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M Esmadi, H Ahsan, DS Ahmad

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:244-6

Calcaneal spurs are bony outgrowths of the calcaneus that are common findings on radiographic examination of the foot and ankle. Calcaneal spurs can develop on the plantar tuberosity and extend across the whole width of the calcaneus.

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WH Ma, WY Ho, KK Wong, M Law

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:237-43

Horseshoe kidney is a common congenital anomaly. Complications such as ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, recurrent calculi, or infection are common and may require surgical intervention.

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JPK Tsang, OC Li, MK Yuen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:233-6

Objective: To review the sonographic features of Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) lymphadenitis.

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KL Siu, FNY Sin, CY Fong, B Lo, LF Cheng, JKF Ma

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:227-32

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous balloon angioplasty for peripheral and central venous stenosis in haemodialysis patients with arteriovenous grafts.

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BT Kung, MO Kong, CP Wong, KS Chu, TK AuYong, CM Tong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:220-6

Objective: To evaluate whether dual-phase fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography / computed tomography (PET/CT) can differentiate tuberculoma from malignancy in patients presenting with solitary pulmonary nodules.

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P Tang, K Wang, CY Cheung, SF Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:213-9

Objective: This study investigated whether single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with integrated low-dose computed tomography (CT) may have additional value over whole-body scintigraphy in determining the presence and location of tumour uptake in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

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CY Shum, KY Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:204-12

Objective: To retrospectively analyse prognostic variables, failure patterns, and overall survival in patients with stage III endometrial cancer treated with postoperative radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy

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JJK Ip, PKT Hui, L Lan, WWM Lam, MT Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:192-6

Congenital umbilical anomalies are common presentations in paediatric patients, and are usually classified as persistent umbilical cord structures or failure of umbilical ring closures.

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JWC Wai, MK Chan, KW Tang, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:187-91

Infiltration of the peripheral nervous system by lymphoma is termed neurolymphomatosis. Prior to identification of the causative B lymphocyte, neurolymphomatosis was the least common clinical presentation of nervous system lymphoma.

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YK Chik, AKC Leung, KC Ngan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:181-6

This report is of a rare occurrence of lymph node relapse in a 46-year-old Chinese man with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the abdominal wall. At initial presentation, the patient underwent wide local excision of the primary lesion.

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KL Siu, FNY Sin, KFJ Ma

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:177-80

Congenital agenesis of the internal carotid artery is a rare malformation. Although the condition can be regarded as a normal variant, recognition and knowledge of such an entity is important because it has important implications during carotid and trans-sphenoidal surgery and interventional stenting.

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OA Westerland, CJ Burke, T Sabharwal

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:174-6

This report is of an unusual case of chronic abdominal pain in a 36-year-old man without past medical history. He complained of abdominal pain and weight loss of 30 kg over one year.

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V Lau, G Leung, R Lee, WM Lui

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:170-3

Carotid-cavernous fistula is a well-established neurological disease that typically presents with proptosis, chemosis, ophthalmic bruit, and cranial nerve palsies.

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S Lloyd, A Sahu, R Riordan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:162-9

Objective: We aimed to establish whether there was a correlation between the diagnostic efficacy of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography for pulmonary embolism and the degree of pulmonary arterial enhancement measured objectively by main pulmonary artery attenuation level.

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HA Al-Balas, YH Shaib

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:155-61

Objective: To describe the clinical and imaging features of the gastrointestinal stromal tumours and the role of computed tomography in predicting malignant potential.

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SM Lee, CK Lee, KS Yu, KC Ngan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:149-54

Objective: In this study, we evaluate the advantages of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) compared to conventional 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) with respect to dosimetry, verification, and treatment efficiency.

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WCS Chan, WL Poon, WS Wan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:143-8

Objective: The fact that calcification in the coronary artery is associated with ischaemic heart disease is well-known. Calcification is also very common in the transcranial and intracranial segments of internal carotid arteries.

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DLW Kwong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:136-42

Improvements in cancer treatment have led to increasing numbers of cancer survivors who may desire to have children. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy can have long-term consequences on reproductive function.

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CY Chu, MF Wong, KC Leung, P Tsui, WK Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:113-8

Although metastatic tumours in the greater omentum are common, primary omental neoplasms are rare. Primary omental leiomyosarcoma is a rare disease with only a limited number of reports in the literature.

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A Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:131

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KW Leung, KH Fung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:125-30

In this pictorial essay, computed tomographic angiography findings in various cerebrovascular diseases that lead to spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage are illustrated.

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WL Yu, KSS Bhatia, K Wang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:119-24

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis, characterised by focal or diffuse thickening of the dura mater, is an uncommon condition. An increasing number of cases have been reported for its association with underlying autoimmune and connective tissue diseases.

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KYK Tang, CY Chu, KW Leung, JSF Shum, SSW Lo, CS Cheng, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:110-2

Hirayama’s disease is a rare form of cervical myelopathy resulting in juvenile muscular atrophy of the upper limb.

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SNA Rashid, SA Hamid, SM Saini, GC Gan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:105-9

Carcinoid tumours of the pancreas are extremely rare. We report a very unusual case of carcinoid tumour of the pancreas with extensive regional lymph node involvement and no liver metastasis in a patient with worsening jaundice;

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V Lau, R Lee, WK Tso, WM Lui, S Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:101-4

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, disease accounting for less than 1% of stroke.

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KL Siu, FNY Sin, WP Chu, AXN Lo, KFJ Ma

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:96-100

Objective: To retrospectively compare the complication rates of radiologically and surgically placed central venous catheters in a single tertiary centre over a four-year period.

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DD Rasalkar, RKL Lee, V Lee, A Leung, FWT Cheng, WWM Lam, CK Li, WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:88-95

Objective: Myocardial haemosiderosis leading to cardiac dysfunction is a major complication in transfusiondependent thalassaemia.

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RKL Lee, K Wang, AWH Ng, CB Ip, JSY Lam, EHY Yuen, TCY Cheung, YYP Lee, TM Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:80-7

Objective: To determine the role of whole-body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography (FDG PET-CT) in the diagnosis and work-up of suspected or confirmed brain metastasis and to assess its impact on clinical management and outcomes.

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TY Kew, M Zahiah, SZ Syed Zulkifli, A Noraidatulakma, S Hatta

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:71-9

Objective: Radiological investigations that use ionising radiation pose well-established risks to patients. Doses per patient from computed tomographic examinations constitute large radiation burdens, particularly with recurrent imaging and multidetector machines.

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PY Fung, CY Lui, YC Chu, CW Wong, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:64-70

Objective: To evaluate patient outcomes after screening mammograms graded as “probably benign”, and specifically to determine the corresponding frequency of false-negative diagnoses.