Relevance of Lumbar Subcutaneous Edema and Local Lordosis.

Lumbar subcutaneous edema (LSE) is sometimes found within the deep subcutaneous or perifascial tissue on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) via short-tau inversion recovery or fat-suppressed T2-weighted imaging. It is more likely to occur in older patients and those with obesity. However, no studies have focused on the association between LSE and local alignment.

Surface-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry with a Two-Dimensional Au Nanoparticle Array for Soft Ionization.

Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS) is a valuable technique for detecting small molecules in environmental and medicinal studies. We investigated dot-like and 2D-array gold nanoparticle-based SALDI-MS substrates that excite surface plasmons and enhance the desorption/ionization of sample molecules via charge transfer between the substrate and sample molecules. We aimed to optimize the nondissociative detection of sample molecules by efficiently transferring energy while suppressing excess internal energy.

Formation and Characterization of 2D Closely Packed Arrays of Bare Gold Nanoparticles without Aggregation.

Uniform 2D arrays of metal nanoparticles (NPs) have received significant attention in the field of molecular sensing using localized surface plasmon resonance. Generally, metal NPs bear organic surface-modifying molecules to prevent aggregation and form 2D metal NP arrays. However, surface-modifying molecules negatively affect molecular sensing.

Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of artificial carbon dioxide pneumothorax for computed tomography fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of artificial carbon dioxide (CO) pneumothorax for computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Materials And Methods: This study included 26 sessions of 24 patients in whom the creation of artificial CO pneumothorax was attempted to avoid the transpulmonary route during CT fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous RF ablation of HCC between April 2011 and December 2017. In these 26 sessions, 29 HCCs (mean tumor diameter: 12 mm, range: 6-22 mm) were treated.

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of a myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus: A case report and literature review.

Uterine myxoid leiomyosarcomas (MLMSs) are extremely rare. Here, we report a rare case of uterine MLMS with unique and bizarre magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings on diffusion-weighted images (DWIs) and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI scans. A 67-year-old woman presented with a uterine MLMS that had a multilocular cystic mass with a septum and solid components.