C. Ozmen, H. Nazaroǧlu, M. Yıldırım, Hatice Akay, Aylin Hasanefendio lu Bayrak, Senem entürk
Dermoid cysts are rare, benign teratomatous congenital lesions, dermoid cysts originating from the submandibular gland are extremely rare. A 47-year-old female admitted for swelling at the right of the neck with duration of 20years. The neck ultrasonography revealed intense-content, cystic lesion containing minor fatty islets at the localization of right submandibular gland. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a dermoid cyst originating from the submandibular gland. However patient refused surgery. Although dermoid cysts are generally at midline, may also originate from the submandibular gland itself, as is the case in our patient. This case was presented in 27 Turkish National Congress of Radiology, Antalya, Turkey.
{"title":"A Rare Case Of Dermoid Cyst Originating From The Submandibular Gland","authors":"C. Ozmen, H. Nazaroǧlu, M. Yıldırım, Hatice Akay, Aylin Hasanefendio lu Bayrak, Senem entürk","doi":"10.5580/122b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/122b","url":null,"abstract":"Dermoid cysts are rare, benign teratomatous congenital lesions, dermoid cysts originating from the submandibular gland are extremely rare. A 47-year-old female admitted for swelling at the right of the neck with duration of 20years. The neck ultrasonography revealed intense-content, cystic lesion containing minor fatty islets at the localization of right submandibular gland. The computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a dermoid cyst originating from the submandibular gland. However patient refused surgery. Although dermoid cysts are generally at midline, may also originate from the submandibular gland itself, as is the case in our patient. This case was presented in 27 Turkish National Congress of Radiology, Antalya, Turkey.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85543736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Singla, Sunesh Kumar, K. Roy, J. Sharma, Neeta Singh
CASE SUMMARY This is a case of a 26-yr old lady who was diagnosed to have chorio-carcinoma, after she presented with complaints of irregular vaginal bleeding for one year and hemoptysis for five months. This was following a missed abortion one year back for which dilatation and curettage was done elsewhere. There was a history of one previous full term child birth and two abortions previously. Histopathology of the curettage had revealed few atypical cells in necrotic background with mild inflammatory cell infiltration. When she presented to our institute, a complete metastatic work-up including complete blood counts, liver function tests and serum β-HCG level was done. Baseline blood investigations were within normal limits and serum β-HCG levels at admission was 6, 37,000 IU/ml. Figure 1 Figure 1: Chest X-Ray showing “cannon-ball” pulmonary metastasis before chemotherapy. Chest X-Ray was done which showed evidence of pulmonary metastasis (Figure 1) in the form of “cannon-ball metastasis”. Contrast enhanced CT (CECT) chest confirmed the pulmonary metastasis. CECT abdomen had revealed a bulky uterus with 4x3x3.5 cm intense heterogeneously enhancing area and multiple infarcts in both kidneys with presence of a simple cyst. CECT head was normal. According to FIGO risk scoring system, her score was 12 (high risk Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia). Patient was administered EMA-CO chemotherapy i.e. Etoposide, Methotrexate and Actinomycin on Day 1 and 2; Cyclophosphamide and Vincristine on day 8. After 4 cycles of EMA-CO, her β-HCG levels fell down to 2467.49 IU/ml and chest X-Ray too showed significant resolution of metastatic lesions (Figure 2). Figure 2 Figure 2: Chest X-Ray showing post chemotherapy lesion Pulmonary metastasis in Chorio-carcinoma: “Before and After Chemotherapy” 2 of 3 BACKGROUND Pulmonary metastases are common and most frequently occur with tumors that have rich systemic venous drainage. Examples of such metastases include renal cancers, bone sarcomas, chorio-carcinomas, melanomas, testicular teratomas, and thyroid carcinomas. Chest X-Ray is usually the first imaging modality in which the metastases are diagnosed. It is important to recognize these lesions, as it changes the stage of disease and treatment course. In chorio-carcinoma, usually 60% of patients have pulmonary metastasis at presentation, and in 70-100% cases, the pulmonary lesion is detected at autopsy. The presence of pulmonary metastases is a bad prognostic factor that indicates disseminated disease. In chorio-carcinoma, presence of pulmonary metastasis upgrades the lesion to stage III disease and asks for combination multidrug chemotherapy-EMACO. However, chemo-sensitive tumors, such as chorio-carcinoma and testicular teratoma, have a better prognosis. Tumor may manifest in lungs as pulmonary nodules as in Figure 1. Pulmonary nodules are the most common manifestation of secondary neoplastic disease in the lungs. They are usually derived from tumor emboli that aris
{"title":"Pulmonary metastasis in Chorio-carcinoma: “Before and After Chemotherapy”","authors":"S. Singla, Sunesh Kumar, K. Roy, J. Sharma, Neeta Singh","doi":"10.5580/1013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1013","url":null,"abstract":"CASE SUMMARY This is a case of a 26-yr old lady who was diagnosed to have chorio-carcinoma, after she presented with complaints of irregular vaginal bleeding for one year and hemoptysis for five months. This was following a missed abortion one year back for which dilatation and curettage was done elsewhere. There was a history of one previous full term child birth and two abortions previously. Histopathology of the curettage had revealed few atypical cells in necrotic background with mild inflammatory cell infiltration. When she presented to our institute, a complete metastatic work-up including complete blood counts, liver function tests and serum β-HCG level was done. Baseline blood investigations were within normal limits and serum β-HCG levels at admission was 6, 37,000 IU/ml. Figure 1 Figure 1: Chest X-Ray showing “cannon-ball” pulmonary metastasis before chemotherapy. Chest X-Ray was done which showed evidence of pulmonary metastasis (Figure 1) in the form of “cannon-ball metastasis”. Contrast enhanced CT (CECT) chest confirmed the pulmonary metastasis. CECT abdomen had revealed a bulky uterus with 4x3x3.5 cm intense heterogeneously enhancing area and multiple infarcts in both kidneys with presence of a simple cyst. CECT head was normal. According to FIGO risk scoring system, her score was 12 (high risk Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia). Patient was administered EMA-CO chemotherapy i.e. Etoposide, Methotrexate and Actinomycin on Day 1 and 2; Cyclophosphamide and Vincristine on day 8. After 4 cycles of EMA-CO, her β-HCG levels fell down to 2467.49 IU/ml and chest X-Ray too showed significant resolution of metastatic lesions (Figure 2). Figure 2 Figure 2: Chest X-Ray showing post chemotherapy lesion Pulmonary metastasis in Chorio-carcinoma: “Before and After Chemotherapy” 2 of 3 BACKGROUND Pulmonary metastases are common and most frequently occur with tumors that have rich systemic venous drainage. Examples of such metastases include renal cancers, bone sarcomas, chorio-carcinomas, melanomas, testicular teratomas, and thyroid carcinomas. Chest X-Ray is usually the first imaging modality in which the metastases are diagnosed. It is important to recognize these lesions, as it changes the stage of disease and treatment course. In chorio-carcinoma, usually 60% of patients have pulmonary metastasis at presentation, and in 70-100% cases, the pulmonary lesion is detected at autopsy. The presence of pulmonary metastases is a bad prognostic factor that indicates disseminated disease. In chorio-carcinoma, presence of pulmonary metastasis upgrades the lesion to stage III disease and asks for combination multidrug chemotherapy-EMACO. However, chemo-sensitive tumors, such as chorio-carcinoma and testicular teratoma, have a better prognosis. Tumor may manifest in lungs as pulmonary nodules as in Figure 1. Pulmonary nodules are the most common manifestation of secondary neoplastic disease in the lungs. They are usually derived from tumor emboli that aris","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74850520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A 44year old female presented in radiology department for evaluation of a left sided distal tibial pain. There was no history of trauma or any unaccustomed exercise. Physical examination was remarkable for significant tenderness to palpation of distal third of left tibia. Presumptive diagnosis of stress fracture or osteoid osteoma was made. Patient was referred for radiological evaluation. roentgenogram revealed focal distal cortical thickening. CT and MRI revealed an unusual type of stress fracturelongitudinal stress fracture of tibia.
{"title":"Longitudinal stress fracture of tibia – a rare diagnosis","authors":"I. Gupta, S. Sethi, J. Shankar","doi":"10.5580/25cf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/25cf","url":null,"abstract":"A 44year old female presented in radiology department for evaluation of a left sided distal tibial pain. There was no history of trauma or any unaccustomed exercise. Physical examination was remarkable for significant tenderness to palpation of distal third of left tibia. Presumptive diagnosis of stress fracture or osteoid osteoma was made. Patient was referred for radiological evaluation. roentgenogram revealed focal distal cortical thickening. CT and MRI revealed an unusual type of stress fracturelongitudinal stress fracture of tibia.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84735127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pulsatile portal vein sign is an uncommon finding which usually results when the elevated systemic venous pressure is transmitted through the hepatic sinusoids to the portal vein. It is most commonly seen with tricuspid regurgitation and is suggestive of underlying congestive heart failure. CASE REPORT A 34 year old female presented to the medical out patient clinic with complaints of jaundice for 2 weeks duration along with mild distension of abdomen. Past history was significant for a rheumatic valvular heart disease for past 16 years. There was associated history of dyspnoea on exertion and orthopnoea. On examination, the patient had mild hepatomegaly with ascites. The tip of spleen was palpable just below the costal margin. The patient also had a loud pan systolic murmur best heard over the tricuspid area. CBC was unremarkable. The hepatic enzymes and bilirubin were mildly elevated. Viral serologies were negative. Renal functions were normal. The patient was referred for an ultrasound scan to ascertain the cause of deranged hepatic function. Ultrasound scan through the liver revealed coarsened echo texture of liver with surface nodularity suggestive of cirrhosis (Figure-1). Spleen was mildly enlarged. Small amount of ascites was also seen. Doppler imaging of the portal vein revealed presence of pulsatile flow in the portal vein, which dropped below the baseline with each systole (Figure-2). Associated marked enlargement of IVC and hepatic veins was seen (Figure-3) with dilatation of cardiac chambers (right more than left). (Figure-4) Subsequent cardiac echo confirmed presence of multiple valvular diseases with predominant TR. Figure 1 Figure 1: Ultrasound scan through liver showing coarsened echo texture with surface nodularity. There is associated ascites. Pulsatile Portal Vein SignAn Indication Of Underlying Tricuspid Regurgitation With Congestive Failure 2 of 4 Figure 2 Figure 2: Spectral Doppler trace of the portal vein showing pulsatile waveform Figure 3 Figure 3: Scan at the level of hepatic veins showing marked enlargement of the same with grossly dilated IVC. Figure 4 Figure 4: Grey scale scan at the level of heart showing marked dilatation of the cardiac chambers. DISCUSSION Normal subjects typically demonstrate minimal variation in portal vein velocity on spectral Doppler analysis during breath holding 1 . The mildly phasic pattern is most likely a reflection of changes in transmitted right atrial pressures, with significant dampening by resistance in venules, sinusoids and small portal vein branches. Pulsatile portal venous flow is said to be present when the minimal portal vein flow velocity drops to or below the baseline 2 . Pulsatile portal venous flow is commonly seen with tricuspid regurgitation. In their study of 17 patients, Abu Yousef et al found tricuspid regurgitation in 15 of the 17 patients that were evaluated 2 . Most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation is dilatation of right ventricle due to left ventricular failu
{"title":"Pulsatile Portal Vein Sign- An Indication Of Underlying Tricuspid Regurgitation With Congestive Failure","authors":"G. Bathla, Sapna Singh, G. Khandelwal, Vg Maller","doi":"10.5580/1740","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1740","url":null,"abstract":"Pulsatile portal vein sign is an uncommon finding which usually results when the elevated systemic venous pressure is transmitted through the hepatic sinusoids to the portal vein. It is most commonly seen with tricuspid regurgitation and is suggestive of underlying congestive heart failure. CASE REPORT A 34 year old female presented to the medical out patient clinic with complaints of jaundice for 2 weeks duration along with mild distension of abdomen. Past history was significant for a rheumatic valvular heart disease for past 16 years. There was associated history of dyspnoea on exertion and orthopnoea. On examination, the patient had mild hepatomegaly with ascites. The tip of spleen was palpable just below the costal margin. The patient also had a loud pan systolic murmur best heard over the tricuspid area. CBC was unremarkable. The hepatic enzymes and bilirubin were mildly elevated. Viral serologies were negative. Renal functions were normal. The patient was referred for an ultrasound scan to ascertain the cause of deranged hepatic function. Ultrasound scan through the liver revealed coarsened echo texture of liver with surface nodularity suggestive of cirrhosis (Figure-1). Spleen was mildly enlarged. Small amount of ascites was also seen. Doppler imaging of the portal vein revealed presence of pulsatile flow in the portal vein, which dropped below the baseline with each systole (Figure-2). Associated marked enlargement of IVC and hepatic veins was seen (Figure-3) with dilatation of cardiac chambers (right more than left). (Figure-4) Subsequent cardiac echo confirmed presence of multiple valvular diseases with predominant TR. Figure 1 Figure 1: Ultrasound scan through liver showing coarsened echo texture with surface nodularity. There is associated ascites. Pulsatile Portal Vein SignAn Indication Of Underlying Tricuspid Regurgitation With Congestive Failure 2 of 4 Figure 2 Figure 2: Spectral Doppler trace of the portal vein showing pulsatile waveform Figure 3 Figure 3: Scan at the level of hepatic veins showing marked enlargement of the same with grossly dilated IVC. Figure 4 Figure 4: Grey scale scan at the level of heart showing marked dilatation of the cardiac chambers. DISCUSSION Normal subjects typically demonstrate minimal variation in portal vein velocity on spectral Doppler analysis during breath holding 1 . The mildly phasic pattern is most likely a reflection of changes in transmitted right atrial pressures, with significant dampening by resistance in venules, sinusoids and small portal vein branches. Pulsatile portal venous flow is said to be present when the minimal portal vein flow velocity drops to or below the baseline 2 . Pulsatile portal venous flow is commonly seen with tricuspid regurgitation. In their study of 17 patients, Abu Yousef et al found tricuspid regurgitation in 15 of the 17 patients that were evaluated 2 . Most common cause of tricuspid regurgitation is dilatation of right ventricle due to left ventricular failu","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"281 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89213547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dissection in a hypoplastic vertebral artery is extremely rare and has never been described previously in adults. We report a case of a 28 year old male who developed stroke following dissection in a hypoplastic left vertebral artery. In addition to describing the imaging findings of this rare combination, the authors discuss the role of hypoplasia as a predisposing factor for dissection.
{"title":"Hypoplastic Vertebral Artery as a predisposing cause for dissection","authors":"N. Mahmood, C. K. Ballal, V. Hegde, H. Suresh","doi":"10.5580/1bb5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1bb5","url":null,"abstract":"Dissection in a hypoplastic vertebral artery is extremely rare and has never been described previously in adults. We report a case of a 28 year old male who developed stroke following dissection in a hypoplastic left vertebral artery. In addition to describing the imaging findings of this rare combination, the authors discuss the role of hypoplasia as a predisposing factor for dissection.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88496552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The middle glenohumeral ligament [MGHL] demonstrates the greatest variation in size and thickness, of all the three glenohumeral ligaments seen on MR imaging of the shoulder. We report a series of patients who underwent routine MR imaging of the shoulder for unrelated pathologies in whom a significant number of MGHL variants were identified. The importance of recognizing this lies in avoiding overdiagnosing or mistaking these for labral or ligamentous pathology. We conclude with a brief review of the importance and functions of the MGHL.
{"title":"Normal variants of the middle glenohumeral ligament in MR imaging of the shoulder","authors":"P. Chatterjee, J. Sureka","doi":"10.5580/d9a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/d9a","url":null,"abstract":"The middle glenohumeral ligament [MGHL] demonstrates the greatest variation in size and thickness, of all the three glenohumeral ligaments seen on MR imaging of the shoulder. We report a series of patients who underwent routine MR imaging of the shoulder for unrelated pathologies in whom a significant number of MGHL variants were identified. The importance of recognizing this lies in avoiding overdiagnosing or mistaking these for labral or ligamentous pathology. We conclude with a brief review of the importance and functions of the MGHL.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76085689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objectives: Intussusception, a common cause of an acute abdomen in children less than 2 years old can lead to bowel ischaemia with associated gangrene in undiagnosed cases with potentially fatal consequences. Air insufflation fluoroscopy is the method most commonly utilized at the Radiology Department of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) for both diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Internationally accepted rates of reduction are in excess of 70%, and perforation rates 3% or less. The reduction and perforation rates at the UHWI were previously undocumented.We aim to compare the reduction and perforation rates by air insufflation at the UHWI with the current standards in the literature. We also aim to identify potential causes of differences in rates and possible solutions for improving reduction rates. We also plan to propose a protocol to be instituted for all patients presenting for investigation and management of intussusception at UHWI.Method: A retrospective review of all cases performed between 1998 and 2003 was done using the logbooks available in the x-ray department.Results: There were 91 cases of suspected intussusception, Ages ranged from 6 weeks to 16 months. 51 cases were confirmed. The reduction rate was 56%. The perforation rate was 3.3%, not statistically significant from reports in the literature.Conclusions: Our reduction rate was found to be below the internationally accepted standard. This was thought to be due to lack of standard equipment and level of operator experience.
{"title":"Air insufflation for the treatment of intussusception in the Radiology Department at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) between 1998 and 2003","authors":"Peter B. Johnson, Sundeep Shah, D. Soares","doi":"10.5580/4b7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/4b7","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Intussusception, a common cause of an acute abdomen in children less than 2 years old can lead to bowel ischaemia with associated gangrene in undiagnosed cases with potentially fatal consequences. Air insufflation fluoroscopy is the method most commonly utilized at the Radiology Department of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) for both diagnosis and treatment of this condition. Internationally accepted rates of reduction are in excess of 70%, and perforation rates 3% or less. The reduction and perforation rates at the UHWI were previously undocumented.We aim to compare the reduction and perforation rates by air insufflation at the UHWI with the current standards in the literature. We also aim to identify potential causes of differences in rates and possible solutions for improving reduction rates. We also plan to propose a protocol to be instituted for all patients presenting for investigation and management of intussusception at UHWI.Method: A retrospective review of all cases performed between 1998 and 2003 was done using the logbooks available in the x-ray department.Results: There were 91 cases of suspected intussusception, Ages ranged from 6 weeks to 16 months. 51 cases were confirmed. The reduction rate was 56%. The perforation rate was 3.3%, not statistically significant from reports in the literature.Conclusions: Our reduction rate was found to be below the internationally accepted standard. This was thought to be due to lack of standard equipment and level of operator experience.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83526588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Internet is changing medicine and web 2.0 is the current buzz word in the world wide web dictionary. According to Dean Giustini in British Medical Journal, web 2.0 means “the web as platform” and “architecture of participation”. It is the web or internet information which is created by the users themselves. Web 2.0 is primarily about the benefits of easy to use and free internet software. For example, blogs and wikis facilitate participation and conversations across a vast geographical expanse. Information pushing devices, like RSS feeds, permit continuous instant alerting to the latest ideas in medicine. Multimedia tools like podcasts and videocasts are increasingly popular in medical schools and medical journals. Recently, there has been no escaping the mention of blogs in the media. Blogging has emerged as a social phenomenon, which has impacted politics, business, and communication. Medical field or healthcare is also not immune to this global phenomenon. Hence this chapter will deal with this phenomenon of blogging, with emphasis on what is a blog, historical significance, various software platforms available, blogging for a physician, pros and cons of blogging in healthcare, examples from popular healthcare blogs and prediction for future trends. This chapter will familiarize the reader about healthcare blogs and their impact on healthcare.
{"title":"Healthcare Blogging-A review","authors":"S. Sethi","doi":"10.5580/14ea","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/14ea","url":null,"abstract":"The Internet is changing medicine and web 2.0 is the current buzz word in the world wide web dictionary. According to Dean Giustini in British Medical Journal, web 2.0 means “the web as platform” and “architecture of participation”. It is the web or internet information which is created by the users themselves. Web 2.0 is primarily about the benefits of easy to use and free internet software. For example, blogs and wikis facilitate participation and conversations across a vast geographical expanse. Information pushing devices, like RSS feeds, permit continuous instant alerting to the latest ideas in medicine. Multimedia tools like podcasts and videocasts are increasingly popular in medical schools and medical journals. Recently, there has been no escaping the mention of blogs in the media. Blogging has emerged as a social phenomenon, which has impacted politics, business, and communication. Medical field or healthcare is also not immune to this global phenomenon. Hence this chapter will deal with this phenomenon of blogging, with emphasis on what is a blog, historical significance, various software platforms available, blogging for a physician, pros and cons of blogging in healthcare, examples from popular healthcare blogs and prediction for future trends. This chapter will familiarize the reader about healthcare blogs and their impact on healthcare.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86521116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The sacroiliacal joint can be source of low back pain and radiofrequency denervation was reported to provide pain relief in patients with sacroiliac joint syndrome. We report about our experience with 30 difficult to treat patients with low back pain because of sacroiliac joint syndrome. Six months after the radiofrequency denervation 47% of the patients showed a lasting pain relief. Radiofrequency denervation shows promising results as part of the treatment of sacroiliac joint pain, but randomized controlled trials with larger sample size are thoroughly needed to further determinate its effiacy.
{"title":"Radiofrequency denervation of the sacroiliac joint-experiences in a series of 30 patients","authors":"J. Gossner, Burkhard Kietzmann","doi":"10.5580/1bfd","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1bfd","url":null,"abstract":"The sacroiliacal joint can be source of low back pain and radiofrequency denervation was reported to provide pain relief in patients with sacroiliac joint syndrome. We report about our experience with 30 difficult to treat patients with low back pain because of sacroiliac joint syndrome. Six months after the radiofrequency denervation 47% of the patients showed a lasting pain relief. Radiofrequency denervation shows promising results as part of the treatment of sacroiliac joint pain, but randomized controlled trials with larger sample size are thoroughly needed to further determinate its effiacy.","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81064060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Splenic torsion, an unusual cause of acute abdominal pain.","authors":"M. Murthy, S. Rajani, K. Bhagheerathi","doi":"10.5580/1f7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5580/1f7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22526,"journal":{"name":"The Internet Journal of Radiology","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75406152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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