INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Disadvantages associated with direct high b-value measurements may be avoided with use of computed diffusion-weighted imaging (cDWI). The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic performance of cDWI image sets calculated for high b-values of 1500, 2000, and 3000 s/mm(2). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-eight patients who underwent multiparametric MRI of the pr...

OBJECTIVE To investigate acute inflammation in the peritoneal cavity in adhesion formation. DESIGN Prospective randomized, controlled trial. SETTING University laboratory research center. ANIMAL(S) 9- to 10-week-old BALB/c female mice. INTERVENTION(S) In a laparoscopic mouse model, acute inflammation in the peritoneal cavity evaluated in CO(2) pneumoperitoneum enhanced adhesions, by CO(...

cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst (cmsc), presents as a solitary, tender subcutaneous nodule that usually occurs at the site of previous surgery or trauma. histologically, the lesion is characterized by a cystic structure with villous-like projections that lined by metaplastic synovial tissue. the main cause remains unclear, but trauma is presumed to be a precipitating factor, as most reporte...

We describe a 66 year-old male who presented with chest pain and ST segment elevation in the anterior leads. The typical culprit lesion is in the left anterior descending artery (LAD). However, concomitant lesions in the other coronary arteries may make an accurate diagnosis of the actual “culprit lesion” more challenging. Understanding the electrical basis of electrocardiograms can provide imp...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major health problem in many parts of Iran, although diagnosis of CL especially in the endemic area is easy, but treatment and management of the disease is a global dilemma. Diagnosis of CL in non-endemic area is not as simple as in endemic foci. In this study, the status and the proportions of CL induced by Leishmania major and L. tropica among CL s...

PURPOSE We aimed to determine whether 3T diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has an additive value relative to contrast-enhanced MR imaging for the detection of disseminated lesions in patients with primary malignant brain tumors. METHODS We included consecutive 12 patients with nodular disseminated lesions of primary malignant brain tumors that were confirmed by surgery or follow-up MR imaging....

Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of skin infections. In a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection, we found that lesion size did not correlate with bacterial burden. Athymic nude mice had smaller skin lesions that contained lower levels of myeloperoxidase, IL-17A, and CXCL1, compared with wild type mice, although there was no difference in bacterial burden. T cell deficiency did not e...