Efficacy of Odontoid Screws in Acute Type II Odontoid Fractures by Mohamed AR AbdelFatah *, Abdelrahman El Gayar, Omar El Farouk Ahmed, Sameh Hefny

“…Patients with odontoid fractures type I on the Roy-Camille classification were excluded. A follow-up CT scan of the cervical spine one year after the operation was done to assess odontoid fusion and alignment. …”
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Diagnosis of Splenic Lymphoma by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umar Darr, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Ali Khan, Anas Renno, Turki Alkully, Sehrish Kamal, Tariq Hammad, Yaseen Alastal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ali Nawras

“…Her laboratory tests were within normal limits. She underwent CT scan of abdomen which revealed approximately 5 cm × 5 cm mass in spleen. …”
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The impact of SMARCA4 loss in non-small cell lung cancer therapy by Mariano Lombardi, Marianna D'Ercole, Valeria Midolo De Luca, Matteo Chiari, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Luca Bertolaccini

“…On February 23, 2024, a CT scan identified a solid pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe. …”
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Experience of Penetrating Gunshot Wound on Head in Korea by Hong Rye Kim, Seung Je Go, Young Hoon Sul, Jin Bong Ye, Jin Young Lee, Jung Hee Choi, Seoung Myoung Choi, Yook Kim, Su Young Yoon

“…The bullet passed through the left parietal bone and right lateral ventricle and exited through the posterior auricular right temporal bone. After CT scan, he arrested and the cardiopulmonary resuscitation was conducted immediately. …”
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Cervical Bone Graft Candida albicans Osteomyelitis: Management Strategies for an Uncommon Infection by Carlo Brembilla, Luigi Andrea Lanterna, Andrea Risso, Giuseppe Bonaldi, Paolo Gritti, Bruno Resmini, Andrea Viscone

“…The antifungal therapy with fluconazole was effective without surgical debridement of the bone graft, despite the fact that signs of the bone graft being infected were seen from the first cervical CT scans carried out after one month.…”
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Liposarcoma in the Inguinal Canal: Challenges in Preoperative Diagnosis and Importance of Routine Pathological Examination of “Hernia Sacs” by Christopher A. Febres-Aldana, Jin Min, Marc Rafols, Irvin Willis, John Alexis

“…This growth pattern may explain why inguinal liposarcomas have a high recurrence rate despite apparently negative surgical margins. A follow-up CT scan exposed a fatty tumor in the retroperitoneum of the second patient. …”
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Symptomatic mesothelial cyst of the diaphragm misdiagnosed as a hepatic hydatid cyst by Imen Ben Ismail, MD, Mouna Mlika, MD, Marwen Sghaier, MD, Mohamed Boujemaa, MD, Hakim Zenaidi, MD, Saber Rebii, MD, Ayoub Zoghlami, MD

“…Initial laboratory tests were within normal limits. A contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed a retrohepatic cystic lesion measuring 45 mm, closely associated with the right hemidiaphragm and liver, which was suggestive of a hydatid cyst. …”
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Fibrous Dysplasia of the Ethmoid Bone Diagnosed in a 10-Year-Old Patient by Zofia Resler, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Katarzyna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński

“…The patient has experienced nasal congestion, snores, and worsening nasal patency since 2019. A CT scan revealed an expansive proliferative lesion, likely from the frontal or ethmoid bone, protruding into the nasal cavity, ethmoid sinus, and right orbit. …”
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Nontyphi Salmonella Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Douglas Bretzing, Tasnim Lat, Andrew Shakespeare, Mary Lee, Salim Surani, Shekhar Ghamande

“…A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a bilobed large, thick-walled cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe communicating with the pleural space to form a bronchopleural fistula. …”
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Rotationplasty for Unplanned Fixation of Pathological Fracture Distal Femoral Osteosarcoma by Chindanai Hongsaprabhas, Wittavat Chenboonthai, Phoomchai Suvaraksakul, Chris Charoenlap

“…There were no distant metastases from Computed Tomography (CT) scan or Technitium-99m bone scintography. After discussing with the patient for treatment options, rotationplasty was chosen for her definitive treatment after 3 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Current Approach of Functioning Head and Neck Paragangliomas: Case Report of a Young Patient with Multiple Asynchronous Tumors by Alejandro Terrones-Lozano, Alan Hernández-Hernández, Edgar Nathal Vera, Gerardo Yoshiaki Guinto-Nishimura, Jorge Luis Balderrama-Bañares, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Judith de la Serna-Soto, Alfredo Adolfo Reza-Albarran, Lesly Portocarrero-Ortiz

“…A 33-year-old man with a past medical history of resection of an abdominal PGL at the age of eleven underwent a CT scan after a mild traumatic brain injury revealing an incidental brain tumor. …”
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Metagenomic analysis identifying a polymicrobial pulmonary infection in a non-HIV immunocompromised patient: a case report by Jing Duan, Jie Ding, Yupeng Wei, Yingxin Zhang, Zhiqing You, Ding Li, Chao Chen

“…Case presentation A 50-year-old male patient was admitted due to cough, expectoration and dyspnea. CT scan revealed diffuse inflammatory and cavernous lung lesion, and blood examination suggested a polymicrobial infection. …”
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Biomechanical Characteristics of First Coronal Reverse Vertebrae in Lenke Type V Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Study Using Finite Element Analysis by Zhenguo Shang, Zhiyong Hou, Wei Chen, Hengrui Chang, Jiaxin Xu, Di Zhang, Hui Wang

“…Methods According to the plain CT scan data of T8–T10 segment of an AIS patient, T9 was the FCRV, and a three‐dimensional FE model was established accurately. …”
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Lumbar Ureteral Stenosis due to Endometriosis: Our Experience and Review of the Literature by Salvatore Butticè, Antonio Simone Laganà, Valeria Barresi, Antonino Inferrera, Giuseppe Mucciardi, Antonina Di Benedetto, Carmela Emanuela D'Amico, Carlo Magno

“…Urologic ultrasound showed hydronephrosis of first degree in the left kidney and absence of images related to stones bilaterally. Uro-CT scan evidenced ureteral stenosis at the transition between the iliac and pelvic tracts. …”
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Cluster analysis of post-COVID-19 physical and mental health outcomes 3–6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection: results of the French Prospective ALCOVID Cohort Study by Philippe Halfon, Laurent Chiche, Hervé Pegliasco, Stanislas Rebaudet, Thomas Escoda, Hervé Faralli, Frédéric Cohen

“…Objectives This study aims to characterise the diversity of post-COVID-19 physical and mental health outcomes, known as the post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), and the determining factors 3–6 months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.Design This is a prospective cohort study.Setting This study took place at the European Hospital of Marseille, France.Participants Participants include patients with acute COVID-19 treated as inpatients or outpatients.Interventions Interventions include face-to-face assessment of physical and mental health symptoms.Main outcome measures Main outcome measures include symptom scores and scales, as well as paraclinical elements (thoracic CT scan, pulmonary functional tests). Multiple component analysis was used to identify clinical phenotypic clusters of PCC patients, as well as their initial comorbidity groups. …”
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Saline–CO₂ Solution Effects on the Mechanical Properties of Sandstones: An Experimental Study by Motao Duan, Haijun Mao, Guangquan Zhang, Junxin Liu, Sinan Zhu, Di Wang, Hao Xie

“…The mechanism of interaction evolution and fracture propagation was studied in detail by NMR, the triaxial compression test and a CT scan. The results show that the triaxial compressive strength and mass of sandstone decrease first and then increase with the prolonging of soaking time. …”
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Acute Abdomen as a Clinical Presentation of COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Elmira Hajiesmaeil Memar, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Sedigheh Yousefzadegan, Parisa Sadeghirad, Ashraf Mousavi, Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi, Hossein Saeidi, Mehri Ayati, Sahar Naderi, Sara Memarian, Seyedmusa Zeinalabedin, Bahar Ashjaei, Hojatollah Raji, Leila Tahernia, Hosein Alimadadi, Vahid Ziaee

“…Free fluid on abdominal ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) scan was observed in all patients. All cases tested positive for COVID-19. …”
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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass by Haozhe Sun, Jasbir Makker, Harish Patel, Nikhitha Mantri, Ali N. Hussain, Naeem Abbas

“…An inflammatory mass in the hepatic flexure was found during colonoscopy, and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen was significant for circumferential thickening of the cecum and ascending colon, along with nodular thickening of the peritoneum without enhancement. …”
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An Unusual Case of Systemic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Successful Treatment with ALK-Inhibitor by Sanjivini V. Jacob, John D. Reith, Angerika Y. Kojima, William D. Williams, Chen Liu, Lizette Vila Duckworth

“…A 45-year-old Hispanic female presented with a 6-month history of left-sided thigh pain, low back pain, and generalized weakness. PET/CT scan revealed abnormal activity in the liver, adrenal gland, and pancreas. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…Subsequent abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an abdominal wall mass and intracardiac lesion; the cardiac mass was further characterized by transesophageal echo (TEE), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and dedicated cardiac CT. …”
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