Obstetric radiology

Interventional radiology to treat severe obstetric hemorrhages Radiologia intervencionista para o tratamento das hemorragias obstétricas graves

The author discusses the recent role of interventional radiology to prevent postpartum hemorrhagic complications that represent an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality all over the world. Hence, hemorrhage control is mandatory. Traditional management and recent minimally invasive radiological procedures by means of inserting occluding balloons into appropriate vessels are analyze...

Does hands-on obstetric US experience improve performance on the radiology oral board examination?

PURPOSE To investigate whether the inclusion of hands-on obstetric ultrasonography (US) experience as a formal part of radiology residency affects performance on the US section of the oral board examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS An electronic survey was sent to all radiology residency programs to assess (a) the time assigned to US rotation, (b) the inclusion of obstetrics in US rotation, and...

Radiology.

Hip and groin pain are a common complaint among athletes of all ages, and may result from an acute injury or from chronic, repetitive trauma. Hip injuries can be intraarticular, extraarticular, or both. Labral abnormalities may occur in asymptomatic patients as well as in those with incapacitating symptoms and signs. Athletic hip injury leading to disabling intraarticular hip pain most commonly...

Radiology.

Löffler’s syndrome was initially described as a disorder characterised by transient pulmonary infiltrates accompanied by peripheral blood eosinophilia in asymptomatic or mildly ill patients. Abnormal chest radiographic findings are said to occur in 95% of patients but there are no descriptions of CT findings. There are many causes of this syndrome, but in developing countries the most common pr...

Radiology.