Sarcopenic obesity in early breast cancer patients with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

The importance of sarcopenic obesity (SO) in malignancy has recently been recognized. The authors aimed to investigate the clinical and body composition data of early-stage breast cancer (BC) patients by focusing on the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and SO. In this cross-sectional study with early-stage BC patients, the clinical and laboratory results were evaluated for diagnosing MetS.

Change in the dimensions of the lumbar area muscles after surgery: MRI analysis.

Objective: This study aims to assess the change in the dimensions of the lumbar muscles in patients with chronic lower back pain using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and to determine pre/post effects of surgery.

Methods: We enrolled 28 individuals (13F/15M; age: 45.39±11.

Radiological Imaging of Rare Intracranial Complications Secondary to Otitis Media and Mastoiditis.

Acute otitis media used to cause fatal results because of its intracranial complications before the introduction of potent and effective antibiotics. After the introduction of antibiotics, complications have started to be observed more frequently as a result of chronic otitis media and especially in children. Because clinical findings changed and became indistinct, the diagnosis of otitis and mastoiditis has been made occasionally with imaging findings only after complications occurred.

Congenital abnormalities of the ribs: evaluation with multidetector computed tomography.

Objective: To evaluate congenital abnormalities of ribs using multidetector computed tomography.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Mustafa Kemal University Research Hospital, Hatay, Turkey and comprised data of patients aged 1-45 years who attended the Radiology Department for computed tomography of the thorax between January 2010 and July 2013. Multiplanar reconstructions, maximum intensity projections, and 3-dimensional images were acquired to investigate numerical and structural abnormalities of the ribs of the patients who underwent multidetector computed tomography for a variety of indications.