Cardiovascular imaging 2016 in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Reiber, Johan H. C.; Sutter, Johan De; Schoenhagen, Paul; Stillman, Arthur E.; Veire, Nico R. L. Vande

doi:10.1007/s10554-017-1111-5

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“…25 When used for the detection of atherosclerosis, it can enhance the blood flow signal, reflect the change of plaque, improve the imaging of intraplaque neovascularization, and carry out parameter analysis. 26 The quantitative CEUS parameters reflect the blood perfusion and perfusion patterns of atherosclerotic plaques from different sides. 16 We compared the CEUS parameters in different groups and found that the TTP and MTT in the ACI group were significantly lower than those in the control group, but the PIR and AUC were remarkably higher.…”

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The Predictive Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Combined with Serum miR-124 Level in Acute Cerebral Infarction and Their Correlation with the Contrast Enhancement of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque

Zhao¹,

Xu²,

Yuan³

et al. 2022

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To investigate the predictive value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with serum miR-124 level in acute cerebral infarction (ACI) and their association with the contrast enhancement of carotid atherosclerotic plaque. Methods: Totally 60 patients diagnosed with ACI and 60 controls were included in the study. All the subjects had carotid atherosclerotic plaques, and all of them were examined by CEUS and were tested for serum miR-124 levels. Results: Time to peak (TTP) and mean transit time (MTT) in the ACI group were significantly shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05), but the peak intensity ratio (PIR), the area under the curve (AUC), and relative expression levels of serum miR-124 were notably greater in the ACI group (P < 0.05). There were statistically significant differences in TTP, MTT, PIR, AUC, and serum miR-124 expression in patients with different cerebral infarct areas in the ACI group (P < 0.05). Besides, the sensitivity and specificity of serum miR-124 levels for the prediction of ACI were 71.67% and 90.00%, respectively, with a cut-off value of 1.52, and the sensitivity was 86.67% and specificity was 93.33% of CEUS combined with serum miR-124 in the prediction of ACI. The ACI group showed a higher proportion of grades 2 and 3 (P < 0.001). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the intraplaque contrast enhancement was negatively related to TTP and MTT but had a positive correlation with PIR, AUC, and serum miR-124 levels. Conclusion: Grades 2 and 3 intraplaque contrast enhancement and serum miR-124 level of 1.52 had high sensitivity and specificity to predict ACI. Moreover, the CEUS parameters combined with serum miR-124 level could improve the performance in predicting ACI and had auxiliary value in evaluating the stability of carotid atherosclerotic plaques.

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The Predictive Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Combined with Serum miR-124 Level in Acute Cerebral Infarction and Their Correlation with the Contrast Enhancement of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque

Zhao¹,

Xu²,

Yuan³

et al. 2022

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“…In addition, new cameras are suitable for obese patients, the dose of injected tracers is lower, images can be rapidly acquired, and dynamic acquisitions are possible in routine clinical investigations. [3][4][5][6] Under most clinical conditions, data obtained with the CZT cameras with dedicated collimators and proprietary iterative reconstruction, which includes resolution recovery for the collimator-related loss in spatial resolution and also can include the cardiac anatomic model (heart prior), which constrains the shape and thickness of left ventricular walls 3 for Spectrum Dynamics (SD) (Cesarea, Israel) cameras, seems to work well, providing high-resolution data acquisition and processing. Since myocardial thickness ranges from a few to 10 mm on echocardiograms, a method of reconstructing thin walls using appropriate models is desirable in nuclear imaging.…”

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Beware the pitfalls of beauty: High-quality myocardial images with resolution recovery

Nakajima

Yoneyama

Slomka

2021

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

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Focal Myocarditis As the First Sign in the Presentation of a COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report

Zayour¹,

Ashkar²,

Karaki³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Patients with COVID-19 typically present with symptoms and signs related to respiratory tract infection. However, a broad spectrum of cardiac manifestations including myocarditis has been reported as complications of this virus. Nevertheless, focal myocarditis as the first clinical manifestation of COVID-19 infection has not been reported before.Thus, we herein present the case of a 56-year-old male patient previously healthy and presented to the emergency department with chest pain. The clinical picture was compatible with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Initial COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was negative, as well for its classic symptoms. Thereafter, further investigations suggested the diagnosis of focal myocarditis. Later on, the patient started to have a fever and repeated COVID-19 PCR that returned positive.

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Cardiovascular imaging 2016 in the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Cited by 3 publications

References 81 publications

The Predictive Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Combined with Serum miR-124 Level in Acute Cerebral Infarction and Their Correlation with the Contrast Enhancement of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque

The Predictive Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Combined with Serum miR-124 Level in Acute Cerebral Infarction and Their Correlation with the Contrast Enhancement of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque

Beware the pitfalls of beauty: High-quality myocardial images with resolution recovery

Focal Myocarditis As the First Sign in the Presentation of a COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report

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