primary retroperitoneal mucinous tumor (prmt) of low malignant potential (border line) is an uncommon neoplasm with fewer than 50 reported cases. uncertain diagnostic imaging results make diagnosis of its origin difficult, preoperatively. later treatment planning and prognosis would be affected by exact diagnosis of the tumor origin. this study presents a case of persian woman with diagnostic, ...

Objective: Diagnosis of vertical root fractures (VRFs) is critical in endodontics. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)  has significantly enhanced image quality compared to digital radiography (DR) and greatly aids the diagnosis of VRFs but, metal artifacts has remained as a problem in VRF detection.  This study evaluated the effect of intra canal posts on the diagnostic accuracy of CBCT and D...

conclusion ped software of dual-source ct combined with perfusion imaging can significantly improve the detection rate of peripheral pulmonary embolism. results ctpa images revealed 50 (7.81%) segmental and 56 (4.38%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms, while the ped images showed 68 (10.63%) segmental and 94 (7.34%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms. thus, the detection rate on ped images for p...

Objective(s): Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Cognitive dysfunction is one of the manifestations that could present prior to the emergence of any other neuropsychiatric involvements in SLE. Cognitive dysfunction is a subtle condition occurring with ahigh frequency. However, there is no data on the correlation of cognitive...