Original Articles

WH Kwan, WK Chau, WH Yeung, KP Wong, WK Kwok, TM Chan, J Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:199-205

Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography colonoscopy with faecal tagging in the detection of colorectal polyps, adenomas, and carcinomas, with colonoscopy as the reference method.

Patients and Methods: A total of 51 patients underwent computed tomography

KK Shing, D Roebuck, MP Yuen, KW Chik, CK Li, YL Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:195-8

Objective: To evaluate the pituitary glands of patients previously treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with cranial irradiation.

Patients and Methods: Thirty nine patients who were cured of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and who were regularly followed up from 1979 to 1992

Full Article

KB Smith, RJ Amdur, AR Yeung, CG Morris, J Kirwan, L Morgan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:8-11

Objective: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with stage IB cervix cancer who were selected for primary surgery because they were thought to be at low risk for needing postoperative radiotherapy following radical hysterectomy.

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WCW Wong, EYL Kan, CY Lui, GKF Tam, LK Chan, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:3-7

Objective: To determine whether recall for magnification views for mammographic microcalcification can be replaced by analogue magnification using a video visualiser and standard television.

Methods: Mammograms of 141 patients that were positive for

Full Article

KMK Kwok, CY Lui, PYE Fung, LK Chan, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;11:154-60

Objective: To determine the incidence, causes, and implications of calcification retrieval failure at stereotactic breast biopsy.

Full Article

KKK Chan, CY Lui, T Chu, KK Chan, AT Yan, K Wong, PY Fung, LK Chan, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;11:149-53

Objective: To evaluate whether categorisation of microcalcification descriptors based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 4th edition can stratify the risk for malignancy using pathology results of biopsies as the gold standard.

C Kwok, L Lui, PM Wu, M Law, E Cheung, A Cheng, CC Yau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:187-94

Objective: To review the treatment outcome of a cohort of thyrotoxic patients treated with a standardised regimen of radioactive iodine.

Patients and Methods: Between January and December 2000, a total of 177 patients with a diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis were

SM Chow, CK Kwan, PCM Poon, SCK Law

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:181-6

Objective: To investigate the effect of age on presentation, management, and outcome of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Patients and Methods: Records of a cohort of 1369 patients who presented between 1960 and 2000 to the Department of Clinical Oncology at the

B Sapiin, KH Ng, BJJ Abdullah

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:129-36

Objective: To study doses received by patients undergoing various interventional radiology (cardiac and non-cardiac) procedures.

Patients and Methods: A total of 310 patients undergoing cardiac procedures in 6 selected hospitals in Malaysia between July 2000 and May 2001 were studied

AT Monroe, RW Hinerman, CG Morris, NP Mendenhall

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:121-8

Objective: This retrospective review sought to determine outcomes in gastric lymphoma and analyse the effect of field size and radiation dose on patterns of recurrence and toxicity.

Patients and Methods: The study group comprised 31 patients (25 men and 6

CY Lui,HS Lam, KF Tam, EPY Fung, LK Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:116-20

Objective: To review the indications for rebiopsy and subsequent pathology after stereotactic percutaneous core biopsy of breast lesions.

Patients and Methods: Stereotactic, 14-Gauge, core-needle biopsy was performed on 242 non-palpable breast lesions in 240 consecutive patients from 1 January

Z Pan, H Zhang, H Ling, B Ding, Q Song, K Chen, H Jiang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:112-5

Objective: To investigate the effect of retrospective electrocardiography-gating on the quality of highresolution computed tomography images of the lung.

Patients and Methods: Between October 2002 and August 2003, a total of 50 patients underwent high-resolution computed tomography

Full Article

CM Chu, WH Ng, DYW Siu, WK Li, PSF Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:112-5

Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of protocol-driven barium enema performed by radiographers compared with that performed by radiologists.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of 248 consecutive patients

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HS Fung, S Lau, JCW Siu, CM Chan, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:108-11

Objective: To determine the utility and accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 242 of 286 patients undergoing ultrasonography of the appendix from 1 June 2006 to 31

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TJ Tan, HS Teh, U Pua, SH Ho

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:103-7

Objective: To describe the use of renal angiography in the detection of renal vascular injuries following percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and to assess the efficacy of endovascular management of these complications.

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GG Lo, JKF Chan, SK Yu, CW Lau, YF Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:81-4

Objective: To evaluate the radiation dose reduction benefit and image quality performance of SnapShot Pulse in step-and-shoot mode for helical coronary computed tomography angiography.

Methods: Twenty coronary computed tomography angiography

JCW Siu, CY Chan, YC Wong, MK Yuen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:76-80

The initial clinical presentation of Japanese encephalitis is usually non-specific and can be similar to other causes of encephalitis or encephalopathy. Early and accurate diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion by both physician and radiologist. This report describes the

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MH Atalar, E Albayrak, P Erdinc, S Bulut

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:76-80

Objective: To describe the radiological findings of the rare osseous disorder cherubism.

Methods: Five patients with cherubism underwent clinical, radiological, and histopathological evaluation. The patients’ sex, age, and

LCY Lui, RTT Chan, CCH Kwok, WM Wong, CC Yau, GKH Au, CL Lai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:72-5

Objective: To analyse the incidence of hepatitis B reactivation following treatment with irinotecan-based combined chemotherapy and the outcomes of patients with hepatitis B reactivation.

Patients and Methods: A prospective phase II study investigating the response to irinotecan, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil

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O Buckley, W Benfayed, T Geoghegan, T Persaud, M Jeffers, F Khosa, WC Torreggiani

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:72-5

Objective: To determine whether the volume of fluid aspirated during ultrasound-guided thoracocentesis influences the histological diagnosis.

Methods: Fifty patients with unilateral pleural effusion of unknown cause,

JG Brabham, CG Morris, RJ Amdur, WM Mendenhall

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:70-1

Objective: To analyse the efficacy of external beam radiotherapy in patients with Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid treated with curative intent.

Patients and Methods: Five patients received postoperative radiotherapy for suspected subclinical (3 patients) or gross residual (2 patients)

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WC Fan, CC Chan, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:69-71

Objective: To investigate the safety profile of image-guided drainage using the trocar technique.

Methods: The medical records of 93 patients undergoing image-guided drainage procedures using the trocar technique at a local

Full Article

FJ Londy, S Rohrer, S Kumar, H Parmar, SK Mukherji

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:19-23

Aim: To determine whether there are significant differences between 3.0 Tesla and 1.5 Tesla in the degree of contrast enhancement of skull base lesions.

Patients and Methods: Fifteen consecutive patients with lesions

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HS Fung, PC Kwok, S Lau, WK Wong, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2008;11:13-8

Aim: To evaluate the usefulness of 64-slice multi-detector computed tomography for the detection of acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

Patients and Methods: In this retrospective study, 20 patients presenting with acute gastrointestinal bleeding from 1 October 2005 to

JCW Tsang, SCW Cheung, WK Tso, PS Yip, FL Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2004;7:31-4

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of angioplasty and/or stenting of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis on renovascular hypertension and renal function.

Patients and Methods: Between March 2000 and June 2002, seventeen consecutive patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis were referred