Diagnosing A Rotator Cuff Tear with MRI
Posted on May 31, 2022
Musculoskeletal Radiologists, Dr. Andrew Kompel and Dr. Nicholas Lewis, explain the different types of rotator cuff injuries, strengths of rotator cuff tear MRI evaluation, and more.
Posted on May 31, 2022
Musculoskeletal Radiologists, Dr. Andrew Kompel and Dr. Nicholas Lewis, explain the different types of rotator cuff injuries, strengths of rotator cuff tear MRI evaluation, and more.
Posted on May 24, 2019
Primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is a cancer that develops in the peritoneum - a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen. Peritoneal carcinomatosis is cancer that spread to the peritoneum from another part of the body.
Posted on May 21, 2019
Hepatic steatosis is an accumulation of fat in the liver. Also called fatty liver, it can develop into two types of liver disease: alcoholic hepatic steatosis (alcoholic fatty liver disease) and nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease).
Posted on May 20, 2019
Also called secondary liver cancer, liver metastases develop when cancer from another part of the body spreads to the liver. In the US and Europe, secondary liver cancer is 18-40 times more common than primary liver cancer (hepatoma).
Posted on May 20, 2019
Focal nodular hyperplasia liver lesions are the second most common benign liver lesion. While usually nonthreatening, differentiating focal nodular hyperplasia lesions from other liver tumors can be very difficult.
Posted on May 20, 2019
Hepatic adenomas are benign epithelial liver lesions. Although rare, they run the risk of malignant transformation, spontaneous hemorrhage, and rupture. Hepatic adenoma liver lesions can also be difficult to differentiate from other liver lesions, and can be mistaken for liver cancer.
Posted on May 14, 2019
Hemangioma liver lesions are noncancerous, abnormal masses of tangled blood vessels found in the liver. While hemangioma liver lesions themselves do not pose a threat, they do present a diagnostic challenge.
