Publications by authors named "Maria del Carmen Garcia-Blanco"

Article Synopsis
  • The study evaluated the growth rate of impact factors (IF) in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Imaging from 2015 to 2020, identifying significant increases during this period.
  • Three journals experienced over 100% growth in IF, while others showed varied increases of 51% to 100%.
  • The findings highlight a significant trend, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can help authors select appropriate journals for submission.
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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a severe stroke with a high death rate (40% mortality). The prevalence of hemorrhagic stroke has increased globally, with changes in the underlying cause over time as anticoagulant use and hypertension treatment have improved. The fundamental etiology of ICH and the mechanisms of harm from ICH, particularly the complex interaction between edema, inflammation, and blood product toxicity, have been thoroughly revised by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2022.

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Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic hepatic disorder in the pediatric population and has grown along with the obesity pandemic in which we live today. Adipose tissue storage in the upper body segment has been positively correlated with visceral adiposity and metabolic disease, which suggests that neck circumference could represent an easily accessible and replicable anthropometric measurement to identify patients with a higher risk of developing NAFLD. The main purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between neck circumference and NAFLD.

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Secondary lymphomas involving the breast, although uncommon, represent the largest group of metastasic tumors to the breast. Primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) of the breast are also rare, accounting for 1.7% to 2.

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