3.Radiological evidence of a modern 'martyr's crown': suicide by multiple self-inflicted nail gun shots.
Cristoforo POMARA ; Stefano D'ERRICO ; Vittorio FINESCHI ; Giuseppe GUGLIELMI
Singapore medical journal 2012;53(8):e169-71
A man attempted suicide by shooting seven nails into his head with a nail gun; five in the right temporal region and two in the left. He subsequently presented at the emergency department with complaints of headache. He was found to be oriented in space and time, with no focal neurological deficits. The patient handed the nail gun to the doctors and informed them that he had earlier attempted suicide. Radiological studies showed the presence of nails arranged like a 'martyr's crown'. The man died six days after the surgical removal of the nails. Autopsy was refused by Italian authorities. We conclude that imaging techniques are an adjuvant to forensic medical diagnosis and forensic autopsies.
Construction Materials
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Foreign Bodies
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diagnostic imaging
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Head
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diagnostic imaging
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Head Injuries, Penetrating
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Radiography
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Suicide
4.In-vivo optical imaging in head and neck oncology: basic principles, clinical applications and future directions.
Chenzhou WU ; John GLEYSTEEN ; Nutte Tarn TERAPHONGPHOM ; Yi LI ; Eben ROSENTHAL
International Journal of Oral Science 2018;10(2):10-10
Head and neck cancers become a severe threat to human's health nowadays and represent the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Surgery remains the first-line choice for head and neck cancer patients. Limited resectable tissue mass and complicated anatomy structures in the head and neck region put the surgeons in a dilemma between the extensive resection and a better quality of life for the patients. Early diagnosis and treatment of the pre-malignancies, as well as real-time in vivo detection of surgical margins during en bloc resection, could be leveraged to minimize the resection of normal tissues. With the understanding of the head and neck oncology, recent advances in optical hardware and reagents have provided unique opportunities for real-time pre-malignancies and cancer imaging in the clinic or operating room. Optical imaging in the head and neck has been reported using autofluorescence imaging, targeted fluorescence imaging, high-resolution microendoscopy, narrow band imaging and the Raman spectroscopy. In this study, we reviewed the basic theories and clinical applications of optical imaging for the diagnosis and treatment in the field of head and neck oncology with the goal of identifying limitations and facilitating future advancements in the field.
Forecasting
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Optical Imaging
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methods
6.Sonographic evaluation of metastatic cervical lymph nodes.
Rui-na ZHAO ; Bo ZHANG ; Yu-xin JIANG
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2012;34(6):633-639
Cervical nodal metastases are common in patients with head and neck cancers. Early assessment is important for treatment planning and prognosis. Ultrasound has been widely used in the evaluation of neck lymph nodes, with common parameters including location, size, shape, boundary, hilus, echogenicity, vascular pattern, and resistance index. The diagnostic accuracy has been dramatically improved along with the introduction of new techniques including contrast-enhanced ultrasound, elastography, and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. Neck ultrasound has became an important tool in preoperative assessment and postoperative follow-up for patients with head and neck cancers.
Head and Neck Neoplasms
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pathology
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Humans
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Lymph Nodes
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Neck
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Ultrasonography
8.Clinical application of multi-slice spiral CT.
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2006;28(1):3-4
Multi-slice spiral CT has enabled the real volume data acquisition and opened a brand-new window for non-invasive imaging diagnosis. Its tremendous advantages have gradually been demonstrated in clinical application.
Head
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diagnostic imaging
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Heart
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Radiography, Abdominal
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Tomography, Spiral Computed
9.Article: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (66).
Patankar Z JAHOORAHMAD ; Hemashi S SHAH
Singapore medical journal 2002;43(8):432-author reply 432
10.Development of a new system for head and neck stereotactic conformal radiotherapy.
Chao-min CHEN ; Lin-hong ZHOU ; Qing-wen LU ; Zi-hai XU ; Guang-jie CHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation 2005;29(4):250-262
This paper introduces the constitution and fabrication of the new head and neck stereotactic conformal radiotherapy system. It remedies the shortages in the head and neck stereotactic conformal radiotherapy at present and it is deserved to be popularized in clinical applications.
Equipment Design
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Head
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diagnostic imaging
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surgery
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Head and Neck Neoplasms
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diagnostic imaging
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surgery
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Humans
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Neck
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diagnostic imaging
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surgery
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Radiography
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Radiosurgery
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instrumentation
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Radiotherapy, Conformal
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instrumentation