ABSTRACT Background: Intraosseous meningiomas are extradural meningiomas, which are rare lesions arising in the skull. They are likely to originate from intraosseous entrapment of arachnoid cells. They are often asymptomatic, but may cause symptoms depending on the location and size. Surgical resection is usually used to treat patients. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be needed …
ABSTRACT Objectives: To describe the complications following ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy, and outcomes at 2 and 6 months following treatment. Methods: Patients with primary or secondary varicose veins and treated with UGFS were followed up at 1 week and 2 months by Duplex Doppler Ultrasound to assess the effectiveness of the procedure and to document …
ABSTRACT Background: Dengue mosquito borne viral infection consisting of four serotypes has been increasing morbidity and mortality to steady rise in India for more than decade. Lack of specific treatment caused significant challenges to the health system in the management of fatal cases. The clinical spectrum of dengue, caused by any of the four serotypes …
ABSTRACT Background: Intraosseous meningiomas are extradural meningiomas, which are rare lesions arising in the skull. They are likely to originate from intraosseous entrapment of arachnoid cells. They are often asymptomatic, but may cause symptoms depending on the location and size. Surgical resection is usually used to treat patients. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be …
Povilas Žudys, Eglė Kazakauskaitė, prof. habil. dr. Renaldas Jurkevičius Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Cardiology Abstract Aim. Evaluate myocardial viability, volumes of heart chambers and systolic function with different modalities: echocardiography, SPECT, PET/CT, and MRI. Objectives. 1) Assess and compare myocardium movement, perfusion, and viability with echocardiography, SPECT, PET/CT, and MRI. 2) Compare …
Milda Sarkinaite1, Denas Andrijauskis1, Egidijus Marcinkevicius2, Rymante Gleizniene3 1 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences 2 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery 3 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Radiology ABSTRACT Osteochondromas account for approximately 15% of all bone neoplasms and up to 30-50% of benign bone tumors. Intracranial osteochondromas are very uncommon …
Gerta Repeckaite1, Agne Smigelskyte1, Rymante Gleizniene2 1Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Academy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania 2Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Academy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Radiology, Kaunas, Lithuania Abstract Secondary headaches comprise approximately 10% of all headache cases. They often have a serious underlying condition that needs …
Rokas Kurtinaitis1, Kamilė Počepavičiūtė1, Dovilė Barakauskaitė1, Ieva Keturkaitė1, Laima Dobrovolskienė1, Algidas Basevičius1 1Department of Radiology of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas, Lithuania. ABSTRACT Background and aim: Pulmonary leiomyomatosis (PBML) is the most common type of metastasizing leiomyomas. It is routinely found by a chest X-ray in women with a medical record of …
Vaida Atstupėnaitė1, Ieva Kraujutienė1, Rūta Jonė Nakaitė1, Edita Bieliūnienė1, Algidas Basevičius1 1Department of Radiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania ABSTRACT Background and aim. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most useful and frequent methods of examinations to monitor patients after chemoradiotherapy, in order to assess residual tumor tissue and …
Julius Vidikas1, Evelina Gudavičiūtė², Matas Kalinauskas² 1Lithuanian research center of health sciences ² Faculty of Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 2, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania ABSTRACT Thrombophilia, or hypercoagulable state, can cause various thrombotic events. It occurs due to inherited and/or acquired factors. Inherited risk factors, such as factor V …