Publications by authors named "Zakir Sakcı"

Objectives: The objective of this study is to prospectively assess the effectiveness of shoulder magnetic resonance (MR) arthrograms with positional manoeuvres in detecting posterior synovial folds.

Methods: Two radiologists independently assessed all axial MR arthrograms in internal rotation, neutral position, and external rotation for the presence of a posterior synovial fold. The diagnostic performances of the MR arthrograms were then compared, with results validated through arthroscopy.

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Metastases from ovarian cancer to the central nervous system (CNS) are rare, in particular, isolated leptomeningeal metastases (LM) are extremely rare. The gold standard in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is the detection of malignant cells in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology. A 58-year-old woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer 2 years ago underwent lumbar puncture and CSF cytology in recent months due to new weakness, loss of strength in the lower extremities, and speech disorders.

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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major cognitive disorder classified as a common type of dementia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most practical method for diagnostic purposes in AD. The aim of the study was to determine the volume of the hippocampus and intracranial structures in AD using MRI.

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Objective: The objectives of this study were to describe lung computed tomography findings of patients with COVID-19 diagnosed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test, investigate whether the findings differ regarding age and gender, and evaluate the diagnostic performance of chest computed tomography based on the duration of symptoms at the time of presentation to the hospital.

Methods: From March 11 to May 11, 2020, 1271 consecutive patients (733 males and 538 females) were included in this retrospective, cross-sectional study. Based on age, patients were divided into five separate subgroups.

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Objective: Computed tomography of the thorax (Thorax CT) is frequently used to diagnose viral pneumonia in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients, but its diagnostic performance in mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients is still unclear. Assessing the diagnostic performance of thorax CT in mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients was the purpose of our study.

Methods: Mildly symptomatic and clinically stable, suspected COVID-19 patients scanned with Thorax CTs between March 11, 2020, and April 13, 2020, were included in this study.

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A proportion of patients diagnosed with genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) experience eye-closure sensitivity (ECS), the underlying pathogenesis of which is unknown. In this study, we compare magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings of healthy volunteers with patients diagnosed with GGE, with and without ECS, to detect possible explanatory differences between groups. A total of 33 patients diagnosed with GGE: 17 with ECS and 16 without, and 12 healthy volunteers are included.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the myocardium structure in patients with chest pain who were determined to have moderate and/or high risk for cardiac ischemic heart disease (IHD) but who had normal findings on conventional coronary angiography by using native cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) T1 mapping and comparing with healthy volunteers.

Methods: A total of 50 patients and 30 healthy volunteers who underwent CMRI were included in our prospective study. Patients whose clinical findings were compatible with stable angina pectoris, with moderate and/or high risk for IHD, but whose conventional coronary angiography was normal, were our patient group.

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Pathologies of the posterior labrocapsular structures of the shoulder joint are far less common than anterior labrocapsuloligamentous lesions. Most of these pathologies have been associated with traumatic posterior dislocation. A smaller portion of the lesions include posterior extension of superior labral anteroposterior lesions, posterior superior internal impingement, and damage to the posterior band of the inferior glenohumeral ligament.

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Aim: To measure C2-related morphometric parameters in a Turkish population.

Material And Methods: The computed tomography (CT) images of three groups (Group 1: paediatric cases aged 1-6 years, Group 2: age7-16 years, and Group 3: adult cases), who had cervical spine CT were used to measure some morphometric parameters for safe C2 translaminar screw fixation. The measured parameters included thickness, height and length of the C2 lamina on both sides and the C2 lamina-midline angle.

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Aim: To show the relationship of lumbar intervertebral discs with the ureters by using computerized tomography (CT).

Material And Methods: Eighty patients (male/female: 42/38) with a mean age of 45 years were included in this retrospective study. An imaginary line passing through the tangential to the posterior cortex of the vertebral body was drawn at the intervertebral disc level (line a).

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The os intermetatarseum is a rare accessory bone of the foot. It is commonly asymptomatic, as are other such accessory bones of the foot. Nevertheless, when it becomes symptomatic, it can cause "os intermetatarseum syndrome.

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Origin and course anomalies of the vertebral arteries are rare. They are considered a congenital anomaly that occurs in the early stages of embryonic development. Thanks to magnetic resonance angiography, these anomalies can be diagnosed easily.

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We present a case of successful treatment of severe spinal deformity in a 4-year-old boy with achondroplasia. Using posterior segmental instrumentation with a sliding growing rod system, we were able to achieve reduction of thoracolumbal kyphosis from 45 to 11.3 degrees.

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Objective: The interlaminar window is the most important corridor during both interlaminar approaches to intervertebral discs. The aim of this study was to measure radiologic parameters related to endoscopic and microsurgical interlaminar discectomy.

Methods: Measured parameters included lateral recess line (LRL) width, distance between LRL and endplates of upper intervertebral disc, superior and lateral angles of interlaminar window, interlaminar height, and interpedicular distance via optimized coronal oblique projection computed tomography images.

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Introduction: Lumbar foraminal inner zone herniations are challenging cases, for which there are variety of approaches. However, there is no information about the distance between these herniations and the edges of the respective lamina. The aim of this study was to measure the distance between the inferomedial aspect of lumbar pedicles and laminar edges.

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Background: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has become an established diagnostic modality for the evaluation of liver parenchymal changes in diseases such as diffuse liver fibrosis.

Aims: To evaluate the parenchymal apparent diffusion coefficient value (ADC) changes using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) during telaprevir-based triple therapy.

Study Design: Diagnostic accuracy study.

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