BACKGROUND Diagnosis of early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) followed by curative resection or liver transplantation offers the best chance for long-term patient survival. Clinically, ultrasonography has suboptimal sensitivity for detecting early-stage HCC. Several serological tests including alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), the ratio of lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein to tot...

Abstract Aim Prostate health index (PHI) is a diagnostic test for prostate cancer that combines free specific antigen (PSA), total PSA and [-2]proPSA. PHI has been shown to be more accurate than testing at detecting its use reduce unnecessary biopsies. density (PHID), derived by dividing volume, suggested as compared standard several authors. The aim of this systematic review was evaluate the a...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in patients with fever and a large spleen relies on showing Leishmania parasites in tissue samples and on serological tests. Parasitological techniques are invasive, require sophisticated laboratories, consume time, or lack accuracy. Recently, rapid diagnostic tests that are easy to perform have become available. OBJECTIVES To determine ...

Objectives: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in preoperative assessment cervical invasion and to analyse influence different protocols patients with endometrial carcinoma. Methods: An extensive search articles about MRI for assessing carcinoma was performed on PubMed, Embase, Web Science, Cochrane Library, Clinical Trials from January 2000 July 2020. Two r...

INTRODUCTION The understanding of coagulopathies in trauma has increased interest in thromboelastography (TEG®) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM®), which promptly evaluate the entire clotting process and may guide blood product therapy. Our objective was to review the evidence for their role in diagnosing early coagulopathies, guiding blood transfusion, and reducing mortality in injured patients. ...

Latar belakang. Lupus eritematosus sistemik merupakan penyakit autoimun pada jaringan ikat yang bersifat kronik dan progresif, terutama anak. Hingga saat ini belum ada diagnosis baku emas, sehingga untuk menegakkan dapat menggunakan kriteria The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) tahun 1997 atau Systemic International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) 2012.Tujuan. Mengumpulkan bukti ilmiah perb...

Pain has been studied more intensely as a symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) in recent years. However, studies on the characteristics and prevalence of pain in PD have yielded conflicting results, prompting us to do a systematic review of the literature. A systematic review of the literature was conducted, using different databases. The last inclusion date was March 15, 2011. The modified Qual...