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Circulation ; 144(12): 916-929, 2021 09 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34543072

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BACKGROUND: Early detection of coronary atherosclerosis using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), in addition to coronary artery calcification (CAC) scoring, may help inform prevention strategies. We used CCTA to determine the prevalence, severity, and characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis and its association with CAC scores in a general population. METHODS: We recruited 30 154 randomly invited individuals age 50 to 64 years to SCAPIS (the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Bioimage Study). The study includes individuals without known coronary heart disease (ie, no previous myocardial infarctions or cardiac procedures) and with high-quality results from CCTA and CAC imaging performed using dedicated dual-source CT scanners. Noncontrast images were scored for CAC. CCTA images were visually read and scored for coronary atherosclerosis per segment (defined as no atherosclerosis, 1% to 49% stenosis, or ≥50% stenosis). External validity of prevalence estimates was evaluated using inverse probability for participation weighting and Swedish register data. RESULTS: In total, 25 182 individuals without known coronary heart disease were included (50.6% women). Any CCTA-detected atherosclerosis was found in 42.1%; any significant stenosis (≥50%) in 5.2%; left main, proximal left anterior descending artery, or 3-vessel disease in 1.9%; and any noncalcified plaques in 8.3% of this population. Onset of atherosclerosis was delayed on average by 10 years in women. Atherosclerosis was more prevalent in older individuals and predominantly found in the proximal left anterior descending artery. Prevalence of CCTA-detected atherosclerosis increased with increasing CAC scores. Among those with a CAC score >400, all had atherosclerosis and 45.7% had significant stenosis. In those with 0 CAC, 5.5% had atherosclerosis and 0.4% had significant stenosis. In participants with 0 CAC and intermediate 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease according to the pooled cohort equation, 9.2% had CCTA-verified atherosclerosis. Prevalence estimates had excellent external validity and changed marginally when adjusted to the age-matched Swedish background population. CONCLUSIONS: Using CCTA in a large, random sample of the general population without established disease, we showed that silent coronary atherosclerosis is common in this population. High CAC scores convey a significant probability of substantial stenosis, and 0 CAC does not exclude atherosclerosis, particularly in those at higher baseline risk.


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Aterosclerose/diagnóstico por imagem , Aterosclerose/epidemiologia , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/epidemiologia , Calcificação Vascular/diagnóstico por imagem , Calcificação Vascular/epidemiologia , Estudos de Coortes , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Suécia/epidemiologia
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Acta Radiol ; 57(12): 1476-1482, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26853686

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Background Increased wall thickness in the aortic root has been suggested as an early sign of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). However, there are no previous studies on the aortic wall thickness after aortic valve replacement (AVR) or in patients with PVE. Purpose To identify a clinically useful cutoff value for aortic wall thickness to detect PVE. Material and Methods Chest computed tomography (CT) studies (n = 303) on patients with a prosthetic aortic valve were retrospectively analyzed. CT studies on patients without PVE (n = 260) were compared with CT studies on patients with definite PVE (n = 43). A receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed. Results In non-PVE patients, the wall thickness during the first 3 months postoperatively (n = 70, 4.5 ± 1.7 mm) was increased compared to beyond 3 months postoperatively (n = 190, 3.2 ± 1.0 mm, P < 0.001). Beyond 3 months postoperatively, the wall thickness 95th percentile was 5.0 mm without signs of further decrease with time. The wall thickness in PVE patients was 6.8 ± 3.0 mm (n = 43). Beyond 3 months postoperatively, ROC analysis yielded an area under the curve of 0.89 (95% CI, 0.81-0.96). With a cutoff value of 5 mm the sensitivity was 67%, specificity 95%, positive likelihood ratio 14.1, and negative likelihood ratio 0.35 of increased wall thickness in detecting PVE. Conclusion In the early postoperative period after AVR, the aortic wall thickness is increased compared to the late postoperative period. After 3 months, the wall thickness has decreased and stabilized. Increased wall thickness (>5 mm) beyond 3 months postoperatively significantly increases the likelihood of PVE.


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Aorta/diagnóstico por imagem , Endocardite/diagnóstico por imagem , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas/microbiologia , Infecções Relacionadas à Prótese/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Eur Radiol ; 24(7): 1529-36, 2014 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24792590

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the detectability of pulmonary nodules in chest tomosynthesis at reduced radiation dose levels. METHODS: Eighty-six patients were included in the study and were examined with tomosynthesis and computed tomography (CT). Artificial noise was added to simulate that the tomosynthesis images were acquired at dose levels corresponding to 12, 32, and 70% of the default setting effective dose (0.12 mSv). Three observers (with >20, >20 and three years of experience) read the tomosynthesis cases for presence of nodules in a free-response receiver operating characteristics (FROC) study. CT served as reference. Differences between dose levels were calculated using the jack-knife alternative FROC (JAFROC) figure of merit (FOM). RESULTS: The JAFROC FOM was 0.45, 0.54, 0.55, and 0.54 for the 12, 32, 70, and 100% dose levels, respectively. The differences in FOM between the 12% dose level and the 32, 70, and 100% dose levels were 0.087 (p = 0.006), 0.099 (p = 0.003), and 0.093 (p = 0.004), respectively. Between higher dose levels, no significant differences were found. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial reduction from the default setting dose in chest tomosynthesis may be possible. In the present study, no statistically significant difference in detectability of pulmonary nodules was found when reducing the radiation dose to 32%. KEY POINTS: • A substantial radiation dose reduction in chest tomosynthesis may be possible. • Pulmonary nodule detectability remained unchanged at 32% of the effective dose. • Tomosynthesis might be performed at the dose of a lateral chest radiograph.


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Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiplos/diagnóstico por imagem , Radiografia Torácica/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Artefatos , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adulto Jovem
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BMJ Open ; 13(11): e073380, 2023 11 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37996228

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OBJECTIVES: The aim included investigation of the associations between sedentary (SED), low-intensity physical activity (LIPA), moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) and the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in both coronaries and carotids and the estimated difference in prevalence by theoretical reallocation of time in different PA behaviours. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Multisite study at university hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 22 670 participants without cardiovascular disease (51% women, 57.4 years, SD 4.3) from the population-based Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage study were included. SED, LIPA and MVPA were assessed by hip-worn accelerometer. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES: Any and significant subclinical coronary atherosclerosis (CA), Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) and carotid atherosclerosis (CarA) were derived from imaging data from coronary CT angiography and carotid ultrasound. RESULTS: High daily SED (>70% ≈10.5 hours/day) associated with a higher OR 1.44 (95% CI 1.09 to 1.91), for significant CA, and with lower OR 0.77 (95% CI 0.63 to 0.95), for significant CarA. High LIPA (>55% ≈8 hours/day) associated with lower OR for significant CA 0.70 (95% CI 0.51 to 0.96), and CACS, 0.71 (95% CI 0.51 to 0.97), but with higher OR for CarA 1.41 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.76). MVPA above reference level, >2% ≈20 min/day, associated with lower OR for significant CA (OR range 0.61-0.67), CACS (OR range 0.71-0.75) and CarA (OR range 0.72-0.79). Theoretical replacement of 30 min of SED into an equal amount of MVPA associated with lower OR for significant CA, especially in participants with high SED 0.84 (95% CI 0.76 to 0.96) or low MVPA 0.51 (0.36 to 0.73). CONCLUSIONS: MVPA was associated with a lower risk for significant atherosclerosis in both coronaries and carotids, while the association varied in strength and direction for SED and LIPA, respectively. If causal, clinical implications include avoiding high levels of daily SED and low levels of MVPA to reduce the risk of developing significant subclinical atherosclerosis.


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Aterosclerose , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas , Doença da Artéria Coronariana , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Acelerometria/métodos , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/epidemiologia , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Exercício Físico
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Radiology ; 265(1): 273-82, 2012 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22993220

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PURPOSE: To evaluate intra- and interobserver variability, as well as agreement for nodule size measurements on chest tomosynthesis and computed tomographic (CT) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Regional Ethical Review Board approved this study, and all participants gave written informed consent. Thirty-six segmented nodules in 20 patients were included in the study. Eight observers measured the left-to-right, inferior-to-superior, and longest nodule diameters on chest tomosynthesis and CT images. Intra- and interobserver repeatability, as well as agreement between measurements on chest tomosynthesis and CT images, were assessed as recommended by Bland and Altman. RESULTS: The difference between the mean manual and the segmented diameter was -2.2 and -2.3 mm for left-to-right and -2.6 and -2.2 mm for the inferior-to-superior diameter for measurements on chest tomosynthesis and CT images, respectively. Intraobserver 95% limits of agreement (LOA) for the longest diameter ranged from a lower limit of -1.1 mm and an upper limit of 1.0 mm to -1.8 and 1.8 mm for chest tomosynthesis and from -0.6 and 0.9 mm to -3.1 and 2.2 mm for axial CT. Interobserver 95% LOA ranged from -1.3 and 1.5 mm to -2.0 and 2.1 mm for chest tomosynthesis and from -1.8 and 1.1 mm to -2.2 and 3.1 mm for axial CT. The 95% LOA concerning the mean of the observers' measurements of the longest diameter at chest tomosynthesis and axial CT were ±2.1 mm (mean measurement error, 0 mm). For the different observers, the 95% LOA between the modalities ranged from -2.2 and 1.6 mm to -3.2 and 2.8 mm. CONCLUSION: Measurements on chest tomosynthesis and CT images are comparable, because there is no evident bias between the modalities and the repeatability is similar. The LOA between measurements for the two modalities raise concern if measurements from chest tomosynthesis and CT were to be used interchangeably.


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Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Interpretação de Imagem Radiográfica Assistida por Computador , Radiografia Torácica , Nódulo Pulmonar Solitário/secundário , Estatísticas não Paramétricas
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Eur Radiol ; 22(11): 2407-14, 2012 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22622348

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the agreement in findings between ECG-gated CT and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients with aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). METHODS: Twenty-seven consecutive patients with PVE underwent 64-slice ECG-gated CT and TEE and the results were compared. Imaging was compared with surgical findings (surgery was performed in 16 patients). RESULTS: TEE suggested the presence of PVE in all patients [thickened aortic wall (n = 17), vegetation (n = 13), abscess (n = 16), valvular dehiscence (n = 10)]. ECG-gated CT was positive in 25 patients (93 %) [thickened aortic wall (n = 19), vegetation (n = 7), abscess (n = 18), valvular dehiscence (n = 7)]. The strength of agreement [kappa (95 % CI)] between ECG-gated CT and TEE was very good for thickened wall [0.83 (0.62-1.0)], good for abscess [0.68 (0.40-0.97)] and dehiscence [0.75 (0.48-1.0)], and moderate for vegetation [0.55 (0.26-0.88)]. The agreement was good between surgical findings (abscess, vegetation and dehiscence) and imaging for ECG-gated CT [0.66 (0.49-0.87)] and TEE [0.79 (0.62-0.96)] and very good for the combination of ECG-gated CT and TEE [0.88 (0.74-1.0)]. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that ECG-gated CT has comparable diagnostic performance to TEE and may be a valuable complement in the preoperative evaluation of patients with aortic PVE.


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Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Eletrocardiografia/métodos , Endocardite/diagnóstico por imagem , Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas/efeitos adversos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Falso Aneurisma/patologia , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Endocardite/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Acta Radiol ; 53(8): 874-84, 2012 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22850573

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BACKGROUND: Simulated pathology is a valuable complement to clinical images in studies aiming at evaluating an imaging technique. In order for a study using simulated pathology to be valid, it is important that the simulated pathology in a realistic way reflect the characteristics of real pathology. PURPOSE: To perform a thorough evaluation of a nodule simulation method for chest tomosynthesis, comparing the detection rate and appearance of the artificial nodules with those of real nodules in an observer performance experiment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cohort consisting of 64 patients, 38 patients with a total of 129 identified pulmonary nodules and 26 patients without identified pulmonary nodules, was used in the study. Simulated nodules, matching the real clinically found pulmonary nodules by size, attenuation, and location, were created and randomly inserted into the tomosynthesis section images of the patients. Three thoracic radiologists and one radiology resident reviewed the images in an observer performance study divided into two parts. The first part included nodule detection and the second part included rating of the visual appearance of the nodules. The results were evaluated using a modified receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS: The sensitivities for real and simulated nodules were comparable, as the area under the modified ROC curve (AUC) was close to 0.5 for all observers (range, 0.43-0.55). Even though the ratings of visual appearance for real and simulated nodules overlapped considerably, the statistical analysis revealed that the observers to were able to separate simulated nodules from real nodules (AUC values range 0.70-0.74). CONCLUSION: The simulation method can be used to create artificial lung nodules that have similar detectability as real nodules in chest tomosynthesis, although experienced thoracic radiologists may be able to distinguish them from real nodules.


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Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Modelos Anatômicos , Intensificação de Imagem Radiográfica/métodos , Área Sob a Curva , Humanos , Tomografia Computadorizada Multidetectores , Curva ROC
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Acta Radiol ; 52(5): 503-12, 2011 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21498301

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BACKGROUND: In chest tomosynthesis, low-dose projections collected over a limited angular range are used for reconstruction of an arbitrary number of section images of the chest, resulting in a moderately increased radiation dose compared to chest radiography. PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of learning with feedback on the detection of pulmonary nodules for observers with varying experience of chest tomosynthesis, to identify pitfalls regarding detection of pulmonary nodules, and present suggestions for how to avoid them, and to adapt the European quality criteria for chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) to chest tomosynthesis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Six observers analyzed tomosynthesis cases for presence of nodules in a jackknife alternative free-response receiver-operating characteristics (JAFROC) study. CT was used as reference. The same tomosynthesis cases were analyzed before and after learning with feedback, which included a collective learning session. The difference in performance between the two readings was calculated using the JAFROC figure of merit as principal measure of detectability. RESULTS: Significant improvement in performance after learning with feedback was found only for observers inexperienced in tomosynthesis. At the collective learning session, localization of pleural and subpleural nodules or structures was identified as the main difficulty in analyzing tomosynthesis images. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that inexperienced observers can reach a high level of performance regarding nodule detection in tomosynthesis after learning with feedback and that the main problem with chest tomosynthesis is related to the limited depth resolution.


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Competência Clínica , Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiplos/diagnóstico por imagem , Radiologia/educação , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/normas , Retroalimentação , Humanos , Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde , Curva ROC , Doses de Radiação , Radiografia Torácica
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Acta Radiol ; 51(8): 895-902, 2010 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20715894

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BACKGROUND: Cardiac output (CO) is inversely related to vascular contrast medium (CM) enhancement during computed tomography (CT). Impedance cardiography with a new technique, electrical velocimetry (EV), may create opportunities to measure CO pre-examination for adaptation of CM injection parameters. PURPOSE: To relate CO(EV) measured by radiology staff to aortic attenuation as a measure of coronary artery attenuation during CT coronary angiography (CTCA), and to formulate a tentative statistical model to adapt CM injection parameters to CO. MATERIAL AND METHODS: CO(EV) was measured immediately before 100 kVp CTCA (64-multirow detector) in 27 patients with presumed coronary artery disease. For CTCA, 260 mg I/kg (maximum dosage weight: 80/90 kg for women/men) was injected intravenously during 12 s. Simple linear regression analysis was performed to explore the correlation between aortic attenuation (Hounsfield units, HU) and body weight, the influence of CO(EV) on aortic attenuation adjusted to injected CM dose rate (HU per mg I/kg/s), and to establish a tentative formula on how to adapt CM injection parameters to CO(EV) and desired aortic attenuation. RESULTS: The correlation between aortic attenuation and body weight was weak and non-significant (r=-0.14 after outlier exclusion). A significant negative correlation (r=-0.63) was found between aortic attenuation adjusted to injected CM dose rate (HU per mg I/kg/s) and CO(EV). The resulting formula, CM dose rate=CO(EV)×(aortic attenuation-240)/55, made it possible to calculate CM volumes and injection rates at various COs and, for example, the present mean aortic attenuation (438 HU), injection time (12 s), CM concentration (320 mg I/ml), and a certain body weight. CONCLUSION: EV makes it possible to measure CO in the CT suite before vascular examinations. Hence, CM doses may be decreased in low CO states to reduce the risk of CM-induced nephropathy without jeopardizing diagnostic quality and may be increased in high CO states to avoid poor enhancement.


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Débito Cardíaco/fisiologia , Meios de Contraste/administração & dosagem , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Peso Corporal , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/fisiopatologia , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Estatísticos , Estudos Prospectivos , Reologia/métodos
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Thromb Haemost ; 102(1): 137-44, 2009 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19572078

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It has been suggested that preoperative fibrinogen plasma concentration is independently associated to postoperative blood loss after cardiac surgery. Theoretically, prophylactic infusion of fibrinogen concentrate may thus reduce postoperative bleeding, but this has not previously been investigated. Twenty elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients with preoperative plasma fibrinogen levels <3.8 g/l were included in a prospective randomised pilot study. Patients were randomised to receive an infusion of 2 g fibrinogen concentrate (FIB group) or no infusion before surgery (control group). Primary endpoint was safety with clinical adverse events and graft occlusion assessed by multi-slice computed tomography. Predefined secondary endpoints were postoperative blood loss, blood transfusions, haemoglobin levels 24 hours (h) after surgery, and global haemostasis assessed with thromboelastometry, 2 and 24 hours after surgery. Infusion of 2 g fibrinogen concentrate increased plasma levels of fibrinogen by 0.6 +/- 0.2 g/l. There were no clinically detectable adverse events of fibrinogen infusion. Computed tomography revealed one subclinical vein graft occlusion in the FIB group. Fibrinogen concentrate infusion reduced postoperative blood loss by 32% (565 +/- 150 vs. 830 +/- 268 ml/12 h, p=0.010). Haemoglobin concentration was significantly higher 24 h after surgery in the FIB group (110 +/- 12 vs. 98 +/- 8 g/l, p=0.018). Prophylactic fibrinogen concentrate infusion did not influence global postoperative haemostasis as assessed by thromboelastometry. In conclusion, in this pilot study preoperative fibrinogen concentrate infusion reduced bleeding after CABG without evidence of postoperative hypercoagulability. Larger studies are necessary to ensure safety and confirm efficacy of prophylactic fibrinogen treatment in cardiac surgery.


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Ponte de Artéria Coronária , Fibrinogênio/administração & dosagem , Hemostáticos/administração & dosagem , Hemorragia Pós-Operatória/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Coagulação Sanguínea/efeitos dos fármacos , Transfusão de Sangue , Feminino , Fibrinogênio/efeitos adversos , Fibrinogênio/metabolismo , Oclusão de Enxerto Vascular/induzido quimicamente , Oclusão de Enxerto Vascular/diagnóstico por imagem , Hemoglobinas/metabolismo , Hemostáticos/efeitos adversos , Hemostáticos/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Estudos Prospectivos , Tromboelastografia/efeitos dos fármacos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Radiology ; 249(3): 1034-41, 2008 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18849504

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PURPOSE: To compare chest tomosynthesis with chest radiography in the detection of pulmonary nodules by using multidetector computed tomography (CT) as the reference method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Regional Ethical Review Board approved this study, and all participants gave informed consent. Four thoracic radiologists acted as observers in a jackknife free-response receiver operating characteristic (JAFROC) study conducted in 42 patients with and 47 patients without pulmonary nodules examined with chest tomosynthesis and chest radiography. Multidetector CT served as reference method. The observers marked suspected nodules on the images by using a four-point rating scale for the confidence of presence. The JAFROC figure of merit was used as the measure of detectability. The number of lesion localizations relative to the total number of lesions (lesion localization fraction [LLF]) and the number of nonlesion localizations relative to the total number of cases (nonlesion localization fraction [NLF]) were determined. RESULTS: Performance of chest tomosynthesis was significantly better than that of chest radiography with regard to detectability (F statistic = 32.7, df = 1, 34.8, P < .0001). For tomosynthesis, the LLF for the smallest nodules (< or = 4 mm) was 0.39 and increased with an increase in size to an LLF for the largest nodules (> 8 mm) of 0.83. The LLF for radiography was small, except for the largest nodules, for which it was 0.52. In total, the LLF was three times higher for tomosynthesis. The NLF was approximately 50% higher for tomosynthesis. CONCLUSION: For the detection of pulmonary nodules, the performance of chest tomosynthesis is better, with increased sensitivity especially for nodules smaller than 9 mm, than that of chest radiography.


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Nódulos Pulmonares Múltiplos/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Humanos , Radiografia Torácica , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg ; 50(6): 1165-1171, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27242355

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the value of electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated computed tomography (CT) in the surgical decision-making and preoperative evaluation in patients with aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). METHODS: Sixty-eight prosthetic valves in 67 patients with aortic PVE were prospectively evaluated with ECG-gated CT and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Imaging findings considered indications for surgery were as follows: (i) abscess/pseudoaneurysm formation; (ii) prosthetic valve dehiscence; (iii) valve destruction with valvular regurgitation; (iv) large vegetations (>1.5 cm). The coronary arteries were evaluated with ECG-gated CT. Clinical data including surgical reports and mortality data were collected. RESULTS: Fifty-eight of 68 cases had indication for surgery based on imaging findings (ECG-gated CT/TEE). In 8 of these cases (14%), there was indication for surgery based on CT but not on TEE findings (all had perivalvular pseudoaneurysms). In 11 cases (19%), there was indication for surgery based on TEE but not on CT findings [non-drained abscess (n = 5), prosthetic valve dehiscence (n = 4), large vegetation (n = 1), valve destruction (n = 1)]. In 31 of 32 patients with indication for preoperative coronary angiography, ECG-gated CT coronary angiography was diagnostic. In 1 patient, ECG-gated CT coronary angiography was inconclusive and invasive coronary angiography was performed. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with aortic PVE, ECG-gated CT provides additional information over TEE regarding perivalvular extension of infection, which can influence surgical decision-making. Furthermore, ECG-gated CT provides a non-invasive coronary angiogram and can in most cases replace invasive coronary angiography in the preoperative evaluation.


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Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Eletrocardiografia/métodos , Endocardite Bacteriana/cirurgia , Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia , Endocardite Bacteriana/diagnóstico por imagem , Endocardite Bacteriana/microbiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/métodos , Estudos Prospectivos
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Radiat Prot Dosimetry ; 114(1-3): 92-6, 2005.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15933087

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Most detection studies in chest radiography treat the entire chest image as a single background or divided into the two regions parenchyma and mediastinum. However, the different parts of the lung show great variations in attenuation and structure, leading to different amounts of quantum noise and scattered radiation as well as different complexity. Detailed data on the difference in detectability in the different regions are of importance. The purpose of this study was to quantify the difference in detectability between different regions of a chest image. The chest X ray was divided into six different regions, where each region was considered to be uniform in terms of detectability. Thirty clinical chest images were collected and divided into the different regions. Simulated designer nodules with a full-width-at-fifth-maximum of 10 mm but with varying contrast were added to the images. An equal number of images lacking pathology were included and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) study was conducted with five observers. Results show that the image contrast needed to obtain a constant value of A(z) (area under an ROC curve) differs by more than a factor of four between different regions.


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Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Interpretação de Imagem Radiográfica Assistida por Computador/métodos , Radiografia Torácica/métodos , Radiografia/métodos , Artefatos , Humanos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Pulmão/patologia , Modelos Anatômicos , Método de Monte Carlo , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Curva ROC , Intensificação de Imagem Radiográfica/métodos , Espalhamento de Radiação , Software , Raios X
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