Influence of inferior petrosal sinus drainage symmetry on detection of adenomas in Cushing's syndrome.

Background: Asymmetric inferior petrosal sinuses (IPS) are not infrequently encountered during bilateral IPS sampling. There is little data on whether IPS symmetry influences success in predicting the adenoma side in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome (CS).

Objective: To assess the influence of IPS drainage patterns on detection of an adenoma in CS.

Low-profile titanium mesh in the use of orbital reconstruction: A pilot study.

Objectives/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to share our clinical experience in the use and accuracy of a newly designed, low-profile titanium mesh (Modus OPS 1.5; Medartis, Basel, Switzerland) for primary internal orbital reconstruction.

Study Design: Observational study.

Repair of orbital floor fractures using bioresorbable poly-L/DL-lactide plates.

Objective: To assess the long-term clinical and radiologic findings after insertion of a bioresorbable polylactide plates P(L/DL)LA 70/30 implant (PolyMax) in the repair of orbital floor and wall defects, with special focus on stability and clinical signs of foreign-body reaction.

Methods: Forty-six patients who had orbital blowout fractures with at least 1.5-cm(2) bone defects in 1 or 2 walls were included in this retrospective study.

Venous thromboembolism and occult malignancy: simultaneous detection during pulmonary CT angiography with CT venography.

Objective: We explored the potential for patients with proven venous thromboembolism or pulmonary embolism (PE) to have occult malignancies detected during the same CT examination. To verify this, we compared the presence of occult malignancies identified on pulmonary artery CT angiography (CTA) and CT venography (CTV) when venous thromboembolism (VTE) was present.

Subjects And Methods: Pulmonary artery CTA combined with CTV was performed on a 16-MDCT scanner on 186 adult patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism without any known malignancies.

Disorders of paravertebral lumbar muscles: from pathology to cross-sectional imaging.

Paravertebral lumbar muscles are important for spine stabilization and mobility. They may be abnormal in several disorders that may be associated with pain or functional impairment. Special attention should be paid to the paravertebral muscles during imaging, so that a possible muscular disease is not overlooked, especially in patients with low back pain.

Effects of probucol versus aspirin and versus brachytherapy on restenosis after femoropopliteal angioplasty: the PAB randomized multicenter trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of probucol and/or of endovascular brachytherapy (EVBT) on restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of femoropopliteal arteries.

Methods: A total of 335 patients (206 men; mean age 72+/-9 years) with intermittent claudication were randomized according to a 2x2 factorial design to 1 of the 4 groups: probucol, placebo, EVBT, and EVBT+probucol. Probucol (1 g/d) or placebo were given in double-blinded fashion 1 month before and for 6 months after PTA.