PURPOSE: To date, the high spatial frequency algorithm (HSFA) which reduces image smoothing and increases spatial resolution has been used for the evaluation of parenchymal lung diseases in thin-section high-resolution CT. In this study, we compared the ultrahigh spatial frequency algorithm (UHSFA) with the high spatial frequency algorithm in the assessment of thin section images of the lung parenchyma. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Three radiologists compared the UHSFA and HSFA on identical CT images in a line-pair resolution phantom, one lung specimen, 2 patients with normal lung and 18 patients with abnormal lung parenchyma. RESULTS: Scanning of a line-pair resolution phantom demonstrated no difference in resolution between two techniques but it showed that outer lines of the line pairs with maximal resolution looked thicker on UHSFA than those on HSFA. Lung parenchymal detail with UHSFA was judged equal or superior to HSFA in 95% of images. Lung parenchymal sharpness was improved with UHSFA in all images. Although UHSFA resulted in an increase in visible noise, observers did not found that image noise interfered with image interpretation. The visual CT attenuation of normal lung parenchyma is minimally increased in images with HSFA. The overall visual preference of the images reconstructed on UHSFA was considered equal to or greater than that of those reconstructed on HSFA in 78% of images. CONCLUSION: The ultrahigh spatial frequency algorithm improved the overall visual quality of the images in pulmonary parenchymal high-resolution CT.
Humans ; Lung Diseases ; Lung* ; Noise

The authors studied 54 patients (55 cases) of femoral shaft fractures treated by compression plate fixation and IM nailing from August 1986 to December 1991. The purpose of this study is to analyse comparatively the radiological and clinical results between the compression plate fixation and IM nailing in femoral shaft fracture of adult. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Among the 54 patients, the ratio of male and female was 44: 10, and the highest in cidence of age was between 3rd and 4th decades. 2. The main cause of injury was traffic accident in 38 cases. 3. The most common fracture type was B1-② in ten cases by AO-ASIF classification. 4. The mean duration of union was 13 weeks in compression plate fixation by the Koostra's criteria and the average 23 weeks in IM nailing by the Bjorens criteria. 5. The clinical result according to Margerl et al, was good in 25 cases (80.6%) with compression plate fixation and good in 20 cases (83.3%) with intramedullary fixation. 6. Complications of compression plate fixation were metal failure in 2 cases and deep wound infection in 1 case, and 1 case of femur neck fracture during operation and 1 case of metal failure in intramedullary fixation.
Accidents, Traffic ; Adult ; Classification ; Female ; Femoral Neck Fractures ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Humans ; Male ; Wound Infection

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the high-resolution CT features of Swyer-James syndrome with special attention to the airway lesions and to determine the clinical utility of high-resolution CT compared with that of chest radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In seven patients with Swyer-James syndrome, we retrospectively reviewed chest radiographs obtained during inspiration and expiration and high-resolution CT scans obtained in inspiration. The high-resolution CT appearance was evaluated and compared with that of chest radiography. RESULTS: On both chest radiographs and high-resolution CT, the affected lung volume was relatively diminished in four patients and normal in three patients. In all seven patients, chest readiographs showed hyperlucency of the lung which was unilateral in four and bilateral in three patients. Unilateral small hilum was seen in six patients and bronchiectasis was demonstrated in one patient on chest radiographs. The hyperlucent lung volume was not diminished on expiratory radiographs in all seven patients. In all patients, high-resolution CT demonstrated low attenuation regions of the lung either bilaterally(n=5) or unilaterally(n=2). Pulmonary vessels were markedly decreased in size and number in the lung parenchyma with low attenuation. Six patients had bronchiectasis on high-resolution CT, which were cylindrical or varicose in five and cystic in one. Bronchiolectasis was observed in three patients on high-resolution CT. CONCLUSION: The high-resolution CT findings are characteristic of Swyer-James syndrome. High-resolution CT is more sensitive than chest radiography in detecting regions of low attenuation and bronchiectasis and may be useful for the diagnosis of Swyer-James syndrome. Our results suggest that bronchiectasis is a frequently associated airway lesion of Swyer-James syndrome and bronchiolectasis may be associated in some cases.
Bronchiectasis ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lung ; Lung, Hyperlucent* ; Radiography ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Retrospective Studies ; Thorax ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

We report a case of giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath in a 36-year-old male, who presented an asymptomatic, firm, 1.0 × 0.8 × 0.4cm-sized nodule, involving the volar aspect of the distal phalanx of the right index finger about 1 year ago. Histopathologically, the enucleated lesion showed four lobules surrounded by thin connective tissue, each of which demonstrated the variable cellularity and the polymorphic cell population consisting of foam cells, spindle-shaped fibroblasts, histiocyte-like cells and multinucleated giant cells with heavy hemosiderin deposits near the periphery, in the collagenous stroma. He has done well with no recurrence during one year of follow-up since the operation.
Adult ; Collagen ; Connective Tissue ; Fibroblasts ; Fingers ; Foam Cells ; Follow-Up Studies ; Giant Cell Tumors* ; Giant Cells* ; Hemosiderin ; Humans ; Male ; Recurrence ; Tendons*

PURPOSE: To report a case of moyamoya syndrome after an additional diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF 1) using an ophthalmic examination in a middle-aged patient with moyamoya disease. CASE SUMMARY: A 60-year-old male with no specific past medical history except moyamoya disease visited our hospital for an ophthalmic examination. Two years prior, he had been diagnosed with moyamoya disease by brain imaging performed after a head trauma. At the first visit, his best corrected visual acuity was no light perception in the right eye (OD) and 20/25 in the left eye (OS). The intraocular pressure was 8 mmHg (OD) and 10 mmHg (OS). On fundus examination, the right eye showed a dense opacity of an ocular media and the left eye showed no abnormality except an increased cup-to-disc ratio. However, infrared imaging showed multiple whitish lesions in the left eye. Fluorescein angiography showed a patchy choroidal filling delay. During the follow-up, slit-lamp microscopy revealed Lisch nodules and multiple café au lait spots and neurofibromas were found in the skin which led to the diagnosis of NF 1. CONCLUSIONS: When examining patients with moyamoya disease, ophthalmologists should check not only ocular comorbidity associated with moyamoya disease but also ocular comorbidity with other systemic diseases that can accompany moyamoya disease. NF 1 is the most common systemic disease associated with moyamoya syndrome. In this case, appropriate follow-up was essential to monitor the development of ocular or systemic vasculopathies and their complications.
Choroid ; Comorbidity ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Diagnosis ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure ; Male ; Microscopy ; Middle Aged ; Moyamoya Disease ; Neurofibroma ; Neurofibromatosis 1 ; Neuroimaging ; Skin ; Visual Acuity

PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of location of a silicone tube tip in the anterior chamber on corneal endothelium after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. METHODS: We measured the distance from the tip of a silicone tube in the anterior chamber to the posterior surface of the cornea by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) in 24 eyes of 21 patients who underwent Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. All surgeries were performed by a single surgeon. The corneal endothelial cells of central, superior, superotemporal, and superonasal area of the cornea were examined by specular microscope before and after surgery. RESULTS: The distance from the tip of the silicone tube in the anterior chamber to the posterior surface of the cornea and the corneal endothelium were measured at 19.2 +/- 11.8 months (2.8-41.2 months) after surgery. At the central corneal area, a statistically significant decrease in the number of corneal endothelial cells (2278 +/- 565/mm2 vs. 2177 +/- 529/mm2, p = 0.043) after surgery was observed, but no relationship was found between the amount of decrease and distance from the tip to the posterior surface of the cornea. At the superotemporal corneal area where the tip of the silicone tube was located in the anterior chamber, there was more significant loss of corneal endothelial cells than in the other areas after surgery (p = 0.006). Moreover, the amount of endothelial cell loss at the superotemporal area was negatively correlated to the distance from the tip to the posterior surface of the cornea (partial correlation coefficient by time -0.558, p = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS: To minimize the loss of corneal endothelial cells after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation, ensuring a sufficient distance from the tip of the silicone tube to the posterior surface of the cornea is important.
Anterior Chamber ; Cornea ; Endothelial Cells ; Endothelium, Corneal ; Eye ; Glaucoma ; Humans ; Silicones ; Tomography, Optical Coherence

PURPOSE: To report a case of glaucoma suspect with peripapillary pit, which enlarged in size with retinal herniation through the pit, and resulted in retinal nerve fiber layer defect and corresponding visual field defect. CASE SUMMARY: A 34-year-old male was referred to our glaucoma clinic for glaucoma evaluation. The intraocular pressure was 15 mmHg in the right eye and 14 mmHg in the left eye. The refractive error in spherical equivalence was −12.75 diopters (D) in the right eye and −11.50 D in the left eye. The axial length was 28.70 mm in the right eye and 28.15 mm in the left eye. On optical coherence tomography (OCT), the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness was within normal limits in both eyes. A peripapillary pit was found in both eyes, which measured 155 µm in the right eye and 625 µm in the left eye in maximal horizontal diameters. Two year follow-up OCT images showed that the peripapillary pit in the right eye enlarged to 239 µm and retinal herniation occurred through the pit, resulting in a retinal nerve fiber layer defect and a corresponding visual field defect. However, the peripapillary pit in the left eye had no significant change. CONCLUSIONS: Glaucoma patients or suspects, with peripapillary pits need close observation because of the possibility of a retinal nerve fiber layer defect in the direction of the pit.
Adult ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glaucoma ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure ; Male ; Nerve Fibers ; Refractive Errors ; Retinaldehyde ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Fields

Multiple ligament injury, which means disruption of at least 3 of the 4 major ligaments, generally occurs due to high energy trauma. Knee dislocation usually leads to the multiple ligament injury, and the terms 'knee dislocation' and 'multiple ligament injury' are used interchangeably. In some cases, a dislocated knee may have been spontaneously reduced immediately after the trauma. This is the reason why we should consider the possibility of knee dislocation and carry out a thorough vascular and neurologic evaluation when a patient with multiple ligament injury presents to an emergency department. Multiple ligament injury, when not properly treated, may lead to instability of the knee joint, resulting in posttraumatic arthritis. Though treatment and rehabilitation of multiple ligament injury is difficult, we should pursue full recovery of the knee joint through precise examination and proper treatment. There is controversy about conservative vs. surgical treatment, early vs. delayed surgeory, and repair vs. reconstruction, but surgical treatment and early reconstruction are now preferred.
Arthritis ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Knee ; Knee Dislocation ; Knee Joint ; Ligaments

PURPOSE: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Korea has increased remarkably during the past few decades. The present study investigated the characteristics and survival of patients with CRC in Korea as a function of time, tumor distribution, stage, sex, and age. METHODS: We retrieved clinical data on 326,712 CRC patients diagnosed between 1996 and 2015 from the Korea Central Cancer Registry. The incidence and the 5-year relative survival rates were compared across time period, tumor distribution, stage, sex, and age group. RESULTS: The percentage of patients with colon cancer increased from 49.5% in 1996–2000 to 66.4% in 2011–2015 while the percentage of patients with rectal cancer decreased from 50.5% to 33.6%. The 5-year relative survival rates for all CRCs improved from 58.7% in 1996–2000 to 75.0% in 2011–2015. For 1996–2000, survival rates were highest for patients with left-sided colon cancers, followed by those with right-sided, transverse, rectal, rectosigmoid cancers. For 2011–2015, the survival rates for patients with left-sided cancers were highest, followed by those with rectosigmoid, rectal, transverse, and right-sided colon cancers. Patients with local and regional, but not distant, SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) stage tumors experienced significantly increased survival rates for 2006–2010 and 2011–2015. The proportion of CRC patients by age decreased in the order ≥70, 60–69, 50–59, 40–49, ≤39 years whereas survival rates decreased in the order 50–59, 60–69, 40–49, ≤39, ≥70 years. CONCLUSION: Korean CRC has some distinct characteristics and survival patterns in terms of tumor distribution, stage, sex, and age. With time, survival outcomes have improved for both local and regional, but not distant, stage tumors.
Colonic Neoplasms ; Colorectal Neoplasms* ; Epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea* ; Rectal Neoplasms ; Survival Rate

OBJECTIVE: The pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) is not yet clear. Trauma alone is not sufficient to result in CSH in young individuals, while a trivial injury can result in CSH in older adults. Although the causality and apportionment of trauma are important issues in CSH, especially in terms of insurance, it is too obscure to solve all struggles. METHODS: There are three key factors for producing CSH. First, CSH necessitates a potential subdural reservoir. Other important precipitating factors are trauma and coagulopathy. However, these factors are not sufficient to cause CSH development. The trauma apportionment score (TAS) can be used to compare the relative importance of these three factors. Here, we applied the TAS to 239 consecutive cases of CSH. We retrospectively obtained the patients' history and laboratory results from their medical records. RESULTS: The TAS ranged from −5 to 5. The most common score was 0. If we defined the cause of CSH as being combined when the TAS was 0, then the cause was combined in 30 cases (12.6%). If we extended the criteria for a combined cause from 0 to −1 to 1, the cause was combined in 107 cases (44.8%). Regardless of the criteria used, traumatic CSHs were more common than were spontaneous CSHs. Spontaneous CSHs were more common in older than in younger patients (p < 0.01, Fisher's exact test). CONCLUSION: The TAS is a useful tool for differentiating the causality of CSH.
Adult ; Aging ; Craniocerebral Trauma ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic* ; Humans ; Insurance ; Intracranial Pressure ; Medical Records ; Precipitating Factors ; Retrospective Studies