objective(s): in this study, we aimed to describe the characteristics of portal vein tumor thrombosis (pvtt), complicating hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) in contrast-enhanced fdg pet/ct scan. methods: in this retrospective study, 9 hcc patients with fdg-avid pvtt were diagnosed by contrast-enhanced fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (fdg pet/ct), which is a comb...

Contrast sensitivity is strongly associated with daily functioning among older adults, but the genetic and environmental contributions to this ability are unknown. Using the classical twin method, we addressed this issue by examining contrast sensitivity at five spatial frequencies (1.5-18 cycles per degree) in 718 middle-aged male twins from the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA). Heritab...

this study aimed to assess changes in contrast sensitivity and aberrations in cases of myopia greater than 5.0 diopter (d) who had photorefractive keratectomy (prk). in this semi-experimental study, 20 eyes of ten patients were studied. inclusion criteria were at least 5.0 d of myopia, stable refraction in the past year, no history of refractive surgery, a minimum corneal thickness of 480 μm, a...

in this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the reflectance of various colours and effects of vary-ing colours on human working and production. different colours have different reflectance and energy associ-ated with it. colours play a significant role in the colour scheme of the houses, offices, factories etc. the col-ours may be seen on walls, tabletops, equipment, machines etc. in...

cor triatriatum is an acyanotic congenital heart disease. we present a rare case of cor triatriatum sinistrum in a 6-month-old female infant who was presented with cyanosis and failure to thrive. the 2d transthoracic echocardiography and the doppler color flow imaging showed a proximal venous chamber communicating to the distal left atrium  through restrictive opening to the low-pressure, dista...

magnetic nanoparticles are the good choice for using in mri as the contrast agent. iron oxide particles such as magnetite (fe3o4) or its oxidized form maghemite (γ-fe2o3) are the most commonly employed in biomedical applications. in this study, we synthesized and optimized the preparation of chitosan manganese-ferrite nanoparticles (cmn-fe nps) and evaluated its ability for the mice macrophage ...

background: contrast nephropathy will increase mortality up to 30% following angiographic procedures. adenosine is a crucial mediator of contrast-induced nephropathy. the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the adenosine antagonist theophylline reduces the incidence of cn after coronary angiography. methods: in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial study,...

purpose: to evaluate visual function in patients with different types of light-filtering intraocular lenses (iols) methods: in this prospective comparative clinical study cataract patients with different types of iols in khatam-al-anbia eye hospital, mashhad were enrolled and followed for three months postoperatively. corrected distance visual acuity (cdva), color discrimination under photopic ...