Acute Abdominal Pain Secondary to Chilaiditi Syndrome by David Kang, Andrew S. Pan, Michael A. Lopez, Jessica L. Buicko, Miguel Lopez-Viego

“…Diagnosis is best achieved with CT imaging. Identification of Chilaiditi syndrome is clinically significant as it can lead to many significant complications such as volvulus, perforation, and bowel obstruction. …”
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Dual-Energy CT for Evaluation of Intra- and Extracapsular Silicone Implant Rupture by Katrina N. Glazebrook, Shuai Leng, Steven R. Jacobson, Cynthia M. McCollough

“…We present a case of extracapsular implant rupture with MRI and dual-energy CT imaging and surgical correlation.…”
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Diarrhea as a Presenting Symptom of Disseminated Toxoplasmosis by Matthew Glover, Zhouwen Tang, Robert Sealock, Shilpa Jain

“…We report a case of disseminated gastrointestinal toxoplasmosis in an immunocompromised man who presented with one month of diarrhea and abdominal pain. Imaging showed thickening of the ascending colon and cecum. …”
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Severe Chronic Cough after Lap-Band Gastric Surgery by Jacqueline Nemni

“…The cough was persistent and severe for several months, and did not respond to any therapeutic interventions. Imaging studies were not helpful in making the diagnosis, which was confirmed by deflating the Lap-Band, thereby eliminating the cough.…”
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Nerve root compression caused by intraspinal gas accumulation. A case report by A. Daškevičiūtė, R. Bunevičiūtė, J. Sejonienė

“…Diagnosis of the disease was complicated by the fact that magnetic resonance imaging had not revealed intraspinal gas accumulation. …”
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Reflectance Confocal Microscopy as an Aid to Dermoscopy to Improve Diagnosis on Equivocal Lesions: Evaluation of Three Bluish Nodules by Sara Bassoli, Stefania Seidenari, Giovanni Pellacani, Caterina Longo, Anna Maria Cesinaro

“…Histopathology is also reported, with high correspondence compared to the confocal imaging.…”
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Case Report of a Fatal Antifreeze Ingestion with a Record High Level and Impressive Renal Crystal Deposition by Heidi L. Erickson

“…Herein we report a lethal case of massive ethylene glycol ingestion in a suicide with a record high level (1254 mg/dL) and images of the histologic examination of the kidneys revealing impressive calcium oxalate crystal deposition. …”
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Severe Dilatation of Coronary Artery Ostium Complicating Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: Differential Diagnosis and Review of the Literature by Paul Bamford, Nicholas Collins

“…We describe a case characterised by apparent severe dilatation of the right coronary artery ostium in an asymptomatic male. Subsequent imaging and surgical intervention documented the presence of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm extending into the ostium of the right coronary artery. …”
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Metastatic Melanoma to the Urinary Bladder: A Rare Cause of Visible Haematuria by Olawale Ogunremi, Dinelle Sirjuesingh, Aniket Deshpande

“…Cystoscopy showed a pigmented bladder tumour, and the histology report following a transurethral resection was consistent with metastatic melanoma, and further imaging revealed metastasis to the lungs, adrenals, and lymph nodes.…”
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Biliary Cystadenoma: An Unusual Cause of Acute Pancreatitis and Indication for Mesohepatectomy by Bilal Munir, Michael Meschino, Ashley Mercado, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro

“…Determination of the origin of the cystic lesion was difficult on imaging studies. Due to the difficult location of the lesion, a complete surgical resection was achieved with mesohepatectomy and the suspected diagnosis confirmed by pathology. …”
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Access to Specialist Gastroenterology Care in Canada: Comparison of Wait Times and Consensus Targets by Desmond Leddin, David Armstrong, Alan NG Barkun, Ying Chen, Sandra Daniels, Roger Hollingworth, Richard H Hunt, William G Paterson

“…BACKGROUND: Monitoring wait times and defining targets for care have been advocated to improve health care delivery related to cancer, heart, diagnostic imaging, joint replacements and sight restoration. …”
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O sujeito reconstruído: sobre algumas imagens mallarmaicas na obra de Alejandra Pizarnik by Sérgio Bento

“…The analysis of Alejandra Pizarnik ́s poetry displays (to an attentive reader) a tangle of images that refer to one of the icons of Modern Poetry, the french writer Stéphane Mallarmé. …”
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La méthode de la photo-interview à partir de la photographie aérienne by Laetitia Delavoipière, Sylvaine Conord, Anaïs Marshall

“…The collection of reactions to the images of the spaces they had lived has enriched the territorial analysis in a research work on the precarious urbanization of Nanterre.…”
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A Variant of the Kleine-Levin Syndrome following Head Trauma by V. S. Kostic, E. Stefanova, M. Svetel, D. Kozic

“…These clinical features were associated with the focal, right-sided hypothalamic lesion and ipsilateral posttraumatic parenchymal temporal lobe damage on NMR imaging.…”
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Extensive Causative Esophagitis Caused by Thermal Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Cherng Harng Lim, Hsu-Heng Yen, Wei-Wen Su, Cherng-Jyr Lim, Hao-Chien Tsai, Shi-Ting Chen

“…A thorough disease course was demonstrated by serials of endoscopy images and video. A comprehensive review of articles and a concise overview of esophageal thermal injury clinical manifestation, disease process, typical endoscopy features, pharmacomanagement option, and outcomes will be conducted in this article.…”
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Intradural Staphylococcus aureus Abscess of the Cauda Equina in an Otherwise Healthy Patient by Thomas J. Sorenson, Giuseppe Lanzino

“…In this illustrated case report, we discuss the imaging and intraoperative findings of an otherwise healthy patient with an intradural abscess of the cauda equina caused by Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Limbic Encephalitis following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Silje Johansen, Jostein Kråkenes, C. A. Vedeler, Anette Margrethe Storstein, Håkon Reikvam

“…Clinical workup including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination revealed findings suspicious for limbic encephalitis (LE), successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulins and intravenous corticosteroids. …”
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Intraosseous Lipomatous Meningioma by Lauren Kim, Christopher Huang, Adrienne L. Morey, Mark J. Winder

“…A 49-year-old man with intermittent headaches and right sided parietal lump was found to have an intraosseous right parietal lesion on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A stereotactic craniectomy and excision of the lesion were performed with histopathology confirming features consistent with primary lipomatous meningioma with intraosseous extension. …”
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Application of Fluorescent Label in Polymer Nanofibers by Lucie Zarybnicka, Radka Bacovska, Zuzana Nadvornikova, Numan Almonasy, Tomas Syrovy

“…The presence of the fluorescent probe in the fiber layers was confirmed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR); the surface nanofiber structure was described by high-resolution fluorescence microscope and scanning electron microscope images. The prepared nanofibers with the fluorescent label were further characterized by fluorescence spectroscopy, both in the solid phase and in the solution.…”
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A Patient with an Aberrant Pulmonary Blood Supply and Recurrent Infection by Radu Pescarus, George Rakovich, Denise Ouellette, Gilles Beauchamp

“…The correct diagnosis may be suspected on clinical grounds and should be confirmed by identifying the lesion and aberrant artery on imaging studies. Surgical resection is curative, taking particular care not to injure the aberrant artery, which may result in devastating intraoperative hemorrhage.…”
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