Noninvasive imaging modalities are changing the management of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has matured as a clinical tool, having passed through validation, standardization, and clinical roll-out phases.1–5 CMR now aids the prediction of clinical outcomes with a growing prognostic evidence base, systematically reviewed here with a summary of 32 CMR outcome stu...

university small animal clinic, 1299 Iranian domestic dogs presented from September 2007 through March 2011 to the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Veterinary Teaching Hospital, were examined. Dermatological disorders were noted in 17.00% (221/1299) of all the dogs examined. Pruritus was the most common presenting sign, accounting for 25.35% of the dermatological consultations. It was followed by...

Anthony M. Cundell is the director of microbiological development and statistics, Global Quality Technology, at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, 401 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965-1299, tel. 845.602.2497, [email protected]. icrobial testing is conducted in the sterile pharmaceutical industry in support of sterile product development; for in-process monitoring during aseptic processing and fill...

Abstract Introduction Native glenohumeral joint septic arthritis is a rare manifestation of an occult bacteraemia. Without urgent diagnosis and intervention, can lead to rapid cartilaginous destruction. We report unusual presentation postpartum streptococcal arthritis. Case Description A fit healthy 34-year-old woman gravida 2 para 3 developed unremitting shoulder pain, reduced range movement t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adult lumbar scoliosis is an increasingly recognized entity that may contribute to back pain. We investigated the epidemiology of lumbar scoliosis and the rate at which it is unreported on lumbar MR images. MATERIALS AND METHODS The coronal and sagittal sequences of lumbar spine MR imaging scans of 1299 adult patients, seeking care for low back pain, were reviewed to as...