Acute Tracheal Obstruction Secondary to Cervical Liposarcoma Metastasis by Haoyu Chen, Song Zhang, Haining Zhou

“…We report a case of a 43‐year‐old man with cervical liposarcoma who, following surgical excision, chemotherapy, and radiation, presented with severe dyspnea and was admitted to our hospital. A CT scan detected an endotracheal mass causing significant obstruction, suspected to be malignant. …”
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Adrenal Ganglioneuroblastoma in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Stefano Benedini, Giorgia Grassi, Carmen Aresta, Antonietta Tufano, Luca Fabio Carmignani, Barbara Rubino, Livio Luzi, Sabrina Corbetta

“…Ultrasound examination revealed a contralateral adrenal mass, which was confirmed at computed tomography (CT) scan. Hormonal hypersecretion was excluded. Given the size (11 × 10 × 7 cm) and the uncertain nature of the mass, it was surgically removed and sent for pathological analyses. …”
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Subacute Right Ventricle Perforation by Pacemaker Lead Presenting with Left Hemothorax and Shock by Julianne Nichols, Natalie Berger, Praveen Joseph, Debapriya Datta

“…This case illustrates that CT scan of the chest should be performed in all patients in whom cardiac perforation by pacemaker is suspected but not diagnosed on chest X-ray and echocardiogram. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Pancreatic Lymphoepithelial Cyst: A Case Report and Review by Grace E. Kim, Fariha Ramay, Stephanie Richards, Peter E. Darwin

“…A 62-year-old male with a known pancreatic mass presented with abdominal pain. CT scan showed an increased mass in the pancreatic head, and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) revealed “rare fragments of benign-appearing squamous epithelium in a background of keratin debris, cyst contents, and scattered lymphocytes,” consistent with a lymphoepithelial cyst. …”
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Case Presentation by María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Marines Herrera Rodríguez

“…A research protocol was started due to the clinical suspect of normal pressure hydrocephalus which was confirmed by simple CT scan. It showed a dilation of the third ventricle without visualizing the fourth with effacement of convolutions and furrows. …”
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X-Ray Computed Tomography Analysis of Sajau Coal, Berau Basin, Indonesia: 3D Imaging of Cleat and Microcleat Characteristics by Ahmad Helman Hamdani

“…The 3D X-ray computed tomography (CT) technique was performed to identify cleats characteristics in the Sajau coal seams, such as the direction of coal cleats, geometry of cleat, and cleats mineralization. By CT scan imaging technique two different types of natural fractures observed in Sajau coals have been identified, that is, face cleats and butt cleats. …”
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Isolated Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis of Orbit: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mayuresh Naik, Anuj Mehta, Neha Mehrotra, Anil Solanki

“…On radiological examination, CT scan showed 25 × 27 mm round well-defined smooth-outlined homogenously enhancing extraconal mass arising from the zygomatic bone at the inferotemporal periorbital area of right orbit with bone erosion. …”
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How Precise Is Dental Volumetric Tomography in the Prediction of Bone Density? by Hakan Bilhan, Selda Arat, Onur Geckili

“…The removed bone cylinder was inspected macroscopically as well by micro-CT scan. Results. The highest HU values were recorded in the interforaminal region, especially in the midline (408–742). …”
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A rare presentation: Brain abscess secondary to urinary tract infection by Teresa Frazão, MD, Ana Patrícia Brito, MD, Joana Cerdeira Frazão, MD, Elisabete Ribeiro, MD, Jorge Cotter, MD

“…Complementary diagnostic studies were performed, and unexpectedly, a CT scan revealed an intraparenchymal abscess. It is noteworthy that this clinical case is rare due to its initial presentation, as there are many other causes that could explain it.…”
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Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management by Nuno Ribeiro-Costa, Pedro Carneiro Sousa, Diogo Abreu Pereira, Paula Azevedo, Delfim Duarte

“…The patient presented with dysphonia, hemoptysis, cervical subcutaneous emphysema, and increasing respiratory distress that led to the intubation of the patient. CT-scan demonstrated displaced fracture of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. …”
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Late Prevertebral and Spinal Abscess following Chemoradiation for Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Jawad Hindy, Ilan Shelef, Yuval Slovik, Ben-Zion Joshua

“…We describe a 55-year old female who presented with respiratory distress and paraplegia seven years after treatment for a T3N0M0 supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma. CT scan showed prevertebral and intraspinal air descending from C4 to D3 vertebras. …”
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Cricoid chondroma presenting as upper airway obstruction: A report of a rare case by Samuel Sisay Hailu, MD, Eyoel Degafu, MD, Tequam Debebe, MD, Yonas Shumiye, MD, Bizunesh Dires, MD, Bethlehem Tesfasilassie Kibrom, MD

“…Radiologic imaging with a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the neck was done and showed a lobulated mass lesion with popcorn-like calcification arising from the endolaryngeal surface of the cricoid cartilage. …”
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Ameloblastoma of the Sinonasal Tract: Report of a Case with Clinicopathologic Considerations by Maria Grazia Tranchina, Paolo Amico, Antonio Galia, Carmela Emmanuele, Vincenzo Saita, Filippo Fraggetta

“…Nasal endoscopy showed the right nasal cavity completely obstructed by a polypoid lesion attached to the lateral nasal wall. A preoperative CT scan was performed showing a solid lesion, measuring 2 cm in the maximum diameter, extending from the nasopharynx area with obstruction of the ostiomeatal unit and sphenoethmoidal recess into the lateral pharyngeal space, laterally to the parotid, without continuity with maxillary alveola and antrum. …”
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Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Colitis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dushyant Pawar, Anna Calara, Roy Jacob, Nancy Beck, Alan N. Peiris

“…Physical exam, vital signs, blood, and electrolyte counts were normal, but CT scans showed mucosal thickening of the rectum and colon. …”
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Primary Bilateral Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Adrenal Gland: A Case Report by Ahmed Amine Bouchikhi, Mohamed fadl Tazi, Driss Amiroune, Soufiane Mellas, Jalaledine El Ammari, Abdelhak Khallouk, Mohammed Jamal El fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…After stabilization, the imaging investigations demonstrated large bilateral adrenal masses. The CT-scan guided biopsy of both adrenal glands allowed the diagnosis of primary bilateral adrenal NHL. …”
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Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumour Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Christos Petrides, Kyriakos Neofytou, Aamir Z. Khan

“…She required several transfusions. CT scan demonstrated a mass at the head of the pancreas measuring 4.2 cm in maximum diameter. …”
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Conservative Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Patient by Logan D. Glosser, Brandon S. Zakeri, Conner V. Lombardi, Obi O. Ekwenna

“…A 65-year-old male with history of type 1 diabetes and a 14-year status post deceased donor pancreas-kidney transplant presented with 3 weeks of gross hematuria. CT scan showed multiple bladder masses. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) showed papillary UCC. 5 months later, the patient reported new-onset gross hematuria. …”
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Management of Tracheal Perforation following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Xinhu Guo, Hongquan Ji

“…The thorough debridement and drainage performed in both patients allowed a complete healing of the anterior wound in both of them, with no sign of infection or subcutaneous emphysema, as confirmed by postoperative CT scan and flexible bronchoscopy. Both patients acquired a solid fusion of the cervical spine at last follow-up (16 months and 24 months). …”
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A Rare Case of Small Intestinal Cancer With Uterine Metastasis After Surgery for Ovarian Metastasis, Diagnosed Using Immunostaining by Sachiko Nagao, Motoki Matsuura, Shoko Kurokawa, Masato Tamate, Taishi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Saito

“…Two years after the small intestinal cancer surgery, a positron emission tomography (PET)-CT scan revealed a uterine accumulation. Cervical cytology was negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy. …”
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Optimizing the graft size in the Evans osteotomy to minimize the calcaneocuboid joint pressure by highly realistic in-silico analysis by Luca Quagliato, Youngbin Lim, Yunjeong Choi, Kyoung Min Lee, Sewon Kim, Taeyong Lee

“…The developed FEA was then employed to investigate the effect of the graft size on the calcaneocuboid joint pressure and improvement in the medial-longitudinal arch for a flat foot patient, where the soft and hard tissues’ geometries were acquired by a CT scan. The results quantitatively demonstrated that the maximum pressure at the calcaneocuboid joint follows a quadratic trend where the minimum point also represents the best compromise to alleviate the flat foot condition while avoiding excessive pressure.…”
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