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HHC Tsang, JWC Wai, JLF Chiu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2016;19:303-7

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With an increasing number of women undergoing breast augmentation and later presenting with breast symptoms, radiologists need to be familiar with the different imaging appearances. Mammography and

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JCM Sitt, AWH Chan, J Mou, J Abrigo, YH Tam, KF To, WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2016;19:217-28

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This pictorial review aimed to present the sonographic appearances of common scrotal masses in children, supplemented with pathological findings in operative cases. This review also

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SM Prabhu, V Yadav, D Prakash, S Sudhakar, S Mani

Hong Kong J Radiol 2016;19:208-16

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1614286

Myelination is an essential step in the functional maturation of the brain. Magnetic resonance imaging allows the degree of maturation of a child’s brain to be assessed by estimation of the

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LWY Chan, JHY Leung, CC Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:316-25

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414238

Immunoglobulin G4–related systemic disease (IgG4-RSD) is a newly recognised and emergent condition, which was initially thought to manifest only as autoimmune pancreatitis. As the knowledge about this disease

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CYH Chan, KYK Wong, SKY Kwok, WK Wong, KW Tang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:243-52

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1515300

Fistula-in-ano is a highly devastating disease due to its high morbidity. In order to achieve excellent surgical outcome, preoperative evaluations are essential. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows high spatial resolution images and is highly accurate in delineating the type and extent of a perianal fistula.

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P Chatpitanrut, P Kongmebhol, M Muttarak

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:160-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1514244

Tumours or disorders affecting the breasts in pregnant or lactating women are usually similar to those occurring in non-pregnant women, but some lesions are unique

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DLK Dai, GHY Wong, YL Dai, K Wang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:87-90

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414277

In dementia of the elderly, the majority of patients with onset around the eighth decade have typical Alzheimer’s disease; diagnostic workup is usually simple, and a plain computed tomography brain is sufficient to exclude pathology other than generalised brain atrophy.

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K Wang, YL Dai, TCY Cheung, DLK Dai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:74-86

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414268

Neuroscintigraphy for dementia includes brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) [hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime or ethyl cysteinate dimer] and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET), which are the two most common

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YL Dai, K Wang, TCY Cheung, DLK Dai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2015;18:58-73

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1414267

Dementia is an increasingly prevalent disease of the ageing population. Although Alzheimer’s disease is still the most common cause of dementia, there is emerging clinical interest in other, less common, causes of dementia that can affect patients at a younger

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WK Tsang, A Li, YC Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:285-92

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413197

Multidetector (MD) cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging has emerging use in the assessment of the anatomy and function of the heart. Apart from its established role in the evaluation of the coronary arteries,

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SM Yu, TKL Loke, JTH Yeung, WH Luk, LKM Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:208-17

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413200

Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related sclerosing disease is a relatively new disease entity. Any organ system can be affected. Therefore, there is a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Diagnosis is often difficult

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WH Ma, M Law, WY Ho, KK Wong, S Ng, HY Lau, WK Tso

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:140-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413199

Radioembolisation with Yttrium-90 (⁹⁰Y)–labelled microspheres administered via the hepatic artery is currently used to treat primary and metastatic non-resectable liver tumours. ⁹⁰Y is a pure beta-particle emitter and its energetic beta particle

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PY Lui, KL Lee, KY Tam, CC Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2014;17:62-9

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1413205

Salmonella spp. cause a broad spectrum of human illnesses, including gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and bacteraemia with or without extraintestinal focal infections, or may be present in an asymptomatic carrier. This

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F Mubarak, D Lau, S Alam, AP Tan, PL Kei

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:312-21

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1313183

Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging of the brain is included in many brain imaging protocols and, when taken alone, the sagittal plane is useful for providing diagnostic information about common pathologies.

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P Tang, K Wang, CY Cheung, SF Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:260-7

This pictorial essay illustrates how iodine-131 single-photon emission computed tomography / computed tomography (SPECT/CT) fusion imaging might improve the interpretation of planar iodine-131 whole-body images in post-surgical patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma.