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Open AccessSynthetic hematocrit from virtual non-contrast images for myocardial extracellular volume evaluation with photon-counting detector CT
To assess the accuracy of a synthetic hematocrit derived from virtual non-contrast (VNC) and virtual non-iodine images (VNI) for myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) computation with photon-counting detector ...
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Open AccessComparative analysis of late gadolinium enhancement assessment techniques for monitoring fibrotic changes in myocarditis follow-up
To compare the repeatability and interrelation of various late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) assessment techniques for monitoring fibrotic changes in myocarditis follow-up.
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Open AccessEffect of temporal resolution on calcium scoring: insights from photon-counting detector CT
To intra-individually investigate the variation of coronary artery calcium (CAC), aortic valve calcium (AVC), and mitral annular calcium (MAC) scores and the presence of blur artifacts as a function of tempora...
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Risk stratification prior to non-cardiac surgery: the role of cardiac CT and MR imaging is underrecognized
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Open AccessDose escalation for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation of recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmia - a phase II clinical trial
Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR) is delivered with a planning target volume (PTV) prescription dose of 25 Gy, mostly to the surrounding 75–85% isodose line. This means that the average and maximum ...
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Clinical quantitative coronary artery stenosis and coronary atherosclerosis imaging: a Consensus Statement from the Quantitative Cardiovascular Imaging Study Group
The detection and characterization of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerosis using imaging tools are key for clinical decision-making in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. In this ...
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Open AccessLong-term impact of myocardial inflammation on quantitative myocardial perfusion—a descriptive PET/MR myocarditis study
Whether myocardial inflammation causes long-term sequelae potentially affecting myocardial blood flow (MBF) is unknown. We aimed to assess the effect of myocardial inflammation on quantitative MBF parameters, ...
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Open AccessAssociation between ECG parameters and late gadolinium enhancement along the course of myocarditis
Purpose: Numerous electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) have been related to poor prognosis in acute myocarditis. We evaluated ...
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Open AccessDiagnostic performance of 3D cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion in elderly patients for the detection of coronary artery disease as compared to fractional flow reserve
In patients of advanced age, the feasibility of myocardial ischemia testing might be limited by age-related comorbidities and falling compliance abilities. Therefore, we aimed to test the accuracy of 3D cardia...
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Open AccessA comparative study on the analysis of hemodynamics in the athlete’s heart
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of the athlete’s heart are still poorly understood. To characterize the intracavitary blood flows in the right ventricle (RV) and right-ventricular ...
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Open AccessDiagnosis of acute heart failure in CT pulmonary angiography: feasibility and accuracy
To evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of diagnosing acute heart failure (HF) with CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in emergency department patients.
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Open AccessSegmental strain for scar detection in acute myocardial infarcts and in follow-up exams using non-contrast CMR cine sequences
The purpose of the study was to investigate feasibility of infarct detection in segmental strain derived from non-contrast cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cine sequences in patients with acute myocardial infa...
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Hybrid Cardiac Imaging for the Specialist with Expertise in Computed Tomography
Cardiac CT is a well-established tool for the noninvasive diagnostic workup of coronary artery and structural heart disease.
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Outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in coronavirus disease 2019
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Open AccessPrognostic value of texture analysis from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Takotsubo syndrome: a machine learning based proof-of-principle approach
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become an important technique for non-invasive diagnosis of takotsubo syndrome (TTS). The long-term prognostic value of CMR imaging in TTS has not been fully elucid...
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Open AccessMyoglobin for Detection of High-Risk Patients with Acute Myocarditis
There is an unmet need for accurate and practical screening to detect myocarditis. We sought to test the hypothesis that the extent of acute myocarditis, measured by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardia...
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Open AccessClinical quantitative cardiac imaging for the assessment of myocardial ischaemia
Cardiac imaging has a pivotal role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ischaemic heart disease. SPECT is most commonly used for clinical myocardial perfusion imaging, whereas PET is the clinical refe...
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Open AccessDeterminants of myocardial function characterized by CMR-derived strain parameters in left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Clinical presentation of left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) can be heterogeneous from asymptomatic expression to congestive heart failure. Deformation indices assessed by cardiovascular magn...
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Open AccessCharacterizing cardiac involvement in amyloidosis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging
In-vivo cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows imaging of alterations of cardiac fiber architecture in diseased hearts. Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) causes myocardial infiltr...
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Cardiac- versus diaphragm-based respiratory navigation for proton spectroscopy of the heart
To study inter-individual differences of the relation between diaphragm and heart motion, the objective of the present study was to implement respiratory navigation on the heart and compare it against the esta...
