La Radiologia medica
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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 · Jan 2020
Gray matter nuclei damage in acute carbon monoxide intoxication assessed in vivo using diffusion tensor MR imaging.
To observe the structural changes of gray matter nuclei in patients with acute carbon monoxide intoxication by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), quantify the degree of deep gray matter damage in the brain by adopting imaging technology and research the characteristics of the damage and its pertinence with memory and cognitive impairment. ⋯ DTI is capable of sensitively reflecting the damage of gray matter nuclei caused by acute carbon monoxide intoxication and quantifying the degree of hypoxic brain damage in a certain extent, and may be related to cognitive impairment.
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La Radiologia medica · Dec 2019
Observational StudyUsefulness of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with a dedicated axillary sequence for the detection of axillary lymph node metastasis in patients with early ductal breast cancer.
Axillary staging of primary breast cancer is important; however, axillary staging using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques is very difficult to use. Therefore, we want to evaluate the diagnostic performance of preoperative MRI with a dedicated axillary sequence for axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in patients with early ductal breast cancer and determine potential predictors of axillary nodal positivity. ⋯ Our findings suggest that preoperative axial + reconstructed coronal MR images exhibit good diagnostic performance for ALN metastasis in patients with early ductal breast cancer. In addition, peritumoral high signal intensity on T2-weighted images of the primary tumor can be used as a predictor of ALN metastasis in these patients.
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La Radiologia medica · Sep 2019
Multicenter StudyExtra-pleural pneumonectomy in the era of image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
To assess the outcome of malignant pleural mesothelioma patients treated with extra-pleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and adjuvant radiotherapy (RT), using the most advanced radiotherapeutic techniques, namely image-guided intensity-modulated RT (IG-IMRT). ⋯ Although executed in the era of high-technology radiotherapy (IG-IMRT), EPP should not be routinely performed.