Correlative imaging of cystic lymphangiomas: ultrasound, CT and MRI comparison

Correlative imaging of cystic lymphangiomas: ultrasound, CT and MRI comparison

BACKGROUND Cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign lesion derived from the detachment of the lymph sacs from venous drainage systems; the treatment of choice is a surgical excision and the final diagnosis is of histological type. PURPOSE To compare the results of ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with cystic lymphangioma to clearly evalua...

Correlative imaging of cystic lymphangiomas : preliminary results

Correlative Imaging in a Patient with Cystic Thymoma: CT, MR and PET/CT Comparison

BACKGROUND Cystic thymoma is a rare variant of thymic neoplasm characterized by almost complete cystic degeneration with mixed internal structure. We describe a case of a 60 year-old woman with a cystic thymoma studied with advanced tomographic imaging stydies. CT, MRI and PET/CT with (18)F-FDG were performed; volumetric CT and MRI images provided better anatomic evaluation for pre-operative as...

Diagnosing and Staging of Cystic Echinococcosis: How Do CT and MRI Perform in Comparison to Ultrasound?

BACKGROUND Imaging plays the key role in diagnosing and staging of CE. The description of CE-specific imaging features and the WHO CE cyst classification is based on ultrasound. The reproducibility of the ultrasound-defined features of CE cysts is variable in MR- and CT-imaging. This is of particular importance for cysts that are not accessible by US and because of the increasing availability a...

Automated Breast Ultrasound: MRI and Ultrasound CT Imaging Similarities

M. Vicari, U. Saueressig, J. W. Wiskin, P. Pellegretti, M. Zani, V. Ivanovas, M. Windfuhr-Blum, J. Kroschel, E. Kotter, and M. Langer Esaote S.p.A., Genova, Italy, Dept. of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Dept. of Radiology, Clinical Radiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Utah, S...