Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Background: Pelvic floor dysfunction, more prevalent in women but affecting both genders, impairs sphincter control and sexual health, and causes pelvic pain. Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the first-line treatment for urinary incont…

Interventional radiology (IR) has reshaped contemporary management strategies for selected gynecological and obstetric disorders by introducing minimally invasive, organ-sparing therapeutic alternatives to conventional surgical approaches. …

This review focuses on the diverse etiologies of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) and the crucial role of imaging in their diagnosis. Unlike primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), which is typically due to ruptured blebs, SSP resul…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of gonadal vein refluxes associated with lower-extremity varicose veins with Doppler ultrasonography (DUS). METHOD: A total of 6279 patients with venous disease-related sym…

This review has the purpose of illustrating schematically and comprehensively the key concepts for the beginner who approaches chest radiology for the first time. The approach to thoracic imaging may be challenging for the beginner due to t…

Ultrasound imaging of the musculoskeletal system is paramount for physicians of different specialties. In recent years, its use has become the extension of physical examinations like using a "magnifying glass". Likewise, the eventual concep…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and clinical implications of variant sciatic nerve anatomy in relation to the piriformis muscle on magnetic resonance neurography (MRN), in patients with lumbosacral neuropathic symptoms. MATERIALS AND M…

The gold standard for the diagnosis of pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is venography (VG), although transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) might be a noninvasive, nonionizing alternative. Our aim is to determine whether TVU is an accurate and compa…

The complex anatomy and similarity of imaging features of various pathologies in the pelvis can make accurate radiology interpretation difficult. While prompt recognition of ovarian cancer remains essential, awareness of processes that mimi…

Drug-induced acute pancreatitis (DIP) is a recognised but underreported entity in the literature. Immunotherapy drugs have been described as one possible emerging cause, although the pathogenic mechanism is still largely unclear. To date, o…