[Femoral neck stress fractures].

Femoral neck stress fractures are relatively rare and caused by repetitive high pressure on the bone with insufficient time to recover. These fractures are often seen in fanatic runners or military personnel, who cover great distances. Patients with a femoral neck stress fracture present with mild pain at the front of the thigh or groin.

Bronchiectasis in Severe Asthma: Does It Make a Difference?

Background: Asthma and bronchiectasis are 2 heterogeneous diseases that frequently coexist, particularly in severe asthma. Recognition of this co-diagnosis may importantly affect treatment decisions and outcome. Previous studies in asthma with bronchiectasis show inconsistent outcomes, probably due to the heterogeneity of the included asthma cohorts.

Is fat suppression in T1 and T2 FSE with mDixon superior to the frequency selection-based SPAIR technique in musculoskeletal tumor imaging?

Objective: To determine the image quality of fast spin echo (FSE) with mDixon relative to spectral attenuated inversion recovery (SPAIR) FSE sequences in musculoskeletal tumor imaging on a 1.5-T MRI system.

Materials And Methods: In a HIPAA-compliant prospective study, 265 patients requiring musculoskeletal tumor MRI scans were included.

Unilateral reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome after coiling of an aneurysm.

Background: Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is radiologically characterized by symmetrical subcortical areas of vasogenic edema that are preferentially parieto-occipital, and it typically resolves after appropriate treatment.

Case Report: We present a patient with strikingly unilateral RPLS that developed 21 days after coiling of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm and several days of triple-H therapy. Cortical and subcortical vasogenic edema and enhancement developed only in the left hemisphere, with a pattern suggesting RPLS.

Resizable ventricular patch plasty in the porcine left ventricle: a pilot study.

Objective: : Endoventricular circular patch plasty is a method used to reconstruct the ventricular cavity in patients with (post) ischemic left ventricular aneurysm or global dilatation. However, late redilatation with mitral regurgitation has been reported, in which postoperative apex shape seems to play an important role. We studied the feasibility of ventricular volume downsizing with a variably shaped patch in porcine hearts.