Radiology
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Comparative Study
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: correlation of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy, chest radiography, and CT with pulmonary function tests.
To determine the findings on ventilation-perfusion (V-P) scintigrams, computed tomographic (CT) scans, and chest radiographs and correlate them with pulmonary function test results in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. ⋯ Scintigraphic and radiologic abnormalities are seen in a majority of patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. On ventilation scintigrams, a frequently seen speckling pattern may be related to accumulation of radionuclide in pulmonary cysts-a hallmark of the disease at CT. Findings with each imaging modality correlate with certain pulmonary functions.
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The authors performed fluoroscopy-guided sacroiliac (SI) joint injections. With the patient prone and the x-ray tube perpendicular to the fluoroscopic table, the skin was marked over the distal 1 cm of the SI joint. With the tube angled 20 degrees - 25 degrees cephalad, a 22-gauge needle was inserted at the skin mark and advanced perpendicular to the fluoroscopic table toward the posterior joint. ⋯ Of 31 SI joint injections, 30 (97%) were intraarticular. Mean procedure time was 108 seconds. This technique is safe, rapid, and reproducible.
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To determine if age and early symptomatic degeneration alter the spatial dependency of cartilage T2. ⋯ Aging is associated with an asymptomatic increase in T2 of the transitional zone of articular cartilage. Preliminary results indicate this diffuse increase in T2 in senescent cartilage is different in appearance than the focally increased T2 observed in damaged articular cartilage.
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To analyze the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of familial cerebral cavernous angioma in non-Hispanic families. ⋯ The familial form of cavernous angioma is characterized by multiple lesions and by a correlation between lesion number and subject age. The clinical manifestation may be more closely related to the type of lesion than to the number of lesions. GRE MR images are more sensitive than SE images for demonstration of cavernous angioma.