Alveolar hydatid disease of the liver: Brief review and spectrum of adjacent organ invasion

The purpose of this study is to show the spectrum of adjacent organ invasion and to make a brief review of hepatic alveolar hydatid disease (AHD), using CT and MR imaging. We retrospectively reviewed CT and MR images of three patients with various adjacent organ invasions surgically and histologically proven to be AHD. Local invasion to right kidney and adrenal, right hemidiaphragm and lung were detected in one patient, right adrenal in another patient and gall bladder, duodenum, gastric wall and pancreas invasion in the other. AHD may rarely extend to the gall bladder, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, right adrenal and kidney, diaphragm, pleura and lung. The extension of the disease outside the liver is usually encountered in patients with large, peripherally located masses in the advanced stage of the disease.     

齿状突骨折的MRI诊断

目的分析齿状突骨折的MRI表现,探讨MRI扫描在诊断齿状突骨折中的价值。方法回顾性分析我科CT确诊的52例齿状突骨折患者的MRI资料,MRI扫描包括横断面、矢状面、冠状面的T1WI及T2WI像。结果根据骨折部位将齿状突骨折分为三型,Ⅰ型:尖端骨折,本组3例;Ⅱ型:基底骨折,本组35例;Ⅲ型:枢椎椎体部骨折,本组14例。所有患者中,并发脊髓损伤16例,韧带损伤8例,3例合并颈椎脱位。结论MRI能清晰显示齿状突骨折线,确定骨折类型,显示椎旁软组织损伤,脊髓损伤。对于齿状突骨折患者,MRI对临床治疗有重要指导价值。     

Spinal arteriography: a primer

Spinal arteriography is an esoteric procedure that is seldom nerformed by peripheral interventionalists. This presentation is intended to outline some of the essential points that the interventionalist performing the procedure should be aware of,especially about spinal dural arierioyenous fistulae (SDAVF).     

冠状CT扫描对颅脑疾患的诊断意义

作者通过对30例颅脑疾患冠状CT扫描资料进行研究,提出在一定情况下,在横断CT扫描的基础上,加用冠状CT扫描或冠矢重建图象,对病变的精确定位、病变的起源和发展方向以及病变与周围结构的关系等很有裨益。     

Radiofrequency-ablation of unresectable primary and secondary liver tumors: results in 88 patients

Background and aims Radiofrequency-ablation (RFA) is increasingly used for destruction of unresectable primary and secondary liver tumors. We report our experience in the use of RFA for the management of unresectable hepatic malignancies. Patients and methods Between February 2000 and December 2004 we have undertaken 120 RFA procedures to ablate 426 unresectable primary or metastatic liver tumors in 88 patients. RFA was performed via laparotomy (n=68), laparoscopy (n=9) or a percutaneous approach (n=43). Primary liver cancer was treated in seven patients (8%) and metastatic liver tumors were treated in 81 patients (92%). All patients were followed to assess complications, treatment response and recurrence of malignant disease. Results Procedure-related complication rate was low (3.4%). During a mean follow-up of 21.2 months, 15 patients had local tumor progression (17%), 21 patients (23,9%) had new malignant disease and 27 patients (30.7%) died from intervention-unrelated complications of their malignant disease. Additional liver lesions were identified in 27 (35%) of 77 cases by intraoperative ultrasound. Thirty-six patients received simultaneous resection and RFA. Conclusion RFA is a safe, well-tolerated and effective treatment for patients with unresectable primary and secondary liver malignancies.     

CT scan and threshold vibrometry in the diagnosis of spinocerebellar degenerations

45 patients with spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) underwent through quantitative investigation of the ventricular and cisternal systems by CT scanning and threshold vibrometry in the limbs to find out whether these parameters could be used for distinguishing mainly spinal from cerebellar forms or from olivopontoce-rebellar atrophy. The increase in the vibration sense threshold and the mild atrophy in the posterior cranial fossa proved typical of spinal forms and the reverse for cerebellar forms. In olivopontocerebellar atrophy enlargement of the cisterns and dilatation of the ventricles always exceeded 85% of normal values.

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Sommario 45 pazienti affetti da degenerazione spinocerebellare (SCD) sono stati sottoposti ad uno studio approfondito di esplorazione quantitativa del sistema ventricolare e cisternale alla TAC e della soglia di percezione vibratoria agli arti per valutare la possibilità di distinguere con questi parametri le forme prevalentemente spinali da quelle cerebellari o delle atrofie olivopontocerebellari. L'aumento della soglia vibratoria e la modesta atrofia in fossa posteriore è risultata tipica delle forme spinali, mentre l'inverso si verifica per le forme cerebellari. Nelle atrofie olivopontocerebellari l'allargamento delle cisterne e la dilatazione dei ventricoli supera quasi sempre l'85% rispetto ai casi normali.

     

False positive-false negative CT scan in late epileptic seizure: a meningioma-glioblastoma association

Summary A false-negative finding on initial CT is reported in a case of supratentorial glioma. This observation was peculiar because the first CT revealed a meningioma which might initially have been related to the clinical symptoms. The term false positive-false negative CT is proposed. The reasons for such CT failures are discussed. The accuracy of clues as to the localization of the glioma provided by EEG is emphasized.     

自发性颅内低压综合征的影像学特点

自1938年Schaltenbrand第一次描述1例自发性颅内低压综合征病例以来,该病症逐渐为人们认识。颅内低压综合征的诊断主要根据临床有典型的体位性头痛症状(直立位出现或加重,平卧位减轻或消失),同时腰椎穿刺测脑脊液压力低于8kPa(60mmH2O)。自20世纪90年代以来,文献报道的本综合征神经影像学表现越来越多,并使其诊断发生了革命性的变化。本文将就其影像学特点及发生的病理生理机制进行简要介绍。1自发性颅内低压综合征影像学表现的病理生理基础腰椎穿刺脑脊液压力低于8kPa(60mmH2O)是诊断自发性颅内低压综合征的主要依据,脑脊液压力降低也一…     

Successful embolization of a large superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm emerging during anticoagulant therapy

Gross hemorrhage is the most serious complication of anticoagulant therapy. We report the discovery and treatment of a large pseudoaneurysm of the superior gluteal artery in one patient who had been receiving oral anticoagulant therapy. We diagnosed the pseudoaneurysm by contrast-enhanced computed tomography, and embolized the artery with stainless steel coils. The exact cause of the pseudoaneurysm remains unclear, however, minor trauma appears most likely.     

Significance of the hepatic mitochondrial redox state in the development of posttraumatic jaundice

The effect of the hepatic energy status on the development of posttraumatic jaundice (PTJ) was studied to clarify the mechanism of PTJ. Fifty-four patients with severe torso injury who were expected to develop PTJ on admission with an average Injury Severity Score of 27 were selected for this study. They were retrospectively divided into three groups according to their maximum bilirubin concentration by day 10: group H, 12 patients with marked elevation of serum bilirubin (>8 g/dl); group L, 23 with mild bilirubinemia (2–8 g/dl); and group N, 19 with no bilirubinemia (<2 g/dl). Group H patients, in whom trauma-related shock was severe and prolonged, developed severe hyperbilirubinemia, and their arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR), which reflects the hepatic mitochondrial redox state and is closely correlated to its energy production, was significantly lower throughout the first week. In contrast, the AKBR increased to an above normal level, indicating enhanced energy production in groups N and L. The serum direct/total bilirubin was also higher in group H. The abnormal hepatic energy metabolism is considered to have reduced the excretion of conjugated bilirubin from the hepatocytes into the bile canaliculi, which is a process that has to proceed against the bilirubin concentration gradient. The subsequent diffusion of the accumulated water-soluble conjugated bilirubin in hepatocytes into the blood is thus considered to be one of the causes of PTJ.