PURPOSE This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of sonography to visualize the ulnar nerve at Guyon's canal and the common peroneal nerve dorsal to the fibular head and to test for correlations between nerve measurements and subject characteristics. METHODS We used a 5-12-MHz linear-array transducer in sonographic evaluation of 15 healthy adult volunteers. We evaluated the correlatio...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential value of choroid plexus cyst, intracardiac echogenic focus, hydronephrosis and hyperechogenic bowel as markers of trisomy 21 at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks. METHODS We examined three-dimensional volumes from 228 fetuses with trisomy 21 and 797 chromosomally normal fetuses at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks of gestation. We looked for choroid plexus cysts with a minim...

The aim of this study was to specify the predictors of the narrowest pelvic diameter in females and males. Possible common tendencies and sexual dimorphism in this prediction are in question for measures in live humans. In addition, the relationship between the false pelvis and the true pelvis was not explored in males. The research sample included 211 females and 181 males, who underwent the c...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prenatal outcomes in a cohort of fetuses with mild bilateral pyelectasis and determine whether performing serial ultrasounds is a good follow-up strategy. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on 62 fetuses with mild bilateral pyelectasis. Fetal mild bilateral pyelectasis was considered when the renal pelvis measured (in millimeters) ≥5.0 to 10.0, ≥7....

AIM recent guidelines recommend that all cirrhotic patients without previous variceal hemorrhage undergo endoscopic screening to detect esophageal varices. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical, laboratory and ultrasound parameters to detect esophageal varices. METHODS this is a cross sectional study. Fourty seven consecutive cirrhotic patients without history of variceal hemorrhage u...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Noninvasive strategies for evaluating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have been investigated over the last few decades. Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a new hepatic ultrasound score for NAFLD in the ELSA-Brasil study. DESIGN AND SETTINGS Diagnostic accuracy study conducted in the ELSA center, in the hospital of a public university. METHODS...

Purpose: The study aimed to show differences in temporal recovery of pelvic floor function within 6 months postpartum between women having their first delivery at an advanced age and those having their first delivery at a younger age. Methods: Seventeen women (age: 35.5 ± 3.5, BMI: 21.1 ± 3.2) were studied at about 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after vaginal delivery. Urinary incontinence was...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Midbrain-hindbrain involvement in septo-optic dysplasia has not been well described, despite reported mutations of genes regulating brain stem patterning. We aimed to describe midbrain-hindbrain involvement in patients with septo-optic dysplasia and to identify possible clinical-neuroimaging correlations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using MR imaging, we categorized 38 patient...

Introduction: Lumbar spinal stenosis is a frequent cause of low back pain. Decreased lumbar canal parameters are major risk factors for stenosis. This study was done to assess anteroposterior diameter, interpedicular distance and cross-sectional area the on CT scan.
 Methods: It descriptive conducted at Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. Anteroposterior were measured.
 Results: ...