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December 2012

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A 61-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented to our hospital with recurrence of a right-sided spontaneous secondary pneumothorax. Thoracoscopic abrasion of the parietal pleura was performed, but an important air leak persisted. Presumed to originate from a bulla in the...

by Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2012

Extramammary Paget’s disease (EMPD) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm that was first described by Crocker in 1889 . Its pathology is generally considered to represent intraepithelial adenocarcinoma extending into the contiguous epithelium bearing apocrine sweat glands. The pathophysiology remains controversial...

by Skeletal Radiology 2012

Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) carries an increased risk of progression to oral squamous cell carcinoma. The current gold standard for identifying those lesions at highest risk of progression is histological grading. This, however, has many weaknesses, and only limited...

by Journal of Clinical Pathology 2012

With an incidence of approximately one per 1,000 , hydrocephalus is a relatively common condition worldwide. Adequate management of hydrocephalus is important and should aim at creating the best circumstances for cerebral development. It is important to identify the underlying pathophysiology in order...

by Child's Nervous System 2012

Proton beam therapy (PBT) is an emerging and promising technique in neuro-oncology. Its fundamental principles originate from particle physics research during World War II, which led to the development of the early charged particle radiation therapy devices. The dosimetric characteristics of protons...

by Child's Nervous System 2012

November 2012

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ISMRM, ASL, AID, dementia

The different forms of arterial spin labeling (ASL) and their applications in day-to-day practice are the subject of this 3-minute video interview with Prof. Xavier Golay, conducted at the recent ISMRM scientific workshop on perfusion MRI.

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by Excerpta Medica

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common movement disorder that manifests with varying combinations of rest tremors, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability. The diagnosis of PD is based mainly on a set of clinical assessments that do not provide great accuracy...

by European Radiology 2012

Uterine fibroids are one of the most widespread benign tumours affecting women of childbearing age . Symptoms include menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain and bulk-related symptoms, such as urinary frequency, which can significantly deteriorate quality of life. Moreover, uterine fibroids...

by European Radiology 2012

Despite the fact that valvular heart disease is less commonly seen than coronary artery disease, heart failure and hypertension in Western countries, it is still diagnosed frequently and surgical intervention is needed in approximately 25 % of patients [, ]. Stenosis...

by European Radiology 2012

Benign hepatocellular lesions are divided into two main groups according to their pathogenesis: regenerative polyclonal formations (mainly focal nodular hyperplasia, FNH) and neoplastic monoclonal lesions corresponding to hepatocellular adenomas (HCA) . Differentiating these two entities...

by European Radiology 2012


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