Clinical value of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/MRI in primary staging of patients with intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer.

Objective: To assess the utility of 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/MRI in initial staging of intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer (HRPCa).

Methods: A total of 46 patients with pathologically verified intermediate and/or HRPCa who underwent 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/MRI with dedicated pelvic high-resolution multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) were included.

Results: PET/MRI showed 100% sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy in detecting seminal vesicle (SV) and rectal invasion, versus 87.

Short term Outcomes of Routine Exposure Versus non Exposure of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Diseases.

Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of the exposure versus non-exposure of the RLN during thyroidectomy for benign thyroid diseases.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study for patients who underwent thyroidectomy for benign diseases. They were classified into two groups, group 1 (the exposed group) and group 2 (the non-exposed group) of the RLN.

Efficacy and Feasibility of Complete Mesocolic Excision with Central Vascular Ligation in Complicated Colorectal Cancer.

Complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) involves sharp dissection through the embryological planes. However, it may be associated with high mortalities and morbidities especially in colorectal emergencies. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of CME with CVL in complicated colorectal cancers (CRCs).

Rare sites of metastases in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and added value of SPECT/CT over planar whole body radioactive iodine scan.

Background: Being aware of the unusual or rare location of thyroid metastases helps in early diagnosis and proper patient management. Rare metastases (RM) can be missed resulting in diagnostic pitfalls and delayed treatment. The use of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging in the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients provides precise anatomical localization and characterization of RM that may be missed or misinterpreted in planar whole body iodine-131 (WBI) scan.

A New Dissection Ladder Approach for Perforator Vessels in Infant Meningomyelocele Soft Tissue Reconstruction.

Background: Meningomyelocele reconstruction is a lifesaving procedure. A freestyle propeller perforator flap is an ideal option for moderate to large soft tissue meningomyelocele reconstruction. Previous studies that focused on the reliability of perforator flaps for meningomyelocele reconstruction recommended preserving a cuff of soft tissue around the perforators to avoid vasospasm.

Comparison of the CO-RADS and the RSNA chest CT classification system concerning sensitivity and reliability for the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Background: The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) recently published a chest CT classification system and Dutch Association for Radiology has announced Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reporting and data system (CO-RADS) to provide guidelines to radiologists who interpret chest CT images of patients with suspected COVID-19 pneumonia. This study aimed to compare CO-RADS and RSNA classification with respect to their sensitivity and reliability for diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Results: A retrospective study assessed consecutive CT chest imaging of 359 COVID-19-positive patients.

Efficacy and safety of flow diverters in posterior circulation aneurysms and comparison with their efficacy in anterior circulation aneurysms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of flow-diverter stents (FDs) in the management of posterior circulation cerebral aneurysms and compare FD efficacy between anterior and posterior circulation aneurysms.

Methods: We searched the PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases for relevant studies through March 2020. Studies assessing FDs for posterior circulation aneurysms that included ≥20 treated aneurysms were included.

Detection of DNA of W. bancrofti in blood samples by QC-PCR-ELISA-based.

An internal control was used in a polymerase chain reaction PCR-ELISA-based technique to detect the DNA repeat of the filarial parasite W. bancrofti. The sensitivity of the test could detect as low as one single microfilaria added to 200 ul of blood.