Publications by authors named "Dipak Kumar Patra"

Breast cancer has emerged as the most life-threatening disease among women around the world. Early detection and treatment of breast cancer are thought to reduce the need for surgery and boost the survival rate. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) segmentation techniques for breast cancer diagnosis are investigated in this article.

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The sufferers of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) are phenotypic females despite of having functional testes and normal male karyotype. They usually present late with primary amenorrhea but delayed diagnosis increases chance of gonadal malignancy. Alertness for this entity is crucial as with early diagnosis such disorder can be managed more appropriately for a better future.

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Overweight is a burning problem of school going children especially in affluent society. So urban children are affected more. Hypertension is a major co-morbidity of overweight.

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To identify the aetiology and outcome of congestive heart failure in children, a prospective study was carried out in the department of paediatric medicine, Medical College, Kolkata among 0-12 years children with documented signs and symptoms of heart failure. Proper history taking, physical examination, chest x-ray, ECG, echocardiography and maintenance of management records were done. A total of 350 cases were enrolled.

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Aims: To study the presence of personality disorder in cases of deliberate self harm (DSH) in young (15-24 years) and elderly (45-74 years) and compare.

Materials And Methods: Deliberate self harm cases admitted in Medical and surgical departments and cases attending psychiatry department of R.G.

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Lymphadenopathy is an age old affliction of mankind. It is one of the very common presentations in clinical practice. The present study was carried out to evaluate the merits and demerits of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as a diagnostic procedure in childhood lymphadenopathy in comparison to open surgical biopsy.

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