Carotid artery disease screening : assessment of criteria [PDF]
, 1996 The Department of Radiology at St. Luke’s Hospital has provided a screening service for stroke related disease since April 1991. This consisted of Duplex Ultrasound screening (DUS) for Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease (ECAD) followed by angiography or
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Purpose: To examine the quantitative measurements of OCTA in children with amblyopia using the meta-analysis methodology.Methods: PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were searched for available papers up to March 2021.
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Arms down cone beam CT hepatic angiography: are we focusing on the wrong target? [PDF]
, 2018 We read with great interest the recent article by Dr. Gonzalez-Aguirre and colleagues entitled ‘‘Arms Down Cone Beam CT Hepatic Angiography Performance Assessment: Vascular Imaging Quality and Imaging Artefacts’’ [1]. One of the most important advantages
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, 2017 In patients with coronary artery stenoses of intermediate severity, the functional significance needs to be determined. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement, performed during invasive coronary angiography (ICA), is most often used in clinical ...
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Fractional flow reserve versus angiography in guiding management to optimize outcomes in non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction (FAMOUS-NSTEMI): rationale and design of a randomized controlled clinical trial [PDF]
, 2013 <p>Background: In patients with acute non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), coronary arteriography is usually recommended; but visual interpretation of the angiogram is subjective.
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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR, 2017 Background and Aim Endovascular embolization is a well-established option in the management of acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) after failed therapeutic endoscopy; however, questions remain concerning the outcomes and the various predictors of ...
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect, and Glaucoma Eyes. [PDF]
, 2016 PurposeThe purpose of this study was to compare retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) retinal vasculature measurements in healthy, glaucoma suspect, and glaucoma patients.MethodsTwo hundred sixty ...
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Reflections on the Utility of the Retina as a Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review. [PDF]
, 2019 As a part of the central nervous system, the retina may reflect both physiologic processes and abnormalities related to diseases of the brain. Indeed, a concerted effort has been put forth to understand how Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology may manifest
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A novel ultrafast-low-dose computed tomography protocol allows concomitant coronary artery evaluation and lung cancer screening [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND:Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is often performed in patients who are at high risk for lung cancer in whom screening is currently recommended.
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Novel X-ray imaging technology enables significant patient dose reduction in interventional cardiology while maintaining diagnostic image quality [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to quantify the reduction in patient radiation dose during coronary angiography (CA) by a new X-ray technology, and to assess its impact on diagnostic image quality.
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