Impact of sarcopenia on mortality in patients undergoing liver re-transplantation.

Background: Sarcopenia, which is a loss of skeletal muscle mass, has been reported to increase post-transplant mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing the first liver transplant. Cross-sectional imaging modalities typically determine sarcopenia in patients with cirrhosis by measuring core abdominal musculatures. However, there is limited evidence for sarcopenia related outcomes in patients undergoing liver re-transplantation (re-OLT).

Evaluation of Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction-V Reconstruction Algorithm vs Filtered Back Projection in the Detection of Hypodense Liver Lesions: Reader Performance and Preferences.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate diagnostic accuracy and readers' experience in the detection of focal liver lesions on computed tomography with Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction-V (ASIR-V) reconstruction compared with filtered back projection (FBP) scans.

Methods: Fifty-five patients with liver lesions had FBP and ASIR-V scans. Two radiologists independently reviewed both sets of computed tomography scans, identifying and characterizing liver lesions.

Cystic Cervicitis: A Case Report and Literature Review of Cystic Cervical Lesions.

We present a case of a 30-year-old woman who, while undergoing infertility evaluation, was found to have a large cystic cervical mass, shown to be cystic cervicitis on cervical cone biopsy. Differential diagnosis for benign cystic cervical lesions includes Nabothian cysts, tunnel cluster, endocervical hyperplasia, and cervicitis, whereas cystic cervical malignancies include adenocarcinoma and adenoma malignum. While it is crucial to differentiate benign from malignant lesions, imaging characteristics often overlap and may not provide a specific diagnosis.