• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.545-549
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• 2020

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in 2019 led to large numbers of people being infected and developing atypical pneumonia (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19). Typical imaging manifestations of patients infected with 2019-nCoV has been reported, but we encountered an atypical radiological manifestation on baseline computed tomography (CT) images in three patients from Wuhan, China infected with the 2019-nCoV. Surprisingly, the only similar CT finding was a solitary sub-centimeter ground-glass nodule adjacent to bronchovascular bundles, which could be easily overlooked. In addition, the follow-up images in these patients showed how COVID-19 pneumonia evolved from these small nodules. The radiologic manifestation of the three cases will expand contemporary understanding of COVID-19.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1161-1164
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• 2020

The epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus, later named as coronavirus disease (COVID-19), began in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread rapidly worldwide. Early diagnosis is crucial for the management of the patients with COVID-19, but the gold standard diagnostic test for this infection, the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, has a low sensitivity and an increased turnaround time. In this scenario, chest computed tomography (CT) could play a key role for an early diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we have reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 with an atypical CT presentation showing a "double halo sign," which we believe represents the pathological spectrum of this viral pneumonia.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.39-42
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• 2021

A 29-year-old woman had 1-month history of back pain radiating into lower extremities, motor weakness, and sensory abnormalities in both lower extremities. Contrast-enhanced spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a homogeneously enhancing mass at the T12~L1 and several intradural enhancing nodular lesions at L2~S1. Tumor resection surgery was performed and following histological examination showed that the tumor satisfied the diagnostic criteria for atypical choroid plexus papilloma (CPP). To find primary tumor sites, contrast-enhanced brain MRI, whole spine MRI, and PET-CT were carried out and additional lesions were detected at the fourth ventricle, right cerebellum, and upper thoracic spinal cord. This is a very rare case of metastatic atypical CPP that involves brain, upper thoracic spinal cord, and cauda equina with initial manifestation of radicular symptoms without clinical signs of primary brain lesion.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.108-112
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• 2019

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) may initially present with atypical neurological manifestations, including paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. Herein, we report the case showing an initial manifestation of systemic NHL with paraneoplastic demyelination in the brain that initially mimicked the symptoms of stroke, seizure, and brain tumor. A high index of suspicion and timely diagnostic workup is required to prevent diagnostic delay and commence proper management of the condition. In this situation, a whole-body FDG PET/CT could be useful to screen for occult malignancy.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제83권4호
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• pp.808-829
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• 2022

간세포암종은 역동적 조영증강 컴퓨터단층촬영이나 자기공명영상에서의 동맥기 조영증강 및 문맥기 또는 지연기 씻김현상과 같은 전형적 영상 소견을 기반으로 비침습적으로 진단할 수 있다. 그러나 일부 간세포암종은 비전형적인 영상 소견을 나타내기 때문에 영상의학과 의사는 진단에 있어 어려움에 직면하게 된다. 더욱이 동맥 문맥 단락, 혼합 간세포-담관암, 간내 담관암, 혈관종과 같이 많은 간세포암 유사 병변들이 다수 존재하여 영상을 통한 감별 진단에 난항을 겪는다. 초기 영상 검사에서 간세포암종과 이러한 유사 종양을 구별하는 능력은 적절한 관리 및 치료 결정에 중요하다. 따라서 본 임상화보에서는 간세포암종의 비전형적 영상 소견과 간세포암종을 모방하는 악성 및 양성 병변들의 영상 소견을 제시하고 감별 진단을 좁히는 데 도움이 될 수 있는 중요한 단서들에 대해 알아보고자 한다.