AIM To determine whether introducing three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography with power Doppler facilities as a secondary screening test, preceded by annual transvaginal grayscale ultrasonography (TVUS) (followed by transvaginal color Doppler (TVCD) in selected cases) as a primary screening test for ovarian cancer improves the accuracy of ovarian cancer screening studies. METHODS Annual TVUS w...

OBJECTIVE To create a recommendation for pediatricians and other primary care providers about their role as screeners for detecting developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children. PATIENTS Theoretical cohorts of newborns. METHOD Model-based approach using decision analysis as the foundation. Components of the approach include the following: PERSPECTIVE Primary care provider. OUTCO...

Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is very important because the 5-year survival rate of early stage HCC (about 40% to 70%) is better than that of advanced stage HCC (less than 5%). In some countries, high-risk patients undergo a hepatocarcinoma surveillance program using ultrasound and serum alphafetoprotein (AFP) levels. However, there are several drawbacks of surveillance prog...

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound is a quick, inexpensive, non-invasive modality for early diagnosis of hyperuricemia and gout. US waves are more intensely reflected by crystalline material than the tissues around it, which found to be in cartilage, synovial fluid, tendon sheaths, subcutaneous tissue. Power Doppler Imaging especially helpful tiny vessels as well those having low-velocity flow since it...

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...

Objective. To create a recommendation for pediatricians and other primary care providers about their role as screeners for detecting developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children. Patients. Theoretical cohorts of newborns. Method. Model-based approach using decision analysis as the foundation. Components of the approach include the following: Perspective: Primary care provider. Outcomes:...

to investigate and compare the infectious and non-infectious complications of single-dose versus multiple-dose antibiotic therapy for trans-rectal ultrasound (trus)-guided biopsy of the prostate. patients were enrolled in a prospective randomized study that was designed to investigate the effects of single-dose versus multiple-dose antimicrobial prophylaxis regimen mainly on asymptomatic bacter...