The objective is to evaluate in situ detection of living mycobacterium tuberculosis rRNA using Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Assay (MTD) and its clinical significance in early diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. 86 patients having been diagnosed to have extrapulmonary tuberculosis including tuberculous peritonitis (n=22), lymphatic tuberculosis (n=21), tuberculous meningitis (n=15), H...

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature about the positive predictive value of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS®) categories 3, 4 and 5. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A research was performed in the online Medline database, entering the terms “predictive value” and “BI-RADS”. Eleven studies were included in this review. RESULTS: The positive predictive values ranged respectively between 0...

The biodistribution of the anti-CD37 radioimmunoconjugate (177)Lu-tetraxetan-tetulomab ((177)Lu-DOTA-HH1) was evaluated. Biodistribution of (177)Lu-tetraxetan-tetulomab was compared with (177)Lu-tetraxetan-rituximab and free (177)Lu in nude mice implanted with Daudi lymphoma xenografts. The data showed that (177)Lu-tetulomab had a relevant stability and tumor targeting properties in the human l...

The contents of FC, somatic coliphages and F-specific bacteriophages were measured in the stabilization pond and stabilization reservoir system of the City of Arad (Israel) in order to determine the efficiency of the treatment process regarding the microorganisms removal. Monitoring was conducted close to one year. Physical and chemical parameters (temperature, pH, BOD5, COD, SS) were also anal...

Results: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation was successful in 62 (66.7%) patients. In 25 (26.9%) patients a late failure was observed. There was no difference between groups 1 and 2 in terms of pretreatment pH, PaCO2 and PaO2/FiO2. However, serum C-reactive protein level, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and frequency of bronchiectasis and pneumonia were si...

Developing new bone pain palliation agents is a mandate in handling end-stage cancer patients around the world. Possibly, Lu-177 ethylenediaminetetramethylene phosphonic acid ((177)Lu-EDTMP) is a therapeutic agent which can be widely used in bone palliation therapy. In this study, (177)Lu-EDTMP complex was prepared successfully using synthesized EDTMP ligand and (177)LuCl3. Lu-177 chloride was ...

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