eosinophilic granuloma is benign end of the spectrum of the langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) which is characterized by solitary or multiple lesions in bones, skin, lung, lymph node etc. here, we present a case of a 13-year old boy with pain and swelling in the right parietal region of skull with no other complaint. a computerized tomography (ct) scan and subsequent fine needle aspiration cyt...

background: blunt abdominal trauma is one of the causes of mortality in emergency department. free fluid in the abdomen due to intra-abdominal blunt trauma can be determined by the surface probe of ultrasound. since the importance of this free fluid in hemodynamic stable patients with blunt trauma is associated with the unknown outcome for surgeons, this study was performed to evaluate the role...

abstract background: osteoid osteoma is a benign bony neoplasm and its classic treatment is surgery. in the r ecent decades percutaneous laser therapy was suggested to be replaced by surgery. in this study we have reviewed the results of the first applications of interstitial laser photocoagulation (ilp) for treatment of osteoid osteoma in iranian patients. materials and methods: in this case s...

Introduction: Accurate evaluation of femoral and tibial torsion is essential for children or adult with legs deformity, becuse incorrect legs morphogenesis can lead to pathological situation. CT scan is commonly used for the measurement of skeletal bone parameters. But, disability in imaging from standing and sitting posture and absorb dose of patients are deficits of this meth...

Although spiral computed tomography (CT) has certain advantages in other anatomic sites, particularly the thorax (1), abdomen (2, 3), and larynx (4), its advantages over conventional CT imaging in the orbit have been shown in only several clinical scenarios. Use of spiral CT in pediatric craniocervical imaging has been reported recently, with the advantages of shorter scanning time, less motion...

Background: The accuracy of reduction of ankle fractures using postoperative plain radiographies (x-ray) remainswidely controversial. Some authors have demonstrated that postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan can beuseful for these patients. In current study, the efficacy of x-rays after fixation of ankle fractures was investigated basedon the CT scan findings.Metho...

Background: Spinal merging has been done with preoperative CT scans merged with fluoroscopic imaging. However, preoperative and intraoperative CT scans have not been merged for the purposes of transferring a plan. If spine surgeons can create the optimal surgical pathway before surgery and then merge the pre-planned pathway onto the real patient CT scan in the operating room, the result will be...


 Background : sinus paranasal adalah rongga yang terdapat pada tulang-tulang wajah terdiri dari frontal, etmoid, maksila dan sphenoid. Pemeriksaan Ct scan dengan pemberian kontras media digunakan untuk mendeteksi berbagai kelainan secara rinci bentuk-bentuk jaringan lunak, dimana diketahui irisan axial merupakan standar pemeriksaan paling baik dalam bidang inferior orbito meatal line (IOM...