... satisfactory intheevaluationof nodal status in this patient group Since the highly cellular tissue in reactive lymph nodes may also show increased intensity, the role of DWI and ADC in distinguishing ... parallel imaging technique (SENSE factor of 2) Imaging time of DWI was 90 s for 20 slices Detection of uterine malignancy The ADC values of uterine cancers are lower than of normal tissue On the other ... Functional MR imagingofthe female pelvis J Magn Reson Imaging 25:1101–1112 25 Koyama T, Tamai K, Togashi K (2006) Current status of body MR imaging: fast MR imaging and diffusionweighted imaging Int...
... place themselves on the other side ofthe aesthetic spectrum and name, in their opinion, the three ‘‘most unattractive’’ places inthe city These places were assessed with the same variables as the ... evidence ofthe existence of this association in urban settings Within this framework, the overview guiding the design of this study is establishing categories of urban places from the perspective of ... the subjects interviewed Exploring the generality of such a categorization in other geographical scenes, incorporating the analysis of places considered ‘‘unattractive,’’ is one ofthe aims of...
... with these disorders, they have undergone significant distinct alterations in brain metabolism The increasing use of brain PET stems from the high sensitivity of this imaging tool in identifying ... fully the information inherently represented inthe scans is appreciated and relayed inthe interpretation ofthe images Even highly trained imaging specialists are challenged by this since, ... alterations The third chapter looks at the full spectrum of changes in glucose metabolism detectable with PET in monitoring the course of cognitive decline, beginning before the emergence ofthe first...
... illustration ofthe anatomy and detection of inflammation inthe bone marrow The entire lumbar spine including the zygapophyseal joints and, if available, the thoracic spine was analyzed for increased ... seen at other sites ofthe spine: inthe vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12 of patient and at posterior sites ofthe vertebral bodies of thoracic vertebrae to including the zygapophyseal ... and inferior articular processes ofthe zygapophyseal joint; hash sign, processus spinosus) (b) Hematoxylin and eosin staining ofthe zygapophyseal joint, revealing numerous mononuclear cells in...
... MRI ofthe affected region, together with whole skeleton bone scintigraphy and CT ofthe chest MRI is essential inthe determination ofthe true extent ofthe tumor It is important to bear in mind ... predominantly affecting young patients ofthe ages five to 20 years It involves the diaphyses of long bones and occurs Figure CT image ofthe patient’s foot, revealing a soft-tissue mass originating ... osteosarcoma, and the distinction often requires extensive evaluation using varied imaging modalities [7] CT can reveal a soft-tissue mass ofthe foot, such as permeative lytic lesions ofthe bone with...
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... GonzalezGay MA: Increased prevalence of severe subclinical atherosclerotic findings in long-term treated rheumatoid arthritis patients without clinically evident atherosclerotic disease Medicine (Baltimore) ... S, Wållberg-Jonsson S: Atherosclerosis in early rheumatoid arthritis: very early endothelial activation and rapid progression of intima media thickness Arthritis Res Ther 2010, 12:R158 Gonzalez-Juanatey ... Martin J, Gonzalez-Gay MA: Carotid Page of intima-media thickness predicts the development of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Semin Arthritis Rheum 2009, 38:366-371 Peters...
... of noting that y is < y the difference between the values reflecting the dispersion , l of solutions k The further these indexes are from 1, the larger the mean gain in connectedness resulting ... coefficients ofthe sires (rand r,!) were computed m relationship The overall gain inEvaluationofthe accuracy gain was the ratio between the traces of both matrices: in connectedness between sires The ... vector L These matrices being both positive definite, the ratio L’C will be > L/L’C.L i Note that model not Evaluationof gain in accuracy of estimates The variance of prediction and the gain in accuracy...
... intravenous injection of a contrast agent by using T1-weighted imagingIn CMR perfusion imaging, the myocardial wash -in of contrast during the first pass of a contrast bolus forms the basis for assessing ... perfusion imaging for the detection of CAD with an iv dosage of 140 μg/kg/min body weight per minute The peak effect of adenosine occurs 2-3 after start ofthe iv infusion, with an increase ofthe ... parameter: The race of change ofthe SI in LV cavity and myocardial tissue during the first pass of contrast agent b) Time to peak: The time from the onset of contrast enhancement (the foot ofthe SI...
... towards the end ofthe 1930s, and the number of workers inthe estates fell However they became more active again inthe 1950s The fall ofthe French inthe fighting against the Communist Party of Indochina, ... led to the building ofthe link roads of Indochina 395, until the situation changed when the Japanese moved into Indochina6 (op cit.) The French hesitated before investing in rubber estates in Laos, ... some ofthe written contracts include the signatures ofthe local Lao officials State policy, international institutions and the promotion ofthe rubber industry The origins ofthe promotion of...
... test The third step is to incorporate the physician into theevaluationoftheimaging intervention by evaluating the effect ofthe use ofthe particular imaging intervention on physician certainty ... quantification ofthe strength ofthe evidence, and then continues with detailed examination ofthe supporting evidence At the end ofthe chapter, the reader will find the take-home tables and imaging case ... followed by the goals ofimaging and the search methodology The chapter is then broken down into the clinical issues Discussion of each issue begins with a brief summary ofthe literature, including...
... the stem ofthe prosthesis is custom made for each individual patient, during the operation [27] After reaming ofthe femoral cavity, a 3D imprint ofthe cavity is made inthe form of a silicone ... frequencies The graph change in shape and position is more important at the beginning ofthe insertion when the stem displacement is important as well At the end ofthe insertion, when the resistance ... *The circle indicates the place ofthe measuring hardware (presented inthe left picture) behind the transparent wall A member ofthe surgical team holds the shaker during the insertion procedure...
... as the first-line test inthe case of suspected appendicitis, and its use is increasing [15,16,20] In this international study, we compared the performance of CT and US intheevaluationof suspected ... [22] Despite the increase in CT usage inthe United States, ultrasound continued to serve as the primary modality in many hospitals in Israel The reasoning behind the use of ultrasound in Israel ... standpoint, participated inthe design ofthe study, performed the statistical analysis, and participated inthe drafting ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing...
... computed for each ofthe raters using the respective other raters as reference, that is, the mean ofthe four other raters for the LE group and the three other raters for the OC group For the comparison ... cancer group on the five-point scale and 2.5 ± 1.0 for the group of laryngectomees The effect ofthe language model is investigated in Table using the OC data With growing n-gram context, the recognition ... construction of polyphones is data driven according to the number of observed phoneme sequences inthe training set, that is, if a context appears more than 50 times inthe training data then a polyphone...
... anthropogenic pressure influencing the landscape structures inthe vicinity ofthe linear construction inthe form of a motorway, and especially due to the accompanying structures of linear or polygon ... and having service functions The individual images were fixed into a system of coordinates A line set on the layer modified in this manner designates the centre ofthe motorway within the investigated ... created that takes in 200 m on each side from the centre ofthe motorway and which stipulates the extent ofthe polygon inthe area of interest Inthe polygon thus marked out, the individual biotopes...
... numbers of peristaltic waves inthe small intestine ofthe sedated dogs were 0.000/min in xylazine HCl, 0.999/min, in ketamine HCl, and 1.201/min in those dogs administered xylazine HCl, ketamine ... with the ANOVA test Results Measurement ofthe peristaltic movement of small intestine in fed dogs The numbers of peristaltic waves inthe small intestine after 24-hour fasting were 0.133/min hour, ... locating the optimal bowel loop, and then the mode was switched to the pulsed Doppler mode The sample volume cursor was located inthe small intestinal lumen through the acoustic window of the...
... changes in secreted proteins, such as cytokines and chemokines Conclusion In conclusion, the findings ofthe present study show the reliability of ST analysis using a DIA system for theevaluationof ... out ofthe 10 patients inthe prednisolone group responded versus none ofthe nine patients inthe placebo group To determine whether the same observer identified the same differences inthe ... major advantage of DIA is standardization of image acquisition and processing, minimizing variance, and the ability to quantify the actual stained area together with staining intensity in a time efficient...
... reliability ofthe coding by refining the content boundaries ofthe codes and making coding more consistent An audit trail was kept in NVivo At the end ofthe data collection and analysis, the coding ... influence ofthe separate intervention arms due to our decision to collapse inthe presentation of findings However, based on an analysis ofthe matrix coding by arm of intervention, the arm of Pilling ... Following orders For most patients (70.6%), whose motivations were sub-coded as a sense of obligation, the idea of following instruction appears to be ingrained in their reasoning for bringing in the...
... 11 In my opinion working according the guideline requires the availability of written information that supports the oral counselling after the diagnosis 12 In my opinion working according the ... according the guideline requires that the content ofthe preoperative counselling is put in writing 13 In my opinion working according the guideline requires the availability of written information that ... to the design ofthe study and planning ofthe work that led to the manuscript, the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, and has been involved in drafting and critically revising the...