Journal of computer assisted tomography
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 1988
Imaging foreign glass and wooden bodies of the extremities with CT and MR.
This paper reviews our recent experience imaging glass and wooden foreign bodies of the extremities with magnetic resonance (MR) and CT. In all five cases the foreign bodies were detected by CT or MR or both. Only two of the foreign bodies were detected by plain radiography. ⋯ The surrounding inflammatory reactions were accurately compartmentalized, and the extent of the disease along anatomic pathways of potential spread was demarcated. Magnetic resonance was superior to CT in soft tissue contrast resolution. Magnetic resonance and CT are not necessary for a case of acute foreign body injuries, but in complicated cases CT and MR may not only diagnose a foreign body but also serve to guide the surgical approach and extent of exploration.
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This paper describes the appearance of tracheobronchomegaly (also termed Mounier-Kuhn syndrome) as demonstrated on CT in three patients. Features include dilatation of the trachea and mainstem bronchi, tracheal diverticulosis, bronchiectasis, and chronic pulmonary parenchymal disease.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jan 1988
Case ReportsCT findings in gastrointestinal perforation by ingested fish bones.
Preoperative diagnosis of complications due to foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon by conventional radiographic methods. We present two cases of gastric and duodenal perforation secondary to fish bone ingestion, diagnosed preoperatively by CT.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Mar 1987
Venous air embolization as a complication of pressure injection of contrast media: CT findings.
Pressurized contrast medium infusion for CT carries a risk of potentially fatal air embolization if improperly or carelessly administered. Two cases of intracardiac air embolization and three cases of subclavian venous air due to faulty contrast medium administration have been seen by the authors during a 2 year period.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Mar 1987
Case ReportsCT demonstration of dissecting hematoma originating in abdominal aorta.
This report presents two cases of abdominal aortic dissecting hematoma without involvement of the thoracic aorta. Computed tomography can reliably diagnose or exclude aortic dissection by demonstrating the specific findings of an intimal flap and displacement of intimal calcification into the aortic lumen.