Kidney Salvage with Renal Artery Reconstruction after Blunt Traumatic Injury by David G. Jackson, Phillipe Abreu, Manuel Anthony Moutinho, Antonio Marttos, George W. Burke, Nicholas Namias, Gaetano Ciancio

“…He underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy with splenectomy and abdominal packing. Postoperative CT scan revealed a contrast nonenhancing left kidney. …”
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Safety and Performance Characteristics of Outpatient Medical Thoracoscopy and Indwelling Pleural Catheter Insertion for Evaluation and Diagnosis of Pleural Disease at a Tertiary Ce... by Robert Kyskan, Pen Li, Sunita Mulpuru, Carolina Souza, Kayvan Amjadi

“…Pleural nodularity detected endoscopically was excellent at predicting malignancy with a positive predictive value of 92.5% and is more frequently detected endoscopically when compared to CT scan (p<0.001). Conclusions. In the setting of a comprehensive pleural disease program, outpatient MT can be safely performed and is an alternative to an inpatient surgical approach for undiagnosed pleural effusions.…”
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Intranasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma with Multiple Sites of Origin during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Lama S. Alalula, Abdullah S. Arafat, Riyadh A. Alhedaithy, Mohammed Elkrim

“…She was admitted and managed conservatively until she delivered her baby without complication. After delivery, a CT scan was taken, which showed an enhancing mass in the middle and lower meatus of the nasal cavity with no bony erosions. …”
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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Adrenal Tumors by Sun Chuan-yu, Ho Yat-faat, Ding Wei-hong, Gou Yuan-cheng, Hu Qing-feng, Xu Ke, Gu Bin, Xia Guo-wei

“…From 2009 to 2014, a total of 110 patients were diagnosed with adrenal benign tumor by CT scan and we performed laparoscopic adrenalectomy. …”
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Lemierre’s syndrome in a 16-year-old man associated with resolution of marked widespread ST elevation and a normal troponin level by Sylvia Amini, Salim Meghjee, Muhammad Rahim Khan

“…It is paramount to do chest X-ray, Doppler ultrasound of the neck veins and computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and chest to look for features of LS. …”
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Mucor and Aspergillus Maxillary Bone and Sinuses coinfection in a woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report by Hassan Mir Mohammad Sadeghi, Azin Kheradmand, Simin Dokht Shoaei

“…She had a history of immunosuppressive therapy and steroid-induced hyperglycemia for SLE. The PNS CT Scan found increased mucosal thickness of the left maxilla and sphenoid sinuses. …”
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Early Stroke Prediction Methods for Prevention of Strokes by Mandeep Kaur, Sachin R. Sakhare, Kirti Wanjale, Farzana Akter

“…Most of the literature work is based on the MRI and CT scan images for classifying the cardiovascular diseases including a stroke which is an expensive approach for diagnosis of early strokes. …”
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LATERAL PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY IN HORSESHOE KIDNEY: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH WITH HIGH SUCCESS RATE by Yuvi Wahyudi, Sawkar Vijay Pramod, Ferry Safriadi

“…Case(s) presentation: A 70 years old obese male came into our hospital with pain in the left flank. Upon CT scan examination, we found that the patient has Horseshoe kidney with left hydronephrosis. …”
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Investigation of Occult Hip Fractures: The Use of CT and MRI by S. K. Gill, J. Smith, R. Fox, T. J. S. Chesser

“…Patients were either investigated with an MRI scan or CT scan. The presence of a fracture, the requirement for surgery, and any further requirement for imaging were recorded. …”
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Optic Nerve Sonography in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Pseudopapilledema and Raised Intracranial Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Study by Masoud Mehrpour, Fatemeh Oliaee Torshizi, Shooka Esmaeeli, Salameh Taghipour, Sahar Abdollahi

“…This was a cross-sectional study in which patients with optic nerve head swelling were referred for LP exam after optic nerve head swelling diagnosis confirmation and having normal brain imaging (CT scan). Before LP (lumbar puncture) exam the patients were referred for optic nerve ultrasound test of both eyes. …”
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An Acute Jejunojejunal Intussusception Revealing a Metastatic Combined Lung Cancer by Feryel Letaief-Ksontini, Ryma Boujnah, Yosra Yahiaoui, Yosra Zaimi, Meriem Ksentini, Raoudha Aloui, Khedija Meddeb, Amel Mezlini

“…He underwent an en bloc resection, and pathological findings concluded to a metastasis of a pulmonary combined small cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. A subsequent CT scan revealed the primitive mass of the right lung with no evidence of secondary localization. …”
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The Role of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Subcutaneous Esophageal Bypass in a Dysphagic Patient by Simone Vetere, Maria Luisa Mennini, Daniele Pironi, Manuela Brighi, Stefano Pontone

“…In addition a US examination, performed after CT scan, was used for the assessment of the colonic wall and its vascularization. …”
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Contrast-Induced Neurotoxicity following Cardiac Catheterization by Susan Law, Kessarin Panichpisal, Melaku Demede, Sabu John, Jonathan D. Marmur, Jaya Nath, Alison E. Baird

“…The procedure had involved the administration of a large cumulative dose of an iodinated, nonionic contrast medium into the innominate artery: twelve hours following the catheterization, the patient developed a seizure followed by a left hemiplegia, and an initial computed tomography (CT) scan showed sulcal effacement in the right cerebral hemisphere due to cerebral swelling. …”
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Thoracic Complications in Behçet’s Disease: Imaging Findings by Kemal Ödev, Recep Tunç, Salih Varol, Harun Aydemir, Pınar Didem Yılmaz, Celalettin Korkmaz

“…With the advancement of helical or multislice computed tomography (CT) technologies, such noninvasive imaging techniques have been employed for the diagnosis of vascular lesions, vascular complications, and pulmonary parenchymal manifestations of BD. CT scan (especially, CT angiography) has been used to determine the presence and severity of pulmonary complications without resorting to more invasive procedures, in conjunction with gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional (3D) gradient-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with the subtraction of arterial phase images. …”
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Full Endoscopic Surgery of Bullet Removal of The Spine: A Case Report by Wildan Malik, Nugroho Setyowardoyo

“…Case Report: A 5-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the lower back with an air gun. The CT scan imaging shown a retained projectile in the pedicle of S1 vertebrae without vascular injury or unstable vertebral fracture. …”
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The Effects of Combined Exercise on Health-Related Fitness, Endotoxin, and Immune Function of Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity by Sung-Mo Park, Yi-Sub Kwak, Jin-Goo Ji

“…Body composition, exercise stress testing, fitness measurement, CT scan, and blood variables were analyzed to elucidate the effects of combined exercise. …”
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Unusual Case of Osseointegrated Dental Implant Migration into Maxillary Sinus Removed 12 Years after Insertion by Mauro Laureti, Nicola Ferrigno, Daniele Rosella, Piero Papi, Francesca Mencio, Francesca De Angelis, Giorgio Pompa, Stefano Di Carlo

“…A panoramic radiograph and a CT scan showed the migration of dental implant sited in 1.6 positions into the maxillary sinus. …”
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Metastatic Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Presenting Clinically with Esophageal Dysphagia by Lilit Karapetyan, Heather Laird-Fick, Reuben Cuison

“…Severe progressive dysphagia led to esophageal impaction and three LES dilatations. CT scan showed bilateral pleural effusions, more prominent on right side, and ascites. …”
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The Role of Laparoscopy in the Management of a Diagnostic Dilemma: Jejunal Ectopic Pancreas Developing into Jejunojejunal Intussusception by Alessio Giordano, Giovanni Alemanno, Carlo Bergamini, Paolo Prosperi, Alessandro Bruscino, Andrea Valeri

“…Adult intussusception caused by EP represents 5% of all cases of intussusception. As CT scan, especially when performed in emergency setting for small bowel obstruction diagnosis, can usually demonstrate nondiagnostic findings suggestive of intussusception of unknown origin, laparoscopic exploration could help surgeons in order to perform a resolute diagnosis and treat the pathology.…”
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Tranexamic Acid Treatment of Life-Threatening Hematuria in Polycystic Kidney Disease by Turki AlAmeel, Michael West

“…She presented 10 days postpartum with a 4-day history of severe hematuria, left flank pain, and anemia, hemoglobin 62 g/L. CT scan showed massively enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts; several cysts bilaterally had high attenuation consistent with hemorrhage. …”
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