INTRODUCTION Celiac axis occlusion is a challenging condition when catheterization of the hepatic artery is required for chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As a result, the hepatic artery has to be catheterized through the pancreaticoduodenal arcades (PDA) and the gastroduodenal artery (GDA) from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) which is a tortuous course with acute angles...

OBJECTIVES Type II endoleak is the most common complication after endovascular aneurysm repair and require close surveillance. Hence, the need to validate new techniques as alternative to helical CT-scan, the reference standard. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Cadence Contrast Pulse Sequencing ultrasound technique with second generation contrast agents in detecting endoleak...

Background: The early detection and treatment of osteoporosis can help prevent osteoporosis-related fractures, especially in patients who undergo enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans for disease diagnosis or evaluation outcomes. Although Hounsfield unit (HU) measurement the vertebral body has been shown to have a strong positive correlation with bone mineral density (BMD), contrast media wil...

Abstract Interferon gamma (IFNγ) is a potent antiviral cytokine that can be produced by many innate and adaptive immune cells during infection. Currently, our understanding of which produce IFNγ where they are located at different stages an infection limited. We have used reporter mice to investigate in vivo expression Ifnγ mRNA the lung secondary lymphoid organs following influenza A virus (IA...

Abstract Background Volumetric analysis is a novel radiological technique used in the measurement of target lesions three dimensions order to estimate lesion’s volume. Recently, it has been for evaluation remaining liver volume after partial hepatectomy and also response tumours treatment. It proven be more accurate than standard one or two-dimensional measurements, especially useful complex in...

Background: As one of the leading causes vascular morbidity and mortality, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) remains most underdiagnosed undertreated atherosclerotic diseases. The relatively high prevalence PAD combined with an aging population, increasing burden chronic diseases, poor control risk factors will contribute to poorer clinical outcomes in coming decades. Objective...

Deformation and localization analysis is a crucial issue and has thus been intensively investigated in the last decades. However, in contrast to solid mechanical problems, geotechnical applications do not only concern a single solid material, the soil, but they also affect the pore-fluids, water and air, and, consequently, the coupling of the solid deformation with the pore-fluid flow. As a res...

Background: Abnormality of hepatic vein (HV) waveform evaluated by Doppler ultrasonography has been widely studied in patients with chronic liver disease. The paper investigates the relationship between HV waveform changes, portal vein velocity (PVVel), hepatic artery pulsatility index (HAPI) and portal pressure (PP) measured directly from patients with portal hypertension (PHT), aiming to disc...