OBJECTIVE To investigate whether children with optic nerve hypoplasia and pituitary hormone insufficiencies have specific ocular fundus characteristics that may facilitate early diagnosis and treatment. DESIGN From May 15, 1995, through December 15, 1997, 17 children (8 girls and 9 boys, aged 0.3 to 13 years) with optic nerve hypoplasia were referred to the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmolo...

conclusions we think one of the influential factors for leading a guidewire and catheter into a nominated vein may be the left sided bevel of the needle at the time of internal jugular vein needle and catheter insertion. we were required to continue going towards the subclavian vein and accidentally turned into the left internal mammary vein. introduction central venous catheter placement is a ...

Estimating depth maps is an important step towards 3D reconstruction. In order to compensate the insufficiencies that different image based methods impose, a fusion of multiple information sources for depth estimation is proposed. This article concentrates on obtaining depth information by fusing combined stereo and focus series, which are efficiently gained using a multivariate camera array.

patients and methods using current procedural terminology (cpt) codes for orthopaedic trauma procedures, we identified a prospective cohort of patients from the 2006 to 2013 acs-nsqip database. using wilcoxon-mann-whitney and chi-square tests where appropriate, patient demographics, comorbidities, and operative factors were compared between patients who developed a dvt within 30 days of surgery...

international travel has become increasingly common and accessible, hence, about two billion passengers undertake international and domestic air travel each year. venous thromboembolism (vte) is a serious public health disorder which may occur following prolonged travel, especially after air travel. a direct relation between vte development and prolonged travels has been documented, while some ...

Background Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) is the current gold standard for blood flow quantification. Using this technique it is possible to quantify cardiac output, stroke volume, shunts and valve insufficiencies. The accuracy of flow quantification is highly dependent on the manual delineation of the vessels of interest. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a...

António Gaspar, Jorge Almeida, Benjamim Marinho, Vítor Monteiro, Armando Abreu and Insufficiencies Aortic Unusual Cause of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Both Mitral and Accessory Mitral Valve With Cordal Attachments to Mitral and Aortic Valves : An Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2011 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published b...

Dietary and herbal interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been proposed by practitioners of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Children who are suspected to have nutritional deficiencies, insufficiencies, and/or food allergies should be evaluated and, if the suspicion is confirmed, treated with supplementation or specific food elimination as part ...