Diagnostic Mammogram Readings Vary Extensively by Radiologist

Extensively Metastasizing Leiomyosarcoma: A Diagnostic Challenge

Uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) is a rare malignancy of the female genital tract and carries an extremely poor 5-year survival rate. It is known to metastasize early and to distant sites owing to a high propensity for hematogeneous spread. Lung, peritoneum, liver, and bone are relatively common sites of metastasis. Patient age, tumor size, FIGO stage, and grade of the tumor are important criteria...

Systemic mastocytosis involving bone : a diagnostic challenge for the radiologist

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a diagnostic dilemma for the breast radiologist

BACKGROUND Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the breast, which is often difficult to differentiate both clinically and radiologically from infectious aetiologies such as tuberculosis, fungal infections, and also from malignancy, thus posing a diagnostic dilemma. We present a pictorial review of the commonly encountered imaging findings in idiopathic granulom...

Radiologist characteristics associated with interpretive performance of diagnostic mammography.

BACKGROUND Extensive variability has been noted in the interpretive performance of screening mammography; however, less is known about variability in diagnostic mammography performance. METHODS We examined the performance of 123 radiologists who interpreted 35895 diagnostic mammography examinations that were obtained to evaluate a breast problem from January 1, 1996, through December 31, 2003...

Entrapped foreign body: A diagnostic muddle for the radiologist

Exact localization of foreign body is important for planning the treatment required for its retrieval without much tissue damage. Plain film radiography is the initial screening modality used for the detection of suspected foreign body. However, about one-third of all the foreign bodies are missed in the initial radiographic examination. In case of a wooden foreign body, only 15% are well-visua...