This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Introduction Abdominal pain may be due to various pathological changes. Various diagnostic methods are used in the clarification process. Imaging techniques are particularly useful for confirming or excluding suspected diagnoses and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Upside-Down Stomach An upside-down stomach, also called a thoracic stomach, is relatively rare. Mostly older people are affected, but not exclusively. It often takes a long time before the correct diagnosis is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis dysphagia – cervical and intrathoracic lipoma Benign adipose-derived tumors from mature adipocytes are among the most common mesenchymal tumors, but are uncommon in cervical and intrathoracic soft tissues. Imaging reveals fat-equivalent density values in the smoothly…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Radiation Oncology Challenges and changes in practice The theme of the 2022 ASTRO Annual Meeting was “Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence: caring for the patient in a wireless world.” The central role of human interaction in patient…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chest pain Rely on CT instead of invasive coronary angiography In patients with stable chest pain and an intermediate probability of obstructive coronary artery disease, the benefit-risk profile favors CT rather than invasive coronary angiography as the first diagnostic imaging…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Cervical cyst Neck cysts usually occur unilaterally and in rare cases bilaterally. In particular, if cervical swelling persists for more than 4 weeks, further evaluation with imaging (ultrasound, CT, or MRI) is…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Thyroid Diseases Clarification of thyroid nodules With the increasing use of imaging techniques, the incidence of incidentally detected thyroid nodules in particular has risen sharply in recent years. In addition, the thyroid gland as an important… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute therapy of ischemic cerebral stroke “Time is brain” – What is the relevant time window for effective thrombolysis? In the event of an ischemic stroke, the blood supply to the affected area of the brain must be restored as quickly as possible to prevent permanent damage. Ideally, intravenous…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Radiation protection Annual report of the Radiation Protection Division published The Radiation Protection Division publishes an annual report on each of its activities in the areas of radiation protection, environmental radioactivity, and dosimetry. The principle of a graded approach to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – cervical lymphoma Cervical lymphadenopathies are painful or painless swellings of the cervical lymph nodes and may be due to leukemias, lymphomas, and tumors of the head, neck, and mouth, in addition to…
