CT and MRI features of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen: A report of 18 patients with pathologic correlation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen and correlate imaging features with those obtained at histopathologic analysis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 18 patients (9 men, 9 women; mean age, 42.2±10.

[Prevalence of acute coronary heart disease among farmers in Panyu, Guangzhou: a 20-year population-based study].

Objective: To monitor the incidence change of acute coronary heart events in the all-ages farmers in Panyu District, Guangzhou City during 1991-2001 and 2010-2011.

Methods: The surveillance on the same defined population as that from the PRC-USA cooperative epidemiologic project on the cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases 30-year ago was carried out in Panyu, Guangzhou in 1991-2001 and 2010-2011. The crude incidence of acute coronary events and the age-standardized incidence rate were calculated by the year, gender and age, and standardized with the world standard population age distribution.