Radiological quandary: Unilateral interstitial lung disease – Truth or dare

Inferior vena cava filters: truth or dare?

V enous thromboembolism (VTE) is common, with an incidence of >400 out of 100 000 people in the United States. 1 VTE recurrence is also frequent, occurring in 40% of patients, 2 with mortality as high as 30%. 3 Also, if left untreated, pulmonary embolism (PE) will occur in as many as 40% of all proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 4 Although first-line treatment for VTE is anticoagulation, some...

Clinico radiological series: Imaging of interstitial lung disease

403 Virtually, all related topics have been covered in detail... this is both a strength and a weakness. Since the book is targeted at both radiologists and physicians, at times, the book struggles to maintain balance and it will be for the individual physician to figure out how useful the book is to him/her. From a radiology perspective for example, the images could have been larger and of bet...

Radiological findings of unilateral tuberculous lung destruction

OBJECTIVES The aim of this report is to identify the radiological findings of unilateral tuberculous lung destruction (UTLD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen patients with (UTLD) were reviewed from 1999 to 2014. Only patients with radiological evidence of absence of pulmonary parenchyma preserved were included. Clinical and demographic data were obtained and radiological studies (chest radiogr...

Truth or Dare: The Ontology Question in Design Science Research

Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy: Truth or Dare?

A voluminous literature suggests that an increase in consumption of fruit and vegetables is a relatively easy and practical strategy to reduce significantly the incidence of cancer. The beneficial effect is mostly associated with the presence of phytochemicals in the diet. This review focuses on a group of them, namely isothiocyanate, curcumin, genistein, epigallocatechin gallate, lycopene and ...