Journal of computer assisted tomography
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 1996
CT-guided intraarticular corticosteroid injection into the sacroiliac joints in patients with spondyloarthropathy: indication and follow-up with contrast-enhanced MRI.
Our goal was to prospectively study the therapeutic efficacy of CT-guided intraarticular corticosteroid instillation of inflamed sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in patients with spondyloarthropathies and to evaluate the role of MRI as a procedure for establishing the indication and for therapeutic follow-up. ⋯ CT-guided intraarticular corticosteroid instillation in the SIJs may be regarded as an effective therapy for florid sacroiliitis. The severity of inflammation and the response to therapy can be determined quantitatively by dynamic MRI.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 1996
Tree-in-bud pattern: frequency and significance on thin section CT.
Our goal was to describe those diseases of the airways that manifest the tree-in-bud (TIB) pattern on CT scan and to establish a differential diagnosis for this CT scan finding. ⋯ The TIB pattern on CT scan is mostly associated with pulmonary infections that commonly involve the large airways. This pattern was present in 17.6% of cases with acute bronchitis or pneumonia and 25.6% of cases with bronchiectasis.
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Our goal was to find a causal relation between disk degeneration in nonfused lumbar segments, back pain, and the angle of scoliotic curves 21-30 years after dorsal spondylodesis. ⋯ A lack of correlation between disk degeneration in unfused lumbar segments and other parameters like fusion level, back pain, and scoliotic angle can be assessed in the long-term follow-up of multisegment fusion of scoliotic curves.