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Sonographic appearance of the Angelchik prosthesis.

The Angelchik prosthesis is a silicone-filled, doughnut-shaped device used for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. This device appears on sonograms as a C-shaped, hypoechoic structure with nonspecific Doppler waveforms. Because the…

Pathophysiology of empty nose syndrome.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To review current knowledge on nasal airflow sensation in relation to empty nose syndrome (ENS). STUDY DESIGN: PubMed searches. METHODS: Current literature pertaining to measurement of nasal patency, mechanism of sensory…

Tags: 2015, Brain – Physiopathology, Brain/physiopathology, Computer Simulation, Dyspnea – Physiopathology, Dyspnea/physiopathology, Empty nose syndrome, Houser Steven M, Humans, Nasal Mucosa – Innervation, Nasal Mucosa/*innervation, Nasal Obstruction – Physiopathology, Nasal Obstruction/*physiopathology, nasal sensation, Neural Pathways – Physiopathology, Olfactory Pathways/physiopathology, Postoperative Complications – Physiopathology, Postoperative Complications/*physiopathology, Pulmonary Ventilation/*physiology, Respiratory Airflow – Physiology, Sensory Receptor Cells – Physiology, Sensory Receptor Cells/*physiology, Sozansky Jeanie, Syndrome, The Laryngoscope, Thermoreceptors – Physiopathology, Thermoreceptors/physiopathology, Tomography, Trigeminal Nerve – Physiopathology, Trigeminal Nerve/physiopathology, turbinate surgery, Turbinates – Physiopathology, Turbinates – Surgery, Turbinates/*physiopathology/*surgery, Wound Healing – Physiology, Wound Healing/*physiology, X-Ray Computed

Adenocarcinoma arising in interposed colon: report of a case.

A rare occurrence of primary adenocarcinoma arising in an interposed colon nearly seven years after the surgery is described. Remarkably, there were no symptoms from a large mass in the transposed bowel. Diagnosis was made fortuitously while…

Epidemiologic study of tumors in dinosaurs.

Occasional reports in isolated fragments of dinosaur bones have suggested that tumors might represent a population phenomenon. Previous study of humans has demonstrated that vertebral radiology is a powerful diagnostic tool for population screening.…

Tags: *Dinosaurs, 2003, Animals, Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging, Die Naturwissenschaften, Fossils, Helbling M 2nd, Martin L D, Neoplasms/classification/diagnostic imaging/*epidemiology/*veterinary, Rothschild B M, Tanke D H, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Disseminated lymphangiomatosis presenting with massive chylothorax.

BACKGROUND: Lymphangiomatosis is a disease characterized by involvement of various body constituents and can involve the skeletal system, connective tissues, and visceral organs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present a case of a

Tags: 2000, Bone Neoplasms/complications/*diagnosis, Child, Chylothorax/diagnosis/*etiology, Female, Goyal M, Humans, Konez O, Lymphangioma/complications/*diagnosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Malignant/etiology, Pediatric radiology, Pleural Effusion, Ribs/diagnostic imaging/pathology, Tomography, Vyas P K, X-Ray Computed

Congenital solid neck mass: a unique presentation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) presenting in the neonatal period is very rare. In most cases, a self-limited cutaneous disease is the exclusive manifestation. We report an unusual case of neonatal LCH presenting with a large congenital solid…

Tags: 2008, Color, Contrast Media – Administration and Dosage, Contrast Media/administration & dosage, Diagnosis, Differential, Disease Attributes, Doppler, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goske Marilyn J, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Head and Neck Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Head and Neck Neoplasms – Therapy, Head and Neck Neoplasms/*congenital/*diagnosis/therapy, Histiocytosis, Human, Humans, Infant, Langerhans-Cell, Langerhans-Cell – Diagnosis, Langerhans-Cell – Therapy, Langerhans-Cell/*congenital/*diagnosis/therapy, Neck – Radiography, Neck – Surgery, Neck – Ultrasonography, Neck/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Newborn, Pediatric radiology, Prospective Studies, Radiographic Image Enhancement – Methods, Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods, Radiography, Rare Diseases, Steele Mark, Tantiwongkosi Bundhit, Thoracic – Methods, Thoracic/methods, Tomography, Ultrasonography, X-Ray Computed

Pediatric appendiceal ultrasound: accuracy, determinacy and clinical outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is considered the most appropriate initial imaging study in the evaluation of acute appendicitis in children but has recently come under criticism with reports of low specificity and high indeterminate study rates,…

Appendicitis in the elderly: a change in the laparoscopic era.

BACKGROUND: Appendicitis in elderly patients is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early and correct diagnosis together with minimally invasive surgery can lead to more favorable outcomes than occurred in the prelaparoscopic era.…

Splenic rupture from colonoscopy. A report of two cases and review of the literature.

Splenic injury after colonoscopy is rare. Only 15 cases previously have been reported in the English literature. Partial capsular avulsion is the proposed mechanism of injury. Any condition causing increased splenocolic adhesions may be a…

Tags: 1997, Colonoscopy/*adverse effects, Espinal E A, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hoak T, Humans, Middle Aged, Porter J A, Slezak F A, Spleen/injuries, Splenectomy, Splenic Rupture/*etiology/surgery, Surgical endoscopy, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Caudate body (CB) sign: new early CT sign of hyperacute anterior cerebral circulation infarction.

This case series describes the caudate body (CB) sign noted in computed tomography (CT) scans of patients who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) clinically manifesting symptoms suggestive of anterior cerebral circulation infarction. This sign…

Tags: *Tomography, 2011, 80 and over, Aged, Ahmed Shamima Y, Basal Ganglia – Pathology, Brain Infarction/*diagnostic imaging, Caudate Nucleus/*pathology, Emergency Medicine, Emergency radiology, Female, Humans, Infarction – Radiography, Khalaf Hamzah Suhail, Kurman Andrew J, Male, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Gallbladder.

Tags: 2018, Aged, Carcinoma, Cholecystectomy, Cocieru Andrei, Deeken Amy, Female, Gallbladder Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*secondary/surgery, Gallbladder/diagnostic imaging/pathology/surgery, Hazen Ben, Humans, Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, Kidney Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging/*pathology, Renal Cell/diagnostic imaging/pathology/*secondary/surgery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Noncontrast abdomen/pelvis computed tomographic scan in the evaluation of older adults.

Littoral cell angioma.

Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is an extremely rare primary splenic tumor. There are few MRI and scintigraphic characteristics described. These characteristics may be most helpful in differentiating LCA from other primary vascular tumors. We present a…

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and coronary computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of anomalous coronary artery.

Tags: 2009, Adult, Congenital – Diagnosis, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Vessel Anomalies/*diagnosis, Department of Internal Medicine, Female, Heart Defects, Humans, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mikolich J Ronald, NEOMED College of Medicine, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Dynamic tracking influenced by anatomy in patellar instability.

BACKGROUND: The current study was performed to correlate anatomical parameters related to trochlear dysplasia, tibial tuberosity position, and patella alta with in vivo patellar tracking for subjects with recurrent patellar instability. METHODS:…

A three-dimensional digital neurological atlas of the mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii).

Substantial knowledge of auditory processing within mammalian nervous systems emerged from neurophysiological studies of the mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii). This highly social and vocal species retrieves precise information about the velocity…

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the penis: a case report and review of the literature.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare soft tissue sarcomas that arise from peripheral nerve fibers and are derived from Schwann cells, perineural cells, or fibroblasts. MPNST is an aggressive neoplasm in which local recurrence is…

The otolithic organ as a receptor of vestibular hearing revealed by vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in patients with inner ear anomalies.

The human vestibule has preserved an ancestral sound sensitivity and it has been suggested that a reflex could originate from this property underlying cervical muscle micro-contractions secondary to strong acoustic stimulation. Previous studies have…

Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in three patients with large vestibular aqueduct.

An enlarged vestibular aqueduct (LVA) is a common congenital inner ear anomaly responsible for some unusual vestibular and audiological symptoms. Most of the cases show bilateral early onset and progressive hearing loss in children. The gross…

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver.

We present a multiseptated mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a 10-year-old male patient, a rare benign tumor of childhood. The characteristic ultrasound and CT appearances of this unusual tumor are reviewed. A single septal calcification…

Tags: 2001, Boinapally S B, Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Child, Cholangiography, Cholecystectomy, Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society, Diagnosis, Differential, Goyal M, Hamartoma/*diagnostic imaging/surgery, Humans, Konez O, Liver Diseases/*diagnostic imaging/surgery, Male, Tomography, Ultrasonography, Vyas P K, X-Ray Computed

Anatomical Look Into OnabotulinumtoxinA Injection for Chronic Migraine Headache.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: While existing studies about onabotulinumtoxinA for chronic migraines have focused on injection location and appropriate dosing, little consideration has been given to patient body habitus and its potential impact on…

Tags: 2018, 80 and over, Adolescence, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anatomic Landmarks/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging, Ansari Hossein, Blaha Taryn, Body Regions, Body Regions – Anatomy and Histology, Botulinum Toxins, Botulinum Toxins – Administration and Dosage, Chronic Disease, Female, Human, Humans, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Migraine, Migraine – Drug Therapy, Migraine Disorders/*diagnostic imaging/*drug therapy, Narouze Samer, Neck Muscles, Neck Muscles – Anatomy and Histology, Neck Muscles – Drug Effects, Neck Muscles/anatomy & histology/*diagnostic imaging/drug effects, Pilot Projects, Pilot Studies, Random Allocation, Random Assignment, Regional anesthesia and pain medicine, Swanson Marco, Tomography, Totonchi Ali, Type A/*administration & dosage, Wu-Fienberg Yuewei, X-Ray Computed – Methods, X-Ray Computed/methods, Young Adult, Zardouz Shawn

Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage Screening in a Geriatric Trauma Population.

PURPOSE: Geriatric trauma patients taking preinjury anticoagulant or antiplatelet (ACAP) medications are at greater risk for delayed intracranial hemorrhage (DICH), a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Routine repeat head computed…

Epipericardial fat pad necrosis: computed tomography findings and literature review.

Epipericardial fat necrosis is an unusual clinical condition of unknown etiology first reported in the literature in 1957. It presents as an acute onset of chest pain and a well-defined juxtacardiac mass. Computed tomographic findings of this…

Tags: 2011, Ataya Dana, Chowdhry Aqeel A, Fat Necrosis/*diagnosis/diagnostic imaging, Human, Humans, Journal of thoracic imaging, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Mohammed Tan-Lucien H, Necrosis – Diagnosis, Necrosis – Radiography, Pericardium – Pathology, Pericardium/*pathology, Prospective Studies, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detection and treatment guidance in a renal transplant patient with renal cell carcinoma.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) is an imaging modality that shows promise in the detection and characterization of renal masses, as well as treatment through CEUS-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. These techniques may be…

Benign hyperostotic mass of the frontal bone.

Diagnosis of a slow-growing mass of the cranium can be challenging. We present a rare clinical report of a 19-year-old woman with a unilateral mass of the frontal bone. Pathological diagnosis was hyperostosis, which is extremely rare in this age…

Tags: 2012, Bone Transplantation/methods, Chen Oriana I, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Frontal Bone/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Humans, Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna/*diagnosis, Murthy Ananth S, Osteotomy/methods, The Journal of craniofacial surgery, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Streptococcus sanguinis brain abscess as complication of subclinical endocarditis: emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis.

A 19-year-old male patient was diagnosed with S. sanguinis brain abscess of unknown etiopathology as a complication of subclinical endocarditis. While viridans streptococci are implicated in dental seeding to the heart, S. sanguinis brain abscesses…

Air in temporomandibular joint: an indirect, specific CT sign of temporal bone fracture in the setting of head trauma.

Tags: 2011, Craniocerebral Trauma/diagnostic imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Goyal Manish, Humans, Male, Montaser Anoosh, Pneumocephalus/*diagnostic imaging/etiology, Skull Fractures/complications/*diagnostic imaging, Temporal Bone/diagnostic imaging/*injuries, Temporomandibular Joint/*diagnostic imaging/injuries, The Journal of trauma, Tomography, Weiner Mark A, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Sinus CT scan findings in "sinus headache" migraineurs.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sinus CT scan findings in "sinus headache" migraineurs, and to compare the findings to nonmigraine "sinus headache" patients. BACKGROUND: The majority of patients presenting with "sinus headache" satisfy the International…

Tags: 2008, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Headache, Humans, Kremer Patricia S, Mehle Mark E, Migraine Disorders/complications/*radiotherapy, Paranasal Sinus Diseases/complications/diagnostic imaging, Paranasal Sinuses/abnormalities/*diagnostic imaging, Prospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods

Limb bone morphology, bone strength, and cursoriality in lagomorphs.

The primary aim of this study is to broadly evaluate the relationship between cursoriality (i.e. anatomical and physiological specialization for running) and limb bone morphology in lagomorphs. Relative to most previous studies of cursoriality, our…

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage in elderly anticoagulated patients sustaining a minor fall.

BACKGROUND: Falls are a common cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality among the elderly in the United States. Evidence-based imaging recommendations for evaluation of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (DICH) are not generally agreed upon.…

Severe Bone Loss as Part of the Life History Strategy of Bowhead Whales.

The evolution of baleen constituted a major evolutionary change that made it possible for baleen whales to reach enormous body sizes while filter feeding on tiny organisms and migrating over tremendous distances. Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)…

A 21-year-old woman with dyspnea and an abnormal chest radiograph.

Mediastinal mass in a 25-year-old man.

A 25-year-old black man presented with left-sided chest pain and cough for 3 days. His pain was pressure-like and nonradiating and was aggravated with movement and relieved when the patient lay at a 45 degrees angle. The patient denied fevers,…

Congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava and factor V Leiden mutation predisposing to deep vein thrombosis.

A previously healthy 21-year-old man presented with back pain, bilateral extremity pain, and right lower extremity weakness, paresthesias, and swelling. Sonographic examination revealed diffuse deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the femoral and popliteal…

Tags: *Mutation, 2014, Activated Protein C Resistance/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy/genetics, Anticoagulants – Therapeutic Use, Anticoagulants/therapeutic use, Blood Coagulation Factors, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Disease Susceptibility, DNA Mutational Analysis, Erickson Cameron R, Factor V/*genetics, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Hematologic Diseases, Hematologic Diseases – Complications, Hematologic Diseases – Diagnosis, Hematologic Diseases – Drug Therapy, Human, Humans, Inferior – Abnormalities, Inferior – Radiography, Inferior – Ultrasonography, inferior vena cava (IVC), Inferior/*abnormalities/diagnostic imaging, Kulthia Arun, Lamparello Brooke M, lower extremities, Male, Mutation, Phlebography – Methods, Phlebography/methods, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Sequence Analysis, Thet Zeyar, thrombophilic, Tomography, Ultrasonography, Vascular Health and Risk Management, Vascular Malformations – Complications, Vascular Malformations – Diagnosis, Vascular Malformations/*complications/diagnosis, Vena Cava, venography, Venous Thrombosis, Venous Thrombosis – Diagnosis, Venous Thrombosis – Drug Therapy, Venous Thrombosis – Etiology, Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis/drug therapy/*etiology/genetics, Virparia Vasudev, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Incidental findings in the cervical spine at CT for trauma evaluation.

OBJECTIVE: CT is the standard of care for assessment of traumatic injuries. Because of the detail depicted with this technique, findings incidental to the injury are easily detected. We sought to determine the frequency and types of incidental…

The use of sensory electrical stimulation for pressure ulcer prevention.

Pressure ulcer prevention is critically important for many people with reduced mobility. The authors investigated whether sensory (sub-motor-threshold) electrical stimulation (ES) may provide a convenient preventive intervention. A double-blinded,…

Tags: *Electric Stimulation Therapy, 2010, Adult, Aged, Blood Gas Monitoring, Bogie Kath, Buttocks, Clinical Trials, Double-Blind Method, Double-Blind Studies, Electric Stimulation – Methods, Electric Stimulation – Utilization, Funding Source, Ho Chester H, Human, Humans, Interface Pressure, Kim Jennifer, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Muscle, Muscle Contraction, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Paralysis/etiology/physiopathology/*therapy, Physiotherapy theory and practice, Pressure Ulcer – Prevention and Control, Pressure Ulcer/etiology/physiopathology/*prevention & control, Regional Blood Flow, Repeated Measures, Sensory Thresholds, Skeletal – Radiography, Skeletal/blood supply/diagnostic imaging/*innervation, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries/complications/physiopathology/*therapy, Time Series, Tomography, Transcutaneous, Treatment Failure, Wang Xiaofeng, X-Ray Computed

An elderly woman with severe anemia.

Tags: 2007, Aged, Anemia, Biopsy, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Fatal Outcome, Female, Fine-Needle, Hayek Emil, Humans, Iron-Deficiency/diagnosis/*etiology, Liver Neoplasms/complications/diagnostic imaging/secondary, Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome/*complications/diagnosis, Severity of Illness Index, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Hemodynamically Stable Blunt Trauma.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: No criteria define indications for laparoscopic splenectomy in trauma. This investigation compared characteristics of trauma patients and outcomes between laparoscopic and open splenectomies. METHODS: Patients were…

Is There a Need to Modify the Bosniak Renal Mass Classification With the Addition of Contrast-Enhanced Sonography?

Tags: *Contrast Media, 2017, Barr Richard G, Humans, Image Enhancement/*methods, Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Kidney Neoplasms/*diagnostic imaging, Kidney/diagnostic imaging, Tomography, Ultrasonography/*methods, X-Ray Computed

Malignant mesothelioma: a case presentation and review.

Diffuse malignant mesothelioma is the most common primary tumor involving the pleura. Unfortunately, it also poses the most difficulty for physicians to diagnose and treat. Latency from the time of initial asbestos exposure, clinical features of…

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