Compared with ultrasound, MRI has limited indications in evaluation of Female Infertility. Laparoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis. MRI is helpful in determining the extent of deep infiltrating endometriosis, especially when laparoscopic inspection is limited by adhesions. MRI allows for much more anatomic detail as well as better measurements of uterine fibro...

Introduction: Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is the most common head and neck malignancy. To decrease the side effects of treatment and mortality from disease relapse, careful staging for the proper treatment plan is necessary. The main purpose of this prospective study is to compare the diagnostic value of Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Im-aging (MRI) in oral SCC and its lymph ...

background: the objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging for shoulder joint pathologies and then compare the results with arthroscopy, the standard for joint diagnosis. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 80 patients with shoulder joint disorders, who underwent final arthroscopy, were studied. based on patients’ medical history and physical...

conclusion in breast cancer after nac, the lesion t2 relaxation time was reduced in the responders, and this finding is potentially useful to assess the response to nac. results in 26 cases with nac, the mean lesion t2 relaxation time before nac was 81.34 ± 13.68 ms, compared with 64.50 ± 8.71 ms after nac. significant differences in the lesion t2 relaxation times existed between the pre- and p...

because of continuous changing of anatomy, function and metabolism of the human brain, age- related change is a major risk factor in most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, including parkinsons and huntingtons disease. therefore, knowing patterns of age-related atrophy of brain tissue can identify causes and possible role of diseases in decreasing brain function with age. the aim of this stu...