Protocol modifications for CT p ...
Purpose To evaluate the effect of CT perfusion (CTp) protocol modifications on quantitative perfusion parameters, radiation dose and data processing ...
Pulmonary hemorrhage complicati ...
Purpose To assess risk factors and the extent of pulmonary hemorrhage complicating radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of pulmonary neoplasms. Materials ...
Malignant versus benign mediast ...
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the performance of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating malignant from benign mediastina ...
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 ...
A systematic review on the effe ...
The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions [i.e., non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ...
Total parenteral nutrition in c ...
Background: Malnutrition is common in critically ill and severely injured patients. Many factors are responsible for the development of malnutrition ...
Study of finger print patterns ...
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disease of an unknown origin. The present case control study was intended to compare the finger pr ...
Decreased NKG2D expression on N ...
Background Although malignant diseases are known to be associated with immune suppression, the detailed mechanisms involved are still unknown. NKG2D ...
Value of sentinel lymph node ma ...
Background Forty percent of patients with gastric cancer have unnecessarily extended lymph node dissections with higher rates of morbidity and morta ...
Non-heart-beating donation in S ...
Purpose. The aim of our study was to describe our protocol of non-heart-beating-donor (NHBD) lung transplantation and discuss data regarding the sit ...
Surgical treatment for achalasi ...
Achalasia is a rare motor disorder of the esophagus, characterized by the absence of peristalsis and impaired swallow-induced relaxation. In the pas ...
Surgical treatment of cardiac m ...
A 36-year-old man suffering from exertional dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. An echocardiogram showed a left atrial tumor, which was excised vi ...
Suitable device for thoracoscop ...
Chemical pleurodesis is widely used in symptomatic patients with malignant pleural effusion to relieve symptoms, prevent fl uid recurrence, and impr ...
Esophageal ruptures: triage usi ...
Esophageal rupture is a rare entity. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment may threaten the patient’s life. The decision for surgical or nonsurgical ...
The change of macular thickness ...
Background To demonstrate the change in macular thickness using optical coherence tomography in diabetic patients and to assess its relationship wit ...
Alterations in the lenticular p ...
Background Accumulating evidence suggests that oxidative stress underlies age-related formation of cataract, and that antioxidants retard cataractog ...
Anterior stromal puncture for t ...
Purpose To report the results and effectiveness of anterior stromal puncture for contact lens-intolerant keratoconus patients with subepithelial fib ...
Quantitative evaluation of nigh ...
Purpose To evaluate night vision disturbance and investigate correlations between pre- and post-treatment parameters and glare scores in orthokerato ...
Cardiac and gingival metastasis ...
Uterine epithelioid angiosarcomas are extremely rare; only 24 cases have been documented worldwide. We present a unique case of cardiac and gingival ...
Levels of circulating CXCR4-pos ...
The association between levels of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and heart transplant recipients (HTX) with cardiac allograft vascu ...
Differentiation profile of peri ...
In-stent restenosis is largely due to intimal hyperplasia (IH). The number of vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) mobilized at the acute phase after st ...
In vitro assessment of human ch ...
Purpose Local anaesthetic agents are often used as an intra-articular analgesic following arthroscopic procedures. However, there is increasing evid ...
Intraoperative comparisons of k ...
Purpose Based on biomechanical anatomical studies, double-bundle reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was introduced to achieve be ...
Repair of horizontal meniscal c ...
Purpose A novel indication and technique using exogenous fibrin clots to repair horizontal cleavage tears of the meniscus is presented. Methods Ver ...
Surgical results of 5th metatar ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical results of modified tension band wiring using two cortical screws for the treatment o ...