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A recent study conducted in Koblenz, Germany, focused on evaluating the use of virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) from photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) to distinguish between severe lung injury and atelectasis in polytraumatized patients. The study found that VMIs at 40-50 keV provided superior contrast and visual discriminability, with the optimal injury-to-atelectasis contrast-to-noise ratio observed at 40 keV. The research concluded that PCD-CT with VMI imaging can significantly improve the discriminability between severely injured and atelectatic lung areas in thoracic trauma cases. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted at the Federal Armed Forces Hospital in Koblenz, Germany, examined the impact of different measurements of retroperitoneal lymph nodes on the clinical stage and treatment of testicular germ cell tumor (GCT) patients. The study found that current guidelines lack consensus on the measurement of lymph node metastasis, leading to variability in clinical stage classification and potential overtreatment or undertreatment. The researchers suggest that the axial short-axis diameter (SAD) measurement could be the most appropriate parameter for standardized guideline recommendations. This information is important for healthcare professionals and patients in making informed decisions about the staging and treatment of testicular cancer. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by researchers at Heidelberg University in Mannheim, Germany, explored the feasibility of using a contrast-enhanced self-navigated sparse isotropic 3D whole-heart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequence to evaluate coronary arteries. The study included 22 patients who underwent coronary angiography and/or cardiac computed tomography (CT) in addition to cardiac MRI. The researchers found that the image quality of the coronary tree varied, with the left main trunk (LMT) showing the best image quality. The distal coronary segments and the left circumflex (LCX) segments had poorer image quality. The study concluded that coronary imaging with this technique is feasible and produces good-quality imaging, although image quality is poorer in certain segments. This research has been peer-reviewed and published in the journal Herz. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Angiography; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine System Diseases and Conditions; Endocrinology; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Health and Medicine; Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Risk and Prevention EN Angiography Cardiology Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases and Conditions Endocrinology Glucose Metabolism Disorders Health and Medicine Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Risk and Prevention 417 417 1 06/12/23 20230612 NES 230612 2023 JUN 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Diabetes Week -- Investigators publish new report on diabetes mellitus. Angiography, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques, Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases and Conditions, Endocrinology, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Health and Medicine, Metabolic Diseases and Conditions, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions, Risk and Prevention. [Extracted from the article]