Strain Ratio Measurements of Patellar and Achilles Tendons With Different Reference Regions in Healthy Volunteers.

Strain ratio measurements of tendons vary because of the reference tissue selection. The main purpose of this study is to highlight, in detail, the numeric variability attributable to the use of various reference materials on strain ratio measurements of patellar and Achilles tendons. Measurements were performed at the proximal, middle and distal thirds of the patellar and Achilles tendons on the dominant site of healthy volunteers.

Diagnostic value of appendicular Doppler ultrasonography in acute appendicitis.

Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain prompting emergency department (ED) visits. It is critical for the physicians to promptly and accurately diagnose acute appendicitis. The present study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of Doppler ultrasonography (USG) in patients with acute appendicitis and compare this new method with other commonly used radio-diagnostic tools.

Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Elastographic Strain Ratio Measurements of Patellar and Achilles Tendons.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the sonographic and elastographic properties of patellar and Achilles tendons in smoking and nonsmoking otherwise healthy adults.

Methods: We conducted a level 3 case-control analytical study. Smoking and nonsmoking volunteers (>18 years) without musculoskeletal system disorders were included in the study.

Usefulness of transabdominal real-time sonoelastography in the evaluation of ovarian lesions: preliminary results.

Objective: We aim to evaluate and describe the tissue elasticity characteristics of various ovarian lesions with sonoelastography.

Methods: 35 patients (age range 16-85 years; mean age 40.8 years) underwent sonoelastography and later MRI.

Relationship of side dominance and ultrasonographic measurements of pronator quadratus muscle along with handgrip and pinch strength.

Aims: We ascertained effects of hand dominance in both right and left-handed volunteers on the thickness and cross sectional area (CSA) of pronator quadratus (PQ) muscle as measured by the axial and sagittal views of ultrasound imaging. Secondly, we also aimed to document the extent of the relationship between the PQ measurements and handgrip.

Materials And Methods: Healthy adults from the volunteer medical staff were included in the study.

Real-time elastography of patellar tendon in patients with auto-graft bone-tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Introduction: Patellar tendon donor site has been previously evaluated in patients with auto-graft bone-tendon-bone (BTB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using either magnetic resonance imaging or B mode ultrasound. However, donor site patellar tendon strain ratio-reflecting structural features-has not been studied with US elastography. Here, we ascertain real-time elastography properties of patellar tendon donor site and clinical relevance of these properties in patients with auto-graft BTB ACL reconstruction in the postoperative period.

White matter alterations related to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and COMT val(158)met polymorphism: children with valine homozygote attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have altered white matter connectivity in the right cingulum (cingulate gyrus).

Introduction: In this article, the COMT gene val(158)met polymorphism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related differences in diffusion-tensor-imaging-measured white matter (WM) structure in children with ADHD and controls were investigated.

Patients And Methods: A total of 71 children diagnosed with ADHD and 24 controls aged 8-15 years were recruited. Using diffusion tensor imaging, COMT polymorphism and ADHD-related WM alterations were investigated, and any interaction effect between the COMT polymorphism and ADHD was also examined.

The Effect of Single Dose Methylphenidate on Neurometabolites according to COMT Gene Val158Met Polymorphism in the Patient with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Study Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.

Objective: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the effects of a single dose of methylphenidate (Mph) on neurometabolite levels according to polymorphisms of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene.

Methods: This study evaluated the neurometabolite levels including N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), and choline (Cho) of ADHD patients, before and after treatment with Mph (10 mg) according to the presence of COMT polymorphisms.

The Effects of Smoking on Ultrasonographic Thickness and Elastosonographic Strain Ratio Measurements of Distal Femoral Cartilage.

Although adverse effects of smoking on bone health are all well known, data on how smoking interacts with cartilage structure in otherwise healthy individuals remains conflicting. Here, we ascertain the effects of cigarette smoking on sonoelastographic properties of distal femoral cartilage in asymptomatic adults. Demographic characteristics and smoking habits (packets/year) of healthy volunteers were recorded.

CT evaluation of medial clavicular epiphysis as a method of bone age determination in adolescents and young adults.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the use of computed tomography (CT) staging of the medial clavicular epiphysis ossification in forensic bone age determination, and find a CT criterion to determine whether an individual is adult or not.

Methods: Chest CT and pulmonary CT angiography exams of 354 patients between 10 and 30 years of age (mean, 21.4 years) were retrospectively evaluated for epiphyseal ossification phase of the bilateral medial clavicles (708 clavicles) and compared with the sex and chronologic age of the individuals.

Chest X-rays in detecting injuries caused by blunt trauma.

Background: The appropriate sequence of different imagings and indications of thoracic computed tomography (TCT) in evaluating chest trauma have not yet been clarified at present. The current study was undertaken to determine the value of chest X-ray (CXR) in detecting chest injuries in patients with blunt trauma.

Methods: A total of 447 patients with blunt thoracic trauma who had been admitted to the emergency department (ED) in the period of 2009-2013 were retrospectively reviewed.

Impaired Hemorheological Parameters and Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Children with Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is defined as elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration associated with normal serum-free thyroxine levels. Effects of hypothyroidism on hemorheology had widely attracted the attention of researchers during the last decade.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine alterations in hemorheological parameters and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in children with SH.

Sonoelastographic evaluation of the distal femoral cartilage in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate sonoelastographic properties of the distal femoral cartilage in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Patients And Methods: Demographic characteristics and operative data of 28 patients (27 males, 1 female; mean age 31.7±7.

An evaluation of ocular elasticity using real-time ultrasound elastography in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare sonoelastographic findings in the retina-choroid-sclera (RCS) complex and vitreous in glaucomatous and healthy eyes.

Methods: For this cross-sectional comparative study, 20 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and 20 healthy volunteers were recruited. Ultrasound elastography measurements were taken with a sonographic scanner of the RCS complex, anterior vitreous (AV), posterior vitreous (PV), retrobulbar fat tissue (RFT), optic disc (OD) and optic nerve (ON) in each eye.

The ultrasonographic evaluation of hemodynamic changes in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy after tarsal tunnel decompression.

Background: Nerve decompression procedures have shown to have promising roles in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. It is known that not only nerves but also arteries pass through the same compressed anatomical tunnels. The aim of the study is to reveal whether the surgical decompression procedures have a positive effect on hemodynamic and morphological parameters of the arterial structures passing through these anatomic tunnels.

Evaluation of ocular elasticity in high myopia.

Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the ultrasound (US) elastography of ocular and periocular structures in high myopia.

Methods: There were 20 eyes of 20 high myopic patients in the study group, whereas there were 20 eyes of 20 age- and sex-matched healthy participants in the control group. The eyes in the study group had myopia greater than -5.

Choroidal thickness and retinal vascular caliber correlations with internal carotid artery Doppler variables.

Purpose: Decreased retinal arteriolar caliber and increased retinal venular caliber have been associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. This study aimed to evaluate correlations of choroidal thickness and retinal vascular caliber measurements with internal carotid artery (ICA) Doppler ultrasound variables.

Methods: In this cross-sectional and observational study, 43 eyes and ICAs of 43 healthy volunteers were examined.

MRI and CT Imaging of an Intrasphenoidal Encephalocele: A Case Report.

Background: Intrasphenoidal encephalocele (ISE) is a rare clinical entity. The incidence of congenital encephalocele is very low. Accurate diagnosis and surgical approach is of critical value.

Significance of asymmetrical posteromedial and posterolateral femoral condylar chamfer cuts in total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: Orthopedic surgeons remove more bone from the posteromedial femoral condyle than the posterolateral condyle to achieve the desired femoral component rotation. Here, the correlation between the asymmetry of chamfer cuts and femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty was determined.

Methods: A model was built to simulate anterior chamfer cuts performed during total knee arthroplasty to measure posterior condylar offset.

The association of vitamin D deficiency with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency has been related to diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and peripheral vascular disease. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of vitamin D status in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Methods: We included 211 consecutive subjects to examine the presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.