J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
September 2024
Introduction: Procedural sedation and pain management in interventional radiology (IR) are of critical importance to successful outcomes but remain under-researched. Methoxyflurane has been previously used in some minor procedures with several advantages including rapid onset and offset and a good safety profile. The purpose of this study was to evaluate methoxyflurane for procedures in IR.
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June 2023
Background: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy.
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine maternal and neonatal outcomes following a combined surgical and interventional radiology (IR) approach to managing PAS, and the risks associated with this technique.
Methods And Materials: Retrospective cohort study of all cases of PAS in a tertiary maternity centre between January 2001 and July 2020.
The clinical differential diagnosis of scrotal pain with a mass in a prepubertal boy is difficult. Often conditions such as testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis are diagnosed. We present a rare cause of scrotal pain, idiopathic scrotal fat necrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate what percentage of echogenic nonshadowing renal lesions larger than 4 mm found at ultrasound are angiomyolipomas (AMLs) and to review how to diagnose AMLs, with particular emphasis on the increasing role played by MRI.
Materials And Methods: The study data were obtained at a single institution over a period of 45 months. Although some patients were being reviewed for specific symptoms, such as hematuria, pain, or recurrent urinary tract infections, most of the findings were incidental.
There is evidence that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and hydrocephalus share some common pathophysiological mechanisms. Alterations in CSF pressure are known to affect cerebral venous sinus geometry. To further explore these mechanisms, we measured the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) cross-sectional area 3 cm above the torcular using T2 images in 20 MS, 10 spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), 21 hydrocephalus and 20 idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients and compared with 20 matched controls.
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