Presentación inusual de la enfermedad de Pott: reporte de un caso by Ana Silva Rocha, Marina Henriques Mendes

“…Physical examination and lab work was unremarkable except for an ovaloid-lump of approximately 9cm on the anterior-left chest wall[Figure-1] and elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte-sedimentation-rate. A CT-scan revealed other abscesses: on the right cardiophrenic recess[Figure-2] and prevertebral at L4-L5 level[Figure-3]. …”
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Pregnancy in an Asymptomatic Woman with Porencephalic and Arachnoid Cysts by Franco Pepe, Gianmarco Marchese, Gabriele Giuseppe Pepe, Elisabetta Zambrotta, Giulio Insalaco, Claudia Garraffo, Valeria La Rosa

“…A neurologist reviewed the patient’s CT scan in which arachnoid cyst and porencephalic cyst were evident, and he assessed that no abnormalities were found in motor, sensory, and mental state examination. …”
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T Cell Histiocyte Rich Large B Cell Lymphoma Presenting as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Rare Disease by Uroosa Ibrahim, Gwenalyn Garcia, Amina Saqib, Shafinaz Hussein, Qun Dai

“…An excisional biopsy of the right inguinal lymph node was consistent with a diagnosis of THRLBCL and the patient subsequently received six cycles of chemotherapy with R-CHOP (Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone) after which a PET-CT scan showed no evidence of biologically active disease and ferritin was down to 822 ng/mL. …”
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Determination of diagnostic reference level (DRL) on computed tomography (CT) non contrast examination by Mulyati Sri, Rasyid Rasyid, Daryati Siti, Latifah Leny

“…Monitoring patient doses on CT Scans in hospitals very important, it must be monitored periodically especially in DRL monitoring of CT Examination. …”
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Extra-Anatomic Jump Graft from the Right Colic Vein: A Novel Technique to Manage Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Transplantation by Paolo Magistri, Giuseppe Tarantino, Tiziana Olivieri, Annarita Pecchi, Roberto Ballarin, Fabrizio Di Benedetto

“…No anastomotic defects were found at the postoperative CT scan 10 months after the surgery. Conclusion. Our technical innovation represents a valid and safe alternative to the cavoportal hemitransposition, providing a proper flow restoration and reproducing a physiological setting, while avoiding the complications related to the cavoportal shunt. …”
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Location of Sternal Fractures as a Possible Marker for Associated Injuries by Max J. Scheyerer, Stefan M. Zimmermann, Samy Bouaicha, Hans-Peter Simmen, Guido A. Wanner, Clément M. L. Werner

“…All patients () diagnosed with a fracture of the sternum by means of a CT scan were analysed with respect to accident circumstances, fracture morphology and topography, associated injuries, and outcome. …”
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Investigating the effect of perlite particles on ilmenite-based oil well cement by Abdulmalek Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed, Salaheldin Elkatatny

“…Additionally, computerized tomography (CT) scanning was employed to assess the homogeneity of the prepared cement samples. …”
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Concomitant of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst and Aspergilloma: A Rare Coinfection by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Bahador Sarkari, Nadereh Shamsolvaezin, Bizhan Ziaian, Alireza Tootoonchi, Reza Shahriarirad, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…Chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan showed a circumscribed cystic lesion in the superior and inferior segment of the lower lobes of right and left lungs that suggests hydatid cyst. …”
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Secondary Budd–Chiari syndrome caused by renal cell carcinoma with hepatic vein invasion: case report by Adil Ibrahim, Tasabeeh Ahmed, Rayan Khalid, Imad Fadl-Elmula

“…Unexpectedly, 2 days prior to the surgery, the patient deteriorated and developed secondary Budd–Chiari syndrome, which was confirmed by an abdominal CT scan revealing the tumor's extension into the hepatic veins. …”
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Unloading of Right Ventricle and Clinical Improvement after Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis in Patients with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism by Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, Brijesh Patel, Wadie David, Ayad Jazrawi, Patrick Alexander

“…Submassive PE is diagnosed when a patient has elevated biomarkers, CT-scan, or echocardiogram showing right ventricular strain and no signs of hemodynamic compromise. …”
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Acute Cholecystitis-like Presentation in an Adult Patient with Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report and Literature Review by Nahla Elzubeir, Kevin Nguyen, Muhammad Nazim

“…The procedure was aborted. Postoperatively, CT scan showed absent GB. A HIDA scan showed nonvisualization of the GB after 4 hours. …”
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Deciphering the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Sciences: An Update by Siddhant Khanna, Merajul Haque Siddiqui, Shalini Bhushan, Rahul Saxena

“…AI techniques utilizes various types of medical diagnostics test data in order to disease diagnosis such as MRI, CT scan, MRI and biochemistry lab reports etc. Better patient-physician communication, remote patient treatment, transcribing prescriptions and other medical documents, and ethical dilemmas are all aided by AI. …”
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Floor of the Mouth Hemorrhage Following Dental Implant Placement or Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) in the Atrophic Interforaminal Mandible by Domenico Sfondrini, Stefano Marelli, Rachele Patriarca, Andrea Scribante, Lorenzo Preda, Gabriele Savioli, Giorgio Novelli, Alessandro Bardazzi

“…In fact, in the first patient presented, this surgical error was clearly noticeable on the CT scan. Differently, in the second case reported, no radiological signs of inner cortical perforation were observed, and together with a mouth floor hematoma, a blood collection was also evident on the lower lip, suggesting a different cause of bleeding. …”
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Orbitopalpebral emphysema in a child after the removal of a giant meningioma: a case report and mini-review by Ebba Katsler, Anders Tolstrup Christiansen, Annika Reynberg Langkilde, Jane Skjøth-Rasmussen

“…Differentiating orbitopalpebral emphysema from postoperative swelling can be accomplished through palpation, which might reveal crepitations, and via an acute CT scan that highlights the presence of air.Following a neurosurgical procedure, orbital emphysema is an extremely rare phenomenon. …”
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Successful Resection of Isolated Para-Aortic Lymph Node Recurrence from Advanced Sigmoid Colon Cancer following 156 Courses of FOLFIRI Regimen by Kaoru Takeshima, Kazuo Yamafuji, Atsunori Asami, Hideo Baba, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hidena Takahashi, Chisato Takagi, Kiyoshi Kubochi

“…As PLN enlarged to 15 mm in the minor axis on a CT scan in 2014 after receiving a total of 156 courses of the FOLFIRI regimen, we considered the enlarged PLN to represent an isolated metastasis. …”
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Kombinasi Injeksi Triamsinolon Asetat Intralesi dan Propanolol Oral pada Kasus Hemangioma Kapiler Palpebra by Mardijas Efendi, Hendriati Hendriati, Ardizal Rahman, Muhammad Fadhil Rahmadiansyah

“…Mass in superior palpebral was 8mm x 8mm x 8mm, reddish colored (different with adjacent skin), consistency supple, mobile, painful (-), edema (+), horizontal palpebral fissure (FPH) 30 mm, vertical palpebral fissure (FPV) 0 mm. CT scan showed suspected hemangioma. The patient was diagnosed with capillary hemangioma and given an injection of triamcinolone acetate intralesional and oral propranolol under the supervision of a pediatrician. …”
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Chorea Hyperglycemia Basal Ganglia Syndrome in a 63-Year-Old Male by Michael Sperling, Roshan Bhowansingh

“…His initial glucose level was 339 mg/dl. HbA1C was 9.9%. CT scan of the head demonstrated an abnormal increased intensity within the right lenticular nucleus and right caudate head most likely due to microcalcifications/mineralization. …”
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Fatal Retroperitoneal Bleeding Caused by Neurofibromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patrick R. Moerbeek, Jesse M. van Buijtenen, Baukje van den Heuvel, Arjan W. J. Hoksbergen

“…After successful resuscitation a total body CT-scan was performed to rule out potential bleeding sources. …”
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Comparison of Blood and Tissue Eosinophil Count and Blood IgE in Patients with Chronic Sinusitis and Nasal Polyps by Masoud Asghari, Shadi Izadpanahi, Mina Heidari Esfahani

“…The mean percentage of eosinophils in blood samples and tissues of patients with chronic sinusitis was significantly increased with the increase in CT scan (P<0.05). Conclusions. Tissue or blood eosinophilia was not observed in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. …”
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Primary adenocarcinoma of duodenal bulb mimicking a pancreatic tumor: a case report by Eya Slama, S. Ben Hamida, S. Zaouga, H. Elloumi, I. Cheikh, A. G. Dahak, M. Missaoui, A. Chelibi, I. Ganzoui

“…The initial diagnosis suspected was a pancreatic tumor. An abdominal CT scan however showed no abnormality in the pancreas but revealed on the other hand an irregular, non-stenosing, heterogeneous fibrous thickening of the lower aspect of the duodenal bulb. …”
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