International Journal of Medical Imaging

Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013

  • Unicameral Bone Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review

    Redouane Roukhsi, El Mehdi Atmane, Monsef Elabdi, Tahir Nebhani, Abdelilah Mouhcine, Abdelghani El Fikri, M’barek Mahfoudi

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
    Pages: 19-22
    Received: 2 August 2013
    Published: 30 August 2013
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    Abstract: Unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) are benign, osteolytic lesions which are often asymptomatic and are commonly seen in the proximal of humerus and femur. We report such a lesion in a eleven years old boy who presented to orthopedic clinic with a 10 months history of painful limping.Clinic, radiographic and pathologic findings and cyst aspiration evocate... Show More
  • Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Drainage of Abdominal Abscesses

    Misauno M. A, Sule A. Z, Ale A. F, Isichei M. W, Ismaila B. O, Ibilibor C.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
    Pages: 23-25
    Received: 9 August 2013
    Published: 20 September 2013
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    Abstract: Intraabdominal abscesses are common surgical pathologies that result from a myriad of causes and require a high index of suspicion to diagnose. Majority of the patient’s present critically ill requiring surgical drainage. The traditional open surgical drainage is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Percutaneous ultrasound guided drainag... Show More
  • Evaluation of Amniotic Fluid Volume among Sudanese Diabetic Patients in Third Trimester Using Ultrasound

    Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla, Caroline Edward Ayad, Rian Omer Massaad Elbasheer, Amel Gadal

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
    Pages: 26-31
    Received: 24 August 2013
    Published: 30 October 2013
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    Abstract: Assessment of amniotic fluid volume in diabetic pregnancies is important for maternal and fetus health judgment and pregnancy outcome and for this reason the purpose of this study is relevant using two ultrasonographic methods. The study included 49 Sudanese pregnant women with diabetes mellitus and 20 subjects as control group .The study was condu... Show More
  • Diagnosis of Breast Cancer from Mammograms by Using Fractal Measures

    Radu Dobrescu, Loretta Ichim, Daniela Crişan

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
    Pages: 32-38
    Received: 13 September 2013
    Published: 30 October 2013
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    Abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women. By the following research we report on a morphological study of 30 cases as seen in mammograms, trying to discriminate among benign and malignant tumors in order to develop new tools investigation in cancer diagnosis. From the contour of each mass, we computed the fractal dimension usi... Show More