THE X-RAYS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY

X-Rays in Military Surgery

Diagnostic Utility of Chest X-rays in Neonatal Respiratory Distress: Determining the Sensitivity and Specificity

Background: Chest radiography is one of the most usual diagnostic tools for respiratory distress. Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the specificity, sensitivity and clinical value of chest radiography of neonates with respiratory distress.Patients and Methods: A descriptive- analytical study was conducted on 102 neonates that were in neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza and...

Perioperative X-rays in arthroplasty surgery: outcome and cost.

Numerous legislative proposals to cut reimbursement to surgeons and hospitals are presently included in U.S. congressional and senate agendas. Perioperative x-ray films in arthroplasty surgery are standard operating procedure. Our objective was to assess the effects of the radiologist reading on the clinical and economic outcome of arthroplasty procedures. One hundred consecutive cases were pro...

Surgery preference of orthopedic surgeons based on X-rays

Medical researchers at the UCLA Department of Orthopedics have conducted an online survey on surgeons. The survey collected information on the practice, training and what percentage of their practice involves treatment of pediatric patients and asked them whether or not they would recommend surgery based on a series of X-rays. We provided them with a multi-level analysis on whether or not there...

the relationship between learners critical thinking ability and their performance in the reading sections of the tofel and ielts test

the study reflected in this thesis aims at finding out relationships between critical thinking (ct), and the reading sections of tofel and ielts tests. the study tries to find any relationships between the ct ability of students and their performance on reading tests of tofel and academic ielts. however, no research has ever been conducted to investigate the relationship between ct and the read...