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Blood glucose and epicardial adipose tissue at the hospital admission as possible predictors for COVID-19 severity
To study the possible association of CT-derived quantitative epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and glycemia at the admission, with severe outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
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Clinical indications for the use of cardiac MRI. By the SIRM Study Group on Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is considered an useful method in the evaluation of many cardiac disorders. Based on our experience and available literature, we wrote a document as a guiding tool in the clini...
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Genetic factors regulating inflammation and DNA methylation associated with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer (PCa) displays a strong familiarity component and genetic factors; genes regulating inflammation may have a pivotal role in the disease. Epigenetic changes control chromosomal integrity, gene f...
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Clinical indications for cardiac computed tomography. From the Working Group of the Cardiac Radiology Section of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM)
Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) has grown as a useful means in different clinical contexts. Technological development has progressively extended the indications for CCT while reducing the required radiation ...
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Utility of T2-weighted short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences in cardiac MRI: an overview of clinical applications in ischaemic and non-ischaemic heart disease
T2-weighted short-tau inversion recovery (T2w-STIR) imaging is the best approach for oedema-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as it suppresses the signal from flowing blood and from fat and en...
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64-MDCT imaging of the coronary arteries and systemic arterial vascular tree in a single examination: optimisation of the scan protocol and contrast-agent administration
The aim of this study was to validate a 64-row multidetector computed tomography (64-MDCT) acquisition protocol with biphasic administration of contrast medium for comprehensive assessment of the coronary and ...
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Imaging of myocardial infarction using a 64-slice MDCT scanner: Correlation between infarcted region and status of territory-dependent coronary artery
This study was performed to evaluate the ability of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to detect previous myocardial infarctions (MIs) in patients referred for the assessment of the coronary art...
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Noninvasive imaging of the coronary arteries using a 64-row multidetector CT scanner: initial clinical experience and radiation dose concerns
We present our initial clinical experience with a recently introduced 64-detector computed tomography (64-MDCT) scanner that makes use of a periodic motion of the focal spot in the longitudinal direction (z-fl...
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MDCT assessment of lung volume in patients undergoing bronchial stenting for treatment of pulmonary emphysema: correlation with respiratory tests and personal experience
The aid of this study was to evaluate lung volume reduction with multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in patients with emphysema who have undergone endobronchial valve placement.
