Omar M AlbtoushUniversity of Jordan | UJ · Department of Radiology
Omar M Albtoush
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July 2012 - June 2014
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Objectives:
To evaluate the prognostic relevance of temporal muscle thickness (TMT) in brain metastasis patients.
Methods:
We retrospectively analysed TMT on magnetic resonance (MR) images at diagnosis of brain metastasis in two independent cohorts of 188 breast cancer (BC) and 247 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients (overall: 435 patien...
Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GI). GIST that arises primarily outside the GI tract is termed Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (EGIST). To the best of our knowledge, few cases of EGIST in the abdominal wall were reported.
We present a rare case of EGIST in the abdominal...
Multiple ligaments are involved in avulsion injuries of the knee joint, including both anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments; however, avulsion injury of the posterior cruciate ligament is less frequently encountered than the anterior counterpart. Furthermore, avulsion of the femoral side of the posterior cruciate ligament is far less common th...
New structural anatomical discoveries are not so often encountered. However, their potential occurrence should be kept in mind, which can eventually help in a better understanding of patients’ symptoms and subsequently improve the management plan. In this article we will present a newly encountered anatomical structure in the knee joint. Sesamoid b...
The pes anserinus is a common tendon comprising the tendinous insertions of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles. It inserts at the anteromedial aspect of the tibia and plays a significant role in stabilization of the medial side of the knee joint. The current article presents a case with recurrent lateral patellar dislocations causi...
Objectives
The revised European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) consensus guidelines on soft tissue tumor imaging represent an update of 2015 after technical advancements, further insights into specific entities, and revised World Health Organization (2020) and AJCC (2017) classifications. This second of three papers covers algorithms o...
Objectives
Early, accurate diagnosis is crucial for the prognosis of patients with soft tissue sarcomas. To this end, standardization of imaging algorithms, technical requirements, and reporting is therefore a prerequisite. Since the first European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) consensus in 2015, technical achievements, further insigh...
Trabecular bone score (TBS) assesses trabecular microarchitecture at the lumbar spine and was shown to improve fracture risk prediction compared to bone mineral density (BMD) alone. We investigated whether lumbar degenerative changes (DC) affect TBS and TBS-adjusted 10-year fracture risk assessment (tool) (FRAX) estimates. All patients who underwen...
Background
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been increasing significantly over time. The relationship between the ACL injury and the knee joint structures is poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the measurements of different structures in the knee joint are linked with ACL injury in affected patients.
Me...
This is a 51-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain, bilateral proximal upper and lower extremities pain and weakness, and decreased urine output with abnormal kidney function test; Urea and creatinine levels were elevated at 231.5 mg/dl and 11.05 mg/dl, respectively. Initial bone scan showed increased uptake within several muscles suspici...
Soft tissue sarcomas encompass multiple entities with differing recurrence rates and follow-up intervals. The detection of recurrences and their differentiation from post-therapeutic changes is therefore complex, with a central role for the clinical radiologist. This article describes approved recommendations. Prerequisite is a precise knowledge of...
Objective
To study non-enhanced computer tomographic features of chest imaging in 302 patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jordan.
Material and method
A retrospective analysis of non-enhanced computer tomographic scans has been performed in the main center for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Prince Hamzah Hospital for those sc...
Objective
This study aimed to evaluate injury patterns associated with Stieda avulsion fractures of the medial femoral condyle at the attachment of the proximal MCL.
Materials and methods
Knee radiographs and MRI scans of 11 patients with Stieda fractures were evaluated by two fellowship-trained MSK radiologists for fracture origin, integrity of t...
Introduction
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a progressive disease characterized by smooth muscle-like cell proliferation resulting in thin-walled cystic changes of the lung parenchyma. Evaluation of disease activity can be done by clinical assessment, pulmonary function tests (PFT) or by computer tomography (CT) of the chest. A conventional CT-b...
To look for injuries associated with intra-articular distal radial fractures using computed tomography.
BACKGROUND: Avulsion injuries of the pelvis and hip region are typical injuries in adolescent athletes but can be found in adults as well. Typical sites for avulsion injuries include the origin/insertion of tendons and ligaments. Among adolescents, the not yet ossified apophysis is also frequently involved. The pelvis and hip are especially prone t...
Background Avulsion injuries of the pelvis and hip region are typical injuries in adolescent athletes but can be found in adults as well. Typical sites for avulsion injuries include the origin/insertion of tendons and ligaments. Among adolescents, the not yet ossified apophysis is also frequently involved. The pelvis and hip are especially prone to...
Metatarsalgia defined as pain at the plantar aspect of the forefoot. Intermetatarsal bursitis is considered one potential soft-tissue cause of metatarsalgia that is presumably under-estimated, under-investigated, and, consequently, often misdiagnosed. To assess the role of MRI in the elucidation of the cause of metatarsalgia in patients with differ...
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Supraspinatus muscle is usually the first and the most common rotator cuff muscle encountered in traumatic and non-traumatic rotator cuff tears, representing more than 95% of rotator cuff injuries. The aim of our study is to assess findings associated with non-traumatic supraspinatus muscle tears using magnetic resonance imaging and its relationshi...
Supraspinatus muscle is usually the first and the most common rotator cuff muscle encountered in traumatic and non-traumatic rotator cuff tears, representing more than 95% of rotator cuff injuries. The aim of our study is to assess findings associated with non-traumatic supraspinatus muscle tears using magnetic resonance imaging and its relationshi...
Purpose:
To evaluate the effect of advanced monoenergetic imaging (MEI+) postprocessing algorithm on the visualization of various intramuscular lesions on portal-venous-phase contrast-enhanced dual-energy computed tomography (DECT).
Material and methods:
Thirty-nine patients (64.3 ± 11.1 years; 26 males) with various intramuscular lesions rangin...
The Segond fracture is a tibial avulsion injury of the insertion of the middle third of the lateral capsular ligament that is typically associated with anterior cruciate ligament and meniscal tears. The classically assigned mechanism of injury is a combination of internal rotation and varus stress. We report two cases of Segond fractures that prese...
Eine Vielzahl an Krankheitsentitäten kann sich in Form von multizystischen Veränderungen am Lungenparenchym manifestieren. Bildgebung mittels High-Resolution-Computer-Tomografy (HRCT) hat hierbei die Diagnostik mittels Gewebepunktion weitestgehend ersetzt. Die Kenntnis der wichtigsten Differenzialdiagnosen und der zugrunde liegenden Entitäten bei m...
The purpose of the current poster is to test the hypothesis of the existence of an alternative Segond fracture mechanism that includes dominant valgus stress and external rotation components.
To clarify the site of origin of the Segond fracture and its relation to the closely-related ligamentous and tendinous structures by evaluating MRI scans in five patients presented with the classical pattern of injury.
Learning objectives To highlight different factors that can contribute to the development of posterior ankle impingement syndrome. Background Posterior ankle impingement syndrome defined as symptomatic mechanical limitation of full-range plantar flexion of the ankle joint, which occurs due to repetitive plantar flexion. It is classically described...
Objectives Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a pathologic process resulting from interruption of blood supply to bone. The aim of this paper is to describe the technical aspects and outcome of a modified technique of core decompression and bone graft injection for the treatment of AVNFH. Methods A total of 20 patients (26 femoral head...
Carpal bones are rarely affected by avascular necrosis (AVN) in the absence of fractures. The lunate is the most frequently affected carpal bone, followed by the scaphoid and the capitate. The triquetrum is rarely affected by AVN. We report a case of multiple cystic changes in the triquetrum in a patient with a history of trauma. He was treated by...
Retroclival epidural haematoma is a very rare type of haematoma that occurs mainly in the paediatric agegroup, as a result of ligamentous laxity at the craniocervical junction. All previously reported cases were pedestrians or cyclists hit by a motor vehicle and most were treated conservatively. Reconstructed computed tomography or magnetic resonan...