Histopathology has been suggested as a reliable method for tumour reduction evaluation of preoperatively treated breast cancer. Immunocytochemistry can be used to enhance the visibility of residual tumour cellularity and in the evaluation of its proliferative activity. We compared Image Analysis (IA) with Light Microscopy Analysis (LMA) on sections of breast carcinomas treated with preoperative...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively determine the sonographic findings of nodular hyperplasia of the thyroid, to compare these with reported findings associated with malignancy, and to assess interobserver reliability. METHODS Seventy thyroid nodules were scanned, and then biopsies of the nodules were performed under sonographic guidance with fine-needle cytologic analysis; in all cases images were re...

Spiral CT is considered the best alternative for MRI in the evaluation of herniated discs. The purpose of this study was to compare radiological evaluation of spiral CT with MRI in patients suspected of herniated discs. 57 patients with lumbosacral radicular syndrome underwent spiral CT and 1.5 T MRI. Two neuroradiologists independently evaluated 171 intervertebral discs for herniation or "bulg...

The automatic detection of Design Smells has evolved in parallel to the evolution refactoring tools. There was a huge rise research activity regarding Smell from 2010 present. However, it should be noted that adoption real software development practice is not comparable On basis assumption objectiveness operation as opposed subjectivity definition and identification makes difference, this paper...

OBJECTIVES To be useful in development of clinical decision rules, clinical variables must demonstrate acceptable agreement when assessed by different observers. The objective was to determine the interobserver agreement in the assessment of historical and physical examination findings of children undergoing emergency department (ED) evaluation for blunt head trauma. METHODS This was a prospe...

UNLABELLED Due to the high prevalence and morbidity sexually transmitted diseases are highly relevant to public health, especially for women. OBJECTIVES To determine and compare the behavioral and biological risks associated with human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. METHODS A group of 253 women who voluntarily sought anonymous testing were interviewed to find out their behavioral risk....

OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of using self-reported anthropometric data for diagnosis of nutritional status of adults in a rural population of northeast Brazil. METHODS A population-based survey was conducted on a sample of 797 individuals aged 18 years or more. The proportion of individuals who knew their anthropometric measures was calculated. For agreement analysis between those who re...

BACKGROUND The Humphrey field analyser (HFA), Humphrey-Zeiss frequency doubling perimeter, and the Medmont automated perimeter (MAP) are three commonly used automated perimeters with threshold achromatic methodologies. Visual field loss may be detected earlier with strategies that target cell lines with reduced redundancy or which suffer selective damage. METHOD To compare these three perimet...

BACKGROUND In the Copenhagen mammography screening program from 1991 to 2001, mammographic density was classified either as fatty or mixed/dense. This dichotomous mammographic density classification system is unique internationally, and has not been validated before. PURPOSE To compare the Danish dichotomous mammographic density classification system from 1991 to 2001 with the density BI-RADS...

BACKGROUND The single assessment process (SAP) for older people, introduced in England across health and social care agencies from April 2004, aimed at improving assessment processes. We examined the impact of this policy in terms of the reliability of needs identification within statutory social services assessments. METHODS An observational study compared the accuracy of needs identificatio...