[Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis and breast carcinoma: What difference on elastography?].

Objectives: To determine the elastographic characteristics of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis compared to breast carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study of 63 breast masses. Ultrasound B mode and strain elastography were performed for each mass.

Budd-Chiari syndrome: an update on imaging features.

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare cause of portal hypertension and liver failure. This condition is characterized by an impaired hepatic venous drainage. The diagnosis of BCS is based on imaging, which helps initiate treatment.

Budd-Chiari syndrome: a prospective analysis of hepatic vein obstruction on ultrasonography, multidetector-row computed tomography and MR imaging.

Purpose: The goal of this study was to prospectively describe the imaging presentation of hepatic vein (HV) obstruction in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) on duplex and color Doppler ultrasonography (DCD-US), multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials And Methods: A total of 176 patients with primary BCS (mean age, 33 years; 101 women) were prospectively included. BCS diagnosis was made by direct visualization of HV and/or upper portion of the inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction on DCD-US and/or MDCT and/or MRI.

[Accuracy of CT-guided chest biopsy for benign lesions].

Purpose: To demonstrate that CT-guided chest biopsy can effectively prevent surgery for patients with benign tumors.

Patients And Methods: We present a cohort of patients who underwent CT-guided biopsy for a chest lesion where diagnosis could not be achieved through other means. The gold standard was defined, based on availability, by surgery or imaging and clinical follow-up over a 2-year period.

Association of Budd-Chiari syndrome and celiac disease.

Background And Aims: An association between Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and celiac disease (CD) is uncommon. The aims of our study were to investigate the etiology of BCS and to search for a particular HLA Ag pattern among patients.

Patients And Methods: BCS diagnosis was based on Doppler ultrasound and CD diagnosis on duodenal biopsy, transglutaminase (TGAb) and gliadin antibodies (GAb).