Anthracofibrosis Manifesting as False-Positive Iodine Accumulation in a Patient With Recent History of Thyroid Carcinoma.

A 33-year-old Indonesian woman presented for follow-up after a recent history of papillary thyroid carcinoma treated with total thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy. A 131I whole-body scintigraphy showed an elongated iodine accumulation in the right hemithorax. On suspicion of pulmonary metastasis, further diagnostics with 124I PET/CT showed thickening of the bronchial wall and retention of secretion in a middle lobe bronchus.

Multimodal evaluation of 2-D and 3-D ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in measurements of the thyroid volume using universally applicable cross-sectional imaging software: a phantom study.

A precise estimate of thyroid volume is necessary for making adequate therapeutic decisions and planning, as well as for monitoring therapy response. The goal of this study was to compare the precision of different volumetry methods. Thyroid-shaped phantoms were subjected to volumetry via 2-D and 3-D ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Draft genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis BF-1, isolated from Bavarian cattle.

Bacillus anthracis BF-1 was isolated from a cow in Bavaria (Germany) that had succumbed to anthrax. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this strain, which belongs to the European B2 subclade of B. anthracis.

Draft genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis UR-1, isolated from a German heroin user.

We report the draft genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis UR-1, isolated from a fatal case of injectional anthrax in a German heroin user. Analysis of the genome sequence of strain UR-1 may aid in describing phylogenetic relationships between virulent heroin-associated isolates of B. anthracis isolated in the United Kingdom, Germany, and other European countries.

In vivo measurement of the shear modulus of the human vocal fold: interim results from eight patients.

The shear modulus of the vocal fold is an essential parameter required to enhance our understanding of how the vocal fold operates, to develop mathematical models of phonatation, and to provide benchmarks to quantify the effectiveness of surgical procedures. The authors announced the successful deployment of an instrument to measure vocal fold elasticity in vivo last year, and now present the data taken from eight patients in vivo. The shear modulus was measured at the mid-membranous point, in a transverse direction with respect to the axis drawn between the anterior commissure and vocal process.