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SHM Wong, SCW Cheung, WWM Lam, WK Tso

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:27-30

Osteoporosis pseudoglioma syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, characterised by early-onset osteoporosis and congenital- or juvenile-onset blindness. The combination of multiple osteoporotic fractures and blindness suggests a clinical diagnosis of

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APC Yim

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:38-42

Lung cancer remains one of the most frequently encountered cancers associated with high mortality. Recent advances in lung cancer imaging have impacted significantly on the practice of thoracic surgery. This article is a personal reflection on how these advances

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R Koul, A Dubey, T Dufan, AL Cooke, R Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:23-6

Adrenocortical cancers are uncommon malignancies that present with protean clinical manifestations. Adrenocortical masses are common; autopsy studies show approximately 5% to 15% of the general adult population may have adrenal incidentalomas. Adrenal

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JPK Hui,KM Kwok, MHY Lai, TKL Loke, WH Luk, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:19-22

Splenic abscess is an uncommon but life-threatening pathology. Splenic tuberculosis is even rarer and usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. However, it is a diagnostic challenge as there is substantial overlap in imaging features between

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TK Tsang, TL Kwan, WK Wong, HS Fung, AMW Wai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:16-8

Anomalous unilateral single pulmonary vein is a rare congenital anomaly that can masquerade as a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation on computed tomography scan. This report describes a woman with cough for whom an initial diagnosis of pulmonary

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Y Guo, M Piza, GL Rubin, N Dorsch, N Young, KP Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:9-15

Objective: To determine the neurological complication rates of cerebral angiography performed for inpatients and explore the risk factors for neurological complications.

Patients and Methods: The medical records of all inpatients undergoing diagnostic head and neck carotid

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SM Chow, TS Choy, CG Morris, CK Kwan, PCM Poon, CC Shek, WM Mendenhall, SCK Law

Hong Kong J Radiol 2007;10:3-8

Objective: To assess the factors affecting thyroid-stimulating hormone level after thyroxine withdrawal in preparation for radioactive iodine whole-body scanning for patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

AWM Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:117-20

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A Li, YYR Chan, CY Lui, S Lau, KL Mak, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:63-6

This article describes a case of venous aneurysm that was incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 58-year-old man who presented with dull epigastric pain. A midline pelvic, unilocular cystic mass with wall calcification was found during ultrasonography and computed tomography.

T Puri, G Gunabushanam, DN Sharma, PK Julka

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:59-62

It is uncommon for gastric cancer to present clinically with symptoms attributable to distant metastases. This report describes 3 cases of carcinoma of the greater curvature and the posterior wall of the stomach that presented as metastases to the skin,

TJ Ho, CW Cheung, WM Wong, FL Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:53-8

Ischaemic colitis is a well-known entity that yields a wide spectrum of pathological and clinical findings. Different precipitating factors have been incriminated. Phlebosclerosis involving venous drainage into the colon has been previously described in Japanese patients as a unique form

FCY Lam, TW Fan, KF Chan, WY Leung, NSY Chao

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:49-52

Lymphangioma is an uncommon benign lesion that usually occurs during childhood. Its presentation in the abdomen is rare. Its occurrence at the omentum, with complication of torsion, is even rarer. This report describes a 4-year-old boy who presented with abdominal

SK Yu, KM Ma, KN Wong, J Leung, LC Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:40-8

Success of sentinel node localisation during surgery may depend on the performance of the gamma probe system used. Hence, evaluation of the gamma probe system is important and is an integral part in the acceptability and use of the equipment.

M Cheung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:30-9

This review summarises the literature on non-randomised and randomised clinical trials on preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer. The effectiveness and survival benefits of adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy and, more recently, taxanecontaining regimens have led to more frequent use of preoperative chemotherapy

TK Yau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:26-9

There is growing evidence that anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity may occur at a greater frequency and a lower cumulative dose than previously reported. With the increasing use of anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy to treat breast cancers, more clinical research is needed to evaluate

AN Sy, WK Tso, KS Tai, JCW Tsang, KS Tung, L Leong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:20-5

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of renal angiography and transarterial embolisation in the management of major iatrogenic renal vascular injuries.

Patients and Methods: Records of 9 patients with major renal vascular complications (pseudoaneurysm or arteriovenous fistula) after percutaneous renal procedures

LF Cheng, EPY Fung, TYW Hon, TKL Loke, SS Lo, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:15-9

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial artery embolisation in the treatment of acute massive haemoptysis.

Patients and Methods: Records of 34 consecutive patients (28 males and 6 females) who presented to the United Christian Hospital from

TK Au Yong, CP Wong, YK Leung, KS Chu, WCM Tong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:9-14

Objective: To study the value of positron-emission tomography using 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-Dglucose labelled with fluorine 18 in locating unknown primary tumour sites in patients presenting with metastases.

Patients and Methods: Between November 2003 and December 2004, a total of 62 consecutive