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R Koul, WK Dolata, A Dubey

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:e9-14

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413191

Neuroendocrine tumours are believed to arise from various cells of the neuroendocrine system. Neuroendocrine cells are present not only in endocrine glands throughout the body that produce various hormones, but also

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SN Keshava, SM Prabhu, A Irodi

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:218-22

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413217

Examinations are necessary rites of passage before a postgraduate radiology student becomes a full-fledged radiologist. Radiology viva voce examination requires candidates to possess thorough knowledge of the subject as well as

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SM Yu, TKL Loke, JTH Yeung, WH Luk, LKM Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:208-17

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413200

Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related sclerosing disease is a relatively new disease entity. Any organ system can be affected. Therefore, there is a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Diagnosis is often difficult

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WL Chan, VHF Lee, SWK Siu, TW Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:203-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413202

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumour commonly originating from the salivary glands, but can rarely arise from the upper airway and be life threatening when the central airway is

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AS Tandon, D Saxena

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:198-202

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413160

Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by the larva of a tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. The liver is the most commonly affected solid organ in which a cystic lesion with two layers

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OC Leung, A Lo, KW Yang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:194-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412139

Intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal tumour is rare in the paediatric population and particularly rare when it is purely intramedullary. This report describes a 16-month-old girl who presented with acute

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VKP Fung, WK Chau, JSF Shum, WK Kan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:189-93

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413187

Splenic injury or splenic ligament tear following colonoscopy is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. It is often overlooked due to its bizarre clinical presentation and non-specific imaging features.

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AYH Wan, MH Shih, BMH Lai, CY Chu, KYK Tang, RTM Chan, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:182-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413198

Objective: Chest radiography is one of the commonest radiological investigations utilised in various medical specialties. Although the radiation dose of a single chest radiography to the patient is relatively low,

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HF Chan, LF Cheng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:176-81

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414230

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of NP-59 (131I-iodocholesterol) scan as a non-invasive alternative to adrenal venous sampling in the diagnosis of Conn’s syndrome and lateralisation of aldosterone production.

Methods: The electronic patient

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CK Shiu, JPK Chan, KW Shek, PH Wong, SSM Lo, WL Poon, YL Cheung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:168-75

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414234

Objective: To investigate the procedural complication rate, restenosis rate, and clinical outcomes after carotid angioplasty and stenting in patients with radiation-associated carotid stenosis.

Methods: All patients with a history of head

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J Kirchner, M Broll, C Murach, P Müller, N Pomjanski, S Biesterfeld, D Liermann, R Kickuth

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:162-7

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413225

Objectives: To demonstrate the computed tomography findings of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration–proven hilar and mediastinal lymph node anthracosis.

Methods: We retrospectively studied the computed tomography (multislice computed tomography, 64 x 0.75 mm slice

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CY Lee, WS Wan, CY Lui

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:152-61

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413224

Objective: To identify mammographic features for cases in which stereotactic-guided biopsy for breast microcalcifications failed on a prone table machine but were successful with a digital add-on unit.

Methods: Stereotactic-guided biopsies

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AS Tandon, D Saxena

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:e5-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412144

Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is a rare spinal cord disorder caused by spinal cord prolapse through a dural defect. Idiopathic spinal cord herniation usually occurs in the thoracic spine between

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WH Ma, M Law, WY Ho, KK Wong, S Ng, HY Lau, WK Tso

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:140-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413199

Radioembolisation with Yttrium-90 (⁹⁰Y)–labelled microspheres administered via the hepatic artery is currently used to treat primary and metastatic non-resectable liver tumours. ⁹⁰Y is a pure beta-particle emitter and its energetic beta particle

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N Pulenzas, A Porwit, KJ Craddock, N Thavarajah, B Lechner, L Holden, N Lauzon, E Chow

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:135-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1313177

Association of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and multiple myeloma in the same individual is rare. These malignancies may be related through a common clonal origin, or exist as separate malignancies from

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VKP Fung, MF Wong, WK Kan, WS Lau, CK Tai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:129-34

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413192

Amyloidosis is a pathological process characterised by extracellular deposition of fibrillar protein. Systemic amyloidosis with multiple organ involvement is more common than localised amyloidosis. Localised amyloid deposition in the urinary tract

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RKL Lee, EHY Hung, JHY Leung, KWK Tsang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:124-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413190

Idiopathic localised dilatation of the ileum is a rare condition in which one or more segments of the ileum are dilated with abrupt transition to normal segments proximally and distally.

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NY Pan, CY Law, WK Tsang, KL Lee, KC Wong, KF Tam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:114-23

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1411064

Giant cell tumours are locally aggressive benign bone lesions with typical imaging features. Giant cell tumours can affect virtually any part of the body, but tend to be situated in the

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N Abdullah, Z Mohamed, Y Yaacob

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:109-13

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413196

Objectives: To highlight the incidence of hepatic pseudoaneurysms secondary to motor vehicle accidents and the rate of successful treatment with endovascular embolisation.

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LMF Tee, CY Lui, KCH Lau, CY Fong, YCY Chan, M Ying, CM Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:98-108

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413208

Objectives: To describe our initial 5-year experience in using the radiofrequency-assisted excision technology in a regional hospital, with an emphasis on the efficacy, techniques, and safety of the procedure.

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FMY Lim, KY Wong, ACK Cheng, CC Yau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:87-97

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413222

Objectives: Radical radiotherapy or chemoirradiation is the standard of care for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage Ib-IVa cervical cancer. However, patients with pelvic or para-aortic nodal metastases have

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AYH Wan, AYT Lai, SSW Lo, WWC Wong, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:76-86

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413201

Objectives: Stereotactic-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) has gained popularity as a minimally invasive technique for the evaluation of non-palpable breast lesions with microcalcifications. Percutaneous VAB device has been shown to

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JJK Ip, PKT Hui, SHY Lam, SCW Cheung, WWM Lam, MT Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:137-42

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312090

Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the normal basal segments of the lower lobe of the lung without sequestration is a rare congenital abnormality. Whether the condition belongs to the broad

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PR Kapur, R Jain, GP Vashist

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:e1-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412126

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Congenital coronary artery anomalies are infrequently seen during coronary angiography, and are usually diagnosed incidentally. Among such anomalies, absence of the left circumflex artery is extremely rare. We report on a

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PY Lui, KL Lee, KY Tam, CC Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:62-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413205

Salmonella spp. cause a broad spectrum of human illnesses, including gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and bacteraemia with or without extraintestinal focal infections, or may be present in an asymptomatic carrier. This

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WK Tsang, A Li

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:57-61

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412123

Coronary artery aneurysm with associated fistula is a rare condition. The complete anatomical delineation of this condition can be achieved with multi-detector computed tomography, which has advantages over echocardiogram and

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HN Wong, H Tsunoda, N Matsuda, K Suzuki, CP Li, EWS Fok, JLF Chiu, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:49-56

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412151

Sclerosing adenosis belongs to the group of benign proliferative breast diseases. The imaging and histological findings of sclerosing adenosis can mimic invasive ductal carcinoma. The diagnosis of sclerosing adenosis is

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YY Cheuk, WK Lo, SK Chan, CW Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:45-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1412150

This report is of an unusual case of chronic diarrhoea due to a pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm. A 57-year-old man presented to Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong with chronic diarrhoea for

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CKF Tan, MWC H’ng, JL O’Donnell, TH Cho, B Dennien

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:41-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413166

We present a case with a left gastric artery pseudoaneurysm in a 51-year-old female confirmed on computed tomography and angiography. These aneurysms are rare but are prone to rupture leading