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Despite the increasing importance of MR imaging, CT investigation remains a very useful and frequently applied method in the study of ankle pathology. In a short pictorial essay, the contribution of this technique to the diagnosis of soft tissue pathology of the ankle is discussed and illustrated.
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Ankle Joint/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Bursitis/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Joint Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Ligaments, Articular/diagnostic imaging , Synovial Cyst/diagnostic imaging , Tendinopathy/diagnostic imaging , Tendons/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
A 12-year-old patient with annular pancreas (AP) is presented. The AP was diagnosed preoperatively by angiography which not only clearly demonstrated a vascular ring around the duodenum, but also revealed an extremely rare upper abdominal vascular anatomy.
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Celiac Artery/abnormalities , Pancreas/abnormalities , Celiac Artery/diagnostic imaging , Child , Duodenal Obstruction/etiology , Humans , Male , Mesenteric Arteries/abnormalities , Mesenteric Arteries/diagnostic imaging , Pancreas/diagnostic imaging , RadiographyABSTRACT
The computed tomographic appearance of the polysplenia syndrome in 2 cases is presented. Both are associated with absence of the hepatic segment of the inferior vena cava. Computed tomography can determine the exact location of the malpositioned organs, the presence of multiple spleens, and the type of the associated venous anomalies, which are the major features of the polysplenia syndrome.
