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Since the introduction of MRI as a sustainable diagnostic modality, global accessibility to its services has revealed a wide discrepancy between populations-leaving most of the population in LMICs without access to this important imaging modality. Several factors lead to the scarcity of MRI in LMICs; for example, inadequate infrastructure and the absence of a dedicated workforce are key factors in the scarcity observed. RAD-AID has contributed to the advancement of radiology globally by collaborating with our partners to make radiology more accessible for medically underserved communities. However, progress is slow and further investment is needed to ensure improved global access to MRI.
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Developing Countries , Magnetic Resonance ImagingABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Neurothekeoma is a very rare cutaneous lesion affecting mainly young patients. The lesion is generally benign. We report here that intense FDG activity on PET/CT was noted at the site of primary neurothekeoma of the right shoulder in a 16-year-old boy. Abnormal FDG activity was also seen in the metastatic neurothekeoma in the lung in the same patient 2 years later.
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 , Neurothekeoma , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Humans , Male , Adolescent , Neurothekeoma/diagnostic imaging , Neurothekeoma/metabolism , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Multimodal ImagingABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Majority of primary pediatric neuroblastomas occur in the abdomen, followed by posterior mediastinum. A 7-year-old girl presented worsening pain in the left shoulder, and a CT image of the chest revealed osseous destruction in the left scapula, suggestive of bone tumor. A biopsy was performed. Pathological result was consistent with neuroblastoma. A 123I scan with SPECT/CT images was performed, which showed only increased activity in the left scapula without any other foci of abnormal activity elsewhere.