La Radiologia medica
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This article reports on our experience treating vertebral fractures with percutaneous vertebroplasty. A clinical and imaging follow-up designed to identify the early (especially pulmonary embolism of bone cement) and late complications of the technique is proposed. ⋯ Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral fractures. Clinical and imaging followup allows effective patient monitoring and early detection of possible complications.
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La Radiologia medica · Feb 2008
Comparative StudyCT-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty: personal experience in the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and dorsolumbar metastases.
This study was performed to evaluate the results and complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) performed under CT guidance. ⋯ Our personal experience confirms the efficacy of PVP treatment for both osteoporotic and oncological patients. The use of CT guidance reduces the risk of complications in comparison with conventional fluoroscopy alone, as well as facilitates the detection of small cement leakages.
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La Radiologia medica · Feb 2008
E-learning tools for education: regulatory aspects, current applications in radiology and future prospects.
E-learning, an abbreviation of electronic learning, indicates the provision of education and training on the Internet or the World Wide Web. The impact of networks and the Internet on radiology is undoubtedly important, as it is for medicine as a whole. The Internet offers numerous advantages compared with other mass media: it provides access to a large amount of information previously known only to individual specialists; it is flexible, permitting the use of images or video; and it allows linking to Web sites on a specific subject, thus contributing to further expand knowledge. Our purpose is to illustrate the regulatory aspects (including Internet copyright laws), current radiological applications and future prospects of e-learning. Our experience with the installation of an e-learning platform is also presented. ⋯ The increasing diffusion of continuous education will reduce the costs of e-learning and make this training method, which helps keep pace with technological progress, more attractive, with significant professional gains for radiologists.
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La Radiologia medica · Feb 2008
Role of perfusion-weighted imaging at 3 Tesla in the assessment of malignancy of cerebral gliomas.
This study was performed to clarify the role of perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) at 3 Tesla in the characterisation of haemodynamic heterogeneity within gliomas and surrounding tissues and in the differentiation of high-grade from low-grade gliomas. ⋯ Three-Tesla PWI helps to distinguish necrosis from tumour mass, infiltrating tumour from oedema and high-grade from low-grade gliomas. It enhances the magnetic resonance (MR) assessment of cerebral gliomas and provides useful information for planning surgical and radiation treatment.