Orthopedics Imaging: Archives News of the month
18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging of Myoepithelial Carcinoma in the Left Femur
Orthopedics Imaging 1 min.
Myoepithelial carcinoma of bone is uncommon. We presented the imaging features of myoepithelial carcinoma of the left femur in a 61-year-old man on F-FDG PET/CT. Lytic bone destruction and the formation of a slightly low-density soft tissue mass extending to adjacent muscles with intense and circular...
Bilateral Glomus Caroticum With Rare Metastatic Sites Demonstrated on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT
Orthopedics Imaging 1 min.
A 39-year-old woman with bilateral carotid body tumors was referred to Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT for further evaluation. Unknown metastatic sites with increased Ga-DOTATATE uptake were detected in the left cervical lymph node, liver, and bone. Carotid body paragangliomas (CBPs) represent less than 0.5% of...
Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided superficial serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block for rib fractures: a randomized controlled trial
Orthopedics Imaging 7 min.
Thoracic injuries encompass a wide range of conditions, from simple contusions and rib fractures to open thoracic trauma [1]. However, the most common condition requiring hospitalization is blunt trauma with rib fractures, which is often accompanied by severe pain [2]. This type of pain often requires...
Solitary Scapula Metastasis From Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Detected by PET/CT
Orthopedics Imaging 1 min.
A 59-year-old man presented with a mass and pain in the left side of his back for 6 months. F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated increased FDG uptake in the inferior aspect of his left scapula and the left hepatic lobe, highly suggesting the possibility of hepatic malignancy with solitary scapula metastasis. Finally,...
Is thickened hyaline cartilage on ultrasound a sign of osteoarthritis? A within-person, between-joint pilot study
Orthopedics Imaging 3 min.
The hand is frequently involved in osteoarthritis (OA) [1] with a prevalence of radiographic hand OA up to 50% among subjects older than 50 years of age [1]. Pathological changes of the osteoarthritic joint include thinning and fibrillation of the hyaline cartilage, sclerosis of the subchondral bone,...
