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Thoracic spine trauma: advanced imaging modality
Technological advances in diagnostic imaging make the diagnosis of spinal trauma more accurate both in the acute and in the chronic settings. Improvements in medical care and in diagnostic imaging lead to an i...
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Interventional Radiology Management of a Ruptured Lumbar Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Cryoablation and Vertebroplasty of a Lumbar Metastasis
We describe the management of a complication (a lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm and its rupture) after combined procedure (cryoablation and vertebroplasty) on a lumbar (L2) metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. R...
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Coronary computed tomography angiography in the evaluation of intermediate risk asymptomatic individuals
Cardiovascular disease is still one of the main causes of death and an early identification of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the primary step in clinical management of patients with cardiovascular risk...
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Percutaneous management of bone metastases: state of the art, interventional strategies and joint position statement of the Italian College of MSK Radiology (ICoMSKR) and the Italian College of Interventional Radiology (ICIR)
Interventional radiology provides local management of bone metastases (BM) with a palliative intent in most cases, or with a curative intent in selected patients. Its role has rapidly expanded in the last deca...
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Role of interventional radiology in the management of musculoskeletal soft-tissue lesions
The lesions of the soft tissues are rare and extremely heterogeneous; even if the surgical treatment is usually the standard therapy, the role of the interventional radiology (IR) in this field is growing up f...
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Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of soft tissue tumors: techniques and applications
Imaging evaluation of soft tissue tumors is important for the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred imaging modality due to its multiplanarity and optimal tissue ...
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Open AccessModic I changes size increase from supine to standing MRI correlates with increase in pain intensity in standing position: uncovering the “biomechanical stress” and “active discopathy” theories in low back pain
To evaluate the relationship between degenerative disc, endplate Modic changes (MC) type I, and pain during upright weight-bearing MRI scan of the lumbar spine in a cohort of patients with non-specific low bac...
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Magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of non-spinal osteoid osteoma in children: multicentre experience
Osteoid osteoma is a benign and painful musculoskeletal tumour that usually affects children. Current standard treatment is CT-guided radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure, with ...
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New advances in MRI diagnosis of degenerative osteoarthropathy of the peripheral joints
Degenerative osteoarthropathy is one of the leading causes of the pain and disability from musculoskeletal disease in the adult population. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows optimal visualization of all ...
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Diagnostic imaging: pitfalls in rheumatology
Although the diagnosis of arthritis and spondyloarthritis is based on clinical criteria, today the imaging methods are an indispensable aid to the rheumatologist. Imaging has not only the task of hel** early...
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Dual-energy CT: theoretical principles and clinical applications
The physical principles of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) are as old as computed tomography (CT) itself. To understand the strengths and the limits of this technology, a brief overview of theoretical b...
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Neuroradiology: Differential Diagnosis, Follow-Up, and Reporting
Cavernous cerebral malformations (CCMs) can show typical and characteristic findings at neuroradiology, above all at magnetic resonance imaging, but differential diagnosis with other lesions of similar appeara...
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Evaluation of intervertebral disc using T2 map** sequences in patients undergoing O2–O3 chemiodiscolysis: an instrumental study with clinical correlation
To assess the MRI modifications of the intervertebral disc (IVD) treated by chemiodiscolysis using T2 map** sequences.
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In vivo radiation dosimetry and image quality of turbo-flash and retrospective dual-source CT coronary angiography
To compare measured radiation dose (MD), estimated radiation dose (ED) and image quality in coronary computed tomography between turbo-flash (TFP) and retrospective protocol (RP) and correlate MD with size-spe...
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Ablation, consolidation and radiotherapy for the management of metastatic lesions of the spine: impact on the quality of life in a mid-term clinical and diagnostic follow-up in a pilot study
Bone metastasis in the spine are lesions that are very challenging to manage because of pain, possible respiratory and neurological complications due to the closeness with the spinal cord. In fact, a fracture ...
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Evolution of the imaging features of osteoid osteoma treated with RFA or MRgFUS during a long-term follow-up: a pictorial review with clinical correlations
Interventional radiology is today considered the first-line treatment for osteoid osteoma both in the form of needle-guided technique of ablation (Radiofrequency) and of needleless technique (magnetic resonanc...
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An experience-based review of HIFU in functional interventional neuroradiology: transcranial MRgFUS thalamotomy for treatment of tremor
Tremor is a common and very disabling symptom in patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. In the recent years, transcranial ablation of thalamic nuclei using magnetic resonance guided high-inten...
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Cardiac magnetic resonance in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies
Over the past few years, the approach to the ‘arrhythmic patient’ has profoundly changed. An early clinical presentation of arrhythmia is often accompanied by non-specific symptoms and followed by inconclusive...
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) extension-derived risk stratification for asymptomatic diabetic patients: usefulness of low-dose coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in detecting high-risk profile patients
As one of the most frequent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the largest causes of death. However, an acute cardiac presentation is not uncommon in diabetic pa...
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency on Italian radiologists: a national survey
To perform an online survey aimed at evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on Italian radiology departments.
