Utility of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta: A prospective study.

Context: Placenta accreta is the abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall and the most common cause for emergency postpartum hysterectomy. Accurate prenatal diagnosis of affected pregnancies allows optimal obstetric management.

Aims: To summarize our experience in the antenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta on imaging in a tertiary care setup.

A young smoker with hemoptysis.

A young man presented with complaints of dry cough, right lower chest pain, and streaky hemoptysis for duration of 3 months. A nonresolving opacity on chest radiograph and mass-like consolidation on computed tomography (CT), led to biopsy of the mass under CT guidance. Histopathology provided the diagnosis.

Complex mullerian duct anomaly in a young female with primary amenorrhoea, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain.

Mullerian duct anomalies, though rare, can be a treatable cause of pelvic pain and infertility. Various complex Mullerian duct anomalies may exist with combination of features of more than one class. Since there are no precise clinical or imaging criteria to enable specific categorisation, there is ambiguous classification of these anomalies by various radiologists and clinicians.

Spectrum of high resolution computed tomography findings in occupational lung disease: experience in a tertiary care institute.

Objective: To study the spectrum of high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in occupational lung disease in industrial workers and to assess the utility of International classification of HRCT for occupational and environmental respiratory diseases (ICHOERD).

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of radiological data (radiographs and computed tomography chest scans) gathered over a period of 3 years (January 2010- December 2012) of industrial workers in an organised sector who presented with respiratory complaints. The HRCT findings were evaluated using ICHOERD.

Unusual mediastinal dumbbell tumor mimicking an aggressive malignancy.

Hydatid cyst is known to affect all possible anatomical locations of the human body. However, the mediastinal localization is extremely rare. This benign, commonly asymptomatic and incidentally detected disease, at times may simulate an aggressive malignancy by its potential to cause osseous destruction and intraspinal extension.

Pediatric intervertebral disc calcification: A no touch lesion.

Intervertebral disc calcification (IVDC), though rare, remains an important differential of pediatric spinal pain. A 7-year-old boy presented with sudden-onset severe neck pain and restricted movements. There was no definite history of trauma or infection.