The Role of 18F-FDG-PET and PET/CT in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Undergoing Selective Internal Radiation Therapy with Yttrium-90: A First Evidence-Based Review by Salvatore Annunziata, Giorgio Treglia, Carmelo Caldarella, Federica Galiandro

“…To provide a first evidence-based review of the literature on the role of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET and PET/CT) in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) undergoing selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with yttrium-90 (90Y) microspheres. …”
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Multidirectional Anisotropic Total Variation and Its Application in the Tomography of the Surrounding Rock of Coal Mining Faces by Bo Chen, Guowei Zhu, Zhenqiang Yang

“…The computed tomography (CT) reconstruction algorithm is one of the crucial components of the CT system. …”
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Study on the Relationship between Mechanical Properties and Mesostructure of Microbial Cemented Sand Bodies by Yue Yan, Yang Tang, Guobin Xu, Jijian Lian, Dengfeng Fu

“…The correlation of compressive strength with mesostructure of cemented samples was investigated using the X-ray computed tomography (XCT) method. Three main influential factors—the uniform spatial distribution, increasing contents, and increasing size of the crystals—were found to contribute positively to the strength behavior. …”
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Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Renal Transplant Patient: Always Be on the Lookout by Murtaza Mazhar, Ijlal Akbar Ali, Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita

“…A wet mount of stool revealed Strongyloides stercoralis larvae. A computed tomography (CT) of chest showed findings suggestive of extension of the infection to the lungs. …”
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Successful Treatment of Severe Type B Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with HIV/AIDS-Associated High-Grade NHL by Marco Mejia, Ariel Perez, Harold Watson, Daniel Sanchez, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…His lab values showed elevated anion gap with lactic acidosis and computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a large soft-tissue mass arising from the left hepatic lobe. …”
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Ранносредновековният железодобивен комплекс Брестница–Полето в Северозападна България: хронология и археометричен анализ (предварителни данни)... by Stiliyan Ivanov, Georgi Avdeev, Doroteia Giurdzhiiska-Ivanova, Boyka Zlateva, Deyan Lesigyarski

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Perforated Gallbladder into the Abdominal Wall by M. Puglisi, M. Peter, B. Egger

“…She was treated with oral antibiotics for 10 days and readmitted due to a painful, erythematous mass on the right subcostal region. An abdominal computed tomography showed the presence of a subparietal formation in communication with the gallbladder, and a gallbladder perforation was postulated. …”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: From Diagnosis to Complication by Paulo Zoé Costa, Pedro Chorão, Andreia Póvoa, Pedro Vieira, Heidy Cabrera, Orlando Mendes, Céu Evangelista

“…A 43-year-old woman with WM, who developed seizures, had a head computed tomography scan that showed signs of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). …”
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X-Ray CT Investigation on Fractal Characteristics of Fine-Grained Tailing Sand in Fujian’s Makeng: Insight into the Mesoscopic Seepage Failure by Dayu Long, Changhong Li, Yu Wang, Yueqi Shi

“…The macroscopic seepage tests combined with posttest X-ray computed tomography (CT) were employed to study the fractal characteristics of mesostructure. …”
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A Rare Case of Tuberculosis with Sacrococcygeal Involvement Miming a Neoplasm by Walid Osman, Meriem Braiki, Zeineb Alaya, Thabet Mouelhi, Nader Nawar, Mohamed Ben Ayeche

“…In the present paper, we report an uncommon case of spinal tuberculosis with sacrococcygeal location revealed by a chronic low back pain that was successfully managed. Computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis revealed a lytic lesion affecting both of sacrum and coccyx causing osseous destruction and suggesting a malignant process. …”
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Multifocal Pulmonary Granular Cell Tumor Presenting with Postobstructive Pneumonia by Samid M. Farooqui, Muhammad S. Khan, Laura Adhikari, Viral Doshi

“…An initial chest X-ray (CXR) showed a right middle lobe consolidation with follow-up Computed Tomography (CT) scan showing a mass in the right bronchus. …”
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Uncommon Cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia: Tentorial Ossification over Trigeminal Notch by Sun Woo Bang, Kyung Ream Han, Seung Ho Kim, Won Ho Jeong, Eun Jin Kim, Jin Wook Choi, Chan Kim

“…Here, we present a case of TN caused by tentorial ossification over the trigeminal notch depicted on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).…”
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Mediastinal Hydatid Cyst Rupturing into the Pleural Cavity Associated with Pneumothorax: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohd Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmad, Nazish Fatima, Naveed Nazir Shah

“…The patient’s previous chest x-rays (posteroanterior and left lateral views) showed a well-defined mediastinal mass on the left side, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the thorax (taken a few days after the chest x-ray) showed multiple round-to-oval soft tissue opacities with partial collapse of the left lung. …”
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Effect of Model Parameters on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Finite Element Cervical Spine Model by Suzan Cansel Dogru, Yunus Ziya Arslan

“…To do so, we created a computed tomography-based FE model that consisted of C2-C3 vertebrae, intervertebral disc, facet joints, and ligaments. …”
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Brain Midline Shift Measurement and Its Automation: A Review of Techniques and Algorithms by Chun-Chih Liao, Ya-Fang Chen, Furen Xiao

“…Midline shift (MLS) of the brain is an important feature that can be measured using various imaging modalities including X-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Shift of midline intracranial structures helps diagnosing intracranial lesions, especially traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, and abscess. …”
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Cullen Sign Associated with External Iliac Artery Aneurysm Rupture: A Case Report by Kendra M. Douglas, William R. Davis, Jaron D. Raper

“…On physical examination this patient was noted to have a large area of periumbilical ecchymosis predominantly on the left aspect of the umbilicus, consistent with Cullen sign. Computed tomography abdomen and pelvis were remarkable for an enlarging left external iliac artery aneurysm with adjacent hematoma and multifocal intraperitoneal hematoma tracking into the right side of the abdomen, concerning for aneurysmal rupture. …”
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in a Referral Hospital in Mexico City by Alejandro Hernández Solís, Javier Araiza Santibáñez, Jazmín Guadalupe Tejeda Olán, Andrea Quintana Martínez, Alejandro Hernández de la Torriente, Rocio de la Torriente Mata

“…Twelve patients were identified, 8 males and 4 females; the predominant symptoms were fever (83%), dyspnea (75%), chest pain (66%), hemoptysis (41%), and weight loss (33%). The computed tomography of the chest showed the following findings: patchy consolidation 12 (100%), hilar adenopathy 6 (50%), pleural effusion 6 (50%), caverns 3 (25%), and solitary pulmonary nodule in one patient (8%). …”
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Efficacy of Rituximab in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient Presenting with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage by Gabriela Montes-Rivera, Grissel Ríos, Luis M. Vilá

“…Follow-up chest computed tomography did not show residual abnormalities. …”
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Persistent Visual Aura following Catheter Ablation in a Patient with WPW Syndrome by Shinichi Koyama, Mitsuru Kawamura

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), electroenchepalogram (EEG), and visual-evoked potentials (VEP) in the patient were normal. …”
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Gastric Emphysema in a Critically Ill Patient Successfully Treated without Surgery by Hiromi Ihoriya, Tetsuya Yumoto, Masaya Iwamuro, Noritomo Fujisaki, Takaaki Osako, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

“…Ten days after initiation of enteral feeding, he complained of abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed intraluminal air in the distended gastric wall. …”
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