The indication for fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains a subject of debate, partly because of questions concerning its diagnostic accuracy compared to ultrasound, partly because of practical factors such as accessibility, high costs and available expertise. Most studies advocate an added value for MRI in cases diagnosed with central nervous system pathology. MRI is a good modality to...

The minimax algorithm, also called the negamax algorithm, remains today the most widely used search technique for two-player perfect-information games. However, minimaxing has been shown to be susceptible to game tree pathology, a paradoxical situation in which the accuracy of the search can decrease as the height of the tree increases. Althöfer’s alternative minimax algorithm has been proven t...

A review of recent investigations into pathogenesis of psoriasis summarizing data on the relationship between the presence beta-streptococci in the organism and the cutaneous immune reaction. Results of the studies on gastrointestinal pathology in psoriatic patients are presented. The authors propose a hypothesis that advocates the primary origin of psoriatic gastrointestinal pathology and seco...

A review of recent investigations into pathogenesis of psoriasis summarizing data on the relationship between the presence beta-streptococci in the organism and the cutaneous immune reaction. Results of the studies on gastrointestinal pathology in psoriatic patients are presented. The authors propose a hypothesis that advocates the primary origin of psoriatic gastrointestinal pathology and seco...

Previous research on attitude accessibility has found that accessible attitudes influence both visual and cognitive attention. Smith, Fazio, and Cejka (1996), for instance, found that categories towards which we have accessible attitudes are more likely to be brought to mind when assessing a related object. Research in our lab (Young & Fazio, in prep) has found evidence that not only are catego...

background and purpose: the relation of comprehensive exams scores and other measures of students’ performance has been of great importance. this study is an attempt to assess the associations between medical students’ scores in physiopathology and clinical courses and to compare these scores with their scores in the comprehensive exams. methods: medical students’ scores in their courses and al...

Background: There is a paucity of information about the oral pathology related articles published in a pathology journal. This study aimed to audit the oral pathology related articles published in Iranian Journal of Pathology (Iran J Pathol)from 2006 to 2015. Methods: Bibliometric analysis of issues of Iran J Pathol from 2006 to 2015 was perf...

Application of computer and telecommunication technology calls serious challenges in routine diagnostic pathology. Complete data integration, fast access patients' data to usage of diagnosis thesaurus labeled with standardized codes and free text supplements, complex inquiry of the data contents, data exchange via teleconsultation and multilevel data protection are required functions of an inte...

Background: Immunohistochemistry is an adjunct tool in Surgical Pathology. The fast growing use of immunohistochemistry gynecologic Pathology has revolutionized the fields tumor diagnostics & research. Objective: objective study was to share discuss experience utility Gynecologic Pathology, at a tertiary care hospital Lahore, Pakistan. Patients Methods: This retrospective, descriptive, cros...

Abstracts of the articles RM-1401-004 The role of medical activity in health amelioration of patients with pyoinflammatory pathology of ENT organs N.V. Polunina1, A.I. Kryukov2, A.A. Voloshin2 1The N.I. 66 Russian national research medical university Minzdrav of Russia, 117997 Moscow, Russia 2The Moscow scientific practical center of otorhinolaryngology, Moscow, Russia The article presents the ...