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Open AccessReduction of contrast medium for transcatheter aortic valve replacement planning using a spectral detector CT: a prospective clinical trial
This study investigated the use of dual-energy spectral detector computed tomography (CT) and virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI) reconstructions in pre-interventional transcatheter aortic valve replacement (T...
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Open AccessDeep learning analysis of epicardial adipose tissue to predict cardiovascular risk in heavy smokers
Heavy smokers are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and may benefit from individualized risk quantification using routine lung cancer screening chest computed tomography. We investigated the prognos...
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Open AccessIncidence of brain injuries in a large cohort of very preterm and extremely preterm infants at term-equivalent age: results of a single tertiary neonatal care center over 10 years
Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) at term-equivalent age (TEA) can detect brain injury (BI) associated with adverse neurological outcomes in preterm infants. This study aimed to assess BI incidences i...
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Open AccessAdvanced CT measures of coronary artery disease with intermediate stenosis in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) frequently coexist. While pre-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) computed tomography angiography (CTA) allows to rule out obstruct...
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Pulmonary perfusion defect volume on dual-energy CT: prognostic marker of adverse events in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
To assess whether quantification of pulmonary perfusion defects on dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) relates to adverse events beyond clinical parameters and traditional embolus detection in patients with...
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Prognostic value of CT-derived coronary artery disease characteristics varies by ASCVD risk: insights from the PROMISE trial
To compare the prognostic value of individual CT-derived coronary artery disease (CAD) characteristics across categories of clinical cardiovascular risk.
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Quality and safety of coronary computed tomography angiography at academic and non-academic sites: insights from a large European registry (ESCR MR/CT Registry)
To compare the use of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) between academic and non-academic sites across Europe over the last decade.
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Small whole heart volume predicts cardiovascular events in patients with stable chest pain: insights from the PROMISE trial
The size of the heart may predict major cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with stable chest pain. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of 3D whole heart volume (WHV) derived from non-contrast cardi...
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Mid-term hemodynamic and functional results after transcatheter mitral valve leaflet repair with the new PASCAL device
To examine the functional and hemodynamic mid-term outcome at 5 months of mitral regurgitation (MR) reduction using the PASCAL repair system.
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Open AccessDeep-learning system to improve the quality and efficiency of volumetric heart segmentation for breast cancer
Although artificial intelligence algorithms are often developed and applied for narrow tasks, their implementation in other medical settings could help to improve patient care. Here we assess whether a deep-le...
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Open AccessDeep convolutional neural networks to predict cardiovascular risk from computed tomography
Coronary artery calcium is an accurate predictor of cardiovascular events. While it is visible on all computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, this information is not routinely quantified as it requires ex...
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Open AccessQuantitative coronary computed tomography angiography for the detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy
To associate coronary wall volume and composition, derived from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), with cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) detected on invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in hear...
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Density and morphology of coronary artery calcium for the prediction of cardiovascular events: insights from the Framingham Heart Study
To investigate the association between directly measured density and morphology of coronary artery calcium (CAC) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, using computed tomography (CT).
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Computed tomography improves the differentiation of infectious mediastinitis from normal postoperative changes after sternotomy in cardiac surgery
To identify CT parameters independently associated with infectious mediastinitis after cardiac surgery and to improve the discrimination of patients with acute infection from those with normal postoperative ch...
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Cardiac Computed Tomography
During the last two decades, cardiac computed tomography (CT) has emerged as a routine procedure to investigate patients with cardiovascular issues and has revolutionized clinical practice. The rapid technical...
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CAD-RADS – a new clinical decision support tool for coronary computed tomography angiography
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been established as an accurate method to non-invasively assess coronary artery disease (CAD). The proposed ‘Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System...
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Analysis of circumflex artery anatomy by real time 3D transesophageal echocardiography compared to cardiac computed tomography
Iatrogenic injury to the circumflex artery (Cx) due to its close proximity to the mitral annulus is a rare but dreadful complication that can occur during mitral valve repair. The aim of our study was to compa...
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CT evaluation prior to transapical aortic valve replacement: semi-automatic versus manual image segmentation
To compare the performance of semi-automatic versus manual segmentation for ECG-triggered cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) examinations prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), with focus...
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Open AccessInter-individual variance and cardiac cycle dependency of aortic root dimensions and shape as assessed by ECG-gated multi-slice computed tomography in patients with severe aortic stenosis prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation: is it crucial for correct sizing?
To evaluate the inter-individual variance and the variability of the aortic root dimensions during the cardiac cycle by computed tomography (CT) in patients with severe aortic stenosis prior to transcatheter a...
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Comparison of aortic root measurements in patients undergoing transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) using three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT): differences and variability
To evaluate for the first time the degree of compliance between conventional multislice computed tomography (MSCT) and three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) in measuring relevant dimensions of the a...
