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List of works by Marco Francone

64-MDCT imaging of the coronary arteries and systemic arterial vascular tree in a single examination: optimisation of the scan protocol and contrast-agent administration.

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A multicenter randomized study to evaluate intracoronary abciximab with the ClearWay catheter to improve outcomes with Lysis (IC ClearLy): trial study design and rationale

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Accelerated coronary atherosclerosis after execution of percutaneous coronary intervention in patient with HIV/HCV coinfection: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Adolescent Kawasaki disease: usefulness of 64-slice CT coronary angiography for follow-up investigation

scientific article published on 30 June 2011

Aortic valvular imaging with cardiovascular magnetic resonance: seeking for comprehensiveness

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Assessment of ventricular coupling with real-time cine MRI and its value to differentiate constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 14 October 2005

Asympomatic intramyocardial mass: Tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

scientific article published on 13 November 2006

Automatic software for extracellular volume fraction mapping in the myocardium.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Biopsy-proven autoimmune myocarditis in HIV-associated dilated cardiomyopathy

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CMR sensitivity varies with clinical presentation and extent of cell necrosis in biopsy-proven acute myocarditis.

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

CT Attenuation Analysis of Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

CT and MR imaging prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation: standardisation of scanning protocols, measurements and reporting-a consensus document by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR)

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pericardial diseases

scientific article published on 4 May 2009

Changes in right ventricular function measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients receiving pulmonary arterial hypertension-targeted therapy: the EURO-MR study

scientific article published on 30 October 2013

Clinical characteristics and cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings in stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy

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Clinical indications for cardiac computed tomography. From the Working Group of the Cardiac Radiology Section of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM).

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Clinical indications for the use of cardiac MRI. By the SIRM Study Group on Cardiac Imaging

scientific article published on 26 November 2012

Computed tomography versus invasive coronary angiography: design and methods of the pragmatic randomised multicentre DISCHARGE trial

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Coracoid bone graft osteolysis after Latarjet procedure: A comparison study between two screws standard technique vs mini-plate fixation.

scientific article published on January 2013

Coracoid graft osteolysis after the Latarjet procedure for anteroinferior shoulder instability: a computed tomography scan study of twenty-six patients.

scientific article published on 9 March 2011

Correction to: CT and MR imaging prior to transcatheter aortic valve implantation: standardisation of scanning protocols, measurements and reporting-a consensus document by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR)

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

Correction to: Health-related qualify of life, angina type and coronary artery disease in patients with stable chest pain

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Correction to: Pilot study of the multicentre DISCHARGE trial: image quality and protocol adherence results of computed tomography and invasive coronary angiography

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Differences in plaque morphology and correlation of stenosis at the carotid artery bifurcation and the carotid siphon.

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Dose reduction and image quality assessment in 64-detector row computed tomography of the coronary arteries using an automatic exposure control system.

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ECG-gated multi-detector row spiral CT in the assessment of myocardial infarction: correlation with non-invasive angiographic findings.

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Early T1 Myocardial MRI Mapping: Value in Detecting Myocardial Hyperemia in Acute Myocarditis

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Early detection of coronary artery disease by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography in asymptomatic hypertensive high-risk patients

scientific article published on 09 July 2008

Endomyocardial disease related to idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: a cardiac magnetic resonance evaluation

scientific article published on 16 April 2010

Fatty Images of the Heart: Spectrum of Normal and Pathological Findings by Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

scientific article published on 9 January 2018

Giant adrenal cavernous hemangioma: a rare abdominal mass

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

Health-related qualify of life, angina type and coronary artery disease in patients with stable chest pain

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

High prevalence of myocarditis in patients with hypertensive heart disease and cardiac deterioration.

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Images in cardiovascular medicine: Right ventricular late enhancement as a magnetic resonance marker of glycogen storage disease

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Imaging coronary and extracoronary atherosclerosis: feasibility and impact of whole-body computed tomography angiography.

scientific article published on 11 March 2009

Imaging of myocardial infarction using a 64-slice MDCT scanner: correlation between infarcted region and status of territory-dependent coronary artery

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Impact of Heart Rate on Myocardial Salvage in Timely Reperfused Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: New Insights from Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Impact of active smoking on myocardial infarction severity in reperfused ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. The smoker's paradox revisited by CMR.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Impact of active smoking on myocardial infarction severity in reperfused ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients: the smoker's paradox revisited

scientific article published on 24 January 2016

Impact of gender differences on myocardial salvage and post-ischaemic left ventricular remodelling after primary coronary angioplasty: new insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Impact of primary coronary angioplasty delay on myocardial salvage, infarct size, and microvascular damage in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: insight from cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

scientific article published in December 2009

Integrated CT ad MR imaging in alcohol-related isolated left ventricular fatty infiltration

scientific article published on 17 June 2014

Italian Registry of Cardiac Computed Tomography.

scientific article published on 21 February 2015

Italian registry of cardiac magnetic resonance

scientific article published on 19 October 2013

Long-Term Incremental Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Study of the Collaborative Registry on CMR in STEMI.

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Low-dose multidetector-row CT angiography of the infra-renal aorta and lower extremity vessels: image quality and diagnostic accuracy in comparison with standard DSA.

scientific article published on 30 June 2005

Microvascular angina as prehypertrophic presentation of Fabry disease cardiomyopathy

scientific article published in October 2014

Myocardial and microvascular inflammation/infection in patients with HIV-associated pulmonary artery hypertension.

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Myocardial iron overload assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)T2* in multi-transfused patients with thalassemia and acquired anemias

scientific article published on 24 November 2010

Myocardial oedema as the sole marker of acute injury in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) study

scientific article published on 27 May 2013

Non-invasive evaluation of coronary artery stent patency with retrospectively ECG-gated 64-slice CT angiography

scientific article published on 10 October 2007

Noninvasive imaging of the coronary arteries using a 64-row multidetector CT scanner: initial clinical experience and radiation dose concerns.

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Optimizing radiation dose and image quality

scientific article published on December 2007

Pericardial disease: value of CT and MR imaging.

scientific article published on May 2013

Pilot study of the multicentre DISCHARGE Trial: image quality and protocol adherence results of computed tomography and invasive coronary angiography

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Prodromal angina is associated with myocardial salvage in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

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Progression of coronary artery calcification in renal transplantation and the role of secondary hyperparathyroidism and inflammation

scientific article published on 11 February 2009

Radiological outpatient' visits to avoid inappropriate cardiac CT examinations: an 8-year experience report

scientific article published on 10 July 2020

Rationale, design and methods of CTCA-PRORECAD (Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Prognostic Registry for Coronary Artery Disease): a multicentre and multivendor registry.

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Real-time cine MRI of ventricular septal motion: a novel approach to assess ventricular coupling

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Relationship between location and size of myocardial infarction and their reciprocal influences on post-infarction left ventricular remodeling.

scientific article published on 2 February 2011

Relationship between location and size of myocardial infarction and their reciprocal influences on post-infarction left ventricular remodelling

scientific article published on 12 March 2011

Remodelling of the left ventricle in athlete's heart: a three dimensional echocardiographic and magnetic resonance imaging study.

scientific article published on July 2006

Right ventricular cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: normal anatomy and spectrum of pathological findings.

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Right ventricular dyssynchrony in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: determinants and impact on pump function

scientific article published on 21 June 2014

Right ventricular ischemic injury in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: characterization with cardiovascular magnetic resonance

scientific article published on 20 September 2010

Right ventricular remodeling in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: adaptive versus maladaptive morphology.

scientific article published on 8 November 2014

Role of cardiac magnetic resonance in the evaluation of dilated cardiomyopathy: diagnostic contribution and prognostic significance.

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Serum levels of calcification inhibition proteins and coronary artery calcium score: comparison between transplantation and dialysis.

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Significant coronary stenosis detected by coronary computed angiography in asymptomatic HIV infected subjects.

scientific article published in October 2011

Splenic Blood Flow Increases after Hypothermic Stimulus (Cold Pressor Test): A Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Study.

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

The current landscape of imaging recommendations in cardiovascular clinical guidelines: toward an imaging-guided precision medicine

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging of Kommerell diverticulum in a child with recurrent dysphagia

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention improves myocardial reperfusion and reduces infarct size: the EXPIRA (thrombectomy with export catheter in infarct-related artery during primary percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published in January 2009

Tomographic left ventricular volumetric emptying analysis by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: influence of left ventricular dysfunction with and without electrical dyssynchrony.

scientific article published in July 2008

Ultra low-dose of gadobenate dimeglumine for late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging in acute myocardial infarction: a feasibility study

scientific article published on 28 September 2014

Utility of T2-weighted short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequences in cardiac MRI: an overview of clinical applications in ischaemic and non-ischaemic heart disease

scientific article published on October 6, 2010

Utility of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in the evaluation of right ventricular (RV) involvement in patients with myocardial infarction (MI).

scientific article published on 12 December 2013

Validation of Quantitative Measurements in Cardiovascular Imaging.

scientific article published on 12 July 2015

Validation of early myocardial gadolinium enhancement (EGE) evaluation with "Lake Louise consensus" criteria in patients with suspected myocarditis using a single bolus of 0.1 mmol/Kg of a high relaxivity gadolinium-based contrast agent.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015