4D Doppler Ultrasound in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Vascularity Evaluation-Preliminary Study.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of 4D Power Doppler tissue evaluation to discriminate between normal ovaries and ovarian cancer tumors. This was a prospective observational study. Twenty-three cases of surgically confirmed ovarian High Grade Serous Carcinoma (HGSC) were analyzed.

[Obesity and osteoporosis-connections between adipose tissue and bone.].

The adipose and osseous tissue, although both derived from the connective tissues, perform different functions. In the common opinion, obesity might be a protective factor against bone loss and osteoporosis. The adipose tissue is a recognized major endocrine organ, producing a number of active biological substances, which affect the bone mass.

[Vitamin D - a geriatric point of view].

Elderly people more often suffer from vitamin D insufficiency. It is caused by insufficient supply with diet and scarce sun exposure, due to life style. This is a very common situation in Poland and worldwide.

Quantitative ultrasound at the hand phalanges in pregnancy: a longitudinal study.

In the prospective study, 48 females in normal pregnancy were evaluated to determine if the presence of disturbances of maternal bone and mineral status is related to fetal and newborn growth. The aim of the study was to estimate mean and individual changes in maternal skeletal and laboratory variables during pregnancy and their correlations with fetal and newborn sizes. Maternal bone and mineral status was assessed in first, second and third trimester by quantitative ultrasound (US), or QUS, at the hand phalanges (Ad-SoS [m/s]) performed by DBM Sonic 1200 (IGEA, Carpi, Italy) and laboratory investigations were collected (serum total calcium, total alkaline phosphatase and phosphate).