Role of imaging in surgical decision making in young knee osteoarthrosis.

Osteoarthrosis is the most common form of knee arthritis, characterized by pain and discomfort from primarily articular cartilage wear. Traditionally in its end stage, it has been treated with total knee arthroplasty, a permanent process with a life span of ten to fifteen years and challenges with revision. With an increasing longevity and epidemic of obesity that the population is facing, naturally, we are seeing more and more patients with osteoarthrosis at a younger age.

Prognostic Value of Radiological Extranodal Extension Detected by Computed Tomography for Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Radical Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy.

Objective: Extra Nodal Extension (ENE) assessment in locally advanced head and neck cancers (LAHNCC) treated with concurrent chemo radiotherapy (CCRT) is challenging and hence the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) N staging. We hypothesized that radiology-based ENE (rENE) may directly impact outcomes in LAHNSCC treated with radical CCRT.

Materials And Methods: Open-label, investigator-initiated, randomized controlled trial (RCT) (2012-2018), which included LAHNSCC planned for CCRT.

Prognostic Impact of Pattern of Mandibular Involvement in Gingivo-Buccal Complex Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Marrow and Mandibular Canal Staging System.

Purpose: To study the pattern of mandibular involvement and its impact on oncologic outcomes in patients with gingivo-buccal complex squamous cell carcinoma (GBC-SCC) and propose a staging system based on the pattern of bone involvement (MMC: Marrow and mandibular canal staging system) and compare its performance with the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC8).

Methods: This retrospective observational study included treatment-naïve GBC-SCC patients who underwent preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging between January 1, 2012, and March 31, 2016, at a tertiary care cancer center. Patients with T4b disease with high infratemporal fossa involvement, maxillary erosion, and follow-up of less than a year were excluded.

Role of Radiographs and Ultrasound in Diagnosing Calcific Tendinitis and Periarthritis in the Wrist and Hand with Ultrasound-Guided Barbotage as Management Tool.

 To demonstrate the role of radiographs and ultrasound (USG) in the diagnosis of calcific tendinitis and periarthritis in the wrist and hand and the efficacy of USG-guided barbotage for its management.  A retrospective chart review was performed in six patients who presented with acute-onset pain in the wrist and hand varying from 3 days to 2 weeks. Four patients had tenderness over pisiform and two patients had pain along the lateral aspect of the wrist and thumb.

Prognostic Significance of EMVI in Rectal Cancer in a Tertiary Cancer Hospital in India.

 Presence of extramural venous invasion (EMVI) is a poor prognostic factor for rectal cancer as per literature. However, India-specific data are lacking.  The aim of the study is to determine the prognostic significance of EMVI in locally advanced rectal cancer on baseline MRI.

Role of ultrasound-guided decompression in management of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided decompression in managing symptomatic mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 55 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided ACL mucoid degeneration decompression between July 2013 and August 2019. Subjective satisfaction scores were gathered immediately post-procedure for all 55 patients; follow-up satisfaction scores (scale of 0-10, 10 being excellent) were gathered telephonically for 46 patients (83.

Multidisciplinary brain metastasis clinic: is it effective and worthwhile?

Background: Management of brain metastasis is a complex multidisciplinary venture. Hence, we started a multidisciplinary brain metastasis clinic for the opinion on difficult brain metastasis cases. This is the review of the impact of this clinic on the treatment decisions.

Accuracy of MRI for nodal restaging in rectal cancer: a retrospective study of 166 cases.

Aim: Assessing metastatic mesorectal nodal involvement is a challenge in rectal cancer, especially in the post chemoradiation setting. We aim to assess the accuracy of MRI for nodal restaging and the validity of SAR criteria (≥ 5 mm size being metastatic).

Materials And Methods: This was an IRB-approved retrospective study of 166 patients with locally advanced rectal cancers, operated after neoadjuvant treatment.

Imaging in oral cancers: A comprehensive review.

This review aims at simplifying the relevant imaging anatomy, guiding the optimal imaging method and highlighting the key imaging findings that influence prognosis and management of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Early OSCC can be treated with either surgery alone while advanced cancers are treated with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Considering the complex anatomy of the oral cavity and its surrounding structures, imaging plays an indispensable role not only in locoregional staging but also in the distant metastatic work-up and post treatment follow-up.