Shear Wave Elastography in AV Fistula Thrombosis: Differentiating Thrombus Age and Assessing Clinical Outcomes of Balloon Angioplasty.

Objectives: To evaluate the role of shear wave elastography (SWE) in distinguishing acute from subacute thrombi in thrombosed arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and explore the relationship between thrombus stiffness and outcomes of balloon angioplasty.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 44 dialysis patients with thrombosed AVFs from June 2022 to June 2024. Patients underwent Doppler ultrasound and SWE to assess thrombus age, followed by balloon angioplasty.

Ossification patterns of the C1 (atlas) and C2 (axis) vertebrae children.

Purpose: This retrospective study aimed to assess ossification patterns and synchondrosis fusion timelines of the C1 and C2 vertebrae in pediatric age group, to help differentiate injuries from normal variations and serve as a guide when evaluating incompletely fused synchondrosis.

Materials And Methods: The study analyzed 432 CT examinations of children aged 0-72 months, conducted at a single institution between January 2010 and January 2018. The focus was assessment of the visibility and fusion of the three ossification centers and three synchondroses of the atlas, and six ossification centers and four synchondroses of the axis, based on age.

Lateralization outcomes of bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling: desmopressin vs CRH.

Purpose: Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is the gold standard for localizing ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS). While corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) was initially used for stimulation, desmopressin has become a common alternative. This research evaluates desmopressin's effectiveness in lateralizing Cushing's disease (CD) during BIPSS compared to CRH stimulation.

Anatomical insights into medial-sided talar dome osteochondral lesions: a comparative analysis of unilateral and bilateral cases and healthy controls using MRI measurements.

Background: The etiology of medial-sided talar osteochondral lesions (OCLs) remains insufficiently understood.

Purpose: To identify anatomical risk factors contributing to the development of unilateral or bilateral OCL of the talus on the medial side, utilizing morphological parameters derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Material And Methods: In this retrospective study, 24 ankle MRI scans from 12 patients exhibiting bilateral OCLs of the talar dome on the medial side, 24 ankle MRIs from 24 patients with unilateral medial-sided OCLs, and 24 healthy controls matched for age, sex, and side within each group were analyzed.

Efficacy and safety of particle embolization in bronchial arteries of hemoptysis patients with shunts.

Aim: This study assesses the safety and efficacy of particle embolization during bronchial artery embolization (BAE) in patients with shunts between bronchial and non-bronchial systemic arteries and the pulmonary artery.

Methods: In this retrospective, single-center study, we analyzed 312 BAE procedures performed from June 2020 to April 2023. The patient cohort had shunts between bronchial and non-bronchial systemic arteries and the pulmonary artery.

Evaluation of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Response in Rectal Cancer Using MR Images and Deep Learning Neural Networks.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to develop deep-learning neural networks to guide treatment decisions and for the accurate evaluation of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) in rectal cancer using magnetic resonance (MR) images.

Methods: Fifty-nine tumors with stage 2 or 3 rectal cancer that received nCRT were retrospectively evaluated. Pathological tumor regression grading was carried out using the Dworak (Dw-TRG) guidelines and served as the ground truth for response predictions.

Anatomical factors in the development of medial-sided osteochondral lesion of the talus: a comparative analysis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine anatomical predictors for the occurrence of medial osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT), by analyzing morphometric variables obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: A total of 430 ankles with 215 ankle MRIs from patients with nontraumatic OLTs on the medial side of the talar dome and an equal number of age, sex, and side-matched healthy controls were analyzed in this retrospective study. The specific MRI parameters that were measured include the anterior opening angle of the talus (AOT), the angle between the tibial axis and medial malleolus (TMM), the angle of the tibial plafond to the malleoli (PMA), the angle between the anterior and posterior talofibular ligaments (ATFL-PTFL angle), length of the trochlea tali arc (TAL), sagittal length of distal tibial articular surface (TAS), the ratio of the sagittal length of distal tibial articular surface to the length of the trochlea tali arc (TAS/TAL), and the depth of the incisura fibularis (IncDep).

Comparative Analysis of Transpedal and Transfemoral Access During Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis.

Purpose: This retrospective study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of transpedal access (TPA) with transfemoral access (TFA) in Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE).

Materials And Methods: 60 patients who underwent GAE between January and June 2023, were recruited and outcomes were compared between the TFA (n = 37) and TPA (n = 23) groups. Technical and clinical success rates, complications, and patient-reported outcomes were assessed.

Percutaneous CT-Guided Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of Osteoid Osteomas: A Single Center Experience.

Rationale And Objectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of CT-guided microwave ablation (MWA) in the treatment of osteoid osteomas (OO).

Materials And Methods: Data from 59 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous CT-MWA for OO treatment were examined in the current retrospective study. The period of this study spanned from January 2021 to May 2023 at a single institution.

Effectiveness of polidocanol sclerotherapy in alleviating symptoms in patients with venous malformations.

Objective: The objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of polidocanol in managing pain, swelling, functional limiting and cosmetic disorders in patients with venous malformations (VMs).

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent sclerotherapy with polidocanol for VMs between 2020 and 2022. Patient records, imaging findings, and evaluation questionnaires used in the preprocedure and follow-up phases were reviewed.

Visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio predicts short-term mortality in patients with Covid 19. A multicenter study.

Objective: To evaluate the association of body composition parameters with outcomes in Covid-19.

Methods: 173 patients hospitalized for Covid-19 infection in 6 European centers were included in this retrospective study. Measurements were performed at L3-level and comprised skeletal muscle index (SMI), muscle density (MD), and adipose tissue measurements [visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), visceral-to-subcutaneous-adipose-tissue-area-ratio (VSR)].

Prognostic Role of the Pectoralis Musculature in Patients with COVID-19. A Multicenter Study.

Rationale And Objectives: To evaluate the impact of low skeletal muscle mass in patients with COVID-19 on relevant outcomes like 30-day mortality, need for intubation and need for intensive care unit admission.

Materials And Methods: For this study, data from six centers were acquired. The acquired sample comprises 1138 patients.

Effect of allopurinol drug use on GFR and proteinuria in patients with renal transplant recipients (ADOPTR study).

Background: Hyperuricemia has been associated with the development of hypertension, cardiovascular, and renal disease. However, there is no data about the effect of lowering uric acid level on renal functions and proteinuria in renal transplant recipients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of allopurinol treatment on renal functions in renal transplant recipients (RTR).

Incidence of orthodontic appliance failures during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

Introduction: As a result of the rapid spread of the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Governments worldwide adopted various measures to stop or slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One widely used measure was lockdown; workers who could work from home were instructed to do so, and nonessential businesses-including dental clinics-were closed for weeks or months.

Effect of Quantitative and Semi-quantitative Elastography Methods for the Management of Borderline Lesions on Ultrasonography.

Background: Elastography (strain or shear-wave) is a method that estimates tissue stiffness.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quantitative and semi-quantitative ultrasound elastography methods for the diagnosis of BI-RADS 4a and BI-RADS 3 lesions, which are borderline for biopsy and follow-up.

Materials And Methods: 175 consecutive women with 193 ultrasound-visible breast lesions were classified on Conventional B-mode Ultrasonography (CUS) according to the BI-RADS scoring system.

Temporal Evolution of Imaging Findings in Ossified Cephalohematoma.

Background: Cephalohematoma is collection of blood between skull and periosteum that is confined by cranial sutures. Cephalohematomas usually resorb spontaneously within the first month of life; however, if it fails to resolve, ossified cephalohematoma may form.

Methods: Clinical archiving system and picture archiving and communication system were retrospectively reviewed for cases of birth-related cephalohematoma.

Cerebral Hydatid Cyst with Intraventricular Extension: A Case Report.

Intracranial hydatid cyst is a rare entity, comprising about 2-3% of all hydatid cysts. Similarly, intracranial hydatid cysts account for 1-2% of all intracranial lesions. Clinical symptoms are generally nonspecific and patients usually present with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.

Correlation of imaging and intraoperative findings in Pott's puffy tumour.

Introduction: Pott's puffy tumour is characterised by frontal bone osteomyelitis accompanied by subperiosteal abscess. It can be further complicated by intracranial extension of the infectious process.

Case Presentation: A 12-year-old boy initially presented with signs and imaging findings of pan-sinusitis.

Evaluation of median nerve by shear wave elastography and diffusion tensor imaging in carpal tunnel syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of the current study is to investigate the diagnostic role of shear-wave elastography and diffusion tensor imaging in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Material And Methods: The study included a total of 77 wrists; 18 normal, 35 wrists with mild, 9 wrists with moderate and 15 wrists with severe carpal tunnel syndrome. Elastography of the median nerve was performed by defining the boundaries of a segment of the nerve at sagittal plane at the level of proximal carpal row.

Shear wave elastography evaluation in pediatric testicular microlithiasis: a comparative study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the testicular parenchyma in pediatric patients with testicular microlithiasis by shear wave elastography (SWE) and compare the values with normal control subjects.

Methods: Twenty-three patients previously diagnosed with testicular microlithiasis under follow-up for 20 ± 11 months were included in the study group. In the control group, 31 patients with no medical history that could affect testicular tissue were prospectively included.

Amyloid Goiter: A Diagnosis to Consider in Diffuse Fatty Infiltration of the Thyroid.

An amyloid goiter is the presence of amyloid protein in the thyroid in sufficient amounts to produce enlargement of the gland, accompanied by fat deposition of varying extents. It can be seen in long-standing inflammatory disorders such as familial Mediterranean fever. Imaging findings depend on the amount of fat and amyloid deposition; however, the main imaging finding is diffuse fatty infiltration of the thyroid.