Medical ultrasonography
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Medical ultrasonography · Mar 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialUltrasound-guided versus Computed Tomography-controlled facet joint injections in the middle and lower cervical spine: a prospective randomized clinical trial.
A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate accuracy, time-saving, radiation doses and pain relief of ultrasound-guided (US) facet joint injections versus Computed Tomography (CT)-controlled interventions in the cervical spine. ⋯ US-guided intra-articular injections show the same therapeutic effect as CT-guided intra-articular injections and result in a significant reduction of procedure duration without any exposure to radiation.
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Medical ultrasonography · Mar 2013
Echocardiography and imaging investigation in congenital cardiovascular anomalies - competition or complementarity? Part II: cyanogenic cardiovascular malformations. Pictorial essay.
The diagnosis of cardiovascular malformations (CVM) is based on the echocardiographic evaluation. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are performant, necessary techniques for the pre- and postoperative assessment of complex malformations, especially of cyanogenic malformations, in which anomalies of the right side of the heart and of the pulmonary circulation are involved and where echocardiography has a limited role. The complementarity of echocardiography with MDCT and MRI for the acquisition of the details necessary for an accurate therapeutic decision and for avoiding invasive exploration, as well as the close relationship between the radiologist and the clinician are crucial and all the more necessary in complex malformations.