This content is machine translated Pleural diseases in thoracic sonography Etiological differentiation by means of sono As a serous layer, the pleura covers the thoracic organs and the inner skeletal side to the thoracic cavity. The small normal amount of pleural fluid responsible for non-irritant pleural…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Introduction spine diagnostics The spine is an essential part of the trunk skeleton. In the course of human life, it is exposed to permanent stress and in the different phases of life, image-morphologically…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and symptomatic thyroid cysts. However, a meaningful fine-needle biopsy is required in advance.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Thyroid carcinomas State of the Art Therapy Thyroid carcinomas can be diagnosed well today thanks to modern imaging techniques and often have a good prognosis. However, postoperative risk stratification should take place at a center with a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Introduction joint diagnostics Classification by means of imaging techniques Joint diagnostics can be covered radiologically with various procedures. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis is also possible.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Imaging in exacerbated COPD. Special requirements for COPD patients Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are susceptible to pulmonary infections, which significantly exacerbate symptoms (especially dyspnea). Epidemiologic data, however, are scarce.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Infective endocarditis Guideline-based diagnosis and therapy Not only because of its high mortality, infective endocarditis requires comprehensive treatment. Close interdisciplinary cooperation is necessary to achieve the best possible results.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Palpable mammary finding Attention: malicious! Mammography and sonography are two important procedures for the differential diagnosis of a mammary nodule detected by palpation. Digital tomosynthesis can further reduce the number of false results.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Palpable mammary finding How do you recognize benign changes? Benign breast lesions are extremely common. Mammography is predominantly used for imaging. An overview of classification and image-based diagnosis.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cerebral tumors Radiotherapy of brain metastases The incidence of brain metastases increases in proportion to the prolonged survival, significantly worsening the prognosis. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy techniques can spare the hippocampus.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis An interdisciplinary challenge Diagnoses cannot always be made with certainty after taking a medical history and performing clinical and laboratory examinations. Sometimes, further imaging clarification is required.
