ABSTRACT
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation during embryouic development which results in a cystic mass of nonfunctioning lung tissue. A diagnosis of a pulmonary sequestration has traditionally relied upon identifying the pathological arterial vessels by arteriography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. We reported a case of pulmonary sequestration diagnosed by Doppler sonography and subsequent CT angiography. A 21-year-old-woman admitted to hospital for an investigation of recurrent pneumonia with left lower chest pain. A doppler ultrasound sonography showed an aberrant blood supply from the descending thoracic aorta to the left lower chest lesion. The pulmonary sequestration was confirmed by the subsequent CT angiograph.
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Female , HumansABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of the arterial dominant phase images of spiral CT in the detection and localization of pancreatic islet cell tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six patients with pathologically proven isletcell tumors of the pancreas were studied with two-phase spiral CT. Images of the arterial dominant phase and delayed phase were obtained at 30 and 180 seconds after the initiation of injection of 100 ml of contrast materialat a rate of 3ml/sec. The parameters of scanning were 3-mm thickness, table speed of 4mm/sec, and reconstruction at 2-mm intervals. Images were prospectively analyzed and the operative findings were used as the reference standard for tumor detection and localization. RESULTS: On arterial dominant phase images, lesions were definitely depicted in five patients(83%) and were suspicious in one (17%). In the delayed phase, only two tumors(33%) were demonstrated. CONCLUSION: The arterial dominant phase of spiral CT is useful in the preoperative detection and localization of islet cell tumor of the pancreas.