Toward a new definition of ‘ref ...
Definitions, by necessity, may change or need to be changed to accommodate situations that arise. The United Nations recognized that the emergence o ...
Biomechanical comparison of two ...
Background Distal tibia fractures are known to be difficult to stabilize and nonunions often occur because of a relative instability of the fragment ...
Brain perfusion CT for acute st ...
Objectives To compare a 256-slice CT with a simulated standard CT for brain CT perfusion (CTP). Methods CTP was obtained in 51 patients using a 256- ...
Dual-energy CT angiography in p ...
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of dual-energy CT angiography (DE-CTA) maximum intensity projections (MIPs) in symptomatic peripheral arterial oc ...
Influence of coronary artery di ...
Objective To evaluate the impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) prevalence on the predictive values of coronary CT angiography. Methods We perfor ...
Dose levels at coronary CT angi ...
Purpose To compare the dose estimates and image quality of Dual Energy CT (DECT), Dual Source CT (DSCT) and 16-slice CT for coronary CT angiography ...
Evaluation of MR imaging guided ...
Objectives To test the hypothesis that MR imaging guided triamcinolone acetonide injection into the sacroiliac joints of children with enthesitis-re ...
Three-dimensional magnetic reso ...
Objectives To investigate the substantia nigra in patients with Parkinson’s disease three-dimensional magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging with ...
High-risk lesions diagnosed at ...
Objectives To evaluate the frequency of diagnosis of highrisk lesions at MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (MRgVABB) and to determine whether ...
Pedicle screw insertion accurac ...
Studies revealed that navigation systems that provided intraoperative assistance might improve pedicle screw insertion accuracy, and also implied th ...
Bioartificial liver devices: Pe ...
Acute liver failure remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Bioartificial liver (BAL) devices have been in development for more than ...
In vitro study of the optimum v ...
Objective. Excessive use of activator (formaldehyde + glutaraldehyde) may cause late complications after use of gelatin-resorcin-formalin (GRF) glue ...
Transcatheter aortic valve impl ...
Conventional aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the gold standard surgical treatment for symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. However, some patients ar ...
Extrapleural hematoma as a comp ...
Extrapleural hematoma as a complication following thoracic surgery is rare. We report a case of an extrapleural hematoma following pleural lobectomy ...
Meta-analysis and review on the ...
Background Systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of bevacizumab (Avastin) in diabetic macular edema (DME) Methods Pertinent pu ...
Involvement of advanced glycati ...
Background The purpose of the experiment reported here was to assess the involvement of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), oxidative stress, an ...
Diagnostic ability of retinal g ...
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic ability of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) measurements in glaucoma patients, patients with ...
Erythropoietin: a novel treatme ...
Background To determine the visual outcome and safety of intravenous erythropoietin in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). Met ...
Two-port method for laparoscopi ...
The aim of our study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) with the two-port method. O ...
Impact of chronic kidney diseas ...
This study evaluated the relationship between the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and traditional coronary risk factors, metabolic syndrom ...
No severe pulmonary vein stenos ...
Few studies have explored the utility of local electrogram-guided extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation (EEPVI) by analyzing the pulmonary v ...
Serum concentrations of interle ...
Many studies have suggested an imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Interleukin 4 ( ...
Serum levels of angiopoietin-1 ...
The molecular basis and pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are rapidly evolving areas. Recently discovered angiopoietins (Ang) constitut ...
Endovascular treatment combined ...
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of peripheral nerves and vascular structures along their course through the upper thoracic a ...
Intravenous glutathione prevent ...
This study proposes the intravenous administration of glutathione (GSH) as a novel strategy to prevent contrast medium-induced renal oxidative stres ...