Fungal sinus infections are being recognized with increasing frequency. We report a case with rhino cerebral and chest phaeohyphomycosis infection caused by Cladosporium bantianum in an 18 year old man with Wegener's granulomatosis. The diagnosis was established by histopathological appearance, direct examination, culture and computerized tomography (CT) scan. This case was successfully tr...

A 16-year-old female with a history of neck hemangioma surgery presented with irritable coughs. A computed tomography scan showed anterosuperior and middle mediastinal masses (Figure 1). The patient underwent surgery and the upper and middle mediastinal lesions were removed (Figure 2A). Pathological examination confirmed that the upper and mid...

background and aims. the imaging techniques commonly used for foreign body detection include plain radiography, xeroradiography, computed tomography (ct) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and ultrasonography. the aim of the present study was to compare cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) with conventional ct scan in determination of the exact location of a foreign body in the maxillofaci...

introduction: endoscopy is an invasive procedure and finding noninvasive alternative tools in detection of probable upper gastrointestinal (gi) tract injuries following caustic ingestion is an area of interest. the present study aimed to evaluate the screening performance characteristics of thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (ct) scan in this regard. methods: this prospective cross sectional...

Serum concentrations of leptin was investigated in 40 patients with ischemic stroke, in context of the size of the lesion and also in 40 non-diseased controls, matched according to age, gender and waist hip ratio. Serum leptin concentrations were determined in ng/ml with ELISA and computer tomography (CT) scan was performed in patients to estimate lesion size in cms. Serum leptin concentrations...

The infantile spasms syndrome appeared on the same day in a pair of monozygotic twins at age 6 months. Clinical, electroencephalographic, and neuroradiological findings during the development of the disease are reported. One of the twins was treated with ACTH and in his case clinical and electroencephalographic improvement was more rapid than in the other who was treated with clonazepam. While ...

Known as a rare benign cardiac tumor, epicardial lipoma is often an asymptomatic condition discovered due to increasing use of diagnostic imaging techniques. We report a case of a 54-year old patient referred to our institution with mild dyspnea, chough and an enlarged cardiac siluette on a routine chest X-ray. A large intrapericardial mass suggestive for lipoma encompassing the left and right ...

At Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe the demonstrator of a new medical imaging system based on 3D ultrasound computer tomography will be available at the beginning of 2005. This system requires not only the recording but also the processing of very large datasets of about 3.5GBytes. On a single PC the reconstruction of a high resolution volume will take up to several weeks. However the reconstruction...

Perforation of a Meckel diverticulum (MD) is a rare complication that can often mimic appendicitis. This case report identifies a child who presented to our Emergency Department (ED) with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, free fluid and air in the abdomen and pelvis, and inflammatory changes visualized on Ultrasonography (US) and computer tomography (CT) scan. In our patient, ruptured append...

Recognition of a difficult airway prior to the use of lung • isolation devices is essential. Radiological studies must be reviewed, including a poste• rior–anterior chest radiograph and computer tomography scan of the chest. Securing the airway first is a must in patients with difficult • airways requiring lung isolation. The use of an independent bronchial blocker is the first-line • choice in...