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KC Lee, ATY Chang, ALY Law, LK Chan, HYS Cheung, WT Ng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:255-66

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414235

Objective: This study aimed to find out the survival and recurrence rates following curative treatments for stage II and III rectal adenocarcinoma.

Methods: Between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2007,

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PPY Lui, PSF Lee, HKY Tam, RKL Lee, LWY Chan, JHY Leung, CM Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:247-54

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414233

Objective: To assess the technical success and long-term outcome in Chinese patients with transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), with or without stenting.

Methods: A retrospective review of 44 consecutive PTA (with or without stenting) in 35 patients

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SH Kim, JH Min, JY Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:240-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413228

Objective: To determine how to differentiate inactive from active disease in patients with primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis who have a persistent cavity after completing treatment.

Methods: We evaluated computed tomography findings to determine activity of

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VYK To, WL Poon, CY Lee, WS Wan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:234-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414240

Objective: To determine which computed tomography (CT) findings correlate most with acute bowel ischaemia.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients attending the Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong between July 2005 and July 2011 who fulfilled one of the following criteria:

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WM Wong, FSK Chu, WK Tso

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:228-33

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414229

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of acrylamido polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel microspheres (A-PVAM) for uterine artery embolisation for leiomyoma in our centre in Hong Kong.

Methods: This retrospective study

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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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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