International Journal of Medical Imaging

Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014

  • Does Decision-Making during Gambling Involve Primary Roles for the Pre-Frontal Cortex and Anterior Cingulate Cortex

    Victoria Y. M. Suen, Peter H. Silverstone

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 96-104
    Received: Aug. 06, 2014
    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2014
    Published: Aug. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have implicated multiple brain regions as being involved in the complex process of decision-making, including gambling. While decision-making is a key aspect of everyday life, the consequences of poor decision-making can be greatly magnified during gambling. Thus, it is useful to review current e... Show More
  • Complicated Hydatid Cysts of the Liver: A Report of Two Cases

    Abdelilah Mouhsine, Ahmed Belkouch, El Mehdi Atmane, Redouane Rokhssi, Youssef Berrada, Lahcen Belyamani, Abdelghani El Fikri, M’barek Mahfoudi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 105-108
    Received: Aug. 19, 2014
    Accepted: Aug. 28, 2014
    Published: Sep. 10, 2014
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    Abstract: The authors report two cases of complicated hydatid cysts of the liver, including one which was spontaneously broken in the bile ducts and the other fistulized in the right pleura. Patients presented with jaundice and biliary colic in the first case. Cough basithoracic pain, weakness, and fever in the second. Both patients were investigated by ultr... Show More
  • Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Breast Developed in an Adenomyoepithelioma: A Case Report

    Abdelilah Mouhsine, Ahmed Belkouch, ElMehdi Atmane, Redouane Rokhssi, Youssef Berrada, Lahcen Belyamani, M’barek Mahfoudi, Abdelghani El Fikri

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 109-111
    Received: Sep. 01, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 15, 2014
    Published: Sep. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: Myoepithelial carcinoma of the breast is a rare tumor. We present the case of 58 year-old female. No local or distant metastases were found. Mastectomy with axillary dissection was performed followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Neither recurrence nor distant metastases were detected 12 months later. Clinical, radiological and macroscopic appe... Show More
  • Accuracy of Ultrasonography and Different CT Techniques in Diagnosis and Grading of Hepatic Steatosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Patients

    Manal Ezzat Badawy, Mohamed Fouad Sherif, Elsayed Tharwa

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 112-118
    Received: Aug. 27, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 12, 2014
    Published: Sep. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Objective: This study aims to assess the diagnostic utility of ultrasonography and which methods of measuring attenuation on computed tomography scans is best for detection and grading of hepatic fat content in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Materials and Methods: This study included 65 patients, withchronic hepatitis C vi... Show More
  • Characterization of Pancreas in Sudanese Population Using Computerized Tomography

    Afraa Siddig Hassan, Caroline Edward Ayad, Tag Eldeen Mohammed Ebrahim, Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 119-124
    Received: Mar. 01, 2014
    Accepted: May 09, 2014
    Published: Sep. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Normal pancreas has variable sizes therefore this study was conducted to define the normal pancreatic size and CT number for Sudanese to establish a local reference value. A total number of 241 Sudanese subjects were included in the study, 161 (66.8%) were males and 80 (33.2%) were females, their mean ages were 40.6 ± 16.1; all were examined using ... Show More
  • Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography Angiography in the Evaluation of Lower Limb Ischemia

    Maged Abdelfattah Ali Algazzar, Mohamed Salah Eldin Elzawawi, Khaled El-Sayed Alhawary, Waleed AbdelFattah Mousa

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 125-130
    Received: Jul. 17, 2014
    Accepted: Aug. 03, 2014
    Published: Sep. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the value of MDCT Angiography in imaging the arterial tree of the lower limbs in peripheral vascular disease. Back-ground: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as any pathologic process causing obstruction to blood flow in the arteries, exclusive of the coronary and cerebral vascular beds. Conventional angiography is ... Show More