Determining minimal important differences for patient-reported outcome measures in shoulder, lateral elbow, patellar and Achilles tendinopathies using distribution-based methods.

Background: Minimal important difference (MID) is a concept used inconsistently and arbitrarily in tendinopathy research. Our aim was to determine the MIDs for the most commonly used tendinopathy outcome measures using data-driven approaches.

Methods: Recently published systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on tendinopathy management were identified and used for extraction of eligible studies through a literature search.

Can the Third Part of Duodenum Behind SMA Be Detected With Confidence on CT as a Proposed Mechanism for Imaging Suspected Malrotation in Children? A Preliminary Proof of Concept Study.

Aim: The aims of this study were to determine frequency and reliability of computed tomography (CT) detection of anatomic landmarks for imaging suspected midgut malrotation in infants and children, and to calculate an estimated effective dose of an upper abdominal CT scan in our patient population.

Materials And Methods: Fifty consecutive pediatric patients who underwent a CT scan that included their upper abdomen between August 2016 and February 2018 were included. Four pediatric radiology consultants independently reviewed CT scans for detection of the third part of the duodenum and defined their confidence level of this through identification of continuity with the pyloric antrum, D1, D2, and D4 components of the duodenum, as well as the duodenojejunal flexure.

A proposed CT classification of progressive lung parenchymal injury complicating pediatric lymphobronchial tuberculosis: From reversible to irreversible lung injury.

Lymphobronchial tuberculosis (LBTB) is tuberculous lymphadenopathy affecting the airways, which is particularly common in children with primary TB. Airway compression by lymphadenopathy causes downstream parenchymal pathology, which may ultimately result in irreversible lung destruction, if not treated timeously. Computed tomography (CT) is considered the "gold standard" for detecting mediastinal lymph nodes in children with TB.

Whole-body MRI in the diagnosis of paediatric CNO/CRMO.

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an auto-inflammatory disorder affecting the skeleton of children and adolescents. Whole-body MRI (WBMRI) is key in the diagnosis and follow-up of CRMO. Imaging protocols should include sagittal short Tau inversion recovery of the spine, imaging of the hands and feet, and T1 images for distinguishing normal bone marrow.