AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Patterns and spectrum of imaging findings can facilitate diagnosis and treatment.

Women's Health Weekly

| July 03, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

2003 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patterns and spectrum of imaging findings can facilitate diagnosis and treatment.

"Ovarian carcinoma is the most common cause of death from a gynecologic malignancy. The most important prognostic factors are the presence and magnitude of residual or recurrent disease after therapy," scientists writing in the journal Abdominal Imaging report.

"Recurrent ovarian malignancy usually manifests as pelvic masses in the surgical bed, peritoneal seeding, nodal recurrence and pleuropulmonary lesions, and liver metastasis," wrote C.M. Park and colleagues, Seoul National University College of Medicine.

"Pelvic recurrence involves the vaginal stump, parametria, urinary bladder, and/or bowel adjacent to the surgical bed. Peritoneal seeding presents as nodules on the peritoneal surface, most commonly around the liver or cul-de-sac, and mesenteric infiltration," they researchers wrote.

"Pseudomyxoma peritonei is the other form of peritoneal seeding. Nodal recurrence appears as enlarged paraaortic nodes, especially at the ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Problem solving in abdominal imaging.(CD-ROM included).(Brief article)(Book...
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News September 1, 2009 700+ words
...9780323043533 Problem solving in abdominal imaging.(CD-ROM included) Dalrymple...chapters lead the reader from imaging findings to diagnosis. Various imaging...chest findings encountered in abdominal imaging examinations. Dalrymple is...
New abdominal imaging study findings have been published by scientists at...
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly March 3, 2009 700+ words
...University, Medical Department (see also Abdominal Imaging). The researchers concluded...the results of their research in Abdominal Imaging (Struma ovarii: CT findings. Abdominal Imaging, 2008;33(6):740-743...
New abdominal imaging study findings recently were published by researchers at...
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly October 13, 2009 700+ words
...in Pisa, Italy report (see also Abdominal Imaging). "As colonic cleansing we used...colleagues published their study in Abdominal Imaging (CT colonography: same-day tagging...and reduced cathartic preparation. Abdominal Imaging, 2009;34(5):642-647...
Data on abdominal imaging reported by D. Prando and co-researchers.
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly October 13, 2009 700+ words
...Prando and colleagues (see also Abdominal Imaging). The researchers concluded...colleagues published their study in Abdominal Imaging (Torsion of the spermatic cord...scale and doppler sonographic signs. Abdominal Imaging, 2009;34(5):648-661...
Research in the area of abdominal imaging reported from W. Lee and...
Newspaper article from: Science Letter September 30, 2008 700+ words
...W. Lee and colleagues (see also Abdominal Imaging). The researchers concluded...colleagues published their study in Abdominal Imaging (Ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided...patients with nondilated bile ducts. Abdominal Imaging, 2008;33(5):555-559...
Researchers from Seoul National University describe findings in abdominal...
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly March 3, 2009 700+ words
...South Korea report (see also Abdominal Imaging). "The presence of bright dot...colleagues published their study in Abdominal Imaging (Yolk sac tumor of the ovary: CT findings. Abdominal Imaging, 2008;33(6):736-739...
Researchers from University of Trieste publish new studies and findings in the...
Newspaper article from: Science Letter September 30, 2008 700+ words
...Italy report (see also Abdominal Imaging). "Two patients with...published their study in Abdominal Imaging (Complete penile corporeal...contrast enhanced US. Abdominal Imaging, 2008;33(5):621...
Teaching atlas of abdominal imaging.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News March 1, 2009 700+ words
9781588906564 Teaching atlas of abdominal imaging. Ed. by Mukesh G. Harisinghani and Peter R. Mueller...Harisinghani and Mueller teach radiology in the Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology at Massachusetts General...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, Patterns and spectrum of imaging findings can facilitate diagnosis...

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA