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World Journal of Radiology is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of radiology, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: 4D flow MRI, abdominal radiology, breast radiology, cardiovascular radiology, deep learning image reconstruction, gadoxetic acid application research, habitat imaging, head and neck radiology, imaging studies of epilepsy, imaging technology, interventional radiology, molecular imaging, MRI research of lung disease, musculoskeletal radiology, neuroradiology, pediatric radiology, photon counting detector CT, and thoracic radiology. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence. The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be peer-reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues

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Editors-in-Chief

Thomas J Vogl, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: thomas.vogl@kgu.de) Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60596, Germany

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The WJR is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.

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The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJR as 1.5; JIF without journal self cites: 1.4; 5-year JIF: 1.6; JIF Rank: 137/212 in radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.

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1949-8470 (online)

Latest Manuscript Statistics

Received (1434), Duration of Peer Review (27 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (52 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (29 days/Mean), Accepted (53.5%/Mean), Production Time (47 days/Mean), Time to Publication (173 days/Mean), and Rejected (33.5%/Mean).

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Contents Volume 18 Issue 3 March 28, 2026

Opinion Review

Proposing Incidental-Reporting and Data System: A classification system for incidental findings in radiology

Nikolaos-Achilleas Arkoudis, Ornella Moschovaki-Zeiger, Christos Koutserimpas, Niki Lama, Georgios Velonakis, Dimitrios Filippiadis, Stavros Spiliopoulos, Nikolaos Kelekis

World J Radiol 18(3):119025. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.119025

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Retrospective Cohort Study

Characterization of endometriosis in patients with Mullerian anomalies using the Enzian classification: A retrospective cohort study

Ishan Kumar, Shweta Kumari, Ritu Ojha, Rupam Kumari, Kajal Kushwaha, Pramod Kumar Singh, Ashish Verma

World J Radiol 18(3):118143. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.118143

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Retrospective Study

Infrared thermography as adjunctive imaging in spine surgery: Evaluating thermal asymmetry for predicting symptomatic level and recovery

Sathish Muthu, Kavya Priyadharshini Natarajan, Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Dhibin Vikash Kolarpatti Ponnusamy, Rajappan Chandra Satish Kumar, Khan Sharun, Hyun Jun Jang

World J Radiol 18(3):116736. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.116736

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Predictive model for vedolizumab efficacy in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis based on computed tomography-derived body compositions and nutritional inflammatory markers

Xiao-Yan Zhang, Yu-Kun Li, Zi-Bin Tian, Qing-Yu Guo, Jing-Nong Liu, Rui-Qing Liu, Ke-Yu Ren

World J Radiol 18(3):117599. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.117599

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Role of metal artifact reduction software in computed tomography angiography of lower limb metallic prosthesis: A retrospective study

Ahmad M Mounir, Ali H Elmokadem, Gehad A H Saleh, Ahmed El-Morsy, Ghada H Abd El-Raouf

World J Radiol 18(3):118119. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.118119

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Prospective Study

Metabolic profiles and hepatic steatosis assessed by controlled attenuation parameter and elastography during Ramadan fasting in San Antonio, United States

Jazza Jamil, Sabahat Ali, Arif Ahmad, Mohammed Al-Zakwani, Anum Gul, Pir A Shah, Suhaib Haq, Eric Lawitz

World J Radiol 18(3):117162. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.117162

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Meta-Analysis

Diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging-based radiomics for detecting prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shi-Yu Zhong, Xiang-Rong Deng, Bang-Cai Han, Liu-Qing Yang, Su-Ting Ye, Xiang-Ke Niu

World J Radiol 18(3):116826. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.116826

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Correspondence

Letter to the Editor: Evidence for a two-step species-level pulmonary nocardiosis diagnostic approach

John Halphen Jr, Mohadese Ahmadzade, Babith Mankidy, Ashkan Berenji, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad

World J Radiol 18(3):118126. Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i3.118126

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