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introduction: leptin, secreted from adipose tissue may have some correlation with coronary artery disease according to some reports in literature. the mean concentration of plasma leptin in patients with normal and abnormal myocardial perfusion imaging (mpi) and relation of leptin levels, independently to abnormality in mpi after correction for body mass index (bmi) was evaluated. methods: as a...

the presence of anatomic variations of paranasal sinuses must be noted in order to attain a full understanding and accurate diagnosis of chronic sinusitis. the frequency of anatomic variations in chronic sinusitis is different in various studies. the purpose of this study is to assess the frequency of anatomic variations in chronic sinusitis patients admitted to otolaryngology ward of shahid sa...

introduction in ct imaging, metallic implants inside the tissues cause metal artifact that reduce the quality of image for diagnosis. in order to reduce the effect of this artifact, a new method with more appropriate results has been presented in this research work. materials and methods the presented method comprised of following steps: a) image enhancement and metal areas extraction, b) sinog...

certainly not given to a case reported in the early autumn. According to a local newspaper, a middle-aged couple were evicted from their house by the local housing authority because they had failed to pay rent.