Publications by authors named "F Austein"
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- Orbital tumors are various diseases affecting the eye area, and early detection is crucial for effective treatment, especially for malignant cases.
- Neuroradiological imaging, particularly MRI, is key for diagnosing these tumors, with adults often experiencing lymphoproliferative diseases and children more frequently dealing with dermoid cysts and optic gliomas.
- Specific tumors like optic glioma, which is a type of pilocytic astrocytoma, and retinoblastoma, an aggressive childhood tumor, have distinct characteristics that help doctors narrow down their diagnoses based on patient age, tumor location, and imaging results.
To assess ischaemic penumbra through the post-processing of the spectral multiphasic CT Angiography (mCTA) data in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients. Thirty one consecutive patients strongly suspected of severe Middle Cerebral Artery AIS presenting less than 6 h after onset of symptoms or with unknown time of onset of symptoms underwent a standardized CT protocol in spectral mode including Non Contrast CT, mCTA, and Perfusion CT (CTP) on a dual-layer MDCT system. Areas disclosing delayed enhancement on iodine density (ID) maps were highlighted by subtraction of the serial mCTA datasets.
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- Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and progressive neuromuscular scoliosis often need early growth-friendly spinal implants (GFSI) to correct deformities, using either pedicle screws or rib-to-pelvis fixation.
- A study analyzed the impact of paraspinal GFSI with rib-to-pelvis fixation on deformity, rib-vertebral angle (RVA), and thoracic and lung volumes in SMA children.
- Results indicated that GFSI had no significant effect on the RVA, thoracic, or lung volumes over time, and the parasol deformity continued to worsen despite the treatment.
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- - The study investigates how follow-up infarct volume (FIV) affects the link between successful medical recanalization after stroke and patient functional outcomes, aiming to clarify their relationship.
- - An analysis of 429 patients revealed that good functional outcomes were notably linked to successful recanalization, age, and pre-stroke conditions, with FIV playing a mediating role in this association.
- - Results indicated that successful recanalization increased the chances of good outcomes by 23%, and remarkably, 56% of the improvement in patient outcomes was attributed to reductions in FIV.
Cardiac CT obtained in acute ischemic stroke patients can facilitate timely detection of cardiac sources of embolism and guide secondary prevention strategies. Spectral CT exploiting the simultaneous acquisition of separate higher-energy and lower-energy photon spectrum datasets has the potential to improve contrast between thrombi and cardiac structures. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of spectral cardiac CT compared to conventional CT for the detection of cardiac thrombi in acute stroke patients.
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