Publications by authors named "Jaime Pomes"
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- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred method for identifying muscle diseases connected to myopathies due to its high sensitivity and specificity.
- Advances in technology since 2008 have enhanced whole-body MRI (WBMRI), allowing for quick and high-quality imaging of the entire musculoskeletal system, which includes specific protocols like T1-weighted and STIR imaging.
- WBMRI effectively assesses various types of myopathies, helps pinpoint specific muscle involvement for biopsies, and can even detect unrelated conditions like tumors.
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- * The article highlights how conventional X-rays can often misdiagnose these injuries and advocates for the use of computed tomography (CT) and multidetector CT (MDCT) as the preferred imaging techniques due to their speed and detailed imaging capabilities.
- * Additional imaging methods like ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide better insights into soft-tissue injuries and minor fractures, helping to accurately assess the severity of chest trauma.
Mycobacterium marinum is an atypical mycobacterium that usually causes a solitary nodule on the hand ("fish tank granuloma") or less commonly, secondary erythematous channels and nodules spread along lymphatic drainage of the extremity, mimicking sporothricoid skin lesions of nodular lymphangitis. This report presents a case of this rare entity, a nodular lymphangitis caused by Mycobacterium marinum. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging was very useful in determining the morphology (cellulitis with a few small subcutaneous nodules and channels) and the extension of the lesion.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how accurately guided computed tomography aspiration can detect infections in hip prostheses before surgery.
- A total of 63 patients with suspected infections were analyzed for fluid volume, cultures, and CT imaging findings, ultimately finding that 33 of these patients had infections confirmed during surgery.
- The results showed that computed tomography aspiration had 70% sensitivity and 100% specificity, indicating it is a reliable method for diagnosing septic hip prostheses, particularly with certain imaging indicators like fluid collections and acetabular misalignment.
Myxoid liposarcomas (MLS) have a tendency to metastasize to unusual sites. We report an unusual case of bone metastases not detected by bone scan and neither by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET-FDG) and successfully identified with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a patient with metachronic MLS. Histopathological examination of the primary tumor evidenced a tumor with unfavorable prognostic markers, and the biopsy of an iliac bone lesion confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic disease.
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