Safety of CT-Guided Bone Marrow Biopsy in Thrombocytopenic Patients: A Retrospective Review.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that computed tomography (CT)-guided bone marrow biopsy in patients with a platelet count between 20,000/uL and 50,000/uL is safe and that preprocedure platelet transfusion is unnecessary.

Materials And Methods: This single-center retrospective study included bone marrow biopsies performed between May 2009 and May 2016. The study population included 981 patients-age range, 15-93 years; average age, 57 years; 505 (51.

Myocardial Fatty Foci in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Imaging Findings.

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic syndrome. The hallmark of the disease is multiple hamartomatous lesions in multiple organ systems. Common cardiac manifestations of TSC are rhabdomyomas, which are a benign tumor of striated muscle.