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Open AccessDeep transfer learning for detection of breast arterial calcifications on mammograms: a comparative study
Breast arterial calcifications (BAC) are common incidental findings on routine mammograms, which have been suggested as a sex-specific biomarker of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Previous work showed the e...
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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 AccessThe environmental impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions in radiology departments: a systematic review
Energy consumption and carbon emissions from medical equipment like CT/MRI scanners and workstations contribute to the environmental impact of healthcare facilities. The aim of this systematic review was to id...
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Open AccessReducing contrast agent residuals in hospital wastewater: the GREENWATER study protocol
The potential enviromental impact of iodinated (ICAs) and gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have recently come under scrutiny, considering the current nonselective wastewater treatment. However, their r...
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Open AccessThe predictive role of right ventricular late gadolinium enhancement in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing pulmonary valve replacement
Our purpose was to evaluate the correlations between right ventricular (RV) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) scheduled for pulmon...
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Open AccessThe potential of predictive and prognostic breast MRI (P2-bMRI)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important part of breast cancer diagnosis and multimodal workup. It provides unsurpassed soft tissue contrast to analyse the underlying pathophysiology, and it is adopted...
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Open AccessAdults with tetralogy of Fallot show specific features of cerebral small vessel disease: the BACH San Donato study
Life expectancy in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) has increased. As these patients grow older, they experience aging-related diseases more than their healthy peers. To better characterize this fie...
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Open AccessMRI versus CT in the detection of brain lesions in patients with infective endocarditis before or after cardiac surgery
Imaging of brain involvement in infective endocarditis can drive the clinical management of this serious condition. MRI is very sensitive, but CT is more readily available. In this retrospective study, we comp...
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Open AccessPotential role of epicardial adipose tissue as a biomarker of anthracycline cardiotoxicity
We investigated the radiodensity of epicardial (EAT), subcutaneous (SAT), and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) before and after treatment with anthracyclines in a population of breast cancer (BC) patients, and in...
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Open AccessLean body weight versus total body weight to calculate the iodinated contrast media volume in abdominal CT: a randomised controlled trial
Iodinated contrast media (ICM) could be more appropriately dosed on patient lean body weight (LBW) than on total body weight (TBW).
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Open AccessDo we still need breast cancer screening in the era of targeted therapies and precision medicine?
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female cancer and the second cause of death among women worldwide. The 5-year relative survival rate recently improved up to 90% due to increased population coverage and w...
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Open AccessReply to Letter to Editor: Abdominal CT: a radiologist-driven adjustment of the dose of iodinated contrast agent approaches a calculation per lean body weight
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Correction to: Point estimate and reference normality interval of MRI-derived myocardial extracellular volume in healthy subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The original version of this article, published on 02 May 2019, unfortunately contained a mistake. The following correction has therefore been made in the original: The presentation of Fig. 2 was incorrect. Th...
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Open AccessTechnique, protocols and adverse reactions for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM): a systematic review
We reviewed technical parameters, acquisition protocols and adverse reactions (ARs) for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM). A systematic search in databases, including MEDLINE/EMBASE, was performed ...
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Open AccessAbdominal CT: a radiologist-driven adjustment of the dose of iodinated contrast agent approaches a calculation per lean body weight
The contrast agent (CA) dose for abdominal computed tomography (CT) is typically based on patient total body weight (TBW), ignoring adipose tissue distribution. We report on our experience of dosing according ...
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Open AccessMeasurement of jugular foramen diameter using MRI in multiple sclerosis patients compared to control subjects
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. As an association between MS and reduced cerebral venous blood drainage was hypothesised, our aim was to compare the size of the jugu...
