Radiation Exposure to the Sacroiliac Joint From Low-Dose CT Compared With Radiography.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to estimate the effective dose delivered to the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) from low-dose (LD) CT compared with that from radiography. Secondary objectives included evaluation of diagnostic quality of LD CT of the SIJ and development of a clinical protocol for LD CT of the SIJ.

Materials And Methods: Data from 36 patients (19 women, 17 men) undergoing LD CT for suspected renal colic were analyzed.

Comprehensive musculoskeletal sonographic evaluation of the hand and wrist.

Sonography is widely used for evaluation of hand and wrist lesions. The easy accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and good diagnostic accuracy of sonography coupled with the numerous benefits of real-time imaging make it desirable. The aim of this article is to describe the typical sonographic appearances of lesions in the hand and wrist that are encountered frequently in routine clinical practice, such as inflammatory arthropathies, tumors, traumatic injuries, foreign bodies, and nerve entrapment syndromes.

Tar Barreler's Hump: An Unusual Presentation of a Posttraumatic Pseudolipoma.

This is an interesting paper of a 4 cm posttraumatic pseudolipoma on the back of the neck of an adult man who has participated in "tar barrel rolling" since adolescence. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a pseudolipoma to be reported in the literature in association with tar barreling.

Role of simulation-based education in ultrasound practice training.

The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether ultrasound (US)/US procedural simulation leads to improvement in US competence, particularly in the clinical setting. The electronic databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ERIC, and OVID were searched for relevant published articles between 1950 and April 2011. Fourteen articles of an initial 371 articles met the inclusion criteria.

Colo-pleural fistula following pneumonectomy.

Following pneumonectomy and diaphragmatic reconstruction for carcinoid tumour, a fistula developed between the pneumonectomy space and the splenic flexure of the colon. The problem was successfully treated by colon resection and thoracoplasty.