results the data showed that vital signs and physical examination findings are useful screening parameters for predicting chest radiograph findings in outpatient settings. therefore, by implementing a prediction rule, we would be able to determine which patients would benefit from a chest x-ray (sensitivity, 94% and specificity, 57%). conclusion this study's findings suggest that requesting che...

object: the gold standard for evaluating bone mineral density is dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (dexa).  prior studies have shown poor reliability using analog wrist x-rays in diagnosing osteoporosis. our goal was to investigate if there was improved diagnostic value to visual assessment of digital hand x-rays in osteoporosis screening. we hypothesized that similar to analog counterparts, dig...

gamma-rays emitted from the ground surface relate to the primary mineralogy and geochemistryof the bedrock, and the secondary weathered materials. this information can contribute significantly to anunderstanding of the geochemical and pedogenetic history of a region. the main aim of this paper was to study the relationship between ground gamma-ray data and basement geochemistry in the lese catc...

simulation of gamma and hadron showers in the energy range 100gev- 25tev has been carried out. for a big ideal cherenkov light array, characteristics of lateral distribution of cherenkov photon density have been studied. results from this ideal detector are compared with those simulated for a real tunka- like array to investigate experimental potential of using existence of a hump in lateral di...

eosinophilic granuloma is benign end of the spectrum of the langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) which is characterized by solitary or multiple lesions in bones, skin, lung, lymph node etc. here, we present a case of a 13-year old boy with pain and swelling in the right parietal region of skull with no other complaint. a computerized tomography (ct) scan and subsequent fine needle aspiration cyt...

introduction: the photoelectric attenuation coefficient of substances is known to depend upon the energy e of the photon and the effective atomic number of substances (zeff) as (zeff x /e y ).  no definitive values about these indices x, y are given in the literature. the index x is said to lie between, 3.0 and 4.0, while for ‘y’ different values have been assigned, between 3.0 and 4.0. methodo...

right atrial dilation due to left heart disease is a common complication among adults. the present review aimed to describe a case of massively dilated right atrium in a female patient presenting with valvular heart disease and no atrial fibrillation. the results of chest x-ray revealed a large opacity filling the lower right hemithorax, falsely interpreted as a mediastinal mass. during the tra...

one of the applications of gold nanoparticles (gnps) in medicine is radiation dose-enhancing effect. although there are many simulations, in vitro and in vivo evidence that gnps can enhance significantly the radiation dose effect of orthovoltage beams. these beams compared with megavoltage (mv) beams, have limited applications in radiotherapy. in order to evaluate gnps radiosensitization perfor...

introduction: doing chest x ray (cxr) for all trauma patients is not efficient and cost effective due to its low diagnostic value. the present study was designed aiming to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic injury rule out criteria (tirc) in prediction of traumatic intra-thoracic injuries and need for cxr.  method: the present study is a prospective cross-sectional study that has been...

background: there is not any report on the radiation doses received by patients in diagnostic radiology sections in hospitals under control of chaharmahal and bakhtiari medical sciences university, in the south west of iran. objectives: the aim of this study is measurement of entrance surface doses (esd) for the most routine types of x-ray procedures in radiology centers as part of ongoing dose...