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A rare case of an adult with a large retropharyngeal cold abscess arising from a lesion of the upper cervical spine and causing airway obstruction is presented. The incidence, clinical features, and early diagnosis of spondylitis by magnetic resonance tomography, and the management of a retropharyngeal abscess are discussed.
The findings of color Doppler flow imaging of the extracranial cerebral arteries in 75 patients were compared with i.a. DSA. Carotid stenoses greater than 50% and carotid occlusions were shown by sonography with a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 97%. The severity of the stenosis was in agreement in 88% of cases using the two methods. Sonography of the vertebral arteries achieved a sensitivity of only 65% and a specificity of 88%. Sonographic examination of the ophthalmic artery in order to demonstrate carotid stenosis achieved a sensitivity of only 29% and provided no additional information. Retrobulbar kinking of the ophthalmic artery was found in 30/178 vessels and may be a cause of misinterpretation.
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It is well known that clinical symptoms of deep venous thrombosis of the leg are not reliable. We studied the diagnostic value of compression sonography in the diagnosis of venous thrombosis of the lower extremity. Ultrasound examination was performed in patients in the supine position. The venous segments were evaluated almost exclusively with transversal scanning. In the thigh lacking compressibility of the venous lumen was the only criterion for thrombosis. In the calf, unobstructed veins can usually not be seen in the patient supine. In thrombosis however the vessel is dilated by the clot and appears as sonolucent incompressible channel. 178 patients were examined comparatively by venography and ultrasound (226 one extremity phlebogramms). Phlebography demonstrated 113 thromboses which could be demonstrated by ultrasound with a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 100%. In 92% the extension of thrombosis was estimated accurately. Thigh vein thrombosis was detected with a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 99%. Occlusion or patency of the common femoral vein was seen correctly in each case. Ultrasonic diagnosis of the superficial femoral vein thrombosis had a sensitivity of 97%, that of the popliteal vein of 98% and a specificity of 100% in both. Venous occlusion confined to the calf was detected with a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 99%. We conclude that compression sonography is a highly accurate diagnostic procedure for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis of the thigh as well as the calf. It should be the first choice of imaging method in the diagnosis of venous thrombosis of the leg.
One hundred twenty-six patients with clinically suspected acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity (DVT) were examined comparatively with ultrasound and venography. In total, 174 lower extremity venograms were obtained. Ultrasonic examinations were performed on patients in the supine position. The venous segments were evaluated almost exclusively with transversal scanning. In the thigh, the only criterion for DVT was the reduced or absent compressibility of the venous lumen when gently compressed with the transducer. In the calf, normal unobstructed veins can usually not be viewed in the supine patient, whereas thrombotic veins appear as sonolucent, incompressible channels. Eight-three of the 174 lower extremity venograms were positive for DVT. In the majority of cases (53 of 83) the thrombotic process had involved two or more segments in combination. The sites of involvement of the different venous segments were distributed as follows: 24 occlusions of the common femoral vein, 52 of the superficial femoral vein, 56 of the popliteal vein, and 71 of the calf veins. Ultrasound had a sensitivity of 100% for thrombosis of the common femoral vein, 96% for the superficial femoral veins, 98% for the popliteal vein, and 93% for the calf veins. For the entire lower extremity, in regard to the diagnosis of thrombosis, the overall sensitivity was 95%. In 90% the extension of the occlusion was foreseen correctly. In no cases were false-positive results reported. Thus the overall specificity was 100%. The authors conclude that real-time ultrasound is a highly accurate method for the diagnosis of DVT of the lower extremity. It is the only indirect method capable of evaluating the venous system of the thigh, as well as that of the calf, with high accuracy. It should be the first choice of diagnostic imaging method in the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremity.
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