Deep learning superresolution simultaneous multislice parallel imaging–accelerated knee MRI provided excellent image quality and improved diagnostic performance for articular cartilage defects while maintaining performance for meniscus and ligament tears.

Central nervous system involvement manifesting as meningitis or meningoencephalitis is a known complication of scrub typhus, but very few spinal cord lesions such as acute transverse myelitis (ATM) have been reported in association with this disease. Scrub typhus patients with a spinal lesion present with neurologic symptoms including dysuria, motor, and sensory weakness. Herein, we describe a rare case of ATM associated with scrub typhus. Clinical characteristics, cerebrospinal fluid cytology, Orientia tsutsugamushi serum antibody titer, and serial magnetic resonance imaging scans resulted in a diagnosis of ATM associated with scrub typhus.

Objectives: To accurately differentiate clumpy artifacts from tophi with foot and ankle DECT. Methods and materials: In session 1, 108 clumpy artifacts from 35 patients and 130 tophi images from 25 patients were analyzed. Reviewers classified green pixelation according to anatomic location, shape (linear, stippled, angular, oval), and height and width ratio. In session 2, green pixelation confined to the tendon was evaluated (shape, height and width ratio, occupied area in the tendon, accompanied peritendinous green pixelation). Results: In session 1, while tophi were noted at various locations, almost all clumpy artifacts were located at the tendon (99%, p < 0.0001). Most clumpy artifacts were linear, stippled, and wide, while most tophi were angular and oval (p < 0.05). In session 2, the shape of green pixelation from clumpy artifacts and tophi was significantly different (p < 0.0001) and most clumpy artifacts occupied less than 50% of the tendon (p = 0.02), and most tophi were accompanied by peritendinous green pixelation (p < 0.0001). Univariant logistic regression showed that tophi were significantly correlated with peritendinous deposits, angular and oval shape, and more than 50% of the tendon (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Clumpy artifacts can be differentiated from tophi in DECT. Clumpy artifacts typically are located in the tendon with a linear or stippled shape, wide, and less than 50% of a tendon’s cross-section. Tophi, on the other hand, typically are oval, larger than 50% of the tendon’s cross-section, and associated with adjacent peritendinous green pixelation. Advances in knowledge: Clumpy artifacts can be differentiated from tophi in image findings by their location and shape.