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Prevalence and extent of coronary artery disease among patients with a zero calcium score
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background and objective: Coronary artery calcium is a specific indicator of and an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, calcium scoring may miss non calcified plaques, which were indicated to be of clinical importance.
Nasih Mohsin Ahmed Gardi +4 more
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IEEE Access, 2021 Emphysema is a lung disease that occurs due to abnormal alveoli expansion. This chronic disease causes difficulty in breathing which can lead to lung cancer.
Sumita Mondal +2 more
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Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2023 Purpose: Abdominal CT scan using oral and intravenous (IV) contrast is helpful in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal injuries. However, the use of oral and IV contrast delays the process of diagnosis and increases the risk of aspiration.
Iraj Golikhatir +4 more
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Remarkable immune and clinical value of novel ferroptosis-related genes in glioma
Scientific Reports, 2022 Ferroptosis is a neoteric model of regulated cell death that shows great potential for the understanding of tumor immunology and as a target for therapy.
Xiaoyan Gao +3 more
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Blood Glucose Level as a Predictor of Abnormal Brain Computed Tomography Scan Findings in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2023 Objective: This study aimed to investigate blood glucose levels in patients with brain injury caused by mildtraumatic brain injury (TBI) as a foundation for determining whether these patients need a brain CT scan ornot.Methods: This cross-sectional study
Mehdi Torabi +2 more
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In Vivo Study of the Influence of CT Acquisition and Reconstruction Parameters on Chest CT Number
CT Lilun yu yingyong yanjiu, 2023 Objective: To explore the influence of different CT acquisition and reconstruction parameters on the CT number of the chest in vivo. Methods: The CT number of the trachea, blood vessels, lungs, vertebral bodies, and muscles of the human chest were ...
Jingjing LI +6 more
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Modified distance regularized level set evolution for brain ventricles segmentation
Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art, 2020 Neurodegenerative disorders are commonly characterized by atrophy of the brain which is caused by neuronal loss. Ventricles are one of the prominent structures in the brain; their shape changes, due to their content, the cerebrospinal fluid.
Thirumagal Jayaraman +4 more
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ADULT PNEUMOCOCCAL MENINGITIS PRESENTING WITH STROKE LIKE SYMPTOMS
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Meningitis can present as a stroke mimic. We report a case of a 69 years old lady who presented to accident and emergency 2-hours after an episode of vomiting followed by sudden onset left sided weakness and drowsiness.
Muhammad Mohsin Sajjad, Sidra Yousaf
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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2020 Background: According to the high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver and high rates of ultrasonography candidates for diagnosis of this disease, the aim of this study was to determine the agreement between ultrasound and computed tomography (CT ...
Ashraf Mahboubi +5 more
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Role of USG and CT scan in evaluating ovarian lesions
Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017 Introduction: Ultrasonography (USG) helps by detecting lesions, giving idea about its internal structure and also gives opportunity to evaluate other abdominal organs.
Mayur Khandhedia, Kalpesh Patel
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