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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Palpation"”.
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Diagnostic Palpation in Osteopathic Medicine: A Putative Neurocognitive Model of Expertise
… which the development of expertise in diagnostic palpation in osteopathic medicine is associated with changes in cognitive processing. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 review, respectively, the literature on the role of analytical and non-analytical processing in osteopathic and medical clinical decision …
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Distinguishing characteristics of thoracic medial paraspinal structures determined as abnormal by palpation
… the paravertebral gutter (PVG) region by manual palpation has been proposed to be an important diagnostic finding in osteopathic medicine. The pathophysiology of tissues at sites detected as abnormal by palpation and reported as tender by the subject (AbPT) is speculative, because evidence of …
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Post-exercise carotid and radial artery palpation as indicators of heart rate during exercise
Typescript (photocopy).
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The inter-examiner reliability of motion palpation in chronic lateral epicondylalgia and asymptomatic elbows
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2010.
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Abdominal palpation to determine fetal position at the onset of labour: an accuracy study
Since the late 19th Century, abdominal palpation of the gravid uterus has been routine, worldwide obstetric practice to determine fetal position. A systematic review showed a dearth of research on the accuracy of this ubiquitous test. A test accuracy study was carried out prospectively to assess …
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B-CARE: A medical palpation training model for guiding people to monitor their breast health
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Soft Smart Interfaces for Bilateral Teleoperation with Distributed Tactile Haptic Feedback in Remote Medical Palpation
… physical examination, and especially the task of palpation, cannot be performed remotely, despite several research groups having attempted to develop teleoperated systems to enable remote palpation. This thesis proposes soft smart interfaces for distributed tactile haptic feedback, trying to …
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The inter-examiner reliability of motion palpation to detect joint dysfunction in hindfoot and midfoot joints
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2010.
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The clinical responsiveness of motion palpation as a post-manipulation diagnostic tool in patients with chronic ankle instability syndrome
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2011.
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The effect of training on the inter-examiner and intra-examiner reliability of static palpation for assessing pelvic landmarks
… and intra-examiner reliability of static palpation of pelvic landmarks. Two groups of final year osteopathic students examined ten asymptomatic female participants for symmetry of pelvic landmarks. One group of examiners attended two training sessions to standardise examination findings …
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The inter-examiner reliability and comparison of motion palpation findings of the knee joint in patellofemoral pain syndrome and asymptomatic knee joints
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for a Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2010.
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Tissue Diagnosis Probe Based on Stiffness Measurement Using Vision and Force Sensing Modalities
… ex-vivo prostate samples and a study onrobotic palpation using a second prototype developed as part of this projectand comparing it to manual palpation was conducted. With the aim of measuring the indentation depth and the corresponding tissue reaction force simultaneously to obtain stiffness …
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Course of clinical response during primary systemic therapy with a dose-dense 4 cycles regime of adriamycin and docetaxel in patients with operable cancer of the breast
… and analysis of clinical parameters such as palpation of the tumor size. <br>Up to now, little is known about typical courses of tumor shrinkage or growth under PST. <br>The results of this dissertation support decision making in case of insufficient clinical response after a specific number …
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Die Wertigkeit der axillären Sonographie beim Mammakarzinom
… präoperativen Ultraschalluntersuchung und der Palpation der Axilla bei Patientinnen mit Mammakarzinom untersucht.<br><br>Durchgeführt wurde die Sonographie der axillären Lymphknotenstationen bei 400 Patientinnen mit Brustkrebs entweder vor der Axilladissektion oder vor präoperativer …
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Untersuchungen zur Eignung von Empfängertieren im Rahmen des Embryotransfers
… being used as embryo recipients, a rectal palpation as well as an ultrasonographic examination of the ovaries was performed on the day of the transfer and on day 21 of the cycle. The recipients were examined again for pregnancy by ultrasound on day 35 (28 days after the transfer) and by …
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A review of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies is there still a role for finger-guided prostate biopsies?
… the prostate were performed blindly by digital palpation of the gland per rectum.
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Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΚΑΙ Η ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΟΡΘΙΚΗΣ ΥΠΕΡΗΧΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΣΤΑΔΙΟΠΟΙΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗ
… INVASION AND IS MORE ACCURATE THAN DIGITAL PALPATION OF PROSTATE, "IN STAGING".
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Aggregation, courtship, and behavioral interactions in European earwigs, Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)
… feeding, aggression, contact, and dorsal palpation) comprised <10% of the insect's behavioral repertoire. Since dorsal palpation, a previously undescribed behavior and a form of allogrooming, occurred more frequently during reproductive periods, it may have a sexual significance. Dorsal …
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Investigating the Domestication Syndrome Hypothesis: To What Extent Does Morphology Predict the Behavior and Physiological Stress Response of Dogs and Cattle?
… towards handling during an industry-standard palpation procedure. Additionally, I explored three pigmentation variables (coat color/pattern, eumelanin pigmentation, and white spotting) in dogs residing in a known stressful environment, an animal shelter. I assessed their baseline in-shelter …
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