The effect of favipiravir on fracture healing.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of favipiravir on fracture healing. Forty-eight female rats which had a femur fracture with intramedullary Kirschner wire fixation performed were divided into 6 groups; 2 control groups (C1, C2) and 4 experimental groups (F1, F2, F3, F4). The control groups (C1, C2) received physiological saline by oral gavage for 14 days.

Evaluation of placenta in patients with gestational diabetes using shear wave elastography and superb microvascular imaging.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common disease, and the placenta shows various functional and morphological changes in these patients. Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) and shear wave elastography (SWE) are innovative ultrasound (US) methods that provide detailed information about tissue vascularization and elasticity.

Purpose: To evaluate placental changes in patients with GDM with SMI and SWE methods.

The Role of Superb Microvascular Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography in the Prediction of Hemorrhage Complications After Renal Parenchyma Biopsy.

Objectives: The aim of study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the renal parenchyma elasticity with the shear wave elastography (SWE) and microvascularization with the superb microvascular imaging (SMI) technique before kidney biopsy and to predict the complication of hemorrhage before kidney biopsy.

Methods: A total of 75 patients were included in the prospective study. Before the biopsy, vascularity features of the kidney parenchyma in the area to be biopsied were assessed by SMI and parenchymal stiffness by SWE and were examined by 2 independent radiologists.

Evaluation of celiac artery and common hepatic artery variations by CT-angiography and new classification model.

Purpose: Knowledge of anatomical variations is important in all interventional procedures. This study aims to evaluate the variations and prevalence of celiac trunk (CeT) and its branches.

Methods: The computerized tomography-angiography (CT-A) findings of 941 adult patients were evaluated retrospectively.

Diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion-weighted imaging on axillary lymph node status in breast cancer patients.

PURPOSE This article will examine the usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) on the assessment of axillary lymph nodes (ALN) of breast cancer patients. METHODS Axillary lymph nodes in 66 breast cancer patients were examined by DTI and DWI, and the largest lymph node with increased cortical thickness in axilla was selected. Morphological features, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), volume anisotropy, and fractional anisotropy values were measured by using a special software.