Long-COVID diagnosis: From diagnostic to advanced AI-driven models

R Cau, G Faa, V Nardi, A Balestrieri, J Puig… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
SARS-COV 2 is recognized to be responsible for a multi-organ syndrome. In most patients,
symptoms are mild. However, in certain subjects, COVID-19 tends to progress more …

Dual-source photon-counting computed tomography—Part I: clinical overview of cardiac CT and coronary CT angiography applications

F Cademartiri, A Meloni, L Pistoia, G Degiorgi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The photon-counting detector (PCD) is a new computed tomography detector technology
(photon-counting computed tomography, PCCT) that provides substantial benefits for …

Carotid plaque-RADS: a novel stroke risk classification system

L Saba, R Cau, A Murgia, AN Nicolaides… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background Carotid artery atherosclerosis is highly prevalent in the general population and
is a well-established risk factor for acute ischemic stroke. Although the morphological …

Position paper of the EACVI and EANM on artificial intelligence applications in multimodality cardiovascular imaging using SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and cardiac CT

RHJA Slart, MC Williams, LE Juarez-Orozco… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
In daily clinical practice, clinicians integrate available data to ascertain the diagnostic and
prognostic probability of a disease or clinical outcome for their patients. For patients with …

Deep learning for head and neck CT angiography: stenosis and plaque classification

F Fu, Y Shan, G Yang, C Zheng, M Zhang, D Rong… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Studies have rarely investigated stenosis detection from head and neck CT
angiography scans because accurate interpretation is time consuming and labor intensive …

International Union of Angiology (IUA) consensus paper on imaging strategies in atherosclerotic carotid artery imaging: From basic strategies to advanced approaches

L Saba, PL Antignani, A Gupta, R Cau, KI Paraskevas… - Atherosclerosis, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and disability in developed
countries. According to WHO, an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019 …

Cardiovascular applications of photon-counting CT technology: a revolutionary new diagnostic step

A Meloni, F Cademartiri, V Positano, S Celi… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) is an emerging technology that can
potentially transform clinical CT imaging. After a brief description of the PCCT technology …

Artificial Intelligence in the Differential Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathy Phenotypes

R Cau, F Pisu, JS Suri, R Montisci, M Gatti, L Mannelli… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly being applied to the medical field, especially in the
cardiovascular domain. AI approaches have demonstrated their applicability in the …

Spectral Photon-Counting Computed Tomography: Technical Principles and Applications in the Assessment of Cardiovascular Diseases

A Meloni, E Maffei, A Clemente, C De Gori… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spectral Photon-Counting Computed Tomography (SPCCT) represents a groundbreaking
advancement in X-ray imaging technology. The core innovation of SPCCT lies in its photon …

Low−/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and carotid plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a Chinese cohort study

Z Li, Q Cheng, Y Liu, X Cheng, S Wang, Y He… - Lipids in health and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Evidence on the relationship between the low−/high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C) and carotid plaques remains limited. This study aimed to …