The Avaibility of Strain Elastography in a Hydatid Cyst - Interobserver Study.

Background: To differentiate the hydatid cyst (HC) types by ultrasound elastography using two different sizes (4 mm and 8 mm) of the region of interest (ROI) and asking two different radiologists (interobserver) for their opinion.

Material/methods: Patients with HC were evaluated by USG elastography. The statistical anayses were performed using Strain index (SI) which is the unit of strain elastography.

The comparison of resistivity index and strain index values in the ultrasonographic evaluation of chronic kidney disease.

Objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a disorder progressing to end-stage kidney failure. Early diagnosis and treatment are important for medical care. The aim of this prospective study was to define the strain index (SI) and resistivity index (RI) values in the same CKD group for each kidney separately at the same time, and also to compare the efficacy of SI and RI in the differentiation of normal population and CKD patients.

Sonographic Elastography of the Thyroid Gland.

Thyroid gland disorders include benign and malignant thyroid nodules and diffuse thyroid disorders. The incidence of malignant thyroid nodules is low and the prognosis is good. The diagnosis of thyroid cancer and diffuse parenchymal disorders is generally based on clinical manifestations and histopathological evaluation.

Evaluation of Parotid Glands With Real-time Ultrasound Elastography in Children.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the strain index for parotid glands in children by using ultrasound elastography.

Methods: In this prospective study, apparently healthy children were referred from the ear-nose-throat clinic to the radiology clinic for elastographic examinations. Conventional sonographic and elastographic examinations of the parotid glands were performed.

A Rare Case of Polyorchidism: Four Testes.

Background: Polyorchidism or supernumerary testis means more than two testes. It is very rare and to the best of our knowledge, there have been only about 200 cases reported.

Case Report: In this case report we want to present radiological features and assessment of a patient with four testicles.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Perception of the Society in Kars: A Local Study.

Background: The start point of this study was the sentence that a patient used: 'my pains had gone with MRI'. It is known that MRI has not a usage area in treatment, yet. Perhaps, the feeling of loss of pain was only a perception.

Differentiation between endometrial carcinoma and atypical endometrial hyperplasia with transvaginal sonographic elastography.

Purpose: To assess the value of transvaginal sonographic elastography (TSE) in discriminating between endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: A total of 61 women with post-menopausal hemorrhage and/or normal TSE were included. There were 32 women (mean age: 53.

The Efficacy of One Molar Contrast Material in the Evaluation of Breast Lesions with MR Imaging.

Background: To investigate the efficacy of 1 molar (containing 1 mol/mL gadobutrol) contrast material in the differentiation of malignant and benign breast lesions with MRI.

Material/methods: Thirty-seven women (age range: 22-77 years, mean: 43.7 years) with 76 breast lesions were included in this study.

Strain wave elastography for evaluation of renal parenchyma in chronic kidney disease.

Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important and costly health problem in developed countries and has a tendency to progress to end-stage renal disease regardless of the aetiology. This progress ends in interstitial fibrosis, which decreases the elasticity of tissue. Elastography is a developing technique to assess tissue elasticity.

Endovenous laser ablation treatment with 980 nm diode laser for saphenous vein insufficiency: 6 months follow up results.

Objective: Superficial venous insufficiency is a common problem associated with varicose veins which, if untreated, may progress to venous ulceration. Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is a new, minimally invasive method for management of superficial venous insufficiency and varicose veins. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of 980 nm EVLA for treatment of symptomatic saphenous venous insufficiency and to present its early outcomes.

Comparison of the effect of the rotation palatoplasty and V-Y pushback palatoplasty techniques on palate elongation with magnetic resonance imaging.

Most surgical techniques used in cleft palate repair require the extension of the palate to the pharynx. However, no adequate information exists regarding the extent to which this elongation obtained during operation continues in late postoperative period. In this study, we compared and measured palate elongation in patients with a cleft palate who underwent a V-Y pushback or rotation palatoplasty, by means of magnetic resonance images obtained before and 1 year after surgery.

The efficiency of apparent diffusion coefficient quantification in diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and in differentiation of cholecystitis from extrinsic benign gallbladder wall thickening.

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to assess the efficiency of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and in differentiation of cholecystitis from extrinsic benign gallbladder wall thickening.

Methods: Forty patients who were diagnosed to have acute cholecystitis by ultrasonographic examination were included in this study. The control group consisted of 18 patients without symptoms of gallstones and cholecystitis whose gallbladder walls were thickened due to cirrhotic ascites.

Utility of computed tomography in assessment of pulmonary hypertension secondary to biomass smoke exposure.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of main pulmonary artery diameter quantification by thoracic computerized tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension seconder to biomass smoke exposure.

Material And Methods: One hundred and four women subjects with biomass smoke exposure and 20 healthy women subjects were enrolled in the prospective study. The correlation between echocardiographic estimation of systolic pulmonary artery pressure and the main pulmonary artery diameter of the cases were studied.

Flow volumes of internal jugular veins are significantly reduced in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

The aim of this study was to investigate the flow volumes of the internal jugular veins (IJVs) in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) using Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) and to compare the findings with the control group. Forty patients diagnosed with CVST between 2008 and 2010 were included in the study. The patients diagnosed with a thrombosis via MRV and MRI underwent a bilateral examination of the IJVs by DUS.

Value of DW-MRI ADC quantification of colonic wall lesions in differentiation of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal carcinoma.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to assess the efficiency of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and the quantification of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in differentiating colorectal carcinoma from colonic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cases with isolated colonic wall lesions and uncertain clinical and radiologic diagnostic criteria.

Methods: The study comprised 58 patients with segmental or focal isolated colonic wall thickening. All lacked satisfactory clinical-radiological findings for etiology determination.