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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this article is to review and illustrate the spectrum of computed tomography (CT) appearances of abdominal tuberculosis. Tuberculosis can affect any organ or tissue in the abdomen, and can be mistaken for other inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. The most common sites of tuberculosis in the abdomen include lymph nodes, genitourinary tract, peritoneal cavity and gastrointestinal tract. The liver, spleen, biliary tract, pancreas and adrenals are rarely affected, but are more likely in HIV-seropositive patients and in miliary tuberculosis. This article should alert the radiologist to consider abdominal tuberculosis in the correct clinical setting to ensure timely diagnosis and enable appropriate treatment.
Clinical radiology 12/2011; 67(6):596-604. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Renal transplants are the most frequent visceral transplant, and because of the absence of nephrotoxicity and radiation, ultrasound is widely used to monitor grafts and assess for complications. Complications can be categorised as vascular, parenchymal, ureteric and perinephric collections, with many occurring at predictable times post transplant. Awareness of these pathologies and their features is vital for all radiologists to enable early intervention and prolong graft survival.
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 06/2010; 54(3):211-8. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Focal lesions within the spleen are being increasingly recognized as imaging technologies advance, and often provide a diagnostic challenge for radiologists. Knowledge of the types of pathologies that occur, determination of solid or cystic nature and a search for characteristic features including correlation with extrasplenic findings can usually allow a specific diagnosis or brief differential to be offered.
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 04/2010; 54(2):120-8. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this review is to discuss and illustrate the spectrum of appearances of extranodal lymphoma in the thorax, including the lungs, pleura, heart, thymus, chest wall, thoracic spine, and breast, using current cross-sectional imaging techniques, such as multidetector computed tomography, positron-emission tomography/computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and sonography. Extranodal lymphoma can affect any organ or tissue in the thorax, and can be mistaken for other inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. This review should alert the radiologist to consider extranodal lymphoma in the appropriate clinical setting to ensure timely diagnosis, correct staging, and accurate post-treatment evaluation to optimize treatment regimens.
Clinical radiology 06/2009; 64(5):542-9. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The objective of this review is to discuss the less common causes of rectal and perirectal disease with an emphasis on their differentiating radiological features and the importance of a multimodality imaging approach. Radiologists should be aware of the ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging appearances of the wide variety of uncommon lesions arising from the rectal and perirectal regions that may simulate adenocarcinoma in order to render an accurate diagnosis and facilitate appropriate management.
Clinical radiology 01/2009; 63(12):1350-60. · 1.65 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition. Multidetector CT pulmonary angiography is currently the imaging method of choice for the detection of PE. The aim of this pictorial essay is to review the appearances of PE on multidetector CT pulmonary angiography, including signs that differentiate acute and chronic PE and markers of severity. The features of a non-diagnostic study and pitfalls leading to a false-positive or false-negative study are presented.
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 09/2008; 52(4):307-17. · 0.87 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This paper reviews the reasons why multi-slice CT scanners may give patients higher dose than their single-slice predecessors and discusses the type of optimization of multi-slice scan protocols that may be undertaken to keep patient doses to acceptable levels without compromising image quality. It also provides estimates of patient effective dose values and dose length products for typical procedures and briefly discusses the implication that these dose values have for the induction of possible stochastic effects.
Australasian Radiology 07/2006; 50(3):278-85. · 0.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of ureterocolic fistula secondary to urolithiasis in a 70-year-old female imaged with both CT and an antegrade nephrostogram. The ureterocolic fistula was managed with insertion of an antegrade ureteral stent.
British Journal of Radiology 11/2005; 78(934):954-5. · 1.31 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The peritoneal cavity is a potential space that is divided by the peritoneal reflections into various complex subspaces. It can be involved in many disease processes including developmental, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic conditions. Computed tomography is highly sensitive and consistent in detecting peritoneal pathology. This pictorial essay aims to emphasize and illustrate the CT features of the spectrum of peritoneal diseases.
Australasian Radiology 09/2005; 49(4):269-77. · 0.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of pelvic surgery. Radiology has an important role in its diagnosis and primary management. We believe that this complication and its management are of importance to those assessing for complications following pelvic surgery.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 12/2001; 185(5):1269-72. · 3.47 Impact Factor
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American Journal of Roentgenology 11/2001; 177(4):819-21. · 2.78 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a rapidly evolving non-invasive imaging modality that produces images of the pancreatic duct and biliary tree without the need for intravenous or oral contrast. The images are equivalent to those from endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), but the non-invasive acquisition avoids the morbidity and mortality associated with diagnostic ERCP. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is indicated in patients who require only a diagnostic ERCP, who fail an ERCP or who are unable to undergo ERCP due to altered post-surgical anatomy. Other evolving indications include triaging of patients with obstructive jaundice into percutaneous or endoscopic management drainage pathways depending on the site, length and nature of the duct obstruction, thereby potentially decreasing the number of failed or unsuccessful ERCP. Pre-operative identification of anomalous biliary anatomy and choledocholithiasis prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy promise to modify the pre-operative and operative management of the patient in order to minimize the risk of duct injury and unnecessary intra-operative dissection and cholangiography. The advantages of the technique include its non-invasiveness, the absence of contrast administration, its relative operator independence and the ability to evaluate both sides of an obstructed duct, thereby accurately evaluating stricture morphology and length. The disadvantages of MRCP compared to ERCP include its lack of an immediate therapeutic solution to duct obstruction, procedural cost, unit availability and the inability to evaluate patients with pacemakers or ferromagnetic implants.
Australasian Radiology 12/1999; 43(4):427-34. · 0.51 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Producing images similar to those acquired by the invasive procedures of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is indicated in patients who are unable to undergo ERCP or have had previously unsuccessful ERCP. It is used increasingly in non-invasive evaluation of the pancreaticobiliary tree in cases where the need for intervention during ERCP is expected to be low. MRCP may help in identifying anomalous biliary anatomy or choledocholithiasis before laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and in deciding between percutaneous or endoscopic treatment for patients with obstructive jaundice to decrease the rate of failed ERCP procedures.
The Medical journal of Australia 10/1998; 169(5):266-9. · 2.81 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of intrabiliary hydatid cyst rupture that was indirectly suspected on computed tomography, diagnosed with magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC), and confirmed with ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. MRC evaluation is a highly sensitive and accurate method for diagnosing intrabiliary rupture.
Abdominal Imaging 27(3):333-5. · 1.73 Impact Factor
