This content is machine translated From diagnostics to personalized therapy Nuclear medical imaging for Parkinson’s disease Nuclear medicine imaging enables early objectification of dopaminergic deficits and supports differential diagnosis. Imaging findings help with therapy planning, follow-up and individualization of treatment. Nuclear medicine procedures are a crucial...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: alveolar sarcoidosis Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure as initial manifestation Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease of unknown cause. Its alveolar variant is a rare radiologic manifestation, especially when it manifests acutely as lung failure. Due to its similarity to...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Inguinal testicles Undescended testicles (maldescensus testis) are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the urogenital tract in male newborns. Testicular dystopia describes a positional anomalyof the testicle on its natural...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Abdominal aortic aneurysms in primary care Risk-stratified screening and prophylaxis As abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic but potentially life-threatening, patients at risk should be screened in a targeted manner. These include in particular men over 65 and patients with...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Angiosarcoma of the heart A diagnostic and therapeutic “black box” Primary angiosarcomas of the heart are among the rarest and most aggressive malignant tumors. The unspecific symptoms, rapid progression and complex differential diagnosis make early detection considerably more difficult. Despite...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neuroendocrine tumors Precision medicine in diagnostics and therapy Thanks to modern imaging and molecular characterization, neuroendocrine tumours can now be detected and classified in a much more targeted manner. New therapeutic procedures such as radioligand therapy and targeted...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – angiosarcoma Angiosarcomas are malignant vascular tumors that occur in different regions of the body and are also referred to as hemangiosarcoma, malignant hemangioendothelioma or lymphangiosarcoma, depending on their origin. Primary and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Oncocytoma While renal cell carcinoma (RCC ) is the most common malignant tumor of the kidneys, accounting for around 90% of cases, oncocytoma is the rarest benign tumor of the kidneys...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Sprue The term sprue is used for two different diseases that are associated with chronic diarrhea: tropical sprue and celiac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy), formerly known as indigenous sprue [1]. This is...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Case study Moyamoya disease in a 23-year-old female patient Moyamoya disease is characterized by progressive narrowing of the internal carotid arteries and their branches. This can lead to ischemic and/or hemorrhagic disorders of the cerebral circulation. According to the...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Evidence, pathophysiology and management in the light of current data Heart failure with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF) In recent years, Heart Failure with Improved Ejection Fraction (HFimpEF) has developed into a clinical entity in its own right, which is being considered in an increasingly differentiated manner. With...…
