conclusions ultrasound is recommended as the first choice when fb is located within the superficial soft tissues with no bone around it. in case of penetration of fb into deeper tissues or beneath bone, ct or cbct are recommended. otherwise, considering lower dose, cbct is preferred over ct. we can use mri if the fb is not ferromagnetic. however, ct is the first choice in emergency situations b...

fewer than 15% of lipomas occur in the head and neck. lipomas of the larynx are very rare benign laryngeal tumors (0.6%). to date less than 100 case of laryngeal lipoma have been reported in the literature.clinical manifestation include progressive horseness, dyspnea, and even dysphagia. in the direct exam smooth or pedunculated mass is seen in the larynx and sometimes if tumor is large enough ...

background : medical x-rays are the largest man-made source of public exposure to ionizing radiation. while the benefits of computed tomography (ct) are well known in accurate diagnosis, those benefits are not risk-free. ct is a device with higher patient dose in comparison with other conventional radiation procedures. objective: this study is aimed at evaluating radiation dose to patients from...

background: to suggest south india ct diagnostic reference levels (drls) by collecting radiation doses for the most commonly performed ct examinations. materials and methods: a pilot study investigated the most frequent ct examinations. 110 ct sites were asked to complete a survey booklet to allow the recording of ct parameters for each of 3 ct examinations during a 1 year time period. dose dat...

conclusion there is still excessive unjustified concern of pte in less trained physicians leading to excessive diagnostic work-up. loyalty to the existing guideline for management of suspected pte in educational hospitals and supervision of attending physicians could prevent overuse of ctpa. results during a 6-month period, 82 patients who underwent ctpa were included. the prevalence of pte was...

background: proper rotation of components in total knee arthroplasty (tka) will largely affect the postoperative outcome. ethnical variation may affect rotational profile. we aimed to evaluate distal femur rotation in iranian population using transepicondylar axes.   methods : from a total of 450 knee ct scans and via consecutive sampling, 150 qualified subjects with normal lower extremities al...

Background: This study assessed the optimal timing of computed tomography for detection of metastatic disease in locoregional lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer who have undergone chemoradiotherapy. Materials and Methods: This observational retrospective study was performed in a single institution. All patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy, followed...