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An 82-year-old male was transferred for an abdominal CT scan for chronic cutaneous fistulation at the level of the right abdominal wall. Previous CT and ultrasound imaging described recurrent collections in the right abdominal wall, requiring CT guided abscess drainage. The abdominal CT scan revealed an abscess in between the internal oblique and t...
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Teaching point: Clival chordoma is a rare find in children, presenting as a locally destructive, T2 hyperintense, and strongly enhancing mass.
Published in Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Purpose: To evaluate the correlation of maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) with the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in musculoskeletal malignancies. Methods: Institutional ethics committee approved this retrospec...
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Purpose: To investigate the role of low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) imaging in the triage of patients suspected of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an emergency setting. Materials and Methods: Data from 610 patients admitted to our emergency unit from March 20, 2020, until April 11, 2020, with suspicion of COVID-19 were collected. Dia...
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Unilateral cervical facet joint dislocation (UCFJD) is the most frequently missed cervical spine injury on plain radiographs. If left untreated, UCFJD can progress to bilateral cervical facet joint dislocation. Given the complexity of cervical facet joint dislocations, radiologists rely on metaphorical signs to identify them on radiographs. The “Bo...
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Teaching point: A giant soleus tug lesion is a benign pseudo-tumoral excrescence at the attachment of the soleus muscle at the posterior upper third of the tibia.
Published in Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Teaching Point: The imaging clues to differentiate idiopathic tumoral calcinosis from other calcified soft tissue lesions include: pseudotumoral appearance with mass effect, bone erosion with intra-osseous protrusion of calcification, lobulated morphology, and peri-articular location on the extensor side.
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Purpose: To determine the outcome and predictive factors of clinical success of bronchial artery embolization in life-threatening hemoptysis. Material and Methods: We reviewed all bronchial artery embolization procedures performed for life-threatening hemoptysis between January 2008 and December 2018. The outcomes and predictive factors of clinical...
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Air trapped in neonates’ pulmonary ligament is often the consequence of positive pressure ventilation and its typical radiographic appearance must be recognized in order to prevent the use of aggravating factors. TEACHING POINT: Air trapped in neonates’ pulmonary ligament is often the consequence of positive pressure ventilation; its typical waterd...
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Malpositioning of a central venous port in the internal thoracic vein can be difficult to check based on single-plane (PA) chest radiographs only, and can be managed by interventional radiology. Teaching Point: Central venous port malposition in the internal thoracic vein must be detected on postero-anterior chest radiograph and can be repositioned...
