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Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare but important and increasingly recognised cause of myelopathy seen in the thoracic spine. The factors that contribute to the aetiology of the condition and of the dural defect through which the cord herniates remain under debate. We discuss the clinical features and proposed pathophysiology of the conditi...
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Breast screening programmes enhance the probability of early breast cancer detection in many countries worldwide; however, the success of these efforts is highly dependent on the ability of breast screen readers to detect abnormalities in the screened population, which has low prevalence. Therefore, this task can be challenging. Clinical audit is a...
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To describe evolving practices in the provision of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) services across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, the responses of and impact on MT teams, and the effects on training. The UK Neurointerventional Group (UKNG) and the British Society of Neuroradiologists (BSNR) sent out a national survey on 1 May 2020 to all 28 UK n...
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To report the severity and extent of pulmonary thromboembolic disease (PTD) in COVID-19 patients undergoing computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in a tertiary centre. This is a retrospective analysis of COVID-19 patients undergoing CTPA over a period of 27 days. The presence, extent, and severity of PTD were documented. Two observers sc...
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To explore the value of radiological and clinicopathological features in the diagnosis of sinonasal synovial sarcomas (SS). Six patients with sinonasal SS were studied retrospectively using computed tomography (CT; n=6) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; n=4). The radiological and clinicopathological findings in this series were reviewed. Three l...
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To determine the optimal thresholds for assessing intervertebral segment stenosis through haemodynamic parameters of colour Doppler ultrasound compared with computed tomography (CT) angiography. Fifty-four patients diagnosed with intervertebral stenosis on colour Doppler imaging were included. Twenty patients with normal vertebral arteries constitu...
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To review the indications for computed tomography colonography (CTC) performed on patients referred via the 2-week wait colorectal pathway (2WWCP). A retrospective study was performed on all patients referred through the 2WWCP between October 2018 and September 2019. The referrals were audited against the National Institute for Health and Care Exce...
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To assess whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based measurements of T2, fat fraction, diffusion tensor imaging, and muscle volume can detect differences between the muscles of myositis patients and healthy controls, and to identify how they compare with semi-quantitative MRI diagnosis. Sixteen myositis patients and 16 age- and gender-matched h...
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Oncology has progressed into an era of personalised medicine, whereby the therapeutic regimen is tailored to the molecular profile of the patient's cancer. Determining personalised therapeutic options is achieved by using tumour genomics and proteomics to identify the specific molecular targets against which candidate drugs can interact. Several do...
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This review is designed to help radiologists interested in developing a magnetic resonance imaging service for patients with symptoms of Ménière's disease. Examples are selected from our experience with delayed post-gadolinium three-dimensional (3D) fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) inner ear imaging of endolymphatic hydrops. The imaging ...
