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Aberrant intrathyroidal lymph node metastasis in classical papillary thyroid carcinoma

In cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), lymph nodes are a typical site of metastasis. Extrathyroidal tissue involvement in differentiated thyroid carcinoma causes the disease to progress and affects the...

Authors: Wan Mohd Nazlee Wan Zainon, Wan Faiziah Wan Abdul Rahman, Maya Mazuwin Yahya, Nor Azwani Mat Nawi, Nurul Shamimi Suhaimi and Norazlina Mat Nawi

Hepatocellular carcinoma with uncommon sites of metastasis: a rare case report

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant tumor, causing both intrahepatic and extrahepatic metastases. The extrahepatic metastasis occurs in one-third of patients with HCC and it is associated with...

Authors: Mangala Targe, Venkata Ramesh Yasam and Raj Nagarkar

Short-term follow-up HRCT Chest of COVID-19 survivors and association with persistent dyspnea

There is an increasing concern that a proportion of the survivors of COVID 19 might develop fibrotic and/or other non-reversible lung changes. The aim of this retrospective study was to review the imaging find...

Authors: Ishan Kumar, Adity Prakash, Manoj Ranjan, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Ram C. Shukla and Ashish Verma

Invasive mechanical ventilation complications in COVID-19 patients

Since late 2019, COVID-19 infection has quickly spread substantially in all countries, forcing the appropriation of noteworthy lockdown and social separating measures. It has been considered as a pandemic by t...

Authors: Ghada Sobhy Ibrahim, Buthaina M. Alkandari, Islam Ahmed Abo Shady, Vikash K. Gupta and Mohsen Ahmed Abdelmohsen

COVID-19 infection initially presented by interstitial edematous pancreatitis and acute peri-pancreatic collection; the first CT case report in Egypt

The extra-pulmonary computed tomography (CT) findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been described in the literature, including the...

Authors: Ahmed Samir, Abdelaziz Elnekeidy and Enjy El-Kady

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia simulating breast carcinoma

Breast metastasis in hematological malignancies is a rare phenomenon, and it is primarily seen in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), this condition is even rarer.

Authors: Laiba Masood, Sana Sayeed and Samreen Aslam

A case report on aggressive giant cell tumor of greater trochanter: a divergent site

Giant cell tumor is a tumor of benign nature which usually arises in the long bone, but it can also be seen at unusual sites. Only few cases have been reported so far regarding involvement of greater trochante...

Authors: Rohan Kumar Singh, PratapSingh Hanuman Parihar, Gaurav Vedprakash Mishra, Rajasbala Pradeep Dhande and Prerna Anup Patwa

Could native T1 mapping replace late gadolinium enhancement in the assessment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with cardiomyopathy?

Cardiomyopathy is a myocardial disease, which usually demonstrates improper ventricular morphology, function, or both. It is classified into two classes based on the organ involved. Primary cardiomyopathy is c...

Authors: Hend G Elsafty, Mohammed El Shafey, Reda El Arabawy, Mary Rabea Mahrous and Tamer Mahmoud Dawoud

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation associated with right aortic arch with mirror image branching and absence of left pulmonary artery in an adult

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is an uncommon developmental anomaly that is diagnosed prenatally or during early childhood and is rare to present in adulthood. Type 2 congenital cystic adenomatoid ...

Authors: Elamparidhi Padmanaban, Kamala Manogna Nibhanupudi, Umamageswari Amirthalingam, Padma Rekha and Rintu George

Assessment of the relationship between hepatocellular carcinoma location and its response to transarterial chemoembolization

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the recommended treatment in intermediate stage of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Many indices are used to predict the outcome of the TACE. The location of the HCC ha...

Authors: Ahmed Elsahhar, Sameh M. Abdelwahab, Haytham M. Nasser and Mohammed Sobhi Hassan

Evaluation of textural-based radiomics features for differentiation of COVID-19 pneumonia from non-COVID pneumonia

The false-positive rate of computed tomography (CT) images in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a challenge for the management in the pandemic. The main purpose of this study is to invest...

Authors: Yunus Soleymani, Amir Reza Jahanshahi, Maryam Hefzi, Mona Fazel Ghaziani, Amin Pourfarshid and Davood Khezerloo

Deconstructive versus reconstructive endovascular approaches for intracranial dissecting aneurysms

The annual incidence of the intracranial dissecting aneurysms is about 1 to 1.5 per 100,000. This is a well-known cause of stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage in young and middle-aged patients (Santos-Franco et...

Authors: Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Saad, Wael Mohammad Fathy Salamah, Maged Abdel Gawwad Abdel Salam, Ashraf Abdel Latif Osman and Farouk Hassan

The role of functional imaging; DWI, ADC and ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of HCC treatment response after transarterial chemoembolization

The transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is one of the treatment lines for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), this study was conducted to assess the role of functional imaging including t...

Authors: Ahmed S. Abdelrahman, Amgad S. Abdel-Rahman and Noha M. Taha

Contrast-enhanced mammography in comparison with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI: which modality is appropriate for whom?

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) is a revolution regarding screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. Yet, sometimes it is not the appropriate choice of imaging since the examination needs to be schedule...

Authors: Rasha Kamal, Sahar Mansour, Amr Farouk, Mennatallah Hanafy, Ahmed Elhatw and Mohammed Mohammed Goma

Role of diffusion MRI in diagnosis of mediastinal lymphoma: initial assessment and response to therapy

Malignant lymphoma accounts for nearly 20% of all mediastinal neoplasms in adults and 50% in children. Hodgkin’s disease is the most common primary mediastinal lymphoma. In non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the two most...

Authors: Youssriah Yahia Sabri, Nourhan Mohamed Ewis, Hussam Eldin Hamdy Zawam and Mostafa Ahmed Khairy

Multi-detector computed tomography in traumatic abdominal lesions: value and radiation control

A prospective study was conducted involving 81 patients (mean age, 20.79 years) with abdominal trauma who underwent ultrasonography and post-contrast CT on MDCT scanner. The total DLP for each patient was revi...

Authors: Hala Maher Ahmed, Mohamed Borg, Abd El-Aal Saleem and Amira Ragab

Arrhythmias in repaired pediatric and adolescent Fallot tetralogy, correlation with cardiac MRI parameters

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a common congenital cyanotic heart disease in which arrhythmias could develop even after successful operative repair. Pulmonary regurgitation and right ventricular dilatation devel...

Authors: Samira Saraya, Ahmed Ramadan, Antoine AbdelMassih, Gehan Hussein, Fatma Al zahraa Mostafa, Soha Emam, Mohamed A. Raof, Marwa Onsy and Hams Ahmed Atalla

The current status of ultrasound practice in Kano metropolis, Nigeria

Ultrasound has been in clinical use to image the human body for over half a century. An audit should be performed on professional practice aimed at taking corrective measures where errors are identified and im...

Authors: Mohammed Sidi, Ghali Makoda Sani, Anas Ya’u, Joseph Dlama Zira, Shem Samuel Loshugno and Geofrey Luntsi

Correction to: Role of hepatobiliary scintigraphy with different semi-quantitative parameters along with histopathological scoring in differentiating biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis

Authors: Nsreen R. A. Mohamadien, Rania Makboul, Shereen M. Galal and Nadia M. Mostafa

Quantitative MDCT and MRI assessment of hepatic steatosis in genotype 4 chronic hepatitis C patients with fibrosis

Hepatic steatosis has been shown to worsen the course of liver disease in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients, and it may reduce the efficacy of antiviral therapy and accelerate disease progression. In this cro...

Authors: Gehan S. Seifeldein, Elham A. Hassan, Hala M. Imam, Rania Makboul, Naglaa K. Idriss, Marwa A. Gaber and Reem M. Elkady

Primary breast edema on contrast-enhanced digital mammography: a preliminary experience

Primary breast edema can cause marked increase in skin thickness, breast density and echogenicity due to dense breast tissue filled with fluid and so causes subsequent significant attenuation of both the x-ray...

Authors: Marwa A. Haggag, Soha T. Hamed and Aya Sedky Abd El Latif Mawas

Role of multidetector CT in predicting patient outcome in cases of pulmonary embolism: correlation between imaging findings, ICU admissions and mortality rate

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical medical condition that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment to avoid serious morbidity and mortality risk. Multidetector CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is considered t...

Authors: Heba Ibrahim and Samar M. El-Maadawy

Carotid blowout syndrome: endovascular management of a lesser known oncological emergency: case report

Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) refers to a fatal hemorrhagic complication of cervical carotid arteries that occurs due to rupture of the extracranial carotid artery or one of its major branches in patients tre...

Authors: Jitender Singh, Tarika Sharma and Taraprasad Tripathy

All that glitters are not gold: holds true in female adnexal lesions

Adnexal mass lesions are commonly encountered pathologies that creates diagnostic challenges for radiologist. Diffusion weighted imaging is a vital tool in the radiologist armamentarium for improving the diagn...

Authors: Mohamed Rafi Kathar Hussain, N. Kulasekeran, A. M. Anand and Rajasree Dhinadhyalan

Imaging of urinary tract in children in different clinical scenarios: a guide for general radiologists

Children are frequently referred to the pediatric radiology department due to complaints related to the urinary tract.

Authors: Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Leila M. Rawash and Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid

Frontonasal encephalocele with subependymal heterotopias and cerebellar dysplasia: a rare case report with review of literature

Encephaloceles are herniation of brain parenchyma through the defect in the dura and the skull bones. This case report reveals a rare association of frontonasal encephalocele, subependymal nodular heterotopias...

Authors: Kunwar Pal Singh, Sukhdeep Kaur and Bikramjit Singh Sidhu

DWI and ADC value versus ADC ratio in the characterization of solid renal masses: radiologic-pathologic correlation

Renal masses are becoming an increasingly common finding on cross-sectional images. Characterization of the nature of the lesion either neoplastic or not, benign or malignant as well as further subtype charact...

Authors: Mohamed Samir Shaaban, Viviane George Adly Ayad, Mohamed Sharafeldeen, Mona A. Salem, M. A. Atta and Adel A. Ramadan

Anatomical variations of cystic duct insertion and their relationship with choledocholithiasis: an MRCP study

The frequency of insertion variations of cystic duct (CD) is inconsistent between studies caused to some extent by the way they give the relative frequency of the variations. Moreover, certain insertion variat...

Authors: Nesrin Gündüz, Mahmut Bilal Doğan, Mine Alacagöz, Merve Yağbasan, Umut Perçem Orhan Söylemez and Başak Atalay

Does automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) add to breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in assessment of lesions in dense breasts?

As mammography has its known limitations in dense breast, additional imaging is usually needed. We aimed to evaluate the role of automated breast ultrasound in addition to tomosynthesis in detection and diagno...

Authors: Rania Mohamed Hegazy, Omnia Mokhtar Nada and Engy A. Ali

Prognostic impact of CT severity score in childhood cancer with SARS-CoV-2

CT chest severity score (CTSS) is a semi-quantitative measure done to correlate the severity of the pulmonary involvement on the CT with the severity of the disease.

Authors: Marwa Romeih, Mary Rabea Mahrous, Lobna Shalby, Reham Khedr, Sonya Soliman, Reem Hassan, Mohamed Gamal El-Ansary, Amira Ismail, Ahmed Al Halfway, Abeer Mahmoud, Amal Refeat, Iman Zaki and Mahmoud Hammad

Delayed cephalic arch rupture following balloon angioplasty

Vascular access care comes with its substantial cost that include but not limited to poor blood flow during dialysis, stenosis throughout the dialysis circuits, aneurysmal dilatation, clots formation and compl...

Authors: Abdulaziz Algharras

Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in evaluation of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in pediatric age group

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is a major cause of pediatric mortality and morbidity, with possible long-term neurologic sequel, such as cerebral palsy. With improvements in care of at-risk neonates, more chi...

Authors: Fatma Ibrahim Soliman Elshal, Walid Ahmed Elshehaby, Mahmoud Abd elaziz Dawoud and Ekhlas Abdelmonem Shaban

Can trans-cerebellar diameter supersede other fetal biometry in measuring gestational age? A prospective study

Estimation of gestational age plays a pivotal role in day to day clinical practice for appropriate management of newborn. The trans-cerebellar diameter can predict gestational age in cases of variations of fet...

Authors: Rintu George, Umamageswari Amirthalingam, Mohamed Rafi Kathar Hussain, Vigneshwar Aditiya, A. M. Anand, Elamparidhi Padmanaban and N. Kulasekeran

Intra-articular corticosteroid injection and genicular nerve block under ultrasound guidance in pain control of knee osteoarthritis

Chronic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a frequent disease among the elderly. Intra-articular corticosteroid injection (IACSI) was commonly adopted to alleviate knee OA-related pains. Recently, Genicular nerve blo...

Authors: Abdel Rahman Ragab, Sherif Hegab, Rehab Elnemr and Amr Abdel-Kerim

Value of sonographic pseudogestational sac sign in the diagnosis of Meckel diverticulum in children presenting with bleeding per rectum: a 15-year prospective study

Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common complication of Meckel diverticulum in the paediatric population; the b...

Authors: Samar M. El-Maadawy, Nesreen Alaaeldin and Vassil N. Zefov

Correlation between CT chest severity score (CT-SS) and ABO blood group system in Egyptian patients with COVID-19

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health crisis. CT chest is considered as an important investigation for early diagnosis as well as assessment of severity of COVID-19 pneumonia. Seve...

Authors: Mohamed G. Mansour, Ahmed S. Abdelrahman and Emad H. Abdeldayem

Breast involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a case report

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) previously known as Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare complex immune-mediated disease and a multisystem disorder with varying presentations where many of the imaging fea...

Authors: Bhavya Basetti, Gokulakrishnan Periakaruppan, Arunan Murali, Bhawna Dev, Prabhu Radhan Radhakrishnan and P. M. Venkata Sai

In prostatic transition zone lesions (PI-RADS v2.1): which subgroup should be biopsied?

The study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) score 3 transition zone (TZ) lesions between Prostate Imaging and Reporting Data System (PI-RADS) v2.1 and modified PI-RADS v...

Authors: Jihae An, Young Joong Kim, Jae Young Seo, Cheol Mog Hwang, Dong Hyun Oh, Mu-Sik Lee and Keum Won Kim

The value of intra-operative ultrasonography on safety margin and outcome during liver resection and radio-frequency ablation in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important health issue worldwide. Liver resection is the optimal management for early compensated HCC patients, but the majority of HCC patients are not candidates for rese...

Authors: Mohamed Mogahed, Ashraf Anas Zytoon, Ahmed Abdel Haleem, ElSayed Imam, Nashwa Ghanem and Wessam M. Abdellatif

Diffusion-weighted imaging or MR spectroscopy: Which to use for the assessment of the response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients?

Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) and MR spectroscopy (MRS) both are noninvasive MR sequences that could be used as a reliable tool to assess the functional behavior of the breast cancer. The aim of the study was t...

Authors: Sahar Mansour, Ashraf Selim, Loay Kassam, Mirna Adel and Aya Bassam Hashem

Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma with fluid–fluid levels: an unusual presentation

Juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous tumor commonly involving the craniofacial skeleton of young patients with locally aggressive behavior and a high recurrence rate. Depending on the...

Authors: Linda Kalliath, D. Karthikeyan, Nataraj Pillai, Deepthi Padmanabhan, Partheeban Balasundaram and Gokul Kripesh

Potential role of susceptibility-weighted imaging in the diagnosis of non-neoplastic pediatric neurological diseases

This study aimed to assess the added value and current applications of SWI in the diagnosis of pediatric non-neoplastic neurological diseases, including its ability to characterize hemorrhage in various brain ...

Authors: Ahmed S. Abdelrahman, Yasser A. Abbas, Sarah M. Abdelwahab and Nivan Hany Khater

Diagnostic value of median nerve shear wave ultrasound elastography in diagnosis and differentiation of carpal tunnel syndrome severity

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the commonest type of peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes. The study aimed at evaluation of diagnostic value of median nerve stiffness measured by shear wave ultrasound elasto...

Authors: Heba Refaat Ibrahim

Added value of contrast-enhanced spectral mammogram in assessment of suspicious microcalcification and grading of DCIS

Breast microcalcifications are one of the most difficult mammographic findings to assess. The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography in the assessment of suspi...

Authors: Ola Magdy Mohamed Shetat, Amr Farouk Ibrahim Moustafa, Sara Zaitoon, Mohamed Ibrahim Ibrahim Fahim, Ghada Mohamed and Mohammed Mohammed Gomaa

The diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and shear wave elastography in comparison to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for diagnosing BIRADS 3 and 4 lesions

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of female morbidity and mortality. Management options vary between lesions of BIRADS categories 3 and 4. Therefore, reliable differentiation would improve outcome. Al...

Authors: Rasha Wessam Abdel Rahman, Reham Mohammed Abd ElHai Refaie, Rasha Mohammed Kamal, Shaimaa Farouk Lasheen and Dalia Salaheldin Elmesidy

Added value of diffusion-weighted MRI in assessment of pleural lesions

There are many causes of pleural disease including variable benign and malignant etiologies. DWI is a non-enhanced functional MRI technique that allows qualitative and quantitative characterization of tissues ...

Authors: Youssriah Yahia Sabri, Ikram Hamed Mahmoud, Lamis Tarek El-Gendy, Mohamed Raafat Abd El-Mageed and Sally Fouad Tadros

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography: successful initial clinical institute experience

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) is a relatively newly developed advanced application with modification of digital mammography by the use of a contrast agent, but still has little known efficacy a...

Authors: Nivine Abdel Moneim Chalabi, Amal Amin AbuElMaati and Momena Essam Ibrahim Elsadawy

Additive value of magnetic resonance neurography in diagnosis of brachial plexopathy: a cross-section descriptive study

Management of brachial plexopathy requires proper localization of the site and nature of nerve injury. Nerve conduction studies and electrophysiological studies (ED) are crucial when diagnosing brachial neurop...

Authors: Sara Mohamed Mahmoud Mabrouk, Hossam Abd El Hafiz Zaytoon, Ashraf Mohamed Farid and Rania Sobhy Abou Khadrah

Intracranial calcification in venous congestion

Intracranial calcification is a common finding on brain imaging which can be non-specific. The calcification can be physiological or pathological. Likewise, subcortical calcification is a non-specific finding ...

Authors: Hairuddin Achmad Sankala and Hilwati Hashim

Comparison of ^99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT and ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA PET/CT in patients with prostate cancer: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

A wide range of nuclear imaging probes have been developed to address different metabolic processes and cell receptors in prostate cancer patients using positron emission techniques to aid diagnosis, staging, ...

Authors: Garba Haruna Yunusa, Aminu Umar Kaoje, Akintunde Taiwo Orunmuyi, Stuart S. More, Zabah Muhammad Jawa and Abdullahi Khalid