Pancreatic atrophy in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Purpose: To determine if patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) develop greater loss of pancreatic tissue than patients without cGVHD.

Materials And Methods: This is an IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant retrospective study of patients receiving allogeneic HSCT at our institution from 01/2006 to 01/2010 with abdominal CT performed within 3 months prior to HSCT and CT performed at least 3 months after HSCT. Measurement of glandular tissue thickness of the head, body, and tail of the pancreas was performed independently by two radiologists blinded to clinical data.

Interns' experiences of disruptive behavior in an academic medical center.

Background: The first year of graduate medical education is an important period in the professional development of physicians. Disruptive behavior interferes with safe and effective clinical practice.

Objective: To determine the frequency and nature of disruptive behavior perceived by interns and attending physicians in a teaching hospital environment.

Radiology of chest wall masses.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to highlight the role of radiography, CT, PET/CT, and MRI in the diagnosis and management of chest wall lesions. Chest wall masses are caused by a spectrum of clinical entities. The lesions highlighted in this selection of case scenarios include neoplastic, inflammatory, and vascular lesions.

Can Doppler sonography discern between hemodynamically significant and insignificant portal vein stenosis after adult liver transplantation?

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine whether Doppler sonography, using a strict reference standard, can specifically identify hemodynamically significant portal vein anastomotic stenosis after liver transplantation in adults.

Materials And Methods: The duplex and color Doppler examinations of 13 consecutive adult patients who underwent portal venography for suspected portal vein stenosis after liver transplantation were retrospectively examined. Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and change in PSV (ΔPSV) along the portal vein were correlated with portal venography.