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Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der gesundheitlichen Situation von Menschen mit seltenen Erkrankungen in Deutschland
In Deutschland leben schätzungsweise 4 Mio. Patienten mit einer seltenen Erkrankung. Ihre Versorgung ist aufgrund der Seltenheit und Heterogenität der unterschiedlichen Erkrankungsbilder problematisch. Das Bun...
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Dual-energy CT for the characterization of urinary calculi: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a low-dose scanning protocol
The efficiency and radiation dose of a low-dose dual-energy (DE) CT protocol for the evaluation of urinary calculus disease were evaluated. A low-dose dual-source DE-CT renal calculi protocol (140 kV, 46 mAs; ...
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Characterization of coronary atherosclerosis by dual-source computed tomography and HU-based color map**: a pilot study
To assess HU-based color map** for characterization of coronary plaque, using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH) as a standard of reference. Dual-source computed tomography and IVUS-VH were...
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Sixty-four-slice CT in the assessment of global and regional left ventricular function: Comparison with MRI in a porcine model of acute and subacute myocardial infarction
The purpose was to assess 64-slice CT in the analysis of global and regional ventricular function, using a model of acute and subacute myocardial infarction in comparison with cine-MRI. Seven pigs underwent st...
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Late myocardial enhancement assessed by 64-MSCT in reperfused porcine myocardial infarction: diagnostic accuracy of low-dose CT protocols in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging
The purpose was to assess the practicability of low-dose CT imaging of late enhancement in acute infarction. Following temporary occlusion of the second diagonal branch, seven pigs were studied by multislice c...
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Non-invasive coronary angiography with 16-slice spiral computed tomography: image quality in patients with high heart rates
The purpose of this study was to assess segment image quality at high heart rates using 16-slice computed tomography and differential reconstruction for major coronary vessels. According to the following proto...
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Image quality and diagnostic accuracy of 16-slice multidetector computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery disease in obese patients
Cardiac multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) scanners permit visualization of the coronary arteries with an overall good sensitivity (sens) and specificity (spec). However, in obese patients (pts), who...
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Abiomed BVS 5000®
Zur kurzfristigen Überbrückung eines myokardialen Pumpversagens wurde das BVS 5000®von Abiomed Inc. konstruiert. Das System wird seit 1992 (FDA-Zulassung) weltweit verwendet. Bereits 1988 erschienen erste Publika...