Prevalence of anomalies and variants of coronary arteries: A single center study by coronary CT angiography.

Purpose: It has been demonstrated that the coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are generally asymptomatic. However, some cases can cause severe life threatening events. As coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has emerged as a non-invasive alternative to invasive coronary angiography for the evaluation of coronary anatomy, the prevalence of CAAs in CCTA may more closely reflect the true prevalence in the general population.

The place of B-mode ultrasonography, shear-wave elastography, and superb microvascular imaging in the diagnosis of De Quervain tenosynovitis.

Purpose: Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and Shear wave elastography (SWE) are newly developed ultrasonographic diagnostic tools used to support the diagnosis of De Quervain tenosynovitis (DQT). The aim of this study was to examine the capacity to differentiate between the wrist with DQT and the healthy wrist, as well as the potential for predicting the disease's severity using B-mode ultrasonography, SWE, and SMI.

Methods: A total of 19 cases with unilateral clinical DQT were included in the prospective study.

gen. nov., a New Peronosporaceae Genus with Aerial Lifestyle from a Natural Cloud Forest in Panama.

During a survey of diversity in Panama, fast-growing oomycete isolates were obtained from naturally fallen leaves of an unidentified tree species in a tropical cloud forest. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences from the nuclear ITS, LSU and loci and the mitochondrial and genes revealed that they belong to a new species of a new genus, officially described here as gen. nov.

Platelet Indexes for Predicting Disease Severity and Prognosis in Elderly Patients with Coronavirus Disease-19.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of platelet indices in predicting prognosis in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).

Methods: Patients aged ≥ 65 years who presented to the emergency department with a positive polymerase chain reaction test were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Significant differences were found in the mean values of platelet (PLT) and plateletcrit (PCT) parameters in those with severe disease, those who died, and those who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission.

Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 4.

This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information about the pathology, distribution, hosts and disease symptoms, as well as DNA barcodes for the taxa covered. Moreover, 12 whole-genome sequences for the type or new species in the treated genera are provided.

Cancers and Benign Processes on Ga PSMA PET-CT Imaging Other than Prostate Cancer.

 Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of prostate cancer patients. In recent years, much attention has been focused on gallium 68 prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography-computed tomography ( Ga PSMA PET-CT) in prostate cancer patients and has been widely used for staging, restaging, and therapy response for these patients. The aim of this study was to report Ga PSMA PET-CT in other cancers and benign processes incidentally detected on Ga PSMA PET-CT in patients with prostate cancer.

Bleomycin-induced Pneumonitis in a Child Treated With Nintedanib: Report of the First Case in a Childhood.

Pulmonary fibrosis caused by bleomycin-induced pneumonia (BIP) is the most important side effect limiting the use of bleomycin and is mainly treated with corticosteroids. However, 1% to 4% of patients do not respond to corticosteroid therapy. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and BIP develop by similar pathophysiological mechanisms.

Pterygospinous and pterygoalar bars in children.

Purpose: The formation of pterygoalar (Pa) and pterygospinous (Ps) bars are controversial whether they are secondary ossifications with aging or phylogenetic remnant. Therefore we aimed to evaluate the presence of Pa and Ps bars in children on routine cranial computed tomography images.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the cranial computed tomography images of 500 children under the age of 18.

The place of B-mode ultrasonography, shear-wave elastography, and superb microvascular imaging in the pre-diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia.

Purpose: Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common cause of hair loss in males. Physical examination and history are the most important examinations in diagnosis of the disease. As yet, there is no diagnostic method to be able to determine which individuals will develop AGA.

Analysis of Clinical and Radiological Findings in Oncology Patients Undergoing Thoracic Tomography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism.

In the present study, we aimed to compare clinical and radiological findings between patients with and without pulmonary embolism (PE) and determine possible risk factors for PE development among patients with cancer. This was a retrospective study that examined the clinical features and tomographic findings of patients with cancer who underwent thoracic tomography for suspected PE. A total of 487 cases were included in the study.

Ischiofemoral space dimensions for ischiofemoral impingement: is it different in children?

Objective: This study intended to analyze alterations in ischiofemoral space (IFS) dimensions in normal children between the ages of 1 and 18 years for the ischiofemoral impingement.

Materials And Methods: This study retrospectively focused on computed tomography images of 360 hips of 180 (90 boys and 90 girls) pediatric subjects (mean age: 9.50 ± 5.

Bone densitometry measurements in children with neurofibromatosis Type 1 using quantitative computed tomography.

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disease characterised by multisystemic involvement, including bone tissue. Deformities and reduced bone mass are the main bone manifestations in NF1. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) provides true volumetric bone mineral density (BMD) measurement.

Evaluation of facial artery course variations and depth by Doppler ultrasonography.

Background: As deep nasolabial folds (NLF) are associated with facial aging, there is an increasing demand for esthetic correction with filler injections. Understanding the anatomy of the angular artery (AA) and facial artery (FA) around the NLF region is essential for ensuring the safety of dermal filler injections into the NLF. The purpose of this study was to provide detailed vascular anatomical information on the course and depth of AA and FA around NLF using Doppler ultrasound on live cases.

Vandetanib in a Child Affected by Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Both and Homozygous Proto-oncogen Germ-line Mutations.

Cases of neurofibromatosis type 1 ()-associated medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or C-cell hyperplasia are rarely associated with other endocrine tumors or cases with a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. In these patients, mutations were detected in the gene but no mutations were detected in the gene. Although vandetanib has been shown to improve progression-free survival in adults with advanced MTC, data in pediatric patients are limited.

Shear wave elastography findings in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy patients: is it more specific and sensitive for interstitial fibrosis or interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy?

Prediction of prognosis in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy (IgAN) and taking appropriate precautions may reduce annual incidence of chronic kidney disease. This may be possible by close follow-up for the development and progression of interstitial fibrosis (IF) or interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IFTA) in IgAN patients. To investigate whether Young's elastic modulus (YM) which measured shear wave elastography (SWE) might be used for follow-up of IF or IFTA in IgAN patients.

A Computed Tomography Study of the Prechiasmatic Sulcus Anatomy in Children.

Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of the prechiasmatic sulcus in children aged between 1-20 years.

Methods: Patient files of 200 children admitted to the university hospital on 2019 were analyzed, retrospectively. The computed tomography images of patients were used to obtain anatomical knowledge containing prechiasmatic sulcus types and dimensions.

Radiologic analysis of the location, shape and size of the external aperture of the carotid canal in children.

Objectives: This retrospective computed tomography (CT) study was aimed to assess the growth dynamic of the external aperture of the carotid canal (EACC) in children aged between 1 and 20 years.

Methods: Two hundred patients (sex 100 females/100 males, average age 10.50 ± 5.

Metachronous Wilms Tumor, Glioblastoma, and T-cell Leukemia in an Child With Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency syndrome due to Novel Mutation in MSH6 (c.2590G>T).

Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) is an autosomal recessively inherited childhood cancer predisposition syndrome results from biallelic germline mutations affecting the key DNA mismatch repair gene: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2. CMMRD is associated with a high risk of developing early onset of central nervous system tumors, hematologic, and intestinal tract tumors. Clinical manifestations, genetic screening, and cancer prevention strategies are limited.

Effective High-dose Interferon-α Therapy in a 13-Year-Old Girl With Erdheim-Chester Disease.

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a proliferative disorder of non-Langerhans histiocytes with a higher incidence in the fifth to seventh decades and rarer occurrence in the pediatric population. Although ECD typically involves bone, it can also affect the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, retro-orbital space, retroperitoneal space, and kidneys, lungs, and skin. A 13-year-old Syrian girl who presented with multisystemic involvement was diagnosed with ECD.