A novel approach to digital bre ...
Objective The complexity of anatomical structure within the breast represents the ultimate limit to signal detection on a mammogram. To increase les ...
4D-MR flow analysis in patients ...
Objectives Comprehensive analysis of haemodynamics by 3D flow visualisation and retrospective flow quantification in patients after repair of tetral ...
Differentiation of benign and m ...
Objective To retrospectively evaluate the diagnostic ability of magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy for distinguishing benign and malignant lesions ...
8-bit or 11-bit monochrome disp ...
Objectives Vendors of medical displays promise a better diagnostic performance using 10- or 11-bit instead of 8-bit monochrome displays. We measured ...
Ultrasound-guided viscosuppleme ...
Objective To assess if ultrasound (US)-guided viscosupplementation can reduce pain and improve function in elderly patients with cuff tear arthrop ...
Short-term outcomes of lung tra ...
Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is currently the main indication for lung transplant (LTx) in the United States. Opinions differ reg ...
Prognostic factor analysis of t ...
Background Almost all patients with advanced gastric cancer will eventually develop progressive disease after first-line chemotherapy. However, the ...
Bronchial and cardiac ruptures ...
Tracheobronchial and cardiac injuries following blunt thoracic trauma are uncommon but can be lifethreatening. We report a case in which the patient ...
Use of contrast-enhanced comput ...
This is a rare case of a 68-year-old woman who was rehospitalized after uneventful redo double-valve surgery. An 8.3 × 12.9 × 16.4 cm tense right ch ...
Long-term visual course after a ...
Background In phase III trials, the therapeutic efficacy of anti-VEGF therapy with ranibizumab (Lucentis) in patients with choroidal neovascularizat ...
Multifocal iris melanoma treate ...
Background A 73-year-old patient presented in our clinic with multiple pigmented iris nodules in the left eye. Though asymptomatic, there was a repo ...
NovaSure endometrial ablation: ...
The objective of this study is to review outcomes and factors predictive of patient satisfaction following NovaSure endometrial ablation in the trea ...
Treatment options for dysfuncti ...
Abnormal uterine bleeding is one of the most common problems in women of reproductive age, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) accounts for abo ...
Three- to six-year follow-up re ...
Purpose We evaluated 3- to 6-year clinical and radiological follow-up results after NexGen LPS-flex total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods A retro ...
Navigated intra-articular ACL r ...
Purpose In some complex cases, standard anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is not enough and could lead to a new failure. Lateral extra-artic ...
Gender differences in the knees ...
The goal of this study was to characterize the geometry of the distal femur and proximal tibia in the Chinese population. Three-dimensional models o ...
A biomechanical comparison of t ...
effect of bioabsorbable interference screw (BIS) tibial fixation with the Delta screw (antegrade) and RetroScrew (retrograde) on initial (time zero) ...
The effect of total synovectomy ...
cases of noninflammatory knee osteoarthritis suggests that total synovectomy may provide beneficial inflammatory and pain relief after total knee ar ...
Radiographic landmarks for tunn ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to establish quantitative and qualitative radiographic landmarks for identifying the femoral and tibial attach ...
Anterior cruciate ligament muco ...
Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) mucoid degeneration is a rare encounter in clinical practice, different, but often confused with ACL mucoid ...
Operative versus non-operative ...
Purpose Conservative management of patellar dislocation can result in recurrent instability in up to 60% of patients. Surgery is therefore advocated ...
Patellar tendinopathy in master ...
Purpose Patellar tendinopathy causes significant morbidity in professional and recreational athletes. Despite the relevance of the problem, its caus ...
Interactions between severity a ...
Purpose This study reports the specific interactions between the different grades and locations of chondral lesions found in symptomatic knees requi ...
The effect of knee position on ...
Purpose This study prospectively assessed the effects of knee position on blood loss and range of motion after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ...
What are the factors of residua ...
Purpose Residual pain during activities of daily living and/or at rest is a major cause of a patient’s dissatisfaction after total knee arthroplasty ...