Is There a Role for Color Doppler Ultrasonography in Acute Cholecystitis?

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of the Pulsatility Index (PI) of the right hepatic artery, measured by color Doppler sonography, in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis.

Methods: Seventy-five subjects were included in this study and divided into three groups, each consisting of 25 subjects: the cholecystitis group, the asymptomatic cholelithiasis group, and normal controls. Patients with acute cholecystitis fulfilled all the diagnostic criteria as stated in the latest Tokyo Guidelines.

Pulsatility index of temporal and renal arteries as an early finding of arteriopathy in diabetic patients.

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between alterations in the elasticity of the temporal and the renal arteries and the grade of arteriopathy, using the pulsatility index in type II diabetic patients and healthy volunteers. All individuals were divided into groups. Group A consisted of 15 patients without risk factors (hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, and smoking) and had well-controlled diabetes mellitus as demonstrated by normal values of HbA1c.

Diameter of mammary terminal ducts as an additional tool in evaluation of women with polycystic ovarium disease.

Objective: Aim of this study was to show the change of diameter of mammary ducts in relation to polycystic ovaries disease.

Design: Women who took part were divided into two groups- the first with polycystic ovaries disease and another second group with no such disease.

Method: To both groups a series of laboratory, clinical and ultrasound (u/s) exams were used to diagnose polycystic ovaries disease.