BACKGROUND Measurement of myocardial T2* is becoming widely used in the assessment of patients at risk for cardiac iron overload. The conventional breath-hold, ECG-triggered, segmented, multi-echo gradient echo (MGRE) sequence used for myocardial T2* quantification is very sensitive to respiratory motion and may not be feasible in patients who are unable to breath-hold. We propose a free-breath...

OBJECTIVES Draf IIb approach provides wide, unilateral access to the frontal sinus. This approach can be extended without destruction of the contralateral frontal sinus drainage pathway, performed during Draf III (modified Lothrop) procedure. There is limited data in the literature regarding the use of modified Draf IIb procedures. METHODS Patients treated with extended Draf IIb procedures in...

Abstract A 71–year–old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) presented to our Cardiology clinic complaining of recent–onset chest pain and dysphonia. Physical examination ECG were normal. blood test revealed high levels high–sensitivity troponin T (373 ng/L) C–reactive protein (7 mg/dL); counts differential Transthoracic echocardiography showed a hyperechogenic appearance the interatri...

objectives to investigate the correlation between t2* values of different regions of interest (rois) in myocardium with the means of semi quantitatively estimating the myocardiac iron content in the thalassemia major patients. in the same setting we tried to design a model to predict t2* value of interventricular septum (septum) based on t2* values of other convenient rois in myocardium. method...

To describe a nonclassical presentation and infertility management of Obstructed Hemivagina with Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis Syndrome (OHVIRA), also known as Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (HWWS). This is case report 31-year-old female OHVIRA syndrome who presented to community-based medical center fertility office. A her obstetric provider missed abortion (MAB) decision was made for surgical manageme...

we evaluated the specific pattern of pre- and postoperative neurological signs and symptoms of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (csm) to determine [mdings which had a predictive value for surgical outcome. consecutive patients with csm caused by osteophytic ridge or intervertebral disc herniation who underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion in loghman hakim hospital from 1999-2003 we...

bilateral vocal cord paralysis is a rare and preventable complication of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. herein, we report a fatal case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (acd/f). a 65-year-old man with cervical spine trauma and anterior cord syndrome, following car overturn presented to our emergency department. the patient had c6-t10 prola...