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Osteomyelitis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adults. Imaging plays a crucial role in establishing a timely diagnosis and guiding early management, with the aim of reducing long-term complications. Recognition of the imaging features of osteomyelitis requires a good understanding of its pathogenesis. In this review, the key imaging findings in osteomyelitis are correlated with the underlying pathological processes. There is a particular emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is the best available imaging modality owing to its high sensitivity for detecting early osteomyelitis, excellent anatomical detail and superior soft tissue resolution. However, other modalities such as nuclear medicine and computed tomography (CT) are also useful in many clinical contexts, and will also be described in this review.
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Osso e Ossos/diagnóstico por imagem , Pneumonia/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/diagnóstico por imagem , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/patologia , Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Pneumonia/patologia , Pneumonia/fisiopatologia , Cintilografia , Imagem Corporal TotalRESUMO
In the past 10 years, overall survival and disease-free survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) has improved substantially because of a combination of factors: (1) more accurate staging as a result of advances in imaging technology; (2) refinements in surgical technique; (3) 'curative' metastasectomy for patients with limited metastatic disease; (4) improvements in radiation therapy planning and greater precision of radiation therapy delivery; and (5) increasing chemotherapeutic options, including antiangiogenic and vascular targeting drugs. In this era of 'personalized medicine', the increasingly individualized treatment of patients with CRC has highlighted the need for functional imaging techniques in addition to conventional anatomic-based imaging. This review discusses the contribution of positron emission tomography to the clinical management of CRC. In addition, evolving techniques such as dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), DCE computed tomography (perfusion CT), diffusion-weighted MRI, and blood oxygenation level-dependent MRI that might have a future role will be covered.
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Neoplasias Colorretais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Colorretais/metabolismo , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Neoplasias Colorretais/terapia , Humanos , Metástase Neoplásica/diagnóstico , Metástase Neoplásica/fisiopatologia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Neovascularização Patológica/fisiopatologia , Planejamento da Radioterapia Assistida por ComputadorRESUMO
In the past 10 years, overall survival and disease-free survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) has improved substantially because of a combination of factors: (1) more accurate staging as a result of advances in imaging technology; (2) refinements in surgical technique; (3) 'curative' metastasectomy for patients with limited metastatic disease; (4) improvements in radiation therapy planning and greater precision of radiation therapy delivery; and (5) increasing chemotherapeutic options, including antiangiogenic and vascular targeting drugs. In this era of 'personalized medicine,' the increasingly individualized treatment of patients with CRC has highlighted the need for functional imaging techniques in addition to conventional anatomic-based imaging. This review discusses the contribution of positron emission tomography to the clinical management of CRC. In addition, evolving techniques such as dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI), DCE computed tomography (perfusion CT), diffusion-weighted MRI, and blood oxygenation level-dependent MRI that might have a future role will be covered.
