CONGRESS ABSTRACT

Stress Myocardial CT perfusion has emerged as a noninvasive modality for simultaneous anatomical and functional assessment of coronary artery disease, in a single scan session. This study investigates the relationship between MBF defects and main cardiovascular risk factors, providing reproducible thresholds that may distinguish normal from abnormal perfusion. Methods.A…

INTRODUCTION: Coronary arteries have a typical epicardial course and a myocardial bridge (MB) is considered a variant of the coronary anatomy. The diagnosis is traditionally and largely underestimated by invasive coronary angiography and the occurrence of MBs in anginal patients is usually not evaluated despite being reported as a…

We present a case of a men fortysix years old, with hypertension and Von Hipple-Lindau syndrome (VHL), rare inherited autosomal dominant genetic disorder, that predisposes to the formation of benign and malignant tumors in various parts of the body, such as angiomas in the retina and cerebellum (hemangioblastomas), renal…

Introduction: During coronary CT scan, an overload of iodine (15-37 g) is administered by the intravenous contrast mean (ICM) injection. For this reason, international guidelines (ESUR) recommend caution to limit the risk of iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis only in patients with known thyroid disease. After ICM administration, iodine stores remain elevated…

Background: Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) enables high-resolution, multiorgan vascular and thoracic imaging. We tested whether a single-visit PCCT screen can uncover subclinical, clinically actionable disease in asymptomatic, high-risk adults. Methods: Prospective, general practitioners (GP)-directed cohort of adult subjects aged 45–75 years meeting ≥1 criterion: type-2 diabetes for ≥10 years,…

Background: Coronary artery fistulas are rare anomalies; when associated with ectasia/aneurysm of the feeding vessel, anatomic definition and estimation of hemodynamic impact require multimodality imaging. Case presentation: A 66-year-old asymptomatic man was electively admitted for a follow-up exercise treadmill test, which was considered equivocal for stress-induced ischemia. He had…