BACKGROUND Transthoracic ultrasound (US) is an important instrument to identify pleural effusions and safely conduct invasive procedures. It also allows systematic scanning of the pleural surface, though its value remains uncertain for differentiation between malignant (MPE) and nonmalignant pleural effusion (non-MPE) in routine clinical practice. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the utility of US feat...

To cite: Neelakantan S, Babu AAS, Anandarajan R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217118 DESCRIPTION A 51-year-old man presented with a history of vague abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension. Abdominal examination revealed hepatomegaly with a firm nodular liver palpable below the costal margin with mild tenderne...

BACKGROUND Iodine intake can be measured in various ways, and each method may have advantages and disadvantages. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate the potential associations of various measures of iodine intake with thyroid volume, prevalence of thyroid nodules, and serum thyroglobulin. We also sought to identify, if possible, groups at risk of thyroid disease because of their food choices. ...

The effect of aluminum (0, 2, 4, and 6 wt. %) copper on graphite morphology, microstructure compressive behavior ductile iron specimens manufactured by sand casting technique were investigated. morphology evaluated using optical microscopy (OM) scanning electron (SEM) equipped image processing software. To study the mechanical properties, compression test was conducted specimens. results indica...

Abstract In this study, the effect of cooling rate controlled by different castings thickness ranging from 3 to 25 mm on mechanical and corrosion behavior Si–Mo ductile iron (DI) was investigated. SEM-EBSD investigations demonstrated that nodule counts, nodularity, ferrite phase increased while ferritic grain size decreased with decreasing in casting wall thickness; turn led improvements tensil...

Appendiceal mucocele is a rare pathology of the appendix that can present with non-specific symptoms. Therefore, imaging evaluation essential for accurate diagnosis and proper management. To document importance pre-operative imaging, we reviewed scans, reports, clinical data nine patients appendiceal who were treated at our institute. We also studied literature on CT findings, histopathology, s...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy of the liver. It frequently diagnosed in male gender with racial predilection towards Asian and African populations. In addition to distant metastasis, large tumors can result direct extrahepatic metastasis peritoneum diaphragm through rupture exophytic tumor hepatocellular peritoneal cavity. We report case 55-year-old having secondary hepat...