In 2017, the World Journal of Radiology (WJR) has published the 12^nd issue which containing 5 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of prostate cancer: A review of current methods and applications”, a Review by Yousef Mazaheri, PhD, et al from Department of Medical Physics and Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States; and (2) “Aggressive blood pressure treatment of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage may lead to global cerebral hypoperfusion: Case report and imaging perspective”, a Case Report by Rakesh Khatri, MD, Assistant Professor, et al from Department of Neurology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University of Health Sciences Center, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 5 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in radiology that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 9, Issue 12, December 28, 2017.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Radiology, Guo-Guang Fan, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, First hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China

The WJR is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of radiology. It was launched on December 31, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage radiologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJR describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue.