despite the extensive preventive and therapeutic measures present against tuberculosis (tb), this disease still remains as one of the important causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. considering the high incidence of tb in children, rareness of its' clinical features and complexity of bacteriologic diagnosis in this age group paraclinical studies, especially radiologic evaluations, is ...

The case of a 34-year-old man with a fast growing hard lump on the fourth digit of the right hand is presented. Radiography and MRI of the finger showed the radiologic characteristics of a bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation. Pathologic analysis confirmed the radiologic diagnosis.

UNLABELLED Pattern recognition is a key tool that enables radiologists to evoke certain diagnoses based on a radiologic appearance. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius tells his son Laertes to dress well because "apparel oft proclaims the man"; this phrase is now expressed in modern parlance as "the clothes maketh the man". Similarly in radiology, appearances are everything, and in the case of ra...

context primary liver cancer is one of the most common and deadly malignant neoplasms worldwide. the incidence and mortality rates for hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) are virtually identical, reflecting the poor overall survival of patients with this kind of tumor. effective therapies mostly achieved if the hcc diagnosis is made at early stages of the tumor. surveillance tests include serologic ...

conclusions a high index of suspicion is essential for early detection of ddr and dddr. patients with high impact injuries or surrounding organ damage should be followed with serial clinical examinations, follow-up radiologic assessments, and even re-exploration in situations highly suspicious for diaphragmatic injuries. introduction diaphragmatic rupture (dr) is an uncommon, potentially seriou...

Fungi are unusual causes of pedal osteomyelitis in children and adolescents. Eumycetoma is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous infection caused by various genera of fungi. A provisional diagnosis of foot mycetoma is made after clinical assessment. Radiologic-pathologic correlation is an essential supplement for the accurate diagnosis of osteoarticular infections. This paper aims to sensitize o...

craniosynostoses is defined as a condition of premature fusion in one or more cranial sutures leading to a number of significant complications, mainly raised intracranial pressure which can itself cause other neurodevelopmental complications. copper beaten skull appearance is a well-known presentation of craniosynostoses made by the strong impression of the brain’s gyri on the inner layer of th...

neurocutaneous melanosis (ncm) is a rare, congenital non-hereditary syndrome, characterized by multiple pigmented nevi. we report the radiologic findings of a newborn who had extensive cutaneous melanotic nevus with satellite lesions in the brain. ultrasound showed multiple echogenic foci in the cerebral parenchyma. subsequent mri confirmed these lesions as characteristic deposits of melanin. t...