Pancreatic volume, fat content and T1 relaxation time using magnetic resonance imaging in patients with prior gestational diabetes mellitus.

Purpose: To compare the volume, fat content, and T1 relaxation time of the pancreas in participants with and without prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Methods: In this prospective case-control study, we enrolled 29 women with prior GDM, and divided them into three groups (normoglycemic, prediabetic, and diabetic) based on their glycaemic status in the postpartum period; and a group of 13 participants as controls who had normoglycemia during pregnancy. Participants underwent MR examination including an axial multi-echo DIXON-based sequence and an axial-oblique T1 mapping sequence.

A Rare Surgical Site Infection Caused by Leifsonia aquatica (Non-diphtheric Corynebacterium) in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report From North India.

Here we present a case report on a  (non-diphtheria ) infection in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The organism was isolated from the collection of a lesion in the thigh that presented 15 days post surgery of a fractured femur. The patient had undergone a surgical procedure for a fractured femur with an external device placed, after which she developed pus discharge from the surgical site.

A phase I/II clinical trial of ex-vivo expanded human bone marrow derived allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells in adult patients with perianal fistulizing Crohn's Disease.

Background: Perianal fistulas (PF) affect one-third patients with Crohn's disease (CD) with limited therapeutic options. There is dearth of literature on safety and efficacy of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) in this population.

Methods: An open-label, phase I/II, single-arm study was conducted involving local administration of human allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in perianal fistula of patients with Crohn's disease refractory to standard therapies.

Tc-99m Ethambutol Scintigraphy with Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Tubercular Iliopsoas Abscess.

Very few imaging techniques can demonstrate the presence of . Technitium-99m Ethambutol scintigraphy is one of them, although literature on the utility of this technique is scarce. We describe a patient with iliopsoas abscess showing increased uptake on Tc-99 m ethambutol scintigraphy which was later confirmed to be tubercular by the microbiological analysis of pus.

Laparoscopic ultrasonography along with staging laparoscopy as a tool for staging in patients with hepatopancreaticobiliary malignancy - A prospective cohort study from a tertiary care centre.

Introduction: Staging laparoscopy (SL) plays an important role in avoiding unnecessary non-therapeutic laparotomy in radiologically resectable hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) malignancy patients. The limitation of SL is to detect deep-seated malignancy. The addition of laparoscopic ultrasonography for identifying metastatic lesions or locally unresectable disease improves the diagnostic yield of SL.

Incidence of Prediabetes/Diabetes among Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background And Objectives: This prospective longitudinal study aims to evaluate and compare the incidence of prediabetes/diabetes among women stratified at the baseline postpartum visit according to the prior GDM and NAFLD status.

Methods: Of the 309 women with baseline postpartum assessment at a median of 16 months following the index delivery, 200 (64.7%) [GDM: 137 (68.

Lessons learnt from the clinico-genomic profiling of families with Li Fraumeni syndrome at a tertiary care centre in North India.

Li Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome due to TP53 gene mutation. There is sparse literature on LFS in the Indian population. We conducted a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with LFS and their family members, registered at our Medical Oncology Department between September 2015 and 2022.

Imaging characteristics of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors.

Background: Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors (PMTs). Localization of the causative tumor in these cases is an arduous task since the culprit lesions are usually small, slow-growing, and can be located almost anywhere from head to toe.

Purpose: To describe the morphological characteristics of histologically proven PMTs on various radiological modalities.

Tc-Ethambutol Scan with SPECT/CT in Knee Joint Tuberculosis.

Modalities for imaging of are limited and inadequately studied. One such modality is Tc-ethambutol scintigraphy which has shown promising results for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Ethambutol, one of the primary antitubercular drugs, is bacteriostatic which acts on the mycolic acid cell wall synthesis of the .

Protocol for Developing a Femur Osteotomy Model in Wistar Albino Rats.

Fracture healing is a physiological process resulting in the regeneration of bone defects by the coordinated action of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Osteoanabolic drugs have the potential to augment the repair of fractures but have constraints like high costs or undesirable side effects. The bone healing potential of a drug can initially be determined by in vitro studies, but in vivo studies are needed for the final proof of concept.

Osteoid Osteoma of Scaphoid Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation.

Osteoid osteoma is one of the commonest benign bone tumour of adolescence. Diagnosis is based upon the typical clinical features, site of occurrence and imaging findings. Occurrence of this lesion in an atypical site is associated with delay in diagnosis and challenges in management.

Imaging findings as predictors of the site of bleeding in patients with hemoptysis: Comparison between split-bolus dual-energy CT angiography and digital subtraction angiography.

PURPOSE Systemic to pulmonary vasculature shunting (SPS) is an important finding to identify the probable site of bleeding, especially in multicentric parenchymal lung disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of imaging findings, which can locate SPS on dual-energy computed tomography angiography (DECTA), and correlate with digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which was considered as a gold standard. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 187 patients (148 males, 39 females, mean age: 43.

Contrast enhanced ultrasound for characterization of suspected soft tissue vascular anomalies.

Background: Evaluation of perfusion characteristics is the key to characterize vascular anomalies. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a radiation-free modality to evaluate this in real-time and can be coupled along with Doppler-ultrasound (US).

Objective: To evaluate the utility of CEUS in characterization of suspected soft-tissue vascular anomalies and compare its diagnostic accuracy with Doppler-US.

Vascular anomalies: nomenclature, classification, and imaging algorithms.

There is a lot of ambiguity in the usage of correct terminology in the description of vascular malformations and tumors. Hemangioma and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) are the most commonly used terms and are the mostly incorrectly used as well! The aim of this review article was to lay out the correct nomenclature and describe the correct usage for the physicians and radiologists involved in diagnosing and managing these lesions. We describe the various classification systems which have been devised to define the multiple entities included under vascular anomalies.

Vascular anomalies: diagnostic features and step-wise approach.

The first part of this review article emphasized correct nomenclature, classification systems, and imaging algorithm of vascular anomalies. The second part of the review discusses the individual entities, highlighting the characteristic clinico-radiological features of the commonly encountered ones. A step-wise algorithmic approach is also proposed for the evaluation of a suspected case of vascular anomaly.

Chest-Wall Collateral Embolization to Reduce Surgical Blood Loss in Peripheral Aspergillomas.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to present the procedural details and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) findings of perioperative chest-wall collateral embolization (PCCE) and compare intraoperative blood loss in patients of pulmonary aspergilloma (PA) undergoing lung resection with and without PCCE.

Materials And Methods: Since November 2017, we have performed PCCE in 17 patients (14 males, three females, age 34.41 ± 12.

Aspergilloma Morphology on Computed Tomography Angiography and its Clinical Impact in Patients of Haemoptysis.

Amongst various manifestations of pulmonary aspergillosis, chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is the most common. We conducted this study to identify different morphological forms of CPA, on computed tomography angiography (CTA), and to correlate these with clinical presentation, as well as, associated imaging features. The study design was cross-sectional, with a final sample size of 65 patients, recruited over a period of 2years from January 2017 to October 2018.

Multimodality imaging evaluation of pseudotumors in chronic renal dysfunction: exposing the masquerade!

Focal renal lesions in the background of chronic kidney disease (CKD) present a diagnostic challenge. Contrast administration is usually avoided in such a setting, undermining the usefulness of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Focal regenerating nodules may occur in the background of CKD and closely mimic renal neoplasms.

Myotendinous pseudomasses: an imaging review.

A mass or a tumor may not always be an underlying cause for a clinically apparent swelling. A wide range of myotendinous disorders can present as pseudomasses. These include muscle/myofascial hernia, tendon tears, benign hypertrophy, accessory muscles, tendon xanthomas, diffuse myositis, and exertional compartment syndromes.

Current updates in image-guided musculoskeletal interventions.

Image-guided musculoskeletal interventions are frequently done in clinical practice. Even then, the literature regarding their effectiveness is relatively scarce. Image guidance adds value over the conventional landmark-based approach and should be preferred.