Objectives: To determine the effect of transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) on liver function and procedure-related mortality in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumour thrombosis (PVTT).
Objective: To investigate the utility of the Appendicitis Computed Tomography (ACT) scoring system in the diagnosis of perforated appendicitis and prediction of surgical outcome.
Objectives: To review the clinical and pathological features of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in a tertiary referral centre in Hong Kong, and to determine preoperative factors that facilitate diagnosis of AIP in order to
Objectives: To determine the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of localised giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath in fingers and to evaluate the preoperative diagnostic performance of MR imaging in assessment of the local tumour extent.
WY Wong, WCS Chan, SK Ip, WK Ng, CX Chan, HM Ho, KL Siu, CB Tan
Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:197-204
DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1514289
Objective: To compare the incidence of catheter-related infection in the bloodstream and non-infectious complication rate of Hickman catheter and peripherally inserted central venous catheter (PICC) in oncology patients.
Objective: To review the technical feasibility and effectiveness of N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA; Histoacryl, B. Braun, Melsungen, Germany) embolisation to control acute arterial haemorrhage and embolisation of pseudoaneurysms in extracranial locations.
Objective: Carotid duplex ultrasound has revealed that radiotherapy is associated with stenosis of the extracranial carotid arteries in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The objective of the study was to
Objectives: To determine the influence of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) in preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast assessment and its impact on
Objectives: To assess the sonographic visibility and feasibility of biopsy under ultrasound guidance of mammographically suspicious microcalcification-only lesions.
Objective: Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease entity and few data are available for the Chinese population. This study aimed to report MBC data
Objective: To study the prevalence of non-calcified plaque causing significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with zero or low coronary artery calcium scores in a regional hospital in Hong Kong.
Objective: To determine the accuracy of specimen radiograph in predicting ductal carcinoma in situ resection margin status during radioguided occult lesion localisation.
P Korpraphong, K Somsap, P Saiviroonporn, A Pongpaibul, P Charatcharoenwitthaya
Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:4-10
DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414261
Objectives: To determine the utility of the multiecho two-point Dixon technique in the semi-quantification of hepatic fat in patients with chronic liver disease and compare these results with the histopathology outcomes.