OBJECTIVE. Pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) is the imaging modality of choice in
suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Current pulmonary CTA techniques involve ever …

This document presents official recommendations of the American Association for the Study
of Liver Diseases (AASLD) on the surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular …

Recent approaches to reducing radiation exposure during CT examinations typically utilize
automated dose modulation strategies on the basis of lower tube voltage combined with …

Radiographic contrast agents cause acute kidney injury (AKI), yet the underlying
pathogenesis is poorly understood. Nod-like receptor pyrin containing 3–deficient (Nlrp3 …

Oxidative stress and apoptosis play a vital role in the pathogenesis of contrast‐induced
acute kidney injury (CI‐AKI). The purpose of our study was to investigate the protective …

Diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for renal impairment in patients exposed to
contrast media. It doubles the risk and decreases survival rate of contrast induced …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy of US in
the detection and characterization of focal liver lesions (FLLs), and it is suggested and often …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) represents a significant breakthrough in
ultrasonography (US), and it is being increasingly used for the evaluation of focal liver …

Lymph node metastases are common in malignant neoplasms of head and neck. Since
cervical lymph nodes (cLN) are localized superficially, ultrasound (US) represents the …

Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) has become the third leading cause of
hospital-acquired kidney injury. A comprehensive analysis of the current state of research in …