Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Coronary IgG4-Related Disease: A “Tumor-Like” Cardiac Lesion
Diagnostics, 2022 Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory disorder. Coronary IgG4-RD has been scarcely reported and may present as “tumor-like” lesions.
Ludovica R. M. Lanzafame +9 more
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Exploring Left Ventricle Dimensions and Interventricular Septum Thickness in the Iranian Population: A Comparative Analysis through ECG Gated, CT Angiography and Echocardiography [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Internal MedicineBackground: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly among the Iranian population. Assessing left ventricular (LV) dimensions and interventricular septum (IVS) thickness is crucial in ...
Naser Khezerlouy-Aghdam +6 more
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Distinguishing ‘dual’ from ‘duplicated’ right coronary artery: Revisiting the nomenclature [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2023 We report a case of a 53-year-old man with a "short RCA" seen coursing within the proximal part of the right atrioventricular (AV) groove and terminating in the mid-portion of the right AV groove and a "long RCA" seen to have a proximal course outside ...
Niraj Nirmal Pandey +3 more
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A Curve Maybe to Narrow: Description of an Anomalous Course of the Right Coronary Artery
Diseases, 2021 Congenital coronary artery anomalies are rare but well-described causes of chest pain and, in some cases, link to sudden cardiac death. With the spread of advanced imaging techniques, the number of incidental findings is staggering, but little ...
Guido Pastorini +3 more
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Split right coronary artery with split posterior descending artery [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2023 We report a case of an 87-year-old man where coronary CT angiography incidentally demonstrated a "split" right coronary artery (RCA) featuring a "split" posterior descending artery.
Niraj Nirmal Pandey +4 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2021 Background Right ventricular pseudoaneurysm is an extremely rare finding than left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, associated with high mortality. The diagnosis of right ventricle pseudoaneurysm is often challenging because of its rarity and lack of typical ...
Habib Ahmad Esmat +3 more
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Incidental chest findings on coronary CT angiography: a pictorial essay and management proposal
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2022 Many health systems have been using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) as a first-line examination for ischaemic heart disease patients in various countries.
Erique Pinto +6 more
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Learning to Denoise Gated Cardiac PET Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks
IEEE Access, 2021 Noise and motion artifacts in Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can interfere in diagnosis and result in inaccurate interpretations. PET gating techniques effectively reduce motion blurring, but at the cost of increasing noise, as only a subset of
Joaquin Rives Gambin +7 more
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Novel axolotl cardiac function analysis method using magnetic resonance imaging. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The salamander axolotl is capable of complete regeneration of amputated heart tissue. However, non-invasive imaging tools for assessing its cardiac function were so far not employed.
Pedro Gomes Sanches +4 more
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Structural Abnormalities in Brugada Syndrome and Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging: A Systematic Review
Biology, 2023 The aim of this review is to identify possible structural abnormalities of BrS and their potential association with symptoms, risk stratification, and prognosis.
Martina De Raffele +10 more
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