Additional Breast Cancer Detection at Digital Screening Mammography through Quality Assurance Sessions between Technologists and Radiologists.

Background Screening technologists may function as readers in breast cancer screening programs. In the Netherlands, they attend quality assurance sessions. The frequency and characteristics of additional breast cancers detected through these sessions have not been reported.

[Subcutaneous emphysema as the initial symptom of perforated diverticulitis].

A 76-year-old woman with no medical history apart from hypertension was admitted to the department of Internal Medicine with rectal bleeding. A few days later she complained of severe pain in her left leg. On physical examination the leg was swollen, shiny and extremely painful to the touch.

Spinal cord infarction as a severe complication of meningococcal meningitis.

Spinal cord infarction is a rare complication of bacterial meningitis and is, therefore, generally unknown. We describe a patient who developed a flaccid paraparesis 2 weeks after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. The etiology of spinal cord infarction is multifactorial, but vascular mechanisms and coagulation abnormalities play an important role.

Role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of incarceration of the gravid uterus.

Background: Incarcerated uterus is a rare condition with potentially serious complications that is often difficult to diagnose. This series shows the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Cases: Five pregnant women with incarcerated uterus are presented and the MRI findings compared with MRI in normal pregnancy.