Longitudinal volume analysis from computed tomography: Reproducibility using adrenal glands as surrogate tumors.

This study aims to determine the precision (reproducibility) of volume assessment in routine clinical computed tomography (CT) using adrenal glands as surrogate tumors. Seven patients at our institution were identified retrospectively as having received numerous abdominal CT scans (average 13.1, range 5 to 20).

Endometrial and endocervical micro echogenic foci: sonographic appearance with clinical and histologic correlation.

Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the clinical and histologic importance of small echogenic foci seen in the endometrium/endocervix on pelvic sonography.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 62 women, aged 28 to 81 years, who had echogenic foci of the endometrium and endocervix. Patients' medical records were accessed to review pertinent obstetric and gynecologic information.

Blunt abdominal injury in the pregnant patient: detection with US.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy of ultrasonography (US) for the detection of blunt intraabdominal injury in pregnant patients and to compare differences between pregnant and nonpregnant patients of childbearing age.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of results of all consecutive emergency blunt trauma US examinations performed at a level I trauma center from January 1995 to June 2002 was conducted. Data on demographics, free fluid location, and patient outcome were collected.

Sonographic duplication artifact of the spinal cord in infants and children.

Objective: To describe the features of sonographic duplication artifacts that we have occasionally seen when imaging the spinal cord of infants and children, mostly with postrepair myelomeningocele.

Methods: Sonography of the spine was performed for the evaluation of neonates with suspected spinal cord abnormalities and of older children in the follow-up of postrepair open-spine defects.

Results: Each of our patients had a single spinal cord, but the duplication artifact was seen with 2 brands of scanners and with both linear array and vector array transducers.

Caput succedaneum mimicking a cephalocele.

Caput succedaneum is relatively common at birth but infrequently diagnosed in utero. It has a benign prognosis, but it is very important not to misdiagnose it as a cephalocele, which carries a guarded prognosis. We present the case of a patient who experienced preterm labor and premature rupture of the membranes at 28 weeks' menstrual age.