Giant colonic diverticula are an uncommon manifestation of colonic diverticular disease. This report documents another case of this rare entity. The clinical presentation is variable, but abdominal pain and the presence of an abdominal mass are common. Their etiology is uncertain, but they are thought to originate from pulsion diverticula. ...

An unusual case of ovarian carcinoma is presented with extra-abdominal soft tissue metastasis. These demonstrate calcification on plain films and CT, as well as avid uptake of Tc-99m MDP.

Taken in conjunction with a history and clinical examination, the plain X-ray film may provide invaluable help in reaching or confirming a diagnosis in the patient with an acute abdomen. Designed for the casualty officer or trainee surgeon, this clinical handbook is a practical guide to the interpretation of the plain ...

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is an uncommon complication of using ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). Although many cases have been reported in children, abdominal pseudocysts are rare in adult patients. The purpose of this article is to describe and illustrate the findings for this condition on commonly used abdominal ...

Disposable heating pads are commonly used products, with reduced iron as their active ingredient. Reduced iron is not expected to cause significant toxicity when ingested orally. We report a case of accidental heating pad ingestion seen on abdominal plain films that resulted in significantly elevated serum iron concentrations. ...

We report the case of a 78-year-old woman with a three-day history of abdominal pain and vomiting. An abdominal plain film showed a distended small bowel loop and no signs of free intra-abdominal gas. An abdominal ultrasound revealed a mass containing a linear, hyperechoic ...

Diseases of mesentery and greater omentum are commonly the result of lymph node metastases from an abdominal carcinoma, or lymph node involvement as part of a general lymphatic malignancy. Primary tumours are rare. Cysts occur predominantly in children. In addition, one may find mesenchymal benign or malignant tumours, which produce clinical symptoms at a later age. ...

Bezoars are concretions of foreign matter in the gastrointestinal tract which may cause nonspecific symptoms, including epigastric discomfort, early satiety, and constipation, and rarely gastrointestinal obstruction. We report a case in which the migration of bezoars led to secondary gastrointestinal obstruction. With endoscopy manipulation and chemical dissolution, such as with Coca-Cola, to ...

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Abdominal radiographs are one of the most commonly performed radiological examinations and have an established role in the assessment of the acute abdomen. The main indication is for suspected bowel obstruction and in conjunction with an erect chest x-ray for suspected visceral perforation. Often, the pattern of gas points to a particular pathology, and accurate interpretation ...

Fetus-in-fetu is an unusual cause of retroperitoneal abdominal mass in infants, which most likely arises from inclusion of a monozygotic, diamniotic twin. This entity is distinguished from teratoma by its embryological origin, its unusual location in the retroperitoneal space, its invariable benignity, and by the presence of vertebral organization with limb buds and ...

A clinical comparison of computed radiography (CR) versus screen-film for imaging the critically-ill neonate is performed, utilizing a modified (hybrid) film cassette containing a CR (standard ST-V) imaging plate, a conventional screen and film, allowing simultaneous acquisition of perfectly matched CR and plain ...

The CT scans, plain films, and clinical courses of nine patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma were reviewed to assess the value of computed tomography (CT) in the initial evalation and follow-up of this malignancy. The initial pretreatment scans showed a typical lobulated rind of pleural tumor encasing the lung associated with variable amounts of ...

Foreign body ingestion is not an uncommon problem encountered in clinical practice. The accidental ingestion of fish bones may sometimes lead to penetration injuries with complicating abscess formation. The ingestion of foreign bodies results in gastrointestinal perforation in about 1% of patients. Fish bones are the most commonly seen objects leading to bowel perforation. Fish bones are usually ...

We evaluated a newly developed digital image reader incorporating a columnar-crystal structured phosphor plate (CPP) to determine its effectiveness for chest and abdominal exposures by assessing contrast-detail (C-D) curves and image quality figure values obtained from a C-D phantom. With the help of five radiologic technologists with 5 years or more of experience in the ...

Within the abdomen there are multiple organs that can cause acute pain. It is often difficult to determine the cause of acute abdomen clinically but it is usually the result of a non-traumatic pathology; in these instances plain film radiology is usually the initial investigation to determine serious pathology that may require surgical intervention. The ...

Findings on computed tomography (CT) were considered diagnostic or highly suggestive in seven cases of bowel infarction. Important findings were portal or mesenteric venous gas, intramural gas, focal thickening of bowel wall, focal or diffusely dilated fluid-filled bowel, and clot in the superior mesenteric artery. Only one patient had unequivocal extraluminal gas on initial ...

Emphysematous cystitis is a rare lower urinary tract infection. A case of emphysematous cystitis with diabetes mellitus and transverse colon cancer is reported. The patient was an 81-year-old woman complaining of nausea and vomiting. Urinalysis showed hematopyuria. Plain abdominal film and CT scan showed gaseous shadow in the bladder ...

The diagnosis of hepatic and splenic injuries in the trauma patient with classic physical and plain film findings usually presents little problem. If bleeding is severe there is no time for extensive roentgenographic or laboratory studies. Often, however, the trauma is mild, and the physical findings quite minimal at best. Other injuries may divert ...

Two hundred patients were evaluated to determine the sensitivity of tomography in detecting calculous disease of the upper urinary tract. In all cases, patients had routine scout radiographs of the abdomen and five precontrast tomograms of the kidneys. Of the 200 patients, 28 (14%) had renal calculi. Of these, 11 (39%) had either unsuspected or more calculi detected on tomography than seen on ...

Most of the foreign bodies detected in adult gastrointestinal systems are accidentally swallowed pins. In this study, we presented a case with intracolonic multiple pebbles. A 20-year-old man was admitted to emergency surgery policlinic for abdominal pain for 2 d without any alleviation or aggravation. His upright plain abdominal ...

Background and Objective:We present the case of a female patient 29 years of age with antecedents of laparoscopic laser ablation for endometriosis, laparoscopic appendectomy, and umbilical hernioplasty.Methods:The patient was admitted to the hospital's emergency room for abdominal pain in the epigastrium, transfixing, irradiating to both upper quadrants and to the lumbar ...

Boiling heat transfer performance of plain and porous tubes in falling film flow of refrigerant R114

OBJECTIVE: Drug smuggling in the gastrointestinal tract has soared within the last 20 years. Though illegal substances in the gastrointestinal tract can be visualized with ultrasound, MRI and CT, the abdominal radiograph has by far remained the most frequently used way of detecting smuggled drugs. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the inter-radiologist interpretation ...

BACKGROUND: Imaging findings in delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia can be confusing and misleading, resulting in a delay in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the often puzzling plain film findings of late-presenting CDH in an effort to determine whether any of the findings could be helpful in arriving at an early diagnosis. MATERIAL ...

A wide variety of focal and diffuse infectious processes involve the abdomen. At one extreme are diseases such as pyelonephritis, cystitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease, conditions usually diagnosed without imaging studies and treated without complications. At the other extreme are abdominal abscesses, which may defy clinical diagnosis, are associated with significant ...

The plain abdominal radiographs of 28 patients with acute gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) were examined to determine the plain radiographic findings associated with this disorder. These findings, in order of decreasing frequency, included air-fluid levels, bowel wall/mucosal fold thickening, gasless abdomen, bowel ...

Esophageal perforation is most commonly iatrogenic in origin with nasogastric tube insertion, stricture dilation, and endotracheal intubation, being the most frequent sources of the injury in infants and children. Clinical presentation depends on whether the cervical, thoracic, or abdominal esophagus is injured. Any patient complaining of chest pain after an upper endoscopy ...

A 26-year-old woman with an eating disorder presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain following binge eating. A plain film X-ray demonstrated a huge dilatation of the stomach with a high air-fluid level. Serum amylase was 2,265 IU/L, and serum lipase was 2,001 IU/L. Abdominopelvic computed tomography scan ...

Depicts social and economic history of Great Plains from the settlement of prairies by cattlemen and farmers through the World War I boom to drought and depression. Also, gave the initial impetus to the American documentary film.

The purpose of this report is to examine the use of plain skull films in the management of head trauma. The report reviews and examines such issues as utilization, the use of referral criteria, efficacy, economic and social considerations, and radiation r...

Stryker Biotech Briefing for 31 March 2009 Advisory Committee Meeting 5.3.9.2 Insensitivity of Plain Films for Evaluating Presence of Bone in OP-1 Patients ...

above a plain blade tip and the secondary film flow is supplied to the tip surface through a line array of discrete normal injection holes near the upstream ...

This book is on chest imaging. It integrates material on the newer modalities (MRI, Nuclear Medicine) with that of conventional techniques (Plain Film Radiography).

A prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of preliminary abdominal films for colon and upper gastrointestinal examinations was carried out on 733 patients. The preliminary film was found to be cost effective and useful in predicting adequacy of patient preparation for colon examinations but not for upper gastrointestinal studies. ...

... of �Ever.� For subjects who were ever breast-fed, the point estimate for ... plain abdominal radiograph showing a visible intussusceptum or soft tissue mass; V ...

... bland snack, such as toast or crackers and apple juice, before your treatment. Try to relax before ... Try a clear liquid diet -- water, weak tea, apple juice, peach nectar, clear broth, and plain Jell- ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease due to a severe gastrointestinal motility disorder which may mimic, on both clinical and radiological grounds, mechanical obstruction. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our institution for plain abdominal radiography for referred long-lasting constipation with recurrent ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease due to a severe gastrointestinal motility disorder which may mimic, on both clinical and radiological grounds, mechanical obstruction. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our institution for plain abdominal radiography for referred long-lasting constipation with recurrent ...

Review of abdominal CT scans for evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma yielded 35 cases of pneumothorax, 10 of which had not been diagnosed before CT by clinical examination of plain radiographs. Of the 10 cases initially diagnosed on CT, seven required tube thoracostomy for treatment of the pneumothorax. CT detection of pneumothorax is ...

Obstruction of the inferior vena cava (IVA) was observed as an abdominal mass on the plain radiograph in an asymptomatic patient. The obstruction had developed immediately below the renal veins, and markedly dilated varices were present. The appearance differed from that of the usual congenital caval variants and may have been the result of caval ...

Obturator hernia is the protrusion of intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal organs or tissues through the obturator canal. The first case was published by de Ronsil in 1724. Obturator hernia is more common in older malnourished women due to loss of supporting connective tissue and the wider female pelvis. The hernia sac usually contains small bowel, especially ileum. It may follow the anterior or ...

Purpose: To report the risk of fatal atrial migration with the Tempofilter. Methods: Among temporary filters, the high safety profile Tempofilter has been marketed as offering protection for up to 6 weeks. We implanted about 60 Tempofilters to prevent pulmonary embolism. The main indications were temporary thromboembolic risk, recurrent pulmonary embolism, and contraindication to or failure of ...

Abdominal abscesses located in the left upper quadrant may occur in two major anatomic locations, the subphrenic space or the lesser sac. The left coronary or triangular ligament extending from the dorsal aspect of the liver to the diaphragm separates the subphrenic space from the lesser sac. As the ligament usually extends posteriorly, the anterior subphrenic space extends ...

Abdominal abscesses located in the left upper quadrant may occur in two major anatomic locations, the subphrenic space or the lesser sac. The left coronary or triangular ligament extending from the dorsal aspect of the liver to the diaphragm separates the subphrenic space from the lesser sac. As the ligament usually extends posteriorly, the anterior subphrenic space extends ...

PURPOSE: Postoperative enteral paresis constitutes a common problem for surgeons around the world. Evidence by many authors suggests that colonic inertia constitutes a major component of postoperative enteral paresis. This study aims at comparing the effect of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy on colonic transit time in humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, were included a total of ...

The aim of the study was to analyze possible human skeletal remains within the wrappings of a mummy from the Archaeological Museum, Zagreb, Croatia through the use of the multidetector CT (MDCT) technology. Plain X-ray films and MDCT images of the mummy were taken in both frontal and lateral views. In a single volumetric acquisition of the whole body by ...

Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infection in developing countries. It may cause chronic abdominal pain, tenderness and bloating. Our aim is to report a case of acute episodic abdominal pain and pancreatitis associated with ascariasis. We report a 59-year-old female patient who was admitted for acute abdominal pain, having had ...

This review of chest radiology reexamines normal findings on plain chest radiographs, and presents a new plain film view for detecting metastases in the lungs, and describes new findings on acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Various chest radiologic procedures are examined. (KRM)

Reviews two documentaries produced by the U.S. government: "The Plow That Broke the Plains" (1936) and "The River" (1937). The first examines soil erosion in the Great Plains; the second considers Mississippi River usage. Narrates storylines and explains initial film criticism. Highlights the films' effectiveness ...

BackgroundA villous adenoma is an extremely rare benign tumour in the appendix, in contrast to other benign appendiceal lesions. The clinical features are usually asymptomatic. Acute appendicitis is the most common complication with the lesion obstructing the orifice of the appendiceal lumen. Thus, a villous adenoma is usually found during surgical intervention for acute appendicitis. Mechanical ...

A case of unsuspected aspiration of an oropharyngeal airway causing dysphagia is described. Visualization of this airway on plain film would be facilitated if radio-opaque material were included at manufacture. PMID:6888995

The long and short bearing models. Pressure field and fluid film forces on short length journal bearings. Equilibrium condition, load capacity and the Sommerfeld number.

This book promises to be the first intermediate length chest imaging book that successfully integrates material on the newer modalities (MRI, Nuclear Medicine) with that on conventional techniques (plain film radiography).

... At these visits, the site investigator assessed clinical and functional outcomes, and plain film radiographs were taken, with CT scans made for supplemental ...

This book emphasizes plain film diagnosis rather than highly sophisticated studies. The knowledge learned from this book enables one to place a cardiac abnormality into its appropriate pathophysiologic classification.

... 518KB); Insensitivity of Plain Films (March 31, 2009: Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Devices Panel Meeting) (PDF - 520KB); Conclusions ...

In this edition, ultrasonography has been integrated with studies in plain film and angiocardiography. Pathophysiology of the various lesions is thoroughly described in simple terms. Numerous, high quality illustrations supplement the text.

IntroductionCases of gallstone ileus account for 1% to 4% of all instances of mechanical bowel obstruction. The majority of obstructing gallstones are located in the terminal ileum. Less than 10% of impacted gallstones are located in the duodenum. A gastric outlet obstruction secondary to a gallstone ileus is known as Bouveret syndrome. Gallstones usually enter the bowel through a biliary enteral ...

... using "latest techniques of ultra-slow motion filming, night vision cameras and tiny cameras that film inside nests, allied to plain old-fashioned field craft, to bring in footage of some of the world's ra...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) is an infrequent complication of an active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We illustrate a case of SLE inactive-related CIP. A 51-year old female with inactive SLE (ECLAM score 2) was hospitalized with postprandial fullness, vomiting, abdominal bloating and abdominal pain. She had had no bowel movements for ...

-271. Falabella, Christine & Chen, W. (2010) Cross-linked hyaluronic acid films to reduce intra-abdominal Cells Stimulated by a High Fat Diet is Suppressed by Low Magnitude Mechanical Signals. American Society., Tassiopoulos, A., & Bluestein, D. (2009) Patient Based FSI Approach for predicting Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

The aim of this study is to describe the finding of vicarious excretion of intravascular contrast media in association with endovascular management of an aortic aneurysm and to discuss the clinical significance. Vicarious excretion of intravascular contrast material through the hepatobiliary system will be encountered occasionally following endovascular procedures. Plain ...

We present a case of a left paraduodenal hernia diagnosed at autopsy. A left paraduodenal hernia is an internal hernia of congenital origin due to the abnormal rotation of the midgut during embryonic development. Internal hernias are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, with the paraduodenal being the most frequent. The clinical course can be asymptomatic, cause chronic or intermittent ...

Surgical mop retained in the abdominal cavity following surgery is a serious but avoidable complication. The condition may manifest either as an exudative inflammatory reaction with formation of abscess, or aseptically with a fibrotic reaction developing into a mass. Intraluminal migration is relatively rare. We report the case of a 23 year old woman who presented after a ...

This nine-chapter book gives an overview of the integrated approach to abdominal imaging. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the physics used in medical imaging; chapter 2 is on the selection of imaging modalities. These are followed by four chapters that deal, respectively, with plain radiography, computed tomographic scanning, sonography, and nuclear ...

In this paper, we investigate the ageing process and composition of plain trimethylsilane (TMS) plasma-polymerized films using a rotating polarizer and analyzer spectroscopic ellipsometer. Moreover, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling studies on these films will be presented for a more detailed understanding of the ...

... Cormorant 2 (WNV isolation) Grossly, this cormorant was thin. Abdominal air sacs were coated with a thin yellow film and a few nematodes (species undetermined) ... ...

With reference to three personal observations, the authors discuss the problems raised by the diagnosis of thymolipomas, which are benign asymptomatic tumors discovered on a plain chest film and simulating cardiomegaly. On careful analysis of a high voltage plain chest film, the pulmonary vasculature can be ...

to couple light to surface plasmon polaritons on planar gold films. By interfering two 150 fs, 810 nm pulses of the gold film. From momentum conservation we then expect the plasmonic resonance to shift according to [3Ultrafast All-Optical Coupling of Light to Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Plain Metal Surfaces Nir

The purpose of this document is to examine the use of plain skull films in the management of head trauma. This report reviews and examines such issues as utilization, the use of referral criteria, efficacy, economic and social considerations, and radiation risk. Appendices include detailed information on the utility of skull radiography, studies dealing ...

This book contains 98 chapters. Some of the chapter titles are: Plain Film Radiography: Routine and Specialized Techniques and Projections; Plain Film Radiography: Sources of Diagnostic Errors; Magnification Radiography, Xeroradiography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; and Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Seronegative ...

This book is a reference in plain chest film diagnosis provides a thorough background in the differential diagnosis of 22 of the most common radiologic patterns of chest disease. Each chapter is introduced with problem cases and a set of questions, followed by a tabular listing of the appropriate differential considerations. The book emphasizes ...

A patient with acute hip pain out of proportion to physical findings and inability to weight bear despite negative plain films warrants further in-depth evaluation. Correctly diagnosing the cause of hip pain, a common emergency department (ED) complaint, may be a challenge in the geriatric population (Perron A, Miller M, Brady W. Orthopedic pitfalls in the ...

The authors present a case of a 36 year old male, admitted with a 3 year history of cramping abdominal pain, fever, and transient finding of a right lower quadrant mass. The abdominal roentgenogram revealed a large opacity located on the right side of the fifth lumbar segment. The patient underwent laparotomy: an enlarged appendix was removed. The specimen ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is an uncommon and severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a 24-year-old female with a 2 year SLE duration who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and abdominal distention. Plain abdominal radiograph showed multiple air-fluid levels ...

A 56-year-old woman with obesity and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presented with a two-day history of abdominal fullness and vomiting. No fever, flank pain or dysuria was present. On admission, her blood urea nitrogen concentration was 74 mg per deciliter and the serum creatinine concentration was 3.5 mg per deciliter. Laboratory data revealed an elevated white blood ...

A 74-year-old male claudicant who had a significant abdominal aortic stenosis was hydrated before aortic stent placement because of an elevated creatinine level. During the intervention the patient experienced acute abdominal pain with vomiting. No vascular cause was detected. Due to persistant pain, plain radiography and an ...

Swallowed foreign bodies encounter a major problem especially in children, but fortunately they mostly do not cause any related complication and are easily passed with the stool. In this paper, an interesting journey of a needle is presented. A 20-year old female admitted to our emergency service after she had swallowed a sewing machine needle, which is initially observed in the stomach in the ...

Most complications after appendectomy occur within ten days; however, we report the unusual case of a suture granuloma 12 years after open appendectomy. The afebrile 75-year-old woman presented with a slightly painful palpable mass in the right lower abdomen. There was no nausea or vomiting and bowel movements were normal. She lost 10 kg during the 3 mo before presentation. The patient had ...

Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is rare in children. An early, accurate diagnosis can avoid unnecessary surgery and reduce the risk of complications. This condition is mainly due to a redundant sigmoid colon with a narrow mesosigmoid attachment. We describe two cases of sigmoid volvulus, which showed different clinical severities and were treated with different methods. Patient 1, a 9-year-old boy, ...

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: The initial diagnosis of intussusception in adults very often can be missed and cause delayed treatment and possible serious complications. We report the case of an adult patient with complicated double ileoileal and ileocecocolic intussusception. CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old Caucasian man was transferred from the gastroenterology service to the ...

IntroductionThe initial diagnosis of intussusception in adults very often can be missed and cause delayed treatment and possible serious complications. We report the case of an adult patient with complicated double ileoileal and ileocecocolic intussusception.Case presentationA 46-year-old Caucasian man was transferred from the gastroenterology service to the abdominal surgery ...

Contrast enema was performed in a select group of 126 neonates with ambiguous diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Enema findings were compared with that on plain abdominal radiographs (AXR) and the clinical outcome. Thirty-one of the 34 patients with a discharge diagnosis of NEC were interpreted to have a positive contrast enema, and 91 of the 92 ...

This digitization of an historic 1930s government video chronicles the boom and bust agriculture on the High Plains. The first section of the film is devoted to the establishment of mechanized agriculture and how it contributed to crop productivity gains. The final section of the film recounts bleak dust bowl conditions, including the ...

... may be used to screen for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a weakened, bulging spot in your abdominal ... An abdominal ultrasound to screen for an abdominal aortic aneurysm is recommended for men ages 65 to 75 ...

Radiological diagnosis of the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease, is establishing by plain abdominal philm, barium enema study and enteroclisis. Inspite of difficult radiologic differential diagnosis during advanced stage of the IBD (regarding similar radiological signs), in the early stage of the IBD radiological ...

Three cases of pancreatitis are presented in which the diagnosis can be suggested by the appearance of a distinct radiolucent halo about the left kidney on the plain radiograph of the abdomen. This halo is produced by apparent enhancement of the perirenal fat by an adjacent retroperitoneal exudate in the left anterior pararenal space, as demonstrated by subsequent ...

phosphatase, and aspartate aminotransferase are often reported. Plain abdominal x-rays are usually non aspar- tate aminotransferase level greater than 250 IU/L, and serum glucose level greater than 200mg

A 75-year old male presented to the emergency room with worsening abdominal pain and distension. Plain radiographs were suggestive of a large bowel obstruction due to volvulus. An attempt to detorse the volvulus and decompress the colon endoscopically failed, after which the patient was taken for an exploratory laparotomy. A transverse colon volvulus was ...

Endoleak is a common complication of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). In the present article, the authors review current surveillance strategies for detection of endoleak after EVAR of abdominal aortic aneurysms. PMID:18502384

Although the diagnosis of bowel perforation is frequently straightforward, it may be difficult in the neonate. Clinical signs may be limited to abdominal distension. If the patient is on assisted ventilation, pneumoperitoneum may be due to air tracking down from the chest rather than perforation. Perforation in infants in whom the diagnosis could not readily be made from the ...

This primer discusses the techniques and advantages of each of the various modalities used in gatrointestinal imaging. Topics covered include contract studies, computed tomography, ultrasound, nuclear radiology, the plain radiograph and interventional radiology. The authors have made a special effort to present the reader with a rational approach toward the proper selection of ...

The purpose of this work was to develop a set of controls for image navigation and manipulation for use at a workstation. The intended focus was to provide a set of controls that would be most useful for the task of reading plain radiographs, such as those from chest, abdominal, and musculoskeletal imaging. We thought that most workstation controls were ...

The clinical utility of computed radiography (CR) versus screen-film for neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) applications is investigated. The latest versions of standard ST-V and high- resolution HR-V CR imaging plates were compared via measurements of image contrast, spatial resolution and signal-to-noise. The ST-V imaging plate was found to have equivalent spatial resolution ...

Cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome (CMLNS) is a rare complication of celiac disease. Globally, only 36 cases of CMLNS have been reported to date. The present article reports an incidence of its unique pathology and possible complications of celiac disease, followed by a review of the syndrome. A case involving a 51-year-old man with celiac disease who was referred to hospital because of a ...