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Objective Toanalysisandcomparison MRImanifestationsofthepigmentedvillonodularsynovitis(PVNS)andgiant celltumoroftendonsheath(GCTTS),andfurthertoimprovethediagnosticaccuracyofthem.Methods 10patientswithPVNSand 20patientswithGCTTSconfirmedbyoperationandpathologywereanalyzedretrospectively.Allpatientswereexaminedwith MRI. Results Among10casesofPVNS,8caseswerelocatedinkneejoint,2infoot.5casesshoweddiffuseform,othersshowedfocal form.Comparedwiththesignalofskeletalmuscle,theproliferativesynovialappearedasisointensityonT1WI,mainlyisointensityor slighthyperintensityonT2WI.NodularhypointensityofT1andT2signalwereseenwithinthesynovialmembrane.Among20casesof GCTTS,18werelocalizedlesions,2werediffuselesions.Therewere3casesinkneejoint,8casesinhandsandfeetrespectively,1case inshoulderjoint.Among20casesofGCTTS,11caseswerenodularlesions,9caseswereirregularGshaped.Thelumpsappearedas isointensityorhypointensityonT1WI,andmostofthem wereslighthypointensityonT2WI.Conclusion The MRIsignalofPVNS andGCTTShaveoverlappinganddifference.Thelocation,morphologyoflesionscombinedwith MRIfindingscanimprovethediagnostic accuracyofthem.
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Objective To explore the CT and MRI features of chordoma and analysis misdiagnosis.Methods The CT and MRI imaging data were analyzed retrospectively in 1 8 patients with chordoma.The imaging findings of the preoperative misdiagnosed lesions were analyzed and summarized.Results 1 2 cases were diagnosed correctly preoperatively,6 cases were misdiagnosed.Chordoma was located in the skull base in 9 cases,in the sacrum in 8 cases,and in cervical vertebrae in 1 case.CT and MRI showed oval or round shape lesions in 12,and irregular shape in 6.14 cases of them displayed clear boundary,4 cases displayed unclear boundary.CT showed soluble osseous bone destruction and uneven isodensity or slightly low density mass.Spot or lamellar shaped calcifications or residual substances of bone were found around or inside of the lesions in 9 cases.MRI showed equal or low signal intensity on T1 WI and high signal intensely on T2 WI.After the CT and MRI contrast enhancement,mass showed mild-to-moderate heterogeneity enhancement. Conclusion Chordoma has certain characteristics on CT and MRI imaging.The combination use of CT and MRI scans has an important value in localization quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of chordoma.
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Objective To investigate CT features of primary ileocecum lymphoma (PIL),to improve the ability of CT diagnosis for the disease.Methods CT data of 12 patients with PIL confirmed by surgery and pathology were analyzed retrospectively.All of the patients underwent plain CT, and 8 cases of them also underwent enhanced CT.Results Among the 12 cases of PIL, there were mass type in 2 and diffused thickness type in 10.The length of the intestinal lesions ranged from 7.8 to 18.5 cm (mean 10.2 cm).Lumen was irregular or aneurysmal dilation in 9, and obvious stenosis in 3.Intestinal wall was soft in 10,and rigid in 2.Plain CT showed that the thickened intestinal wall was soft tissue density.Among the 8 cases performed enhanced CT,6 were approximately homogeneous enhancement, and 2 had small necrosis area without enhancement.Maximum intensity projection(MIP) displayed the lesion had blood supply from the branches of the superior mesenteric artery.Enlarged lymph nodes were detected around the lesions, in root of the mesentery, and in the retroperitoneum in 9.1 case was accompanied with intestinal obstruction,1 case was accompanied with intestinal perforation.Conclusion If CT examination found a homogeneous soft tissue mass in ileocecum with long extent, lumen dilation, soft intestinal wall,mild-to-moderate delayed homogeneous enhancement, PIL should be considered.