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Biplane cineangiocardiograms were examined from a population of patients with diverse forms of congenital heart disease and examples were selected to illustrate catheter positions which may help define and elucidate the anatomy of simple and complex cardiac lesions. Familiarity with the appearance of these typical and atypical catheter positions may be of considerable aid in the course of hemodynamic study and in the evaluation of cineangiocardiograms. The editors suggest that each figure be evaluated as an unknown before reading the caption.
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Angiocardiografia/métodos , Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Cardiopatias Congênitas/diagnóstico por imagem , Aorta , Artérias , Cineangiografia/métodos , Permeabilidade do Canal Arterial/diagnóstico por imagem , Comunicação Interatrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Comunicação Interventricular/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Artéria Pulmonar , Veias Pulmonares/anormalidades , Transposição dos Grandes Vasos/diagnóstico por imagem , Veias , Veia Cava Inferior , Veia Cava SuperiorRESUMO
Brain scintiphotography in three patients with the clinical characteristics of adrenal leukodystrophy demonstrated focal areas of increased uptake of the radionuclide. Histological examination of cerebral tissue corresponding to the abnormal foci on the scan revealed sudanophilic leukodystrophy. These findings suggest that areas of active demyelination, such as occur in adrenal leukodystrophy, accumulate radionuclide. Thus, brain scintiphotography may be useful in the evaluation of patients in whom the diagnosis of adrenal leukodystrophy is being considered.
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Encéfalo , Esclerose Cerebral Difusa de Schilder/diagnóstico , Cintilografia , Adulto , Atrofia , Angiografia Cerebral , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Esclerose Cerebral Difusa de Schilder/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Five cases of early-onset gouty arthritis are presented, with roentgenographic abnormalities evident in the first two decades of life. Three patients suffered from "primary" gout; classification of the other two patients was difficlut because of associated mental retardation, hypothyroidism and psoriasis. Radiographic alterations included soft-tissue masses and calcification, with typical erosive abnormalities and predilection for the hands and feet. The sacroiliac joints were abnormal in two patients.
