Current Volume 13(10) 2007 (21)

01 Oct 2007   

The role of paravertebral block in decreasing postoperative pain in elective breast surgeries

Ali Dabbagh, Hedayatollah Elyasi

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR464-467 :: ID: 502404

01 Oct 2007   

Altered cyclin D1 genotype distribution in human sporadic pituitary adenomas

Nurperi M Gazioglu, Nevin Erensoy, [...] Pinar Kadioglu, Muge Aydin Sayitoglu, Ismail Hakki Ersoy, Ozden Hatirnaz, Bunyamin Kisacik, Buge Oz, Mehmet Sar, Ugur Ozbek, Nejat Ciplak, Penbe Cagatay - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR457-463 :: ID: 502401

01 Oct 2007   

The concentration of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide in patients with idiopathic hypertension

Robert Irzmanski, Marcin Barylski, [...] Maciej Banach, Mariusz Piechota, Jan Kowalski, Czesław Cierniewski, Lucjan Pawlicki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR449-456 :: ID: 502393

01 Oct 2007   

Risk of allergy development correlates with IL-4 receptor expression on newborns’ monocytes and Th lymphocytes

Katarzyna Grzela, Tomasz Grzela, [...] Grażyna Korczak-Kowalska, Katarzyna Bocian, Wiesława Sonczyk, Urszula Jędrasiak, Justyna Niderla-Bielińska, Maciej Łazarczyk, Wioletta Zagórska, Anna Zawadzka-Krajewska, Wojciech Feleszko, Marek Kulus - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR445-448 :: ID: 502386

01 Oct 2007   

Dietary habits, physical activity and prevalence of overweight/obesity among adolescents in Greece: The Vyronas study

Rena I Kosti, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, [...] Costas C Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Antonis Zampelas, Anargiros Mariolis, Yannis Tountas - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR437-444 :: ID: 502378

01 Oct 2007   

The relationship between abortion and depression: New evidence from the fragile families and child wellbeing study

Daniel I Rees, Joseph J Sabia

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.502357

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR430-436

01 Oct 2007   

Satisfaction with breast cancer screening and future screening participation

Alexander Stojadinovic, Leonard R Henry, [...] George E Peoples, Elizabeth A Mittendorf, Sarah Lenington, Aviram Nissan, Craig D Shriver - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR422-429 :: ID: 502356

01 Oct 2007   

Comparison of contamination between conventional three-way stopcock and needleless injection device: A randomized controlled trial

Jun Oto, Masaji Nishimura, [...] Hiroshi Morimatsu, Hiroshi Katayama, Mutsuo Onodera, Hideo Takahashi, Jun Takezawa - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CR417-421 :: ID: 502351

01 Oct 2007   

Liver lipid peroxidation in experimental Escherichia coli peritonitis: The role of myeloperoxidase and nitric oxide inhibition

Melek Demir, Ilknur Kaleli, [...] Suleyman Demir, Selahattin Sert, Nural Cevahir, Umut Yildirim, Barbaros Sahin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): BR225-229 :: ID: 502344

01 Oct 2007   

The effect of gastric overfilling on the pharyngo-esophageal and lower esophageal sphincter: A possible factor in restricting food intake

Ahmed Shafik, Ali A Shafik, [...] Olfat El Sibai, Ismail A Shafik - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): BR220-224 :: ID: 502338

01 Oct 2007   

Can the “brain-sparing effect” be detected in a small-animal model?

Efrat Barbiro-Michaely, Michael Tolmasov, [...] Shunit Rinkevich-Shop, Judith Sonn, Avraham Mayevsky - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): BR211-219 :: ID: 502335

01 Oct 2007   

Absorption rates and free radical scavenging values of vitamin C-lipid metabolites in human lymphoblastic cells

Benjamin S Weeks, Pedro P Perez

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): BR205-210 :: ID: 502324

01 Oct 2007   

A new scheme for grading the quality of scientific reports that evaluate imaging modalities for cerebrovascular diseases

Adnan I Qureshi,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): RA181-187 :: ID: 502439

01 Oct 2007   

Recent advances in tumor hypoxia: Tumor progression, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Yuqing Zhang, Min Li, [...] Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): RA175-180 :: ID: 502434

01 Oct 2007   

Varicella zoster-associated severe aplastic anemia in a child and its successful treatment with peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from HLA-5/6-identical donor

Baris Kuskonmaz, Mualla Cetin, [...] Duygu Uckan, Sevgi Yetgin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CS128-131 :: ID: 502416

01 Oct 2007   

Advanced systemic sclerosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension and complete atrioventricular block: A case report

Michał Ciurzynski, Piotr Bienias, [...] Agnieszka Szewczyk, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Maria Błaszczyk, Danuta Liszewska-Pfejfer, Piotr Pruszczyk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CS124-127 :: ID: 502413

01 Oct 2007   

Spontaneous regression of a lumbar disc herniation: Case report

Theodossios A Birbilis, Georgios K Matis, [...] Efthimia N Theodoropoulou - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): CS121-123 :: ID: 502408

01 Oct 2007   

Transcranial cerebral oximetry and transcranial doppler sonography in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms and delayed cerebral vasospasm

Constantine Constantoyannis, George C Sakellaropoulos, [...] George C Kagadis, Paraskevi F Katsakiori, Theodore Maraziotis, George C Nikiforidis, Nikolas Papadakis - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): MT35-40 :: ID: 502423

01 Oct 2007   

Diagnostic cerebral angiography affects the tonus of the major cerebral arteries

Vijay K Sharma, Bernard PL Chan

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): LE15-16 :: ID: 502444

01 Oct 2007   

Neural complexity, dissociation and schizophrenia

Petr Bob, Marek Susta, [...] Jan Chladek, Katerina Glaslova, Peter Fedor-Freybergh - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): HY1-5 :: ID: 502295

01 Oct 2007   

Olfactory and psychomotor symptoms in HIV and aging: Potential precursors to cognitive loss

David E Vance,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(10): SC1-3 :: ID: 502451

18 May 2007 :   

Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): Focus on post-processing and visualization techniques

Francesca Pugliese, Katarzyna Gruszczynska, [...] Filippo Alberghina, Jan Baron, Nico R. Mollet, Pim J. de Feyter, Gabriel P. Krestin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 152-157 :: ID: 482447

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18 May 2007 :   

Low-dose protocol for head CT in monitoring hydrocephalus in children

Krzysztof Rybka, Maria Anna Staniszewska, [...] Tadeusz Biegański - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 147-151 :: ID: 482436

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18 May 2007 :   

Late presenting diaphragmatic hernia: Clinical and diagnostic aspects

Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz, Maciej Bagłaj, [...] Dąbrówka Sokołowska, Jolanta Ładogórska, Krzysztof Moroń - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 137-146 :: ID: 482423

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18 May 2007 :   

Digital radiography density measurements in differentiation between periapical granulomas and radicular cysts

Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska,

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 129-136 :: ID: 482410

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18 May 2007 :   

Comparison of thermography and Doppler sonography in the evaluation of the cold immersion test in women with excessive vasospastic reaction

Ludomir Stefańczyk, Bartłomiej Woźniakowski, [...] Piotr Pietrzak, Agata Majos, Piotr Grzelak - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 121-128 :: ID: 482403

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18 May 2007 :   

Magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic tool for ovarian masses in girls and young women

Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska, Elżbieta Jurkiewicz, [...] Beata Iwanowska, Maria Uliasz, Anna Romaniuk-Doroszewska, Hanna Brągoszewska, Alicja Ceran, Andrzej Olszewski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 116-120 :: ID: 482393

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18 May 2007 :   

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in diagnosing liver metastases

Jacek R. Janica, Urszula Łebkowska, [...] Andrzej Ustymowicz, Albert Augustynowicz, Zbigniew Kamocki, Dorota Werel, Jerzy Polaków, Bogusław Kędra, Witold Pepinski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 111-115 :: ID: 482392

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18 May 2007 :   

Diagnostic performance of CT colonography in a population with a high prevalence of large bowel disease

Basim M.H. Sallam, Joanna Pilch-Kowalczyk, [...] Katarzyna Gruszczynska, Jan Baron, Francesca Pugliese - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 105-110 :: ID: 482391

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18 May 2007 :   

Palliative percutaneous kidney embolization with enbucrilate in patients with renal cell carcinoma: Safety and symptom control

Zbigniew Serafin, Maciej Karolkiewicz, [...] Piotr Strześniewski, Władysław Lasek, Michał Bryczkowski, Zbigniew Wolski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 98-104 :: ID: 482390

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18 May 2007 :   

The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the diagnosis and assessment of resectability of pancreatic tumors

Aldona Turowska, Urszula Łebkowska, [...] Bożena Kubas, Jacek R. Janica, Jerzy R. Ładny, Kazimierz Kordecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 90-97 :: ID: 482389

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18 May 2007 :   

Coronary artery calcifications in renal graft recipients at the time of transplantation

Zbigniew Serafin, Elżbieta Nawrocka, [...] A. Sinjab Thabit, Władysław Lasek, Zbigniew Włodarczyk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 83-89 :: ID: 482387

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18 May 2007 :   

Ultrasonographic and histological analysis of atheromatous plaques in carotid arteries and apoplectic complications

Aleksander Falkowski, Mirosław Parafiniuk, [...] Wojciech Poncyljusz, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Grażyna Wilk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 78-82 :: ID: 482386

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18 May 2007 :   

Doppler ultrasound criteria of physiological flow in asymmetrical vertebral arteries

Marek Mysior, Ludomir Stefańczyk

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 73-77 :: ID: 482385

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18 May 2007 :   

Measurements of the middle cerebral artery in digital subtraction angiography and MR angiography

Eugeniusz Tarasów, Alathaiki Abdulwahed Saleh Ali, [...] Andrzej Lewszuk, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 65-72 :: ID: 482384

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18 May 2007 :   

MR-angiography as a method for evaluating endovascular coiled cerebral aneurysms

Wojciech Poncyljusz, Janusz Czechowski, [...] Peter Corr, Aleksander Falkowski, Monika Rać - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 59-64 :: ID: 482380

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18 May 2007 :   

Diagnostic cerebral angiography affects the tonus of the major cerebral arteries

Jan Kochanowicz, Andrzej Lewszuk, [...] Kazimierz Kordecki, Mirosław Swiercz, Zenon Mariak - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 55-58 :: ID: 482379

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18 May 2007 :   

Utility of computed tomography and selected MR sequences in the diagnostics of patients with partial epileptic attacks

Wojciech Dzienis, Eugeniusz Tarasów, [...] Jan Kochanowicz, Agata Szulc, Jerzy Walecki, Bożena Kubas - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 49-54 :: ID: 482378

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18 May 2007 :   

Magnetic Resonance evaluation of disease activity in Graves' ophthalmopathy: T2-time and signal intensity of extraocular muscles.

Agata Majos, Michał Pająk, [...] Marcin Elgalal, Piotr Grzelak, Ludomir Stefańczyk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 44-48 :: ID: 482354

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18 May 2007 :   

Trigeminal nerve-artery contact in people without trigeminal neuralgia: MR study

Michał Adamczyk, Tomasz Bulski, [...] Joanna Sowińska, Mariusz I. Furmanek, Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 38-43 :: ID: 482289

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18 May 2007 :   

Prediction of deterioration of mild cognitive impairment with CT and SPECT

Tomasz Gabryelewicz, Agnieszka Pawłowska-Detko, [...] Jolanta Miśko, Jarosław B. Ćwikła, Anna Pfeffer, Anna Barczak, Bogusław Wasiak, Elżbieta Łuczywek, Leszek Królicki, Jerzy Walecki, Maria Barcikowska - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 31-37 :: ID: 482280

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18 May 2007 :   

Analysis of correlation between the degree of cognitive impairment and the results of perfusion CT in patients with dementia

Anna Zimny, Jerzy Leszek, [...] Andrzej Kiejna, Marek Sąsiadek - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 23-30 :: ID: 482278

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18 May 2007 :   

N-acetylaspartate (NAA) levels in selected areas of the brain in patients with chronic schizophrenia treated with typical and atypical neuroleptics: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) study

Agata Szulc, Beata Galinska, [...] Eugeniusz Tarasów, Bożena Kubas, Wojciech Dzienis, Beata Konarzewska, Beata Konarzewska, Regina Poplawska, Anna A. Tomczak, Andrzej Czernikiewicz, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 17-22 :: ID: 482274

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18 May 2007 :   

Relationship between frontal N-acetylaspartate and cognitive deficits in first-episode schizophrenia

Beata Galińska, Agata Szulc, [...] Eugeniusz Tarasów, Bożena Kubas, Wojciech Dzienis, Leszek Siergiejczyk, Andrzej Czernikiewicz, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 11-16 :: ID: 481095

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18 May 2007 :   

Multiscale extraction of hypodensity in hyperacute stroke

Katarzyna Sklinda, Paweł Bargiel, [...] Artur Przelaskowski, Tomasz Bulski, Jerzy Walecki, Paweł Grieb - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 5-10 :: ID: 481094

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