Journal of computer assisted tomography
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Mar 2014
Clear cell meningioma: clinical features, CT, and MR imaging findings in 23 patients.
Clear cell meningioma (CCM) is a rare meningioma, with radiologic features not well characterized in literature. The purpose of this study was to describe and characterize the clinical features and imaging findings of CCM. ⋯ Clear cell meningioma is a rare subtype of meningioma that occurs in younger patients and often recurs. Cerebellopontine angle is the most affected area in this series. The extent of initial surgical resection is the most important prognostic factor. In radiological studies, CCM tends to have marked heterogeneous enhancement, prominent peritumoral edema, intratumoral cystic components, and involvement of the adjacent bone.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Mar 2014
Usefulness of adding SPECT/CT to 99mTc-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing prosthetic joint infections.
This study evaluated the usefulness of adding single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) (SPECT/CT) to technetium Tc 99m (Tc) hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte imaging for diagnosing infections in hip or knee joint prostheses. ⋯ Single-photon emission computed tomography/CT combined with Tc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte imaging was useful for diagnosing prosthesis infections, particularly in hip prosthesis infections, as it improved diagnostic accuracy and provided anatomical localization data.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Mar 2014
Multidetector computed tomographic study of amulets, jewelry, and other foreign objects in royal Egyptian mummies dated from the 18th to 20th dynasties.
The objective of this study was to study the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in the analysis of foreign objects found within or on the royal Egyptian mummies. ⋯ Multidetector computed tomography offers a detailed noninvasive analysis of objects on/in mummies and differentiates funerary objects from those that may be related to cause of death.