Diagnostic and interventional imaging
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Oct 2017
Endolymphatic hydrops imaging: Differential diagnosis in patients with Meniere disease symptoms.
The goal of this retrospective study was to investigate the differential diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with Meniere's disease (MD) symptoms by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with intravenous injection of gadolinium chelate and delayed acquisition. ⋯ MRI may reveal brain lesions, SCC abnormalities and perilymphatic fistulae in patients with clinical MD.
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Oct 2017
Diagnostic value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the follow-up and restaging of soft tissue sarcomas in adults.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of 2-[18F] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (18F-FDG-PET/CT) in the follow-up of adult patients with soft tissue sarcomas. ⋯ 18F-FDG-PET/CT has a high diagnostic value in the follow-up of patients with soft tissue sarcoma.
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Sep 2017
ReviewAugmented osteoplasty for proximal femur consolidation in cancer patients: Biomechanical considerations and techniques.
According to the literature, prophylactic consolidation of lytic metastasis located in the proximal femur is recommended when the Mirels' score is above 8. Osteoplasty alone provides inadequate consolidation but various devices have been used in association for better consolidation. ⋯ A Pubmed research found 5 studies that evaluated augmented osteoplasty of the proximal femur in cancer patients. All devices demonstrate adequate safety and low rate of secondary pathological fractures.
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Jun 2017
Safety of early ambulation in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided femoral low angle arterial access technique (FLAT).
To evaluate the safety of early ambulation in patients undergoing transfemoral arterial interventions via ultrasound-guided femoral low angle arterial access technique (FLAT). ⋯ Femoral artery cannulation using FLAT followed by manual compression and ambulation after 2 hours appears to be a safe approach.
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Diagn Interv Imaging · Jun 2017
Percutaneous osteosynthesis and cementoplasty for stabilization of malignant pathologic fractures of the proximal femur.
To retrospectively evaluate the outcome of patients who underwent radiological percutaneous osteosynthesis and cementoplasty (RPOC) for stabilization of malignant pathological fracture of the proximal femur. ⋯ Preventive RPOC for pathological fracture of the proximal femur is a reliable alternative for cancer patients who are not candidates for surgical stabilization. Studies involving more patients are needed to confirm our preliminary experience.