several studies have been conducted in iran in order to investigate the prevalence of depression among infertile couples. however, there is a remarkable diversity among the results. this meta-analysis was conducted to estimate an overall prevalence rate of depression among infertile couples in iran.international and national electronic databases were searched up to june 2011 including medline, ...

Methods 79 children with HLHS in Fontan circulation (6.3±3.2 years) and 18 controls (6.8±2.4 years) underwent 3.0 Tesla cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Gradient-echo cine and phase-contrast imaging was applied to measure cross-sectional areas, distensibility and pulse wave velocity (PWV) of the entire thoracic aorta, particularly the DAo. Cross-sectional areas were compared with norm...

A 29-year-old woman presented with profound iron-deficiency anemia. Cross-sectional imaging identified a mass in the ileal mesentery. Surgical resection was curative and revealed a giant cystic arteriovenous malformation. Our report highlights the role of cross-sectional imaging in the evaluation and management of iron-deficiency anemia and obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Cross-sectional imaging can play an important role in the pretreatment evaluation of gynecologic cancer patients. In cancer of the uterus, cross-sectional imaging offers an assessment of morphologic prognostic factors, including tumor size, depth of penetration, stage of disease, and lymph node status. Imaging should be viewed as a complementary tool rather than as competitive with the other me...

We developed anatomically related cross-sectional echocardiographic views to image the heart from the subxiphoid area in 100 children and infants with various forms of congenital heart disease studied prospectively before cardiac catheterization. Wide-angle cross-sectional views were achieved using a mechanical sector scanner in a scan plane oriented parallel to a line between the patient's sho...

the imaging assessment of nodal disease can be challenging for the radiologist because there are multiple sites to review and differing opinions about criteria for abnormal nodes. the ability to accurately detect nodal metastases is improved with knowledge of the criteria for abnormal nodes, the nodal drainage patterns, and common imaging pitfalls. in this article, we introduce these basic conc...