Incidentally discovered thyroid nodules: incidence, and greyscale and colour Doppler pattern in an adult population screened by real-time compound spatial sonography

Purpose. Our aim was to assess the incidence and ultrasound features of thyroid nodules in an adult population screened by means of high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) and to evaluate the contribution of real-time spatial compound sonography (CS) in terms of image quality. Materials and methods. A total of 704 consecutive patients (400 women, 304 men) without thyroid disease underwent HRUS and CS examination of the thyroid gland. Number, size, location, echotexture and colour Doppler pattern of detected nodules were assessed. Two radiologists also assessed image quality of the two techniques. Results. Seven hundred and eleven thyroid nodules (size range 0.18-4.1 cm; mean: 1.1 cm) were de…

Valutazione dei parametri volumetrici e funzionali cardiaci

Diagnostic value of hypoenanced miocardial region observed in MSCT-CA: comparison with other diagnostic tools

Riscontro incidentale di noduli tiroidei: incidenza, aspetti B-mode e color Doppler in una popolazione adulta studiata con "real-time compound sonography"

Riscontro incidentale di noduli tiroidei: incidenza, aspetti B-mode e color Doppler in una popolazione adulta studiata con “real-time compound sonography

Heart Rate Sequential Analysis During Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: What Factors Do You Take Into Account In Understanding Its Variability?

Analisi della funzione ventricolare sinistra (FVS) in cardio-TC: influenze dell’intervallo di ricostruzione e dello spessore di strato sull’accuratezza diagnostica e sul time-consuming

ECG-GATED MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE POSTOPERATIVE ASCENDING AORTA

This study was undertaken to define the role of electrocardiographically (ECG)-gated multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the assessment of the postoperative ascending aorta. From November 2006 to June 2007, 21 patients, [11 men, ten women; age +/- standard deviation (SD): 62.7 +/- 10.8 years] with a history of ascending aorta replacement underwent ECG-gated MDCT and were prospectively included in our study. Ascending aorta replacement had been performed with different surgical techniques: Bentall-De Bono (four patients, 19%), Tirone-David (five patients, 23%), and modified Tirone-David with creation of aortic neosinuses (12 patients, 57%). Two patients were excluded from MDCT evalua…

Myocardial bridging and related coronary atherosclerotic burden by 64-slice CT coronary angiography

Myocardial bridging and associated coronary atherosclerosis studied by 64-slice CT Coronary Angiography.

64-MDCT ECG gating in the evaluation of pre and post-operative ascending aorta: what is essential to know and necessary to report?

64-MDCT ECG gating in the evaluation of pre and post-operative ascending aorta: what is essential to know and necessary to report?

Stent Imaging: A Road Map To Overcome All The Factors Interferring With A Good Image Quality

Filtering Impact On Stent Imaging: The Appropiate Application To Reduce The Blooming Effect

How to” CT-enteroclysis: A guided step-by-step approach

Evaluation of Cardiac Volumetric and Functional Parameters

Analisi sequenziale della frequenza cardiaca durante l’esecuzione di una Cardio-TC: quali fattori influenzano la sua variabilità?

Ca-score nella valutazione del paziente a rischio intermedio di eventi cardiaci acuti: modificazioni del profilo di rischio

Influence of heart rate in the selection of the optimal reconstruction window in routine clinical multislice coronary angiography

Purpose. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of heart rate on the selection of the optimal reconstruction window with 40-slice multidetector-row computed tomography (40-MDCT) coronary angiography. Materials and methods. We studied 170 patients (114 men, age 60 +/- 11.3 years) with suspected or known coronary artery disease with 40-MDCT coronary angiography. Patients [mean heart rate (HR) 62.9 +/- 9.3 bpm, range 42-94 bpm] were clustered in two groups (group A: HR <= 65 bpm; group B: HR >65 bpm). Multiphase reconstruction data sets were obtained with a retrospective electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated 40-MDCT coronary angiography scan from 0% to 95% every 5% of the R-R interval.…

Riconoscere ed evitare i fattori che portano alla degradazione dell’immagine degli stent coronarici studiati mediante angiografia coronarica con Tomografia Computerizzata Multi Detettore (AC-TCMD)

Left Ventricular Function Analysis by MDCT: cardiac phase, slice thickness, and number of short-axis sections really change accuracy and time consuming?