Eosinophilic granuloma is benign end of the spectrum of the Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) which is characterized by solitary or multiple lesions in bones, skin, lung, lymph node etc. Here, we present a case of a 13-year old boy with pain and swelling in the right parietal region of skull with no other complaint. A computerized tomography (CT) scan and subsequent fine needle aspiration cyt...

CONTEXT Endoscopic ultrasonography is considered a highly accurate procedure for diagnosing small pancreatic tumors and assessing their locoregional extension. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of endoscopic ultrasonography on the management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in clinical practice. PATIENTS Sixty-four consecutive patients (mean age 70.5 plus/minus 11.9 years) hospitalized for stagi...

Through the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT), computerized medical image analysis can provide intelligent, auxiliary diagnosis for patients with atherosclerosis. In order to higher-resolution imaging interventions, a novel deformable cascade faster region-based convolutional neural networks (Faster R-CNN) is proposed realize vascular plaque recognition in OCT images. The networ...

ackground Ethiopia is one of the countries that has high burden of all forms of tuberculosis and there is no published report on computerized tomography scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging of intracranial tuberculomas. Objective : to review the clinical, computerized tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging features of intracranial tuberculoma. Methods retrospective review of patient’s...

congenital lobar emphysema is a rare cause of respiratory distress during infancy which is cured by surgery. we are reporting three cases of congenital lobar emphysema with different presentations of the disease. chest x-ray was the basis of diagnosis but confirmatory lung computerized tomography was also used. the emphysematous lobe was left upper lobe in two infants and right upper and middle...

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...

INTRODUCTION Erectile Dysfunction is a highly prevalent disease and there is growing interest in its endovascular treatment. Due to the complexity of the male pelvic arterial system, thorough anatomical knowledge is paramount. We evaluated the applicability of the Yamaki classification with Computerized Tomography Angiography and Digital Subtraction Angiography in the evaluation of patients wit...

PURPOSE We performed a prospective comparison of the use of twinkling color Doppler ultrasound and noncontrast computerized tomography in the diagnosis of renal colic in emergency room patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 815 consecutive adult patients with suspected renal colic presented to the emergency room and were evaluated immediately with color Doppler ultrasound and noncontrast ...