We describe a technique for measuring the stiffness of regenerate bone after leg lengthening. This allows early identification of slow healing by reference to normal patterns. We determined the time of removal of the fixator from clinical and radiological information independent of the stiffness result. In a series of 30 leg lengthenings there were no refractures when the tibial stiffness had r...

Percutaneous cholangiography with the Okuda needle was performed in 42 consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of obstructive jaundice. Six had intrahepatic cholestasis. The technique demonstrated the biliary anatomy in 41 patients and the radiological diagnosis was confirmed by laparotomy, necropsy, or liver biopsy. There were no significant complications. Laparotomy, when indicated, wa...

BACKGROUND Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important home-based dialysis modality for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The initiation of PD requires timely and skilled insertion of a Tenckhoff catheter (TC). At most centres, TCs are inserted laparoscopically by surgeons under general anaesthetic. This requires access to increasingly scarce surgical, anaesthetic and hospital inpatie...

We reviewed 44 consecutive revision hip replacements in 38 patients performed using the cement-in-cement technique. All were performed for acetabular loosening in the presence of a well-fixed femoral component. The mean follow-up was 5.1 years (2 to 10.1). Radiological analysis at final follow-up indicated no loosening of the femoral component, except for one case with a continuous radiolucent ...

A C-arm equipped with a flat detector CT (C-arm CT) has been developed, which provides images with high spatial resolution that could facilitate effective 3D information during interventional procedures. The cone beam reconstructive method was applied for reconstruction of images. Time of reconstruction of 3D images was approximately one minute after the scan. The axial thin-slice images, the r...

The radiological measurement of the heart's volume during life has been attempted by model-making (Palmieri, 1929), tomographic (Fuchs and Bayer, 1953), and simple formula techniques. The latter depend upon the assumption that the shape of the heart approximates to that of some regular figure, estimates of its volume then being obtainable from measurements of the heart's shadows in orthodiagrap...

Abstract Background This study evaluated the clinical and radiological results of a new transosseous suture-button fixation technique for anterior glenoid fractures. Methods From March 2017 to May 2021, 23 patients with fractures were treated technique. Demographic data, active shoulder function, several scores after minimum 6 months. Fracture reduction button placement assessed via computed to...

A series of 14 patients with a protruded thoracic intervertebral disc is reported. We believe that the true incidence may be as high as one patient per million population per annum. Trauma, sometimes mild, seems to have played a significant role in this series. This fact coupled with pronounced numbness and disagreeable paraesthesiae should suggest the diagnosis with thoracic spinal lesions. Ar...

BACKGROUND Performing experimental studies has played an important role in acquiring knowledge about esophageal carcinogenesis. In this context, the choice of a more reliable experimental model requires proof of its effectiveness in order to lend greater credibility to the results. The objective of this study was to evaluate the patency of duodenal-esophageal anastomosis during long-term postop...

Skeletal muscle is the single largest tissue in the body, making up 25-50% of one’s total body weight. As radiologists, we image many of the body’s 434 muscles each day -both intentionally and incidentally. When evaluating the health of muscle, our most sophisticated radiological technique is MRI [1-2]. In this session, we review four topics that aid in understanding and diagnosing injuries of ...