Abnormal signal intensity within skeletal muscle is frequently encountered at magnetic
resonance (MR) imaging. Potential causes are diverse, including traumatic, infectious, …

OBJECTIVE. The flexor tendon pulley system is often ruptured when a flexed finger is forcibly
extended. In the acute phase, soft-tissue swelling and pain often make clinical evaluation …

Over the past two decades, there have been numerous technologic advances in the field of
imaging of the hips and bony pelvis. Conventional radiography remains the initial imaging …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the hip joint and adjacent structures can provide valuable
information under many clinical circumstances. After plain radiography, MR imaging is …

DISCUSSION The differential considerations for bone sclerosis are extensive, but the
radiographic distribution in association with clinical and laboratory findings can substantially …

Primary nasal, paranasal, oral and pharyngeal (NPOP) lymphoma, thought to be a distinct
entity among childhood lymphomas, may present with a wide variety of common ENT …

Whether or not bowel preparation should be used before intravenous urography (IVU)
remains a controversial issue. Despite strongly held views on both sides there is little scientific …

" Vacuum" phenomena may occur within peripheral joints or in the spine. These phenomena
are related to the accumulation of gas, principally nitrogen, under physiologic or pathologic …

We report an unusual case of Streptococcus pneumoniae sacroiliitis in a previously healthy
31-year-old woman. Six cases of pneumococcal sacroiliitis have been reported; the only two …

There is an increasing need for an accurate, noninvasive technique for the evaluation of
cartilage. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, with its excellent contrast resolution and …