abdominal radiography

..The IAP should be measured routinely in patients at risk, and decompression laparotomy may be indicated with pressures of higher than 20 mmHg...

..A review of the literature revealed only 2 prior reported cases of bladder calculi within a vesical-inguinal-scrotal hernia...

..To evaluate the imaging performance characteristics of four multidetector-row helical computed tomography (CT) and assess improvement in volume coverage speed over that with single multidetector-row helical CT...

..05). A statistically significant reduction of noise in low-dose images processed with three filters was noted. In conclusion, use of noise reduction filters decreased image noise at low-dose CT...

..of doubt about the presence of constipation, the existence of fecal retention can be evaluated on plain abdominal radiography. OBJECTIVES: To describe and to assess the evidence from observational, controlled studies concerning the ..

The purposes of this study were to determine the accuracy of abdominal radiography in the detection of acute small-bowel obstruction (SBO), to assess the role of reviewer experience, and to evaluate individual radiographic signs of SBO.

..The risk of developing childhood cancers from each of the three examinations was estimated to be in the range (9-117) x 10(-6) for infants undergoing 25 of these X-ray examinations during their stay in the NIC unit...

..The observed coefficient of variation in field size (16% for a 2.5 kg neonate) demonstrates that good standards of radiographic practice are more important than choice of technique...

OBJECTIVES: To compare ultrasonography and abdominal radiography with intravenous urography in the investigation of urinary tract infection in men. DESIGN: Prospective study in two hospital departments...

..All contrast details were observable at 66 kVp with hafnium filtration. Technique 1 may lead to an increase in effective dose due to field overlap, which diverges at depth, and increased scatter at the periphery of the fields...

To characterize the utility of abdominal radiography for nontrauma emergency patients in a single-institution setting.

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic yield of abdominal radiography with that of computed tomography (CT) in adult patients presenting to the emergency department with nontraumatic abdominal pain...

..Radiography of the cranioventral abdomen was found to be a useful means for monitoring the resolution of sand and confirming the effect of medical treatment in removing sand from the large colon in the horse...

..Image-noise measurements can be used to adjust chest and abdominopelvic CT techniques for pediatric populations, resulting in a decrease in measured entrance dose by 60-90%...

..To illustrate that the attenuation formula based on monochromatic radiation in homogeneous objects may be used for dose regulation in body computed tomography (CT) based on patient circumference and using a simple cloth measuring tape...

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..The detection of an iliopsoas mass warrants a careful search for gluteal muscles and subcutaneous metastases...

..The more specific features of each modality in the particular anatomical regions are highlighted...

..We show seven abdominal, two chest and two head CT, where the study of CT scout view allowed diagnoses to be made that were not readily apparent from the axial slices...

..To evaluate the reliability of a structured 5-min evaluation of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) images from the scanner's console in high-energy trauma patients...

..The thoracic findings were reflux of contrast into the coronary sinus, nonopacificaton of the left ventricle with intravenous contrast, and lack of cardiac motion artifact...

..Complete information of the patient is mandatory. All consequences of the disease and treatment must be managed, the most important being sperm conservation...

..A following CT examination showed the wire partially outside the inferior vena cava and partially inside the right iliac vein. The wire was successfully taken out by an angiographic interventional procedure...

..The most important components of the pathogenesis and the criteria necessary for diagnosis are highlighted. In addition the similarities and differences to lymphangioleiomyomatosis are discussed...

..Myocardial infarctions are visible on contrast-enhanced MDCT scans even when cardiac gating is not utilized. Focusing on myocardial enhancement should allow radiologists to play a greater role in the evaluation of cardiac disease...

..To prospectively determine the clinical effectiveness of a breath-hold monitoring and feedback system in computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy-guided biopsies in which respiratory motion is a problem...

..All of this has put us into the forefront of medicine and we are now faced with delivering our services and opinions on a 7x24 basis...

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..Optimization can be achieved without degradation of the image quality, by reducing Kv and mAs within reasonable limits. This study may be used in order to evaluate the doses delivered by multi-detector CT units...

..For making a definite diagnosis a biopsy is often essential. The treatment options are varied and consist of surgery, high-dose steroids, irradiation, and chemotherapeutics...

..In the interim, advice from guidelines such as those published by the European Commission should be followed...

..This review describes the pertinent medical literature and discusses our experience with suitable examples...

..4+/-0.6 and 1.4+/-1.0). Sixteen-slice MDCT is a promising alternative for catheterisation in evaluating patency of GEA grafts, using the presented protocol with thoracoabdominal scan including L3 for complete coverage of the GEA graft...

..To evaluate the image quality of axial and coronal reformats obtained from isotropic resolution abdomino-pelvic computed tomography (CT) examinations...

..Our aim was to evaluate how many medical requests for US, CT and MR outpatients exams are inadequate...

..Although the Chilaiditi's syndrome is rare, it must be considerated in differential diagnosis of perforative abdominal syndrome, when there are doubts about the subdiaphragmatic air in abdominal film...

..The objective of our study was to differentiate the CT findings of gelatin bioabsorbable sponges used as hemostatic agents from postoperative abdominal abscess...

..The x-ray transmission data and effective photon energy data can be used to determine CT image noise and image contrast, respectively, and information on patient size and composition can be used to determine patient doses...

..The relative procedure volume of abdominal MR imaging varied more than fivefold from rural to urban provider locations and double from nonteaching to teaching hospitals...

..We sought to determine the prevalence of thoracic injuries in children sustaining blunt torso trauma and to develop a clinical prediction rule to identify children with these injuries...

..It occurred in our patients more often in the mediastinum, in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma rather than in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and only in patients with the aggressive type of disease...

..This system provides an easy, expeditious, consistent, and preferable format for general pediatric body CT protocols. Most importantly, the color-coded system can reduce variations (errors) in the radiology department...

..We do not propose this as a method of accurately measuring the patient's haemoglobin; however, we feel that it may be possible for a radiologist at non-contrast enhanced CT examination to note the probable presence of anaemia...

..5- to 14-F drainage catheter and 35 patients had a percutaneous biopsy using an 18-G automatic core biopsy needle...

..There has been little report on calcification of cysts inside the abdomen. Here we report a rare case of ossification of celiac cyst. If we understand the images of calcified and ossified cysts, a correct diagnosis can be made...

..It is anticipated that a reduction of L, or product mAs, or their combination, will reduce DLP without affecting image quality...

..Effective dose from a complete CT examination may be reduced by up to 3.5% without any subsequent image quality degradation of the diagnostically important sectional images...

..For differential diagnosis, the clinical symptoms and CT patterns of a disruption of the blood-brain or blood-CSF barrier should be known...

..To describe the normal postoperative computed tomographic (CT) appearance of inguinal hernia repair with the Prolene (polypropylene) Hernia System and polypropylene mesh plug...

..CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of consumptive disease with an atypical presentation, especially because treatment could well be curative...

..Appendicitis is the most common cause of an acute abdomen in children. With perforation, multiple intraperitoneal collections can be seen at presentation. In this situation, surgical treatment alone is rarely effective...

..Our experience supports the conclusions of other reports that certain surgical procedures can be performed safely in fish...

..However, initial decreases of mAs presets by the physician should be considered the primary tool for radiation dose reduction...

..The exposed doses differed according to scanning method and imaging conditions such as tube current, slice thickness and so on. It seemed that there is room for dose reduction by proper adjustment of scan conditions in MDCT examinations...

..Almost all received blood tests and two-thirds received one or more imaging studies. Based on providers' subjective opinions, the most valuable tests were the abdomino/pelvic CT scan and the urinalysis...

..The paper refers to the basic anatomy, clinical symptoms, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations for HM and emphasizes the major advantages of MDCT in acute surgical conditions implicating the thoracic abdominal junction...

..The aim of this study was to determine whether bone scans (BS) can be avoided if pelvis was included in CT thorax and abdomen to detect bony metastases from breast cancer...

..MTB mean = 40 mm, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Although nonspecific, CT may be useful in the early diagnosis of MTB and MAI infection, allowing for presumptive treatment before microbiologic confirmation...

..To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic consequences of computed tomography performed on an emergency basis in a primary care hospital...

..However, still little is known about the diagnostic value and the therapeutic impact of indicated thoraco-abdominal CT scan when it is performed in addition to the complete conventional radiologic work-up for blunt trauma patients...

..We investigated the value of abdominal ultrasound screening of abdominal foci in patients with benign diseases of the skin...

..the radiographic characteristics of acute appendicitis have been well documented, the value of plain abdominal radiography has not been completely studied...

..b>Abdominal radiography revealed migration of the CPD catheter...

..To determine efficacy of a protocol for managing urethral obstruction (UO) in male cats without urethral catheterization...

..Our aim was to compare transureteral lithotripsy (TUL) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the management of upper ureteral calculi larger than 5 mm in diameter...

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..In a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the prevalence of symptomatic urinary calculi in Kerman, Iran...

..To determine whether absence of bowel wall perfusion at color Doppler ultrasonography (US) is indicative of bowel necrosis in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)...

..To determine signalment, history, and outcome of cats with gastrointestinal tract intussusception and to identify physical examination, diagnostic imaging, surgical, histologic, and necropsy findings in affected cats...

..the role of noncontrast computerized tomography (NCCT), magnetic resonance urography (MRU), and combined abdominal radiography (KUB) and ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of the cause of ureteral obstruction in patients with ..

To determine the utility of plain abdominal radiography in the initial evaluation of acute gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage in a medical intensive care unit.

..presenting complaint or history, axillar and rectal temperature measurement, laboratory checking and abdominal radiography checking by GP were recorded as well...

..We aimed to study the impacts of minor degrees of flexion, abduction or adduction of the hip, as well as the angle of the x-ray beam on the radiographic joint space width (JSW) of the hip joint...

..One urologist estimated the success chance of SWL based on plain abdominal radiography. Accordingly, the patients were categorized into 2 groups with more than 75% chance of fragmentation (..

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..To determine the sensitivity of computed tomography (CT) scout view in detecting ureteral stones and whether CT scout radiography can replace plain film in the evaluation of patients with acute urinary tract colic...

..To determine whether mechanical percussion, diuresis, and inversion (PDI) therapy after shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) improves the clearance rates of lower pole renal stones...

..We report our current outcomes for ureteroscopic management of pediatric stone disease...

..Chest and abdominal radiography were performed to locate the bullet...

..To summarize our experience with small-bowel obstructions after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...

..The patient had both muscular defense and abdominal tenderness. Plain abdominal radiography showed multiple air-fluid levels...

..Clinicians should aggressively treat fecal impaction and monitor the adequacy of treatment with abdominal radiography in order to avoid significant complications...

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..the radiographic characteristics of acute appendicitis have been well documented, the value of plain abdominal radiography has not been completely studied...

..our aim was to evaluate the effect of Rowatinex, an essential oil preparation of terpenic type, on kidney calculi clearance after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL)...

The value of plain abdominal radiography in acute appendicitis has not been completely studied...

The purpose of our study was to compare a low-dose abdominal CT protocol, delivering a dose of radiation close to the dose delivered by abdominal radiography, with standard-dose unenhanced CT in patients with suspected renal colic.

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..Therefore, this proposal seeks to unravel fundamental mechanisms that control the production of the major trophic hormones GH and IGF-I, which maintain bone and muscle mass, reduce abdominal fat and enhance quality of life. ..

..These studies aim to define the mechanisms of, and evaluate new therapies for dyssynergia, rectal hyposensitivity and rectal hypersensitivity, and could significantly impact constipation treatments. ..

..The goal is to unveil new ways to detect, prevent and treat abnormal stress-adaptive responses in aging, illness and disease. ..

..Expected corollary outcomes are enhanced diagnosis, assessment and management of more subtle pathophysiology of the male gonadal axis in puberty and adulthood. ..

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..The goal of the applicant is to become an independent researcher in the area of neurophysiology and neurotoxicology with the ability to run his own laboratory and write successful grant applications. ..

..If so, targeting this gene product could potentially shift cholesterol accumulation away from arteries toward the liver. This would represent a new treatment approach for patients with atherosclerotic disease. ..

..The present proposal develops a general biomathematical framework for dissecting otherwise observed pathways that control hormone output in aging, stress and disease. ..

..These studies aim to define the mechanisms of, and evaluate new therapies for dyssynergia, rectal hyposensitivity and rectal hypersensitivity, and could significantly impact constipation treatments. ..

..Why or how the decline occurs is not known. This grant studies mechanisms in the brain, pituitary (master) gland and testis (male gonad), which begin to fail in aging men under stress. ..

..At the end of this program of research and discovery, breast CT will likely be shown to be a key clinical tool for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. ..

..g., correlation between the motion, perfusion and stenos is) that are not possible with the current techniques. ..

..The goal is to unveil new ways to detect, prevent and treat abnormal stress-adaptive responses in aging, illness and disease. ..

..This enhanced patient model will allow improved accuracy in the design and implementation of treatment. ..

..These studies aim to define the mechanisms of, and evaluate new therapies for dyssynergia, rectal hyposensitivity and rectal hypersensitivity, and could significantly impact constipation treatments. ..

..At the end of this program of research and discovery, breast CT will likely be shown to be a key clinical tool for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. ..

..Therefore, this proposal seeks to unravel fundamental mechanisms that control the production of the major trophic hormones GH and IGF-I, which maintain bone and muscle mass, reduce abdominal fat and enhance quality of life. ..

..The goal is to unveil new ways to detect, prevent and treat abnormal stress-adaptive responses in aging, illness and disease. ..

..By identifying the brain areas and chemical receptors responsible for causing MDMA's toxicity, our research may lead to new and innovative treatments. ..

..They are applicable to both conventional and fast scan applications, and may be adaptable to many non- motion sources of artifacts as well. ..

..Such knowledge has significant clinical implications to rational estrogen-replacement strategies in older women with estrogen-deficiency states and physical frailty accompanied by relative hyposomatotropism. ..

..An enhanced knowledge base should aid ultimately in formulating more innovative preventive and interventional strategies to limit hyposomatotropism in older and/or estrogen-deficient humans. ..

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..This is an advantage specially in nursing hormones where x ray is not readily available. Projected cost savings for the health care system is substantial with expected better patient outcome. ..

..We believe the proposed study is timely and will provide a new insight to prognosis and clinical management and treatment of PE. ..

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..We believe the proposed study is timely and will provide a new insight to prognosis and clinical management and treatment of PE. ..

..g., correlation between the motion, perfusion and stenos is) that are not possible with the current techniques. ..

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..They represent perhaps the most flexible and universally applicable techniques for the correction of motion (and other) artifacts in MR imaging. ..

..The result of this investigation could ultimately change the standard nutritional and treatment practices for critically ill neonates in order to improve the outcome for these extremely fragile patients. ..

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..The investigators have credentials in basic and patient-oriented clinical research. ..

..In order to do this we will use a NASBA based assay to measure the mitochondrial DNA and RNA content in PBMCs, and use 2000 specimens collected longitudinally in 3 large ACTG studies. ..