normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 β-thalassemia (cooley anemia) initially was described by dr cooley. [1] it is recognized that various types of thalassemia are inherited anemia caused by mutations at the globin gene, affecting the production of é‘ - or β-globin protein. the anemia interferes with red cell maturation. [2] β-globin gene mutations give rise ...

Rhodococcus equi has emerged as a serious pathogen in immunocompromised patients, including solid organ transplant recipients. Primary pulmonary involvement is the most common presentation. However, this opportunistic pathogen is often not considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in transplant recipients. Furthermore, in cultures, Rhodococcus can be misinterpreted by microbiologist...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to compare estimation of radiation absorbed doses to patients following bone scans with technetium-99m-labeled methylene diphosphonate (mdp) with the estimates given in mirdose software. methods: in this study, each patient was injected 25 mci of 99m tc-mdp. whole-body images from thirty patients were acquired by gamma camera at 10, 60, 90, 180 minute...