Amara Tilve

• University of Vigo

Catheter ablation for symptomatic and drug-resistant atrial fibrillation is considered as the main acquired cause of pulmonary vein stenosis in adults. Controversy currently exists about the optimal treatment approach of this entity. Stenting seems to achieve lower vessel restenosis rates than isolated balloon angioplasty. However, these techniques...

The purpose of this work is to describe a chest radiography computer-Aided diagnostic (CAD) scheme designed to analyze the chest radiographs performed in the framework of the Galician (Spain) Health Service (GHS), including the radiographs that are not reported by the radiologists. The final goal of this CAD system is its integration in the GHS dai...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to describe a project designed to achieve a total integration of different CAD algorithms into the PACS environment by using a wide computing infrastructure. Methods: The aim is to build a system for the entire region of Galicia, Spain, to make CAD accessible to multiple hospitals by employing different PACSs an...

Early diagnosis is one of the most important factors affecting the prognosis of pulmonary embolism (PE); however, the clinical presentation of PE is often very unspecific and it can simulate other diseases. For these reasons, imaging tests, especially computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the pulmonary arteries, have become the keystone in the d...

Background: Closed pleural biopsy (CPB) in patients with malignant pleural effusion is less sensitive than cytology. Ultrasound-assisted CPB allows biopsies to be performed in the lower thoracic parietal pleura, where secondary spread from pleural metastases is initially more likely to be found. We analyzed whether choosing the point of entry for...

Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that are rare in the breast. A high percentage of hemangiomas are diagnosed incidentally during imaging examinations. They have mammographic, sonographic, and pathologic characteristics that allow radiologists and pathologists to diagnose them. We present four different cases of breast hemangiomas showing thei...

El volumen de tejido adiposo epicárdico (TAE) se ha asociado con enfermedad arterial coronaria (EAC) debido a su efecto inflamatorio local directo sobre las arterias coronarias. La medición del TAE y su asociación con la EAC se ha estudiado principalmente por medio de la ecocardiografía. Esta técnica presenta limitaciones debido a la dificultad en...

Figuras 1 a 3 – Paciente con nódulo palpable de 1 cm en hemiescroto izquierdo, demostrándose en la ecografía una lesión anecoica extratesticular compatible con quiste de túnica albugínea (fig 1). Mismo paciente; colección de imágenes quísticas y tubulares anecoicas en mediastinum testis en relación con ectasia tubular de la rete testis, que no debe...

We report 3 cases of 3 types of thoracic amyloidosis (tracheobronchial amyloidosis, nodular parenchymal amyloidosis, and lymph node amyloidosis) with an emphasis on computed tomographic features. Thoracic amyloidosis is a rare disease, but we think it is important to know its different types and understand how it manifests itself to be able to reco...

PURPOSE/AIM To review the cardiac anatomy using an interactive format, illustrating anatomic landmarks in the cardiac chambers, valves and coronary arteries. To correlate CT, MR and specimen cardiac images. CONTENT ORGANIZATION The user may test himself though CT or MR images. We display the standard cardiac planes and some others designed to bett...

PURPOSE/AIM The Chest X-ray is one of the most commonly requested tests in medicine, normally a PA and lateral view are obtained. The interpretation of;the lateral view is difficult and often we tend to underestimate it importance. The purpose of this work is to describe the normal anatomy on lateral chest radiograph and the different abnormalities...

PURPOSE/AIM 1- To describe the radiological findings of fecal impaction (stercoral colitis in the literature)that can cause a fatal ischemic complication. 2- To highligh its potential complications. CONTENT ORGANIZATION Review of cases in our hospital during the last year (2009): 22 cases of rectal and colonic ischemia caused by fecal impactation...