Background: Ultrasound is preferred as first imaging modality in the study of the female pelvis. In this article, we have tried to mention 8 points that each midwife or nurse needs to know for planning the time of sonography and analysis of findings. Results: During the menstrual cycle, all pelvic organs are influenced by cyclic changes. Thus, pathologic conditions of pelvis need to be well ass...

Background & aim: Various uterine disorders lead to infertility in women of reproductive ages. This study was performed to describe the common uterine causes of infertility and sonographic evaluation of these causes for midwives. Methods: This literature review was conducted on the manuscripts published at such databases as Elsevier, PubMed, Google Scholar, and SID as well as the original text ...

Dural sinus malformation is an extremely rare congenital cerebrovascular malformation. We report serial antenatal sonographic findings in two patients with dural sinus malformation. Sonography can reveal dural sinus malformation at 24 weeks' gestation. Correct and early diagnosis may help determine the appropriate place, timing, and mode of delivery, which may result in a better therapeutic cou...

background and purpose: sleep disorders are a common problem in patients undergoing hemodialysis. poor sleep quality is considered as a potential predictor for mortality and reduced quality of life in these patients. this study aimed to evaluate subjective sleep quality in hemodialysis patients and its association with hemodialysis timing. methods: this descriptive-correlational study was condu...

Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Received August 20, 2003 ; Accepted February 9, 2004 Address reprint requests to : Hyun Woo Goo, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel. 82-2-3010-4388 Fax....

conclusion gray scale sonography in combination with doppler sonography could be a trustworthy technique in differentiating metastatic lymph nodes from reactive ones. although, circulation pattern had a higher diagnostic accuracy in the present study, combination of sonographic characteristics could be more beneficial in differentiating metastatic cervical nodes from reactive ones. results the ...

abstract     evapotranspiration and plant water absorption reduce when exposed to water stress and this reduction results in an increase in leaf temperature. to determine the effect of water stress on leaf temperature and timing of irrigation using leaf temperature, a research was conducted on the research and education greenhouse production center of islamic azad university, isfahan branch (kh...

background:   acute appendicitis is the most common emergency operation in the world. considering negative appendectomy, it is necessary to use accurate diagnostic methods to lower the rate. this study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of abdominal sonography in comparison to clinical alvarado criteria in patients with suspected appendicitis. methods:   370 patients with suspected appen...