We report the case of a 41-year-old male with traumatic coronary artery dissection after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Computed tomography imaging revealed multiple intracranial subdural and subarachnoid bleedings, a skull base fracture and multiple bilateral rib fractures. There was no pericardial hemorrhage, haemothorax or pneumothorax. No intra-abdominal lesions were found. A 12-lead electrocardiogram on arrival showed an acute myocardial infarction. Emergency angiography showed complete dissection of the right coronary artery without reflow after placement of 6 coronary stents. The patient passed away the day after. In retrospective, the right coronary dissection was visible on the trauma CT-scan.
Background: Contrast leakage after arthrography is common. We sought to investigate if immobilization could prevent it. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects on contrast extravasation and image quality produced by strict immobilization of the shoulder between arthrography puncture and subsequent MR imaging. Material and methods: Fifty patients underwent shoulder MR arthrography using a standard shoulder puncture in the anteroinferior quadrant. Ten milliliters of contrast mixture of saline, iodinated contrast, and gadolinium contrast was injected by a senior musculoskeletal (MSK) radiologist using a 21G needle. Half of the patients were immediately immobilized using a shoulder sling, and the other half were allowed to move their shoulder and arm freely during the time before MR imaging. MR arthrography was performed with a 3 T system using standard T1 and PD weighted sequences. The MR images were reviewed independently by 2 MSK radiologists and graded for extravasation using a five-point scale (1: none, 2: less than 2 cm, 3: 2-5 cm, 4: 5-10 cm, 5: more than 10 cm) and for image quality using a 5 point scale (1: poor, 5: good). The Pearson correlation was calculated to assess the correlation between leakage and image quality. Results: There was no significant difference in amount of leakage between both groups, and global image quality was found equal in both groups. A negative correlation was found between leakage and quality assessment. Conclusion: This study shows that it cannot be avoided by strict shoulder immobilization and that it negatively affects image quality and interpretation.
A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 5-week history of dyspnea, cough and transient episodes of fever. These symptoms did not respond to antibiotic treatment. He was known with COPD GOLD III and α1-antitrypsin deficiency. Initially he had an arterial oxygen saturation of 87%, which could not be increased with O2-administration.
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