Radiology
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To assess the incremental value of the left-side-down decubitus view in radiographic evaluation of ileocolic intussusception. ⋯ The addition of decubitus views increased the number of diagnostically determinate studies and increased the ability to diagnose or exclude intussusception. The authors believe that a left-side-down decubitus view should be included in the initial evaluation of patients suspected of having intussusception, particularly when the supine view is diagnostically indeterminate.
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Visceral and soft-tissue tumors: radiofrequency and alcohol ablation for pain relief--initial experience.
To determine retrospectively the effectiveness of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) alone, alcohol ablation alone, or combined RFA and alcohol ablation (hereafter, combined ablation) to treat pain in patients with visceral and soft-tissue malignancies. ⋯ Percutaneous RFA alone or in combination with alcohol ablation provided pain relief from visceral tumors in most patients with intractable pain.
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To analyze the relationship between airflow limitation and airway dimensions from the third to the fifth generation of bronchi in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by using inspiratory and expiratory multisection computed tomography (CT). ⋯ Airway lumen measured at expiratory CT was more closely related to expiratory airflow measurements than was lumen measured at inspiratory CT. In addition, the changes of airway luminal area between inspiration and expiration were strongly related to airflow limitation.