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Objective To investigate the CT features of clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC)and angiomyolipoma with minimal fat (AMLmf)and to improve the CT diagnostic accuracy of these two diseases.Methods The CT features of 55 patients with pathologically-confirmed ccRCC and 1 2 patients with pathologically-confirmed AMLmf were analyzed retrospectively,including the CT value in both plain and tri-phase enhanced CT scan,tumor enhancement rate(△R1,△R2,△R3),maximum diameter,enhanced homogeneity,location of the main tumor,cortex raising signs,etc.The statistical analysis was carried on.Results The maximum diameter,the CT value in parenchymal phase,enhancement rate (△R1,△R2,△R3)of tumors in ccRCC group were significantly higher than those of tumors in AMLmf group,and the CT value in plain CT scan in ccRCC group was significantly lower than that in AMLmf group (all P<0.05).No statistically significant difference was found in the CT value of the tumor in corticomedullary phase and in excretion phase (both P>0.05).The rate of extrarenally-located main tumors of AMLmf group was significantly higher than that of ccRCC group (P=0.020),the location of main tumors and cortex raising signs showed no statistically significant difference with the maximum tumor diameter(both P>0.05).The enhanced homogeneity of the tumor in corticomedullary phase,parenchymal phase and excretion phase in ccRCC group was lower than that in AMLmf group (all P<0.05).Conclusion The CT value in plain CT scan in ccRCC group is lower than that in AMLmf group;the enhancement rate of the ccRCC group is higher than that of the AMLmf group;the enhanced homogeneity of the ccRCC group is worse than that of the AMLmf group.The extrarenally-located main tumors are more commonly seen in AMLmf than in ccRCC,and the cortex raising signs and the location of main tumors are unrelated to the size of the tumor.
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Objective To investigate the application of multi-sliced CT on breast cancer and early lymph node metastasis (LNM). Methods 30 cases with infiltrative ductal carcinoma (IDC)confirmed by pathology were collected and set as Study Group,30 fibro-mas as Control Group.128-slice CT plain and 2 phrase enhance scan was undergone.Image signs of mass of two groups were com-pared.Image signs of early lymph node metastasis were analyzed.Results In MSCT images,IDC masses had irregular shape,burr rim.2-phrase MSCI demonstrated obvious enhancement in artery phrase,persistence enhancement in vein phrase and ring shape en-hancement.There were significant different between 2 groups in mass shape,rim and enhancement mode(P<0.05).MSCT demon-strated 22 LNM,but 6 of them had no swelling but obvious enhancement.Conclusion 2-phrase MSCT plays an important role in as-sessing breast cancer and early lymph node metastasis.
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Myositis ossificans is an ossifying inflammatory lesion occurring within skeletal muscle. Myositis ossificans usually arises in the large muscles of the extremities and this lesion is characterized by progression of mineralization from periphery to center. In the early phase, myositis ossificans simulates malignant soft tissue tumor without dense mineralization. Traumatic myositis ossificans in rectus abdominis muscle has been reported worldwide. The radiologic findings of early active myositis ossificans in rectus abdominis muscle are ill defined heterogenous hypoechoic mass on US, hemorrhage, early strong enhancement and early peripheral mineralization on CT and MR.