normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa dear editor with interest, i read the article by khalilian et al. 1 recently published in your journal. we know that in adult patients, atrial natriuretic peptides (anp) and brainnatriuretic peptides (bnp) have been used for diagnosis, monitoring of treatment effects, and estimating the prognosis of systolic and diastolic heart failure. 2 furthermor...

A technique for structurally decomposing skin is presented in the form of SIAscopy. Its use in removing some of the subjective decisions required to diagnose melanoma at an early stage is discussed. An increase in the diagnostic accuracy for melanoma diagnosis is shown.

Interest in student conception of experimentation inspired the development of a fully validated 14-question inventory on experimental design in biology (BEDCI) by following established best practices in concept inventory (CI) design. This CI can be used to diagnose specific examples of non-expert-like thinking in students and to evaluate the success of teaching strategies that target conceptual...

Chest pain is considered to be one of the most important prognoses to diagnose several heart and chest diseases. This domain of knowledge suffers from vague information especially when non specialist people interact with it. This paper presents a consultation system to be used by patients with chest pain or discomfort in order to diagnose the cause of the pain and provide suitable recommendatio...

Several advances have been produced in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. It is possible to diagnose the neoplasm at an early stage when radical treatment options may be applied. The criteria to apply them successfully have been refined and the expected outcome has been improved, but we still lack a useful treatment for the vast majority of patients who are s...