Pericardial fat is strongly associated with atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery†.

Objectives: Recent evidence suggests that pericardial fat may represent an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease because of its unique properties and its proximity to cardiac structures. It has been reported that pericardial fat volume (PFV) is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between PFV and new-onset AF following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

'Early' post-cardiotomy chylopericardium and the imaging value of magnetic resonance thoracic-ductography.

Isolated chylopericardium is a rare postoperative complication after cardiac surgery. A delay in diagnosis or an inappropriate management can lead to serious consequences. The treatment, which may either be conservative or surgical, is controversial and it depends on the duration and volume of effusion.

Magnetic resonance imaging with pathological correlation in a case of mantle cell lymphoma of the parotid gland: a case report.

Introduction: Mantle cell lymphoma is a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is a subtype of B-cell lymphoma with frequent involvement of the bone marrow and the gastrointestinal tract. Isolated parotid gland involvement seldom occurs.

Imaging of ectopic intrathoracic multinodular goiter with pathologic correlation: a case report.

Introduction: We present a case of ectopic intrathoracic multinodular goiter and correlate the magnetic resonance imaging appearance with the histological findings.

Case Presentation: A 72-year-old man was referred to our institute with a two month history of cough. The chest radiograph showed a mass located in the mediastinum.

Ultrasonography of symptomatic rotator cuff tears compared with MR imaging and surgery.

Purpose: To compare the accuracy of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of rotator cuff tears.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-six patients with clinically suspected rotator cuff pathology underwent ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder. The findings in 88 patients were compared with arthroscopy or open surgery.

Primary pleural hemangiopericytoma-like tumor: an unusual localized fibrous tumor of the pleura (2007: 4b).

In this report, the case of a 65-year-old woman with cough and dyspnoea is described. The chest radiographs showed a sharply demarcated mass located in the left paravertebral hemithorax and a left pleural effusion. Computed tomography after intravenous contrast material showed a heterogeneous, mainly cystic mass with peripheral enhancement and enhancing intratumoral foci and septa.

Soft-tissue myoepithelioma of the hypothenar region: a case report.

Myoepithelial tumors only recently have been recognized as occurring primarily in soft tissue, and only a few cases have been described in the literature. The occurrence of these tumors in the hand is even more limited. In this article, we review the clinical, radiologic, and histologic features of a benign myoepithelioma of the hypothenar region of the left hand.

Eosinophilic pleural effusion, peripheral eosinophilia, pleural thickening, and hepatosplenomegaly in sarcoidosis.

In this atypical case of sarcoidosis with an unusual combination of clinical and laboratory findings, a 32-year-old male presented with a 3-month history of thoracic pain complicated with dyspnea. Laboratory tests, chest radiography, and CT scans of the chest and abdomen revealed eosinophilia of pleural effusion and blood, pleural thickening, hepatosplenomegaly, and bronchiolitis obliterans. In cases such as this, in which pleural fluid eosinophilia is accompanied by peripheral eosinophilia and splenohepatomegaly, underlying malignancies such as Hodgkin lymphoma should be ruled out.

Extracranial internal carotid artery Salmonella mycotic aneurysm complicated by occlusion of the internal carotid artery: depiction by color Doppler sonography, CT and DSA.

Mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery are rare. Seventy-four cases have been described in the medical literature and only eight secondary to Salmonella infection. To our knowledge, color Doppler sonography, computed tomography (CT), and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) findings relating to the diagnosis and follow-up of extracranial internal carotid artery mycotic aneurysm complicated by occlusion have not previously been described in the literature.