Radiation medicine
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between gastrointestinal (GI) distension and hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) on postmortem computed tomography (PMCT). ⋯ PMCT indicates the presence of a relation between GI distension and HPVG.
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Comparative Study
Crackle analysis for chest auscultation and comparison with high-resolution CT findings.
The purpose of our study was to clarify the correlation between respiratory sounds and the high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings of lung diseases. ⋯ Abnormal respiratory sounds were correlated with some HRCT findings.
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Case Reports
Two cases of thoracopancreatic fistula in alcoholic pancreatitis: clinical and CT findings.
We report two patients who were long-time habitual consumers of alcohol and suffered from thoracopancreatic fistula. The first patient, a 52-year-old man with no symptoms, underwent chest CT scan for a medical check-up and was revealed to have left small pleural effusion. A month later, he suddenly experienced severe cough and back pain. ⋯ The patient received conservative treatment and eventually recovered from the severe chest complications. We consider that asymptomatic left small pleural effusion in these patients who were habitual drinkers is a potential precursor to symptomatic pancreatitis. The patients developed mediastinal pseudocyst and pancreaticopleural fistula in association with chronic pancreatitis within a few months, and therefore intensive follow-up should be undertaken to minimize or prevent chest complications in association with the subsequent symptomatic pancreatitis.
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To quantitatively evaluate the finding of hyperattenuating aortic wall on postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and investigate its causes. ⋯ The causes of hyperattenuating aortic wall on PMCT are considered to be increased attenuation due to contraction of the aortic wall, a lack of motion artifact, and decreased attenuation of the lumen due to dilution of blood after massive infusion at the time of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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To qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the breath-hold magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences in widespread clinical use for detection and characterization of focal hepatic lesions. ⋯ SSFSE and dynamic FSPGR comprise the optimal imaging protocol for breath-hold MR assessment of focal hepatic lesions. This combination of sequences allows acquisition of critical diagnostic information about both inherent T2 and T1 lesion contrast and lesion vascularity.