Successful transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in a patient with polycystic liver disease.
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R M Spillane
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Computed tomography-guided needle localization of nonpalpable breast lesions: review of 24 cases.
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: We examined the role of computed tomography (CT) in breast imaging, especially in guiding needle localization procedures. METHODS: We reviewed our institution's breast imaging database, from 1978 to 1994, for procedures in which CT scanning was used. Twenty-four CT-guided needle localizations were identified. Medical records, mammograms, CT scans, and pathology reports were reviewed for all patients. RESULTS: Twenty-four needle localizations were performed on 22 female patients. The average size of the lesions localized was 12 mm. The most common reason for CT scanning was the inability to image a suspicious density by conventional mammography on two orthogonal views. Nine malignant and 15 benign lesions were localized under CT guidance. One patient developed a postoperative hematoma. No other complications occurred. CONCLUSION: CT-guided breast localization is a reliable technique that may be used to define selected breast lesions that are difficult to triangulate or localize by conventional two-view mammography.
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Quantification of articular cartilage in the knee with three-dimensional MR imaging.
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the volume of articular cartilage in cadavers, patients, and healthy volunteers by using a volumetric, fat-suppressed spoiled gradient-recalled signal acquisition in the steady state (SPGR) magnetic resonance (MR) sequence. METHODS: Sagittal MR images were obtained with a fat-suppressed SPGR sequence (repetition time, 52 msec; echo time, 10 msec; 60 degrees flip angle; 3.0-3.5-mm partitions, 256 x 192 matrix, two signals acquired). The cartilaginous surfaces of the tibia, femur, and patella were planimetrically defined with a three-dimensional workstation. A three-dimensional model volume was created by threshold segmenting the cartilage from the adjacent tissues. The volume as calculated by using MR imaging was compared with the actual volume of the cartilage specimens. RESULTS: Observed measurements correlated with actual weight and volume displacement measurements with an accuracy of 82%-99% and linear correlation coefficients of 0.99 (P = 2.5e-15) and 0.99 (P = 4.4e-15). Precision of segmentation in healthy volunteers yielded a coefficient of variation of 0.4% for interobserver variability and 0.3% for intraobserver variability. CONCLUSION: This pilot study suggests that accurate volumetric calculations of knee articular cartilage are possible with currently available MR imaging pulse sequences and a commercially available work station.
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Radiographic aspects of pneumothorax.
Pneumothorax is a common medical problem of varied etiology. Because pneumothorax has potentially severe acute consequences, it is important that all physicians know its radiographic appearance. Patient complaints are nonspecific, and physical examination findings are often subtle. The chest radiograph is the principal means of detecting and following a pneumothorax. Radiographic diagnosis on an upright film requires the detection of the visceral pleural line. For radiographs obtained with the patient in the supine position, pneumothorax may be manifested by increased lucency over the upper quadrant of the abdomen, an unusually sharp definition of the anterior diaphragmatic surface or a very wide and deep costophrenic angle.
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Treatment of retroperitoneal fibrosis with tamoxifen.
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High-resolution CT of the lungs.
High-resolution computed tomography (CT) of the lung provides detailed visualization of the lung parenchyma. The technique involves the use of thin-section axial tomography. High-resolution CT can facilitate the diagnosis of certain pulmonary processes. It is useful in differentiating similar patterns of abnormalities seen on chest radiographs, such as those seen in lymphangitic carcinomatosis and sarcoidosis, and in delineating the extent of co-morbid lung diseases, such as emphysema and asbestosis. In some chronic processes such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, high-resolution CT can be used for biopsy of areas of active inflammation, thus increasing the diagnostic yield. As clinicians and radiologists become more familiar with high-resolution CT, it is likely that its role in the diagnosis and assessment of lung disease will increase.
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