Endovascular Management of Superior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms: Mid and Long-Term Results.

Aim: Superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms are uncommon vascular lesions, thus data about their presentation and clinical management are limited. Our aim was to determine clinical presentation, angiographic findings and mid and long-term clinical and imaging results of endovascular treatment of 49 patients with SCA aneurysm.

Material And Methods: Forty-nine patients with SCA aneurysms underwent endovascular treatment (25 female, 24 male; mean age 46.

Flow diverter as a rescue therapy for a complicated basilar angioplasty.

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease is a major cause of ischemic stroke. Stenting and aggressive medical management for preventing recurrent stroke in intracranial stenosis was terminated prematurely due to a high stroke and death rate in patients randomized for intracranial stent placement. However, for some patients, angioplasty and/or stent placement remains the best approach.

The incidence of left atrial diverticula in coronary CT angiography.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize the frequency and location of left atrial diverticula by using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).

Materials And Methods: Cardiac imaging was performed for 454 patients using 64MDCT. Most patients were being examined for coronary artery disease.

Is it possible to differentiate between hydatid and simple cysts in the liver by means of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging?

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the contribution of diffusion-weighted imaging to the differentiation of hydatid cysts (HCs) from the simple cysts and to the identification of the HC subtypes.

Materials And Methods: A total of 37 patients were included in this retrospective study. Fifty of these patients had diagnosed liver cysts (28 HCs and 22 simple cysts) of at least 1 cm in size.

Massive bilateral renal angiomyolipomatosis and multifocal micronodular pneumocytes hyperplasia associated with tuberous sclerosis: a case report.

Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by a variety of hamartomatous lesions in various organs. Various organ involvements can be detected with radiology: neurologic involvement (cortical tubers, subependymal nodules and white matter abnormalities), renal involvement (angiomyolipoma) and pulmonary involvement (pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis, multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia). Here, we are reporting a case of tuberous sclerosis with multiple organ involvement and massive bilateral AMLs in a 49-year-old female patient.

Arterial supply of the sinoatrial node: a CT coronary angiographic study.

We aimed to investigate the variances in especially the origin, course and termination of the sinoatrial node (SAN) artery in this study, using coronary CT angiography. The coronary CT angiography images of 251 patients (190 men and 61 women; age range, 20-82 years; mean age, 54.4 ± 13.

Are port-wine stain and pneumosinus dilatans associated? A controlled study.

The first case demonstrating the association of a port wine stain with pneumosinus dilatans was reported in 2003 by Dogan B et al. The current study is an extension of that case report, attempting to demonstrate that the association of pneumosinus dilatans and port wine stain is clinically significant and warrants clinical evaluation in patients with port wine stains. We aimed to evaluate the patients with or without facial port wine stains if they had pneumosinus dilatans.

Computed tomography findings in diseases of the adrenal gland.

The adrenal gland is a common site of disease, with an abnormality prevalence as high as 9% in autopsy series. With the increasing use of CT, adrenal lesions are frequently found in the daily practice of radiology and are diagnosed in up to 5% of CT examinations performed for varied reasons. Imaging features on CT can establish a specific diagnosis of many of these lesions, including myelolipoma, hematoma and cysts.

Sonographic appearances of the normal ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel.

Purpose: To investigate the sonographic characteristics of the normal ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel, as well as any differences related to age, sex, and dominant arm.

Method: Two hundred twelve elbows in healthy volunteers were evaluated sonographically. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel was measured with the elbow in extension and in flexion.

MRI findings of intracranial tuberculomas.

Purpose: Tuberculosis involvement of the central nervous system continues to represent a serious problem, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to characterize the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of intracranial tuberculoma, a form of neurotuberculosis.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 27 patients with intracranial tuberculomas.

A variant of Poland syndrome associated with dextroposition.

Poland syndrome is characterized by partial or complete absence of pectoralis muscles, ipsilateral syndactyly, and occasionally other malformations of the anterior chest wall and breast. Other associated anomalies, including dextrocardia, renal malformations, and vertebral anomalies, have been reported in rare cases. The condition is more frequent among males, and usually occurs on the right hemithorax in the unilateral form.

Multicentric malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

We present a case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of multicentric origin, an extremely rare condition. A 25-year-old man was admitted to hospital with presenting symptoms of cough, dyspnea and left lateral back pain. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed extrapleural masses in the left hemithorax in addition to synchronous left inguinal mass.

The effect of pharyngeal soft tissue components on snoring.

Objective: To determine the effect of oropharyngeal air column area, parapharyngeal fat pad thickness, pterygoid muscle thickness, and parapharyngeal wall thickness on snoring.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six individuals (35 men, 21 women) complaining of snoring in a questionnaire administered to patients attending the MR unit for cervical MR imaging were enrolled as the study group, and 39 (23 men, 16 women) individuals with no complaint of snoring were enrolled as the control group. Firstly, patients' body mass index (BMI) was determined.

Diagnostic value of CTE in patients with Crohn's disease.

Objective: The goal of our study was to compare the accuracy of computed tomography enteroclysis (CTE) to that of biopsy in detecting bowel wall alterations of the terminal ileum in Crohn's disease (CD).

Subjects And Methods: A total of 43 patients with either diagnosed or suspected CD (16 females, 28 males) underwent CTE and ileoscopy. Ileoscopy diagnosed 35 patients with CD of the ileum, while 8 patients served as the control group.

Effects of altitude on spleen volume: sonographic assessment.

Purpose: To use sonography to determine changes that may arise in splenic volume in humans from regions of lower altitude who begin to live in regions of higher altitude.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in the Turkish province of Ağri, at an altitude of 1750 m and included 108 healthy, nonsmoking, disease-free volunteers who had moved from regions at an altitude lower than 500 m. Length, width, and thickness of the spleen were measured using sonography.

Imaging of pulsatile tinnitus: a review of 74 patients.

Objective: Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of imaging modalities in detecting the underlying pathologies in patients with pulsatile tinnitus.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-four patients with pulsatile tinnitus were radiologically evaluated. All patients except two are evaluated on a thin-section bone algorithm computed tomography scan covering the temporal bone and skull base, 14 patients with or without contrast-enhanced brain computed tomography, 7 patients with magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography, 5 patients with digital subtraction angiography, and 12 patients with Doppler ultrasonography.

Spinal epidural extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma.

A rare case of extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma, arising primarily in the spinal epidural space is reported. An 18-year-old male presented with a 2-month history of right shoulder pain progressing to complete paraplegia and urinary retention over the course of 2 days. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an extradural mass extending from the C6 to T1 level.

Gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography of pulmonary hypoplasia and aplasia.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the role of gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR angiography (MRA) in patients with suspected pulmonary hypoplasia and aplasia in a retrospective analysis of MRA and digital subtraction angiography in 11 patients with clinical and/or radiologic suspicion of pulmonary hypoplasia and aplasia.

Conclusion: Gadolinium-enhanced 3D MRA is capable of diagnosing pulmonary hypoplasia and aplasia rapidly and accurately. Both pulmonary hypoplasia and aplasia can be shown morphologically in a noninvasive manner, obviating digital subtraction angiography.