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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"effusions"”.
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Adjuvant methods to identify and type tumor cells in serous effusions
… decade. An early and precise diagnosis of MMs in effusions is crucial for patient management and may avoid unnecessary invasive procedures. However, this diagnosis represents one of the classic diagnostic challenges of cytopathology in serous effusions. It may be overcome by the application of …
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Non-invasive optical quantification of otitis media and middle ear effusions
… developed to identify and quantify middle ear effusions. Lastly, the development of a second-generation portable handheld primary care OCT imaging system is described. This work is intended to demonstrate the utility of non-invasive optical measurements in the middle ear to better diagnose …
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Diagnostic utility of pericardial fluid pH in diagnosing infectious pericardial effusions among patients with moderate and large effusions undergoing pericardiocentesis at Groote Schuur Hospital: a subs-study of the IMPI trial
… compared to non-infectious pericardial effusions in a high-burden setting. Methods: Patients of 18 years with moderate to large effusion between the 1st February 2016 and 31st May2018 were enrolled at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. After safe pericardiocentesis, pH …
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Contrasting Purulent and Non-purulent Middle Ear Effusions: A Study of Otitis Media Etiology
Otitis media (OM) is a very common childhood illness. OM is the reason for the majority of pediatric office visits and antibiotic prescriptions for children. 80% of children under the age of 3 will experience at least one episode of OM, and a portion of these children will experience multiple OM …
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A Flow Cytometric Analysis of Immunocyte Populations in Peripheral Blood and Pleural Effusions of Patients with Cancer
… samples of peripheral blood (PB) and pleural effusions (PE) of patients with metastatic malignancies. The purpose of these analyses was to test the hypothesis that there are significant differences in the distribution of immunocyte populations in the PE compared to that of the PB.</p> <p>The …
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Translational optical coherence tomography for quantitative assessments of eardrum biomechanics, effusions, and biofilm response during otitis media
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Aetiology of pleural effusions diagnosed by routine culture and molecular techniques in children living in a high tuberculosis-endemic setting
BACKGROUND: Confirming aetiology of pleural effusion in children may be difficult in tuberculosis (TB)-endemic settings. We investigated the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and routine biochemical tests in discriminating pleural effusion caused by bacteria from other aetiologies. METHODS: …
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The study of the role of mast cells in malignant pleural effusion
… mast cells in mouse and human malignant pleural effusions, and studied their functions. Mouse adenocarcinomas competent of malignant effusions potently chemoattracted and subsequently degranulated mast cells in the thorax by releasing chemokine ligand 2 and osteopontin, respectively. Mast cells …
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IMMUNOPROFILE IN EFFUSION CYTOLOGY
… role for diagnosing pleural and abdominal effusions. A prompt accurate diagnosis has both prognostic and therapeutic significance. However, cell morphology alone is not always sufficient to formulate such a diagnosis. In human medicine, immunocytochemistry of effusion cytology has now …
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Tuberculous pleural effusions : a prospective study of rapid diagnostic tests (adenosine deaminase, antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the polymerase chain reaction) and evaluation of a radiometric mycobacterial culture system
… Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital with pleural effusions for diagnostic pleural aspiration and biopsy over a 6 month period were entered into the study. Because the incidence of tuberculous effusions was observed to be high in this population (65% of 94 patients), patients from the Department of …
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Feature detection in ultrasound images for computer aided diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
… abdominal lymph node enlargement, ascites, and effusions (pleural and pericardial). The developed protocol provided a novel guideline to identify an abnormality from the available ultrasound images. A secondary outcome of the protocol was the development of a prospective guide to image Hodgkin's …
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Evaluation of the Welch Allen Microtympanometer compared to conventional examination methods : the effect of general anaesthesia on microtympanograms and middle ear effusions : the use of tympanometry in pre-school audiological screening programme
1) Test the accuracy of the Welch Allyn Microtympanometer against standard tympanometry. 2) Correlate preoperative clinical findings with: • Microtympanometry • Standard tympanometry 3) Assess influence of induction by gas anaesthesia on: • Post-induction microtympanometry • Intraoperative …
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Cardiac sarcoidosis defined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: patient characteristics and outcomes
… pericardial thickness and small pericardial effusions (< 1 cm) were noted in 49%. Extra-cardiac findings of sarcoidosis were characterised by hilar lymphadenopathy and pulmonary interstitial involvement (49%) and pleural effusions (11%). There were no deaths during the study period and median …
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The experience of mesothelioma in Northern England
… Breathlessness, usually due to recurrent pleural effusions, and/or pain occur in >90% cases and may be refractory. Psychosocial aspects relate to causation, latency, rapid decline in health, helplessness regarding severe symptoms, and impending death. The erratic trajectory is unusual in …
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"A thorough knowledge of human nature": An application of George Campbell's "Philosophy of Rhetoric" to selected novels of Jane Austen
… of human nature," contain the "liveliest effusions of wit and humor," and are written in the "best chosen language." Such a definition of the merits of the novel not only justifies her own interests in her own art, but also simultaneously exonerates novels from the harsh criticisms of the …
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