Thiazolidinediones protect mous ...
Since most of the current studies of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are only focused on improving glycemic control, increasing insulin sensitivity, and r ...
Evaluation of serum IgA levels ...
An increased prevalence of immunoglobulin (Ig) A deficiency has been documented in a number of autoimmune diseases; however, its association with ty ...
Glycated albumin is a useful gl ...
Glycated albumin (GA) is recognized as a reliable marker for short-term glycemic monitoring in diabetic patients. We investigated the clinical relev ...
Changes in body weight are sign ...
The aims are to examine whether changes in body weight (dBW) are associated with changes in cardiovascular risk factors in Japanese men without abdo ...
Systemic and spinal administrat ...
Painful diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common forms of neuropathic pain syndromes. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a proinflammat ...
Primary hyperlipidemias in chil ...
Plant sterols lower serum cholesterol concentration. Available data have confirmed the lipid-lowering efficacy in adults, while there is a relative ...
Metabolic consequences of incor ...
Only few insulin-treated (IT) people with diabetes mellitus (DM) reach the target due to poor compliance and/or to sedentary lifestyle and/or to ina ...
Circulating pro-inflammatory cy ...
This study was designed to investigate plasma circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, adiponectin and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in y ...
Imaging features of small intes ...
Amyloidosis is a rare disease characterized by forming pathological protein deposits in organs or tissues. The localized form of amyloidosis affecti ...
The accuracy of 64-slice MDCT f ...
Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of 64-slice multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) for preoperatively ...
Transient, marked flattening of ...
In recent years, intra-abdominal hypertension has gained greater recognition both clinically and radiologically. Its most clinically significant for ...
Mass lesions in chronic pancrea ...
The diagnosis of a pancreatic mass lesion in the presence of chronic pancreatitis can be extremely challenging. At the same time, a high level of ce ...
Massive intraperitoneal bleedin ...
Hemorrhagic cholecystitis with subsequent gallbladder rupture and torrential bleeding is a very rare but lifethreatening complication of acute bilia ...
Patients’ preferences about fol ...
Purpose: To evaluate patients’ preferences regarding follow-up of medium size polyps detected at screening CT colonography (CTC). Methods and mater ...
Cholecystoduodenal fistula: ult ...
Objective: To determine the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of cholecystoduodenal fistulas (CDFs). Methods: Twenty-three patients with cal ...
Aggressive angiomyxoma of the p ...
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare tumor that affects the pelvis and perineum in women of reproductive age. Here we present the typical CT and MRI app ...
Acute abdominal and pelvic pain ...
Background: To investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of pregnant women with acute abdominal and pelvic pa ...
Diagnosis of male posterior ure ...
Background: There are no reports regarding voiding/ retrograde urethrography with 64-row multidetector CT (64-MDCT).To compare the clinical relevanc ...
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome ...
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare entity that consists of multiple venous malformations involving several organ systems, particularl ...
Performing an additional decubi ...
Purpose: To determine the rate and associated factors for acquiring a decubitus series at CT colonography (CTC), in addition to the standard supine ...
Diagnosis of Struma ovarii with ...
Objective: To analyze the imaging features of Struma ovarii (SO), and to correlate the imaging results with the pathological findings so as to enhan ...
Extramural venous invasion by g ...
The purpose of this article is to describe and demonstrate the appearances of extramural vascular invasion on computed tomography in gastrointestina ...
Clinical significance of peripo ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether hepatic periportal tracking (PPT) in patients with acute pyelonephritis correlates with t ...
Long-term percutaneous endoscop ...
Patients with a long-term PEG may suffer from complications and received physical and endoscopic examinations. However, these examinations do not pr ...
Imaging findings of colonic wal ...
Colonic wall redundancy (CWR) is a condition often seen in adult cystic fibrosis patients, but the imaging features of this condition are poorly des ...