Thoracic pedicle screw fixation techniques are still controversial for thoracic deformities because of possible complications including neurologic deficit. Methods to aid the surgeon in appropriate screw placement have included the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy and/or radiography as well as image-guided techniques. We describe our technique for free hand pedicle screw placement in the thora...

The small Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) is native to the Middle East, Iran and much of southern Asia. For this study the middle ears of a total of 6 adult small Indian mongooses, both fresh and museum samples were explored by using of dissection and plain radiography. On the one hand, at least in some species of the mongoose vocalisations and hearings play a critical role in coordinatin...

Finger fractures and dislocations are common injuries that are often managed by family physicians. A systematic physical examination is imperative to avoid complications and poor outcomes following these injuries. Radiography (commonly anteroposterior, true lateral, and oblique views) is required in the evaluation of finger fractures and dislocations. Dorsal dislocation of the proximal interpha...

Poland’s syndrome (PS) is a rarely encountered congenital disorder that is characterised with absence of pectoralis major muscle. However, hand and other organ anomalies may accompany the syndrome. It is usually right sided. We report the left sided two PS cases. In diagnosis, physical examination and radiological imaging findings such as chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) are impor...

Energetic protons from an accelerator may be used to produce radiographs showing unusually high contrast but relatively poor spatial resolution.

Contents Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Understanding childhood 1 Physical growth 2 Psychological and cognitive development 4 Birth to 3 years 4 3 to 7 years 4 7 to 11 years 5 Adolescents 5 Role of family 6 Role of play 7 Summary 8 References 8 2 Consent, immobilisation and health care law 9 Children's rights 9 Health care law 10 Immobilisation versus restraint 11 Holding children still – a f...

background & aims: thuracolumbar unstable fractures (t, l.u.f) are common after spine truma. posterior pedicular fixation is a technique that is use for fixation of these fractures. this study evaluates the accuracy of pedicular screw placement in t, luf with the assistance of plain radiography in operation rooms. materials & methods: this study is a case-control and analytical study. 35 patien...

In this paper, we present a general approach towards image segmentation using the deformable model Active Appearance Model (AAM) as proposed by Cootes et al. A priori knowledge is learned through observation of shape and texture variation in a training set and is used to obtain a compact object class description, which can be used to rapidly search images for new object instances. An overview o...

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...