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Purpose Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information and conflict of interest References, Purpose: The increased use of radiological procedures, both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, imposes adequate information to the patient about the radiation dose. This information right was enhanced by some national and international organizations....

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: To show how the raised number of abdominal CT scans performed in emergency area has an impact on exposure burden dose in young adults, mainly in some clinical...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/59/EURATOM of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation. This legislation will be applicate in Italy from February 2018, but many Italian...

Congenital colonic stenosis is a rare pediatric condition. Since 1968, only 16 cases have been reported in the literature. To the authors’ knowledge, multiple congenital colonic stenosis has not been previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 2-month-old male, presented at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a suspicion of intestinal malrotation. Clinical examination revealed persistent abdominal distension. During the enema examination, the contrast medium appeared to fill the lumen of the colon up to three stenotic segments and could not proceed further. Intraoperatively we confirmed the presence of four types of colonic atresia, located in the ascending, transverse, and descending colon, respectively, plus appendix atresia. First surgical steps consisted in resection of proximal stenotic segment, appendix removal, proximal cecostomy, and distal colostomy on ascending colon in order to preserve colonic length. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of colonic stenosis. Final surgical step consisted in multiple colocolostomy and enteroplasty. A planned two-stage procedure, consisting of resection with colostomy for decompression as the first step and a later anastomosis, is recommended in order to allow bowel length preservation.

Autoimmune connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of pathologies that affect about 10% of world population with chronic evolution in 20%–80%. Inflammation in autoimmune diseases may lead to serious damage to other organs including the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal tract involvement in these patients may also due to both a direct action of antibodies against organs and pharmacological therapies. Dysphagia is one of the most important symptom, and it is caused by failure of the swallowing function and may lead to aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, weight loss, and airway obstruction. The videofluorographic swallowing study is a key diagnostic tool in the detection of swallowing disorders, allowing to make an early diagnosis and to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal and pulmonary complications. This technique helps to identify both functional and structural anomalies of the anatomic chain involved in swallowing function. The aim of this review is to systematically analyze the basis of the pathological involvement of the swallowing function for each rheumatological disease and to show the main features of the videofluorographic study that may be encountered in these patients.

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: In recent years, patient safety in hospitals is improved by establishing safety criteria and through the application of error reporting, according to criteria defined by international organizations. The reporting of so-called intercepted errors or...

La Colonscopia virtuale (CV) tramite tomografia computerizzato multi-strato (TCMS) è una nota e valida tecnica alternativa alla colonscopia ottica per la valutazione della parete del colon e la individuazione di nuove lesioni. Lo svantaggio principale per la sua esecuzione è l’esposizione del paziente alle radiazioni ionizzanti. Questo è il motivo per cui linee guida raccomandano procedure di acquisizione a basso dosaggio standardizzate volte a ridurre al minimo le radiazioni di esposizione. Abbiamo retrospettivamente esaminato l'impatto in termini di esposizione alle radiazioni ionizzanti in base alla posizione del paziente e la durata della scansione. [1].

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: The aims of our poster are: -to review the MRI technique and protocol in preoperative local staging of rectal cancer (RC); -to identify radiological signs that are useful for both the clinician and the surgeon; -to provide some “tips& tricks” in...

Endometriosis is an important gynecologic disorder defined as the presence of functional endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Prevalence of endometriosis is 6-10% in the general population, but rises to 35-50% in women with pelvic pain or infertility or both. The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the different locations of pelvic and extrapelvic endometriosis occurred in our Department during last 3 years.

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: The thyroglossal duct is a narrow tubular structure connecting the primordium of the thyroid gland to the tongue in the midline. If the duct does not involute at 8-10th weeks of gestation, secretion for infection or inflammation causes a...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: We tried in young resident radiologist the impact of a simplified flow-chart (Fig.1) for evaluating umbilical venous catheters (UVC)...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: CT Colonoscopy, or Virtual Colonoscopy, is well known as an effective alternative in patients that cannot sustain classic colonoscopy [1] (Fig. 1-2). Otherwiseas allradiological procedure concerns arise for radiation exposure related to the...

Aims and objectives Methods and materials Results Conclusion Personal information References, Aims and objectives: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a non-invasive and fast method for evaluating requiring neither the use of contrast medium injection nor any biliary intervention. It is actually indicated for the direct visualization of the...

Learning objectives Background Findings and procedure details Conclusion Personal information References, Learning objectives: To describe the changes observed in contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the event of regression of benign hepatic lesions, such as focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) To speculate on the possible...