The British journal of radiology
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Comparative Study
Usefulness of the fast spin-echo three-point Dixon (mDixon) image of the knee joint on 3.0-T MRI: comparison with conventional fast spin-echo T2 weighted image.
To compare the quality of two different imaging methods, three-point Dixon (mDixon) and fast spin-echo (FSE) T2 weighted image (T2WI) [and fat suppression (FS) T2WI], and to assess the utility of mDixon for the imaging of knee joint pathology. ⋯ The mDixon images have equivalent anatomic identification abilities, with the exception of cruciate ligament delineation on in-phase images and have a diagnostic performance comparable with that of FSE T2WI for meniscal, cartilage and ligament injuries of the knee joint.
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We report the imaging outcomes of all pregnant patients referred for suspected thromboembolism over a 43-month period. ⋯ Ours is the first report of the diagnostic performance of VQ SPECT, rather than planar VQ scans, in pregnancy in a routine clinical setting.
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To present the radiological features of blast-related injuries in the victims of the 10 October 2015 Ankara bombing and emphasize the importance of imaging. ⋯ Both the unique injury pattern and the following chaos make blast-related injuries a challenge in terms of triage, diagnosis and management. Radiologists should be familiar with the wide spectrum of these unique injuries.
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Multicenter Study
Post-ABVD/pre-radiotherapy (18)F-FDG-PET provides additional prognostic information for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: a retrospective analysis on 165 patients.
To evaluate the prognostic role of both interim fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (i-(18)F-FDG-PET) and end-of-chemotherapy fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (eoc-(18)F-FDG-PET) in patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). ⋯ This study provides additional information on the prognostic role of i-(18)F-FDG-PET and eoc-(18)F-FDG-PET in early-stage HL. On the basis of the present data, we may suggest to use eoc-(18)F-FDG-PET as a strong prognostic marker, especially for patients with i-(18)F-FDG-PET positivity.
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Ultrasound is an established modality for shoulder evaluation, being accurate, low cost and radiation free. Different pathological conditions can be diagnosed using ultrasound and can be treated using ultrasound guidance, such as degenerative, traumatic or inflammatory diseases. Subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis is the most common finding on ultrasound evaluation for painful shoulder. ⋯ The most common indication for acromion-clavicular joint injection is degenerative osteoarthritis, with ultrasound representing a useful tool in localizing the joint space and properly injecting various types of drugs (steroids, lidocaine or hyaluronic acid). Suprascapular nerve block is an approved treatment for chronic shoulder pain non-responsive to conventional treatments as well as candidate patients for shoulder arthroscopy. This review provides an overview of these different ultrasonography-guided procedures that can be performed around the shoulder.