scholarly journals Stab Injury of the Thoracic Aorta: Computed Tomography Findings

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Seyma Yildiz ◽  
Huseyin Toprak ◽  
Asli Serter ◽  
Ercan Kocakoç
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Thoracic Aorta ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Stab Injury ◽  
Diagnostic Role

Stab injury of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition with high mortality rate. Patients must be evaluated carefully, and the diagnosis usually should be confirmed by radiological modalities. In this case, we report a 37-year-old man presented with a penetrating stab injury to the upper back and the thoracic aorta, and the diagnostic role of computed tomography is discussed.

Eignung der Kapillarmikroskopie zur Diagnostik und Differenzierung einer ILD

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sabine Adler
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Creatine Phosphokinase ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ◽  
Inflammatory Myopathies ◽  
Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy ◽  
High Resolution Computed Tomography ◽  
Diagnostic Role

Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is an easy tool used for the assessment of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) as possibly associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Recent insights have also highlighted its role in the diagnostic assessment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). The aim of this study is to describe the diagnostic role of NVC in a series of 361 consecutive patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). All the patients were assessed by clinical pulmonary and rheumatic examinations, blood exams, high-resolution computed tomography and NVC. NVC was considered positive only in the presence of avascular areas or giant capillaries, but also, the presence of bushy capillaries (BCs) was recorded. NVC was positive in 17.7% of ILD patients and in 78.1% of ILD patients associated with a diagnosis of connective tissue disease (CTD). In 25% of SSc-ILD patients, NVC proved necessary for a correct diagnosis. The presence of BCs and/or NVC positivity in ILD patients with normal levels of creatine phosphokinase is associated with amyopathic IIM, regardless the presence of RP. In conclusion, NVC is useful for the diagnostic assessment of incomplete forms of CTD and in amyopathic IIMs. NVC should be considered in the diagnostic assessment of ILD patients regardless of the presence of RP.

L'angiografia digitale nello studio dei tumori endocranici

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 149-150
Author(s):  
G. Fabris ◽  
I. Aprile ◽  
E. Biasizzo ◽  
M.C. De Colle ◽  
A. Lavaroni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Digital Subtraction Angiography ◽  
Digital Subtraction ◽  
Intracranial Tumors ◽  
Diagnostic Role ◽  
Nello Studio

The development of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance has reduced the diagnostic role of Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) in the neuroradiological evaluation of intracranial tumors. DSA is currently an important pre-surgical examination, able to offer important information regarding the type and the entity of neoplastic vascularization. Moreover the development of endo-vascular interventional practices (pre-surgical embolization of meningiomas and endo-arterious chemotherapy of gliomas) has widened the applications of angiography.

scholarly journals Current diagnosis and management of blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Bansal ◽  
Jeanne Lee ◽  
Raul Coimbra
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Thoracic Aorta ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Aortic Injury ◽  
Traumatic Rupture ◽  
Trauma Systems ◽  
Endovascular Stenting ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Diagnostic Modalities

The diagnosis and management of aortic lacerations has been gradually improving. Historically, aortic lacerations were a common cause of exsanguination with extremely high mortality rate. However, in modern trauma systems with advanced resuscitation and rapid radiology imaging, the diagnosis of an aortic injury is improving with an emphasis on preventing the progression of intimal flaps and pseudoaneurysms to frank dissection or rupture. Both diagnostic modalities and the paradigm of immediate operative intervention have changed. The evolution of endovascular stenting may play a future role in definitive care.

scholarly journals The Diagnostic Role of Computed Tomography for ACR TI-RADS 4–5 Thyroid Nodules With Coarse Calcifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peiying Wei ◽  
Niandong Jiang ◽  
Jinwang Ding ◽  
JingJing Xiang ◽  
Luoyu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Thyroid Nodules ◽  
Diagnostic Role

scholarly journals The role of computed tomography in the diagnosis of rare pelvic hernias on the example of strangulated hernia of the obturator canal: review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
A. A. Egorov ◽  
N. S. Donchenko ◽  
B. K. Laypanov ◽  
E. G. Koshelev ◽  
G. Yu. Belyaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Obturator Hernia ◽  
Rare Form ◽  
Strangulated Hernia

Obturator hernia is a rare form of pelvic hernia that is more common in older women. The clinical diagnosis of hernia is difficult. This type of hernia cannot be visualized by a general examination, and it is also impossible to reveal it by palpation, that is why it is more often detected at the stage of complications and is accompanied by high mortality. This work presents observation of a strangulated hernia of the obturator canal in a 96-year-old patient diagnosed with computed tomography.

scholarly journals Role of the Cardiac Synchronised Computed Tomography Angiography in the Dissection of Descending Thoracic Aorta

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. e622
Author(s):  
Chiara Ruggieri ◽  
Maria Ruffino ◽  
Simona Veglia ◽  
Domenica Garabello ◽  
Ottavio Davini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Thoracic Aorta ◽  
Computed Tomography Angiography ◽  
Descending Thoracic Aorta

scholarly journals MicroRNA-497-5p Functions as a Modulator of Apoptosis by Regulating Metadherin in Ovarian Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 096368971989706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunyan Liu ◽  
Anne Bordeaux ◽  
Stanka Hettich ◽  
Suhui Han
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Untranslated Region ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Enhanced Expression ◽  
Related Proteins

Ovarian cancer (OC) has a high mortality rate among women worldwide. However, even with the advances in detection and therapeutics, the number of cases is increasing worldwide. Increasingly, microRNAs (miRNAs), including miR-497-5p, have been implicated in the progression of many cancers, but the role of miR-497-5p in OC remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying molecular mechanism of miR-497-5p in OC. Herein, we find that miR-497-5p is down-regulated in OC tissues, and overexpression of miR-497-5p enhances apoptosis in OC cells. The increased apoptosis was correlated with enhanced expression of apoptosis-related proteins. MiR-497-5p directly bound the 3’-untranslated region of metadherin (MTDH), leading to the reduction of MTDH in mRNA and protein levels. Moreover, MTDH knockout promoted the apoptosis of OC cells. Taken together, we conclude that miR-497-5p contributes to cell apoptosis in OC by regulating MTDH.

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