Utility of diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imagining to detect non-palpable undescended testis.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in the detection of non-palpable undescended testis (NPUT) and to compare DW-MRI results with surgical findings.

Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out at Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences. Karachi on a cohort of patients who underwent DW-MRI for suspected NPUT between 15 September, 2022 to 16 March, 2023.

Role Of Shear Wave Elastography In Assessment Of Placental Elasticity In Normal And High-Risk Pregnancies In Third Trimester.

Objective: To assess the elasticity of placenta using shear wave elastography in normal and high-risk pregnancies in the third trimester.

Methods: The prospective, observational study was conducted at the Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from September 15, 2022, to January 15, 2023, and comprised singleton pregnant women during 28-40 weeks of gestation who were referred from the obstetric department. The subjects were divided into normal pregnancy group A and high-risk pregnancy group B.

Effective strategy to cope the pain and discomfort among women undergoing mammography - A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the role of paracetamol in reducing pain and discomfort during the mammography procedure.

Methods: This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted at DIR, Ojha and LEJ Campus of DUHS from November 2019 to May 2021. All females aged above 40 years undergoing first time mammogram (screening or diagnostic) were enrolled.

Does Structured Informational Care Reduce Anxiety In Patients Undergoing MRI? A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Objectives: To assess the anxiety level in patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging, and to see if structured informational care reduces anxiety compared to conventional approach.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan from January 2020 to June 2021, and comprised adult patients of either gender undergoing magnetic resonance imaging of brain / cervical spine for the first time. They were divided into S-arm group exposed to structured information with pictures, recordings and videos, and C23 arm group exposed to conventional information.

Benign and malignant breast diseases during pregnancy and lactation: a diagnostic challenge.

Objective: To determine the frequency of breast cancer associated with pregnancy and lactation, and to evaluate the lesions on ultrasound.

Methods: The descriptive, observational study was conducted at the Dow Institute of Radiology, DUHS, Karachi from December 2020 to August 2021, and comprised of pregnant and lactating women with clinically palpable breast lumps and/or painful breast. The margins, orientation, echo pattern and associated features of the lesions were studied on ultrasound and were assigned a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System grade.

Positive predictive value of Birads IV Lesions on mammogram in detection of breast carcinoma.

Objective: To determine the positive predictive value of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System category IV lesions, and to evaluate interobserver agreement among radiologists in interpreting the subcategories.

Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from September 2018 to February 2019, and comprised adult females aged 30-60 years diagnosed with Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System IV. Already diagnosed breast carcinoma patients were excluded.

Identification of Significant Anatomical Variations in the Nose and Anterior Skull Base Using Computed Tomography: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction This study is aimed at the identification of anatomic variations in the nose, paranasal sinuses (PNS), and anterior skull base, which are substantially important to ensure safe and complete endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow International Medical College, Dow University Hospital. We included adult patients (i.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Doppler Twinkling Artifact for Identifying Urinary Tract Calculi.

Introduction Flank pain is a frequent cause of emergency department visits and is often due to renal or ureteric colic. Ultrasound is often the initial imaging study used for the detection of urinary tract calculi. Twinkling artifact is a Doppler artifact usually seen on echogenic rough surfaces such as calculi.