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AB0210 Quality of Life Indexes in Patients with Very Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (VERA): A Two Center Subgroup Analysis from The Adapthera Cohort: Tab…

2016

Background The significance of early diagnosis and early therapy initiation in patients with RA is tremendous. ADAPTHERA is a state wide rheumatology network based in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ADAPTHERA aims to improve RA prognosis and quality of patients` life by reducing the time-to-RA-diagnosis. While there have been a lot of studies regarding quality of life in patients with established RA 1,2 , adequate data concerning very early rheumatoid arthritis (VERA) (disease duration Objectives To study quality of life in VERA patients and to investigate its associations with various RA associated clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods In a two center subgroup analysis from the ADAPTH…

The efficacy of Ozone Therapy on different types of lumbar disc herniation : Proposal for guidance updates [abstract]

2018

Objective: To explore the possible mechanisms of pain relief by ozone therapy in patients with different types of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.
 Methods: The medical records of a total of 250 patients with protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc (159 males, 91 females, aged 14–85 years) admitted in the South Hospital from January 2009 to June 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc were divided into four groups according to T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography findings during ozone injection: type I, fibrous ring rupture without nucleus pulposus protrusion; type II, fibrous ring rupture w…

Magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of brain involvement in alcoholic and nonalcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy

2017

AIM To present the typical and atypical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of alcoholic and non-alcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy. METHODS This study included 7 patients with Wernicke’s encephalopathy (2 men, 5 women; mean age, 52.3 years) that underwent brain MR examination between January 2012 and March 2016 in a single institution. Three patients were alcoholics and 4 patients were non-alcoholics. MR protocol included a T2-weighted sequence, a fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence, a diffusion-weighted sequence (b = 0 and 1000 s/mm2), and a contrast-enhanced MR sequence. All MR images were retrospectively reviewed at baseline and follow-up by two radiologists. RES…

Whole-body MRI in the early detection of multifocal osteonecrosis

2017

Ventilation Distribution In Two Different Models Of Acute Lung Injury - Electrical Impedance Tomography Validation By Dynamic Xenon-Multidetector-Row…

2011

Dolichomegaösophagus bei Achalasie

2004

HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS A 78-year-old woman suffered from achalasia since 63 years with a progressive decompensation over the last year. 53 years ago, treatment with the Stark Dilator and 24 years ago, pneumatic dilation had been carried out. Currently, the patient presented with dysphagia for liquid and solid food, with permanent retrosternal pain and regurgitation for every meal, leading to a weight loss of 10 kg. INVESTIGATIONS The barium esophagogram showed a marked dilation of the esophagus with retinated secretions and food. The cardia had a maximum width of 15 mm. On endoscopy, reflux esophagitis and an insufficient lower esophageal sphincter were evident. TREATMENT AND COURSE …

<title>Flexible neuroendoscopy with laser and microsystem technique</title>

1994

The use of flexible neuroendoscopic techniques in neurosurgical procedures is routinely performed in the spinal canal and in the intracranial subdural space. Treated entities are syringomyelia, tumors with concomitant syrinxes in spinal cord, cystic legions in the subdural and subarachnoid space in the spinal canal as myelomeningoceles.© (1994) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Intralesional Endoscopy and Septectomy as a Diagnostic Tool and Treatment Method for Lymphatic Malformations

2017

914 Contrast enhanced live 3D echo in acute myocardial infarction determines accurate left ventricular wall motion and volumes compared to cardiac MR…

2003

A Bifurcation with Surprise

2016

FFR was assessed after provisional stenting of a bifurcation stenosis in the proximal LAD in a very young patient. Pull-back demonstrated a good outcome after PCI, and it revealed the existence of an additional stenosis which, due to its very proximal location in the LAD, could not be seen at angiography. This case emphasizes the importance of performing FFR measurements during sustained hyperemia and using a slow pull-back technique.