Health effects in those with acute radiation sickness from the Chernobyl accident.

The Chernobyl accident resulted in almost one-third of the reported cases of acute radiation sickness (ARS) reported worldwide. Cases occurred among the plant employees and first responders but not among the evacuated populations or general population. The diagnosis of ARS was initially considered for 237 persons based on symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Medical perspective on ways to improve radiation protection standards.

Radiation has been used in medical practice for over a century. While hazards were recognized very early, radiation protection in medicine evolved over many subsequent decades. Current issues and problems of radiation protection in medicine are mainly the result of rapidly changing technology and lack of education.

Paraprosthetic cecal fistula: CT demonstration--a case report.

A case in which repeated infection defied diagnosis after aortobifemoral bypass graft is reported. The key investigation proved to be computed tomography (CT), which detected the right limb of the graft penetrating the cecum. This is a complication of graft surgery that has not been previously reported.

Nuclear medicine imaging of systemic mastocytosis.

A 66-yr-old male with systemic mastocytosis is presented along with classic imaging findings of dense bone on radiographs, intense uptake on bone scan and marrow expansion on bone marrow scan. Dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) measurements of the skeleton revealed a very high bone mineral measurement of 1.678 grams per square centimeter (lumbar vertebrae 2 through 4).

Intraperitoneal radiocolloid imaging in dialysate leaks.

With the increasing use of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a number of complications related to the leakage of dialysate from the abdominal cavity have been described (Dubin and Froelich: Clinical Nuclear Medicine 10(3): 173, 174, 1985; Johnson et al.: Archives of Surgery 122(8): 952-954, 1987; Ducassou et al.: Journal of Nuclear Medicine 25(1): 68, 69, 1984; Walker and Fish: Journal of Nuclear Medicine 29(9): 1596-1602, 1988; Eisenberg et al.