imaging in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism

... modern emergency medicine [12] Also, the use of capnography in the prehospital setting is interesting: there might be situations in which a rapid and rough evaluation of the patient’s expired ... feasibility in the field Moreover, as acknowledged by the authors themselves, the clinicians who established the diagnosis were not blinded to either clinical assessment or capnography results Finally, the ... physicians in making vital decisions, such as starting thrombolysis for a suspected fulminant PE, as well as in monitoring the hemodynamic effect of thrombolysis in such patients [13] Finally, the merit...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... 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 ... parallel 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 ... Functional MR imaging of the female pelvis J Magn Reson Imaging 25:1101–1112 25 Koyama T, Tamai K, Togashi K (2006) Current status of body MR imaging: fast MR imaging and diffusionweighted imaging Int...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... place themselves on the other side of the aesthetic spectrum and name, in their opinion, the three ‘‘most unattractive’’ places in the city These places were assessed with the same variables as the ... evidence of the existence of this association in urban settings Within this framework, the overview guiding the design of this study is establishing categories of urban places from the perspective of ... the subjects interviewed Exploring the generality of such a categorization in other geographical scenes, incorporating the analysis of places considered ‘‘unattractive,’’ is one of the aims of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20

... with these disorders, they have undergone significant distinct alterations in brain metabolism The increasing use of brain PET stems from the high sensitivity of this imaging tool in identifying ... fully the information inherently represented in the scans is appreciated and relayed in the interpretation of the images Even highly trained imaging specialists are challenged by this since, ... alterations The third chapter looks at the full spectrum of changes in glucose metabolism detectable with PET in monitoring the course of cognitive decline, beginning before the emergence of the first...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... testing was part of routine examination For HIV testing, specific informed consent was asked and counseling offered Approval for this study was obtained from the relevant authorities of the Ministry ... 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 ... account the existing uncertainty surrounding the performance of the so-called reference standard Clinical decisions regarding TB status should be made taking into account the final post-test probability...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... illustration of the anatomy and detection of inflammation in the bone marrow The entire lumbar spine including the zygapophyseal joints and, if available, the thoracic spine was analyzed for increased ... seen at other sites of the spine: in the vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12 of patient and at posterior sites of the vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae to including the zygapophyseal ... and inferior articular processes of the zygapophyseal joint; hash sign, processus spinosus) (b) Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the zygapophyseal joint, revealing numerous mononuclear cells in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... 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 ... osteosarcoma, and the distinction often requires extensive evaluation using varied imaging modalities [7] CT can reveal a soft-tissue mass of the foot, such as permeative lytic lesions of the bone with...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... clinical course lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft fibula ... on ischemia of the skin paddle and poor scintigraphic findings (score in Table 1: Grade Tracer uptake in the graft compared to the contralateral side Absence of tracer uptake Hypofixation/Decreased ... monitoring schemes, i.e clinical monitoring alone, bone scans alone and clinical and bone scan monitoring together, we found the combined monitoring technique to be the most reliable With clinical...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... GonzalezGay MA: Increased prevalence of severe subclinical atherosclerotic findings in long-term treated rheumatoid arthritis patients without clinically evident atherosclerotic disease Medicine (Baltimore) ... S, Wållberg-Jonsson S: Atherosclerosis in early rheumatoid arthritis: very early endothelial activation and rapid progression of intima media thickness Arthritis Res Ther 2010, 12:R158 Gonzalez-Juanatey ... Martin J, Gonzalez-Gay MA: Carotid Page of intima-media thickness predicts the development of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009, 38:366-371 Peters...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:22

... effect of endotoxin on epithelial tight junctions, because other studies have demonstrated a lack of effect of endotoxin on the integrity of the epithelial barrier [42] The conflicting findings of ... effective in restoring the injured epithelium if it is administered after the injury [81] In a study of patients with ALI, very high concentrations of HGF were found in the edema fluid; interestingly, ... administering the modulator of AFC before the lung injury, raising the question of whether such treatments would be effective in patients who have already sustained lung injury Nevertheless, investigations...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... of noting that y is < y the difference between the values reflecting the dispersion , l of solutions k The further these indexes are from 1, the larger the mean gain in connectedness resulting ... coefficients of the sires (rand r,!) were computed m relationship The overall gain in Evaluation of the accuracy gain was the ratio between the traces of both matrices: in connectedness between sires The ... vector L These matrices being both positive definite, the ratio L’C will be > L/L’C.L i Note that model not Evaluation of gain in accuracy of estimates The variance of prediction and the gain in accuracy...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 20:20

... intravenous injection of a contrast agent by using T1-weighted imaging In CMR perfusion imaging, the myocardial wash -in of contrast during the first pass of a contrast bolus forms the basis for assessing ... perfusion imaging for the detection of CAD with an iv dosage of 140 μg/kg/min body weight per minute The peak effect of adenosine occurs 2-3 after start of the iv infusion, with an increase of the ... parameter: The race of change of the SI in LV cavity and myocardial tissue during the first pass of contrast agent b) Time to peak: The time from the onset of contrast enhancement (the foot of the SI...

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Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... towards the end of the 1930s, and the number of workers in the estates fell However they became more active again in the 1950s The fall of the French in the fighting against the Communist Party of Indochina, ... led to the building of the link roads of Indochina 395, until the situation changed when the Japanese moved into Indochina6 (op cit.) The French hesitated before investing in rubber estates in Laos, ... some of the written contracts include the signatures of the local Lao officials State policy, international institutions and the promotion of the rubber industry The origins of the promotion of...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 04:20

... covered in each Committee' in 2000 and assigned them the task of survey to estimate the burden of disease in the estimating the burden of TB in the country4 The country the country, updating the ... chosen to ignore the findings of surveys, wherein the initial screening was 'symptom elicitation' Disregarding the findings of these surveys had led Dye et al to estimate of prevalence of bacteriological ... cases The Indian Jouinal of Tuheiculosis ESTIMATING THE BURDEN OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN INDIA Based on the above exercise, one has now access to a fresh set of estimates of the burden of tuberculosis...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... history of pulmonary TB; by administering a questionnaire to every participant Furthermore other clinical diagnostic information of co-morbidity including TB, clinical stage of HIV; treatment of the ... development of pulmonary TB among HIV infected patients Problem statement The prevalence of TB is increasing in many countries and is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide Infection with ... responsible for coordination of all activities pertaining to TBL in the country including policy formulation, planning, monitoring, evaluation, resource mobilization and coordination of drugs and supplies...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 18:20

... staining was performed: carbol fuchsin 0.3%, slow heating until steaming, rinsing after min, destaining with 25% sulfuric acid, rinsing, counterstaining with methylene blue 0.3% for min, rinsing ... from the health centres: the risk of contamination by sample handling and the long delays between sputum collection and smear staining The addition of 5% NaOCl to the container disinfects the ... compare the sensitivity and the specificity of the two methods Furthermore, the prevalence of HIV co-infection among the patients enrolled was too small to assess the benefits of the method in people...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... test The third step is to incorporate the physician into the evaluation of the imaging intervention by evaluating the effect of the use of the particular imaging intervention on physician certainty ... quantification of the strength of the evidence, and then continues with detailed examination of the supporting evidence At the end of the chapter, the reader will find the take-home tables and imaging case ... followed by the goals of imaging and the search methodology The chapter is then broken down into the clinical issues Discussion of each issue begins with a brief summary of the literature, including...

Ngày tải lên: 30/05/2014, 23:55

... the stem of the prosthesis is custom made for each individual patient, during the operation [27] After reaming of the femoral cavity, a 3D imprint of the cavity is made in the form of a silicone ... frequencies The graph change in shape and position is more important at the beginning of the insertion when the stem displacement is important as well At the end of the insertion, when the resistance ... *The circle indicates the place of the measuring hardware (presented in the left picture) behind the transparent wall A member of the surgical team holds the shaker during the insertion procedure...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... 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 ... [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 ... standpoint, participated in the design of the study, performed the statistical analysis, and participated in the drafting of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20