Inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of ultrasound analysis of the long head of the biceps.

Introduction: Ultrasound assessment of the long head of the biceps (LHB) is difficult. The aim of the present study was to analyze the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of 2 ultrasound cross-sections not previously assessed: humeral head apex (image 1) and bicipital groove entrance (image 2).

Hypothesis: These ultrasound cross-sectional images allow reliable and reproducible analysis of the intra-articular LHB.

Early detection of multiple bone and extra-skeletal metastases by body magnetic resonance imaging (BMRI) after treatment of Myxoid/Round-Cell Liposarcoma (MRCLS).

Introduction: Myxoid Round cell containing myxoid liposarcomas (MRCLS) have a high propensity to metastasize to soft tissue and bone. Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BMRI) has been reported as a critical modality to early detect disease spreading in asymptomatic patients. The purpose of this study is to describe metastatic patterns and outcomes in patients through annual BMRI surveillance after diagnosis of MRCLS of the extremities and trunk.

Age estimation by magnetic resonance imaging of the distal tibial epiphysis and the calcaneum.

Age estimation of living individuals is of critical importance in forensic practice, especially because of the increased migration in developed countries. Recently, the contribution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to age evaluation has been studied, as it seems to be an efficient technique to analyze growth plate maturation and epiphyseal fusion. We developed an MRI staging system for the distal tibial epiphysis and the calcaneal epiphysis and evaluated its reliability on 180 MRI scans of the ankle and foot in a sample of individuals aged from 8 to 25 years old.

Pseudotumoral ganglion cyst of a finger with unexpected remote origin: multimodality imaging.

The case of a ganglion cyst in the pulp of a fifth finger in an elderly woman initially mimicking a soft tissue tumor is described. Most typical sites of ganglion cysts are well documented at the wrist and in the vicinity of inter-phalangeal and metacarpo-phalangeal joints. In this case, ultrasonography (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a cystic lesion within the pulp of the fifth finger and indicated carpal osteoarthritis as the distant-and unexpected-origin of the lesion.