La Radiologia medica
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La Radiologia medica · Aug 2017
Whole body MRI with qualitative and quantitative analysis of DWI for assessment of bone marrow involvement in lymphoma.
Our study aimed to investigate the role of qualitative and quantitative whole body MRI with DWI for assessment of bone marrow involvement (BMI) in newly diagnosed lymphoma using FDG PET-CT and bone marrow biopsy (BMB) as reference standard. ⋯ Our data suggest that Wb-MRI-DWI is a valid technique for BMI assessment in lymphoma patients, thanks to its excellent concordance with FDG PET-CT and good concordance with BMB (superior than FDG PET-CT). If further investigations will confirm our results on larger patient groups, it could become a useful tool in the clinical workup.
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La Radiologia medica · Jan 2020
Degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolization (DSMs-TACE) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): long-term results from a single-center 137-patient cohort prospective study.
To evaluate safety and efficacy of degradable starch microspheres (DSMs) TACE in a large clinical cohort of patients with unresectable HCC. ⋯ DSMs-TACE is a safe and effective therapy for patients with HCC, allowing to obtain a good rate of OS with excellent local tumor control.
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La Radiologia medica · Dec 2015
Combined thrombus aspiration and recanalization in treating Budd-Chiari syndrome with inferior vena cava thrombosis.
To investigate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of combined thrombus aspiration and inferior vena cava (IVC) recanalization for Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) patients with IVC thrombosis. ⋯ Combined thrombus aspiration and IVC recanalization can be a safe and effective method for BCS patients with IVC thrombosis.
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La Radiologia medica · Sep 2019
The accuracy of computed tomography in detecting surgically resectable blebs or bullae in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Chest computed tomography is commonly used in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax to detect the presence of pulmonary blebs or bullae. The aim of this study is to calculate the accuracy of chest computed tomography to detect surgically resectable blebs or bullae in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax. ⋯ The sensitivity of the chest computed tomography scan is high in detecting surgically resectable pulmonary blebs or bullae. However, the specificity is low. This may lead to overdiagnosis of the patients to have pulmonary blebs and bullae. Therefore, the routine use of chest computed tomography scan before the surgical exploration in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax should depend on the clinical judgment.