PURPOSE We evaluate the feasibility and potential advantages of ProACT system implantation using transrectal ultrasound rather than fluoroscopy for guidance. MATERIALS AND METHODS The transrectal ultrasound guided procedure was done between June and October 2005 in 7 patients with a mean age of 68.4 years (range 53 to 76) with mild to severe stress urinary incontinence after laparoscopic tran...

OBJECTIVE To assess the usefulness of colour power-Doppler transrectal sonography before/after contrast agent in the detection of local recurrence in patients with rising prostate-specific antigen values after radical prostatectomy and to compare with magnetic resonance imaging . MATERIALS AND METHODS 18 patients with rising prostate-specific antigen values after prostatectomy underwent digit...

holoprosencephaly is a rare congenital brain malformation resulting from failure of diverticulation and cleavage of primitive prosencephalon which occurs at 4 - 8th week of gestation and is usually associated with multiple midline facial anomalies. it is the most common forebrain developmental anomaly in humans with prevalence of 1/16,000 in live borns, an incidence as high as 1:250 in conceptu...

objective: various practical methods have been used for pregnancy diagnosis in sheep. methods of pregnancy diagnosis depending on visualization of the conceptus or determination of its secretory products in the maternal blood or in the milk are the most accurate and specific methods for pregnancy. in 1980, b-mode ultrasonography was introduced in the veterinary field and used for pregnancy diag...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Prostate cancer is a major public health issue. Its incidence is rising, especially in Nigeria. Prompt diagnosis is necessary by histology. Transperineal and transrectal approaches to prostate biopsy are well-documented. Both methods are fraught with complications though, most times minor. Studies carried out to compare both methods were carried out mainly on Caucasians, g...

OBJECTIVES To determine the diagnostic performance of transrectal ultrasound in virgin patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, compared with conventional transvaginal ultrasound assessment. METHODS Ultrasound examinations were performed in 963 Korean women, with transvaginal transducers in 677 women and transrectal transducers ...

â  b ackground non-alcoholic fatty liver (nafl) includes a spectrum of diseases ranging from simple hepatic steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nash) and cirrhosis. nafl is typically seen in association with obesity, diabetes and hypertriglyceridaemia. in order to seek the role of diet therapy in treatment of nafl, we compared the ultrasonographic findings of patients with fatty liver di...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation of suprapubic ultrasonography and transrectal ultrasonography in measurements of prostate dimension and volume. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred consecutive patients with lower urinary tract symptoms were examined by suprapubic and transrectal ultrasonography modalities in a same session. Measurements of the 3 dimension...