Computed Tomography-Based Body Composition is Related to Perioperative Morbidity in Older Lung Transplant Recipients
Conclusion Body composition parameters determined in pretransplant chest CT scans in older LTx candidates might aid in identifying high-risk patients with a worse perioperative outcome after LTx. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon)
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - April 16, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kifjak, Daria Prosch, Helmut Schwarz, Stefan Jaksch, Peter Weber, Michael Hoetzenecker, Konrad Schweiger, Thomas Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: research
Cerebellar blood perfusion is a diagnostic, but not a prognostic, marker for parkinsonian-dominant type multiple system atrophy.
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is clinically characterized by various neurological symptoms. According to the diagnostic criteria, MSA is classified into parkinsonian-dominant type (MSA-P) or cerebellar ataxia-dominant type (MSA-C) based on the predominant signs displayed. Recently, N-isopropyl-p-[123I] iodoamphetamine (123I-IMP) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), a radiological examination evaluating brain perfusion, has been successful in detecting cerebellar hypoperfusion in MSA-P patients, demonstrating its utility in the early detection of cerebellar dysfunction. (Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders)
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - April 16, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Kenta Shiina, Taiji Tsunemi, Nobutaka Hattori Source Type: research
Evaluation of Reliability of Dynamic Scapholunate Distance Measured on 4D CT-Acquired Images
Conclusion The proposed assessment results in a reproducible and reliable measurement of scapholunate distance. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Journal of Wrist Surgery)
Source: Journal of Wrist Surgery - April 16, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Goeminne, Sofie Salaets, Emiel Coudyzer, Walter Shah, Darshan Degreef, Ilse Scheys, Lennart Tags: Emerging Technologies and New Technological Concepts Source Type: research
Performance changes due to differences among annotating radiologists for training data in computerized lesion detection
ConclusionsAlthough the performance of the CAD software after retraining varied among the annotating radiologists, no direct correlation with their experience was found. The performance trends differed according to the type of CAD software used when integrated annotations from multiple radiologists were used. (Source: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery)
Source: International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery - April 16, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research
Comparison of [18F]FDG and [68 Ga]pentixafor PET/CT in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Conclusions[68 Ga]pentixafor is a promising imaging tracer for detecting primary and metastatic NPC. [68 Ga]pentixafor PET/CT is comparable to [18F]FDG PET/CT in the detection rate of primary tumors and metastatic cervical lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but [68 Ga]pentixafor uptake was heterogeneous. [68 Ga]pentixafor PET/CT may help select patients most likely to benefit from CXCR4-directed endoradiotherapy.Clinical trial registration No.: ChiCTR2200065902 (Source: Molecular Imaging and Biology)
Source: Molecular Imaging and Biology - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research
Efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with moderate-to-severe corticosteroid-resistant thyroid eye disease: a prospective study
ConclusionTCZ can treat active moderate-to-severe TED, showing high drug compliance and reasonable response to inflammation and extraocular motility abnormality. (Source: International Ophthalmology)
Source: International Ophthalmology - April 16, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
Relationship of FDG PET/CT imaging features with tumor immune microenvironment and prognosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
Imaging features of colorectal cancers on 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) have been considered to be affected by tumor characteristics and tumor imm... (Source: Cancer Imaging)
Source: Cancer Imaging - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Jeong Won Lee, Hyein Ahn, Ik Dong Yoo, Sun-pyo Hong, Moo-Jun Baek, Dong Hyun Kang and Sang Mi Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
ESR Essentials: imaging in stable chest pain – practice recommendations by ESCR
AbstractStable chest pain is a common symptom with multiple potential causes. Non-invasive imaging has an important role in diagnosis and guiding management through the assessment of coronary stenoses, atherosclerotic plaque, myocardial ischaemia or infarction, and cardiac function. Computed tomography (CT) provides the anatomical evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) with the assessment of stenosis, plaque type and plaque burden, with additional functional information available from CT fractional flow reserve (FFR) or CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Stress magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear stress myocardial perfu...
Source: European Radiology - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Osteoblastoma of the frontal sinus: A rare case presenting with seizures and pneumocephalus
We present a case of osteoblastoma located in the frontal sinus, an exceptionally uncommon site, resulting in seizures secondary to pneumocephalus. A 21-year-old male presented with a generalized tonic –clonic seizure and postictal confusion. Imaging studies revealed a well-defined lesion in the left frontal sinus causing cortical breach, destruction of the posterior wall, and pneumocephalus. A total surgical excision was performed through bifrontal craniotomy. Histopathological analysis confirm ed the diagnosis of osteoblastoma. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, with a follow-up CT scan showing complete lesion exci...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dattatraya Mallik,
Nandyal Chandrashekhar,
Abhishek Kumar Rai,
Saransh Dhingra,
Gaurav Arora,
Sapan Gandhi,
Gianluca Scalia,
Bipin Chaurasia Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
Collapse of zone 0 landing TEVAR (Najuta) and the development of higher brain dysfunction
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.24.12982-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR)-specific complications often develop, stent-graft collapse is a rare, but fatal complication that requires attention. A 62-year-old male underwent TEVAR for a saccular distal arch aortic aneurysm. After the placement of the Gore TAG (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE, USA) from zones 2 to 4, a Najuta endograft (Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo, Japan) was deployed from zone 0. Neither intraoperative angiography nor postoperative contrast-enhanced computed to...
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - April 15, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Akito Imai Kisato Mitomi Masataka Sato Kanji Matsuzaki Taisuke Konishi Yasunori Watanabe Source Type: research
Instrumented L5-S1 interbody graft with IFUSE implant using the reverse Bohlman technique
We present the case of a 38-year-old woman with L5S1 interbody pseudarthrosis after posterior fixation for grade 2 L5-S1 spondylolisthesis with isthmic lysis of L5, and that of a 69-year-old woman who underwent a posterior T4 fusion to the pelvis for degenerative scoliosis. Both required a trans-lumbosacral instrumented fusion via an anterior approach using the reverse Bohlman technique. Surgical technique was described.RESULTS: There were no perioperative or postoperative complications. At 6 months, the patients reported a decrease in lumbar and radicular symptomatology. There were no infectious, neurological or vascular ...
Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - April 15, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Thomas Chevillotte Alice Darnis Pierre Grobost Marine Palmano J érémie Guedj Cl ément Silvestre Source Type: research
Fractured cervical spine, dissected vertebral artery, and life-threatening stroke: A challenging case report and literature review
CONCLUSION: Rapid management of patients with dramatic clinical presentation can lead to full recovery. Implications include a systematic screening of blunt trauma VAI through computed tomography angiography when dealing with high-risk cervical spine fractures; patients harboring both a cervical spine fracture and a VAI must be transferred to a tertiary referral hospital able to deal both with strokes and cervical spine surgery to ensure responsiveness in case of stroke.PMID:38621474 | DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2024.101561 (Source: Neuro-Chirurgie)
Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - April 15, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Anis Choucha Thomas Barraque Mikael Meyer Henry Dufour Kaissar Farah Stephane Fuentes Source Type: research
SMARCA4-deficient non-small cell lung carcinoma: clinicodemographic, computed tomography, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography features
CONCLUSIONS: In patient with SD-NSCLC, there was tendency for male smokers, peripheral location and invasion of adjacent pleural or chest wall invasion regardless of small tumor size, when compared to SD-UT.PMID:38617754 | PMC:PMC11009581 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1606 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jong Hee Kim Jung Han Woo Chae Young Lim Taein An Joungho Han Myung Jin Chung Yoon Ki Cha Source Type: research
A comparison of machine learning methods for radiomics modeling in prediction of occult lymph node metastasis in clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma patients
CONCLUSIONS: The superior performance of the combined model, based on XGB algorithm in predicting ONM in patients with clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, might aid surgeons in deciding whether to conduct mediastinal LN dissection and contribute to improve patients' prognosis.PMID:38617761 | PMC:PMC11009592 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1578 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Meng-Wen Liu Xue Zhang Yan-Mei Wang Xu Jiang Jiu-Ming Jiang Meng Li Li Zhang Source Type: research
Establishment and verification of a prediction model based on clinical characteristics and computed tomography radiomics parameters for distinguishing benign and malignant pulmonary nodules
CONCLUSIONS: The clinical-radiomics nomogram combined of CT-based radiomics signature, along with CYFRA21-1 and CEA, demonstrated strong predictive ability, calibration, and clinical usefulness in distinguishing between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. The use of CT-based radiomics has the potential to assist clinicians in making informed decisions prior to biopsy or surgery while avoiding unnecessary treatment for non-cancerous lesions.PMID:38617763 | PMC:PMC11009598 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-1400 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Xiaohui Hou Meng Wu Jingjing Chen Rui Zhang Yan Wang Shuwen Zhang Zaixin Yuan Jian Feng Liqin Xu Source Type: research
