Simulation center training as a means to improve resident performance in percutaneous noncontinuous CT-guided fluoroscopic procedures with dose reduction.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted simulation-based resident training for CT-guided fluoroscopic procedures by measuring procedural and technical skills, radiation dose, and procedure times before and after simulation training.

Subjects And Methods: A prospective analysis included 40 radiology residents and eight staff radiologists. Residents took an online pretest to assess baseline procedural knowledge.

An overview of the method, application, and various findings of computed tomographic colonography in patients after incomplete colonoscopy.

Colon cancer is the third most common malignancy in the USA with 154,000 new cases and 52,000 deaths in 2007. The current screening method is optical colonoscopy; however, the compliance rate of the screening population is very low. Computed tomographic (CT) colonography has been used as an alternative to optical colonoscopy as a screening method.

Efficacy and safety of pioglitazone in treatment of a patient with an atypical partial lipodystrophy syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pioglitazone therapy in a patient with an atypical presentation of partial lipodystrophy.

Methods: We present a case report and review the associated literature to put this case in perspective and explain its atypical features.

Results: A 40-year-old woman was referred because of uncontrolled diabetes and dyslipidemia, despite receiving a total daily dose of insulin of 300 U and combination therapy with a statin and a fibrate.