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... article as: Jalal et al.: Contribution ofmagneticresonanceimaging in the diagnosisof talus skip metastases of Ewing’s sarcoma of the calcaneus in a child: a case report Journal of Medical Case ... acknowledge Prof Arak Abdelfattah for his critical appraisal Author details Department of Radiology, Ibn Tofail Hospital, Gueliz, Marrakesh, 40000, Morocco 2Department of Traumatology, Ibn Tofail ... diagnosis Our patient remained disease-free for six months after diagnosis Based on these findings, adiagnosisof Ewing’s sarcoma of the calcaneus was made Discussion Ewing’s sarcoma isa rare...
... laboratory animal care and use committee of Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Quantification of xenograft tumor growth was performed by 1.) volume calculation based on calliper measurements using the formula ... provides an insight into organs and tissues of laboratory animals The experimental results clearly proof that BT-MRI can be used to visualise organs and tumors in nude mouse xenograft models Subcutaneous ... critical aspect using orthotopic/metastatic tumor models could be the visualization of metastasis in tissues and organs depending on the model This may require Caysa et al Journal of Experimental...
... the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Author details Departments of Radiology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 8-3-33, Kamiochiai, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan 2Department of Pathology Saitama Red ... gradually enhancing nature ofa myxoid tumor Soft-tissue perineuriomas with marked myxoid stroma may be mistaken for cysts on plain CT Conclusion Although the definitive diagnosisof soft-tissue ... of soft-tissue perineuriomas are hypocellular, and 20% are markedly hypercellular The stroma can vary from a more collagenous to a myxoid appearance Figure Structure of the mass (a) Cut surface...
... the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Author details Departments of Radiology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, 8-3-33, Kamiochiai, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan 2Department of Pathology Saitama Red ... gradually enhancing nature ofa myxoid tumor Soft-tissue perineuriomas with marked myxoid stroma may be mistaken for cysts on plain CT Conclusion Although the definitive diagnosisof soft-tissue ... of soft-tissue perineuriomas are hypocellular, and 20% are markedly hypercellular The stroma can vary from a more collagenous to a myxoid appearance Figure Structure of the mass (a) Cut surface...
... case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on the breast ofa Chinese man Diagnostic work-up comprised clinical examination, mammography and magneticresonanceimaging (MRI), and diagnosis was proved ... primary clinical diagnosis was therefore breast cancer and mammography and MR imaging were arranged for the patient Both the larger and the smaller masses were displayed clearly on mammography ... the tumor’s clinical appearance and pathologic examination Consequently, they usually are not imaged When the tumor is large, particularly a large recurrence lesion, magneticresonance imaging...
... zygapophyseal joint (yellow arrow) Figure Negative correlation of bone marrow edema in histopathological assessment and magneticresonanceimaging (a) Magneticresonanceimagingofimaging zygapophyseal ... histopathological assessment and magneticresonanceimaging (a) Magneticresonanceimaging (T2 imaging sequence) ofa zygapophyseal joint with bone marrow edema (cyan arrow) (asterisk, vertebral body; ... calculated as the percentage of the total bone marrow area, was quantified as described in an earlier study in which bone marrow edema was assessed for a comparative analysis ofmagnetic resonance...
... one original reliability scan for every 10 new scans Before reading each batch of MRIs, LK re-read five previously read MRIs to 'calibrate' his Statistical analysis The goal of our analysis was ... significant associations with lateral and medial joint space narrowing and lateral PF osteophytosis A more laterally displaced patella was associated with increased lateral joint space narrowing; ... than 0.74 define patella alta and patella baja, respectively Previous studies suggested that a high-riding patella (patella alta) can be associated with lateral patellar dislocation and subluxation,...
... of the thoracic aorta: aortic root (1), ascending aorta (2), descending aorta at the aortic isthmus (3), descending aorta above the diaphragm (4) Aortic area measurements were used for distensibility ... arteries anomalies, such as Bland-White-Garland syndrome, congenital coronary artery fistula, and aberrant main left coronary artery Page | a) Bland-White-Garland -Syndrome Anomalous origin of the LCA ... congenital coronary artery anomalies, and in patients with inflammatory disease of the coronary arteries such as KD Therefore, assessment of myocardial ischemia is important in this population...
... Kotani T, Minami S, Takahashi K, Isobe K, Nakata Y, Takaso M, Inoue M, Maruta T, Akazawa T, Ueda T, Moriya H: An analysis of chest wall and diaphragm motions in patients with idiopathic scoliosis ... the reformatted coronal image (a) At maximal inspiratory image and (b) maximal expiratory image The diaphragmatic heights were taken as the vertical distance in between the line drawn tangent ... Measurement of AP and TS diameter of the chest wall on the reformatted axial image Measurement of AP and TS diameter of the chest wall on the reformatted axial image (a) Upper level at the carina...
... Diffusionweighted magneticresonanceimaging in focal breast lesions: analysis of 78 cases with pathological correlation Radiol Med 2010, 116:264-275 Raja et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, ... or hemorrhage into surrounding tissues leading to cardiac tamponade, heart failure and sudden death [8-10] Thus, an early and accurate diagnosis in symptomatic individuals is necessary in order ... this patient was 3.1 × 10-3 mm2/s Case A 66-year-old Caucasian woman with past history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented with a long-standing history of chest pain and shortness of...
... or fractured medial cuneiform as for example seen in case #3 Also, we found in all cases ofa bipartite medial cuneiform that the proximal articular surface of the first metatarsal bone was larger ... minimally displaced medial cuneiform fracture and therapy with a short leg, Case presentations Case 1: Bipartite medial cuneiform A 59-year-old male with chronic lateral ankle pain was referred for ... than usual An asymptomatic bipartite medial cuneiform should not have associated bone marrow edema, as afracture might Additionally, the cleavage plane between the two fractured portions of...
... inflammatory arthritis (RA and SpA); MRI of wrists and fingers, at baseline and after year Not stated 0.2 and 1.5 1997 PsA patient with enthesitis of elbow; MRI evaluation Not stated Tehranzadeh ... showed that MRI-diagnosed sacroiliitis was present in 38% ofa group of unselected PsA patients and was not necessarily associated with a clinical history ofinflammatory back pain or positive sacroiliac ... examples of PsA bone oedema involving distal, middle and proximal phalanges of the fingers as well as carpal bones, radius and ulna, and described that in various cases it either appeared or disappeared...
... acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, manuscript preparation, and statistical analysis J-PR contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of ... interpretation of data, and statistical analysis M-JB and FA contributed to acquisition of data and to analysis and interpretation of data DC and BH contributed to acquisition of data JFB, GAC, and JMM ... condyle at the anterior and posterior areas and for the lateral tibial plateau at the anterior area further explore the risk factors that are selectively associated with more rapid disease progression,...
... neoplasms AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992, 158:581-585 12 Papagelopoulos PJ, Mavrogenis AF, Mitsiokapa EA, Papaparaskeva KT, Galanis EC, Soucacos PN: Current trends in the management of extraabdominal ... desmoplastic fibroblastoma on magneticresonance imaging: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:139 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... findings of desmoid tumor are similar to those of desmoplastic fibroblastoma [11,12] Several reports have described desmoid tumors as resulting in pain [14], and Agrawal et al [15] reported an increasing...
... after gadolinium administration, when compared to that of normal testicular parenchyma in our report [3] Differential diagnosisof benign fibromatous paratesticular masses, as in our case, should ... this article as: Tsili et al.: Conventional and diffusion-weighted magneticresonanceimaging findings of benign fibromatous paratesticular tumor: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports ... pseudotumor This rare tumor is not a true neoplasm, but a reactive fibrous proliferation of the extratesticular tissues [1,2,10,11] The majority (75%) of cases arise from the tunica vaginalis, and...
... gland Page of The differential diagnosis includes benign and malignant parotid tumors, especially Warthin tumors and adenoid cystic carcinomas, which may also have a solid cystic appearance These ... hybridization: method of choice for a definitive diagnosisof mantle cell lymphoma Am J Hematol 2003, 74:78-84 Thoeny HC: Imagingof salivary gland tumors Cancer Imaging 2007, 7:52-62 Makula E, Pokorny ... Pokorny G, Kiss M, Vörös E, Kovács L, Kovács A, Csernay L, Palkó A: The place ofmagneticresonance and ultrasonographic examinations of the parotid gland in the diagnosis and follow-up of primary Sjögren’s...
... necrosis factor; VAS: visual analogue scale Acknowledgements The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of Drs Ceara Walsh, Ronan Mullan and Tom Smeets The digital image analysis aspect of this ... we have sought a potential synovial biomarker of treatment response in PsA A biomarker is defined as a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator ofa normal biologic ... useful Abbreviations Δ: change in; AEC: amino-ethylcarbazole; CASPAR: Classification of psoriatic arthritis; CRP: C-reactive protein; d VAS: disease visual analogue scale; DAS28: disease activity...
... bone abnormalities The study was performed under institutional review board approval, and informed consent was obtained for all subjects in the study Statistical analysis Data analysis was carried ... of joint mobility and appropriate passive range -of- motion exercises Serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium, and phosphorus were also measured on a daily basis On the appearance of ... ill patients isa clinical challenge The symptoms and signs are non-specific, and clinical diagnosisis often delayed because of the sedation and immobilisation of the patients The laboratory...
... E, Arslan A: Perirolandic cortex of the normal brain: low signal intensity on turbo FLAIR MR images Radiology 2003, 227:538-541 34 Kawahara H, Takeda Y, Tanaka A, Nagano O, Katayama H, Hirakawa ... included cardiac arrest resulting from intracranial haemorrhage, drug intoxication, trauma ora terminal illness, a previous history of neurological disease or brain trauma, a lack of informed consent, ... Carano RA, Aronen HJ, Tatlisumak T: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in normal human brains in various age groups AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2002, 23:194-199 Yoshiura T, Iwanaga S, Yamada K, Shrier DA,...
... article Especially, we thank Prof Alemany for his advice during the development of this work We thank Eerika Karli, Aila Karioja-Kallio, Sirkka-Liisa Holm and Päivi Hannuksela for expert assistance ... of MR images was done by JH and SLA and quantification of tumor volumes and subsequent analysis of the data by SLA Statistical calculations were performed by SP SLA, TT and SP analyzed the data, ... normalized for total hepatic tumor volume and the final result was given as amount of pfu/tumor Statistics All analyses were done with SPSS 15.0 for Windows One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)...