Radiology
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To evaluate if three-dimensional hydrogen-1 magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (3D MRSI) when combined with a clinical MR imaging examination could discriminate prostatic adenocarcinoma from normal prostatic zonal anatomy and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on the basis of observable metabolite levels. ⋯ These results suggest that a 3D MRSI examination added to a clinical MR imaging examination may help define the presence and spatial extent of prostate cancer.
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A jugular Bird's Nest filter (Cook, Bloomington, Ind) was partially deployed in the suprarenal cava for prophylaxis to prevent pulmonary embolism in a young woman with phlegmasia cerulea dolens. It was effective in capturing large emboli during thrombolysis of a loose iliocaval thrombus. It was safely removed 6 1/2 hours later, after lysis of most retained filter clots.
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To describe the radiographic appearance of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults and to correlate lung opacity with physiologic parameters and mortality. ⋯ Lung opacity increases immediately after initiation of ECMO. Increased opacity corresponds to decreased pulmonary function, and severe opacity correlates strongly with mortality.