ct scanning in the diagnosis of large bowel obstruction

... surrounding cytoplasmic membrane in at least 10% of invasive carcinoma cells or presence of membranous staining in less than 30% provided that the staining is intense (++) Score 3: Presence of intense ... for the discrimination of the BC However, larger prospective studies and subgroup analyses are needed on this subject to say that it can be used in the clinical practice Conflict of Interest The ... hemolysis greatly ruins protein profiles Another factor may be the differences in statistical analyses Direct analyses on linear data were used in the present study and the study by Mathelin et al (27)...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:15

... satisfactory in the evaluation of nodal status in this patient group Since the highly cellular tissue in reactive lymph nodes may also show increased intensity, the role of DWI and ADC in distinguishing ... Further study using larger numbers of patients is needed to establish the accuracy of ADC measurement in monitoring the effect of therapy for uterine cervical cancer For the diagnosis, McVeigh ... imaging technique (SENSE factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue On the other...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... argument of the embedded stateof-affairs Finally, as far as direct arguments are concerned, in Koenig and Davis (2000) these are predicted to link off the value of the KEY attribute 3.1 The verbs ... results in trimming the dry branches off the bush And this is what the semantic type in (16) captures 3.3 Impingement Predicates In order to capture the semantic properties of the arguments of the ... SOA [ch -of- loc-rel FIG El That is, as (16) above captures, in German trimming necessarily results in trimming something off something else; in the case of example (9) above trimming the bush...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 22:20

... in this study including clinical, bacteriological and Julie et al radiological findings not permit the measurement of disease status directly, because they are all (imperfect) indicators of the ... directly mathematically, but iterative application of algorithms can deduce the probability of each test pattern for the hypothetical disease, the prevalence of the hypothetical disease, and the ... It indicates the amount of the relationship between the variables that remains unexplained by a model; the larger the value, the poorer the model fits the data As a rule of thumb, a good fit is...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... meta-analysis of prospective studies of the accuracy of CT and US in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults and adolescent patients, including four studies directly comparing the two, showed that CT ... [22] Despite the increase in CT usage in the United States, ultrasound continued to serve as the primary modality in many hospitals in Israel The reasoning behind the use of ultrasound in Israel ... as the first-line test in the case of suspected appendicitis, and its use is increasing [15,16,20] In this international study, we compared the performance of CT and US in the evaluation of suspected...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... speculate the impact of TRAIL on atherosclerotic lesions in vivo, although the in vitro findings clearly indicate the involvement of the TRAIL/TRAIL receptor system in atherogenesis In the next section, ... mediates the interaction of activated endothelial cells or platelets with leukocytes The selectin family of adhesion molecules also comprises E- and L-selectin The genes coding for the three selectins ... suggesting the anti-atherogenic action of TRAIL Intriguingly, the difference in atheromatous lesion size among these mice became smaller at 12 weeks In contrast to Secchiero’s findings, the lack of...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 18:20

... blocking reagents, which may result in the detection of antidsDNA antibodies in the SmD peptide ELISA [32] In the present study we confirmed the dsDNA binding property of the SmD1 peptide This finding ... effect of dsDNA on the reactivity of SmD1-negative samples (amino acids 83–119) Increasing concentrations of dsDNA (recombinant plasmid) showed an inhibitory effect on the binding of anti-dsDNA antibodies ... ELISA according to the instructions for use of the respective kit Statistical evaluation of results The results obtained from the comparative study were evaluated using the Analyse-it Software (version...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... area of the nerve was enlarged, from 10.9 mm2 at the wrist to 17.2 mm2 at the site of maximal enlargement in the proximal forearm, but it maintained a normal echotexture The soft tissue deep to the ... date, the majority of the studies using HRUS in peripheral nerves of the upper extremity have focused on the entrapment neuropathies of the median nerve at the wrist and of the ulnar nerve at the ... be intact throughout the forearm, which ruled out primary injury or transection of the nerve Enlargement of the median nerve at the site of the neuropathy was consistent with compression-induced...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... MRI of the affected region, together with whole skeleton bone scintigraphy and CT of the chest MRI is essential in the determination of the true extent of the tumor It is important to bear in mind ... predominantly affecting young patients of the ages five to 20 years It involves the diaphyses of long bones and occurs Figure CT image of the patient’s foot, revealing a soft-tissue mass originating ... confirmed the diagnosis Our patient remained disease-free for six months after diagnosis Based on these findings, a diagnosis of Ewing’s sarcoma of the calcaneus was made Discussion Ewing’s sarcoma...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... it is characterized by a large lesion consisting of rings of demyelination alternating with rings of intact myelin MRI is the method of choice for imaging demyelination lesions, tumefactive or ... in that the signal intensity was lower in the center of the lesion in T2 images (Figure 1d), whereas the enhancing rings appeared to fade away centrifugally (Figure 1e, f) The dimensions of the ... cells, mainly reactive astrocytes and lipid-laden macrophages, and perivascular cuffing by T-lymphocytes favors the diagnosis of demyelinating plaque The presence of alternating rings of myelin preservation...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21

... power to detect them The extracts used for detecting these asymptomatic but "previously sensitized" subjects and the probing extracts used in the study have been the same, so, the subset of asymptomatic ... 0.74%) were obtained The peel and pulp extracts contained 84.9 and 37.5 μg of protein/mg of freeze-dried material, respectively The protein profile of the extracts revealed several bands in a molecular ... assess the characteristics of the skin sensitizations in this population Even if the number of subjects and the selection of individuals make difficult to compare results between positive individuals...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... cause The antiviral treatment should be maintained until the clinical diagnosis is confirmed by a new RT-PCR sample Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... is followed Our findings alert us to suboptimal performance of RT-PCR for diagnosis of influenza A (H1N1)v pneumonia, which is important in the decision-making process Only 25% of our patients ... Allen R, Bermingham A, Brown K, Gray J, Brown D: Evaluation of four real-time PCR assays for detection of influenza A(H1N1)v viruses Euro Surveill 2009, 14:pii 19230 The ANZIC Influenza Investigators:...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... large number of samples taken in Korea In the case of Tokyo and in the Philippines, urban runoff from roads on rainy days contributes to the increase in metal concentration in the sediments of ... samples taken in the eastern side of Manila Bay The concentration profiles in the sea sediments show the decrease in lead and zinc concentrations in the sediments with the increase in the distance ... on the uniform distribution of these metals in the sediments of the lake The higher concentration in the northwest part of the lake is probably due to reverse flow of the polluted Pasig River in...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08

... Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom Index Introduction Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management of Crohn’s Disease Management of Ulcerative ... Colitis Associated aspects of IBD Service Delivery Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom Introduction [1] Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ... affected by IBD in the UK [12] Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children in the United Kingdom 2.3 Pathogenesis [13] The etiologies of both UC and CD remain...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 11:20

... numbers of firms exiting the industry or in need for restructuring The experience of the large ‘bonanza farms’ established with the settlement of the northern Great Plains in the US in the late ... or inputs into other industries such as biofuels has led to an increase in the number and size of large farms and new business models involving a mix of large and smaller operations are evolving ... accelerate and paved the way for renewed investor interest in the continent Still, structural issues arising from long-standing neglect of technology, infrastructure, and institutions continued to contribute...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 10:20

... used to analyze the crystallinity Results and discussion The morphologies of the final products were demonstrated in Fig 1a–c On the basis of the SEM check, the proportion of the nanowire morphology ... growth of the WO3 nanowires With the addition of different inorganic salts, the compositions and the corresponding properties of the solution are different in the hydrothermal conditions The changes ... changes in the surrounding conditions would affect the crystalline phase, and further affect the morphologies and dimensions of the WO3 nanocrystals As the reaction mechanism and hydrothermal...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 13:04

... suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions are • • • • high quality serology including EMA taking quantitative antibody levels into account HLA typing full information ... levels there no urgency to perform biopsies compared to symptomatic patients with the same low levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases ... related prolamines  in genetically (mainly HLA) susceptible individuals  characterized by a combination of: • gluten dependent clinical manifestations • anti-tissue transglutaminase (TG2) antibodies...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... objectivity Recent Large Service Acquisitions in the Department of Defense Lessons for the Office of the Secretary of Defense FRANK CAMM IRV BLICKSTEIN JOSE VENZOR Supported by the Office of the ... by the iii iv Recent Large Service Acquisitions in the Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, and the defense agencies NDRI conducts ... still further Recent Large Service Acquisitions in the Department of Defense period, the largest increases came in purchases of information services (46 percent increase); professional, administrative,...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20

... generating autoantibodies in AASV [35] Interestingly, expression of B-cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) is increased Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis in patients with ... activation of innate immunity Elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines are usually detectable in the serum and affected tissues in these diseases 15 16 Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis ... contact system, which induces liberation of bradykinin or other vasoactive kinins from high-molecular kininogen, has been found to be activated in HSP, which could contribute to the development of...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 00:20

... generating autoantibodies in AASV [35] Interestingly, expression of B-cell activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) is increased Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis in patients with ... activation of innate immunity Elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines are usually detectable in the serum and affected tissues in these diseases 15 16 Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis ... contact system, which induces liberation of bradykinin or other vasoactive kinins from high-molecular kininogen, has been found to be activated in HSP, which could contribute to the development of...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 18:20