background and aims. although salivary gland tumors are not very common, early diagnosis and treatment is crucial because of their proximity to vital organs, and therefore, determining the efficacy of new imaging procedures becomes important. this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and color doppler ultrasonography parameters in the diagnosis and differenti...

Abstract Transcranial Doppler (TCD) blood flow velocity has been extensively used in biomedical research as it provides a cost-effective and relatively simple approach to assess changes cerebral dynamics track cerebrovascular health status. In this article we introduce new TCD-based timing index, TITCD, an indicator of vascular stiffening health. We investigate the correlati...

in this research، job opportunities have been examined among 26 productive sectors of iran's economy by using input-output table in 2001.from viewpoint of employment ،production and value added، the key sectors has been diagnosed by using mri ، elasticity of input-output table، backward and forward linkages and june's corrective methods. then، job opportunities has been analyzed among...

conclusion the possibility of malignancy is strongly indicated when additional nme lesions show linear or segmental enhancement on preoperative 3t dce-mri in patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer. results on histopathologic analysis of the 88 nme lesions, 73 (83%) were malignant and 15 (17%) were benign. lesion size did not differ significantly between malignant and benign lesions (p =...

PURPOSE Assessment of left ventricular function is important in patients with heart disease. We hypothesized that regional wall motion assessed qualitatively by cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). METHODS The correlations between MRI EF and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) score index and a modified ASE score index were ...

AIM To evaluate the role of preoperative multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Specifically, the accuracy of MP-MRI in detecting extracapsular extension (ECE) and individuating the side of the index lesion have been explored. METHODS Thirty-five consecutive patients undergoing radical prostatectomy have been retrospectively analyzed...

PURPOSE We aimed to determine the natural history of small index lesions identified on multiparametric-magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) of the prostate by evaluating lesion-specific pathology and growth on serial MP-MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective review of 153 patients who underwent a minimum of two MP-MRI sessions, on an institutional review board-approved protoco...

A total of 136 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy following histological diagnosis of prostate cancer by transrectal biopsy and 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were evaluated. MRI was performed on 26 patients before prostate biopsy (pre-biopsy group) and on 110 patients after prostate biopsy (post-biopsy group). We defined the largest tumor focus in a radical prostatectomy sp...

Background—Cardiac dysfunction is associated with neuroanatomic and neuropsychological changes in aging adults with prevalent cardiovascular disease, theoretically because systemic hypoperfusion disrupts cerebral perfusion, contributing to subclinical brain injury. We hypothesized that cardiac function, as measured by cardiac index, would be associated with preclinical brain magnetic resonance ...