A prospective study was conducted on 102 patients (84 male), with a median age of 27 years, who had sustained a penetrating chest wound to evaluate the ability of physical examination in comparison with chest radiography to determine management of these injuries. Knife wounds accounted for 92% of the injuries. Fifty three patients had a small collection of air or fluid in their pleural cavity t...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was the presentation of findings and diagnostic imaging in patients with traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the thoracic aorta, as a rare consequence of road traffic accidents. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 22 years we have found 8 traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the thoracic aorta, out of which 7 (87.5%) in male and 1 (12.5%) in female patients. At the time of accidents ...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis of extracardiac intrathoracic vascular anomalies is of clinical importance, but remains challenging. Traditional imaging modalities, such as radiography, echocardiography, and angiography, are inherently limited by the difficulties of a 2-dimensional approach to a 3-dimensional object. We postulated that accurate characterization of malformations of the aorta would benefit ...

The National Cancer Center Hospital East introduced a Shimadzu SONIALVISION safire R/F System with direct-conversion FPD that is mainly used for gastrointestinal examinations. This system incorporates a tomosynthesis function that allows the attending physician to take chest tomosynthesis images when required. Since November 2008, Dr. Moriyama of the Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Sc...

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis have poor overall survival, and cardiovascular (CV) is the main cause of mortality among these patients. Coronary calcification is an independent predictor of mortality and CV events in dialysis patients and can be accessed by using a computerized tomography scanning. The high cost of this procedure, however, precludes routine implementat...

An antero-lateral meningocele is a protrusion of the spinal meninges through an intervertebral foramen. It contains an extension of the subarachnoid space, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, and this gives rise to a paravertebral cystic swelling, usually spherical in shape. Theoretically such a swelling could occur in the neck, or in the thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic cavities, but practically al...

BACKGROUND The interpretation of thoracic spine X-rays is difficult because these images cannot clearly visualize the thoracic spine because of the overlap with soft tissues, such as the heart and pulmonary blood vessels. Thus, to improve the clarity of thoracic spine radiographs using existing radiograph equipment, we have investigated a one-shot energy subtraction method to visualize thoracic...

This paper discusses the methods used to model the structure of x-ray images of the human body and the individual organs within the body. A generic model of a region is built up from x-ray images to aid in automatic segmentation. By using the ribs from a chest x-ray image as an example, it will be shown how models of the diierent organs can be generated. The generic model of the chest region is...

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of age on bronchoscopic features and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cellularity in dogs. Thirty healthy beagle dogs from three age groups were included: young dogs (10 months to 4.5 years of age; n=8), middle-aged dogs (5-8 years old; n=13) and older dogs (>8 years; n=9). Haematology, thoracic radiography, bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar ...

This case deals with thoracic compression fractures in a young adult following a snowboarding accident. These fractures are generally considered stable and are treated conservatively. Assessment, diagnosis, radiographic appearances, passive and active treatment protocols and prognosis are reviewed. Whenever significant trauma is involved, the chiropractor must suspect a fracture as a differenti...