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... for detecting involvement of organs (pelvis, lymph nodes and peritoneum) in comparison to surgical and histopathological findings In comparison with surgical and histopathologic findings, accuracy ... report of the surgical findings), while specificity of it for detecting a malignant cell inside it was 43.3% (compared to histopathologic findings) The disagreement in staging of the tumor between ... found in 12 cases (table 2) Adnexal masses were overstaged in three patients and understaged in nine patients Such disagreement observed in 10 cases in comparison to histopathologic findings;...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... 5000 linear 1-5 MHz transducer, according to body size Visualization of an incompressible blind-ended appendix measuring more than mm in diameter with additional positive findings, including echogenic ... 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 is ... presenting with acute abdominal pain, including suspected Reich et al International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011, 4:68 http://www.intjem.com/content/4/1/68 Page of 276 patients with ED working...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... the line installed in an ear vein The micropigs were endotracheally intubated and ventilated (250 ml, frequency 10 to 12 per min) during the entire experiment and ventilation was stopped during ... scanning delay for the arterial phase imaging was achieved by using an automatic bolus tracking technique (Siemens, Germany) Single-level monitoring low-dose scanning (120 kVp, 20 mAs) was initiated ... vein draining into the inferior vena cava of the micropig Total volume of the liver parenchyma is calculated by serial CT scans in micropig No Representative figure on set the freehand outlining...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... adenocarcinoma invading into the subserosa Tumor cells in the regional lymph nodes, surgical margins, lymph vessels and veins were not identified histologically in the specimen (pT3 N0 M0) to help interpret ... approved the final manuscript Figure Pathological findings Metastatic tumor The tumor was located in the abdominal wall, slightly exposed to the abdominal cavity Clinico-pathological findings showed ... PET/CT imaging, however, does have some disadvantages False-negative findings can occur for several reasons, including inflammation, small lesions size and diabetes Mucinous adenocarcinoma as a...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... seen on US in all healthy control individuals (eight quadrants in three MCP joints in one person, and in one quadrant each in the remaining three persons) The concordance between readings by the ... (19%) in detecting bone erosions in RA MCP joints compared with CT This finding verifies that radiography, possibly because of its two-dimensional visualization of the joint, is insensitive in detecting ... questioned [26] In this study MRI findings were in very good agreement with findings from the applied highresolution three-dimensional tomographic X-ray modality (that is, CT findings), even in regions...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... such findings We therefore employed the common terms for imaging findings We think that these preceding findings may be usable as predictors of rib fracture Prediction of rib fracture may be informative ... registered in a certain clinical trial were treated with 48Gy/4fractions The dose was not constrained by surrounding normal tissues including chest wall Heterogeneity corrections were made in all ... Sankyo, Tokyo) in a volume tailored to the body weight of each patient (600 mg iodine/ kg body weight) was injected from the anterior cubital vein within a fixed injection time of 50 s (i.e injection...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:21

... beneficial in documenting progression or regression of structural joint damage in longitudinal studies Multidetector computed tomography (CT) is a tomographic radiographic imaging method offering isotropic ... involved in patient recruitment MH was involved in the CT scanning protocol EN performed the evaluation of radiographs JM was involved in the MRI scanning protocol and performed all MRI examinations ... and within imaging modalities (respectively), there were individual measurements that differed markedly Coincidental differences in outlining erosions at the two time Figure Erosions in the wrist...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... The left upper lobe vein drains into the brachiocephalic vein (a-b) The right upper lobe vein drains into the superior vena cava (c) Veins of both lower lobes drain normally into the left atrium ... techniques have gained increasing importance in the non-invasive assessment of vascular pathologies of the chest In our patients, the diagnosis was established with certainty using contrast-enhanced ... Helsinki and HUS Radiology (Medical Imaging Center), Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki, 00029 HUS, Finland Department of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Page of Haartmaninkatu 4, Helsinki,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... subpleural lipomas Figure Axial computed tomography (CT) image in mediastinal soft tissue window-level setting shows the characteristic appearance of a fat-containing tumor with density values ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/380 Page of Figure Axial computed tomography (CT) image in lung window-level setting depicting the subpleural lipoma Figure The small, well delineated, solid lesion shown on Figure ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/380 Page of Figure Axial computed tomography (CT) image showing the characteristic hypodense condition of the lesion compatible with a fat-containing tumor, in this case a subpleural lipoma...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... mucoepidermoid carcinoma Axial section of positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography and PET -computed tomography images of 18F FDG scan showing mild FDG uptake in the histologically ... mucoepidermoid carcinoma Axial section of positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography and PET -computed tomography images of 68Ga DOTATOC scan showing no significant radiotracer uptake in the ... Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-11029, India 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-11029, India Authors’...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... soft-tissue perineurioma in the retroperitoneum have not been reported The soft-tissue perineurioma in this report was similar to the one in the subcutis of the groin [5]: well-defined margins with ... read and approved the final version of the manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Funding was neither sought nor obtained Received: January 2010 ... K: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of soft tissue perineurioma Radiat Med 2008, 26:368-371 Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM: Neurogenic tumors in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

... soft-tissue perineurioma in the retroperitoneum have not been reported The soft-tissue perineurioma in this report was similar to the one in the subcutis of the groin [5]: well-defined margins with ... read and approved the final version of the manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Funding was neither sought nor obtained Received: January 2010 ... K: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of soft tissue perineurioma Radiat Med 2008, 26:368-371 Rha SE, Byun JY, Jung SE, Chun HJ, Lee HG, Lee JM: Neurogenic tumors in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:20

... staining histiocyte-rich areas and darker staining sheets of small mature appearing lymphocytes Figure Positron emission tomography -computed tomography image showing hypermetabolic mediastinal ... age being over 50 Combined therapy with four cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapy followed by involved field irradiation was scheduled During chemotherapy, ... doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose; HL, Hodgkin’s lymphoma; LN, lymph node; PET-CT, positron emission tomography -computed tomography; ...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... consist in supernumerary 3.4 extraction and lingual repositioning of tooth 3.4 root, keeping in mind that, depending on root reabsorption, long term prognosis of this tooth is uncertain Figures ... not enough rich in details to allow correct planning the orthodontic treatment of patients in late mixed dentition In these cases it’s appropriate to use a multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) ... and approved the final manuscript DD conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript LL has been involved in drafting the manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... systemic inflammatory disease, whole body scans in one session on a dual modality positron emission tomography (PET) -computed tomography system were performed 60 minutes after intravenous administration ... emission tomography -computed tomography showing fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in the carotid arteries, ascending aorta, and the abdominal aorta cranial to the aneurysm (arrows with corresponding ... positron emission tomography -computed tomography maximum intensity projection images Figure F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography -computed tomography maximum intensity projection...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... planning In fact, it allows a combination of both anatomical and biological co-registered images acquired in the same session, with a dual gain in diagnostic accuracy Staging is crucial in the ... nodes Competing interests Authors' contributions The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests EP is the senior author and was involved in collecting patient details, reviewing the ... details, reviewing the literature and drafting the manuscript AC was involved in reviewing the literature and proofreading the manuscript VA approved the final manuscript Consent Written informed consent...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... summarise the findings and analysis of CT scanning of the brain Normal brain and fundamentals of CT interpretation The brain normal grey/white matter differentiation should be examined, remembering that ... will be directly involved in administering intravenous thrombolysis for early stroke due to infarction and it is important to gain some knowledge regarding various CT and other imaging changes that ... Consideration for intravenous thrombolytic therapy (tissue plasminogen activator, tPA) in stroke caused by infarction is usually within hours of the initial event but it should be administered only in experienced,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... brain injury events (cardiovascular instability, increased ICP, hypoxia, or seizures) in neurosurgical ICU patients undergoing CT scanning in the radiology suite or in the ICU Secondary brain injury ... objective of clinical decision-making is to minimize secondary brain injury and secondary spinal injury risks Brain injury severity (unstable, high risk, or stable), probability of CS instability, ... developing guidelines for evaluating the cervical spine after traumatic injury CMD formed a multidisciplinary committee to review the literature regarding negative cervical spine imaging in comatose...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... obtained increasing the FiO2 was -56 + 1.0078 multiplied by the EELV obtained decreasing the FiO2 (r2 = 0.84, p < 0.0001) (b) The Bland-Altman plot of the EELV measurement obtained increasing ... washout/washin technique The nitrogen washout/washin technique is based on the following principle: the gas lung volume, at baseline, includes a volume of nitrogen (V(1)N2) that is determined by ... Chiumello et al In the intensive care unit (ICU) setting the measurement of lung volume is not routinely performed; in our practice Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli Regina Elena the helium...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... the FiO2 as a function of the EELV obtained decreasing FiO2 The EELV obtained increasing the FiO2 was -56 + 1.0078 multiplied by the EELV obtained decreasing the FiO2 (r2 = 0.84, p < 0.0001) (b) ... measurement obtained increasing the FiO2 and the EELV obtained decreasing the FiO2 The x axis shows the mean of the two measurements and the difference between the EELV measured by increasing FiO2 and ... the Engstrom Carestation and the computed tomography (CT) scan (a)The EELV measured by the Engstrom Carestation as a function of the EELV measured by the computed tomography (CT) scan (EELV carestation...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20