Indium 113m for scanning bone and kidney.
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Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) scanning of liver masses was compared with those of preoperative computed tomography (CT) and intraoperative palpation. Between March 1989 and May 1991, 24 patients underwent 25 IOUS procedures during laparotomy. Intraoperative ultrasound provided more information than the other modalities in 10 patients (40%) and affected operative management in eight patients (32%). It was concluded that IOUS, when used in conjunction with CT and palpation, is an important technique in the surgical management of patients with hepatic neoplasms.
The case of a 36-year-old man with an unsuspected delayed posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is described. This entity often presents with vague clinical symptoms and non-specific radiographic findings long after the initiating trauma has been forgotten. Therefore, the preoperative diagnosis of this entity is notoriously difficult, but failure to make this diagnosis carries a high mortality rate. A high index of suspicion must be maintained.
Real-time sonographic findings in 20 infants with bacterial meningitis are reported. The spectrum of features included normal scans, ventricular enlargement, focal areas of increased cortical echogenicity, ventricular bands, and cerebral abscess. Areas of increased cortical echogenicity on sonography representing meningoencephalitis corresponded to areas of contrast enhancement seen on computed tomography (CT). Excellent correlation was found between CT and sonography. Because of the advantage of obtaining sonographic scans at the bedside, it appears that sonography offers an attractive alternative to CT in the evaluation of infantile meningitis and meningoencephalitis.