Objective(s): Size specific dose estimate (SSDE) is a new parameter that includes patient size factor in its calculation. Recent studies have produced mixed results on the utility of SSDE, especially when automatic exposure control (AEC) was used. The objective of the study was to find out if there is a relationship between patient size and each of the parameters, SSDE...

Introduction: The foramen magnum is the largest or opening present in base of skull. dimensions are clinically crucial because many vital structures passing through it. Objective: aim study was to determine different shapes and its anteroposterior diameter transverse diameter. Methods: This conducted on 32 dry human skulls unknown age sex. All important parameters were studied using a vernier c...

Introduction: To evaluate adaptation to strength training in clinical diagnostics and follow-up of Achilles Tendinopathy repeated sonographic measurements of the tendon diameter are regularly performed [1]. However, limited data on validity criteria, especially intra-rater variability of anteroposterior (a.p.) diameter of the Achilles tendon (AT) are available. It is unclear whether longitudina...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Access to the frontal sinuses is technically challenging owing to their anterosuperior location, diverse anatomy, close proximity to critical structures and the need to work in a relatively narrow space with angled-lens endoscopes and instruments. This study attempts to study the relationship of the first olfactory fiber with the frontal sinus posterior wall, assessing its...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dural ectasia is well recognized in Marfan syndrome (MFS) as one of the major diagnostic criteria, but the exact prevalence of dural ectasia is still unknown in Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), which is a recently discovered connective tissue disease. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of dural ectasia in LDS according by using qualitative and quantitative methods and ...

OBJECTIVE To perform a retrospective radiographic evaluation on the fracture reduction and implant position in the femoral head among patients with pertrochanteric fractures who had been treated using a cephalomedullary nail in lateral decubitus; and to assess factors that might interfere with the quality of the fracture reduction and with the implant position in using this technique. METHODS...

OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to evaluate if there is any advantage of three-dimensional helical computed tomography (3D-HCT) over intravenous urogram (IVU) in the morphometric and morphological analysis of lower pole spatial anatomy of the kidney. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed 52 renal collecting systems in 30 patients, ranging in age from 23 to 80 years. The study compared the follo...

OBJECTIVE The abnormalities of the genitourinary tract development are the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children. The diagnosis of this disease in Brazil is late and incomplete, which results in increased morbidity and mortality in this age group. Early diagnosis of this condition is the prerogative of generalist pediatricians, and the aim of this study was to review the cli...