Assessment of ureteric diameter using contrast-enhanced helical abdominal computed tomography

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography

Incidental diagnosis of diseases on un-enhanced helical computed tomography performed for ureteric colic

BACKGROUND Patients presenting in the emergency room with flank pain suggestive of acute ureteric colic may have alternative underlying conditions mimicking ureteric stones. An early diagnosis and appropriate treatment for other causes of flank pain is important. The majority of centers around the world are increasingly using un-enhanced helical CT (UHCT) for evaluation of ureteric colic. This ...

Detection of dentinal cracks using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography.

A new technique using contrast enhanced micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was developed to improve the ability to detect dentinal cracks in teeth and assess associated risks to oral health. Extracted, whole human molars that exhibited visual evidence of external cracks following extraction and machined, partially fractured elephant dentin specimens were labeled by BaSO(4) precipitation and i...

Assessment of the Hepatic Vasculature in Omphalopagus Conjoined Twins Using Contrast-Enhanced Dynamic Computed Tomography

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Conjoined twins are very rare, with an incidence of approximately 1 per 250,000 live births, and there is a 3:1 female predominance [1-3]. The classification of conjoined twins is based on the most prominent site of union: the thoracopagus (thorax), omphalopagus (abdomen), pygopagus (sacrum), ischiopagus (pelvis), craniopagus (skull), cephalopagus (...

Assessment of prostate cancer with dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography using an en bloc approach.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the performance of dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the prostate in patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 46 male patients (median age, 65 years; range, 49-73 years) with biopsy-proven prostate cancer underwent an en bloc computed tomography perfusion (CTP) scan of the prostate before surgery...