ltrasound parameters during pregnancy and the growth of children aged 2 – 3 years.Methods: This was an analytic observational study with a longitudinal approach using data from first 1,000 days life. Study conducted at Faculty Medicine, Diponegoro University. The research subjects were years old good nutritional status democratic parenting 14 City Health Centers in Semarang. ultrasound obtained...

objectives this study aimed to examine the relationship between patients’ anthropometric characteristics and depth of spinal needle insertion to the subarachnoid cavity. patients and methods 385 patients with asa class i – ii, aged 18 - 65 years and undergoing elective surgery of the lower abdomen and extremities under spinal anesthesia, were selected for this cross-sectional study. the patient...

Context: Experimental research using animals and correlational studies with humans provide strong evidence that exposure to gestational cigarette smoke can foster long-term risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome in offspring. Objective: To estimate the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and the development of adiposity by middle childhood in a sample of typically developing ...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the association between patients' weight and abdominal cross-sectional dimensions and CT image quality. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively evaluated 39 cancer patients aged more than 65 years with multislice CT scan of abdomen. All patients underwent equilibrium phase contrast-enhanced abdominal CT with 4 slices (from top of the right kidney) obtained at standard tu...

conclusions the addition of ketamine to intravenous fentanyl plus acetaminophen pca had not extra effects in relieving post abdominal surgery pain. results there were no significant demographic differences between two groups. pain scores (at rest, while moving and coughing) during the first 48 hours were not significantly different between two groups (p values = 0.361, 0.367 and 0.204, respecti...

Abdominal obesity describes the accumulation of excessive fat in the abdomen. It is known that depending on its distribution, visceral obesity presents a greater danger to health than subcutaneous obesity. To properly prevent and treat visceral obesity, accurate evaluation methods are necessary, and hence quantitative VAT estimation is extremely important. CT scans are the most accurate method ...

History.?-The patient was a nullipara with regular Menstrual history except for the last year. Three year back she noticed a small swelling in the right iliac region which appeared to be increasing slowly in size till it reached the present dimensions. Family history.?Nothing special. Physical examination.?Patient lying on the back was unable to see the lower extremities. Abdominal veins promin...

BACKGROUND The UltraShape Contour I System (CE 0344; UltraShape Ltd., Yoqneam, Israel) is a noninvasive fat reduction and body contouring system currently approved for use outside the United States that utilizes focused ultrasound to selectively disrupt adipocytes. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of the Contour I system when the intervals between treatments are shortene...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to establish longitudinal reference ranges for fetal ultrasound biometry measurements and growth parameters in twin pregnancies. METHOD A total of 200 uncomplicated twin pregnancies before 21 weeks of gestation were recruited for this prospective, longitudinal study. Women who abandoned follow-up, pregnancies with unknown outcomes or pregnancies with co...