January 2013
Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) was first described by Steinhel in 1895 . It is a rare congenital, cerebral, arteriovenous abnormality with an incidence of 1 : 25000. The VGAM develops during the 6th to 11th weeks of gestation and can already be diagnosed prenatal by ultrasound...
by 6 pages
Despite inadequate systematic prospective studies to support the routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for cardiac surgery or high-risk surgical procedure for patients with cardiac disease, there is ample published literature supporting the role of intraoperative TEE for monitoring and...
by Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2012
Two‐photon imaging has enabled collagen structures to be visualized in tissue by second harmonic generation (SHG) [So et al., ; Brown et al., ; König and Riemann, ]. For example, Provenzano et al. [, , ] and Campagnola showed, with two‐photon imaging and SHG, that increased collagen...
by Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 2013
Errors in diagnosis and procedural complications are the two main causes of medical malpractice suits against radiologists in the USA, according to a newly published study.
by Excerpta Medica
CLINICAL EVALUATION and plain radiography are the current state of the art for diagnosing acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries. In addition, a weighted radiographic view is performed for grading the injury according to the classification systems of Rockwood or Tossy . Using these techniques, detailed...
by Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2012