Carotid Phase-Contrast Magnetic Resonance before Treatment: 4D-Flow versus Standard 2D Imaging.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of agreement between flow/velocity data obtained from 2D-phase-contrast (PC) and 4D-flow in patients scheduled for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Image acquisition was performed using a 1.5 T scanner.

Diagnostic performance of chest radiography in high COVID-19 prevalence setting: experience from a European reference hospital.

Purpose: The study's aim is to analyse the diagnostic performance of chest radiography (CXR) in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19).

Methods: We retrospectively considered 826 consecutive patients with suspected COVID-19 presenting to our emergency department (ED) from February 21 to March 31, 2020, in a high disease prevalence setting. We enrolled patients who underwent CXR and rhino-oropharyngeal swab for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR).

Role of Fusion Imaging in Image-Guided Thermal Ablations.

Thermal ablation (TA) procedures are effective treatments for several kinds of cancers. In the recent years, several medical imaging advancements have improved the use of image-guided TA. Imaging technique plays a pivotal role in improving the ablation success, maximizing pre-procedure planning efficacy, intraprocedural targeting, post-procedure monitoring and assessing the achieved result.

Poor concordance between definitions of type III arch and implications for risk prediction and assessment for carotid artery stenting.

Objective: The type III arch configuration has been inconsistently reported as a stroke risk factor during carotid artery stenting. However, at least three different methods for the definition of type III arch can be identified in the literature, related to the level of the origin of the innominate artery (IA). According to Casserly's definition, a type III arch presents with an origin of the IA below the horizontal plane of the inner curvature.

Type III Arch Configuration as a Risk Factor for Carotid Artery Stenting: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Guidelines on Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis.

Background: Type III arch configuration is frequently reported as a stroke risk factor for carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS). We reviewed contemporary guidelines on management of carotid artery stenosis to assess the clinical relevance attributed to this anatomic feature in current clinical practice.

Methods: The study was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines.

The Modified Arch Landing Areas Nomenclature identifies hostile zones for endograft deployment: a confirmatory biomechanical study in patients treated by thoracic endovascular aortic repair†.

Objectives: Our goal was to confirm whether the Modified Arch Landing Areas Nomenclature (MALAN) for thoracic endovascular aortic repair, in which each landing area is described by indicating both the proximal landing zone (PLZ) and the type of arch (e.g. 0/I), identifies unfavourable landing zones for endograft deployment in diseased aortas.

Temporary Transvenous Pacemaker Implantation during Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Trifascicular Block.

Background: The risk of severe perioperative bradyarrhythmias in patients with chronic left bundle branch, or bifascicular block, and an additional first-degree atrioventricular block undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has never been specifically addressed. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether these conduction abnormalities entail an increased risk of hemodynamic compromise during CEA and the role of temporary transvenous pacemaker (TTVPM) implantation as a prophylactic measure in this subgroup of patients.

Methods: Between June 2006 and June 2013, 37 CEAs were performed in 31 patients (29 men, mean age 76 ± 6 years), in whom a TTVPM was implanted for a trifascicular block.

Endovascular repair of delayed giant iliac pseudoaneurysm following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation with preserved allografts function.

We present a case of endovascular repair of a giant iliac artery pseudoaneurysm following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. A 64-year-old female presented to the emergency room with right flank pain 10 months after kidney and pancreas transplantation on the right iliac axis. Investigations revealed a 9.