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Imaging of Shoulder Infection
Infections involving the shoulder are uncommonly encountered but important clinical problems because of the serious morbidity that may result. Prognosis depends on several factors, with a favorable outcome bei...
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Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Hip and Bony Pelvis
In imaging of the hip and bony pelvis, with the increasing availability of advanced imaging choices, conventional nuclear medicine imaging techniques such as bone and gallium scintigraphy are slowly declining....
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Computed Tomography and Arthrography
CT uses X-rays to acquire three-dimensional images and is well suited to visualizing bone structures. It offers rapid, high-resolution scans, which are cost-effective and safe for patients with metallic implan...
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Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions
Benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors of the hip, while only accounting for a relatively small proportion of neoplasms overall, are not uncommonly identified during imaging of the hip. It is importa...
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Imaging of the Bony Pelvis: Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities
A spectrum of congenital and developmental abnormalities can affect the pelvis. These include agenesis, development dysplasia of hip, coxa vara, slipped upper capital epiphysis, and Perthes. This chapter revie...
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Osteonecrosis of the Hip
Osteonecrosis of the hip is the most common site of osteonecrosis in the body and can cause debilitating hip pain and accelerated osteoarthritis. Recognizing early imaging features can lead to early interventi...
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Shoulder Arthroplasty and Implants
Shoulder arthroplasty is being done in increasing numbers globally, and hence radiologists are more likely to encounter imaging tests involving shoulder arthroplasty, either on purpose or by accident. To monit...
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The Process of the Execution of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is highly sensitive to ionizing radiation, and radiation therapy is the mainstay treatment modality for nonmetastatic disease. For decades, NPC radiation therapy has utilized con...
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Lymphoma Vaccines: Background and Perspectives
Cancer immunotherapy is most promising in treatment combinations that complement each other to set the “cancer immunity cycle” in motion. In this context, therapeutic vaccination, in spite of all previous fail...
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Nature History, Presenting Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial carcinoma arising from the nasopharyngeal mucosal lining. In the nasopharynx, the tumor is often observed at the pharyngeal recess. Effective population screenin...
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound (US) is increasingly utilized as an imaging tool to assess the hip joint, tendon disorders, sports-related injuries and in the post-operative phase. The strength of US lies in its excellent soft tis...
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Piriformis Syndrome and Deep Gluteal Syndrome: Presentation, Diagnostic Imaging, and Management
Deep gluteal syndrome is a type of entrapment neuropathy of the deep gluteal space where patients present with chronic buttock pain and/numbness with or without sciatica. Piriformis syndrome is one of the etio...
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Individualized Clinical Target Volume Delineation in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma arises from the mucosa lining the nasopharynx. Although it is relatively uncommon worldwide, high incidence rates are observed in east and southeast Asia, North Africa, and the Middle ...
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Pathogenesis and Etiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial malignancy that originates from the nasopharynx, ubiquitously in the ostium of the Eustachian tube in the superior posterior wall of the nasopharynx (Sham et al....
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Surgery for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) refers to a malignancy arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx with a high incidence in southern China and Southeast Asia (Chen et al. 2019). It is significantly different...
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Staging of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
In oncology, “to stage” a patient implies two intentions: the first uses clinicopathological examination and investigations to describe the extent of disease to permit a rational treatment strategy to be formulat...
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Decision-Making Process
Reconstruction of a facial defect needs to take into account a variety of factors, including the final aesthetic outcome. An overview of appropriate assessment and factors to be considered in deciding on the f...
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Performing a Physical Examination on a Patient Diagnosed with Hypertension
• How to perform a comprehensive, well-structured, and systematic exam on a hypertensive patient?
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Dysmorphic Syndromes with Skeletal Anomalies
Dysmorphic syndromes are characterized by multiple congenital deformities affecting different organs and apparatuses. The skeleton is often affected. There are several classifications of syndromes with skeleta...
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Inception of the Idea
Hospital planning begins with the promoter’s idea of setting up the hospital. Key questions regarding the hospital’s why, where, when, size, purpose, philosophy, inheritance, and status should be addressed by ...
