Thoracic Radicular Pain Caused by Extravertebral Gas and Fluid Collections Associated with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Containing a Vacuum Cleft by Kazunobu Kida, Toshikazu Tani, Tateo Kawazoe, Michio Toda

“…The pain intensified when sitting up from a lateral decubitus position, correlating with a posture-related radiologic change of the intravertebral cleft, which appeared with a decubitus position and disappeared with a sitting position. …”
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Role of Titanium Elastic Nailing in the Surgical Management of Fracture Shaft Femur in Pediatric Patients by Abhishek Gupta, Govind Sharma

“…The patients were monitored clinically as well as radiologically for 6, 12, and 24 weeks, or until the fracture healed. …”
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A Rare Case of Pneumopericardium in the Setting of Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis by Lauro L. Abrahan IV, Stephanie Martha O. Obillos, Jaime Alfonso M. Aherrera, Jose Donato A. Magno, Celia Catherine C. Uy-Agbayani, Ulysses King G. Gopez, Jobelle Joyce Anne R. Baldonado

“…Five days after, chest radiographs showed new pockets of radiolucency within the cardiac shadow, indicative of pneumopericardium. …”
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Aseptic Abscesses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Two Cases and Review of Literature by Natasha Bollegala, Rishad Khan, Michael A. Scaffidi, Ahmed Al-Mazroui, Jenna Tessolini, Adrienne Showler, Errol Colak, Samir C. Grover

“…Both patients had ulcerative colitis and presented with fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Radiological workup and aspiration showed sterile splenic abscesses. …”
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Rhabdomyolysis: An Unusual Presentation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Adult—A Case Report and Literature Review by Jaspreet Kaler, Osama Mukhtar, Bilal Khan, Binav Shrestha, Ravinder Kaler, Brandon Ting, Mazin Khalid

“…Although rare, when faced with rhabdomyolysis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be kept as a differential diagnosis even in the absence of pneumonia on radiological imaging.…”
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Evolution of Cerebral Atrophy in a Patient with Super Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated with Barbiturate Coma by Christopher R. Newey, Pravin George, Premkumar Nattanmai, Christine Ahrens, Stephen Hantus, Aarti Sarwal

“…Status epilepticus is associated with neuronal breakdown. Radiological sequelae of status epilepticus include diffusion weighted abnormalities and T2/FLAIR cortical hyperintensities corresponding to the epileptogenic cortex. …”
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Atypical Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Hugh J Freeman

“…To further evaluate and verify the significance of atypical p-ANCA in these 33 patients, clinical, radiological, endoscopic and histological features were examined. …”
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on gastrostomy feeding tubes: methodology and review of evidence by Divyanshoo Rai Kohli, MD, Natalie Cosgrove, MD, Wasif M. Abidi, MD, PhD, Jorge D. Machicado, MD, MPH, Madhav Desai, MD, MPH, Nauzer Forbes, MD, MSc, Neil B. Marya, MD, Nikhil R. Thiruvengadam, MD, Nirav C. Thosani, MD, MHA, Omeed Alipour, MD, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, MD, Sherif E. Elhanafi, MD, Sunil G. Sheth, MD, Wenly Ruan, MD, John C. Fang, MD, Stephen A. McClave, MD, Rodrick C. Zvavanjanja, MD, MSc, FRCR(UK), FSIR, DABR(DR/VIR), Dhruvil K. Radadiya, MBBS, Amir Y. Kamel, PharmD, BCNSP, Bashar J. Qumseya, MD, MPH

“…This article was developed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework and specifically addresses the utility of PEG versus interventional radiology–guided gastrostomy (IR-G), the need for withholding antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications, appropriate timing to initiate tube feedings, and appropriate selection of the gastrostomy technique in patients with malignant dysphagia. …”
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Endoscopic Removal of Ingested Dentures and Dental Instruments: A Retrospective Analysis by Ken-ichi Mizuno, Kazuya Takahashi, Kentaro Tominaga, Yuki Nishigaki, Hiroki Sato, Satoshi Ikarashi, Kazunao Hayashi, Takashi Yamamoto, Yutaka Honda, Satoru Hashimoto, Kenya Kamimura, Manabu Takeuchi, Junji Yokoyama, Yuichi Sato, Masaaki Kobayashi, Shuji Terai

“…Characteristics of the patients and the ingested dental objects, the clinical features and findings of radiological imaging tests, and outcomes of endoscopic removal were analyzed. …”
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PTLD Burkitt Lymphoma in a Patient with Remote Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis by A. Stravodimou, A. Cairoli, T. Rausch, R. Du Pasquier, P. Michel

“…No recurrence has been observed by radiological imaging until now.…”
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ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY OF ROOT CANAL OBTURATION AND PREVALENCE OF APICAL PERIODONTITIS IN ENDODONTICALLY TREATED TEETH by Cristina Coralia Nistor, Ioana Suciu, Elena Zabrac, Ruxandra Ioana Bartok, Bogdan Dimitriu, Andreea Băluță

“…We looked for apical radiolucency and errors, such as: incomplete filling, missed canals, instrument fracture, perforation, overfilling, non-homogeneous fillings. …”
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Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in a Hospital: A Case Study from Şanlıurfa, Turkey by Tuba Rastgeldi Doğan

“…In this research, CO2 was found to be under the standards in radiology, tomography, X-ray, orthopedics polyclinics and emergency services. …”
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Brain MR Contribution to the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonian Syndromes: An Update by Giovanni Rizzo, Stefano Zanigni, Roberto De Blasi, Daniela Grasso, Davide Martino, Rodolfo Savica, Giancarlo Logroscino

“…Although the variability in the methods and results across the studies limits the conclusion about which technique is the best, specific radiologic phenotypes may be identified. Qualitative/quantitative MR changes in the substantia nigra do not discriminate between different parkinsonisms. …”
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Polymorphisms of Il-10 (-1082) and RANKL (-438) Genes and the Failure of Dental Implants by Rodrigo Ribeiro, Rayanne Melo, Pedro Tortamano Neto, André Vajgel, Paulo Roberto Eleutério Souza, Renata Cimões

“…An implant was considered a failure if any of the following occurred: mobility, persistent subjective complaint, recurrent peri-implant infection with suppuration, continuous radiolucency around the implant, probing depth ≥ 5 mm, and bleeding on probing. …”
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Study of the Long-Term Results of Decompressive Craniectomy after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Based on a Series of 60 Consecutive Cases by Gaétane Gouello, Olivier Hamel, Karim Asehnoune, Eric Bord, Roger Robert, Kevin Buffenoir

“…Clinical parameters (Glasgow scale, pupillary examination) and radiological findings (Marshall CT scale) were analysed. …”
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Pleural Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Female with No Risk Factors by Ravi P. Manglani, Misbahuddin Khaja, Karen Hennessey, Omonuwa Kennedy

“…After six months of treatment, she was asymptomatic with complete radiological resolution of the effusion. The presence of lymphocytic effusion should raise the suspicion for both tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. …”
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The role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and characterization of focal liver lesions by Ahmed Morad Hashim, Gamal Eldin Mansour Mohamed Gamal, Abeer Abdellatef, Hany Hagag Ahmed

“…The study aimed to delineate the endoscopic ultrasound elastography role in visualization and hepatic focal hepatic tissue differentiation of lesions in comparison to the routine radiological and laboratory methods. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted, we enrolled 41 patients with hepatic focal lesions, abdominal ultrasonography, triphasic CT abdomen, and Endosonography examinations were performed on all participants. …”
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Current strategies in diagnostics and therapeutics against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by ALOTAIBI FAISAL

“…The clinical findings, including serological, radiological, and other advanced diagnostic strategies, contributed much to control the disease. …”
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Fracture of the Femoral Component Caused by Insufficient Crimping after Modern Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty by Yoichi Ishibashi, Tasuku Mashiba, Masaki Mori, Tetsuji Yamamoto

“…His early postoperative course was good; however, the 1-year postoperative radiograph showed an apparent radiolucent line around the femoral component, and he occasionally had right knee pain. …”
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Clinical Investigation of Benign Asbestos Pleural Effusion by Nobukazu Fujimoto, Kenichi Gemba, Keisuke Aoe, Katsuya Kato, Takako Yokoyama, Ikuji Usami, Kazuo Onishi, Keiichi Mizuhashi, Toshikazu Yusa, Takumi Kishimoto

“…Clinical information was retrospectively analysed and the radiological images were reviewed. There were 110 BAPE patients between 1991 and 2012. …”
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