Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2013 Gastric pneumatosis (GP) and hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) have typically been thought of as an ominous radiological sign associated with a grave prognosis, and the observation of HPVG on plain abdominal radiography, ultrasonography, or computed ...
Satya B. Allaparthi, Curuchi P. Anand
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Abdominal radiography in "body packers" [PDF]
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2004 A short cut review was carried out to establish whether an abdominal radiograph has clinical utility in the management of patients who claim to have swallowed drug filled packages. Twelve papers were found using the reported search, of which two presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.
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False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction [PDF]
, 2020 Bladder scanners allow for quick determination of bladder volumes (BV) with minimal training. BV measured by a machine is generally accurate; however, circumstances exist in which falsely elevated BVs are reported.
Altawil, Zaid +3 more
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Conformity and controversies in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up evaluation of canine nodal lymphoma: a systematic review of the last 15 years of published literature [PDF]
, 2016 Diagnostic methods used in the initial and post-treatment evaluation of canine lymphoma are heterogeneous and can vary within countries and institutions. Accurate reporting of clinical stage and response assessment is crucial in determining the treatment
D. Stefanello +12 more
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Is routine abdominal radiography of any value prior to an abdominal ultrasound investigation?
South African Journal of Radiology, 2003 It is common practice to do a routine abdominal X-ray prior to doing an abdominal ultrasound investigation. This study questioned the value of the abdominal film to determine whether it should be mandatory.
B. Nel, A. T. Scher
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Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Neonates: What We Should Know
대한영상의학회지, 2020 Newborn gastrointestinal tract emergency diseases include various disorders that occur anywhere along the digestive tract. Most of them are congenital malformations, not acquired diseases.
Hyun-Hae Cho, So Mi Lee, Sun Kyoung You
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Eccrine porocarcinoma of the head: An important differential diagnosis in the elderly patient [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the sweat gland, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinicopathologic presentations. Surprisingly, unlike its benign counterpart eccrine poroma, eccrine porocarcinoma is seldom found in ...
Akiyoshi E +25 more
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Effects of Different Incident Direction on Organ-Absorbed Doses, Effective Doses, and Effective Dose Conversion Coefficients for Chest Radiography [PDF]
Journal of Radiation Protection and ResearchBackground We aimed to evaluate the effects of different incident directions on organ-absorbed doses, effective doses, and effective dose conversion coefficients for chest radiography.
Koji Ono, Yasuki Asada
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Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2016 Case A 72‐year‐old man with hypertension was admitted with acute‐onset chest and back pain followed by epigastralgia. He was transported by helicopter due to suspected acute aortic dissection. Systolic blood pressures were equal in both arms.
Kenichi Nitta +9 more
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Transitional cell carcinoma of suspected ureteral origin, with intra-abdominal and distant metastases in two horses [PDF]
, 2011 The present paper describes two cases of suspected urothelial carcinomas with local lymphatic metastases, and distant metastases in the lungs. In one case, liver metastases were also present.
De Clercq, Dominique +8 more
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