Bronchial anatomy is adequately demonstrated with the appropriate spiral computed
tomographic technique on cross-sectional images, multiplanar reconstruction images, and three-…

Computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiography has been established as a first-line
diagnostic technique in patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism. Risk stratification is …

… The procedures most commonly performed are radiofrequency ablation and cryotherapy. …
Venous stenosis or thrombosis and pulmonary hypertension may occur after radio-frequency …

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate pulmonary artery (PA) clot load scores and computed
tomographic (CT) cardiovascular parameters as predictors of mortality in patients with severe …

Background: Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE) present with a broad spectrum
of prognoses. Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) has progressively …

Purpose Pelvic congestion syndrome is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain in women and
its association with venous congestion has been described in the literature. We evaluated …

Eleven patients with benign strictures (after choledochojejunostomy, n = 10; chronic
pancreatitis, n = 1) and 16 with malignant biliary strictures (cancer of the pancreas, n = 7; …

OBJECTIVE. This study evaluated CT findings for signs of blunt diaphragmatic rupture.
MATERIALS AND METHODS. CT examinations of 179 blunt trauma patients, including 11 with left…

The use of swine for teaching purposes in medicine and surgery has largely increased in
recent years. Detailed knowledge of the porcine anatomy and physiology is a prerequisite for …

Twenty-five patients with stenosis of the vena cava (21) and other large veins (4) have been
treated with self-expanding Gianturco metallic stents. Eighteen patients had superior vena …