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1 Emergency Department Computed Tomography Utilization in the United States and Canada Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
2 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in paediatric psychoneuroendocrinology: a new frontier for understanding the impact of hormones on emotion and cognition Journal of Neuroendocrinology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
3 Mesencephalic area measured by transcranial sonography in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
4 The use of CT findings to predict extent of tumor at primary surgery for ovarian cancer Gynecologic Oncology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
5 Determinants and normal values of ascending aortic diameter by age, gender, and race/ethnicity in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA) Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
6 Gadobutrol in the central nervous system at three doses: Results from a phase II, randomized, multicenter trial Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Endorectal MRI and MR spectroscopic imaging of prostate cancer: Developing selection criteria for MR-guided focal therapy Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Regional mapping of gas uptake by blood and tissue in the human lung using hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Comparison of comfort and image quality with two endorectal coils in MRI of the prostate Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Whole-body MR angiography: First experiences with the new timct technology with single contrast injection Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Aortopulmonary collateral flow in cystic fibrosis assessed with phase-contrast MRI Pediatric Radiology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Phenobarbital-enhanced hepatobiliary scintigraphy in the diagnosis of biliary atresia: two decades of experience at a tertiary center Pediatric Radiology, May 17, 2013 Review Article
13 Prenatal MRI characterization of brainstem glioma Pediatric Radiology, May 17, 2013
14 Analysis of fatty infiltration and inflammation of the pelvic and thigh muscles in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): grading of disease involvement on MR imaging and correlation with clinical assessments Pediatric Radiology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
15 A new susceptibility-weighted image reconstruction method for the reduction of background phase artifacts Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Urography Using Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3-Dimensional: Comparison With Routine-Dose Computed Tomography With Filtered Back Projection Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
17 In Vivo Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stents Using Multi-Detector-Row Computed Tomography Angiography: Comparison of 3 Kernels Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Multidetector Computed Tomography for Coronary Stents Imaging: High-Voltage (140-kVp) Prospective ECG-Triggered Versus Standard-Voltage (120-kVp) Retrospective ECG-Gated Helical Scanning Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Incidental Detection of Nutcracker Phenomenon on Multidetector CT in an Asymptomatic Population: Prevalence and Associated Findings Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Review Article
20 Diagnostic Accuracy of CT Angiography in the Evaluation of Stenosis in Lower Limbs: Comparison Between Visual Score and Quantitative Analysis Using a Semiautomated 3D Software Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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