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E R Beranbaum

Publications and source records attributed to E R Beranbaum.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1986

CT of appendicitis.

The CT findings of 38 consecutive patients with acute appendicitis are analyzed, described, and illustrated. CT showed intraabdominal disease in 92% of patients and made a specific diagnosis of appendicitis in 79% of cases. The most common CT findings were pericecal inflammation (68%), abscess (55%), calcified appendicolith (23%), and an abnormal appendix (18%). CT had a sensitivity similar to that of contrast enema examinations, but it correlated much better with the surgical findings in detecting the precise nature, extent, and location of the disease process. Normal CT does not exclude appendicitis, since mild forms without periappendiceal disease may escape detection.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1984

Computed tomography of the sacroiliac joints: comparison with complex-motion tomography.

Forty-seven patients with sacroiliac joint abnormalities were examined with computed tomography and conventional complex-motion tomography. Twenty-nine patients had spondyloarthritis. Of the 29, complex-motion tomography detected bone erosions in 16 patients, whereas computed tomography revealed erosions in nine. Computed tomography was more sensitive in detection of joint narrowing, joint widening, osteosclerosis, and intraarticular bony ankylosis. In the remaining 13 patients, computed tomography was the modality of choice in detection of paraarticular soft tissue pathology, such as abscess or tumor, and in detection of the lesions involving the sacral canal and neural foramina.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Air insufflation of the colon as an adjunct to computed tomography of the pelvis.

Air insufflation of the colon as an adjunct to pelvic CT examinations was performed in 49 patients for evaluation of a known or suspected pelvic mass or in follow-up of treated pelvic tumors. This safe, simple method of colonic visualization clearly outlines the rectosigmoid colon and permits a reliable assessment of the mucosa, wall thickness, and extrinsic abnormalities, thereby improving diagnostic accuracy in staging pelvic malignancy and evaluating pelvic pathology.

Air↗
PubMed1983

Computed tomography of the diaphragm: normal anatomy and variants.

Computed tomographic examinations in 75 normal individuals are analyzed to define the cross-sectional anatomy of the diaphragm. Anatomic relationships among the inferoposterior portions of the lungs, the pleura, and the hemidiaphragms are clarified. The posterior pleural recess, an important potential space, is described and illustrated. The relationships of the crura, arcuate ligaments, and the hemidiaphragms are discussed as well. Awareness of these anatomic relationships forms an important basis in analyzing peridiaphragmatic fluid collections.

Diaphragm↗
PubMed1975

Electronic anal sphincter stimulation in barium enema examination. A preliminary communication.

Electronic stimulation of the external and sphincter muscle was successful in preventing premature evacuation of barium in 28 of 30 patients. All of them were unable on 1 or more occasions to retain the barium during previously attempted studies by conventional methods. None of the patients had an underlying neurologic problem affecting the anal sphincter. No adverse reactions were noted.

Adult↗