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SPACE (MRI sequence)

The SPACE MRI sequence, is a spin echo type MRI sequence, which creates high spatial resolution three-dimensional datasets. SPACE is an abbreviation for Sampling Perfection with Application optimized Contrast using different flip angle Evolution. The sequence was developed by Siemens. The SPACE...
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Splenic hamartoma

Splenic hamartomas are very rare lesions commonly found incidentally on imaging. They are most often solitary but may be present as multiple nodules in patients with tuberous sclerosis or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Terminology  Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen,...
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET), also known as endocrine tumors of the pancreas, arise from pancreatic ductal stem cells and include some distinct tumors that match the cell type of origin.  Terminology Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors have commonly been referred to as "islet cell tumo...
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Mastocytosis

Mastocytosis is characterized by excessive accumulation of mast cells in one or more organs. According to the World Health Organizatiοn classification, three clinical entities fall under the mastocytosis umbrella: cutaneous mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis (with or without cutaneous manifesta...
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Tuberous sclerosis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Thuấn Nguyễn Hoàng
Published 09 Apr 2017
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Hepatic angiomyolipoma

Hepatic angiomyolipomas (AML) are uncommon benign hamartomatous hepatic mass lesions, containing blood vessel (angioid), smooth muscle (myoid) and mature fat (lipoid) components. There is an association with tuberous sclerosis, although this is less strong than for renal AMLs. Epidemiology Ass...
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Idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension

Idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is the clinical diagnosis of exclusion featuring portal hypertension without hepatic cirrhosis, vascular obstruction, schistosomiasis, or a variety of other chronic liver diseases. Terminology Prior terms for this entity include non-cirrhotic portal...

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