Magnetic resonance imaging in the management of suspected spinal canal disease in patients with known malignancy.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the spectrum of spinal canal disease in patients with known malignancy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and fifty-five patients underwent a total of 159 spinal MRI examinations over a three-year period. Patients were examined using a 1.

Is whole-lung CT scanning still necessary in all cases of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome in the era of petrosal sinus sampling?

We reviewed 31 patients in whom both bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling without CRH stimulation, and a CT scan of the lungs were done. Twenty-five had normal lung CT scans, of whom 23 had a higher inferior petrosal sinus: peripheral ACTH ratio > or = 1.5.

The value of specialist oncological radiology review of cross-sectional imaging.

Aim: To determine whether specialist oncological radiology review of outside cross-sectional imaging affects patient management.

Materials And Methods: Five hundred and twenty-six patients attending a regional oncology centre had review of outside cross-sectional imaging over a 1-year period. The number of examinations per patient, time interval between examination and review request, and examination technical adequacy were recorded in each case.

A prospective study of abdominal computerized tomography and colonoscopy in the diagnosis of colonic disease in an elderly population.

Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to compare the accuracy of abdominal computed tomography (CT) and colonoscopy in diagnosing colonic pathology in an elderly population.

Methods: Patients over the age of 70 for whom an outpatient diagnostic colonoscopy had been requested, were invited to attend for a CT scan of the abdomen following oral colonic preparation. CT was carried out within 1 month of the colonoscopy and all images were evaluated by a single consultant radiologist with no prior knowledge of the colonoscopy result.