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Objective To investigate CT and MRI features of hepatic sclerosed hemangioma (HSH).Methods CT and MRI findings were retrospectively reviewed in 20 cases of HSH,all of which were confirmed pathologically after hepatic surgery.Twenty patients underwent CT scan,4 patients underwent MRI.Meanwhile,the enhancement pattern and signal intensity were analyzed either.Results Twenty patients showed main part of tumor was hypo-attenuating on CT plain scanning,and 16 patients showed the central area of tumor was markedly more hypo-attenuating on CT plain scanning.After administration of intravenous contrast media,multifocal linear or small nodular enhancement in the peripheral area was seen during the arterial phase on 16 patients of HSH.Venous phases showed centripetal enhancement or spread around the nodules enhancement which continued to delayed phases with low density of no enhancement in the lesion area.Four patients showed no obvious enhancement on arterial phases and slight separation sample enhancement at the edge or inside of the lesions with a wide range of non enhancement areas on venous phase and delayed phase.Four patients were performed MRI examination,the lesions demonstrated hypointensity with a lower signal area on T1WI,hyperintensity with a higher signal intensity area on T2WI.The DWI sequence of b value were 0,150,800 s/mm2,all of which were obviously hypointensity.The edge of lesions showed small nodular enhancement on arterial phase,irregular concentric enhancement on venous phase and delayed phase,and there was no enhancement area with lower signal in the center of the lesion.Conclusions The enhancement pattern of HSH different from cavernous hemangioma,with a larger non enhancement area in the center of the lesions and similar to other hepatic masses with central scar,differential diagnosis dependence on CT and MRI dynamic enhanced scan.
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Objective To study the imaging findings of disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).Methods X-ray and multi-slice CT (MSCT)data from 33 AIDS patients with disseminated pulnonary tuberculosis confirmed by clinical manifestations and laboratory tests were analyzed retrospectively.Results Thirty patients underwent initial chest radiography examination,29 patients showed abnormal appearances,including bilateral disseminations in 21 patients and unilateral multiple disseminations in 8 patients.All patients underwent MSCT examination,26 patients showed bilateral disseminations and 7 patients showed unilateral multiple disseminations.The abnormal pulmonary appearances included nodule (n =25),miliary nodule (n =22),air-space consolidation (n =22),cavity (n =11),fibrosis (n =7),ground-glass opacity (n =7),pneumatocele (n =4),calcification (n =2).There were 20 patients with more than 3 abnormal appearances and 13 patients with one or two abnormal appearances.The extra-pulmonary tuberculosis included pleural effusion (n =33),lymphadenopathy (n =30),intestinal tuberculosis (n =3),splenic tuberculosis (n =1) and cerebral tuberculosis (n =1).Conclusion Disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis should be highly suspected in AIDS patients with diffused nodules,miliary nodules,air-space consolidations or multiple cavities,accompanied with pleural effusion and lymphadenopathy.
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Objective To evaluate the pulmonary imaging features in patients with severe or critical severe A H1N1 influenza. Methods Clinical and imaging findings of 18 cases with H1N1 pneumonia were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into 2 groups including severe group (n=11) and critical group (n=7). Results Among the severe group, bilateral ill-defined nodules and patch shadows were found in 8 cases, local ill-defined patchy was shown in 3 cases, and consolidation of right inferior lung was demonstrated by CT scan in 1 case. Among the critical group, diffuse ground-glass attenuation with partial consolidation were found in bilateral lungs of 4 cases, subcutaneous emphysema was observed in 1 case. CT showed diffuse ground-glass attenuation and nodular like consolidation in bilateral inferior lungs in 1 case, and other 3 cases showed diffuse consolidation of bilateral lungs. Conclusions The radiologic findings of severe and critical severe pulmonary infections with H1N1 include ill-defined nodules and patch shadows of bilateral lung in sever patients, diffuse peribronchial ground-glass opacity and multifocal consolidation in critical severe patients. The radiologists should learn the features of H1N1 pneumonia on thoracic plain film and CT to make diagnosis in time.