Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis. Identifying
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease as a cause of PH has major clinical implications as …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Magic angle effects are well recognized in MR imaging of
tendons and ligaments, but have received virtually no attention in MR neurography. We …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively review bilateral venograms free of thrombus to evaluate the
frequency and types of variations seen in venous anatomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous vertebroplasty appears beneficial for patients with acute
compression fractures of multiple aetiologies including myeloma, osteoporosis and trauma. …

Methods We retrospectively reviewed five patients with malignant phaeochromocytoma who
underwent imaging with CT and 123 I-MIBG and compared the results with those of PET …

INTRAVENOUS leiomyomatosis may be defined as the extension into venous channels of
histologically benign smooth-muscle tumors arising either from a uterine myoma or from the …

Amyloidosis is a disease caused by the deposition of abnormal proteins within extracellular
soft tissues, and affects the respiratory tract in 50% of cases. Pulmonary involvement may be …

Purpose: To analyze the results of 502 biopsies over a 19-year period for the purpose of
highlighting the results that can be expected from such a large study, with emphasis on needle …

Developed for benign conditions including osteoporotic fractures and haemangiomas,
vertebroplasty has since been employed in neoplastic lesions, including myeloma. Advances in …

Idiopathic rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is characterised by crescent formation and
rapid deterioration of renal function. Most patients require haemodialysis, since treatment …