{"title":"The role of computed tomography in evaluation of skeletal metastases","authors":"Mahvash Rafii MD, Hossein Firooznia MD, Elissa Kramer MD, Cornelia Golimbu MD, Joseph Sanger MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90023-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90023-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Computed tomography was performed in 100 patients for additional evaluation of suspected skeletal metastases following radionuclide bone scanning in 86 patients and conventional radiography in all. A retrospective review of these cases revealed that the majority (78%) involved the spine and pelvis. Computed tomography contributed to the diagnosis of a malignancy by revealing a definite destructive lesion of bone in 27 patients who had an abnormal radionuclide bone scan, a normal or inconclusive radiograph, or both. It excluded a malignant lesion in 19 patients. In 38 patients, computed tomography provided additional information that contributed to such aspects of patient care as obtaining tissue diagnosis, determining the extent of lesions, and evaluating the response to treatment. False diagnoses were made in two patients.</p><p>Detection by computed tomography of a skeletal lesion and histologic documentation, frequently by computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy, greatly curtailed an otherwise extensive search for the primary site. Furthermore, this information altered the treatment plan by obviating the need for radical resection or biopsy of the primary tumor and by directing the choice of an appropriate chemotherapeutic regimen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 19-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90023-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reda M.A. Darweesh MD , M.Kristin Thorsen MD, Wylie J. Dodds MD, Soad M.A. Kishk MD , Thomas L. Lawson MD, Edward T. Stewart MD
{"title":"Computed tomography examination of periampullary neoplasms","authors":"Reda M.A. Darweesh MD , M.Kristin Thorsen MD, Wylie J. Dodds MD, Soad M.A. Kishk MD , Thomas L. Lawson MD, Edward T. Stewart MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90027-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90027-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The hospital records of 24 patients with periampullary neoplasms were reviewed. The clinical triad of jaundice, pain, and weight loss and the radiographic imaging triad of dilated biliary ducts, dilated pancreatic duct, and periampullary mass should suggest the diagnosis of periampullary neoplasm.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 36-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90027-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark S. Fleming MD, MD Yuji Numaguchi DMS, Joseph A. Nadell MD, Charles G. Haddad MD
{"title":"Tension pneumocephalus five years after intracranial resection of pituitary adenoma—A case report","authors":"Mark S. Fleming MD, MD Yuji Numaguchi DMS, Joseph A. Nadell MD, Charles G. Haddad MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90039-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90039-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A case of spontaneous pneumocephalus with progression to tension pneumocephalus is presented. It is unique because it occurred spontaneously via a sellar defect 5 years after resection and irradiation of a pituitary adenoma, without tumor recurrence. Computed tomography clarified the extent of the pneumocephalus and its progression to tension pneumocephalus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 86-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90039-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark E. Baker MD, Ross Ungerlaider MD, Cirrelda Cooper MD, N.Reed Dunnick MD
{"title":"Computed tomography of a traumatic, diaphragmatic, Richter's hernia: Findings mimicking an abscess","authors":"Mark E. Baker MD, Ross Ungerlaider MD, Cirrelda Cooper MD, N.Reed Dunnick MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90028-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90028-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present a case of a Richter's hernia through a traumatic, diaphragmatic defect presenting with the appearance of an abscess on computed tomography. We underscore the importance of this hernia variant, the need for its recognition, and stress caution in percutaneous aspiration of a lesion where a hernia might exist.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 42-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90028-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma L. Simpson MD, Beverly G. Coleman MD, Peter H. Arger MD, Marshall C. Mintz MD
{"title":"Hyperdense pelvic and inguinal lymph nodes","authors":"Emma L. Simpson MD, Beverly G. Coleman MD, Peter H. Arger MD, Marshall C. Mintz MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90029-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90029-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This small series reports on the computed tomography appearance of hyperdense iliac, inguinal, and femoral lymph nodes in four cases of lymphoma and one case each of ovarian and breast carcinoma. The mean attentuation value of the lymph nodes was 93.8 Hounsfield units (HU), compared to 61 HU for adjacent muscle and 110.7 HU for blood vessels. A relatively homogeneous enhancement pattern was noted, which could not be directly related to hypervascularity, inflammation, or previous treatment with drugs or radiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 45-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90029-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martha A. Nowell MD , Robert I. Grossman MD , Roger Packer MD , David B. Hackney MD , Herbert I. Goldberg MD , Larissa T. Bilaniuk MD , Robert A. Zimmerman MD
{"title":"Focal cortical dysplasia on magnetic resonance imaging: A case report","authors":"Martha A. Nowell MD , Robert I. Grossman MD , Roger Packer MD , David B. Hackney MD , Herbert I. Goldberg MD , Larissa T. Bilaniuk MD , Robert A. Zimmerman MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90033-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90033-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A case report of an 11 year old boy with new onset of a seizure disorder is presented. A computed tomography scan demonstrated a noncalcified, nonenhancing focal region of abnormal cortex. A magnetic resonance imaging scan delineated both an isointense area of abnormally thickened gyri and linear areas of abnormal high signal intensity in the subjacent white matter. A review of the radiologic and pathologic literature suggests that this lesion represents the entity focal cortical dysplasia as described by Taylor, et al. This abnormality is part of a spectrum of disorders including hamartomas (of tuberous sclerosis), focal cortical dysplasia and heterotopias.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 61-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90033-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas J. Barloon MD, Anthony E. Foderaro MD, Eugene V. Kramolowsky MD
{"title":"Giant prostate carcinoma: Computed tomography findings and review of previous reports","authors":"Thomas J. Barloon MD, Anthony E. Foderaro MD, Eugene V. Kramolowsky MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90030-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90030-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two patients with massive prostate adenocarcinoma were evaluated by several imaging modalities. Computed tomography provided excellent anatomic delineation of the tumors. In one patient, computed tomography demonstrated significant tumor regression following orchiectomy. Giant prostate carcinoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a large, inhomogeneous pelvic mass.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 49-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90030-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14408696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth Zirinsky MD, MD John A. Markisz PhD, Yong Ho Auh MD, William A. Rubenstein MD, Grigory Rozenblit MD, Elias Kazam MD
{"title":"Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of a superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm","authors":"Kenneth Zirinsky MD, MD John A. Markisz PhD, Yong Ho Auh MD, William A. Rubenstein MD, Grigory Rozenblit MD, Elias Kazam MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90036-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90036-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The magnetic resonance and computed tomography appearances of a superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm are described, with emphasis on the relative advantages and disadvantages of these two imaging procedures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 75-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90036-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter M. Som MD , Gary S. Dorfman MD , Deborah L. Reede MD , Paul Solodnik MD , Michael Sacher MD
{"title":"The bull's-eye sign of extracranial cervical aneurysms","authors":"Peter M. Som MD , Gary S. Dorfman MD , Deborah L. Reede MD , Paul Solodnik MD , Michael Sacher MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90038-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90038-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Extracranial, cervical aneurysms and arterial thrombosis are uncommon entities. In most cases, they have diagnostic clinical presentations. However, on occasion the history and physical findings do not clearly suggest their presence. In these cases, postcontrast computed tomography scans can aid in rapidly establishing the correct diagnosis by revealing a “bull's-eye” appearance within the mass (vessel lumen). The diagnosis is less difficult to make when the involved vessel is the carotid artery, because this artery is routinely identified on postcontrast computed tomography scans and the lesion can be easily placed along its course. The vascular origin of such a lesion is not usually evident on computed tomography if the process does not lie along the course of a major vessel. In these cases, the bull's-eye sign can establish the diagnosis so that prompt consideration can be given to angiography and therapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 81-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90038-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14476504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ziad L. Deeb MD, Richard H. Daffner MD, William E. Rothfus MD, Andrew L. GoldberG MD, Janet H. Tabas MD, Jack E. Wilberger MD
{"title":"Syringomyelia: Myelography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging","authors":"Ziad L. Deeb MD, Richard H. Daffner MD, William E. Rothfus MD, Andrew L. GoldberG MD, Janet H. Tabas MD, Jack E. Wilberger MD","doi":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90020-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0149-936X(88)90020-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Seventeen patients with cervical spinal cord cavities were studied with myelography, postmyelographic computed tomography scanning, and magnetic resonance imaging. The three diagnostic techniques were compared for accuracy, patient comfort, and ease of procedure. Magnetic resonance imaging was the best diagnostic and most comfortable procedure. There is no need for myelography or postmyelographic computed tomography scanning for the evaluation of cervical syringomyelia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76647,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of computed tomography","volume":"12 1","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0149-936X(88)90020-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14477393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}