Bowel preparation represents an essential part of CT colonography, as the accuracy of the
exam is strongly related to the adequacy of colonic cleansing, and a poor bowel preparation …

The segmental omental infarction is a rare self-limited disorder presenting with aspecific
clinical symptoms that may mimic several acute abdominal conditions. Therefore, a correct …

Purpose To investigate the correlations between densitometric and Computer Aided Lung
Informatics for Pathology Evaluation and Rating (CALIPER)-derived indices of pulmonary …

Cecal volvulus is a quite rare pathologic condition and therefore sometimes misdiagnosed,
but is indeed more common than thought. It occurs with aspecific acute onset abdominal pain …

Purpose To evaluate feasibility, diagnostic performance, patient acceptance, and overall
examination time of CT colonography (CTC) performed through rectal administration of …

The advent of MSCT represented a real turning point in the field of CT image acquisition
and processing, particularly because of the innovative volumetric study by three-dimensional …

Diverticula are outpouches of the colonic wall formed by the mucosal layer bulging out through
the muscular layer, typically at the sites of entry of penetrating vessels. The development …

Objectives. To evaluate pulmonary smoking-related parenchymal changes with two different
software application in asymptomatic subjects enrolled in the ITALUNG randomized …

BACKGROUND: The purpose of our study was to assess the influence of lung volume changes
on longitudinal evaluation of emphysema with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). …

Background Oesophageal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, and oral lesions may be caused by the
accidental or intentional ingestion of caustic substances. The caustic effect is a tissutal …