Although several studies have suggested perihematomal edema(PHE) is associated with prognosis in intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH), the results are different in other studies. The purpose of this study to evaluate the prognostic role of PHE in ICH. According to PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Cochrane Library was performed. Published c...

Introduction: In recent studies using MR imaging, poor results of worsening pain in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head were reported in 23% to 62% [1–3]. The necrotic volume was reported to be one of the most significant factors for worsening of hip pain [4]. Bone marrow edema at the femoral head and neck was reported to be observed in patients with osteonecrosis, having a strong a...

To evaluate the clinical usefulness of measuring transthoracic electrical impedance in patients with pulmonary edema, we studied 27 normal subjects and 33 patients. In normal subjects, impedance increased when body position changed from supine to standing (p less than 0.01) and when lung volume increased from residual volume to total lung capacity (p less than 0.01). Impedance values vari7 omeg...

To evaluate the impact of therapy and monitor the progression of filarial lymphedema, it is necessary to measure accurately the changes in limb edema volume. In this communication, we report the reliability of circumference measurements for recording volume changes. The measurements included the distal parts of limbs important for filarial lymphedema. In a series of 100 patients with unilateral...

In this paper, we propose to evaluate the edema of a leg by volume measurement using Microsoft Kinect. The volume is calculated from a measured point cloud by our improved voxelization technique. Additionally, the depth camera of Microsoft Kinect is feasible for use in home care systems due to its very low cost compared with other depth cameras. In an experiment, we measured the leg volumes of ...

Background: Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity is increased during hypertension and cerebral ischemia. NOS inactivation reduces stroke-induced cerebral injuries, but little is known about its role in blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and cerebral edema formation during stroke in acute hypertension. Here, we investigated the role of NOS inhibition in progression of edema formation and BBB d...

BACKGROUND Upper extremity lymph edema is the most common side effect of breast cancer treatment that may produce significant physical and psychological morbidity. Pain is the frequent symptom of lymph edema that causes impairment of activities in daily life. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was assessment of the effect of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) on upper extremity lymph edema and ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the macular volume in eyes with immune recovery uveitis (IRU) and to describe a new method to quantify macular edema with the use of confocal scanning laser tomography (cSLT). METHODS A prospective study was performed to assess the macular volume with cSLT in patients with and without IRU. None of the patients enrolled had cytomegalovirus retinitis within 3000 micro m o...

In a past study of hyperoxia-induced lung injury, the extensive lymphatic filling could have resulted from lymphatic proliferation or simple lymphatic recruitment. This study sought to determine whether brief lung injury could produce similar changes, to show which lymphatic compartments fill with edema, and to compare their three-dimensional structure. Tracheostomized rats were ventilated at h...