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Bisphosphonate therapy in otosclerosis: A scoping review. [PDF]
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol, 2022 Evaluating bisphosphonate usage for the treatment of otosclerosis is difficult as the disease progresses insidiously. Currently the efficacy of bisphosphonates as pharmacological treatment is unclear. Further clinical trials are needed. Abstract Objective Otosclerosis, a leading cause of deafness in adults, results from defective bone remodeling of the
Zimmerer RE +3 more
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Rational and reliable diagnosis of periprosthetic hip and knee joint infection using two nuclear-medicine methods: 99mTc-ciprofloxacin and 99mTc-MDP scintigraphy [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Background/Aim. There is a constant and dramatic in-crease in hip and knee prosthetic implantations worldwide. However, a decrease in the percentage of failed (infected) prosthetic implantations is not significant (0.5% up to 2%).
Pucar Dragan +2 more
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Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2022 A 41-year-old female with retractable epigastric pain due to an invasive neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas was treated with blockage and radiofrequency ablation of the celiac and splanchnic plexuses.
Saeed Farzanehfar +3 more
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Combined bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP and 99mTc-ciprofloxacin in differentiation of hip and knee prosthesis aseptic loosening and infection: A preliminary study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Although the number of new primary implantation of hip and knee prostheses every year increases, the rate of failed arthroplasty is nearly the same.
Pucar Dragan +9 more
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Incidence and imaging characteristics of skeletal metastases detected by bone scintigraphy in lung cancer patients [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006 Background/Aim. Detection of metastatic bone disease by skeletal scintigraphy is a classical application of nuclear medicine in cancer patients. Detection of bone metastases in patients with lung cancer is necessary for an appropriate treatment modality.
Jauković Ljiljana +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2012 OBJETIVO: Este estudo objetiva apresentar sete casos de necrose avascular de sesamoide e relatar o papel da cintilografia óssea no diagnóstico desses pacientes.
Carlyle Marques Barral +4 more
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Radiotracers Used for the Scintigraphic Detection of Infection and Inflammation
The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Over the last forty years, a small group of commercial radiopharmaceuticals have found their way into routine medical use, for the diagnostic imaging of patients with infection or inflammation. These molecular radiotracers usually participate in the immune response to an antigen, by tagging leukocytes or other molecules/cells that are endogenous to the
Chris Tsopelas, Harry Hendrikse
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Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 21, Issue 2, Page 83-85, 2014., 2014 First described more than 150 years ago, diffuse pulmonary ossification is a rare disease that can be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying chronic disorder. Commonly under‐recognized and challenging to diagnose, clinical, radiographic and functional tests are often necessary.
Noreen Amirali Rajwani +3 more
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São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT: Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) of the superior sulcus are considered to be the most challenging type of malignant thoracic disease. In this disease, neoplasms originating mostly from the extreme apex of the lung expand to the chest wall
Hamid Javadi +7 more
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Equine Veterinary Education, Volume 38, Issue 5, Page e254-e263, May 2026.Summary Background Injury of the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) branch is uncommon and the response to different treatments has not been reported. Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic features, treatment methods, and outcome of horses diagnosed with SDFT branch injuries.
P. Spiesshofer +3 more
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