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- Adenosine-Stress MR ImagingPublication . Donato, P
- Adult abdominal Burkitt lymphoma with isolated peritoneal involvementPublication . Oliveira, C; Matos, H; Serra, P; Catarino, R; Estevão, ABurkitt lymphoma is a fast-growing high grade B-cell neoplasm that rarely affects adults. Three clinical variants are described in the World Health Organization classification: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated. The non-endemic form typically presents as an abdominal mass in children. Symptoms usually occur due to mass effect or direct intestinal involvement. We describe a very unusual presentation of a sporadic Burkitt lymphoma case in a 61-year-old male with diffuse peritoneal and omental involvement, without lymphadenopathies, mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.
- Amiodarone pulmonary toxicityPublication . Rodrigues, H; Belo-Oliveira, P; Costa, JF; Donato, POur patient who was on long term amiodarone treatment presented with a 10 day history of cough and dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed multiple pulmonary infiltrates. HRCT depicted patchy areas of ground glass attenuation and areas of consolidation, with a peripheral and peribronchovascular distribution, associated with dilated bronchi. The amiodarone was discontinued and the patient treated with corticosteroids.
- Anaplastic cutaneous lymphoma mimicking an infection.Publication . Barbosa, L; Brito, MJ; Balaco, I; Noruegas, MJWe present a case of a 17-year-old boy who presented with a skin lesion with extension to the soft tissues of the left thigh. On ultrasound, a homogeneous and hypoechoic expansile formation in the subcutaneous tissue was found, measuring 6.5 × 5 × 3.5 cm, with scarce vascularization. Computed tomography showed a low attenuating neoformation with surrounding edema. An inflammatory disorder was the first diagnosis, but the absence of improvement with antibiotics led us to perform magnetic resonance imaging that showed a high signal lesion on T2-weighted imaging and low intensity signal on T1-weighted imaging and surrounding contrast uptake. Positron emission tomography and computed tomography showed uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose by the lesion. The final diagnosis was anaplastic cutaneous lymphoma.
- Angio-TC das CoronáriasPublication . Donato, P
- Aorto-oesophageal fistula treated with emergent thoracic endovascular repairPublication . Andrade, LC; Felix-Morais, R; Gil-Agostinho, A; Caseiro-Alves, F
- Application of imaging guidelines in patients with foreign body ingestion or inhalation: literature reviewPublication . Grassi, R; Faggian, A; Somma, F; De Cecco, CN; Laghi, A; Caseiro-Alves, FIngestion, inhalation, and insertion of foreign bodies (FBs) are very common clinical occurrences. In any case, early diagnosis and prompt management are mandatory to avoid severe and life-threatening complications. Radiologists have an important role in revealing the presence, dimension, nature, and relationship with anatomical structures of a FB; selecting the most appropriate imaging modality; and enabling the best therapeutic choice. This review article focuses on the most frequent FBs ingested, inhaled, and inserted and presents the different tests and investigations to provide a correct radiological approach.
- Caracterização por RM cardíaca e técnica de realce tardio de um pseudoaneurisma do ventrículo esquerdoPublication . Andrade, LC; Donato, P; Ferreira, MJ; Caseiro-Alves, FLeft ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of myocardial infarction. Differentiation between true and false aneurysms, although difficult, is crucial, because of the different treatment options they entail. We present a rare case of a giant pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle related with a previous myocardial infarction. The present case highlights the pivotal role of magnetic resonance imaging for differential diagnosis between these entities.
- Cardiac magnetic resonance stress perfusion: A single-center studyPublication . Donato, P; Ferreira, MJ; Silva, V; Pinto, A; Caseiro-Alves, F; Providência, LAINTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Myocardial ischemia can be assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion imaging (MRPI). This study aimed to analyze the clinical utility of MRPI in the diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease. METHODS: Fifty-five patients were examined with a 1.5 T MR scanner (Siemens Symphony), with a first pass of 0.10 mmol/kg gadolinium chelate, at rest and during adenosine vasodilatation (140μg/kg/min for 4min) using an inversion recovery steady-state free precession sequence. The results were compared with coronary angiography and with SPECT myocardial perfusion images. Agreement for qualitative diagnosis was measured by the kappa coefficient, taking statistical significance as 95%. Minimum clinical follow-up was 12 months. RESULTS: In 19 patients (34.5%) MRPI was negative for myocardial ischemia and necrosis, in 17 (30.9%) it was negative for ischemia but positive for necrosis, in 7 (12.7%) only ischemia was present and in 12 (21.8%) the ischemic area was larger than the necrotic area. The correlation between MRPI and coronary angiography for ischemia detection by coronary artery territory was very good: left anterior descending and right coronary - k=0.8571 (0.59-1), circumflex - k=0.8108 (0.59-1). By contrast, there was no correlation in terms of myocardial ischemia detection between MRPI and SPECT. CONCLUSIONS: MRPI is able to diagnose significant coronary disease in a high risk population, by detection of myocardial ischemia.