Lung function trajectories in children with early diagnosis of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis (BE) is defined as a clinical syndrome of recurrent, persistent wet cough and abnormal bronchial dilatation on chest High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scans. The aims of this study were to characterize the pattern of the trajectories of lung function parameters and to consider the relationship between the lung function and radiological severity according to the modified Reiff score.

Methods: The study retrospectively considered 86 children (46.

Does femoroacetabular impingement syndrome affect range of motion? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background: It is unclear whether femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) affect hip range of motion (ROM).

Sources Of Data: We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis searching six electronic databases from inception to March 21, 2022. We included studies assessing hip ROM in FAIS, FAI morphology without symptoms (FAIm), and healthy controls.

Lung involvement in children with COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been reported in increasing numbers, mostly focusing on cardiac dysfunction. Very few studies have evaluated lung involvement in terms of imaging findings, while data regarding pulmonary function in children with MIS-C are not available. The purpose of our study was to evaluate lung involvement in MIS-C by imaging and lung function by structured light plethysmography (SLP) at hospital admission and 6 months afterwards.

MRSA Femoral Osteomyelitis from Superinfected Scabies Lesions: A Pediatric Case Report.

Scabies is a skin infestation from the . It is considered a public health issue causing concern in developing countries and is considered a "neglected tropical disease" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Scabies skin lesions may cause severe itching and can be the portal of entry for opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria, which can cause serious systemic infections.

MR enterography grading of pediatric ileocolonic Crohn disease activity based on a single bowel segment.

Background: Ileocolonoscopy with histology has been considered the gold standard for Crohn disease (CD) diagnosis and monitoring. Over the last years, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has become more and more popular, representing a valid non-invasive technique.

Objective: To propose a simplified MRE score, the pediatric CD magnetic resonance index (PCDMRI), based only on the most affected bowel segment, to grade active inflammation in children with CD.

Agreement between magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in the postnatal evaluation of congenital lung malformations: a pilot study.

Objectives: To compare postnatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the reference standard computed tomography (CT) in the identification of the key features for diagnosing different types of congenital lung malformation (CLM).

Methods: Respiratory-triggered T2-weighted single-shot turbo spin echo (ss-TSE), respiratory-triggered T1-weighted turbo field echo (TFE), balanced fast field echo (BFFE), and T2-weighted MultiVane sequences were performed at 1.5 T on 20 patients prospectively enrolled.

Fetal-MRI prenatal diagnosis of severe bilateral lung hypoplasia: alveolar capillary dysplasia case report.

Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) is a rare and lethal developmental disorder of the lung that affect both acinar structure and the intrinsic pulmonary vasculature. We report prenatal and postnatal imaging with histopathological findings of this rare condition. We, first, describe MR imaging features and discuss its role in prenatal imaging.

Myocardial Fatty Foci in Adult Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Association with Gene Mutation and Multiorgan Involvement.

Purpose: To estimate the association between myocardial fatty foci (MFF) on chest computed tomographic (CT) images and type of gene mutation or multiorgan involvement in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective case-control study was approved by the ethics committee, which waived the need for patient consent. Forty-eight patients with definite TSC (41 women; mean age, 35 years ± 11 [standard deviation]) and 96 age- and sex-matched patients without TSC who had undergone chest CT were evaluated.

Association of aortic wall thickness on contrast-enhanced chest CT with major cerebro-cardiac events.

Background: There is a significant association between aortic atherosclerosis and previous major cardiovascular events. Particularly, thoracic aortic atherosclerosis is closely related to the degree of coronary and carotid artery disease. Thus, there is a rationale for screening the thoracic aorta in patients who undergo a chest computed tomography (CT) for any clinical question, in order to detect patients at increased risk of cerebro-cardiovascular (CCV) events.

New ways of assessing ovarian cancer response: metabolic imaging and beyond.

In patients with advanced ovarian cancer, it can be challenging to evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy on computed tomography (CT) due to disseminated small volume disease and serosal disease. In addition, measuring the change in size of tumour burden takes time in order to allow tumour shrinkage. Despite these challenges, serum CA-125 levels and CT are the standard tools for the assessment of treatment response in ovarian cancer.

Role of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the activity of perianal Crohn's disease.

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic ability of contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in assessment of the activity of perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (CD) patients, compared to clinical data.

Materials And Methods: Fifty CD patients (25 men; mean[SD] age: 40.4[12.