We report a case of serious complications following computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed for the treatment of lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia. The patient developed delayed-onset pyopneumothorax, which required 6 months of antibiotic treatment, drainage, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement. Although CT-guided RFA is a promising, effective proc...

Various specialized imaging modalities and guided microscopic methods developed in recent years, having proven value for the evaluation of tongue disorders. The list of which includes cineradiography, pulsed ultrasound, computer-assisted tomography, isotopic scanning, electromyography, magnetic resonance, video microscopy and stereo microscopy. The basic aim of the article is to review and thro...

ABBREVIATIONS: ADA: Adenosine Deaminase; AFB: Acid Fast Bacilli; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; CPB: Closed Pleural Biopsy; CT: Computerized Tomography; HAI: Hospital Acquired Infection; HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus; LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase; MM: Malignant Mesothelioma; NPV: Negative Predictive Value; PPV: Positive Predictive Value; SGOT: Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetate Transaminase; SGPT: Serum...

This is the first part of a two-part paper on the application of computer-aided diagnosis to diffuse optical tomography (DOT). An approach for extracting heuristic features from DOT images and a method for using these features to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are presented. Feature extraction is the focus of Part 1, while the utility of five classification algorithms is evaluated in Part 2...

BACKGROUND The O-arm is an intraoperative imaging device that can provide computed tomography images. Surgery for small lung tumors was performed based on intraoperative computed tomography images obtained using the O-arm. This study evaluated the usefulness of the O-arm in thoracic surgery. METHODS From July 2013 to November 2013, 10 patients with small lung nodules or ground glass nodules u...

statement of the problem in order to replace lost tooth of patients, we use dental implants which are common. therefore, accurate measuring of bone height and width before placing implants is necessary. the aim of this study is evaluating the accuracy of linear and spiral tomography in careful determination of implant site sizes in comparison with gold standard (cbct). material and methods this...