special case evaluation of renal artery stenosis

... Devos DM: Renal arteries in patients at risk of renal arterial stenosis: multicenter evaluation of the echo-enhancer SH U 508A at color and spectral Doppler US Levovist Renal Artery Stenosis Study ... the outcome of therapy for renal- artery stenosis N Engl J Med 2001, 344:410-417 Simoni C, Balestra G, Bandini A, Rusticali F: [Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis in ... new index improves the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis Ultrasound Med Biol 2000, 26:41-47 Strandness D E., Jr.: Duplex imaging for the detection of renal artery stenosis Am J Kidney Dis 1994,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:20

... the RI, a renal interlobar or arcuate artery was Fig Determination of renal length and height on the transverse plane When the "C"-sign of the renal crest was clearly visible, the renal length ... and the dimensions of the renal medulla were not able to be clearly defined due to the unclear borders of renal sinuses in the transverse plane, the clinical application of renal cortical and ... respectively The means of RI of both kidneys were 0.52 ± 0.05 in the left kidney and 0.55 ± 0.05 in the right kidney Comparison of renal dimensions between gross and sonographic measurements Renal dimensions...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... assess the performance of the prediction of stenosis independent of the prevalence of stenosis the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [20] A value of P < 0.05 was considered ... regression model in the group of patients with MI history was meaningless due to the high prevalence of stenosis in this group of patients But of those patients with a history of MI who did not show ... number of cases; TP = true positives; TN = true negatives; FP = false positives; FN = false negatives; a priori = a priori probability of stenosis; Correct = fraction of correctly predicted cases;...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 16:23

... assess the performance of the prediction of stenosis independent of the prevalence of stenosis the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [24] A value of P < 0.05 was considered ... Reference Line 1,0 Table 4: Prediction of coronary stenosis by severity score (cut-off 4.0) Total Prediction Cut-off 4.0 no stenosis Sensitivity Coronary Stenosis 0,6 stenosis 103 14 117 59.9% 0,8 8.1% ... (Figure 2) The coordinates of the curve indicated that a cut-off of 4.0 provided the best combination of sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of coronary stenosis from the 3DMP test...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 17:20

... assess the performance of the prediction of stenosis independent of the prevalence of stenosis, the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) were calculated [24] A value of p

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:58

... 14 Complexity of construction, O&M 17 Aesthetics 15 16 Reliability of the Flexibility of the system system Summary of Impacts from Scenario Summary of Impacts from Scenario Summary of Impacts from ... this case study A summary of attributes revealed that Scenario produces the highest amount of greenhouse gases with 504 kg of CO2 eq/pe/year compared to 286 kg of CO2 eq/pe/year and 146 kg of CO2 ... one of the key points toward sustainable development of the sanitation sector in Vietnam Toan Thang, in the Red River Delta of Vietnam (Fig 5), has been selected as a case study for the evaluation...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... estates Coffee, rice and insecurity In three of the case studies (Lak 19, Oudomsouk and Nong Ke), villagers derived their main income from coffee before the arrival of the estates The price of coffee ... come to at least 40% of the profits Data from the feasibility study of the Dau Tieng company show that the amount of wages budgeted for the project amounted to only 1% of the profits Even though ... NAFRI 22 Several case studies of the Hat Yao village in Luang Nam Tha province indicate the importance of the success of the opening up of rubber by the farmers in the village of Hat Yao This...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 04:20

... results of an evaluation of a training programme for Iranian health professionals It goes on to consider the implications for future training and evaluation efforts The health workforce is made up of ... Twinning of organisations 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Less prominent 2.5 3.0 Mean (out of 20) points allocated Figure Importance of ways of learning about health planning and management Importance of ways of ... level of application of learning, and the organizational factors affecting application Trainers should plan evaluation along with the courses, ensuring the use of the first two levels of evaluation...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... comparability of motion parameters represent the main Page 14 of 17 advantage of using motion capture system with respect to EMG, where the level of noise of the recorded signal and the criticality of electrodes ... computed The frequency (f) of movement (number of cycles for each 30 s block) was calculated; the same number of repetitions for the two analyzed fingers is a proof of correct task execution The ... [28] For each acquisition, the center of mass of activated areas was calculated, weighting the intensity, of each cluster of voxels included into the areas of interest (motor ROIs) To estimate...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... 2Department of Nephrology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium 3Department of Intensive Care, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium Page of ... Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adult patients: a consensus review of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious ... article as: Spapen et al.: Retrospective evaluation of possible renal toxicity associated with continuous infusion of vancomycin in critically ill patients Annals of Intensive Care 2011 1:26 Submit...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 01:20

... (Summary of the evaluation of existing reliability evaluation methods and Summary of the reliability evaluation of the non-standard test data sections) Hypothesis and endpoint Usefulness of proposed ... not reported by any of the four evaluation methods: date of start of the test; method of preparation of stock solutions; the recovery efficiency of the method; the limit of quantification in ... criteria/questions concerning test environment, and summary of the evaluation results Evaluation method Evaluation criteria/question Type of criteria/mark Summary of evaluation results Klimisch et al Data on physical...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... literature (eight cases in the last five years) Out of these, 17 cases were metastasis of RCC of clear cell type Six of these cases were diagnosed as primary ovarian clear cell cancer, while renal primary ... alarming symptom because of the high vascular Sountoulides et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:429 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/429 Page of Table Cases of RCC metastases ... factor upregulation In cases of uncontrollable bleeding, immediate surgical removal is mandatory [29] In 15 of these cases there was no known history of renal mass, while the rest of the patients had...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... picture of renal ultrasound It shows echo-dense area in the renal area, suggestive of a renal tumour Renal Cell Carcinoma in the form of hoarseness or calverial metastasis of which only five cases ... presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma- a report of two cases and review of literature Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2005, 107:329-333 Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical ... patient for publication of the study References Figure renal mass Computerised tomography scan image of abdomen showing Computerised tomography scan image of abdomen showing renal mass Gaetani Paolo,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis However, because of the invasive nature of this procedure, various non-invasive imaging modalities have been applied to detect renal artery stenosis including ... "string of beads" appearance, consisting of alternating areas of narrowing and dilatation, located in the middle portion of the lower left renal artery (accessory artery) associated with moderate stenosis ... result of renal ischemia Unilateral renal ischemia initiates an increased secretion of renin, which accelerates the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II and enhances the adrenal release of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... scores of the individual items are summed and a cut-off of or more indicates depression [29] Vida et al [30] reported for a cut-off score of or more, a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 75% ... prevalence of 22% [38], a remission rate of 40% [39], and an attrition of 20% [38] For DSC units: 20 residents per unit [40], a depression prevalence of 30% [10,40-42], a remission rate of 35% [13], ... frequency of depression and quality of life Frequency of depression (the percentage of residents with depression on a unit) is measured in somatic residents by a shortened version of the Geriatric...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... nephrectomy in the case of multiple bilateral renal tumors Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:6798 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/3/4/6798 ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:6798 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/3/4/6798 In this case report, we describe an unusual sporadic case of bilateral ... form of radical or simple nephrectomy or in the form of nephron sparing surgery Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:6798 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/3/4/6798...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:7392 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7392 number of cases and results from a combination of predisposing factors ... one-third of human brains, these originate from a single pedicle (Figure 1) known as the type B artery of Percheron [11,12] Midbrain infarcts may result after occlusion of the artery of Percheron ... of type B artery of Percheron emerging from the right first segment of the posterior cerebral arteries PA = type B artery of Percheron, T = thalamus, AcoP = posterior communicating artery, PCA...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:21

... Diagnosis – Rhabdomyosarcoma of pulmonary artery trunk University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology Online Case Studies Case 303 – Progressive Shortness of Breath, Pulmonary ... patient's next -of- kin (sister) for publication of this case report and Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:64 any accompanying images A copy of the ... pulmonary artery Discussion Pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare tumor of the cardiovascular system The reported age for its appearance ranges from 13 to 86 years of age, with the majority of cases...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20