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Breast Cancer In Pakistan - Awareness And Early Detection, Saba Sohail, Shams Nadeem Alam
Breast Cancer In Pakistan - Awareness And Early Detection, Saba Sohail, Shams Nadeem Alam
Department of Radiology
No abstract provided.
Perforated Appendicitis: Accuracy Of Ct Diagnosis And Correlation Of Ct Findings With The Length Of Hospital Stay, Asma Hina Siddiqui, Shaista Afzal
Perforated Appendicitis: Accuracy Of Ct Diagnosis And Correlation Of Ct Findings With The Length Of Hospital Stay, Asma Hina Siddiqui, Shaista Afzal
Department of Radiology
Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of CT findings in the differentiation of perforated from nonperforated appendicitis and correlate CT diagnosis with the length of hospital stay.STUDY Design: An analytical study.PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: This study was conducted at Radiology Department of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2004 to June 2005.PATIENTS AND Methods: The study included 70 patients who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and underwent pre-operative CT scan followed by appendectomy. Patients were divided into two groups of having perforated and nonperforated appendicitis on the basis of CT scan findings. The surgical and …
Ct Scan Of Body Packers: Findings And Costs, Saba Sohail
Ct Scan Of Body Packers: Findings And Costs, Saba Sohail
Department of Radiology
Objective: To determine the CT features of intra abdominal illicit drug packs used for trafficking, by using scout CT scan image and describe its cost re-imbursement
Methods: An observational study was conducted from January to December 2005, at the CT scan department, Civil Hospital, Karachi. The study subjects included alleged drug traffickers smuggling by body packing, intercepted at Karachi International Airport and referred for CT scan of abdomen by the Anti Narcotic department. Those with suspected body pack rupture were excluded. Scout CT image of the abdomen was taken. Scans were read on console as well as hard copy for …
Impact Factor - Uses, Abuses, Obstacles And Alternatives, Saba Sohail
Impact Factor - Uses, Abuses, Obstacles And Alternatives, Saba Sohail
Department of Radiology
No abstract provided.
Revolution Next -The Multidetector Ct, Saba Sohail
Revolution Next -The Multidetector Ct, Saba Sohail
Department of Radiology
No abstract provided.
Periosteal Desmoid, Moazzam Murad, Vaqar Bari, M Zafar Rafique, Kashif Ashraf
Periosteal Desmoid, Moazzam Murad, Vaqar Bari, M Zafar Rafique, Kashif Ashraf
Department of Radiology
Periosteal desmoid is a benign tumor like reactive fibrous lesion developed by repeated micro trauma. We describe the case of a 14 year old boy with pain in his right knee who underwent plain radiography followed by radionuclide bone scan. The final diagnosis was that of periosteal desmoid.