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Myositis ossificans of psoas muscle: Magnetic resonance imaging findings
(Blackwell Munksgaard, 2004)
Myositis ossificans is a benign localized self-limiting ossifying soft tissue mass with unknown pathogenesis. It may be confused with a malignant tumor of bone or soft tissues especially in the early stages of the disease. ...
Cervical Radiculopathy caused by vertebral artery loop formation - Multislice computed tomography angiography findings
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)
Vertebral artery tortuosity and loop formation are rare causes of cervical radiculopathy. The criterion standard for the detection of vertebral artery loop formation is digital subtraction angiography. Computed tomography ...
Intraspinal metalloma resulting in late paraparesis
(Springer, 2005)
The metal-related complications caused by orthopedic implants have long been a concern but these problems have been considered mostly in the field of arthroplasty or internal fixation of fractures. The recent prevalence ...
Pedicular stress fracture in lumbar spine
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2002)
The purpose of this article is to report two cases of pedicular stress fracture of the lumbar spine which is an uncommon cause of low back and leg pain. The relevant literature is reviewed and features of the cases that ...
Primary epiploic appendagitis: MRI findings
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2002)
Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) occurs secondary to inflammation of an epiploic appendage and is considered to be a rare cause of acute abdomen. In this case report we describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...
Osteochondritis dissecans of the tarsal navicular
(AMER ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT & ANKLE SOC INC, 2008)
A 27-year-old male athlete presented with chronic right dorsal midfoot pain and limitation in midfoot movements. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an nondisplaced osteochondral fragment within ...
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the clivus: MRI and CT findings
(Springer Verlag, 2002)
Fibrous dysplasia is a developmental disorder caused by abnormal proliferation and maturation of fibroblasts resulting in replacement of mature bone by structurally weak immature woven bone. Clival involvement in monostotic ...
Primary epiploic appendagitis CT manifestations
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2000)
Inflammation of an epiploic appendage is considered to be a rare cause of acute abdomen. Recently it has been reported that typical computed tomography (CT) findings of primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) provide a definitive ...
CT and MR characteristics of hibernoma: six cases
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2008)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of hibernoma. Materials and methods: We retrospectively evaluated imaging findings of CT and MR ...
Recurrent tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta - A case report
(WESTMINSTER PUBL INC, 2006)
Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease that is uniformly fatal if not treated properly. The authors present a case of a recurrent tuberculous false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta that was ...