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This study was performed to evaluate Coronary Arteries imaging by Computer Tomography (CT) and its ability to diagnose ischemic conditions among emergency department patients presented. To measure the sensitivity of coronary CT in the diagnosis of cardiac conditions, the study also assessed the correlation between variables such as age, sex, troponin level, Electrocardiogram (ECG), and symptoms with results of CT coronary. The research was done in the Emergency Department of Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from January to June 2022. It includes 50 patients (males to females' ratio was 70% to 30%). All patients were diagnosed to have CT coronary abnormality. The results showed that related to patient symptoms, asymptomatic 6%, atypical chest pain 28%, chest pain 24%, palpitation 8%, and multiple symptoms 34%. The correlation between findings on ECG was that only (8%) had abnormal troponin levels. Calcium CT 28% and CT coronary were found to be abnormal in 48% of the patients, abnormal CT findings were found to be (52%) of the patients The most commonly reported symptoms by the patients were asymptomatic chest pain. There was no statistically significant association was seen between patients’ gender and symptoms or between symptoms reported and age. patients aged above 50 years had significantly higher CT findings (75%) than other age groups (p=0.004). However, there was no statistically significant association observed between CT findings and symptoms, ECGfindings, and troponin hormone levels. The study recommended that the CT coronary is the best way to diagnose ischemic coronary diseases.
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The pituitary gland is considered the maestro gland that regulates the function of all glands. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a routine and widely accepted method for investigating pituitary gland abnormalities. This study was performed to assess the pituitary gland by MRI in patients with different prolactin levels in Hail Region, Saudi Arabia. The data of this study were collected retrospectively from a patient with a pituitary MRI from the radiology department and a prolactin test from a laboratory in the King Khalid Hospital in Hail Region, in the period from January 2022 to June 2022. The sample of this study consisted of 102 patients with prolactin tests from both genders who were examined by MRI for the Pituitary and their ages ranged from 18 to 60 years old. They were from Hail Region. The results of this study showed that female patients from 31- 40 years old have more chance of hyperprolactinemia diseases. Hyperprolactinemia is a common condition among women of reproductive age rather than males. The largest percentage according to Gender was in favor of females with a rate of 74 and a percentage of (72.5%), followed by males with a rate of 28 and a percentage of (27.50%). The study concluded that the high prolactin level be evaluated using MRI to assess the pituitary gland size and tumor, and the result can be investigated and compared with the previous study if it is found.