Publications by authors named "M Pradella"
Cardiac manifestations of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract
January 2025
Cardiac Cine MRI Using a Commercially Available 0.55-T Scanner.
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study compared the performance of a 0.55-T low-field MRI scanner and a 1.5-T high-field MRI scanner in assessing left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volume and function in healthy volunteers and cardiac patients.
- Data showed a very strong correlation (0.98) between measurements from the two scanners, with average deviations of only 1.6% and 1.1% for healthy volunteers and cardiac patients, respectively.
- The results suggest that the 0.55-T scanner can provide similar quantitative cardiac metrics as the 1.5-T scanner, although it requires a longer acquisition time.
Objective: To evaluate incidence and predictors of early silent bypass occlusion following coronary bypass surgery using cardiac computed tomography angiography.
Methods: A total of 439 consecutive patients with mean age of 66 ± 10 years comprising 17% ( = 75) females underwent isolated coronary bypass surgery followed by CT scan before discharge. Graft patency was evaluated in 1,319 anastomoses where 44% ( = 580) arterial and 56% ( = 739) vein graft anastomosis were performed.