background reversibility of advanced fibrosis after hcv-clearance is an important goal of therapy. objectives measuring liver stiffness (ls) by transient elastography (te) might be helpful in this setting. patients and methods we evaluated 104 patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis c (chc) and sustained virological response (svr) after peg-interferon (ifn) plus ribavirin since at least 1...

background and aims. with the introduction of cone beam computed tomography (cbct) in dentistry, a question has been raised whether the technique significantly increases the diagnostic accuracy in comparison with other techniques or not. therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the accuracy of cbct modality in detecting proximal carious lesions as compared to conventional periapica...

radiation exposure during pregnancy may have serious teratogenic effects to the fetus. in modern medical practice, there is an increasing dependence on imaging techniques in most medical specialties. therefore, checking the pregnancy status before imaging women of child bearing age is essential. lack of international regulations and standard protocols exposes the patient to unexpected fetal rad...

results compared to pre-op scores, pf, ss, and vas scores for back, buttock and leg pain had a significant mean decrease at 6, 12, 24 months post-op (p < 0.05). based on the zcq and vas scores, a success rate of 79% (27.34), 78% (30.38) and 74% (17.23) were achieved at six months, 12 months, and 24 months respectively. conclusions x-stop is a safe and effective treatment for nic that provides m...

introduction cardiac hydatid cysts are rare and represent less than 2% of all hydatid cases. they can occur as part of a widespread systemic infection or an isolated event. case presentation here, we presented a case of cardiac hydatid cyst in interventricular septum. conclusions the case presented had some findings that suggested the specific diagnosis of hydatid cyst.

conclusions large-scale studies on the healthy black african population could assess the relationship between diastolic dyssynchrony and changes in myocardial performance related to racial differences. results the frequency of some dyssynchrony markers was similar to that of other studies. the difference between maximal time-to-peak systolic velocity and minimal time-to-peak systolic velocity w...

magnetic resonance imaging (mri) uses a constant magnetic field and radio waves, a non-invasive method for examining tissues, organs and the skeletal system. the advantages and disadvantages of mri is not fully understood. in the computerized tumor (ct) scan, as an invasive method, the x-rays of the body is used for tomography; which different x-ray attenuation coefficient in tissues as well as...

in this paper, we review novel techniques in the emerging field of spatiotemporal 4d pet imaging. we will discuss existing limitations in conventional dynamic pet imaging which involves independent reconstruction of dynamic pet datasets. various approaches that seek to attempt some or all of these limitations are reviewed in this work, including techniques that utilize iterative temporal smooth...

conclusions in patients with abdominal or pelvic masses and a history of previous abdominal surgery, the possibility of gossypiboma should be kept in mind. case presentation we report two patients (the first patient was 50 years old, with a history of an appendectomy three years ago in another city; the second patient was 52 years old, with a history of a cesarean section 25 years ago in anothe...