Publications by authors named "Cameron Fateri"
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- A 76-year-old man was found to have a left adrenal mass during routine scans for an aneurysm, which raised concerns for papillary renal cell carcinoma.
- After surgery to remove the adrenal gland, pathology confirmed the presence of papillary renal cell carcinoma, leading to further surgery for the left kidney and lymph nodes.
- A review of the pathology indicated that the adrenal mass was actually from the primary kidney tumor, contributing to the understanding of diagnosing adrenal masses and their relation to kidney cancer.
The shift from film to PACS in reading rooms, coupled with escalating case volumes, exposes radiologists to the issues of the modern computer workstation including computer work posture and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). Common WMSDs affecting the neck and upper extremities include cervical myofascial pain, shoulder tendonitis, lateral epicondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and cubital tunnel syndrome. This review examines each pathology along with its pathogenesis, clinical features, physical exam findings, and potential risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly characterization of small (T1a, <4 cm) renal masses is imperative for patient care and treatment planning. Renal biopsy is a sensitive and specific procedure that can accurately differentiate small renal masses as malignant or benign. However, it is an invasive procedure with a nonnegligible complication rate and is not performed routinely at most institutions.
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- Hepatosplenomegaly is typically diagnosed by examining size measurements, but using volumetric assessments can lead to more accurate diagnoses of liver and spleen enlargement.
- Artificial intelligence, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), has been employed to automatically segment and measure liver and spleen volumes from a large dataset of CT scans, achieving high accuracy when compared to manual measurements.
- The study found significant differences in liver and spleen volumes between genders, leading to sex-specific thresholds for diagnosing hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, with the CNNs outperforming radiologist assessments in accuracy and diagnostic performance.
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- - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most prevalent kidney cancer, but a formal scoring system for assessing neovascularity—a key factor in its metastasis—didn't exist until this study.
- - Researchers analyzed angiogenesis in kidneys affected by RCC and developed a new scoring scale (0-4) to quantify neovascularity, correlating higher scores with more advanced tumor stages.
- - The study included 227 patients, showing significant differences in neovascularity scores between various tumor stages and benign kidneys, suggesting that this new scoring system can enhance radiological assessments and clinical decisions regarding RCC.
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- A 45-year-old male presented with ureteral obstruction due to an inguinal hernia that entrapped his ureter and was complicated by an ectopic pelvic kidney and an undescended testis.
- Initial imaging showed severe hydronephrosis linked to the hernia and a pelvic right kidney, prompting the placement of a nephrostomy tube to alleviate the condition.
- The report discusses the unusual nature of ureteral herniation in conjunction with cryptorchidism and emphasizes the complications that arose from this rare medical scenario.
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is an essential, evolutionarily-conserved stress neuropeptide. In addition to hypothalamus, CRH is expressed in brain regions including amygdala and hippocampus where it plays crucial roles in modulating the function of circuits underlying emotion and cognition. CRH fibers are found in nucleus accumbens (NAc), where CRH modulates reward/motivation behaviors.
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