autoimmune pancreatitis is a fibro-inflammatory form of chronic pancreatitis. it is diagnosed by the combination of imaging studies such as a ct scan and pancreatography, laboratory analyses that include igg4 and/or autoantibodies, histopathological evaluations and positive response to corticosteroid therapy. we report the case of a 41-year-old female with a history of jaundice and increasing a...

splenic artery aneurysm (saa) is a rare and potentially life-threatening clinical entity that carries a risk of rupture and peritoneal hemorrhage. when ruptured, it typically manifests as abdominal pain with hemodynamic instability. this is a report about a 29-year-old male admitted for evaluation of recent-onset ascites following the spontaneous resolution of a transient episode of severe epig...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : according to beck theory, dysfunctional attitude has a central role in emergence of depression. the aim of this study was to determine contributions of dysfunctional attitude and general health index to depression. methods : in this case-control study, two groups of subjects participated. the first group consi...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa aim: ct number (hu) and linear attenuation coefficient contain useful information which  can be determined during usual ct scanning for the prediction of breast cancerous cells existence based on hemoglobin concentration. methods: this study used breast phantom containing major and minor vessels with diameters of 10 and 5 mm, respectively. the major...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: epidemic levels of obesity and overweight in today's world are leading to a higher number of mortality and morbidity, especially due to cardiovascular diseases (cvds). body fat distribution contributes a great amount to atherosclerosis formation and therefore increased cvd incidence. the present study used the ...