{"title":"Avulsion Fracture of the Posterior Tibiofibular Syndesmosis.","authors":"Wouter Schroven, Peter Boone, Filip Vanhoenacker","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Teaching Point:</b> A posterior tibial lip fracture is a rare avulsion fracture at the tibial insertion of the posterior tibiofibular ligament that causes significant ankle instability and often requires surgical intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":"106 1","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9504092/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33497859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liver Abscess Complicated with an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor.","authors":"Susana Rodrigues, Fábio Ferreira, Sílvia Dias","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors have a wide spectrum of biological behaviour and are composed of inflammatory cells and myofibroblastic spindle cells. Tumors may infrequently involve the liver. Imaging findings are non-specific. <b>Teaching Point:</b> Radiologists should be familiar with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors as a diagnostic consideration to avoid unnecessary surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":"106 1","pages":"78"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9503893/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33497856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cystic Dystrophy of the Duodenal Wall with Underlying Heterotopic Pancreas.","authors":"Olaia Chalh, Khaoula Sibbou, Ittimad Nassar","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2860","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Teaching Point:</b> Cystic dystrophy of the duodenal wall is often associated with underlying heterotopic pancreas and easily assessed with advanced and noninvasive imaging modalities such as CT scan and MRCP.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":"106 1","pages":"79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9504740/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33497855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bacteraemia and Associated Complications on Imaging as a Clue to Colorectal Malignancy.","authors":"Jan Van Offenwert, Patrick Gillardin","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2855","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Streptococcus gallolyticus (SG) - among other bacterial infections - is associated with colorectal malignancy and adenoma. It is reported that patients with SG bacteraemia have a concomitant colorectal tumour in 25-80% of cases. We present a case of a patient with complications of this septicaemia associated with a rectal adenocarcinoma, as an example of this important radiological and clinical correlation. <b>Teaching Point:</b> Always screen for primary colorectal malignancy in a patient with malignancy-associated bacterial infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"76"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40391912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Rare Case of Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla.","authors":"Elyn Van Snick, Bjorn Valgaeren, Jan Hendrickx","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2863","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Teaching Point:</b> Cemento-ossifying fibromas are rare, benign tumours that are mostly found in the tooth-bearing areas of the mandible or maxilla and can be seen on cone-beam computed tomography.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"77"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40391911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dingsheng Han, Yanru Zhou, Lan Zhang, Jiajia Zhang
{"title":"The Application of Contrast-Enhanced 3D-STIR-VISTA MR Imaging of the Brachial Plexus.","authors":"Dingsheng Han, Yanru Zhou, Lan Zhang, Jiajia Zhang","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To introduce contrast-enhanced 3D-STIR-VISTA sequence that would improve the image quality for the brachial plexus imaging and enhance the contrast between the brachial plexus and surrounding tissues.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty subjects (average age, 47.33 ± 15.15 years; 22 males and 8 females) were enrolled, including 7 patients with brachial plexus injuries, 4 patients with schwannomas, 1 patient with neurofibroma, 1 patient with thoracic outlet syndrome, 1 patient with metastasis, 1 patient with brachial plexus neuritis, and 15 patients without abnormal findings. Scores of unenhanced and contrast-enhanced 3D-STIR-VISTA images using a 5-point scale were compared by Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. The signal intensity (SI), signal to noise ratio (SNR), contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and contrast ratio (CR) between 3D-STIR-VISTA images without and with contrast agent were compared by the paired Student t-test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The SNRs of the brachial plexus between 3D-STIR-VISTA without and with contrast agent were not significantly different, while SNRs of surrounding tissues were significantly decreased with contrast agent. The CNRs of 3D-STIR-VISTA images with contrast agent were significantly higher than that without contrast agent. The 3D-STIR-VISTA sequence with contrast agent exhibited a statistically higher CR than that without contrast agent. The average score for 3D-STIR-VISTA images with contrast agent was significantly higher than that without contrast agent.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The 3D-STIR-VISTA sequence with contrast agent is qualitatively and quantitatively superior to that without a contrast agent. The contrast-enhanced 3D-STIR-VISTA sequence can provide distinct visualization of the brachial plexus and enhance the contrast between the brachial plexus and surrounding tissues.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":"106 1","pages":"75"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33467712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Pneumonia Presenting with Multiple Nodules Mimicking Metastases: An Atypical Case.","authors":"Seyma Babaoglu, Necdet Poyraz, Ozlem Sahin","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an outbreak causing pneumonia due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and computed tomography (CT) images are a significant part of the diagnosis of COVID-19 related pneumonia. Typical chest CT findings are bilateral peripheral ground-glass opacities (GGO) with or without consolidation. Although rare, atypical CT findings have been described, no case of COVID-19 causing multiple solid pulmonary nodules has been reported. In this article, atypical CT findings of a 45-year-old female patient with multiple solid pulmonary nodules mimicking metastasis diagnosed with COVID-19 confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). <b>Teaching point:</b> COVID-19 pneumonia may mimic multiple metastatic nodules radiologically.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9374029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40330430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MR Imaging of Migrated Nucleus Pulposus after Collagenase Injection of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Case Report.","authors":"Bai Jin Tao Sun, Bing Li, Xu Feng, Han Feng Yang","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of migrated nucleus pulposus after collagenase treatment of lumbar disc herniation are rarely published. Here, we describe a 65-year-old woman with L5-S1 intervertebral disc herniation on the rear left. The patient was treated with a lumbar disc collagenase injection, and the pain was relieved. Two weeks later, the patient suddenly developed pain again after engaging in weight-bearing activity. Lumbar MRI showed a nodule in the spinal canal at the L5-S1 level. The patient underwent surgical treatment two days later. Pathology showed that the nodule was nucleus pulposus tissue. <b>Teaching point:</b> It is important to understanding the MR manifestations of migrated nucleus pulposus after collagenase treatment to prevent such misdiagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9374009/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40330431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Divyansh Agarwal, Philicia Moonsamy, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo
{"title":"Splenic Injury Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography - A Role for Angioembolization.","authors":"Divyansh Agarwal, Philicia Moonsamy, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Teaching Point:</b> Splenic injury is an uncommon complication after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), requiring a high degree of suspicion in a patient who develops abdominal pain and/or hypotension after ERCP; in the appropriately selected patient splenic angioembolization can be the first-line treatment option.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"74"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9374018/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40330429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mazabraud's Syndrome.","authors":"Masset Adrien, Bottosso Nadège, Kurth William","doi":"10.5334/jbsr.2698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.2698","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Teaching point:</b> Mazabraud's Syndrome defines the association of bone fibrous dysplasia and intramuscular myxoma, sometimes with pathological fractures or deformities in the lower limbs.</p>","PeriodicalId":56282,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"71"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9336781/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40633102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}