Chest radiography remains the most commonly used method for screening and diagnosing lung diseases, such as lung cancer, pneumothorax, interstitial disease, emphysema and many others. The detectability of a lung disease on a chest radiograph is affected by the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in the image. High-contrast bone structures are major noise contributors that significantly reduce the SNR i...

In 3D photographs the bony structures are neither available nor palpable, therefore, the bone-related landmarks, such as the soft tissue gonion, need to be redefined. The purpose of this study was to determine the reproducibility and reliability of 49 soft tissue landmarks, including newly defined 3D bone-related soft tissue landmarks with the use of 3D stereophotogrammetric images. Two observe...

Abstract The fabrication of multi-material medical phantoms with both patient-specificity and realistic mechanical properties is great importance for the development surgical planning training. In this work, a 3D printing system phantom manufacturing was developed. Rigid elastomeric materials are firstly combined in such application an accurate tactile feedback. designed multiple layers, where ...

MR imaging continues to make remarkable advances, often beyond our wildest dreams. As these advances occur, I am reminded continually of the importance of technology in determining how we practice medical imaging. It is obvious that most of the pertinent anatomy and diseases of the nervous system as well of those of the head and neck region primarily involve soft tissues. Only rarely do neurolo...

Ten acetabular cups coated with hydroxyapatite (HA) had originally been inserted in five primary and five revision total hip replacements. The thickness of the HA was 155 +/- 35 microm. The cups, which were well-fixed, were retrieved, with their adherent tissue, at reoperation after 0.3 to 5.8 years because of infection (five hips), wear of polyethylene (three hips), and instability (two hips)....

Objective. Multiple extramedullary plasmacytoma lesions involving subcutaneous tissue, breast, mediastinal tissue, spleen, and soft tissue of pelvic region along with multiple bones plasmacytomas without marrow plasmacytosis are a very rare presentation. Design. Case report. Result. A 54-year-old female was found to have multiple small bony lytic lesions, multiple extramedullary soft tissue pla...

Salivary  gland  tumors  accounts  for  less  than  1%  of  all  tumors.  Minor  salivary  gland  tumors (MSGTs) are uncommon and make up about 10% of all salivary gland neoplasms. The clinical and histopathological distribution of these tumors vary geographically. A case of a 38 yr old man with a minor salivary gland mass at chin region isreported here. The tumor invaded into the anterior ...

BACKGROUND Bone and soft-tissue defects in infected wound have been an intractable problem to many surgical consultations. Infected wounds with bone defects are physical and financial burden to society. Nowadays, infected wounds with compound defect of bone and soft tissues are common in orthopedics department. Currently, no simple and efficient treatment has been found to solve this problem. T...

background and objective: different mechanisms may lead to the development of soft tissue tumor-like lesions in the oral cavity. many of these lesions can be identified as specific entities on the basis of their histopathological features and are divided into fibrous, vascular, and giant cell types. the purpose of this study was to establish the relative prevalence of the different histopatholo...

conclusions lower extremity movement extent was carefully evaluated and, in respect to muscle strength, the patient was able to walk independently three months after the surgery. the patient’s balance was studied and the results showed moderate levels of stability. case presentation this is a case report concerning a patient who had septic arthritis in the knee area and so underwent soft tissue...