Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare and peculiar form of chronic pyelonephritis and is generally associated with renal lithiasis. Its incidence is higher in females. The peculiarity of this disease is that it requires a differential diagnosis, because it can often simulate dramatic pathologic conditions. In fact, in the literature are also described cases in association with squamous c...

Introduction Severe pain and limitation of function of the hip joint can be a challenge for the clinician. Unawareness of the presence of calcifying tendinitis in hip joint muscle and tendeons can lead to unnucessary (invasive) diagnostics and potentially harmful treatment. Case presentation We present two cases of calcifying tendinitis of the gluteus maximus muscle. The patients presented with...

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity disorder induced by Aspergillus fumigatus that occurs generally in patients with underlying chronic airway disorders. However, the development of ABPA associated with lung malignancy remains unknown. An 80-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of chronic cough. Her radiologic finding was a mass like opacity with mucoid im...

The sera of 176 patients with epidemiologic antecedents or radiologic and clinical signs of hydatidosis were tested by counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) and enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). A semipurified antigen from cysts of human origin was used for both techniques. The results were compared with those obtained from complementary radiologic studies and were confirmed by examination of exc...

Nasopharyngeal rhinoliths are uncommon lesions that result from the complete or partial encrustation of an intranasal foreign body with mineral salts , mainly calcium and magnesium [1]. The first radiologic diagnosis of a rhinolith was made by Mac intyre (1900) [2] , only 4 years after Roentgen 's discovery of x-rays . Rad iology is an invaluable investigation in the diagnosis of foreign bodies...

Prevention of more invasive restorative treatment modalities requires early caries diagnosis which dental clinicians face during everyday practice. The primary visual inspection method has partial reliability for detecting noncavitated lesions, especially on proximal surfaces. Thus, dentists regularly prefer bitewing radiographs as an adjunct method for diagnosis of the carious lesions. Many ra...

Recent trends in minimally invasive methods for diagnosis and treatment have created a burgeoning interest in the use of MR imaging for guidance of radiologic and surgical procedures. This review discusses the hardware and software improvements that have made interventional and intraoperative MR imaging a reality. These advances include several different concepts in MR system designs, along wit...

The differential diagnosis of pulmonary cavitation is broad. The most common causes include infection and malignancy. Pulmonary thromboembolism is a common problem worldwide, with an estimated 650,000 cases in the United States annually. Pulmonary embolism does not usually lead to cavitation, given the dual blood supply of the lung; however, cavitation may complicate 4–7% of all pulmonary infar...

The diagnostic evaluation of the jaundiced patient occasionally can pose a formidable problem to the clinician. Evaluation of pancreatic disease without jaundice can be still more frustrating since even laparotomy may be inconclusive.21 Obstructive jaundice can usually be diagnosed accurately by clinical and laboratory tests. However, with long-standing disease, and intrinsic hepatic disease wi...