Repeatability of volume calculations of the fetal urinary bladder [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the intra- and inter-observer variation of the manual 3D Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis (VOCAL) in calculating fetal bladder volume and compare results from VOCAL with Sonography-based Automated Volume Count (SonoAVC) and a mathematical calculation based on three radiuses.
Fasting, Marit Hølmo +1 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Urodynamic Analysis of Urinary Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Both lower urinary tract dysfunction and urinary symptoms are prevalent in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Although the significance of identifying and treating urinary symptoms in MS is currently well-known, there is no information ...
Tao Wang, Wei Huang, Yong Zhang
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A Distinct Urinary Biomarker Pattern Characteristic of Female Fabry Patients That Mirrors Response to Enzyme Replacement Therapy [PDF]
Female patients affected by Fabry disease, an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder, exhibit a wide spectrum of symptoms, which renders diagnosis, and treatment decisions challenging.
Breunig Frank +69 more
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Proximal tubular hypertrophy and enlarged glomerular and proximal tubular urinary space in obese subjects with proteinuria. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with glomerular hyperfiltration, increased proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, glomerular enlargement and renal hypertrophy.
Ana Tobar +8 more
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Estimated central blood volume in cirrhosis [PDF]
The estimated central blood volume (i.e., blood volume in the heart cavities, lungs and central arterial tree) was determined by multiplying cardiac output by circulatory mean transit time in 19 patients with cirrhosis and compared with sympathetic ...
Ring-Larsen, Helmer +5 more
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Introduction In Ghana, trans‐abdominal ultrasonography is the main sonographic method of prostatic volume evaluation. The examinations are done when the patient's bladder is full.
Edmund K. Brakohiapa +2 more
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Urinary estrogen metabolites and prostate cancer : a case-control study and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective: To investigate prostate cancer (Pca) risk in relation to estrogen metabolism, expressed as urinary 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE1), 16α-hydroxyestrone (16α-OHE1) and 2-OHE1 to 16α-OHE1 ratio.
Blandino Giovanni +47 more
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Multicentric validation of proteomic biomarkers in urine specific for diabetic nephropathy [PDF]
Background: Urine proteome analysis is rapidly emerging as a tool for diagnosis and prognosis in disease states. For diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN), urinary proteome analysis was successfully applied in a pilot study.
Navis, G.J. +80 more
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OBJECTIVE: Identify prognostic factors associated to late urinary toxicity in patients with prostate cancer submitted to radical conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) MATERIALS AND METHODS: From July 1997 to January 2002, 285 patients with localized prostate ...
Ricardo A. Nakamura +5 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of candidate gene association studies of lower urinary tract symptoms in men [PDF]
Context Although family studies have shown that male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are highly heritable, no systematic review exists of genetic polymorphisms tested for association with LUTS. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze
Gonzalez-Maffe, J +48 more
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