To assess further the clinical significance of asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis, we used a computer algorithm to reconstruct images three dimensionally from the high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) scan of the chest in 60 asbestos-exposed subjects. Pulmonary function tests, chest radiographs, and HRCT scans were performed on all study subjects. The volume of asbestos-induced pleural ...

Introduction Entry into the retroperitoneal space during open posterior spinal surgery introduces rare possibility of iatrogenic ureteral injury. Case presentation We describe a case injury after in 49-year-old female with persistent lumbar pain and high fever 2 weeks surgery. After admission to urology department, computer tomography scan was performed revealed right-side hydronephrosis grade ...

OBJECTIVE Computer-guided implant placement is a growing treatment modality in partially and totally edentulous patients, though data about the accuracy of some systems for computer-guided surgery is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a laboratory computer-guided system. STUDY DESIGN A laboratory-based computer guiding system (M Guide; MIS technologies, Shlomi,...

Isotope liver scan, ultrasonography, and computed tomography of the liver were performed during the postoperative period in 43 consecutive patients undergoing laparotomy for colorectal carcinoma. Obvious hepatic metastases were detected in six patients at the time of surgery. Eleven patients considered to have a disease-free liver at laparotomy developed hepatic metastases during the two-year f...