A young woman with myalgia.

We describe the case of a young female presenting with myalgia, mildly raised creatine kinase and a rash. The discussion emphasises the importance of a systematic approach to muscle symptoms, the value of a detailed hand examination and the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in the investigation of muscular symptoms.

Meniscal injuries and imaging the postoperative meniscus.

Meniscal injuries are common. Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the imaging modality of choice in diagnosing meniscal pathologic conditions in the nonoperative knee. Meniscal-preserving surgery is becoming more frequent, with a resultant increase in postoperative meniscal imaging, which is particularly challenging for the reporting radiologist.

Clinicoradiological manifestations of paraganglioma syndromes associated with succinyl dehydrogenase enzyme mutation.

BACKGROUND: Paragangliomas are rare tumours derived from the autonomic nervous system that have increasingly been recognised to have a genetic predisposition. Mutations of the enzyme succinyl dehydrogenase (SDH) have proven to result in paraganglioma formation. There are four subunits (A through D) that form the enzyme complex and are associated with different genophenotypic expressions of disease.

Anatomy of the Origin of the Gonadal Veins on CT.

Purpose: To study gonadal vein (GV) anatomy on multidetector computed tomography (CT) and define guidelines to aid their identification.

Materials And Methods: A total of 106 multidetector CT examinations obtained for abdominal pain were reviewed by three independent readers. The location and three-dimensional orientation of the GV ostia were investigated.

Radiologic appearance of hereditary adrenal and extraadrenal paraganglioma.

Objective: There is a wide spectrum of established and emerging genetic mutations associated with intraadrenal and extraadrenal paragangliomas. In this review, we present the typical radiologic patterns of disease associated with six well-characterized genetic mutations and discuss other inherited and nonfamilial syndromes currently under characterization.

Conclusion: Contrary to previous understanding, recent genotype advances suggest that the majority of paragangliomas may be genetically predisposed.

Postmortem MRI of bladder agenesis.

We report a 35-week preterm neonate with bladder agenesis and bilateral dysplastic kidneys. A suprapubic catheter was inadvertently inserted into one of the larger inferior cysts of the left dysplastic kidney. A postmortem MRI scan was performed with the findings being confirmed on autopsy.

Is talc pleurodesis safe for young patients following primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether talc used for pleurodesis in young patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax has any long-term adverse effects. One hundred and eighty-one papers were identified using the search below.