Correlation of Clinical Findings in Acute Spinal Injury Patients with Magnetic Resonance Including Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Fiber Tractography.

Introduction: Many types of research are being carried out in the fields of understanding of the pathogenesis, early recognition, and improving the outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is one of the modalities used in vivo microstructural assessment of SCI. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the role of DTI imaging and fiber tractography in acute spinal injury with clinical profile and neurological outcome.

Cardiac Abscess with Ventricular Aneurysm Secondary to Old Myocardial Infarction.

Myocardial Abscess (MA) is a rare life threatening condition mostly occurring secondary to underlying infective endocarditis. But it can also be found secondary to septicemia with some unknown focus of sepsis in the body. Development of MA as a consequence of left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) secondary to myocardial infarction is very rare.

Computed tomographic-based morphometric study of thoracic spine and its relevance to anaesthetic and spinal surgical procedures.

Background: To collect a baseline computer software aided normative morphometric data of thoracic spine in the Indian population and analyze it to give pre-procedural guidelines to clinicians for safe surgical and anaesthetic procedures in the thoracic spine.

Methods: CT scans of thoracic spine of patients free from spinal disorders were reviewed in a total of 600 vertebrae in 50 patients. Parameters recorded with the help of computer software were pedicle width, length and height, transverse pedicle angles, chord length, canal dimensions, body width and height, spinous process angle and transverse process length.

Incidence and clinical implication of TT virus in patients with hepatitis and its frequency in blood donors in India.

Background: Transfusion Transmitted Virus (TTV), also known as Torque Teno Virus is a new novel viral agent which appears to correlate with some acute and chronic hepatitis cases and may produce liver damage under specific circumstances. Aim of this study was to detect TT virus by real-time PCR, study its clinical implications and effects of its co-infection in HBV and HCV chronic liver diseases.

Methods: The study population comprised 50 acute hepatitis, 50 chronic hepatitis patients and 100 voluntary blood donors.

Evaluation of Traumatic Spine by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Correlation with Neurological Recovery.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Purpose: To compare magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings with clinical profile and neurological status of the patient and to correlate the MRI findings with neurological recovery of the patients and predict the outcome.

Overview Of Literature: Previous studies have reported poor neurological recovery in patients with cord hemorrhage, as compared to cord edema in spine injury patients.