Mahnaz Amini

[ 1 ] - Late-onset Radiologic Findings of Respiratory System Following Sulfur Mustard Exposure

Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) as a chemical warfare agent, increases permeability of bronchial vessels and damages airway epithelium. SM exposure causes debilitating respiratory complications. This study was designed to evaluate clinical respiratory manifestations, and to compare chest X ray (CXR) and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan of chest in SM exposed patients with respira...

[ 2 ] - Tissue PCR Diagnosis of Patients Suspicious for Tuberculous Pleurisy

Objective(s) This study planned to assess the value of PCR IS6110 assay in tissue specimens of needle pleural biopsy in patients suspicious to pleural tuberculosis. Materials and Methods Sixty eight patients with lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion underwent pleural biopsy. Tissue samples were sent for pathologic examination and PCR IS6110 assay. The results of PCR reported as positive/ nega...

[ 3 ] - Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism as the Initial Clinical Presentation of Gastric Cancer: A Case Report

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a clinically critical disease, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of which can lead to increased rate of mortality. For prevention of recurrence of PTE, recognition of its risk factors or underlying diseases is of great importance. PTE is common in patients with cancer and has high morbidity and mortality rates. Although cancer is a lethal condition, PTE accele...

[ 4 ] - Determination of The Relationship Between Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at increased risk of sleep-disorders. The concomitant occurrence of COPD and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is named overlap syndrome. This study aimed to evaluate the severity of OSAHS in overlap syndrome patients.Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients with forced...

[ 5 ] - Clinical and Para-Clinical Presentations of Endobronchial Tuberculosis

Introdution: Tuberculosis (TB), with different types of respiratory tract involvements, has a high rate of mortality all around the world. Endobronchial involvement, which is a slightly common tuberculous infection, requires special attention due to its severe complications such as bronchostenosis. Aim of study of this study was describes, one type of pulmonary tuberculosis with less diagnosed ...

[ 6 ] - Mediastinal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Unknown Origin Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS): A Case Report

Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the mediastinum is a rare type of carcinoma. According to the literature, only five cases of this condition have been reported so far. In this paper, we present a rare case of mediastinal NEC of unknown primary site. The patient was a 34-year-old man with mediastinal NEC, who presented with chronic dry cough and a right-sided mediastinal mass one year p...

[ 7 ] - The Relationship between Diaphragmatic Movements in Sonographic Assessment and Disease Severity in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Introduction: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. The purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in COPD patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

[ 8 ] - مروری بر سیستم‌های تشخیص خودکار آمبولی ریوی در تصاویر توموگرافی کامپیوتری آنژیو

مقدمه: تصاویر توموگرافی کامپیوتری آنژیو ریه به صورت گسترده در شناسایی آمبولی ریوی استفاده می‌شوند. استفاده از این برش نازک برای بررسی عملکرد بالینی ریه امری ضروری است، اما باعث افزایش حجم بار زمانی رادیولوژیست می‌شود. از این رو سیستم‌های متعددی برای شناسایی آمبولی طراحی شده است. هدف از این مقاله، مروری بر سیستم‌های تشخیص آمبولی ریوی و ارزیابی عملکرد آن‌ها است. روش: در این مطالعه کلیه مقالات موج...

[ 9 ] - مروری بر سیستم‌های تشخیص خودکار آمبولی ریوی در تصاویر توموگرافی کامپیوتری آنژیو

مقدمه: تصاویر توموگرافی کامپیوتری آنژیو ریه به صورت گسترده در شناسایی آمبولی ریوی استفاده می‌شوند. استفاده از این برش نازک برای بررسی عملکرد بالینی ریه امری ضروری است، اما باعث افزایش حجم بار زمانی رادیولوژیست می‌شود. از این رو سیستم‌های متعددی برای شناسایی آمبولی طراحی شده است. هدف از این مقاله، مروری بر سیستم‌های تشخیص آمبولی ریوی و ارزیابی عملکرد آن‌ها است. روش: در این مطالعه کلیه مقالات موج...

[ 10 ] - Prolonged Sleep Apnea in Two Patients with a History of Opium Abuse-A Case Report

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Case Report: Two 53- and 51-year-old male cases with daytime sleepiness and opium abuse and severe sleep apnea and long respiratory events duration (200 and 275 seconds respectively) noted in polysomnography were reported at Ebn-e-Sina and Razavi hospita...

[ 11 ] - COVID-19: A New Virus as a Potential Rapidly Spreading in the Worldwide

Covid-19 is a novel virus with high affinity to spread in the community. In December 2019, it was first identified in Wuhan, China. The symptoms are non-specific, so fever, cough, dyspnea, are prominent features. Respiratory failure and mortality have also been reported. The most common lung CT scan findings are bilateral ground glass opacities.

[ 12 ] - Factors Affecting Patients’ Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Disorder: A Multi-Method Approach

Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold standard therapy for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disorder. However, patients’ adherence to its regular use is poor. The present study aimed to determine the adherence rate to CPAP therapy by identifying factors affecting its regular use and its associated problems and discomforts among a sample population in Mashhad (...