background uterine artery embolization (uae) is a minimally invasive procedure performed under fluoroscopy for the treatment of uterine fibroids and accompanied by radiation exposure. objectives to compare ovarian radiation doses during uterine artery embolization (uae) in patients using conventional digital subtraction angiography (dsa) with those using digital flat-panel technology. patients ...

objectives to evaluate predictive value of vessel specific coronary artery calcium (cac) score in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease. patients and methods in this diagnostic test study we evaluated patients with coronary computed tomography angiography (ccta) and cac score which had been referred to two referral radiology center in tehran, iran and finally we selected 2525 patients ...

background there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of coronary artery disease (cad) in iran. objectives the present study aimed to investigate the relationship of anxiety, depression, diabetes and coronary artery disease among patients undergoing angiography in ghaem hospital, mashhad, iran. patients and methods this case-control study was conducted between september 2011 and august 2012...

PURPOSE To correlate vibration frequency and duration at Doppler vibrometry with stenosis severity determined at catheter angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen patients (eight women) scheduled to undergo abdominal or pelvic angiography were recruited after providing informed consent. An ultrasonography (US) scanner was customized to acquire raw echo data before conventional Doppler proce...

Splenic artery aneurysm is the third most common location of intra-abdominal aneurysms. Giant splenic artery aneurysm is rarely seen and is at a high risk of rupture. Location and size of the splenic artery aneurysm determine the likelihood of rupture. A case of giant splenic artery aneurysm in a 35-year-old woman is reported. She presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. She had splenome...

RATIONALE Anatomical variations of the celiac trunk and the hepatic artery are of considerable importance in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, liver transplants, and radiological abdominal interventions. PATIENT CONCERNS Here, we report a 57-year-old man with 2 weeks of painless progressive jaundice. Preoperative imaging and cytology brush results suggested an ampullary tumor and common hepatic...

INTRODUCTION Celiac axis occlusion is a challenging condition when catheterization of the hepatic artery is required for chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As a result, the hepatic artery has to be catheterized through the pancreaticoduodenal arcades (PDA) and the gastroduodenal artery (GDA) from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) which is a tortuous course with acute angles...

Intrahepatic bleeding secondary to rupture of hepatic microaneurysms is an uncommon clinical entity more frequently associated with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) or rarely with other vasculitis or autoimmune disease. Hepatic vasculitis is reported in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and an association between hepatitis C and PAN is described. The current report presents the case of a midd...

CONTEXT Pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery after a pancreaticoduodenectomy is a serious complication, which should always be considered in the differential diagnosis when late bleeding has occurred. CASE REPORT We report a case of pseudoaneurysmal rupture of the common hepatic artery into the biliodigestive anastomosis. A 55 year old female patient with a history of pancreatic head cancer u...