Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture, a diagnostic dilemma in the presence of eventration: a case report

Eventration of the diaphragm is the condition where the muscle is permanently elevated, but retains its continuity and attachments to the costal margins. Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is a recognized consequence of high velocity blunt trauma to the abdomen usually a result of motor vehicle accident. Multi-slice CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the pre-operative evaluation of trauma patients, diaphragmatic rupture can be still overlooked if not evaluated with the fair degree of clinical suspicion, more so if it is associated with an eventration of diaphragm - as was in our case

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI in internal derangement of knee in comparison to arthroscopy MRI vs Arthroscopy in knee injury

Background: The knee joint (KJ) is one of the largest as well as most complicated joints in the human body. The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints, either as a separated injury or as a common portion in patients with multiple traumas. MRI has completely transformed the field of radio diagnosis because it provides superior soft tissue (ST) contrast. Also, it has appeared to be highly useful in muscle, brain, abdominal, and soft tissue imaging. The MRI is non-invasive which provides significantly better ST contrast, and requires less imaging time while having fewer artefacts. Aims & Objectives: To compare the accuracy of diagnostic [True Positive (TP), True Negative (TN), False Positive (FP), as well as False Negative (FN)] of MRI & arthroscopy in diagnosing internal derangement (ID) of the knee. To determine the function of MRI in selecting patients for arthroscopy. Material and Methods: This research is a cross-sectional investigation wherein patients who were thought to have an internal knee dislocation (IKD) were given an MRI and some were chosen for an arthroscopy. Most MRIs were done on a 1.5 tesla MRI scanner. The results of the MRI were written down.&nbsp

Hemodynamic evaluation of coarctation of aorta using phase: Contrast magnetic resonance imaging and its comparison with echocardiographic findings evaluation of coarctation of aorta

Background: Coarctation of aorta (CoA) occurs when a small section of the aorta narrows in the luminal. CoA is one of the most popular congenital CL (cardiac lesions), and it is responsible for five to ten percent of all instances of congenital HD (heart disease). CoA can result in a variety of complications. Aims & Objectives: This research was undertaken to determine the occurrence of related CL and valvular disorders in patients with CoA. Materials and Methods: This research was carried out in the Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging (DORAI), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Tertiary Care Hospital, Srinagar, JK, India over a period of 2 years on patients referred from the Department of Cardiology. The patients who had been detected with CoA were given a PC-MRI to check their blood flow, and the comparison was made to the Echocardiographic study results. Results: Spin-echo (S-E) images of the level of the aortic arch (AA) as well as aortic isthmus (AI) showed narrowing in nineteen situations, according to the researchers. In eleven of the twenty situations, there was a significant amount of collateral circulation (CC). CC was significant in six out of eleven situations of serious stenosis

A study of pre-operative assessment of perianal fistulas using MRI

Anal gland infections most commonly lead to perianal fistulas. With advances in techniques, MR imaging has proven to play an important role in perianal fistula evaluation and is currently considered to be the gold standard. This was a hospital based prospective observational study in which around 100 patients who were diagnosed to have perianal fistula clinically and referred for MR fistulogram to the Department of Radio diagnosis & Imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J&K, India and were included in the study. In this study we concluded that about 26% patients (26 out of 100) had secondary tracks and 31% (31 out of 100) had associated abscesses which showed 86% concordance with surgical findings

Role of 3.0 T MRI in the evaluation of mesial temporal sclerosis using loss of hippocampal striations as diagnostic parameter

Background: Mesial Temporal Sclerosis, also known as MTS, is a condition that causes medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and is characterized by the loss of hippocampal neurons. Multiple researches on individuals with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) have demonstrated that MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an exhaustive method for locating the EF (epileptogenic focus). Aims & Objectives: To study Partial Loss of Hippocampal Striations (PLHS) as a diagnostic parameter using 3.0 Tesla MRI to increase the confidence of diagnosing Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS). Material & methods: This prospective research was performed in 55 patients who had undergone 3T (GE SIGNA HDX) brain imaging under epilepsy protocol that included T2 axial, coronal FLAIR and 3D SPGR hippocampal volume assessment in addition to high resolution T2 coronal imaging over a period of two years at Department of Radiodiagnoses and Imaging (DORAI), Bharat Scans, Chennai, India