Dual-source computed tomography protocols for the pediatric chest—scan optimization techniques

JB Rapp, VM Ho-Fung, KI Ramirez, AM White… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
The gold standard for pediatric chest imaging remains the CT scan. An ideal pediatric chest
CT has the lowest radiation dose with the least motion degradation possible in a diagnostic …

MR angiography for aortic diseases

I Garg, TM Grist, P Nagpal - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2023 - mri.theclinics.com
Aortic diseases comprise a broad spectrum of pathologic conditions with varied clinical
presentations and urgency of therapeutic interventions. 1–5 Acute aortic pathologic …

Effect of sinotubular junction size on TAVR leaflet thrombosis: A fluid–structure interaction analysis

D Oks, S Reza, M Vázquez, G Houzeaux… - Annals of biomedical …, 2024 - Springer
TAVR has emerged as a standard approach for treating severe aortic stenosis patients.
However, it is associated with several clinical complications, including subclinical leaflet …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of retraining a deep learning algorithm for improving guideline-compliant aortic diameter measurements on non-gated chest CT

FL Piccolo, D Hinck, M Segeroth, J Sperl… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose/objective Reliable detection of thoracic aortic dilatation (TAD) is mandatory in
clinical routine. For ECG-gated CT angiography, automated deep learning (DL) algorithms …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting radiation dose in computed tomography angiograms for pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study

P Nagpal, S Priya, A Eskandari, A Mullan… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is one of the most
commonly ordered and frequently overused tests. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Performance of a deep learning tool to detect missed aortic dilatation in a large chest CT cohort

M Pradella, R Achermann, JI Sperl, R Kärgel… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Thoracic aortic (TA) dilatation (TAD) is a risk factor for acute aortic syndrome and
must therefore be reported in every CT report. However, the complex anatomy of the thoracic …

Low correlation between biometric parameters, cardiovascular risk factors and aortic dimensions by computed tomography coronary angiography

E Forte, B Punzo, M Salvatore, E Maffei, S Nistri… - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Low correlation between biometric parameters, cardiovascular... : Medicine Low correlation
between biometric parameters, cardiovascular risk factors and aortic dimensions by computed …

Comparing the diagnostic performance of ECG gated versus non-gated CT angiography in ascending aortic dissection: a grras study

RG Budeanu, C Broemmer, AR Budeanu, M Pop - Tomography, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rationale and Objective: Thoracic CT angiography (CTA) for ascending aortic dissection, a
life-threatening emergency, is performed routinely without Electrocardiographic (ECG) …

Urgent and emergent pediatric cardiovascular imaging

C de Lange, CM Rodriguez, C Martinez-Rios… - Pediatric Radiology, 2024 - Springer
The need for urgent or emergent cardiovascular imaging in children is rare when compared
to adults. Patients may present from the neonatal period up to adolescence, and may require …

[HTML][HTML] Atretic double aortic arch: imaging appearance of a rare anomaly and differentiation from its mimics

S Priya, P Nagpal - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A double aortic arch (DAA) with atresia is an uncommon cause of a symptomatic vascular
ring resulting in trachea-esophageal compression. An atretic double aortic arch can …