Value of Endorectal MRI in Romanian Men for High Risk of Prostate Cancer: MRI Findings Compared with Saturation Biopsy.

Purpose: To evaluate the potentials of T2 weighted (T2W)MRI and diffusion weighted (DW) MRI for prostate cancer(PCa) detection, local staging and treatment planning in high-risk group.

Material And Methods: Endorectal MRI was performed in 17 Romanian men (median age: 66 years; range: 58 75 years), prostate specific antigen (PSA) serum levels (median: 20 ng mL; range: 8.6 100 ng mL) with positive findings for PCa(median Gleason score: 8; range: 7 - 9).

[Blood detoxification using superparamagnetic nanoparticles (magnetic hemodialysis)].

Unlabelled: The authors present an experimental study realized in order to simulate blood detoxification with the help of supermagnetic nanoparticles. The particles used are red oxide nanoparticles which are considered to be equivalent from a magnetic susceptibility and dynamic diameter point of view to the complex structures of magnetite nanoparticles.

Material And Method: Two types of custom HGMS matrices have been used--a threaded one and a micro-spheres one.

Retro-peritoneoscopic assisted cryoablation for small renal tumors: the first cases treated in Romania.

Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), has been demonstrated to be a safe and effective alternative to radical nephrectomy for selected cases. Retro-peritoneoscopic cryoablation (RCA), combine the benefits of minimal invasiveness of the laparoscopy with the advantage of preserving renal function of the nephron sparing surgery. The aim of our study was to assess the initial results with RCA of small renal tumors.

[Experimental modeling of the blood vessels magnetic embolization].

The embolization of blood vessels is used on a large scale: the method is applied in different diseases, in the ablation of organs, but especially in tumor necrosis. The embolization can be also magnetic, if the embolus is obtained through the deposit in the vessel of magnetic nano or microparticles in the presence of an external magnetic field. The objective of our study was the modeling of the magnetic embolization using amorphous magnetic microspheres that have strong magnetic properties and are biocompatible.

[Functional characteristics of nucleotide-receptors in human neutrophils].

Nucleotides are important extracellular signaling molecules. It has been established that nucleotides are released from damaged cells, activated platelets and endothelial cells. Thus, at the site of vascular injury, the concentrations of extracellular nucleotides can become elevated.

[Consideration on high gradient magnetic separation of red cells].

The red cells exhibit a proper magnetism due to hemoglobin. In a prototype of high gradient magnetic separator equipped with an ordered ferromagnetic matrix, a set of experiments with blood to determine the influence of the process parameters on the efficiency of the erythrocytes capture was realized. Dependent on the values of the magnetic induction (1.

Magnetizable needles and wires--modeling an efficient way to target magnetic microspheres in vivo.

The in vivo targeting of tumors with magnetic microspheres is currently realized through the application of external non-uniform magnetic fields generated by rare-earth permanent magnets or electromagnets. Our theoretical work suggests a feasible procedure for local delivery of magnetic nano- and microparticles to a target area. In particular, thin magnetizable wires placed throughout or close to the target area and magnetized by a perpendicular external uniform background magnetic field are used to concentrate magnetic microspheres injected into the target organ's natural blood supply.

[Preclinical assay on a magnetic carrier type ferrofluid].

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to determine the acute toxicity and the antimicrobial actions of an original magnetic carrier, type ferrofluid. The hydrophilic ferrofluid was prepared by covering the Fe3O4 nannoparticles with ammoniumoleate. The absolute amount of iron was of 40 mg/ml ferrofluid.