Current Medical Imaging - Volume 17, Issue 7, 2021

Background: 3D printing is increasingly used in many fields of medicine. The broadening of knowledge in this field and the cooperation of doctors and engineers increase the interest in this technology and results in attempts to implement it at every stage of the treatment. Objective: The review aims to summarize the current literature on the use of 3D printing technology in the treatment of post-trauma patients. Methods Read More

Background: When treating superficial tumors with external beam radiation therapy, bolus is often used. Bolus increases surface dose, reduces dose to underlying tissue, and improves dose homogeneity. Introduction: The conventional bolus types used clinically in practice have some disadvantages. The use of Three-Dimensional (3D) printing has the potential to create more effective boluses. CT data is used for dosim Read More

Aims: Our aim is to develop 3D printed chitosan-gelatin-alginate scaffolds using a costeffective in house designed 3D printer followed by its characterization. To observe chondrocyte differentiation on 3D printed scaffolds as part of scaffold application. Background: Cartilage is considered to be a significant tissue in humans. It is present in between the rib cage, the lobe of the ear, nasal septum in the form of hyaline cartila Read More

Aim: This study aims to determine a printing material that has both elastic property and radiology equivalence close to the real aorta for simulation of endovascular stent-graft repair of aortic dissection. Background: With the rapid development of Three-Dimensional (3D) printing technology, a patient- specific 3D printed model is able to help surgeons to make a better treatment plan for Type B aortic dissection patients. Howeve Read More

The aim of this paper is to discuss the use of transcranial doppler in the pre-hospital management of stroke. In the pre-hospital organization, neurological defect scales are used, but they are often indicative of the occlusions of anterior circulation and not of the posterior circulation. Patients with posterior circulation stroke are sometimes not diagnosed and clinically treated. In the pre-hospital phase, the transcranial Read More

Objective: While liver biopsy is the golden standard for liver-fibrosis diagnosis, it is also invasive and has many limitations. Non-invasive techniques such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) need to be further developed for liver fibrosis staging. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Gadolinium Ethoxybenzyl Diethylenetriamine Penta-acetic Acid (Gd-EOBDTPA)- enhanced MRI for liver fibrosis through syste Read More

Background: McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS) is a genetic disorder with a triad of endocrine diseases, café-au-lait macules and fibrous dysplasias. Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia is a term that is used to describe the fibrous dysplasia, which was localized at the craniofacial skeleton and is common in MAS patients. Objective: The objective of this review is to determine the involvement frequency of cranial and facial bones in patients Read More

Background: The importance of pre-treatment Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) parameters in determining the response to treatment after radiosurgery in patients with meningioma has not yet been clearly revealed. Objective: This study was conducted to determine tumor volume changes in terms of radiological response in patients with meningioma treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (GKR) and to analyze th Read More

Introduction: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is produced mainly by the choroid plexus but with a substantial influence by the ependymal lining of the ventricles in the brain. Hydrocephalus occurs as a result of discrepancy in the production as well as circulation of CSF as a result of congenital and acquired conditions. Nevertheless, studies on the differences between CSF dynamics according to age and gender are still insufficient. T Read More

Background : Temporal bone is a region where fat suppression is difficult due to the inhomogeneity of various structures with different molecular properties. Introduction:: We aimed to determine the most effective fat suppression sequence in order to increase the visibility of the inner ear region. Materials and Methods: The hybrid techniques and T1-Weighted mDIXON images of 40 patients with Magnetic Resonance (MR) i Read More

Background: Callosal Angle (CA) and Evans Index (EI) are considered as imaging biomarkers to diagnose normal-pressure hydrocephalus using traditional MR measurement methods. Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the differential diagnostic value of CA and EI in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Methods: Five-hundred and two subjects were selected from the Alzheimer's Read More

Background: Greater Saphenous Vein (GSV) courses within saphenous compartment, an adipose-filled space bound by fasciae provides structural support. Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography (SWE) provides objective and quantitative data on tissue shear elasticity modulus. Objective: This study aims to analyze possible associations between early stage GSV insufficiency and saphenous intracompartmental SWE measureme Read More

Background: Differentiation of brain lesions by conventional MRI alone is not enough. The introduction of sophisticated imaging methods, such as MR Spectroscopy (MRS), will contribute to accurate differentiation. Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of MRS in differentiating neoplasm and non-neoplastic brain lesion. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at Khartoum State from th Read More

Introduction: Although Computed Tomography (CT) is the most convenient technology for the diagnosis of gastric lipoma, it also has a high rate of missed diagnosis of gastric lipoma. Objective: To analyze the causes of missed diagnosis of gastric lipomas by CT. Methods: We retrospectively studied the CT images and CT diagnosis reports of 25 cases of gastric lipoma confirmed by surgery or clinical follow-up at the Affiliated Read More