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News briefs from the scientific literature to keep you updated on the latest advances in CT imaging.

Applications and advantages of Dual Energy CT in thoracic diseases: state of the art

August 2023

CT helped highlight the role of liver fat storage as a risk factor for coronary artery disease

August 2023

Contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography is instrumental in identifying significant predictors of the risk of atherosclerotic plaque formation in patients with myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending artery

August 2023

A 50% reduction of iodinated contrast medium (CM) in spectral brain CT angiography optimized qualitative and quantitative image quality compared to a full dose of CM

July 2023

Contrast-enhanced CT angiography shows higher pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation in patients with recent spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) compared with subjects without a history of SCAD

July 2023

Contrast-enhanced thoracic CT can detect a 0.21% rate of mammary incidentalomas and provides specific imaging features contributing to a potential breast cancer diagnosis

July 2023

Low-keV virtual monoenergetic images obtained with dual-layer dual-energy CT improve quantitative image parameters and provide a better diagnostic performance in colorectal cancer compared with conventional CT

June 2023

Contrast-enhanced thoracic CT and abdominal CT in patients without chronic diseases allow assessment of skeletal muscle mass by correlating skeletal muscle area, index and density at each of the thoracic level and the third lumbar vertebra level

June 2023

Improvement in contrast and image quality with the use of low-energy virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI+) reconstructions on contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT angiography of the lower extremities in diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease

June 2023

Contrast-enhanced cardiac CT provides an accurate non-invasive quantification of extracellular volume in patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy

May 2023

First study reporting on the use of contrast-enhanced high-resolution coronary CT angiography to obtain detailed parameters of myocardial bridging (MB) and analyze the effect of MB on fatal ventricular arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

May 2023

Evaluation of local endothelial shear stress with non-invasive contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography compared to invasive intravascular ultrasound is feasible, accurate and able to provide relevant information on high-risk coronary plaques

May 2023

High-resolution contrast-enhanced preoperative CT angiography accurately depicts retrograde ascending aortic intramural hematoma, allowing for safe and effective endovascular repair procedures

April 2023

Major contribution of contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography in defining a new risk model for predicting 4-year outcomes of patients with obstructive coronary artery disease

April 2023

A novel deep learning-based automated approach further accentuates the high usefulness of contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography for the quantification of coronary artery calcium

April 2023

Monophasic contrast-enhanced spectral detector CT is a valid tool to quantify lung parenchyma and airway wall enhancement

March 2023

Unenhanced and contrast-enhanced chest CT shows lower frequency of typical chest CT patterns of COVID-19 and lesser extent of disease in patients with omicron variant and vaccination, compared to delta variant and no vaccination

March 2023

Contrast-enhanced coronary artery CT contributed to demonstrate the strict positive correlation between obstructive sleep apnea and high risk of significant coronary artery disease

March 2023

Contrast-enhanced CT angiography confirms that a short distance between the styloid process and internal carotid artery may be a risk factor for carotid artery dissection

February 2023

Contrast-enhanced coronary CT angiography may help to predict vulnerable high-risk coronary plaques by providing a non-invasive assessment of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation

February 2023

The influence of comorbidity burden, including neurological conditions, on troponin elevation in patients with acute ischemic stroke, with an evaluation of the risk of subclinical acute coronary syndrome obtained with coronary CT angiography

February 2023

First demonstration of standardization and reproducibility of CT radiomic features for the evaluation of tumor aggressiveness and histotype of lung neuroendocrine tumors based on contrast-enhanced CT images obtained with different scanners

January 2023

Contribution of postoperative contrast-enhanced CT in generating and validating a reliable score for predicting the risk of locoregional recurrence after surgery for colon cancer

January 2023

Utility of chest contrast-enhanced CT for the detection of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, a possible cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension

January 2023

Usefulness of coronary CT angiography in identifying coronary artery disease in patients awaiting catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

December 2022

Contribution of CT coronary angiography in detecting plaque features of positive remodeling, a prognostic factor of cardiovascular events

December 2022

A nomogram based on clinical and CT imaging characteristics accurately predicts the risk of recurrent chest pain in patients with myocardial bridging

December 2022

Superiority of the on-site CT angiography-derived fractional flow reserve over conventional coronary CT angiography for the anatomical assessment of moderate non-culprit lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome

November 2022

Peri-coronary adipose tissue attenuation derived from coronary CT angiography may independently predict microvascular complications in diabetic patients without significant coronary artery disease

November 2022

Substantial inter- and intra-observer variability detected in CT-based measurements of pancreatic duct- and gland diameters in patients with chronic pancreatitis

November 2022

First report of contrast-enhanced CT and MR enterography for the non-invasive evaluation of portal hypertension enteropathy in a cirrhotic patient

October 2022

In patients with intracranial arterial occlusion, the collateral scores for the collateral status assessment provided by multiphase CT angiography are close to the optimal collateral score obtained from CT perfusion

October 2022

[¹⁸F]FDG PET with contrast-enhanced CT imaging helps identify radiogenomic markers for a significant risk stratification of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

October 2022

Functional and anatomical atrial characterization by cardiac CT and speckle tracking strain echocardiography may guide the treatment decisions in patients with atrial fibrillation

September 2022

Liver and spleen scalloping on preoperative CT in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei is associated with advanced stage of disease

September 2022

Hybrid-based iterative reconstruction and model-based iterative reconstruction during coronary CT angiography for an accurate diagnosis of coronary stenosis: which provides the best image quality?

September 2022

Photon-counting CT improves the image quality and diagnostic confidence of coronary CT angiography compared with conventional CT

August 2022

Novel dedicated cardiac CT scanner improves the image quality of coronary CT angiograms, particularly in patients with high heart rates

August 2022

Coronary CT angiography supported by remote image interpretation to rule out acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department

August 2022

Whole-Body CT in children with multiple trauma

June 2022

Value of CT angiography and radiomics for predicting in-stent restenosis after carotid artery stenting

June 2022

Optimal CT perfusion acquisition time in patients with ischemic stroke

June 2022

Measurement of CT attenuation values for predicting tumor necrosis following lenvatinib treatment in patients with HCC

May 2022

Assessment of coronary heart disease using CT angiography in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

May 2022

Hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media in children

May 2022

Correlation between cervicothoracic and lumbar volumetric bone mineral density assessed by CT

May 2022

CT characteristics of aortic annulus and risk of structural valve degeneration following transcatheter aortic valve implantation

May 2022

Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence for detecting pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiogram

May 2022

Evaluation of two deep learning automatic segmentation methods for estimating retroperitoneal sarcoma volume on CT scans

March 2022

CT texture analysis of non-necrotic colorectal liver metastases for predicting response to chemotherapy

March 2022