introduction: hemothorax is one of the most prevalent injuries caused by thoracic traumas. early detection and treatment of this injury is of utmost importance in prognosis of the patient, but there are still controversial debates on the diagnostic value of imaging techniques in detection of hemothorax. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of chest ultrasonography...

Congenital agenesis of lumbar vertebrae was diagnosed in a day-old female lamb based on radiology and clinical examinations. There was no neurological deficit in hindlimb and forelimb associated with standing disability. Radiography of the abdominal region revealed absence of lumbar vertebrae. Necropsy confirmed clinical and radiographic results. No other anomaly or agenesis was seen macroscopi...

Background: Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disease leading to the accumulation of homogentesic acid in joint and ear cartilage, sclera and some other tissues causing significant morbidity in these patients. In this paper, we report three cases of Alkaptonuria among the family or household members. Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with mechanical low back and knee pain was referred to Rheuma...

background: alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disease leading to the accumulation of homogentesic acid in joint and ear cartilage, sclera and some other tissues causing significant morbidity in these patients. in this paper, we report three cases of alkaptonuria among the family or household members. case presentation: a 51-year-old man with mechanical low back and knee pain was referred to rheuma...

A 2-year-old, castrated, male Russian blue cat presented with acute dyspnoea, cyanosis, and lethargy. thoracic radiography revealed a large cranial mediastinal mass; the computed tomography caudal lobe atelectasis of right lung pericardial pleural effusions. The cytodiagnostic tests high-grade CD4<sup>+</sup> CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell lymphoma as clinical stage Vb; l-aspara...

OBJECTIVES Resuscitation often requires rapid vascular access via central venous catheters. Chest radiography is the reference standard to confirm central venous catheter placement and exclude complications. However, radiographs are often untimely. The purpose of this study was to determine whether dynamic sonographic visualization of a saline flush in the right side of the heart after central ...

OBJECTIVES Supine anteroposterior (AP) chest radiographs in patients with blunt trauma have poor sensitivity for the identification of pneumothorax. Ultrasound (US) has been proposed as an alternative screening test for pneumothorax in this population. The authors conducted an evidence-based review of the medical literature to compare sensitivity of bedside US and AP chest radiographs in identi...

1320 CMAJ, November 18, 2014, 186(17) © 2014 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors An 86-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with back pain and general malaise after a fall. Her medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia and previous venous thromboembolism. Because an initial radiograph of her lumbosacral spine was indeterminate, magnetic resonance imaging was performed and...