Narrow-band imaging (NBI) of surface microvessels of colorectal lesions is useful for differentiating neoplasms from non-neoplasms and for predicting histopathological diagnosis. Furthermore, NBI of surface microstructure, or 'surface pattern', is valuable for predicting histopathology in colorectal cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether surface patterns could be used t...

scientimammography (smm) is a new non-invasive method of imaging breast tumors which in various studies the overall sensitivity of 83%-95.8% and specificity of 52%-95% is reported. the purpose of our study was to evaluate the usefullness of 99mtc-mibi smm in our environment in detecting breast cancer and in reducing the rate of biopsy. 65 patients aged 23-70 years were included in this study. t...

INTRODUCTION Intramacromolecular forces (IMFs) of a macromolecule control its conformation and deformability under stress. For instance, shear will induce the elongation of a macromolecule only if it is subject to a stress that overcomes its IMFs. Since changes in the conformation of a macromolecule are usually associated with changes in the viscoelastic properties of its solution, the characte...

PURPOSE Genetic aberrations detected in multiple myeloma (MM) have also been reported in the premalignant conditions monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering MM (SMM). Our aim was to investigate in depth the level of clonal heterogeneity of recurrent genetic abnormalities in these conditions. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) translocations, ...

AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of skeletal muscle metastases (SMM). MATERIAL AND METHODS The records of 31 patients with proven SMM were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical history, type of primary malignancy, location of metastases, and MRI features of SMM were evaluated. Based on MRI findings, SMM were divided into three MRI types. The correlati...

BACKGROUND Visceral adiposity is related to insulin resistance. Skeletal muscle plays a central role in insulin-mediated glucose disposal; however, little is known about the association between muscle mass and metabolic syndrome (MS). This study is to clarify the clinical role of skeletal muscle mass in development of MS. METHODS A total of 1,042 subjects were enrolled. Subjects with prior MS...

This study was aimed at capturing the components comprising shared mental models (SMM) and the training methods used to address SMM in one athletic program context. To meet this aim, two soccer coaches from the same collegiate program were interviewed and observed extensively during practices and games throughout the 2009–2010 season. In addition, documents (e.g., players’ positioning on free k...

The action of glucocorticoids on vascular permeability is well established. However, little is known about the action of mineralocorticoids on the structure and function of blood vessels. As endothelial cells are targets for both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, we exposed human umbilical vein endothelial cells to both types of steroids. Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid) and dexamethasone ...

Acid hydrolysis of dehulled soybean meal (SBM) and corn gluten meal (CGM) followed by chromatographic amino acid analysis (ninhydrin detection) revealed substantial quantities of S-methylmethionine (SMM) in both ingredients (1.65 g SMM/kg SBM; 0.5 g SMM/kg CGM). Young chicks were used to quantify the methionine- (Met) and choline-sparing bioactivity of crystalline L-SMM, relative to L-Met and c...