PET/CT Imaging in Oncology: Exceptions That Prove the Rule by M. Casali, A. Froio, C. Carbonelli, A. Versari

“…Nevertheless, some relative differentiated cancers, such as clear cell carcinoma of the kidney and bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma, show tipically faintly/no uptake resulting in a consequent negative PET/CT scan. This case report represents an extreme case in which three relative well-differentiated cancer forms, all characterized by low glucose metabolism, affect the same patient at the same time while 18F-FDG PET/CT scan is negative.…”
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Traumatic Death due to Simultaneous Double Spine Fractures in Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Mitsuru Yagi, Shunsuke Sato, Atsushi Miyake, Takashi Asazuma

“…Furthermore, it shows the value of entire spine CT scan in the evaluation of the mechanism, further spine fractures, and manner of death. …”
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Positron Emission Tomography—Computer Tomography Scan Used as a Monitoring Tool Following Cellular Therapy in Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation—A Case Report by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Amruta Paranjape, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja Kulkarni, Anjana Nagrajan, Prerna Badhe

“…Positron Emission Tomography—Computer Tomography (PET-CT) scan identified frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital, left cerebellar lobes, amygdala, hippocampus, and parahippocampus as the affected areas. …”
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Subcutaneous Fat Obesity in a High Body Mass Index Donor Is Not a Contraindication to Living Donor Hepatectomy by Hirak Pahari, Amey Sonavane, Amruth Raj, Anup Kumar Agrawal, Ambreen Sawant, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Amit Gharat, Vikram Raut

“…We were surprised to find normal liver function tests and a good liver attenuation index (LAI) of +16 on a computed tomography (CT) scan. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a fat fraction of 3%. …”
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Obstructive-Type Jaundice without Bile Duct Dilatation in Generalized Peritonitis Is a Specific Sign of Spontaneous Gall Bladder Perforation by Vicky Sumarki Budipramana, Maria Meilita

“…The gall bladder perforation was not detected on USG, CT scan, and MRCP. On laparotomy, we found a 0.5 cm perforation on the fundus of the gall bladder and 2500 cc of bilious fluid in the peritoneal cavity. …”
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Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Shamayel Mohammed

“…An abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan showed two right diaphragmatic pleural masses. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumocephalus Associated with Nontraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak by Murad Baba, Omer Tarar, Amer Syed

“…CT scan of facial bones showed bony defect along the right sphenoid sinus with abnormal CSF collection. …”
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Psoas Muscle Infiltration Masquerading Distant Adenocarcinoma by Kamel A. Gharaibeh, Arnaldo Lopez-Ruiz, Tauqeer Yousuf

“…A 62-year-old male presented with a seven-month history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain and progressive dysphagia. CT scan of abdomen-pelvis revealed a right psoas infiltration not amenable to surgical drainage. …”
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A Tragical Paediatric Case History of Intraorbital and Intracranial Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma by K. Aniba, M. Laghmari, M. Lmejjati, H. Ghannane, S. Ait Benali

“…Neuroradiologic imaging (CT scan and MRI) showed an intraorbitar process with an intense enhancement extending to temporal fossa, ethmoidal bone, nasal fossa, maxillary sinus, and cavernous sinus. …”
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus involved oral mucosa only: a case report and literature review by Xixi Yu, Mei Yang, Caixia Wang, Wanchun Wang, Tingting Zhu, Yang Liu

“…A thoracic-abdominal-pelvic CT scan is recommended to facilitate accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…”
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Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma by İsmail Gülşen, Hakan Ak, Sevdegül Karadaş, İsmail Demır, Mehmet Deniz Bulut, Soner Yaycioğlu

“…To investigate the indications to receive brain computed tomography (CT) scan and to define the pathological findings in children younger than three years of age with minor head trauma in emergency departments. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Endometrial Cancer with Bilateral Adrenal Metastases at the Time of Presentation and an Updated Descriptive Literature Review by Maisie Ryan, Alexandros Laios, Darshana Pathak, Michael Weston, Richard Hutson

“…The patient received six neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel. A repeated CT scan confirmed size reduction for both primary tumour and metastases. …”
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Extracranial Meningioma in the Scalp with Concurrent Steatocystoma by Jiankun Tong, Sergei A. Aksenov, Mitchell I. Chorost, William H. Rodgers

“…A second anterior scalp mass, not revealed by CT scan, was discovered during surgery. It was excised and diagnosed as a steatocystoma. …”
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Non-Destructive Testing of the Quality of Wooden Columns in Zeng Jingyi’s Ancient Wooden Structures by Jing Yang, Shaojie Wu, Yingcai Fang, Benhuan Xu, Zheng Wang

“…Employing non-invasive computed tomography (CT) scanning, the internal integrity of these ancient wooden supports was examined. …”
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Gastric Duplication Cyst: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Jai P. Singh, Heena Rajdeo, Kalyani Bhuta, John A. Savino

“…Exam revealed mild epigastric tenderness with a vague palpable mass in left upper abdomen. CT scan showed 8 × 7.4 × 6 cm homogenous, nonseptated cystic mass posterosuperior to pancreatic tail. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Characteristics of Dam Concrete Based on Fuzzy Set by Fang Jianyin, Liu Ke, Dang Faning, Li Shutian

“…In order to study the dynamic characteristics of concrete, a CT scan test of concrete under dynamic load was carried out; CT scan images of the concrete loading process were obtained. …”
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Application of Radiomics Model of CT Images in the Identification of Ureteral Calculus and Phlebolith by Qiuyue Yu, Jiaqi Liu, Huashan Lin, Pinggui Lei, Bing Fan

“…The enrolled patients were randomly categorized into the training set (n = 86) and the testing set (n = 36) with a ratio of 7 : 3. The plain CT scan images of all samples were manually segmented by the ITK-SNAP software, followed by radiomics analysis through the Analysis Kit software. …”
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A Case of an Abdominal Aortic Dissection in a Hemodynamically Stable Marfan Syndrome Patient Presenting without Pain by Hussein Al-Mohamad, Kara Stout, Taryn Bolling, Ronald Walsh

“…Repeat CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis revealed a 5.6 cm dissecting aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta. …”
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Multiple Renal Abscesses due to ESBL Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Causing Acute Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia: A Case Report with a Good Outcome (No... by Abdalla Khalil, Musaad Qurash, Asem Saleh, Rasha Ali, Mohamed Elwakil

“…He was feeling better with occasional left flank pain and repeated abdomen CT scan showed complete resolution of both renal abscesses.…”
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Role of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Noncritically Ill Patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic by Olivier Taton, Emmanuelle Papleux, Benjamin Bondue, Christiane Knoop, Sébastien Van Laethem, Alain Bauler, Delphine Martiny, Isabel Montesinos, Marie-Luce Delforge, Kahina Elmaouhab, Dimitri Leduc

“…Indeed, the diagnosis is based on the RT-PCR test on a nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and abnormal findings on the chest CT scan. However, the sensitivity of the NPS and the specificity of the chest CT scan are low. …”
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