INTRODUCTION Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) may improve antiretroviral efficacy through adjustment of individual drug administration. This could result in reduced toxicity, prevent drug resistance, and aid management of drug-drug interactions. However, most measurement methods are too costly to be implemented in resource-limited settings. This study evaluated a commercially available immunoa...

Bu çalışmada en iyi görüntü kalitesinin belirlenmesi amacıyla bulanıklaştırılmış görüntüler orijinal ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Literatürde kalitesini belirlemede kullanılan bazı klasik yaklaşımlar Normalleştirilmiş Çapraz Korelasyon, Mutlak Hata, Yapısal İçerik, Tepe Sinyal Gürültü Oranı değerleridir. bilimsel araştırmalarda iki metodun karşılaştırılmasında Bland-Altman Metodu, ilk kez amacı kul...

AIM The aim of this study is to develop a simple method for estimating visceral fat area (VFA) using medical examination data. METHODS The study subjects were 100 males who had undergone medical examinations and computed tomography (CT) at the umbilicus level. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to estimate VFA. The Bland & Altman Method was used to examine the tendency for mean differ...

BACKGROUND the measurement of nasal inspiratory pressure, known as the sniff test, was developed as a new test of inspiratory muscle strength, mainly used in neuromuscular conditions. The test is easy to be performed and noninvasive. Despite the clinical importance of assessment of nasal inspiratory pressure a national equipment is not available to assess it. OBJECTIVES to compare a national ...

OBJECTIVE Valid and simple instruments to assess physical activity (PA) in specific populations are required for health-related research. The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of the Bouchard activity diary (AD) in Spanish adolescents using an activity monitor to compare total PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) obtained by both instruments. DESIGN Sixty-one Spanish adoles...

OBJECTIVE It was reported lately that to obtain consistent liver T1rho measurement, at 3T MRI using six spin-lock times (SLTs), is feasible. In this study, the feasibility of using three or two SLT points to measure liver T1rho relaxation time was explored. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventeen healthy volunteers underwent 36 examinations. Three representative axial slices were selected to cut thro...

PURPOSE Dental measurements have been commonly taken from plaster dental models obtained from alginate impressions can. Through the use of an intraoral scanner, digital impressions now acquire the information directly from the mouth. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the intraoral scans compared to plaster models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two types of dental models (intr...

INTRODUCTION Prompt diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is critical for optimal clinical outcomes, but in-laboratory conventional polysomnograms (PSG) are not routinely practical. Though portable out-of-center type III cardiopulmonary sleep studies (out-of-center cardiopulmonary sleep testing [OCST]) are widely available, these studies have not been vali...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate hepatic fat fraction on dual- and triple-echo gradient-recalled echo MRI sequences in healthy children. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of children in a medical check-up clinic from May 2012 to November 2013. We excluded children with abnormal laboratory findings or those who were overweight. Hepatic fat fraction was measured on dual- and t...

STUDY AIM To evaluate the feasibility of combined oximetry (pulse oximetric saturation [Spo(2)]) and cutaneous capnography (transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension [Ptcco(2)]) for oxygen titration in patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy. METHODS Twenty patients with obstructive or restrictive lung disease underwent oxygen titration using a combined cutaneous oximetry-capnography sensor. ...