CT fluoroscopy-guided pancreas transplant biopsies: a retrospective evaluation of predictors of complications and success rates.

To identify predictors of biopsy success and complications in CT-guided pancreas transplant (PTX) core biopsy. We retrospectively identified all CT fluoroscopy-guided PTX biopsies performed at our institution (2000-2017) and included 187 biopsies in 99 patients. Potential predictors related to patient characteristics (age, gender, body mass index (BMI), PTX age, PTX volume) and procedure characteristics (biopsy depth, needle size, access path, number of samples, interventionalist's experience) were correlated with biopsy success (sufficient tissue for histologic diagnosis) and the occurrence of complications.

No infectious hepatic complications following radioembolization with 90Y microspheres in patients with biliodigestive anastomosis.

Aim: To retrospectively evaluate infectious hepatic complications of transarterial radioembolization (RE) of the liver in patients with pre-existing biliodigestive anastomosis.

Patients And Methods: Patients who underwent RE were retrospectively analyzed. All patients had at least a contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging or contrast-enhanced triple-phase computed tomographic scan before and 6-8 weeks after RE.

Magnetic resonance enteroclysis in patients with Crohn's disease: fat saturated T2-weighted sequences for evaluation of inflammatory activity.

Background And Aims: To evaluate fat saturated (fs) T2-weighted (w) fast relaxation fast spin echo (FRFSE)-sequences compared to the standard protocol with contrast agent for the evaluation of inflammatory activity in patients with Crohn's Disease (CD).

Methods: Fourty-eight patients (male, 17; female, 33; mean age, 37 years) with suspicion of inflammatory activity in proven CD who underwent MR enteroclysis (MRE) at 1.5T (GE Healthcare) were retrospectively included.

Screening for liver metastases in women with mammary carcinoma: comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to compare conventional B-mode ultrasound (BMU), contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the detection of liver metastases at the primary staging and follow-up of women with histologically confirmed mammary carcinoma.

Patients And Methods: Included in the study were 55 women (aged 57.5 ± 11.