Publications by authors named "J G Klebe"
Article Synopsis
- This study aims to assess changes in thyroid tissue after microwave ablation using elastography and scintigraphic imaging as follow-up diagnostic methods.
- In a sample of 35 patients, elastography indicated an increase in elasticity scores post-ablation, while scintigraphic imaging showed a significant reduction in tracer uptake in the treated nodules.
- The findings suggest that scintigraphic imaging is effective for monitoring post-ablation changes, while elastography can detect reduced tissue elasticity, albeit with some limitations in accuracy.
Objective: The aim of this study was to elucidate the potential of B-mode sonography, colour-coded Doppler sonography and scintigraphic imaging as diagnostic methods for the evaluation of treatment success and follow-up of thyroid nodules after microwave ablation.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-six thyroid nodules in 33 patients were subjected to microwave ablation and were evaluated by means of B-mode sonography, colour-coded Doppler sonography and scintigraphic imaging before and after ablation. B-mode sonography results were characterized by echogenicity that was assigned ultrasound scores (US).
Ambulatory arterial stiffness index in type 1 diabetes mellitus: any different during pregnancy?
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
July 2013
Objective: To analyze the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) and pulse pressure (PP) during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and compare it to healthy pregnant controls.
Study Design: Prospective, descriptive study of 59 women with T1DM and 42 non-diabetic women. Blood pressure was measured using a portable oscillometry monitor and AASI was calculated as 1 minus the regression slope of diastolic on systolic blood pressure obtained from 24-h monitoring.
Purpose: Day/night ratio from diurnal ambulatory blood pressure (AMBP) in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and in non-diabetic women was evaluated for its association with preeclampsia, retinopathy, HbA1c, and birth weight.
Methods: One hundred and sixty-one women were recruited for AMBP performed with a Spacelab 90207 monitor. The pregnant women were 50 non-diabetic women and 111 T1DM women with normoalbuminuria and no hypertension.