Impact of right-sided breast cancer adjuvant radiotherapy on the liver.

Background: In patients with right-sided breast cancer the liver can be partially irradiated during adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). We aimed to determine breast cancer RT effects on liver using with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and biological results.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 34 patients diagnosed with right-sided breast cancer who underwent adjuvant RT.

Correlation Between Quantitative Parameters Obtained by Dual Energy Spectral CT and Prognostic Histopathological Factors and Biomarkers in Breast Cancer.

Rationale And Objectives: To investigate the correlation between quantitative parameters obtained by dual energy spectral computed tomography (DESCT) and various histopathological factors and biomarkers associated with the prognosis of breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: Quantitative parameters such as iodine content (IC), normalized IC (nIC), iodine enhancement (IE) and normalized IE (nIE) were measured on virtual monochromatic images and iodine mapping images obtained from DESCT in 116 female breast cancer patients. The relationship between these parameters and prognostic biomarkers such as estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status and Ki67 levels, as well as the correlation with histological grade (HG), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), and metastatic axillary lymphadenopathy (LAP) were evaluated.

The efficacy of abbreviated breast MRI protocols using 1.5 T MRI in the preoperative staging of newly diagnosed breast cancers.

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols using 1.5 T MRI in the preoperative staging of newly diagnosed breast cancers.

Methods: Eighty patients who underwent 1.

High-resolution diffusion-weighted imaging compared with conventional diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with regard to image quality and assessment of breast cancer morphology.

Purpose: To evaluate the image quality and tumor morphology depiction ability of high resolution (HR) diffusion- weighted imaging (f-DWI) in comparison to conventional DWI (c-DWI) and dynamic contrast- enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in the primary breast cancer setting.

Methods: The f-DWI, c-DWI, and DCE-MRIs of 160 malignant breast masses were evaluated retrospectively by two independent radiologists. Data on image quality [sharpness, distortion, and perceived signalto- noise ratio (SNR)], apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value, lesion size, and tumor morphology (shape, margin, and internal pattern) obtained on f-DWI, c-DWI, and DCE-MRI were compared.

The validity and clinical utility of axillary ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in detection of nodal metastasis in early-stage breast cancer patients: a retrospective single-center experience.

Background: Assessing the validity and clinical utility of axillary ultrasonography (AUS)-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in detection of nodal metastasis during preoperative axillary investigation in comparison to the histopathologic diagnosis in early-stage breast cancer.

Methods: A total of 279 operated primary breast cancer patients (age: 55.3 ± 12.

White Tea Reduced Bone Loss by Suppressing the TRAP/CTX Pathway in Ovariectomy-Induced Osteoporosis Model Rats.

Osteoporosis is an important skeletal disease characterized by bone weakness and high risk of fracture in postmenopausal women. Tea consumption is known to play an important role in the prevention or alleviation of osteoporosis. However, the therapeutic effects of aqueous extracts of white tea (WT) have not been evaluated in osteoporosis rat models.

Contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in follow-up of inflammatory appendiceal mass: Preliminary results and review of the literature.

Objective: We aimed to search the contribution of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in follow-up of patients with acute appendicitis associated inflammatory appendiceal mass (IAM). DWI was used as a monitoring imaging method to assess the response of medical treatment.

Materials And Methods: 19 patients (mean age, 37+-13.

The relation between carotid intima media thickness and serum osteoprotegerin levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Aim: This study was designed to evaluate carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in comparison to healthy controls and to investigate factors predicting the CIMT increase.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 outpatients [median (min-max) age 44.5 (24.

Pregnancy in the setting of asymptomatic non-cirrhotic chronic portal vein thrombosis complicated by pre-eclampsia.

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) can be chronic or acute in nature; it is characterized by a thrombus formation in the main portal vein and/or its right or left branches. Herein, we present a 36-year-old woman with asymptomatic noncirrhotic chronic PVT who developed preeclampsia in the later stage of pregnancy. This report will emphasize the clinical differential diagnosis, outcome, and management of pregnancies complicated by noncirrhotic PVT.

In situ thrombosis in pulmonary arterial aneurysms due to Behçet's disease and efficacy of ımmunosuppressive therapy.

BehçetDisease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis, arthritis, and involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system and blood vessels. The aneurysms of the pulmonary arteries, with or without thrombosis, are typical manifestation of BD. We report a case with BD, pulmonary arterial aneurysms(PAA) and in situ thrombosis.

A case with multisystemic involved of Tuberculosis.

Cases of tuberculosis with multisystemic involvement are rarely reported and these are often children and patients with AIDS whose and immune system is suppressed. Tuberculosis can mimic and present with various disorders. A 18-year-old Georgian male patient was admitted to the hospital with double vision, swelling and wound on the 3rd digit of the right hand.

Carotid and brachial artery intima-media thickness is related to coronary atherosclerotic burden and may also represent high cardiovascular risk in patients with normal coronary angiograms.

Background: Carotid and brachial artery intima-media thicknesses (IMT) determined using B-mode ultrasonography are validated surrogate markers of the severity and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). The markers may also reflect the general vascular atherosclerotic involvement and cardiovascular risk in patients with normal coronary arteries (NCA). We aimed to investigate the relationship of carotid artery IMT (CIMT) and brachial artery IMT (BIMT) with CAD simultaneously, and also examined whether both markers represent cardiovascular risk determined by cardiovascular risk factors in patients with NCA.