{"title":"Westermark's sign demonstrated by a peripherally wedged Swan-Ganz catheter. A case report.","authors":"G J Kieft, P Chandie Shaw","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 4-5","pages":"273-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14761225","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}
L te Strake, E L van Persijn van Meerten, J B Trimbos, L C Paul, J W Langeveld, J L Bloem, R G Bluemm, J Doornbos
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging of the genitourinary tract.","authors":"L te Strake, E L van Persijn van Meerten, J B Trimbos, L C Paul, J W Langeveld, J L Bloem, R G Bluemm, J Doornbos","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This is an overview of the current applications of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the genitourinary tract based on the experience with the 0.5-Tesla MR scanner (Gyroscan, Philips) at the Leiden University Hospital and on reports in the literature. MRI appears to share some of the limitations of CT. MRI cannot reliably differentiate between a malignant and a benign tumor. In the staging of ovarian malignancies by means of MRI, bowel preparation would be desirable. On the other hand, the soft-tissue contrast resolution of MRI is superior to that of CT and images can be obtained in any plane. Thus MRI promises to be an accurate method for staging malignancies. The results in the examination of transplant kidneys are encouraging. We expect that there will be a place for MRI as a complementary technique to ultrasonography in the diagnosis of scrotal disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 1-2","pages":"77-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13570226","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}
{"title":"Proton chemical shift imaging.","authors":"B H Zimmermann, W Loeffler, D D Faul","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Proton resonance spectra contain two broad classes of hydrogen-containing compounds: those that are fat-like and those that are water-like. Proton chemical shift imaging is a means to produce water or fat proton images. Three methods of proton chemical shift imaging are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 1-2","pages":"20-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14144386","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}
{"title":"Neglected radiologic signs of the glucagonoma syndrome.","authors":"E Lax, V Leibovici, S I Fields, R L Gordon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A case of glucagonoma where repeated gastrointestinal examinations revealed excessive mucosal fold thickening of the duodenum and small bowel with a markedly delayed transit time is reported. These findings in the appropriate clinical setting led us to persevere with further investigations despite equivocal ultrasound and CT examinations. We wish to emphasize the importance of the classical gastrointestinal findings in the diagnosis of the glucagonoma syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 6","pages":"321-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14161554","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}
N Colavita, C Orazi, C Logroscino, G Dell'Acqua, G La Vecchia
{"title":"Does MURCS association represent an actual nonrandom complex of malformations?","authors":"N Colavita, C Orazi, C Logroscino, G Dell'Acqua, G La Vecchia","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The MURCS association was first suggested by Duncan in 1979 as a distinctive nonrandom association of congenital anomalies involving the Mullerian duct, the kidneys and the cervicothoracic spine. Two personal cases, highly resembling Duncan's description, are reported. In our opinion, they seem to support somehow the hypothesis that MURCS association should be considered as an autonomous pathological entity. The great phenotypical variability and the still unknown etiopathogenetic mechanism are particularly stressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 3","pages":"172-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14645241","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}
{"title":"Ultrasonography of acute cholecystitis: clinical and histological correlation.","authors":"B J van Weelde, M Oudkerk, C W Koch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sonograms of 45 consecutive patients with histologically proven acute cholecystitis were retrospectively reviewed. The following sonographic criteria were evaluated for the presence of: thickening of the gallbladder wall; enlargement of the transverse diameter; gallbladder pressure pain (Murphy's sign); local hypoechoic areas in the bladder wall, and finally the indistinct internal appearance. All 4 patients (8.9%) with acalculous cholecystitis were detected by ultrasound. Its sensitivity as a test to detect acute cholecystitis is 88.9%, its specificity and accuracy 97.8 and 96.1%, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 4-5","pages":"190-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14655740","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}
J W Arndt, J M Heslinga, J H Bolk, B M Goslings, R M Valentijn, C J van de Velde, E K Pauwels
{"title":"Thallium-201-technetium-99m parathyroid subtraction scintigraphy: dual channel acquisition or sequential imaging?","authors":"J W Arndt, J M Heslinga, J H Bolk, B M Goslings, R M Valentijn, C J van de Velde, E K Pauwels","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parathyroid subtraction scintigraphy has been performed in 108 patients. In 41 cases scintigraphic findings are correlated with surgical and histologic results. Comparison of sequential data acquisition and dual channel acquisition has been made. As the results of these two protocols are comparable, we prefer the dual channel acquisition because of the smaller chance of introducing subtraction artefacts caused by patient movement.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 4-5","pages":"236-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14655744","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}
A Leone, F M Danza, M Vincenzoni, E Bock, P Falappa
{"title":"Rounded atelectasis: considerations on its radiological diagnosis.","authors":"A Leone, F M Danza, M Vincenzoni, E Bock, P Falappa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rounded atelectasis is a particular form of peripheral lung collapse, adjacent to the pleura and causing a pulmonary opacity, often resembling a neoplastic mass. Its early identification avoids further investigations with more invasive techniques, especially unnecessary thoracotomy. The aim of this report is to contribute some case studies to the body of information which characterizes this radiographic and tomodensitometric entity; aspiration biopsy can possibly be performed to resolve diagnostic uncertainties.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"55 6","pages":"293-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14762867","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}
{"title":"Microcalcifications in the breast--a blessing or a curse? A critical review.","authors":"M Lanyi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>70-90% of the biopsies performed on account of microcalcifications on mammograms are unnecessary. Most of the time descriptions of diagnostic criteria are irrelevant and vague. It is confusing, that lobular carcinoma in situ is considered to be a real cancer, as happens frequently, and that histologically dissimilar ductal carcinomas and benign abnormalities of different origin are simply considered as 'malignant' or 'benign' and subsequently reported as such. This opinion results from an analysis of articles on microcalcifications published between 1951 and 1984. It is the author's opinion that the number of needless biopsies can be reduced drastically.</p>","PeriodicalId":77706,"journal":{"name":"Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine","volume":"54 3-4","pages":"126-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1985-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14962235","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}