Introduction: The liver is the biggest human abdominal parenchymal organ; it weights approximately 1500 grams and is located in the right hypochondrium, under the diaphragm. Liver is able to perform multiple functions also by means of the rich dual vascularization: hepatic arterial system and the portal vein system, between which exists a short circuit (shunt) and free mixture inside the sinusoid, whilst the two flows drain in the same vein system. The discovery of CT and its application in practice fundamentally changes the importance of diagnostic methods for hepatobiliary lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lead toxicity is a serious health threat, especially in developing countries due to environmental pollution. It was thus aimed to investigate correlation between blood lead level and concentration level of hemoglobin in the blood of children involved in research.
Material And Methods: The research included 250 children of which 31(12.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second most common cause of death from cancer in women.The aim of this studywas to determine which is more accurate imaging test mammography or ultrasound for diagnosis of breast cancer based on the women's age and breast density. We examined 546 patients with breast symptoms, by clinical breast examination, mammography and ultrasound.
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