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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,358 Views
17 Pages

Beyond the Clinic Walls: Examining Radiology Technicians’ Experiences in Home-Based Radiography

  • Graziano Lepri,
  • Francesco Oddi,
  • Rosario Alfio Gulino and
  • Daniele Giansanti

In recent years, the landscape of diagnostic imaging has undergone a significant transformation with the emergence of home radiology, challenging the traditional paradigm. This shift, bringing diagnostic imaging directly to patients, has gained momen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
15,514 Views
30 Pages

Ten Issues to Update in Nosocomial or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: An Expert Review

  • Francisco Javier Candel,
  • Miguel Salavert,
  • Angel Estella,
  • Miquel Ferrer,
  • Ricard Ferrer,
  • Julio Javier Gamazo,
  • Carolina García-Vidal,
  • Juan González del Castillo,
  • Víctor José González-Ramallo and
  • Federico Gordo
  • + 11 authors

14 October 2023

Nosocomial pneumonia, or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are important health problems worldwide, with both being associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. HAP is currently the main cause of dea...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
16,624 Views
34 Pages

Ten Issues for Updating in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An Expert Review

  • Francisco Javier Candel,
  • Miguel Salavert,
  • Miren Basaras,
  • Marcio Borges,
  • Rafael Cantón,
  • Emilia Cercenado,
  • Catian Cilloniz,
  • Ángel Estella,
  • Juan M. García-Lechuz and
  • José Garnacho Montero
  • + 13 authors

30 October 2023

Community-acquired pneumonia represents the third-highest cause of mortality in industrialized countries and the first due to infection. Although guidelines for the approach to this infection model are widely implemented in international health schem...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,604 Views
14 Pages

22 October 2024

Background/Objectives: The direct superior approach (DSA) is a tissue-sparing alternative to the traditional posterior approach (PA) in total hip arthroplasty (THA), potentially offering improved recovery and fewer complications. This study compares...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,102 Views
52 Pages

Precision Metrics: A Narrative Review on Unlocking the Power of KPIs in Radiology for Enhanced Precision Medicine

  • Andrea Lastrucci,
  • Yannick Wandael,
  • Angelo Barra,
  • Vittorio Miele,
  • Renzo Ricci,
  • Lorenzo Livi,
  • Graziano Lepri,
  • Rosario Alfio Gulino,
  • Giovanni Maccioni and
  • Daniele Giansanti

10 September 2024

(Background) Over the years, there has been increasing interest in adopting a quality approach in radiology, leading to the strategic pursuit of specific and key performance indicators (KPIs). These indicators in radiology can have significant impact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,257 Views
9 Pages

Sassi of Matera Building Material: High-Resolution Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Characterization for Radioprotection

  • Valeria Artiola,
  • Giuseppe La Verde,
  • Vittoria D’Avino and
  • Mariagabriella Pugliese

The Sassi of Matera (Basilicata region, southern Italy) is a peculiar site, but not unique in Italy, from a landscape point of view. Most of the buildings are excavated in rocks of calcarenite origin and used as homes and accommodation facilities. Fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,165 Views
10 Pages

COVID-19 and the Additional Radiological Risk during the Lockdown Period in the Province of Naples City (South Italy)

  • Giuseppe La Verde,
  • Valeria Artiola,
  • Marco La Commara,
  • Vittoria D’Avino,
  • Leopoldo Angrisani,
  • Giuseppe Sabatino and
  • Mariagabriella Pugliese

7 February 2022

The lockdown restrictions, as a first solution to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected everyone’s life and habits, including the time spent at home. The latter factor has drawn attention to indoor air quality and the impac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,905 Views
14 Pages

Designing a Virtual Hospital-at-Home Intervention for Patients with Infectious Diseases: A Data-Driven Approach

  • Harriët M. R. van Goor,
  • Titus A. P. de Hond,
  • Kim van Loon,
  • Martine J. M. Breteler,
  • Cor J. Kalkman and
  • Karin A. H. Kaasjager

8 February 2024

Background: Virtual hospital-at-home care might be an alternative to standard hospital care for patients with infectious diseases. In this study, we explore the potential for virtual hospital-at-home care and a potential design for this population. M...

  • Article
  • Open Access
675 Views
13 Pages

Multidimensional Radiological Assessment of Delirium in the Emergency Department

  • Alberto Francesco Cereda,
  • Claudia Frangi,
  • Matteo Rocchetti,
  • Andrea Spangaro,
  • Lorenzo Tua,
  • Antonio Gabriele Franchina,
  • Matteo Carlà,
  • Lucia Colavolpe,
  • Matteo Carelli and
  • Anna Palmisano
  • + 2 authors

Background: Delirium is a common, underdiagnosed neuropsychiatric syndrome in older adults, associated with high mortality and functional decline. Given its multifactorial nature and overlap with frailty, radiological markers may improve risk stratif...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,233 Views
14 Pages

22 June 2021

Customised, patient-specific implants (PSI) manufactured based on computed tomography data are intended to improve the clinical outcome by restoring more natural knee kinematics as well as providing a better fit and a more precise positioning. The ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,082 Views
8 Pages

Home Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Intestinal Failure: Possible Undetected Complications

  • Lidia Santarpia,
  • Giulio Viceconte,
  • Maria Foggia,
  • Lucia Alfonsi,
  • Grazia Tosone,
  • Luigi Camera,
  • Maria Carmen Pagano,
  • Giuseppe De Simone,
  • Franco Contaldo and
  • Fabrizio Pasanisi

9 March 2019

Background: Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) may be a frequently undetected complication of central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). Materials and Methods: The incidence of SPE was evaluated in a cohort of non-oncological...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,507 Views
35 Pages

Measurement Performance of Electronic Radon Monitors

  • Thomas R. Beck,
  • Elisabeth Foerster,
  • Martin Biel and
  • Sebastian Feige

30 September 2024

The measurement performance and characteristics of electronic radon monitors with respect to radiological and environmental parameters are investigated. The study includes a sample of 14 different types of devices from nine manufacturers. The devices...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,306 Views
7 Pages

Salvage Therapy with Rezafungin for Candida parapsilosis Spondylodiscitis: A Case Report from Expanded Access Program

  • Giulio Viceconte,
  • Antonio Riccardo Buonomo,
  • Nunzia Esposito,
  • Letizia Cattaneo,
  • Teresa Somma,
  • Maria Michela Scirocco,
  • Ciro Gabriele Mainolfi and
  • Ivan Gentile

Candida spp. spondylodiscitis is a rare condition for which treatment options are often limited. A further obstacle is the duration of therapy, which should be administered for up to twelve months. In view of the long duration of therapy, azoles are,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,822 Views
23 Pages

Health Hazards Assessment and Geochemistry of ElSibai-Abu ElTiyur Granites, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

  • Essam Sidique,
  • Mervat A. Elhaddad,
  • Sayed F. Abdelwahab and
  • Hany H. El Hadek

16 December 2021

In this paper, a thorough radio- and chem-ecological evaluation of ElSibai-Abu ElTiyur granites located within Egypt’s crystalline basement rocks was conducted for risk and dose assessments. Twenty granitic samples from the study area’s v...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,349 Views
23 Pages

Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Perianal Fistulas in Crohn’s Disease: Rationale, Clinical Results and Perspectives

  • Etienne Buscail,
  • Guillaume Le Cosquer,
  • Fabian Gross,
  • Marine Lebrin,
  • Laetitia Bugarel,
  • Céline Deraison,
  • Nathalie Vergnolle,
  • Barbara Bournet,
  • Cyrielle Gilletta and
  • Louis Buscail

15 September 2021

Between 20 to 25% of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients suffer from perianal fistulas, a marker of disease severity. Seton drainage combined with anti-TNFα can result in closure of the fistula in 70 to 75% of patients. For the remaining 25% of patients th...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
826 Views
9 Pages

Background/Objectives: The management of patients with severe systemic comorbidities undergoing radiologic interventional procedures presents a significant challenge for anesthesiologists. Selecting an appropriate combination of anesthetic drugs is c...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,541 Views
9 Pages

Mid-Thoracic Vertebral Compression Fracture after Mini-Trampoline Exercise: A Case Series of Seven Patients

  • Sung Cheol Park,
  • Hyoung-Bok Kim,
  • Hoon-Jae Chung,
  • Jae Hyuk Yang and
  • Min-Seok Kang

24 August 2023

Background and Objectives: Home-based training exercise gained popularity during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era. Mini-trampoline exercise (MTE) is a home-based exercise that utilizes rebound force generated from the trampoline net and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,081 Views
15 Pages

Incidence and Risk Factors for Severe Pneumonia in Children Hospitalized with Pneumonia in Ujjain, India

  • Sunil Kumar Kasundriya,
  • Mamta Dhaneria,
  • Aditya Mathur and
  • Ashish Pathak

Childhood pneumonia is a major public health problem. The aim of this prospective hospital-based study is to determine the incidence and risk factors for community-acquired severe pneumonia in children in Ujjain, India. The study includes 270 childre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,811 Views
16 Pages

Peptides Bearing Multiple Post-Translational Modifications as Antigenic Targets for Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

  • Cristina García-Moreno,
  • María J. Gómara,
  • Raúl Castellanos-Moreira,
  • Raimon Sanmartí and
  • Isabel Haro

10 December 2021

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that are of paramount importance for the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease and have been implicated in its pathogenesis. Proteins resulting from post-translational modi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,715 Views
19 Pages

Diagnosis of Paediatric Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing beyond Polysomnography

  • Melissa Borrelli,
  • Adele Corcione,
  • Chiara Cimbalo,
  • Anna Annunziata,
  • Simona Basilicata,
  • Giuseppe Fiorentino and
  • Francesca Santamaria

1 August 2023

Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has significant impacts on health, and therefore, a timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective management and intervention. This narrative review provides an overview of the current approaches...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,566 Views
7 Pages

The syndrome of limbic encephalitis is a severe clinical condition with heterogenous aetiopathogenesis. A common pathogen causing the infectious syndrome of limbic encephalitis is herpes simplex virus (HSV), but rare cases caused by Treponema pallidu...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
615 Views
7 Pages

Pulmonary Embolism in a Young Male with Tuberculosis and Factor V Leiden

  • Marcin Skowroński,
  • Waldemar Elikowski,
  • Anna Halicka and
  • Aleksander Barinow-Wojewódzki

30 April 2014

There is no doubt that venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complex and multicausal disease. Tuberculosis (TB) itself is found to have thrombogenic potential. There is an association between tuberculosis and VTE. We present a case of a 31-year-old male...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,198 Views
14 Pages

The Role of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsidic Antigen and Krebs von den Lungen 6 Serum Levels in Predicting COVID-19 Pneumonia Outcome

  • Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli,
  • Vincenzo Fucci,
  • Gaetano Rea,
  • Francesco Perna,
  • Marialuisa Bocchino and
  • Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 continues to pose a significant threat worldwide, with severe cases leading to hospitalization and death. This study aims to evaluate the potential use of serum nucleocapsid antigen (NAg) and Kre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,422 Views
15 Pages

Respiratory Health in a Community Living in Close Proximity to Gold Mine Waste Dumps, Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Samantha Iyaloo,
  • Tahira Kootbodien,
  • Nisha Naicker,
  • Spo Kgalamono,
  • Kerry S. Wilson and
  • David Rees

The effects on respiratory health in populations living close to silica-rich gold mine dumps are unknown. This pilot study related respiratory health and exposure to mine dump dust using two measures of exposure: exposure group, based on distance liv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,515 Views
10 Pages

5 December 2022

Background and Objectives: A reduction forced toward the posterior side during graft fixation may help to lessen anterior tibial translation after ACL reconstruction. The purpose was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of graft fixation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,356 Views
28 Pages

Precision Medicine for More Oxygen (P4O2)—Study Design and First Results of the Long COVID-19 Extension

  • Nadia Baalbaki,
  • Jelle M. Blankestijn,
  • Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz,
  • Jan de Backer,
  • Somayeh Bazdar,
  • Inés Beekers,
  • Rosanne J. H. C. G. Beijers,
  • Joop P. van den Bergh,
  • Lizan D. Bloemsma and
  • Harm Jan Bogaard
  • + 49 authors

28 June 2023

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the death of almost 7 million people, however, with a cumulative incidence of 0.76 billion, most people survive COVID-19. Several studies indicate that the acute phase of COVID...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,654 Views
16 Pages

Ampullary Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, a Diagnostic Challenge of a Rare Aggressive Neoplasm: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Eleni Karlafti,
  • Maria Charalampidou,
  • Georgia Fotiadou,
  • Ioanna Abba Deka,
  • Georgia Raptou,
  • Filippos Kyriakidis,
  • Stavros Panidis,
  • Aristeidis Ioannidis,
  • Adonis A. Protopapas and
  • Smaro Netta
  • + 1 author

Ampullary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) are extremely rare, and available data are limited on case reports. They present with jaundice, non-specific abdominal pain, or weight loss, imitating adenocarcinoma. Their incidence increases d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,460 Views
13 Pages

Impact of the Organizational Model Adopted during the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perceived Safety of Intensive Care Unit Staff

  • Elena Conoscenti,
  • Maria Campanella,
  • Antonino Sala,
  • Maria Cristina Di Stefano,
  • Dario Vinci,
  • Rosario Lombardo,
  • Giuseppe Arena,
  • Angelo Ginestra,
  • Rosario Fiolo and
  • Fabio Tuzzolino
  • + 4 authors

9 March 2022

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a devastating health, social, and economic effect on the population. Organizational, technical and structural operations aimed at protecting staff, outpatients and inpatients were implemented in an Italian hosp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,794 Views
11 Pages

Contribution of an Artificial Intelligence Tool in the Detection of Incidental Pulmonary Embolism on Oncology Assessment Scans

  • Samy Ammari,
  • Astrid Orfali Camez,
  • Angela Ayobi,
  • Sarah Quenet,
  • Amir Zemmouri,
  • El Mehdi Mniai,
  • Yasmina Chaibi,
  • Angelo Franciosini,
  • Louis Clavel and
  • François Bidault
  • + 4 authors

22 October 2024

Introduction: The incidence of venous thromboembolism is estimated to be around 3% of cancer patients. However, a majority of incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) can be overlooked by radiologists in asymptomatic patients, performing CT scans for dise...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
1,942 Views
6 Pages

Unscheduled return visits to a pediatric emergency department

  • Sigita Burokienė,
  • Ignė Kairienė,
  • Marius Strička,
  • Liutauras Labanauskas,
  • Rimantė Čerkauskienė,
  • Juozas Raistenskis,
  • Emilija Burokaitė and
  • Vytautas Usonis

31 January 2017

Background and objective: Return visits (RVs) to a pediatric emergency department (ED) within a short period after discharge have an influence on overcrowding of the ED and reveal some weaknesses of the health care system. The aim of this study was t...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,380 Views
14 Pages

29 July 2023

Background and Objectives: The anterior-based muscle-sparing (ABMS) approach, which utilizes the interval between the tensor fasciae latae posteriorly, offers several advantages, such as the reduced risk of nerve injury and the freedom to choose vari...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,282 Views
15 Pages

Paravertebral Muscle Training in Patients with Unstable Spinal Metastases Receiving Palliative Radiotherapy: An Exploratory Randomized Feasibility Trial

  • Tanja Sprave,
  • Friederike Rosenberger,
  • Vivek Verma,
  • Robert Förster,
  • Thomas Bruckner,
  • Ingmar Schlampp,
  • Tilman Bostel,
  • Thomas Welzel,
  • Sati Akbaba and
  • Tilman Rackwitz
  • + 5 authors

11 November 2019

Background: Isometric paravertebral muscle training (IPMT) may improve mobility, pain, and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients with spinal metastases. However, this regimen remains unproven in patients with unstable spinal metastases (USM), a po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,184 Views
18 Pages

The objective of the study was to examine the effects of Pilates exercise training combined with walking on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional capacity, and disease activity in patients with non-radiologically confirmed axial spondylitis (nr-axSpA...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,354 Views
8 Pages

8 August 2022

Mucormycosis is a rare but serious fungal infection caused by a mold family known as the Mucorales. These fungi exist throughout the environment, especially in the soil, leaves, compost piles, or decaying woods. Humans contract mucormycosis by coming...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,244 Views
30 Pages

Application of Perinatal Derivatives on Oncological Preclinical Models: A Review of Animal Studies

  • Ricardo Teixo,
  • Ana Salomé Pires,
  • Eurico Pereira,
  • Beatriz Serambeque,
  • Inês Alexandra Marques,
  • Mafalda Laranjo,
  • Slavko Mojsilović,
  • Roberto Gramignoli,
  • Peter Ponsaerts and
  • Andreina Schoeberlein
  • + 1 author

The increasing cancer incidence has certified oncological management as one of the most critical challenges for the coming decades. New anticancer strategies are still needed, despite the significant advances brought to the forefront in the last deca...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,902 Views
8 Pages

12 August 2022

With an intricate symptom pattern involving a dysregulated host response to infection, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause severe inflammation and cytokine storms, acute respiratory distress syndrome, coagulopat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,121 Views
13 Pages

Glasgow Coma Scale Score at Admission in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Multicenter Observational Analysis

  • Iulia-Maria Vadan,
  • Diana Grad,
  • Stefan Strilciuc,
  • Emanuel Stefanescu,
  • Olivia Verisezan Rosu,
  • Marcin Michalak,
  • Alina Vasilica Blesneag and
  • Dafin Muresanu

22 July 2025

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity worldwide, with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) serving as a tool to measure injury severity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between GCS admission scores and va...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,763 Views
16 Pages

Root Cause Analysis to Identify Medication and Non-Medication Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Hospitalizations from Australian Residential Aged Care Services

  • Janet K. Sluggett,
  • Samanta Lalic,
  • Sarah M. Hosking,
  • Brett Ritchie,
  • Jennifer McLoughlin,
  • Terry Shortt,
  • Leonie Robson,
  • Tina Cooper,
  • Kelly A. Cairns and
  • Jenni Ilomäki
  • + 2 authors

Infections are leading causes of hospitalizations from residential aged care services (RACS), which provide supported accommodation for people with care needs that can no longer be met at home. Preventing infections and early and effective management...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,998 Views
11 Pages

Sacroiliac Screw Placement with Ease: CT-Guided Pelvic Fracture Osteosynthesis in the Elderly

  • Hannah Kress,
  • Roman Klein,
  • Tim Pohlemann and
  • Christoph Georg Wölfl

15 June 2022

Background and Objectives: The number of geriatric patients presenting with fragility fractures of the pelvis is increasing due to ageing Western societies. There are nonoperative and several operative treatment approaches. Many of which cause prolon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,527 Views
13 Pages

26 November 2024

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the onset time to habitual psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in adults referred to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Neurophysiology Department for home video telemetry (HVT) with a clinical question...