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Open AccessMRI-derived extracellular volume as a biomarker of cancer therapy cardiotoxicity: systematic review and meta-analysis
MRI-derived extracellular volume (ECV) allows characterization of myocardial changes before the onset of overt pathology, which may be caused by cancer therapy cardiotoxicity. Our purpose was to review studies...
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Open AccessCardiovascular involvement in Erdheim–Chester diseases is associated with myocardial fibrosis and atrial dysfunction
Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multisystem histiocytosis, whose cardiovascular involvement has not been systematically characterized so far. We aimed to systematically (qualitatively and quantitativel...
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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common neoplasm and main cause of cancer mortality in women; its incidence is still rising due to the high prevalence of its risk factors. Breast imaging plays a key role in the workf...
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Open AccessQuantification of epicardial adipose tissue in obese patients using an open-bore MR scanner
Our aim was to evaluate the reproducibility of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume, measured on scans performed using an open-bore magnetic resonance scanner.
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Quantification of Cardiac Fat
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is emerging as a novel source of biomarkers for cardiovascular and metabolic risk. In particular, certain features of EAT such as thickness, volume, and radiodensity have been a...
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Dual-energy CT performance in acute pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) with regard to its post-processing techniques, namely linear blending (LB), iodine maps (IM), and virtual monoenergetic (VM) rec...
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Open AccessDiagnosis of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation: delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac CT
The current reference standard for diagnosing LAA thrombi is transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), a semi-invasive technique. We aimed to devise an optimal protocol for cardiac computed tomography (CCT) in d...