Intussusception in the Setting of an Ulcerative Colitis Flare by Varag Abed, Alexis Faber, Cristina Jageka, Ryan Goleniak, Raef Fadel

“…She underwent a computed tomography (CT) abdomen/pelvis which revealed intussusception in the left hemiabdomen with no definite lead point measuring 5.6 cm in the craniocaudal dimension with pneumatosis and no evidence of bowel obstruction. …”
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Influence of the wet-ear state on the outcomes of tympanic membrane repair under ear endoscopy: a prospective case-control study by Jun Zhang, Qinglin Bai, Na Zhao, Cong Li, Jia Yang

“…All patients underwent high-resolution thin-slice computed tomography, ear endoscopy, and pure tone audiometry. …”
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Thoracoscopic resection of primary mediastinal liposarcoma: a case report and literature review by Yanhui Yang, Ji Li, Sipeng Cheng, Jinyuan Mei, Xin Cheng, Min Jing, Yi Wang

“…Case presentation A 38-year-old male presented to our hospital with complaints of dysphagia after meals. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a large space-occupying lesion in the posterior upper mediastinum, and gastroscopy identified esophageal compression without evidence of new growth. …”
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Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Deep Vein Thrombi Caused by Protein C Deficiency by Harufumi Maki, Motohiro Nishiyama, Motoaki Shirakawa

“…Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a low-density mass in the left ventricle (LV), splenic infarction, and peripheral arterial obstructions in her right leg. …”
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Asymptomatic Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia with Extensive HRCT Changes Preceding Sjogren’s Syndrome by Hazlyna Baharuddin, Mohammad Hanafiah, Syazatul Syakirin Sirol Aflah, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Shereen Suyin Ch’Ng

“…LIP was diagnosed based on high-resolution computed tomography and lung biopsy, but treatment was not initiated. …”
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Ocular Hypertropia Mimicking Inferior Rectus Palsy as an Atypical Presentation of Parameningeal Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Child by Alhodaly H, Aldohayan N, Alhamazani M, Alanazy T, Bazuhair MS

“…He had a history of blunt trauma to the face before 5 days. Computed tomography (CT) of the head revealed a soft tissue density involving the left maxillary sinus. …”
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The Effects of Combined Exercise on Health-Related Fitness, Endotoxin, and Immune Function of Postmenopausal Women with Abdominal Obesity by Sung-Mo Park, Yi-Sub Kwak, Jin-Goo Ji

“…Visceral obesity was defined as a visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio ≥0.4 based on computed tomography (CT) results. Body composition, exercise stress testing, fitness measurement, CT scan, and blood variables were analyzed to elucidate the effects of combined exercise. …”
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Duodenum and ascending colonal perforation due to biliary stent migration by Qiuping Gu, Xinyan Liu, Chunping Zhu, Jiaming Huang

“…Two months ago, he was diagnosed with common bile duct stone with acute cholangitis, a straight plastic biliary stent was placed in his common bile duct. Abdominal computed tomography, upper endoscopy and colonoscopy confirmed that the stent penetrated the duodenum into the ascending colon. …”
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Fifteen-Year Follow-Up of a Patient with Acinar Cystic Transformation of the Pancreas and Literature Review by Xiaoyun Wen, Jela Bandovic

“…A 10-year-old female initially presented with abdominal pain and was found to have a cystic lesion in the region of pancreatic head on computed tomography scan. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy, and the intraoperative biopsy of the cyst wall showed a true pancreatic cyst without malignancy. …”
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Experiences of Emergency Surgical Treatment for a COVID-19 Patient with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury at a Regional Trauma Center: A Case Report by Jung-Ho Yun

“…Lacerations were observed in the left eyebrow area and preauricular area, with hemotympanum in the right ear. Brain computed tomography showed a contusional hemorrhage in the right frontal area and an epidural hematoma in the right temporal area with a compound, comminuted fracture and depressed skull bone. …”
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Therapeutic potential of 4-hexylresorcinol in reducing sarcopenia in diabetic masseter muscle by Dhouha Gaida, Young-Wook Park, Yei-Jin Kang, Seong-Gon Kim

“…Muscle volume was assessed using micro-computed tomography (μCT), and glycogen storage and protein expression were analyzed using periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining and immunohistochemistry. …”
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What is the frequency of anterior syndesmosis injury in posterior malleolus fracture? by Krzysztof Janik, Dariusz Grzelecki

“…Methods Seventy-five consecutive patients who underwent surgery for ankle fractures involving posterior malleolus were prospectively included. Preoperative computed tomography scans in two planes (transverse and sagittal) were used to assess the presence and size of avulsion fractures (LeFort-Wagstaffe and Tillaux-Chaput). …”
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Successful Management of Pseudo-Ludwig Angina from Supratherapeutic Warfarin Use: A Case Report by Utku Ekin, Arham Hazari, Nizar Alyassin, Alan Alcantara, Moh’d Hazem Azzam, Mourad Ismail

“…The most appropriate imaging modalities in these cases are contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and CT angiogram. If a hematoma is present, antibiotics for anaerobic coverage are also appropriate. …”
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Rapidly Destructive Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip by Jenny Shu, Ian Ross, Bret Wehrli, Richard W. McCalden, Lillian Barra

“…There were inflammatory features seen on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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Micro-PET/CT Monitoring of Herpes Thymidine Kinase Suicide Gene Therapy in a Prostate Cancer Xenograft: The Advantage of a Cell-specific Transcriptional Targeting Approach by Mai Johnson, Makoto Sato, Jeremy Burton, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Michael Carey, Lily Wu

“…Serial bioluminescence imaging, positron emission tomography, and computed tomography revealed restriction of gene expression to the tumors when prostate-specific vector was employed. …”
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Automatic Segmentation of Ischemic Stroke Lesions in CT Perfusion Maps Using Deep Learning Networks by Lida Zare Lahijan, Saeed Meshgini, Reza Afrouzian

“…The current standard approach for segmenting ischemic stroke lesions is based on thresholding of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) maps. However, this detection approach is inaccurate (the dice similarity coefficient is around 68%). …”
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Non-operative approaches to major blunt hepatic (Grade IV): a case report by Amirreza Salehi, Mansoor Kodori, Mohammad Sohrabi

“…Diagnostic evaluations included serial focused assessment with sonography for trauma scans and computed tomography imaging of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. …”
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De Garengeot’s Hernia: Two Case Reports with Correct Preoperative Identification of the Vermiform Appendix in the Hernia by Zhaosheng Jin, Muhammad Rafiz Imtiaz, Henry Nnajiuba, Suzette Samlalsingh, Akinyede Ojo

“…Both patients were correctly diagnosed preoperatively with computed tomography (CT). Both had open femoral hernia repair, one with appendectomy and one with the appendix left in situ. …”
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Illuminating the Shadows: Innovation in Advanced Imaging Techniques for Myeloma Precursor Conditions by Kara I. Cicero, Rahul Banerjee, Mary Kwok, Danai Dima, Andrew J. Portuguese, Delphine Chen, Majid Chalian, Andrew J. Cowan

“…Key goals for the management of myeloma precursor conditions include (1) identifying patients at the highest risk for progression to MM with bone involvement and (2) differentiating precursor states from active myeloma requiring treatment. Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET)-CT with [¹⁸F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) have improved sensitivity for the detection of myeloma bone disease compared to traditional skeletal surveys, and such advanced imaging also provides this field with better tools for detecting early signs of progression. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Trabecular and Cortical Bone Microstructure by Huayue Chen, Xiangrong Zhou, Hiroshi Fujita, Minoru Onozuka, Kin-Ya Kubo

“…With the development of noninvasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), micro-CT, and high resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT), imaging of the bone architecture provides important information about age-related changes in bone microstructure and estimates of bone strength. …”
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