The CT Quadrate lobe hot spot sign

Intense enhancement of the quadrate lobe in the arterial phase may be seen on computed tomography in patients of superior vena cava syndrome. We present this imaging finding in a case of lymphoma causing superior vena ca...

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Treatment of Chronic HCV Infection with the New Direct Acting Antivirals (DAA): First Report of a Real World Experience in Southern Brazil

Introduction and aim. There is almost no data regarding the efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) therapy in Brazil. The aim of this historical cohort study is to describe the sustained virologic response (SVR) rat...

SVR24 rates in patients with HCV genotype 5 and 6 infection treated with peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) plus ribavirin: results from the real world PROPHESYS study

Comparison of two diagnostic algorithms for the identification of patients with HCV viremia using a new HCV Antigen test

Background. Patients exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV) may develop chronic infection with viremia. The diagnosis of this condition requires the use of several laboratory tests in algorithms tailored to the population an...