The British journal of radiology
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The aim of the study was to compare epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) characteristics assessed with coronary calcium score (CS) and CT coronary angiography (CTCA) image data sets. ⋯ EAT may be measured by processing either the CS or CTCA image data sets.
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To assess the feasibility of a 70-kVp CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) protocol using simultaneous dual-source (SimDS) acquisition mode with 40 ml of contrast medium (CM) and comparison with a high-pitch spiral dual-source (SpiralDS) acquisition protocol with automated tube potential selection (ATPS). ⋯ 70-kVp SimDS-CTPA with 40 ml of CM is feasible in patients with a BMI up to 35 kg m(-2) and can help reduce radiation exposure and CM in these patients.
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To present the radiological features of blast-related injuries in the victims of the 10 October 2015 Ankara bombing and emphasize the importance of imaging. ⋯ Both the unique injury pattern and the following chaos make blast-related injuries a challenge in terms of triage, diagnosis and management. Radiologists should be familiar with the wide spectrum of these unique injuries.
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To investigate whether MRI in emergency radiology can detect (a) additional trauma-related findings after minor head injury (MHI) or (b) structural, non-trauma-related intracranial lesions when trauma biomarker S-100B concentration is raised, or clinical symptoms are unexplained, or both. ⋯ Biomarker S-100B has a high negative-predictive value to rule out intracranial bleeding after MHI. Biomarker S-100B's low specificity may be associated with non-traumatic brain parenchyma lesions. MRI is superior to CCT in detecting subtle findings in neuroimaging after MHI. Biomarker S-100B can potentially reduce the large number of normal CCT studies after MHI.
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Comparative Study
Detection of bladder cancer: comparison of low-dose scans with AIDR 3D and routine-dose scans with FBP on the excretory phase in CT urography.
To prospectively compare the detection of bladder cancer between low-dose scans with adaptive iterative dose reduction three dimensional projection (AIDR 3D) and routine-dose scans with filtered back projection (FBP) on the excretory phase (EP) in CT urography. ⋯ Using AIDR 3D, the radiation dose may be reduced on the EP in CT urography for the detection of bladder cancer.