In the Materials and Methods section, there is an error in the TCSA equation. "max. width" is incorrectly repeated in the formula for TCSA, and should be "max. thickness" the second time. Please view the complete, correction equation here: Copyright: © 2015 Sahle et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestri...

OBJECTIVE Quantification of the maximum anatomical cross-sectional area of the lumbar back muscles as a function of torso flexion angle and development of prediction equations as a function of torso flexion and anthropometric measures. BACKGROUND Cross-sectional areas of the lumbar back muscles used as inputs into biomechanical models have traditionally been derived from subjects lying in the...

PURPOSE To compare three methods of Schlemm's canal (SC) cross-sectional area (CSA) measurement. METHODS Ten eyes (10 healthy volunteers) were imaged three times using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (Cirrus HD-OCT, Zeiss, Dublin, California, USA). Aqueous outflow vascular structures and SC collector channel ostia were used as landmarks to identify a reference location within the...

background& aims: the mortality rate for breast cancer is directly related to the stage of disease at diagnosis. the present study aimed to determine the influencing factors on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding breast cancer and its screening methods.material & methods: in a cross- sectional study, evaluated 383 women referring health centers of ilam. sampling was d...

conclusions the present study reports the characteristics of iranian hookah smokers. most hookah smokers were educated young adults, who often smoked at home or in teahouses and in the company of friends. the majority of the participants smoked fruit-flavored tobacco and had no desire or intention to quit smoking. further studies in this field are required and hookah smoking should also be inco...

background road traffic injuries are among the leading causes of death in the world and iran. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the role of age, sex, education, and time of accident on human casualties and mortalities of road crashes in iran. materials and methods this study was based on data gathered by iranian police department from the records of road crashes from april 4, 2008 ...