Radiology
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To evaluate and determine the relevance of clinical and computed tomographic (CT) criteria, particularly extravasation, for prediction of clinical outcome in adults with splenic injuries. ⋯ Standard clinical criteria allow triage of patients into immediate surgery or initial nonsurgical groups. CT criteria, especially absence of active extravasation, can help predict successful nonsurgical management of splenic injuries.
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To evaluate the use of ultrasound (US) for detection of wooden foreign bodies implanted in cadaveric specimens. ⋯ US can be used effectively to locate wooden foreign bodies as small as 2.5 mm in length. Given that many foreign bodies are radiographically undetectable, the accuracy and availability of US make it an excellent modality for evaluation of radiolucent foreign bodies.
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To evaluate detection of parametrial invasion at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with fat suppression. ⋯ In MR diagnosis of parametrial invasion, the addition of fat-suppressed or gadolinium-enhanced MR images did not improve the accuracy with T2-weighted turbo SE images alone.