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Extensive technological advancements in imaging scanners and material equipment lead to the more important role of percutaneous procedures on the musculoskeletal system, which became more precise, safer and more efficient during the past decade. The aim of percutaneous diagnostic procedures is to etiologically define skeletal or soft tissue lesions. The most important percutaneous diagnostic procedure is percutaneous bone or soft … Preberite več >>

Interventional uroradiology covers a wide range of minimally invasive procedures in the treatment of urological disorders. In this review article, we describe the most common procedures such as insertion of percutaneous nephrostomy and ureteric stent, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, sclerosation of renal cyst, renal tumor embolization, and varicocele embolization. Indications, contraindications and complications are listed for each procedure.… Preberite več >>

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary liver malignancy. Imaging modalities for detection and follow-up include ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Early detection of the hepatocellular carcinoma enables better treatment options for the patient. The prognosis and treatment planning is determined according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer classification. Early stage of the disease is … Preberite več >>

The paper provides a review of indications and contraindications for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, which can be divided into absolute and relative. Absolute indications are acute and refractory bleeding of gastroesophageal varices and refractory ascites or hepatic hydrothorax. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt should not be used as a first-line treatment and it should be limited to those whose therapy fails. … Preberite več >>

Portal vein embolization is an interventional radiologic procedure used in the preoperative treatment of patients scheduled for major hepatic resection. The procedure induces hypertrophy of the non-diseased portion of liver and thereby reduces the possibility of postoperative liver failure. In this article, we present a case of a 50-year old patient
with preoperative portal vein embolization before right hepatectomy for … Preberite več >>

Peripheral arterial disease is often chronic, acute critical ischemia is rare. In contrast to invasive cardiology, interventional radiology is mostly concerned with chronic arterial disease. Acute limb ischemia is often caused by embolism or thrombosis of previously stenosed artery and removal or dissolution of the thrombus is attempted. If the limb is not compromised, delayed recanalization is often performed to … Preberite več >>

Management of aortic pathology was surgical and invasive until late 1980s. Stent grafts considerably lowered the invasiveness of the procedure for patients, suitable for endovascular management. Today, endovascular management of aorta is feasible in patients with coarctations, aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms, dissections and ruptures if anatomical requirements are met – a healthy neck for stent graft attachment must be present and vital … Preberite več >>

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy and transthoracic radiofrequency ablation are interventional procedures, which represent an important alternative to more invasive surgical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary lesions. One of the most common imaging modalities for guidance of both transthoracic procedures is computed tomography. The selection of the appropriate needle as well as intervention planning primarily depends on the … Preberite več >>

Disorders of peripheral nerves are usually diagnosed by neurological examination and electrodiagnostic methods. However, we can investigate peripheral nerves also by imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonography. During ultrasonographic examination we are particularly interested in nerve cross sectional areas that are often enlarged at entrapment or compression points in focal neuropathies and in demyelinative polyneuropathies. Ultrasonography is established method for diagnosing … Preberite več >>

Orbit represents a complex anatomic space affected by a wide variety of diseases being primarily orbital or spread into the orbit from the surrounding. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance are imaging methods of choice for diagnosing and staging of the orbital diseases. This review focuses on some of the most common orbital diseases and their key radiological features.… Preberite več >>

Head and neck cancer accounts for approximately  5 % of all cancers, which makes it the sixth most common form of cancerin terms of its frequency of occurence. In Slovenia approximately 450 people are diagnosed with this cancer every year. The most common head and neck cancer site of metastasis are lymph nodes in the neck, which account for 40 … Preberite več >>

Magnetic resonance imaging is rapidly becoming a valuable additional diagnostic method in regard to the fetal screening process, mainly due to the fast development of fetal medicine and surgery. Compared to ultrasound imaging, MRI has numerous advantages as it can detect up to 50 % pathological changes that would otherwise go unnoticed. The first documented case of an MRI being … Preberite več >>

Phacomatoses are a diverse group of genetic disorders that primarily affect the central nervous system, skin and other organs. Most commonly, dysfunction of the central nervous system is the prevailing clinical manifestation of phacomatoses. Neuroimaging is therefore of great importance in treating these patients. In the article, we describe a case of a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 and a … Preberite več >>

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare but serious neurologic disorder manifested clinically with headache, focal neurological deficits, seizures, impairment of consciousness and papilledema. Causes and predisposing factors include local conditions such as brain injury, intracranial and regional infection as well as systemic conditions such as changes in hormonal states (e.g. recent abortion, pregnancy, oral contraceptives), recent surgical procedures, hypercoagulable states, … Preberite več >>

Temporal bone contains several cavities: the external auditory meatus, the middle ear, the inner ear and internal auditory meatus. Modern imaging technology enables scanning of the temporal bone and its pathology changes in detail. High resolution computed tomography is the method of choice for conductive hearing loss and examination of external or middle ear, while magnetic resonance imaging plays a … Preberite več >>