Sonographic triangular cord sign and gallbladder abnormalities diagnostic for biliary atresia
1. This meta-analysis found that for newborns presenting with jaundice, the triangular cord sign and abnormal gallbladder characteristics on ultrasound...
False-positive screening mammography results associated with increased risk of breast cancer
1. As compared to patients with negative mammograms, women with false-positive results on mammography displayed an increased risk of breast...
Unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging highly sensitive and specific for acute appendicitis
1. In young patients with right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain who present to the emergency department, abdominal magnetic resonance imaging...
Efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke improved with combination balloon guide catheter
1. In patients with acute ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation occlusion who present within the appropriate time frame, mechanical...
Ultrasound-guided transvaginal radiofrequency myolysis is a safe and effective fibroid treatment
1. In patients with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas who received suprapubic ultrasound (US)- guided transvaginal (ST) radiofrequency ablation (RFA), uterine leiomyoma...
Endovascular interventions appear superior to surgery in treatment of blister-like aneurysms
1. This systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with blister-like aneurysms examined neurologic outcomes and mortality differences between endovascular and...
Endovascular thrombectomy improves functional outcomes but not mortality in acute ischemic stroke
1. In this meta-analysis, mechanical thrombectomy as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke was associated with significantly improved functional outcomes,...
Epileptogenic foci may be lateralized using functional brain glutamate imaging
1. Among patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy not associated with a brain lesion, focally elevated levels of glutamate were...
Spiculation of breast masses seen on mammography represents adipose invasion
1. In patients with invasive breast cancer who underwent surgery, tumor spiculation was detected on mammographic evaluation in all patients...
Recurrent hemoptysis is effectively treated by bronchial artery embolization
1. Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) effectively treated patients with hemoptysis with minimal recurrent bleeding and complications, except in those with...