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Deep learning approach for cardiovascular disease risk stratification and survival analysis on a Canadian cohort
The quantification of carotid plaque has been routinely used to predict cardiovascular risk in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). To determine how well carotid plaque features pred...
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Left and right atrioventricular coupling index in patients with beta-thalassemia major
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship of left atrioventricular coupling index (LACI) and right atrioventricular coupling index (RACI) with demographics, clinical data, cardi...
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Left atrial strain in patients with β-thalassemia major: a cross-sectional CMR study
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of left atrial (LA) strain parameters with demographics, clinical data, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) findings, and cardiac co...
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Open AccessAtrial and ventricular strain using cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the prediction of outcomes of pericarditis patients: a pilot study
Our study aimed to explore with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) the impact of left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain in patients with acute pericarditis and to investigate their p...
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Open AccessCine-cardiac magnetic resonance to distinguish between ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies: a machine learning approach
This work aimed to derive a machine learning (ML) model for the differentiation between ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) on non-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (C...
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Open AccessEffect of late gadolinium enhancement on left atrial impairment in myocarditis patients
The aims of our study were to investigate the effect of the extent and location of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on the left atrium (LA) function in patients with acute myocarditis (AM) using cardiovascula...
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Impact of corpus callosum integrity on functional interhemispheric connectivity and cognition in healthy subjects
To examine the corpus callosum’s (CC) integrity in terms of fractional anisotropy (FA) and how it affects resting-state hemispheric connectivity (rs-IHC) and cognitive function in healthy individuals. Sixty-ei...
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Open AccessValue of a short non-contrast CMR protocol in MINOCA
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a short non-contrast CMR (ShtCMR) protocol relative to a matched standard comprehensive CMR (StdCMR) protocol in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructi...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Staging and Radiological Response Criteria in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and challenging cancer associated with asbestos fiber exposure, which offers limited treatment options. Historically, platinum-based chemotherapy has been the pri...
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Correlation of Cognitive Reappraisal and the Microstructural Properties of the Forceps Minor: A Deductive Exploratory Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
Cognitive reappraisal (CR) is a mechanism for emotion regulation, and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a central role in the regulation of emotions. We tested the hypothesis of an association between CR funct...
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Open AccessShort term outcome of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccines: a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study
To evaluate clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) short-term follow-up (FU) in patients with vaccine-associated myocarditis, pericarditis or myo-pericarditis (VAMP) following COVID-19 vaccination. We r...
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The restoring of interhemispheric brain connectivity following carotid endarterectomy: an exploratory observational study
This study aimed to evaluate the differences of brain connectivity between healthy subjects (HS) and patients with extracranial internal carotid artery (eICA) stenosis before and after carotid endarterectomy (...
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Computed tomography predictors of structural valve degeneration in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation with balloon-expandable prostheses
Computed tomography (CT) provides excellent anatomy assessment of the aortic annulus (AoA) and is utilized for pre-procedural planning of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We sought to investigat...
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Open AccessThe emerging role of atrial strain assessed by cardiac MRI in different cardiovascular settings: an up-to-date review
The left atrium (LA) has a crucial function in maintaining left ventricular filling, which is responsible for about one-third of all cardiac filling. A growing body of evidence shows that LA is involved in sev...
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Open AccessRole of imaging in rare COVID-19 vaccine multiorgan complications
As of September 18th, 2021, global casualties due to COVID-19 infections approach 200 million, several COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized to prevent COVID-19 infection and help mitigate the spread of the v...
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Correction to: The mid-term effects of carotid endarterectomy on cognition and regional neural activity analyzed with the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations technique
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Open AccessThe mid-term effects of carotid endarterectomy on cognition and regional neural activity analyzed with the amplitude of low frequency fluctuations technique
The study aims to evaluate the mid-term effects of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on cognition and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) using the Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuations ...
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS)
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is rapidly increasing its role in ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD). In the past years, the reporting of CCTA has not been uniformly structured. However, ...
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Artificial Intelligence- and Radiomics-Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Disease
Recent research results on imaging of carotid artery disease are changing our perspective on the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions, in particular atherosclerotic disease. Research has been particularl...
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Open AccessImaging in COVID-19-related myocardial injury
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2), previously named “2019 novel coronavirus” (2019-nCoV) is an emerging disease and a major public health issue. At the moment, little is known, exce...
