Acute appendicitis: prospective ...
Objectives To evaluate an algorithm integrating ultrasound and low-dose unenhanced CT with oral contrast medium (LDCT) in the assessment of acute ap ...
Role of 68Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT in ...
Objective The objective of the present study was to evaluate the role of 68Ga-DOTA(0)-Phe(1)-Tyr(3)-octreotide (68Ga-DOTATOC) positron emission tomo ...
An iterative two-threshold anal ...
Objectives Current thresholding strategies for the analysis of functional MRI (fMRI) datasets may suffer from specific limitations (e.g. with respec ...
Making renal stones change size ...
Objectives The objectives of this study were to quantify the impact of image post-processing parameters on the apparent renal stone size, and to qua ...
High-resolution spiral CTof the ...
Objective Mammography, today’s standard imaging approach, has deficits with respect to the superimposition of anatomical structures. Dedicated CT of ...
The added value of contrast-enh ...
Objectives To evaluate the added value of pre- and intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (transabdominal, or TCEUS and intraoperative, or ICEU ...
Multidetector CT imaging of mec ...
Objectives Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can detect the cause of prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction but is hampered by valve-induce ...
Acute exacerbation of idiopathi ...
Objectives To determine high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings helpful in predicting mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of i ...
A method of adjusting SUV for i ...
Objective A time normalisation method of tumour SUVs in 18F-FDG PET imaging is proposed that has been verified in lung cancer patients. Methods A t ...
Clinical significance of primar ...
Objectives To correlate primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake with pathological factors and examine ...
Accuracy of hydro-multidetector ...
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography with water filling (Hydro-MDCT) in the T-staging of patients with oesophagea ...
Development and evaluation of a ...
Objective The purpose of this study is to (i) design a small and mobile Magnetic field ALert SEnsor (MALSE), (ii) to carefully evaluate its sensors ...
Dose and image quality at CT pu ...
Objective To compare dose and image quality of 64-slice, first and second generation dual-energy CT (DECT) for CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). Met ...
The value of dual-energy CTA fo ...
Objective Comparison of image quality in DE-CTA with and without automatic head bone removal (BR) versus CTA with 16-detectors as a tool in postoper ...
A life course approach: researc ...
The need to study lifelong changes in health and functioning has resulted in increasing emphasis on a life course approach in different fields of in ...
Life-course perspective for phy ...
The purpose of this paper was to discuss physical activity and sports participation in a life-course framework, long-term tracking, determinants, an ...
Cavernous vessels around a pate ...
Objectives: Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is considered a sequel to extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. However, we have obse ...
Physical activity, genes, and l ...
This mini-review summarizes the main associations between physical activity and chronic diseases and discusses the basic concepts related to the rol ...
Ageing and maximal physical per ...
Elite master athletes with long-term devotion to physical training offer an economical means of investigating the effects of ageing and habitual exe ...
Subjective well-being in Europe ...
As an attempt to measure the ‘experienced’ utility of individuals in economics, the investigation of individuals’ subjective well-being (SWB) was pi ...
Family structure, time constrai ...
Recent research emphasizes the importance of economic factors on sport participation. We extend this by examining the role played by time constraint ...
The differences of sarcopenia-r ...
Sarcopenia is a serious condition especially in the elderly population mainly characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with ag ...
Impact of physical activity and ...
The objective of this work was to summarise and evaluate the evidence showing that physical activity is a protector factor as regards falls in older ...
The impact of unsupervised regu ...
Regular walking is one of the most recommended and popular physical activity worldwide. This study (1) detected the effects of unsupervised regular ...
Falls recall—limitations of the ...
The demographic changes in the industrialized countries place new and important challenges to health care providers, politicians, and modern society ...