTOOriginal article

Milan Hájek, Monika Dezortová, Martin Burian, Tereza Dusilová, Jan Kovář, Pavel Trunečka, Petr Šedivý

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):211-221 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/032  

Study compares MR spectroscopic methods for the liver steatosis determination by PRESS, STEAM and HISTO sequences on 3T TRIO and VIDA MR tomographs.

Utilization of CT and ultrasonography in the imaging of TIPIC syndrome (carotidynia)Case report

Ivana Krótká, Pavel Eliáš, Jiří Jandura

Ces radiol. 2020, 74(3):222-225 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2020/033  

The purpose of this work is to raise awareness of a rare and not well known cause of unilateral pain and swelling of the neck - the transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery syndrome.