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Prevalence and correlates of pulmonary emphysema in smokers and former smokers. A densitometric study of participants in the ITALUNG trial
We assessed with computed tomography (CT) densitometry the prevalence of emphysema in 266 (175 men and 91 women; mean age 64 ± 4 years) smokers and former smokers enrolled in the ITALUNG trial of lung cancer s...
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Whole-lung densitometry versus visual assessment of emphysema
We compared whole-lung densitometry with visual evaluation of pulmonary emphysema. Thirty patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent multi-detector CT (150 mAs and 0.75 collimation) with dou...
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Pulmonary hypertension nosography: are all patients classifiable?
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Lung/Pleural Injuries
Thoracic trauma account for about 25% of all trauma deaths and may produce injuries to endothoracic organs that play a vital role in normal physiology and homeostasis; some injuries to the chest and its conten...
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Atypical HRCT manifestations of pulmonary sarcoidosis
To present our experience of cases of pulmonary sarcoidosis with atypical HRCT patterns found during 2016 focusing on the differential diagnosis to contribute to the difficult role of the radiologist in the di...
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Chest X-ray in new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: findings and correlation with clinical outcome
The purpose of this study is to describe the main chest radiological features (CXR) of COVID-19 and correlate them with clinical outcome.
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Exogenous lipoid pneumonia: when radiologist makes the difference
To report high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings in our group of patients with exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP), confirmed with histopathological findings and clinical-anamnestic data, in order to describe the mos...
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Open AccessAssessment of cerebrovascular disease with computed tomography in COVID-19 patients: correlation of a novel specific visual score with increased mortality risk
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is considered a major risk factor for fatal outcome in COVID-19. We aimed to evaluate the possible association between computed tomography (CT) signs of chronic CVD and mortality ...
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Chest X-ray in the emergency department during COVID-19 pandemic descending phase in Italy: correlation with patients’ outcome
The aims of our study are: (1) to estimate admission chest X-ray (CXR) accuracy during the descending phase of pandemic; (2) to identify specific CXR findings strictly associated with COVID-19 infection; and (...
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Ultrasound diagnosis of acute appendicitis complicating De Garengeot’s hernia
De Garengeot’s hernia is a rare condition defined by the herniation of the vermiform appendix within a femoral hernia sac. We report a case of an 80-year-old woman admitted to our emergency department complain...
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Prognostic value of CT pulmonary angiography parameters in acute pulmonary embolism
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the first-line test in acute pulmonary embolism (APE) diagnostic algorithm, but its correlation with short-term outcome remains not clear at all. The aim is...
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Ground-glass opacity (GGO): a review of the differential diagnosis in the era of COVID-19
Thoracic imaging is fundamental in the diagnostic route of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) especially in patients admitted to hospitals. In particular, chest computed tomography (CT) has a key role in iden...
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Open AccessA three-dimensional measurement method on MR arthrography of the hip to classify femoro-acetabular im**ement
(1) To investigate correlations between different types of FAI and the ratio of acetabular volume (AV) to femoral head volume (FV) on MR arthrography. (2) To assess 2D/3D measurements in identifying different ...
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CT findings of non-neoplastic central airways diseases
Non-neoplastic lesions of central airways are uncommon entities with different etiologies, with either focal or diffuse involvement of the tracheobronchial tree. Clinical symptoms of non-neoplastic tracheobron...
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Open AccessLow-dose CT for lung cancer screening: position paper from the Italian college of thoracic radiology
Smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer (LC), which is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Independent randomized controlled trials, governmental and inter-governmental task forces, an...
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Open AccessRadiomics in pulmonary neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
The aim of this single-centre, observational, retrospective study is to find a correlation using Radiomics between the analysis of CT texture features of primary lesion of neuroendocrine (NET) lung cancer subt...
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Lung ultrasound (LUS) in pulmonary tuberculosis: correlation with chest CT and X-ray findings
The aim is to describe lung ultrasound (LUS) findings in a cohort of patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and compare them with computed tomography (CT) and chest x-ray (CXR) findings in order ...
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Open AccessReproducibility of CT radiomic features in lung neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) patients: analysis in a heterogeneous population
The aim is to find a correlation between texture features extracted from neuroendocrine (NET) lung cancer subtypes, both Ki-67 index and the presence of lymph-nodal mediastinal metastases detected while using ...
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Open AccessDoubts and concerns about COVID-19 uncertainties on imaging data, clinical score, and outcomes
COVID-19 is a pandemic disease affecting predominantly the respiratory apparatus with clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to respiratory failure. Chest CT is a crucial tool in diagnosing and eval...
