These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...

What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

A computed tomography (CT) scan showed an enlarged and hypotonic thoracic esophagus, with a prominent circumferential stenosing thickening at the cardia invading the right crus of the diaphragm ...

Somatic pain and visceral pain are two distinct types of pain, and they feel different. Somatic pain comes from the skin, muscles, and soft tissues, while visceral pain comes from the internal organs ...

Background: Nonunion of femoral neck fractures following internal fixation presents a significant challenge, particularly in young patients. This study evaluated the efficacy of valgus osteotomy in ...

What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear (dissection) in the wall of the body’s main artery (aorta). The aorta sends blood from your heart to the rest of your body. A tear causes ...

Second, the authors include both thoracic and abdominal aneurysms in their study. These are 2 highly disparate diseases (Figure), 9 reflective of different embryological origins of the aortic segments ...