Serum Endothelin-1 Level Can Reflect the Degree of Lumbar Degeneration: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an agent closely associated with inflammation and has recently been recognized as a significant factor in degenerative processes. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between serum ET-1 level and radiological and clinical manifestations of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) pathologies. Methodology The study was conducted with 50 healthy controls and 50 LDH patients.

The Long-Term Effects of Plasma Disc Coagulation Therapy for Cervical Disc Hernia.

Objectives: Recently, plasma disc coagulation therapy (PDCT) has been used in the treatment of lumbar and cervical disc hernia (CDH), but the long-term effects of PDCT have not been well documented. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term effects of PDCT on pain score, disc volume and patient satisfaction in patients with CDH.

Methods: Eighty patients with CDH, who underwent PDCT treatment, were included in the study.

Cerebral Blood Flow Volume Using Color Duplex Sonography in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate cerebral blood flow using color duplex Doppler ultrasonography in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

Patients And Methods: The study included 30 female patients with FMS (mean age 42.3 years; range 22 to 59 years) and 30 female healthy controls (mean age 39.

Lipocalin 2 as a clinical significance in rheumatoid arthritis.

Aim Of The Study: In this study, serum lipokalin 2 (LCN-2) levels and its clinical and radiological significance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was evaluated.

Material And Methods: The study enrolled 37 patients with RA and 34 healthy controls. Serum LCN-2 level was measured using ELISA method.

Relationship Between Leptin and Neopterin Levels and Disease Activation Parameters in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Objectives: This study aims to determine serum leptin and neopterin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and investigate the relationship between clinical and laboratory parameters of disease activity and radiographic progression.

Patients And Methods: The study included 33 RA patients (9 males, 24 females; mean age 52.5±12.

Is 4-Hydroxynonenal a Predictive Parameter for the Development of Joint Erosion in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate serum 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) levels and its clinical and radiological significance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Patients And Methods: The study included 40 patients (8 males, 32 females; mean age 51.4±11.

Utility of semiquantitative strain elastography for differentiation between benign and malignant solid renal masses.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the role of semiquantitative strain elastography for differentiation of benign and malignant solid renal masses.

Methods: Seventy-one patients with solid renal masses were prospectively examined with ultrasound elastography after grayscale sonography. Strain elastography was used to compare the stiffness of the renal masses and renal parenchyma.

The relationship between coronary artery disease and pericoronary epicardial adipose tissue thickness.

Objectives: A retrospective study to investigate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and presence of coronary artery plaque, coronary artery disease (CAD) and CAD risk factors.

Methods: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography images were reviewed. Left anterior decending artery, right coronary artery and left circumflex artery pericoronary EATT were measured.

The role of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in oncologic settings.

There is growing interest in the applications of diffusion-weighted-imaging (DWI) in oncologic area for last ten years. DWI has important advantages as do not require contrast medium, very quick technique and it provides qualitative and quantitative information that can be helpful for tumor assessment. In this article, we present oncologic applications of DWI in the parts of the body.

Lower extremity venous Doppler evaluation in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological operations.

Background: Laparoscopy is established as a standard of care in a variety of gynecological pathologies. Pneumoperitoneum and reverse Trendelenburg positioning during laparoscopy have been claimed to increase thrombosis risk, albeit these proposals are still controversial. The aim of this study was to assess lower extremity venous blood flow by Doppler sonography in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgeries.

Diffusion weighted MRI in chronic viral hepatitis: correlation between ADC values and histopathological scores.

Objective: To investigate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in the diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) and correlation between ADC values and histopathologic severity of CVH.

Materials And Methods: The ADC values of liver parenchyma on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) were measured in 50 patients with a history of CVH and 51 healthy subjects at b 100, b 600 and b 1,000 gradients. Comparison between mean ADC values of the CVH and control groups and correlation results between ADC values and necroinflammation and fibrosis scores in CVH were obtained.

Isolated left pulmonary artery agenesis: a case report.

Unlabelled: Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis without any cardiovascular malformation is a rare anomaly. We present the imaging findings of a patient who was diagnosed as isolated left pulmonary artery agenesis. A 27-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital due to dyspnea during exercise for five years.

Diagnosis of Peritoneal Metastases with Abdominal Malignancies: Role of ADC Measurement on Diffusion Weighted MRI.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the utility of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value measurement in the diagnosis of peritoneal metastases on diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

Materials And Methods: Diffusion weighted imaging with conventional magnetic resonance imaging sequences was performed on twenty consecutive oncology patients (group I) with peritoneal metastases. The ADC values of the metastases, the peritoneal fat around the metastases (group I) and the peritoneal fat in patients with no malignancy (group II) at b(0-100), b(0-600), and (b 0-1000) s/mm(2) gradients were measured and compared.

Evaluation of normal appendix vermiformis in adults with multidetector computed tomography.

To determine the utility of different contrast enhancement phases (unenhanced, arterial, and venous), slice thicknesses (0.5, 3, and 5 mm), and planes (axial and coronal) in the evaluation of appendix vermiformis (AV) on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), CT examinations of 600 patients were obtained. No significant difference was found between the different imaging planes, slice thicknesses, and contrast enhancement phases in terms of detection rates of AV.

Evaluation of left renal vein entrapment using multidetector computed tomography.

Background: Nutcracker syndrome, also called left renal vein entrapment syndrome, is a cause of non-glomerular hematuria with difficulties in diagnosis. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is a powerful tool to prevent unnecessary diagnostic procedures.

Purpose: To retrospectively determine the prevalence of nutcracker phenomenon and nutcracker syndrome seen in MDCT in consecutive patients.

Semiquantitative strain elastography of liver masses.

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the utility of semiquantitative strain elastography in differential diagnosis of solid liver masses.

Methods: A total of 103 patients with focal liver masses underwent abdominal sonographic examinations and freehand elastography of focal hepatic lesions. Eighty-two patients (79.

Role of the apparent diffusion coefficient in the differential diagnosis of gastric wall thickening.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement made using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant gastric wall thickening.

Materials And Methods: Axial T2-weighted and DWMRI at b 600 and b 1000 s/mm(2) gradients were performed in 94 patients (44 patients with gastric malignancy and 50 patients with benign gastric diseases) with gastric wall thickening which was detected by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The ADC values of the gastric lesions and healthy gastric walls in patients with gastric malignancies and in patients with benign gastric diseases were used in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of the stomach.

Pancreatic islet cell amyloidosis manifesting as a large pancreas.

A 39-year-old female patient presented to our hospital with epigastric pain lasting for two months. Laboratory results showed impaired glucose tolerance. Ultrasonography of the patient showed a hypoechoic, diffusely enlarged pancreas.

Diffusion-weighted MRI of fatty liver.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of fat infiltration on the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of liver, and assess the relationship between ADC and hepatic fat fraction (HFF).

Materials And Methods: MRI scans of 120 consecutive patients were included in this retrospective study. Of these, 42 patients were included in the fatty liver group and 78 in the control group.

The role of ADC measurement in differential diagnosis of focal hepatic lesions.

Purpose: To evaluate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in characterization of focal solid hepatic lesions and determine the role of ADC values in differentiation of solid benign and solid malignant hepatic lesions.

Materials And Methods: Between June 2006 and December 2010, a total of 95 focal solid hepatic lesions in 95 consecutive patients were evaluated by abdominal MRI. Diffusion weighted MRI was performed with b 100, b 600 and b 1000 gradients with ADC measurements.

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with nephrocutanous fistula and coexisting renal replacement lipomatosis: the report of a rare case.

Renal replacement lipomatosis (RRL) is the result of rare, usually unilateral, and severe atrophy and destruction of the renal parenchyma often caused by renal calculi. It may be associated with, sometimes, aging, atrophy, long-standing chronic inflammation and urinary infection, such as renal tuberculosis. We report magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) findings of our case, which has xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) and RRL additionally associated with nephrocutanous fistula.