Publications by authors named "C A Mallio"
Background/objectives: The impact of stroke location and volume on the development of post-stroke dysphagia is not fully understood. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between acute ischemic lesions and the severity of dysphagia.
Methods: Brain MRIs were obtained with a 1.
Background: Today more and more people search the web for health-related information, risking to come across misinformation and biased content that may affect their treatment decisions. Cannabidiol (CBD) is among the products for which beneficial effects have been claimed, often at the expense of the risks; further keeping in mind unreliable information reported on products themselves.
Objective: This study evaluated the quality of information retrieved by Google on the potential effects of CBD on weight management, also comparing Italian and English contents, hypothesizing generally low quality and language-driven differences in offered information.
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- The Gadolinium Research and Education Committee (GREC) monitors and improves the safety and effectiveness of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in MRI, emphasizing the need for alternatives and careful dosage.
- GBCAs are crucial for enhancing MRI images and clinical decision-making, and guidelines recommend their use only when necessary and at the lowest effective dose.
- The article discusses evaluating GBCA use in terms of cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, and the benefits of emerging next-generation GBCAs, which promise better stability and effectiveness at reduced doses.
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- Radiogenomics connects imaging features with molecular characteristics of diseases, specifically analyzing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and its link to lipid metabolism through adipose differentiation-related protein (ADFP).
- The study examined CT images from 185 ccRCC patients, finding that lower minimum Hounsfield Unit (HU) values in the liver and tumors were associated with ADFP expression, indicating increased lipid accumulation in patients with low-grade ccRCC.
- The findings suggest that HU values can serve as noninvasive biomarkers for ADFP-related lipid metabolism in ccRCC, but further validation in larger studies is needed to confirm these results.