PURPOSE To introduce and determine the biopsy length performance of the novel enhanced cutting edge (ECE) needle tip design, which contains high inclination angles that allow for more efficient tissue cutting. METHODS ECE and regular two-plane symmetric needle tip's biopsy performance and cutting force are compared over a series of needle insertion experiments into bovine liver under varying ...

Gram-negative Pseudomonas spp. particularly P. aeruginosa is an important pathogen in hospitalized patients, contributing to the morbidity and mortality due its multiple resistance mechanisms. The present study was undertaken determine characteristics of isolated from pus patients admitted a local diagnostic center, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total 14 clinical isolates were obtained. Detailed biochem...

Background: The ability to identify asymptomatic women at high risk for breast cancer using known pre-malignant changes in exfoliative cytopathology of nipple aspirate fluid is of clinical importance. Exfoliative cytopathology of Nipple Aspirate Fluid (NAF) has been shown to be an important adjunct to the currently accepted standard of medical care, i.e. mammography, coupled with physical exami...

The members of the Enterobacteriaceae family are among most common causative agents various clinical infections. Some pathogens produce enzymes to escape effect antibiotics and ESBL enzyme is new strategy bacterial pathogen which responsible for emerging antimicrobial resistance. prevalence Gram Negative bacteria that usually associated with production ESBLs on rise around globe, both in residi...

The Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Plasma Proteome Project has mounted a Pilot Phase focussed on key problems essential for standardization of specimen collection, specimen handling, choice of fractionation and analysis technologies, and search engines and databases for protein identifications. This international collaboration will lay the groundwork for many large-scale clinical and epidem...

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the potential for identifying malignant breast lesions and their margins on large specimen MRI, in comparison to specimen radiography and clinical dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI). Breast specimens were imaged with an MR scanner immediately after surgery, with an IRB-approved protocol and with the patients' informed consent. Specimen sizes were...