Rare Median Nerve and Digital Nerve Tumor Resection and Distal Nerve Transfers: A Report of 2 Cases.

Cases: We present 2 cases of median nerve reconstruction using distal nerve transfers after resection of unusual benign median nerve tumors. Critical sensation was restored in case 1 by transferring the fourth common digital nerve to first web digital nerves. Thumb opposition was regained by transferring the abductor digiti minimi ulnar motor nerve branch to the recurrent median motor nerve branch.

Rapid Classification of Sarcomas Using Methylation Fingerprint: A Pilot Study.

Sarcoma classification is challenging and can lead to treatment delays. Previous studies used DNA aberrations and machine-learning classifiers based on methylation profiles for diagnosis. We aimed to classify sarcomas by analyzing methylation signatures obtained from low-coverage whole-genome sequencing, which also identifies copy-number alterations.

Follow-up of liver metastases: a comparison of deep learning and RECIST 1.1.

Objectives: To compare liver metastases changes in CT assessed by radiologists using RECIST 1.1 and with aided simultaneous deep learning-based volumetric lesion changes analysis.

Methods: A total of 86 abdominal CT studies from 43 patients (prior and current scans) of abdominal CT scans of patients with 1041 liver metastases (mean = 12.

Modified Transhumeral Amputation: A Case Report.

Case: A 7-year-old boy presented with osteosarcoma of the ulna that required a transhumeral amputation. The patient completed neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery. To prevent bone overgrowth and improved prosthetic fitting, a modified amputation was performed with acute shortening and distal epiphysis preservation.

Intravenous Line Phase-Wrap Artifact at Bilateral Axial 3-T Breast MRI: Identification, Analysis, and Solution.

Purpose: To understand and remove the source of a phase-wrap artifact produced by residual contrast agent in the intravenous line during acquisition of bilateral axial 3-T dynamic contrast material-enhanced (DCE) breast MRI.

Materials And Methods: A two-part study involved a phantom experiment, followed by an institutional review board approved clinical intervention, to evaluate the phase-wrap artifact at MRI. A phantom model evaluated artifact production by using an intravenous line filled with fluids with varying concentrations of gadolinium-based contrast agent (0, 0.

Knee intra-articular extraskeletal aneurysmal bone cyst: a case report and review of literature.

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign locally destructive lesion that usually developed in the bone cavity of bones, less commonly on the surface of cortical bones and very rarely develop outside the bone. There are only 35 reports of extraskeletal aneurysmal bone cyst (ESABC) in the English literature. We report a case of a 12-year-old female with no history of trauma who presented with knee pain.

Automatic detection and diagnosis of sacroiliitis in CT scans as incidental findings.

Early diagnosis of sacroiliitis may lead to preventive treatment which can significantly improve the patient's quality of life in the long run. Oftentimes, a CT scan of the lower back or abdomen is acquired for suspected back pain. However, since the differences between a healthy and an inflamed sacroiliac joint in the early stages are subtle, the condition may be missed.

Radiography, abdominal CT and MRI compared with sacroiliac joint CT in diagnosis of structural sacroiliitis.

Objective: To assess the performance of pelvic plain radiograph (radiography), abdominal CT and sacroiliac joint MRI (MRI) compared with sacroiliac joints CT (SI joint CT) for the diagnosis of structural sacroiliitis in a population suffering from spondyloarthritis (SpA) meeting the New York or ASAS criteria.

Methods: All SpA patients eligible for biologic treatment who received a pre-therapeutic check-up including the four imaging techniques in the same year were selected from 2005 to 2012. An assessment of sacroiliitis was based independently by a rheumatologist and a radiologist on radiography according to the modified New York criteria and on abdominal CT, MRI and SI Joint CT depending on the presence of erosion on at least two consecutive slices.

Radiography and abdominal CT compared with sacroiliac joint CT in the diagnosis of sacroiliitis.

Background The presence of structural sacroiliitis is strong evidence for the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Purpose To assess the performance of abdominal computed tomography (CT) and pelvic plain radiography for the diagnosis of structural sacroiliitis compared with sacroiliac CT (SI joint CT) considered the reference technique in patients with SpA. Material and Methods All SpA patients eligible for biologic treatment were selected from 2005 to 2012.

Dual-energy based spectral electronic cleansing in non-cathartic computed tomography colonography: an emerging novel technique.

Computed tomography colonography (CTC) with reduced or without bowel catharsis and with fecal tagging has emerged to improve CTC tolerability in patients and their subsequent compliance with colorectal cancer screening. With fecal tagging, electronic cleansing is performed by postprocessing software that removes remnants of contrast material. However, because the technique is threshold based, artifacts that lower the image quality and accuracy of the examination may be noted.