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Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves
Researcher at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Publications - 44
Citations - 338
Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical examination & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 42 publications receiving 244 citations. Previous affiliations of Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves include Universidade Federal de Santa Maria & University of Health Sciences Antigua.
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PET/CT imaging in lung cancer: indications and findings
Bruno Hochhegger,Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,Klaus L. Irion,Carlos Cezar Fritscher,Leandro Genehr Fritscher,Natália Henz Concatto,Edson Marchiori +6 more
TL;DR: This review article aimed to summarize the basic principles, indications, cancer staging considerations, and future applications related to the use of PET/CT in lung cancer.
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Thoracic lymphadenopathy in benign diseases: A state of the art review.
Carlos Schuler Nin,Vinícius Valério Silveira de Souza,Ricardo Holderbaum do Amaral,Roberto Schuhmacher Neto,Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,Edson Marchiori,Klaus L. Irion,Fernanda Balbinot,Gustavo de Souza Portes Meirelles,Pablo Rydz Pinheiro Santana,Antônio Carlos Portugal Gomes,Bruno Hochhegger +11 more
TL;DR: The patterns of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy found in benign diseases in immunocompetent patients are described, including silicosis, drug reactions, amyloidosis, heart failure, Castleman's disease, viral infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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The halo sign: HRCT findings in 85 patients.
Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,Edson Marchiori,Klaus L. Irion,Carlos Schuler Nin,Guilherme Watte,Alessandro C. Pasqualotto,Luiz Carlos Severo,Bruno Hochhegger,Bruno Hochhegger +8 more
TL;DR: Etiologies of the halo sign differ markedly between immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients, and thicker halos are more likely to occur in patients with infectious diseases, the number and distribution of lesions should also be taken into account when evaluating patients presenting with the h Halo sign.
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Pulmonary computed tomography findings in patients with chronic aspiration detected by videofluoroscopic swallowing study
Betina Scheeren,Edson Marchiori,Jorge Luiz Pereira,Gustavo de Souza Portes Meirelles,Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,Bruno Hochhegger +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate CT findings in patients with chronic aspiration compared with a control group without aspiration, as detected by the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS).
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Solitary lung cavities: CT findings in malignant and non-malignant disease.
Carlos Schuler Nin,V. de Souza,Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,R. do Amaral,Klaus L. Irion,Edson Marchiori,Bruno Hochhegger +6 more
TL;DR: Non-malignant lesions tend to exhibit thinner walls, but more perilesional consolidation and centrilobular nodules than malignant lesions, which reveal that maximum wall thicknesses of ≤7 and ≥24 mm are indicative of non- malignant and malignant disease, respectively.