... 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 ... MR imaging: fast MR imagingand diffusionweighted imaging Int J Clin Oncol 11:278–285 26 Thoeny HC, De Keyzer F (2007) Extracranial applications of diffusionweighted magnetic resonance imaging ... time-consuming phase-encoding steps, thereby allowing both the acquisition time andthe ETL to be reduced In particular, DWI with parallel imaging reduces the number of phase-encoding steps, the effective...
... described, andthe roles of structural and functional neuroimaging inthe clinical workup are given context The clinical utility of brain positron emission tomography (PET), as with other imaging modalities, ... depends in part on how accurately and fully the information inherently represented inthe scans is appreciated and relayed inthe interpretation ofthe images Even highly trained imaging specialists ... with analysis, and then illustrates a straightforward approach for integrating the qualitative and quantitative findings in meaningful interpretations An Atlas inthe final section of this book...
... 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 ... places obtained regarding the aesthetic attributes included in this study demonstrate their suitability inthe study of aesthetic preferences, and therefore suggest that these attributes, together ... capacity of a place (in terms ofthe ART) may exercise in its aesthetic evaluation 21 Characterize the more and less valued places within the set of aesthetic attributes (sensorial and semiotic)...
... 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 ... of osteitis were 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 ... signs, superior and inferior articular processes ofthe zygapophyseal joint; hash sign, processus spinosus) (b) Hematoxylin and eosin staining ofthe zygapophyseal joint, revealing numerous mononuclear...
... include radiography and MRI ofthe affected region, together with whole skeleton bone scintigraphy and CT ofthechest MRI is essential inthe determination ofthe true extent ofthe tumor It is ... osteosarcoma, andthe 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 ... spreading, skip metastases, or combined metastatic disease [7,9] Theimaging features of local spread of Ewing’s sarcoma, involving small bones to adjacent bones, have not been described in the...
... microsurgery Findings consisted of arterial thrombosis and thrombosis ofthe vein The decision for revision surgery was based on ischemia ofthe skin paddle and poor scintigraphic findings (score in Table ... because of thrombosis ofthe vein providing the skin pedicle Bone scintigraphy was normal (score 2) andthe ensuing clinical course was uncomplicated Revision surgery was performed within the first ... scan findings 0* 1* 1* 1* * 1* * Bone graft lost/normal bone scan findings clinical course lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of skin/bone graft lost of...
... 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...
... 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 andthe gain in accuracy ... 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 ... mean of solutions k, and ,y mean of solutions k as an indicator of noting that y is < y the difference between the values reflecting the dispersion , l of solutions k The further these indexes...
... 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 oftheheart ... as inthe descending aorta at the level ofthe aortic isthmus and above the diaphragm in patients and controls The systolic and diastolic blood pressures (Pmax and Pmin) were obtained non-invasively...
... electron transport chain would normalize the pathways involved inthe development ofthe oxidative stress (68) If our findings are proven by further studies involving a larger number of patients, ultra-low ... diabetic complications (11-13) The combination ofthe low levels of antioxidants and raised levels of free radical play a major role in delaying wound healing in aged rate and diabetic rats (14) It ... improve insulin sensitivity and help in wound healing (16,17) Along with others, the investigators have used microcurrent for treatment of chronic wounds and ulcers (18-20) In an earlier work, The...
... Honor and masculinity went hand -in- hand in Kipling But masculine honor is not Gender, race, andthe writing of empire sexual restraint in Kipling, as any of ‘ The Ladies’’ ofthe poem of that ... was the scene ofthe infamous Boer defeat ofthe British inthe first Boer War of ).⁵ This kind of slap inthe face was pushing the British public a little too far, and sales of Stead’s mainstream ... community of Dutchmen ofthe type of those who defended themselves for fifty years against all the power of Spain at a time when Spain was the greatest power inthe world Intermix with them a strain of...
... combined in each lesson like reading and writing, reading and speaking, listening and speaking or listening and writing Most of themes inthe text book are very familiar with the daily life in ... students’ learning the listening skill 3.2 Finding and discussion 31 3.2.1 The overall view about the current situations of teaching and learning the English listening skill inthe Asemlink of International ... results ofthe process of studying the theoretical background, then working out the real difficulties in learning the English listening skill inthe Asemlink center based on the theory Finally,...
... messages and educating the population and they can serve immensely in vocational training with adequate methodology Thinking about history inthe cinema is related to how we think in medicine: what the ... explore the effect of advanced, chronic and progressive disease on the person suffering from it, informing of it andthe reaction of those affected, those close to them and society in general, the ... protection of their wishes, presence or not of suffering and pain, loneliness, etc The Doctor (1991) by Randa Haines makes it possible to assess the theme ofthe doctor-patient relationship, the experience...
... Identifying the formation and meaning of English terms used in interface of business websites Giving some sugguestions in translating technical terms in business websites Scope ofthe study The ... principle according to which a translator seeks to translate the meaning ofthe original in such as way that the TL wording will trigger the same impact on the TC audience as the original wording ... at the transformation of a written SL text into an optimally equivalent TL text, and which requires the syntactic, the semantic andthe pragmatic understanding and analytical processing of the...
... Since there are commonalities inthe pathophysiology of PAH and RP, particularly inthe context of connective tissue disease, inhibition ofthe renin–angiotensin system may prove effective in ... than nifedipine in reducing both the frequency andthe severity of attacks [14] PDE type V inhibitors such as sildenafil inhibit the degradation of cGMP, which mediates the signalling of several ... combine vasodilator and antiproliferative activity include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers and PDE type V inhibitors [5] The use of angiotensin-converting...
... (total of 98,695 introns) for TE insertions to determine the percentage of TE-containing introns (Figure 2a) The fraction ofthe introns that contain TEs inthe non-mammalian vertebrates G gallus and ... respectively The grey boxes show insertion of TEs into exons The TE family is indicated beneath the gray box, along with the length of each inserted TE Lengths ofthe introns and exons flanking the inserted ... (Const.) The table on the right shows the numbers of exonized TEs in each ofthe examined species (b) Summary ofthe effect of TE insertions into the first or last exons (i) Illustration of insertion...
... independent variable inthe analysis and could not explain the results even though the infection rate andthe duration of mechanical ventilation were not increased inthe obese group Studies of critically ... prepared in collaboration with investigators ofthe ARIC study and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views ofthe ARIC study or the NHLBI The coauthors had full access to all ofthe data in ... analytic cohort Outcome variables The primary outcomes of interest were the risk ofthe development of acute organ failure within three years ofthe baseline examination, in- hospital mortality related...
... No Quintel and Moerer volume reduction at the same level of PEEP led to a marked increase in shunt and low ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) areas, indicating sustained derecruitment ofthe lungs ... alveolar derecruitment In addition, inthe context of extracorporeal gas exchange, the weakness ofthe concept of setting PEEP according to a table becomes evident, andinthe present study, what ... triggered by the increase inthe PaO2/FiO2 [arterial partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen] ratio after interventional lung assist insertion) was induced after hours and had to...
... uptake ofthe plastic antibody was compared against that ofthe NIP andthe imprinting efficiency was found to be 1.3 The imprinting efficiency is defined as the ratio ofthe binding ratio ofthe MIP ... success ofthe imprinting process as seen from the difference in binding between the MIP andthe NIP while selectivity was defined as the efficiency in binding structural analogues ofthe template ... Synthesis of MIPs and NIPs 42 3.1.3 Procedures 44 3.1.3.1 Evaluationofthe effect of endcapping 44 3.1.3.2 Evaluationofthe effect of elution solvents and volume 3.1.3.3 Evaluationof binding...
... Features PHD zinc finger protein PHD zinc finger protein Composite PHD zinc fingerbromodomain proteins PHD zinc finger protein Bromodomain protein PHD zinc finger proteins PHD zinc finger protein Composite ... Prominent examples of PHD zinc finger and/ or bromodomaincontaining proteins The (*) label designates disease-associated PHD zinc finger and/ or bromodomain-containing proteins Conservation ofthe ... Regulators interacting with the PHD zinc finger and/ or the bromodomain (TRIP-Br) (2.1) Historical perspective Given the occurrence ofthe PHD zinc finger and/ or the bromodomain in a host of transcriptional...