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Burkitt lymphoma

August 23, 2013 by
Burkitt lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is highly aggressive, rare, and has a strong male preponderance. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, has also been linked to the development of Burkitt lymphoma. The immunodeficiency-associated variant of this tumor is most common in HIV positive patients, but can also be seen in any immunosuppressed patient. It accounts for 30-40% of NHL in HIV patients, and is one of the AIDS defining diseases, being associated with the initial disease presentation. [...]
Filed Under: Cases, Clinical Imaging, Meet The Experts, neck (soft tissues therein), Val M. Runge, Xiaoming Li
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Comprehensive MRI-Based Staging of Rectal Cancer. Beneficial Combination of Local High- Resolution Imaging and a Moving-Table Platform for Simultaneous Detection of Metastasis

October 28, 2013 by
The evolution of sophisticated surgical repair procedures for the treatment of isolated, focal traumatic or degenerative cartialge lesions has created the need for accurate, non-invasive assessment of the repair tissue. MRI depicts well subchondral bone and bone marrow, allowing examination of repair tissue and its interface with parent cartilage and complications of repair surgeries such as graft hypertrophy and delamination. [...]
Filed Under: Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, gastrointestinal tract
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Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma

July 6, 2013 by
16 year-old male presenting with difficulty breathing through his nose, nightly snoring, stridor and recurrent infections of the upper airway. Inspection shows a red, tumor-like lesion along the posterior wall of the nasopharynx. [...]
Filed Under: Anatomic Regions, Cases, Clinical Imaging, face (ear, nose, and throat; sinuses), Maximilian Reiser, Meet The Experts
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Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 1.5T and 3T

July 6, 2013 by
MR spectroscopy is a powerful technique that adds metabolic information to routine MRI brain examinations. Through four cases, this article provides tips for performing cerebral MRS. Examples of additional information using this technique include differentiating cerebral neoplasms from abscesses and distinguishing solitary primary cerebral neoplasms from solitary cerebral metastatic deposits. [...]
Filed Under: brain, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates
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Assessment of Tumor Extension and Improved Localization for Planning and Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy

July 5, 2013 by
The potential of state-of-the-art MRI at 3 T, in prostate imaging without the use of an endorectal coil, is discussed in this article. Two clinical cases are presented, with MRI in each instance able to improve both therapy planning and surgical outcome. [...]
Filed Under: Clinical Imaging, Clinical Updates, pelvis
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