Aneurysmal bone cyst treated with percutaneous doxycycline: is a single treatment sufficient?

Objective: The purpose of this case series is to report on the effectiveness of a single percutaneous injection of doxycycline as a primary treatment for aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on seven patients diagnosed with ABC at various anatomical sites, with the intention to treat by a single percutaneous injection of doxycycline. Mean patient age was 14 years.

Multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography: does arm position affect pulmonary artery enhancement?

Objective: To evaluate whether arm position affects pulmonary artery enhancement in computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

Methods: Study protocol had local ethics committee approval. Eighty-six patients who received 16 detector row CTPA for suspected pulmonary embolism were scanned with their contrast-injected arm resting at their side and compared with 94 patients who were scanned with both arms resting above their head.