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JPK Tsang, MK Yuen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:98-102

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716838

Gout is an inflammatory response to deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in soft tissues and joints, and is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in adults.

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MFT Chan, QYN Lam, VHF Lee, PPY Ho, HCK Sze, SWK Siu, PWK Kwong, TW Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:103-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715378

Objectives: The Roach formula can be used to calculate the risk of pelvic lymph node involvement in patients with prostate cancer.

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L Kropp, R Dagan, CG Morris, C Bryant, JW Werning, P Dziegielewski, WM Mendenhall, RJ Amdur

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:110-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715373

Objectives: To review the outcome of patients with positive / close margins and / or extracapsular extension (ECE) of lymph nodes who underwent radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy following radical surgery for laryngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and to determine the factors associated with poor prognosis.

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M Zimmermann, M Das, CK Kuhl, S Keil

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:115-20

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716402

Objective: To assess the performance of a computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) software in detecting pulmonary embolism (PE) on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).

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WH Chong, KL Siu, WS Wan, KY Chan, CB Tan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:121-5

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715388

Objective: To identify predictors of successful retrieval of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter by comparing patients with and without a retrieval request.

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YTA Lai, BMH Lai, H Chin, KP Fung, SF Shum, WK Kan, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:126-30

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716420

Objectives: To compare the single-bolus protocol with the split-bolus protocol in multidetector computed tomography urography in terms of image quality (opacification), radiation dose, and scan time.

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KKY Cheung, JK Ip, LY Ko, MWM Law, WWM Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:131-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716399

Objectives: To review magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain of neonates who underwent cerebral hypothermia for hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) and to correlate the MRI findings with neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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YTA Lai, CY Chu, HT Sung, CW Tang, KW Leung, SWS Lo, LSJ Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:140-5

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715387

Objectives: To review the treatment and outcome of patients who underwent endovascular therapy for cerebral vasospasm secondary to aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH).

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TH So, VHF Lee, KO Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:146-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716809

Aflibercept is a high-affinity ligand trap for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and is used as secondline therapy against metastatic colorectal cancer.

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TW Yeung, OC Leung, CB Tan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:149-52

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715369

Pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery is at high risk of rupture, and thus requires early aggressive management.

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LW Lo, T Wong, EPY Fung, MH Lai, HL She, KM Kwok, CM Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:153-64

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715318

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used for diagnosing various benign breast lesions.

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KM Savi de Tové, SA Allodé, A Hodonou, P Yèkpè, O Biaou, V Boco

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:e16-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715324

Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital abnormality resulting in the ureter passing dorsal to and being obstructed by the inferior vena cava.

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S Park, JH Kwon, YH Han, KS Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:e12-5

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715352

Chronic unilateral haematuria is an intermittent or continuous gross haematuria that cannot be diagnosed using standard radiological or haematological tests.

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JPK Tsang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:166

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716898

No abstract available.

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EKC Law

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:165

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716894

No abstract available.

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WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:96-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716447

No abstract available.

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CY Wong, SC Wong, YPE Lee, CK Sze, WT Ngai, MW Yeung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:e7-11

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716806

Brachial plexopathy is a form of peripheral neuropathy. Cardinal symptoms include pain, paraesthesia, and

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HKY Tam, LWY Chan, GKF Tam, MWS Chau, APY Tang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:e1-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715360

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)–related disease affects multiple organs and is characterised by an increase in

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S Ka, G Lo, V Ai, P Au-Yeung, H Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:84-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716828

A new hybrid imaging modality that combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as

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RCH Nung, RKL Lee, AWH Ng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:76-83

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715382

A suspected retained foreign body in soft tissue following penetrating injury presents a diagnostic challenge to clinicians.

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ACW Lee, KS Tse, KC Lai, MK Chan, WK Tsang, CK Shiu, SS Cheng, KW Tang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:64-75

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716433

Bone lesions that arise from outside of the medullary canal can be referred to as bone surface lesions. The aetiology of these lesions

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CYH Chan, KWK Tsang, KC Lai, MK Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:59-63

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715374

Gouty tophus with pathological fracture is rare and can mimic infection and malignancy. We report the first case of intra-osseous tophus of the tibia

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J Kodiyan, RA Zlotecki, M Scarborough, J Reith, WM Mendenhall

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:47-52

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715385

Background: This article reviews our 47-year experience of radiotherapy (RT) as adjuvant treatment for histologically confirmed pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS).

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TWY Chin, KS Tse

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:41-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716813

Objective: To distinguish septic arthritis (SA) and transient synovitis (TS) of the hip based on clinical, laboratory, and imaging parameters.

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JCY Lee, CK Shiu, KC Lai, MK Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:34-40

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716423

Objectives: To assess the diagnostic performance and clinical efficacy of metal artefact reduction using monoenergetic imaging with dual-energy computed tomography (DECT).

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JCH Chan, AKC Leung, ST Fong, HM Chiu, RKC Ngan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:28-33

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716854

Objectives: To report the clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome of 25 patients with chordoma.

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PY Chu, WSW Chan, HC Lee, YW Hon, JCS Chan, KKL Lo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:17-27

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716848

Ankle sprains are common. Injury to the ankle ligaments is increasingly diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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GHT Ng, JJK Ip, SHS Chan, RSL Ho, WWM Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:53-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1715394

Objective: To review and evaluate the pattern of muscle involvement evidenced on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with mild recessive mutations in

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L Xiao, MK Yuen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2017;20:6-16

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1716836

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used widely in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.