OBJECTIVE US is a promising tool in evaluating RA synovitis, but abnormal US findings have been reported in small subsets of normal joints in healthy subjects. This study aimed to systematically assess greyscale US (GSUS) and power Doppler US (PDUS) findings in 40 peripheral joints-the 28-joint DAS (DAS28) set, ankles and MTP joints-in healthy subjects. A composite score of abnormal US findings...

the purpose of this research was to study the role of non-governmental organization inpreserving of urban green areas in the city of tehran. this is a descriptive-correlationresearch method. population of this study was 120 active members of two non-governmentalorganizations in tehran. after distributing the questionnaires, 62 questionnaires werereturned. content and face validity of the instru...

PURPOSE We examined the reliability of measurements using a newly developed perioral muscle pressure measuring device with a lip piece in healthy adults. METHODS Subjects were 40 healthy men (25.8 years) with normal stomatognathic function. Perioral muscle pressure measuring device with a lip piece was used to measure upper lip, lower lip and tongue pressure, and a balloon-based measurement d...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the inter- and intra-rater reliability and validity of the modified functional ambulation category (mFAC) scale. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 66 stroke patients with hemiparalysis. The inter- and intra-rater validity of the mFAC was calculated using the Spearman correlation coefficient. A score comparison of the stable or maximum gait speed ...

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique based on measure of water diffusion in tissues. This diffusion can be quantified by apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). Some reports indicated that ADC can reflect tumor proliferation potential. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to provide evident data regarding associations between ADC and KI 67 in different...

PURPOSE To assess the correlation between DWI diffusion parameters obtained using Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Method (IVIM) and histological grade of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). RESULTS According to Edmondson-Steiner grade lesions were classified with grade 1 (14), grade 2 (30), grade 3 (18), and grade 4 (0). Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC), perfusion fraction (fp), tissue diffusion...

Oxford Elbow Score (OES) is a patient-reported questionnaire used to assess outcomes after elbow surgery. The aim of this study was to validate and adapt the OES into Persian language. After forward-backward translation of the OES into Persian, a total number of 92 patients after elbow surgeries completed the Persian OES along with the Persian DASH and SF-36. To assess test-retest reliability, ...

This study aims to analyze the level of community participation and relationship between knowledge with in fire prevention suppression from peat Orang Kayo Hitam Grand Forest Parks (TAHURA), Jambi Province. Research uses a mixed method by combining quantitative qualitative research. The data sampling purposive collecting through in-depth interviews. analytical used is descriptive analysis suppo...