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J H Shapiro

Publications and source records attributed to J H Shapiro.

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PubMed1982

Liver abscess: sonography in diagnosis and treatment.

Over 24 months, 22 patients with intrahepatic abscesses were diagnosed by sonography. The sonographic appearance of the abscesses was nonspecific and varied from anechoic lesions to highly echogenic solid masses. Septations, fluid-fluid interfaces, and debris were also observed. In 19 of 22 patients, the diagnosis was confirmed by needle aspiration. Subsequently, 12 patients were treated with percutaneous catheter drainage; in 10 patients this therapy obviated the need for further surgery.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Occult gastric bleeding demonstrated by bone scan and Tc-99m-DTPA renal scan.

A patient is described who had coagulopathy and clinically intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding site was clearly shown on renal and bone imaging performed at a time when the patient was considered clinically to have stopped bleeding. A bleeding gastric ulcer was subsequently demonstrated by radionuclide and contrast angiography, and at surgery.

Angiography↗
PubMed1980

Diagnosis of hepatoma by scintigraphy using multiple radionuclides.

The conventional liver scan, using 99mTC-sulfur colloid, is very sensitive in detecting focal abnormalities, but it is nonspecific, since most lesions appear as "cold" defects. Liver scan can be much more specific if the right combination of the many available radiopharmaceuticals is used. This fact is exemmlified by our case report of hepatoma. All scans can be done noninvasively, with low radiation exposure to the patients.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗
PubMed1979

Primary tuberculosis diagnosed by gallium scan.

We report a case of tuberculosis which, although clinically unsuspected, was diagnosed on a 67Ga scan. It is well known that 67Ga scintigraphy may be used as an adjunct to radiography for assessing extent and localization of inflammatory activity and for follow-up and progression evaluation of diffuse granulomatous diseases such as sarcoid and tuberculosis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

The retrorectal space.

Ninety-nine adults with an enlarged retrorectal space on barium enema examination have been evaluated. Measurements were based on previously described methods using the lateral view of the barium filled rectum. In 38.4% of the cases there was no lesion (normal variations). The rest were classified as inflammatory conditions, tumours, and miscellaneous lesions. It is concluded that an increased width of the presacral space per se does not necessarily connote a lesion. Pathological widening of the space is usually associated with changes of the contour of the rectum, abnormalities of the sacrum, or other alterations of the presacral soft tissues.

Barium Sulfate↗