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What is the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of the endoleak of aortic endoprostheses? A comparison between CEUS and CT on a widespread scale
To evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in comparison to CT angiography (CTA) to identify and classify endoleaks following abdominal aortic aneurism repair with endoprosthesis.
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Acute Renal Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a very common urologic disease and one of the most common infectious disorders among human beings. Women are more prone to develop urinary tract infections than men, in the v...
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CT-MR integrated diagnostic imaging of the oral cavity: neoplastic disease
The oral cavity is a complex anatomical region consisting of different anatomical sites and subsites. Cancer undoubtedly represents the most frequent and relevant disease of this region. Clinical examination i...
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Acute suppurative thyroiditis disclosing diagnosis of thyroid cancer in a boy
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (voiding urosonography) of vesicoureteral reflux: State of the art
Three methods are currently used to identify vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children, namely, radiographic voiding cystourethrography, radionuclide voiding cystography and, more recently, echo-enhanced voiding...
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Hepatic artery aneurysm, an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice: MR cholangiography findings
Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare vascular lesions, often with a nonspecific clinical presentation, and difficult to diagnose before rupture. We report the case of a patient with obstructive jaundice caused by...
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Embryologic and acquired anomalies of the inferior vena cava with recurrent deep vein thrombosis
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Cerebral angiography in the rat with mammographic equipment: a simple, cost-effective method for assessing vasospasm in experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage
We report quantification of vasospasm following subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and the effect of a new antivasospastic free radical scavenger (AVS) in rats, using an angiographic technique developed in our lab...
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Unusual pleural involvement after exposure to amorphous silicates (Liparitosis): report of two cases
Liparitosis is a rare pneumoconiosis determined by inhalation of pumice, an amorphous complex silicate extracted in the quarries of Lipari (Aeolian Archipelago, Italy). We describe two cases of subjects occup...
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Usefulness of power Doppler and contrast-enhanced sonography in the differentiation of hyperechoic renal masses
Background: In a prospective study, we compared power Doppler with and without contrast medium in the depiction of vascularity for the characterization of hyperechoic renal lesions.
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Intrahepatic portal vein aneurysm: three-dimensional power Doppler demonstration in four cases
Wedescribe four cases of portal vein aneurysm that were studied with ultrasonography, color Doppler, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging as well as three-dimensional power Doppler. Three-dimens...
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Us power doppler of hepatic angiomyolipoma with low fat content
Hepatic angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare tumor containing a variable amount of fat. Angiomyolipoma prevalently constituted by vessels can be difficult to differentiate from other hypervascular hepatic tumors con...
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Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus: CT and MR findings
We present a case of giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus with predominant fat contents. Both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of this rare tumor are reported. The ...
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Spontaneous hemoperitoneum from a giant multicystic hemangioma of the liver: a case report
We describe a rare case of hemoperitoneum due to spontaneous rupture of a giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver. CT demonstrated both the intraperitoneal hemorrhage and the hepatic lesion, which showed an at...
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Turcot's syndrome: a new case in the first decade of life
A case of Turcot's syndrome is described in an 8-year-old girl. Turcot's syndrome is a rare hereditary disease in which malignant glioma of the central nervous system is associated with colonic polyposis. The ...
