Value of multiparametric prostate MRI of the peripheral zone.

Rationale And Objectives: MRI of the prostate offers the possibility to localize and stage prostate cancer and may improve detection of disease. Currently, T2-weighted images and spectroscopy are the most commonly used MRI techniques. To assess the value of prostate MRI and its different modalities in the process of diagnosis, the currently available MRI techniques were compared.

Vital capillary microscopic findings in the nailfold of patients with diabetes mellitus.

Background: Preliminary investigation done in 100 healthy adults and 20 healthy children had shown that the interpretation of significance of changes in capillary morphology need to be corrected, since capillary changes previously considered to be pathological are also to be found in large numbers in healthy subjects. Against this background, the question has now been investigated whether the capillary microscopic findings in diabetics deviates from those found in normals, and whether the duration of the diabetes, its treatment, its sequelae, or concomitant diseases have any influence on the capillary microscopic appearance.

Patients And Methods: In 100 patients aged between 44 and 88 years with type 2 diabetes vital capillary microscopy was carried out on all ten fingers in the usual manner.