Address for correspondence: 31 Prof. Andrea Remuzzi, Eng.D. 32 Department of Biomedical Engineering 33 IRCCS Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri 34 Via Stezzano, 87 35 24126 Bergamo, Italy 36 Tel. +39 (35) 4213311 37 Fax +39 (35) 4213299 38 E-mail: [email protected] 39 40 Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (October 23, 2015). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00098.2015

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in treatment response evaluation after percutaneous bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA) for liver tumors. METHODS From May 2012 to May 2014, 39 patients with 73 tumors were treated by BRFA. One month after the treatment, CEUS and CEMRI/CECT were conducted to evaluate the treatment response. The res...

PURPOSE To summarize the experience in treating patients with genitoplasty due to disorders of sex development in China. METHODS The operative procedures, gender of rearing, surgical outcome, and psychosocial and family adjustments of 262 patients were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS At initial diagnosis, the mean age was 14.3 ± 2.8 years (range: 2-38 years). There were 96 children, 133 a...

26 We aimed to determine if chronic endurance exercise habits affected redox status and 27 paracrine function of CD34+ and CD34-/CD31+ circulating angiogenic cells (CACs). Subjects 28 were healthy, nonsmoking, men and women aged 18-35 yrs and categorized by chronic physical 29 activity habits. Blood was drawn from each subject for isolation and culture of CD34+ and 30 CD34-/CD31+ CACs. No diffe...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To detect the significance of repeated ultrasonically guided needle biopsy (UGNB) for the diagnosis of nodular lesions </= 2 cm in diameter. DESIGN Retrospective study to evaluate the diagnostic yield of UGNB. SETTING University hospital, outpatients, and inpatients of the respiratory department. PATIENTS One hundred seven cases with small nodular lesions </= 2 cm in diame...

AIMS To evaluate the number of lymph nodes and the lymph node tumour burden in different anatomical pelvic regions to better asses the impact of variations in the extent of lymphadenectomy on reported LN parameters and pelvic tumour clearance. METHODS 162 patients with lymph-node-positive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder were treated by cystectomy and extended pelvic lymphadenectomy. Vario...

plants of hashilan, a 260 ha freshwater wetland, located at 35 km northwest of kermanshah, the provincial capital of kermanshah province, western iran, were studied. altogether, 116 species of plants (77 terrestrial and 39 aquatic) representing 96 genera and 42 families were identified. asteraceae with 11 genera and 13 species, poaceae 9 genera and 10 species, and cyperaceae with 6 genera and 9...

Plants of Hashilan, a 260 ha freshwater wetland, located at 35 km northwest of Kermanshah, the provincial capital of Kermanshah Province, western Iran, were studied. Altogether, 116 species of plants (77 terrestrial and 39 aquatic) representing 96 genera and 42 families were identified. Asteraceae with 11 genera and 13 species, Poaceae 9 genera and 10 species, and Cyperaceae with 6 genera and 9...