Assessment of thoracic aorta in different cardiac phases in patients with non-aorta diseases using cardiac CT.

The aim was to evaluate the thoracic aorta in different cardiac phases to obtain the correct cardiac phase for measuring the maximum diameter required to predict aortic disease. Cardiac CT was performed on 97 patients for suspected coronary artery disease. The average diameter of ascending (AAD) and descending aorta (DAD) in the plane of pulmonary bifurcation, in the plane of the sinus junction (AAD [STJ] and DAD [STJ]), descending aorta in the plane of the diaphragm (DAD [Dia]), the diameter of the main pulmonary artery (MPAD), distance from the sternum to the spine (S-SD), and distance from the sternum to the ascending aorta (S-AAD) were assessed at 20 different time points in the cardiac cycle.

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint invading the middle cranial fossa: Two case reports.

Background: Pseudogout is a benign joint lesion caused by the deposition of calcium pyro-phosphate dihydrate crystals, but it is invasive. Pseudogout of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) is uncommon, and it rarely invades the skull base or penetrates into the middle cranial fossa. The disease has no characteristic clinical manifestations and is easily misdiagnosed.

Cause of postprandial vomiting - a giant retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma enclosing large blood vessels: A case report.

Background: Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare neurogenic tumor that accounts for about 0.1%-0.5% of all tumors of the nervous system.

Imaging Analysis of Ganglioneuroma and Quantitative Analysis of Paraspinal Ganglioneuroma.

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the imaging features of ganglioneuroma (GN) and assessed the diagnostic value of the enhancement rate (ER) of CT for GN. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed records of 49 patients with histopathologically confirmed GN who underwent preoperative contrast-enhanced CT or MRI between 2010 and 2018. The independent samples t test and chi-square test were used.

Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma Mimicking Eosinophilic Granuloma in a Pediatric Patient.

Background: Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare low-grade malignant tumor mainly occurring in soft tissues, and its incidence in the bones is extremely rare. Although most of the existing reports focus on the pathological features of AFH, only a few describe its imaging features. To our knowledge, this is the first case of AFH in the skull, and it is distinguished from eosinophilic granuloma based on imaging results.

Cortical morphologic changes in recent-onset, drug-naïve idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

Purpose: Only a few studies have investigated the brain morphology abnormalities in structural MRI in patients with drug-naïve idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and mainly focused on brain volume changes. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the changes in three morphologic measurement differences including cortical thickness, cortical volume, and surface area using FreeSurfer in a pediatric cohort of recent-onset, drug-naïve IGE.

Methods: Forty-five recent-onset, drug-naïve patients diagnosed with IGE and 32 demographically matched healthy controls were recruited.

A meta-analysis study of the association between EGFR rs2252586 mutation and the risk of glioma.

Several studies reported the association between Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) rs2252586 mutation and glioma susceptibility. However, the results of these studies were inconsistent. A computer-based search using EMBASE and PubMed databases was conducted.

Chronic hepatitis B: correlation of abnormal features on T2-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging with hepatic histopathology.

Objectives: To investigate the correlations between abnormal features on liver magnetic resonance (MR) T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging and the pathological findings in chronic hepatitis B.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-seven patients with chronic hepatitis B and 18 normal controls who were undergone an abdominal MR imaging were analyzed retrospectively. Patchy hyperintensities, linear and reticular hyperintensities in liver and periportal edema on T2WI and abnormal intrahepatic enhancement signals on DCE imaging were noted.

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

The aim of the present meta-analysis was to evaluate the diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating metastatic from non-metastatic lymph nodes in patients with lung cancer. A systematic literature search was performed to identify eligible original studies. The quality of included studies was assessed using 'quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies' (QUADAS-2).

Angiomyolipoma of the rib: A rare case report.

Angiomyolipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor, most commonly arising from the kidney. With the exception of the liver, extrarenal angiomyolipoma is an infrequent entity that may be misdiagnosed as other tumors. Angiomyolipoma occurring in the skeleton is an extremely rare occurrence and often difficult to differentiate from other bone diseases.

Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography perfusion in patients with acute stroke: A meta-analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) in diagnosing acute ischemic stroke in patients presenting to the emergency department with stroke-like symptoms.

Methods: Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases were searched until November 5, 2014 using the following terms: magnetic resonance imaging/MRI, computed tomography/CT, and stroke. Randomized controlled trials, retrospective, and case-controlled studies were included which evaluated patients who presented for emergency assessment of stroke-like systems.

Chronic hepatitis B: Enlarged perihepatic lymph nodes correlated with hepatic histopathology.

Aim: To assess the value of enlarged perihepatic lymph nodes in determining hepatic histopathology for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: Sixty-seven patients who were clinically and histologically diagnosed with CHB and 18 healthy subjects without history of liver disease underwent abdominal MRI. Histological diagnosis and hepatic inflammation (grade 0-4) and fibrosis (stage 0-4) were assessed by a simplified system for scoring in chronic viral hepatitis.

Oedema of gallbladder wall: correlation with chronic hepatitis B on MR imaging.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterise gallbladder wall oedema and correlate it with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-seven patients who were clinically and histologically diagnosed with CHB and 18 healthy individuals without any history of liver disease underwent abdominal MR imaging. Hepatic inflammation (grade 0-4) and fibrosis (stage 0-4) for patients were assessed histologically.