The Daily intrinsic flood uniformity test of a gamma camera is required to be performed before using the gamma camera to acquire patient images. It is meant to detect changes in the performance of a gamma camera system that may affect the interpretation of clinical studies adversely. Citation: Ejeh JE, Adedapo KS (2012) The Impact of Daily Flood Uniformity Test on Quality of Images: A Case Repo...

BACKGROUND Pre-operative imaging devices generate high-resolution images but intra-operative imaging devices generate low-resolution images. To use high-resolution pre-operative images during surgery, they must be deformed to reflect intra-operative geometry of brain. METHODS We employ biomechanical models, guided by low resolution intra-operative images, to determine location of normal and a...

background: post? and intra?operative  shivering is one of the most complications of spinal anesthesia so recommend a suitable drug with at least complications for prevention and control of postoperative shivering. this current study aimed to compare the preventive effect of  hydrocortisone on intra? and post?operative shivering in patients undergoing surgery with spinal anesthesia. materials a...

introduction: opium addiction can change immune response to types of stress such as injury or trauma due to alterations in the in secretion status of cytokines in the body. in this study, effects of opium addiction on wound healing and post-operative adhesion bands were assessed after laparotomy. materials and methods: male rats (n=20) were randomly divided into opium addicted (documented with ...

A retrospective review of 253 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery was performed. Eight (3.2%) had suffered a stroke either intra-operatively (4) or during the early post-operative period (4). A comparison of pre-operative and intra-operative variables between the stroke group and the stroke-free group showed a significant difference only for the hemoglobin level (p less than 0.01). A...

Aim: To define the sentinel node identification rate in breast cancer, the chronological evolution of this parameter and the influence of the introduction of a portable gamma camera. Material and methods: A retrospective study was conducted using a prospective database of 754 patients who had undergone a sentinel lymph node biopsy between January 2003 and December 2011. The technique was mixed ...

UNLABELLED Paraaortic sentinel node biopsy may be a challenging procedure because the sentinel nodes are located retroperitoneally in close proximity to vital structures. The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the value of preoperative SPECT/CT for lymphatic mapping, and a portable gamma-camera for intraoperative radioguidance, in patients with paraaortic sentinel nodes. METHO...