Supraclavicular lung cancer metastases were cytologically proved in 26% of patients. Nodes with metastasis were only palpable when markedly enlarged. US tripled the sensitivity of palpation for detection of metastases. Results of US and US-guided FNAC analysis can change the work-up in patients with lung cancer.

The aim of this study was to establish the natural course of unrevised asymptomatic pseudotumours after metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacing during a six-to 12-month follow-up period. We used repeated metal artefact reduction sequence (MARS)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), serum metal ion analysis and clinical examination to study 14 unrevised hips (mean patient age 52.7 years, 46 to 68, 5 female, 7 male) with a pseudotumour and 23 hips (mean patient age 52. There is debate about the prevalence of pseudotumours following metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement.

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Chemical composition of gallstones is of major importance in selecting patients for nonsurgical therapy. In a combined in vivo and in vitro study of predictive potential, 50 patients undergoing cholecystectomy were evaluated with computed tomography (CT) and either plain abdominal radiography or oral cholecystography (OCG). The largest stone surgically removed from each patient was subjected to in vitro CT and chemical analysis. The authors found an inverse relationship between CT attenuation numbers and cholesterol content and a good positive correlation between CT attenuation numbers and calcium content. In vivo CT analysis improved sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive and negative predictive values compared to plain abdominal radiography and OCG in detection of cholesterol stones. Using their prediction rule (a CT number smaller than 140 HU indicates a pure cholesterol gallstone), the authors correctly classified gallstones in 17 (84%) of another 20 patients. In vivo CT analysis can enable reliable prediction of gallstone composition and should play an important role in the selection of patients for nonsurgical treatment.