Nóra Kerkovits

• Doctor of Medicine
• Semmelweis University

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Medical Imaging Centre, Semmelweis University. Introduction The improved spatial resolution of photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) allows better image quality and less artefacts even in high-dens...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Introduction In contrast to conventional energy-integrating detectors, photon-counting detector (PCD) CT translates the photon energy directly to electric signal, which allows image acquisition with lower...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Spectral CT imaging and virtual non-contrast (VNC) reconstruction techniques allow coronary artery calcium score (CACS) calculations from coronary CT angiography (CCTA) datasets. A novel virtual material decomposition algorithm (PureCalcium, PC) developed for photon-counting detect...

Introduction Lysophosphatidylcoline (LPC) is a bioactive lipid component of low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) that plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. Based on literature data, LPC causes endothelial dysfunction through decreasing NO bioavailability, however, the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. LPC can be...

Introduction Several recent reports indicate a marked crosstalk between innate immunity and vasoregulation. Anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a have been reported to induce vasoactive effects, but the mechanism of their actions is obscure. Earlier studies reported increased plasma levels of C3 in cardiovascular diseases, especially pulmonary hypertension. T...