Safety of Tattoos in Persons Undergoing MRI

mri based morphometry of caudate nucleus in normal persons

because of continuous changing of anatomy, function and metabolism of the human brain, age- related change is a major risk factor in most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, including parkinsons and huntingtons disease. therefore, knowing patterns of age-related atrophy of brain tissue can identify causes and possible role of diseases in decreasing brain function with age. the aim of this stu...

Safety of adenosine stress perfusion cardiac MRI in patients undergoing lung transplantation evaluation

Background Assessment of coronary artery disease in lung disease patients is frequently challenging because of physical limitations for exercise and poor echocardiographic windows. Vasodilator stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) does not require physical exercise and may provide good images. However, fear of aggravating bronchoconstriction limits the use of adenosine stres...

Surgical Management of Tattoos

Objective: To study patients coming for surgical removal of their tattoos with regard to treatment outcome. Methodology: It is a descriptive and observational study, conducted at Plastic, Reconstructive & Micro-Surgery Department of Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital, Karachi over a period of one year. Twenty four patient, 18 males and 6 females, who came for tattoo removal and were found to ...

the safety of high-field mri?

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