A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Causing Hydroureter and Hydronephrosis by Farzin Farpour, Adriana Abrudescu

“…We describe a case of GPA that presented with abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast showed right sided moderate hydronephrosis and hydroureter, to the level of the right common iliac artery. …”
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Telling Ghost Stories Around a Bonfire—A Literature Review of Acute Bleeding Secondary to Pancreatitis by Gabriele Bellio, Silvia Fattori, Andrea Sozzi, Matteo Maria Cimino, Hayato Kurihara

“…Imaging modalities such as computed tomography and angiography are essential for identifying the bleeding source, where endoscopy may help in detecting and treating intraluminal hemorrhage. …”
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Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View by Guido Mantovani, Michela De Angelis, Francesco Di Lecce, Annalisa Pascariello, Domenico Risio, Luigi Boccia

“…Diagnosis was posed preoperatively with computed tomography (CT) scan. Patient underwent urgent surgery and simultaneous appendectomy and hernia repair by Bassini’s technique were performed. …”
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Abdominal CT scan findings of a child with hepatic fascioliasis: A case report on rarely reported emerging disease by Mesay Tilahun, Leul Adane, Gashaw Arega, Melkamu Tilahun

“…Serologic tests confirmed liver fluke infection with fasciola hepatica indirect hemagglutination test titer of 1/4000. Computed tomography imaging appearances of hepatic fasciolosis depend on the phase and course of the disease and should be considered in differential diagnosis of lesions along the biliary tree.…”
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Suprapubic Catheter Migration: A Review of a Rare Complication by Amr Elmoheen, Mahmoud Saqr, Waleed Salem, Khalid Bashir, Ayman Hagras

“…Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) showed a semifilled urinary bladder and moderate hydronephrosis on the left side. A computed tomography scan (CT scan) of the abdomen was performed and showed migration of the suprapubic catheter’s tip into the left vesicoureteral junction, causing ureteral obstruction dilation of the ipsilateral pelvicalyceal system. …”
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Unilateral Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Awatef Hajjaji, Yosra Jemma, Amina Mnejja, Ines Zouari, Imen Ghaddab, Fethi Jebali, Lotfi Gratti, Raja Faleh

“…Unilateral adrenal infarction was diagnosed following computed tomography. It showed an enlarged right adrenal, without hyperenhancement. …”
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Case report: Electrical impedance tomography-guided ventilator weaning in an obese patient with severe pneumonia by Yuxia Liu, Rui Liu, Bin Li, Libi Cai, Jieqi Hou, Wei Zhao

“…Combined with abnormal computed tomography imaging, the discovery of a viral infection in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and next-generation sequencing results, he was diagnosed with severe pneumonia. …”
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Development of Two Types of Skin Cancer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis: a Case Report and Overview of the Literature by Firdevs Ulutaş, Erdem Çomut, Veli Çobankara

“…She is still on rituximab treatment with stable interstitial lung disease as indicated by pulmonary function tests and high-resolution chest computed tomography. To our knowledge and a literature search, this is the first reported patient with SSc with two types of skin cancer. …”
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Acute Symptomatic Calcific Discitis Mimicking a Septic Spondylodiscitis by Magda Choueiri, Florent Eymard, Sandra Guignard, Frédéric Pigneur, Xavier Chevalier

“…Imaging, including computed tomography, can show the disc calcification but might fail to show it because its resorption can occur early after the onset of symptoms. …”
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A Novel Cause of Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Long-Standing Crohn’s Disease by Satya V. Vedula, T. Paul Nickerson, Douglas J. Grider

“…A 70-year-old male with complicated Crohn’s disease presented with 3 days of nausea, emesis, constipation, and abdominal pain. Computed Tomography (CT) demonstrated mucosal thickening of the middescending colon, consistent with fibrosing stricture. …”
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Case of the Diffuse Form of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis by Tateki Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriyama

“…A 71-year-old male was introduced to our department with general malaise and abnormal findings of computed tomography (CT). Abnormal findings of complete blood count and laboratory examination included an elevated WBC count and C-reactive protein. …”
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The Diagnosis of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound by Ibrahim Alnaami, Muzaffer Siddiqui, Maher Saqqur

“…A 50-year-old Caucasian man presented with a one-year history of episodic positional vertigo and ataxic gait that were induced by a neck extension and resolved by an upright position or a neck flexion. Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) and TCD confirmed the presence of VBI where no blood flow was detected through posterior cerebral arteries in the symptomatic position (head extension position). …”
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Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus by Susana Urgiles, Harold Matos-Casano, Kyaw Zin Win, Jeronimo Berardo, Utpal Bhatt, Jilan Shah

“…This condition was found incidentally on computed tomography of the chest during the evaluation of a patient presenting with pneumonia coincident with adynamic ileus. …”
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation of a Patient after Lobectomy Secondary to Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A Case Report by Adriana Maria Dsouza, Abeeshna Ashok

“…A 51-year-old male was admitted with the chief complaint of blood in his sputum, which had increased in volume over the past 10 days, leading to a diagnosis of pulmonary aspergilloma. A Computed Tomography (CT) scan and X-ray confirmed this diagnosis. …”
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An Extrafollicular Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor Mimicking a Periapical Cyst by Farzaneh Mosavat, Roxana Rashtchian, Negar Zeini, Daryoush Goodarzi Pour, Shabnam Mohammed Charlie, Nazanin Mahdavi

“…Since the panoramic radiograph showed a well-defined unilocular radiolucent lesion, we observed radiopaque spots within the lesion by using cone beam computed tomography. The extrafollicular type can mimic a periapical radiolucent lesion.…”
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What is New and Innovative in Emergency Neurosurgery? Emerging Diagnostic Technologies Provide Better Care and Influence Outcome: A Specialist Review by Athanasios K. Zisakis, Vassilios Varsos, Aristomenis Exadaktylos

“…Finally, the entire development of computed tomography and progress in radiology have resulted in innovative CT scans and angiographic devices that advance the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of the patent. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma by Evangelos Margonis, Dionysia Vasdeki, Alexandros Diamantis, Georgios Koukoulis, Grigorios Christodoulidis, Konstantinos Tepetes

“…Six months ago she had undergone a cesarean section in a private clinic. Computed tomography revealed a high-density mass occupying a portion of the intestinal lumen, which was reported as a “calcified parasite.” …”
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Raking Effects on Aggregate Densification and Channelling in Thickening by Xu Zhou, Hong-jiang Wang, Hua-zhe Jiao, Liu-hua Yang

“…Thickening performance is greatly influenced by aggregate densification and channelling development; however, the microstructures of aggregates and channelling are unable to directly observe because of high turbidity mud bed during thickening. Computed tomography scan imaging technique has been introduced to investigate the effects of aggregate densification and channelling in the mud bed samples during unclassified tailings thickening. …”
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Imaging Review of Skeletal Tumors of the Pelvis Malignant Tumors and Tumor Mimics by Gandikota Girish, Karen Finlay, David Fessell, Deepa Pai, Qian Dong, David Jamadar

“…The focus of this paper is to demonstrate the imaging features and the role of plain films, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for detecting and characterizing malignant osseous pelvic lesions and their common mimics.…”
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A Case of Nasal Glial Heterotopia in an Adult by Akira Hagiwara, Noriko Nagai, Yasuo Ogawa, Mamoru Suzuki

“…He had been treated for hypertension, chronic heart failure, and cerebral infarction with aspirin and warfarin. A computed tomography scan showed that the tumor occupied the right nasal cavity and the sinuses with small defect in the cribriform plate. …”
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