Imaging dell'amiloidosi cardiaca in Risonanza Magnetica: Case Report.

Amyloidosis is a rare group of diseases characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein level of various tissues and organs, including myocardial tissue, with progressive evolution towards heart failure. We report the case of a 76-year-old male patient with dyspnoea and easy fatigue, whose picture of Magnetic resonance imaging enabled the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.

Coartazione aortica in tomografia computerizzata multistrato

Aortic coarctation (CA) is a congenital focal narrowing of the aortic lumen forming part of an arteriopathy generalized (5-8% of all congenital heart diseases). Classically distinct in a predeterminal and postductal form, at present this classification is not used much. Clinical manifestations of affected patients range from systolic hypertension of the originating vessels a upstream of the part coarctated to the hypotension dependent on those downstream and strictly depend on the degree of stenosis.

Il Tecnezio: storia, usi e applicazioni.

To bring to the knowledge of all the Italian paternity of the discovery of the first artificial chemical element in history: the Technetium or Technetium (Tc).

La TC coronarica nel paziente stabile: approccio clinico e aspetti di imaging

Describe the clinical use of coronary CT and the characteristic aspects of imaging in the stable patient.

Clinical relevance of myocardial bridging detected by coronary CT angiography in patients with atypical chest pain

Prevalenza delle anomalie coronariche in 4000 pazienti con sospetta malattia coronarica sottoposti a TC del cuore

The aim of this work is to retrospectively study the prevalence of coronary abnormalities in a large population of patients undergoing CT of the heart.

Role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in local complications of acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis (AP) represents a pancreas inflammation of sudden onset that can present different degrees of severity. AP is a frequent cause of acute abdomen and its complications are still a cause of death. Biliary calculosis and alcohol abuse are the most frequent cause of AP. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are not necessary for the diagnosis of AP but they are fundamental tools for the identification of the cause, degree severity and AP complications. AP severity assessment is in fact one of the most important issue in disease management. Contrast-enhanced CT is preferred in the emergency setting and is considered the gold standard in patients with AP.…

Updated diagnosticprognostic paradigm for CAD: a narrative review.

Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death globally; early detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is a challenge for clinicians and radiologists. Over the past 2 decades there have been several improvements in the methods for the assessment of diagnosis and prognosis in patients with suspected CAD; most of these methods are imaging methods and they operate with high-end technologies. Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) as we know it today was introduced in 1998 and has ever progressed with constant pace. The first decade was the technical validation phase of the method while the second decade was the clinical validation phase. CCT has developed an excellent diagnostic and progno…