• A comprehensive review of subjective and objective facial paralysis grading. Investigate the correlations between asymmetry scores calculated from dynamics images grades a modified Sunnybrook grading system. Machine learning approaches applied which showed potential to improve accuracy Facial is loss movement due nerve damage. It essential for clinicians diagnose severity treat patients, asse...

The use of home measurement in the follow-up of antihypertensive treatment is rapidly increasing. Compared with office blood pressure (BP) measurement home blood pressure monitoring provides better reproducibility, freedom from white coat effect and observer bias [1,2]. Home BP measurement results correlate better to end organ damage than the office measurement and home BP control overcomes man...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate parameters of the aortic input function (AIF) in dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the kidney and its effect on renal functional parameters (perfusion and glomerular filtration rate) calculated using a two-compartment model analysis. Inter-observer agreement, effect of size of region of interest (ROI) in the aor...

BACKGROUND There is a need for non-invasive and accurate techniques for assessment of severity of atherosclerotic disease in the carotid arteries. Recently an automated single sweep three-dimensional ultrasound (3D US) technique became available. The aims of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of the automated single sweep method in a cohort of patients undergoing cl...

The two most well known and well defined grading systems for dysplasia in colorectal adenomas were compared with regard to reproducibility. The Konishi-Morson system (KMS) operates with several histological and cytological variables and grades of mild, moderate, and severe dysplasia. The Kozuka system is based on the extent of nuclear pseudostratification and also has three grades of dysplasia ...

The objective of the study was to assess the measurement properties of an indirect volumetric measurement using segmental circumferential measurements fitted into a formula of a truncated cone (Sitzia's method) in long-term transtibial amputees. Twenty-eight participants with a transtibial amputation >1 year participated in the study. Two observers measured stump volume twice, two weeks apart, ...

AIMS To test the hypothesis that inter-observer variability accounts for the wide variation in reported prevalences of fibrin strands on prosthetic heart valves and to develop criteria for their identification and reporting. METHODS AND RESULTS A videotape with 30 sequences of prosthetic heart valves imaged by transoesophageal echocardiography and showing abnormalities such as strands, microb...

PURPOSE To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of corneal power measurements obtained by Topcon KR-1W and iTrace, and assess the agreement with measurements obtained by Allegro Topolyzer and IOLMaster. METHODS The right eyes of 100 normal subjects were prospectively scanned 3 times using all the 4 devices. Another observer performed additional 3 consecutive scans using the Topcon K...