Large Thoracic Lymphadenopathy and Pulmonary Nodules in Young Man.

A 33-year-old man with obesity, systemic arterial hypertension, and psoriasis who had been treated previously with little success by a pulmonologist for chronic unproductive irritant cough came to the outpatient pulmonary department because of profuse cough and short syncope (probably cough-induced). Chest radiography revealed widened mediastinum with lobular, polycyclic contours that was suspected to be a large mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal mass.

Internal carotid artery anatomy - not always straightforward.

Objectives: To present a rare variant of internal carotid artery anatomy.

Methods: Case report presenting CT angiography finding of internal carotid anatomy variant.

Results: We present the case of an unusual origin of the occipital artery from cervical portion of the internal carotid artery as an incidental finding during CT angiography of the carotid arteries.

Agreement between prenatal ultrasound and 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of anomalies of the central nervous system: A single-center experience in Slovakia.

Objective: To assess the concordance of in-utero magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings at 3.0T in fetuses with suspect abnormalities of the central nervous system (CNS) on ultrasonography.

Methods: A retrospective study was done on 222 pregnant women indicated for fetal MRI, with the examination performed within 2 weeks from indication.

Fibrocartilaginous Embolization - a Rare Cause of Spinal Cord Infarction: Case Report.

A case of fibrocartilaginous embolization in 24-year-old female as a rare cause of spinal cord infarction is presented. It manifests as infarction syndrome with rapid progression of clinical signs - acute onset of quadriparesis and respiratory insufficiency. Among imaging studies MRI is the most accurate as it readily capable of detection of myelopathy and acute intervertebral disc lesion.