Localising ingested metallic foreign bodies to guide surgical planning: A novel use for the CT metal artefact reduction algorithm.

We present the case of a 20-year-old female patient who presented following ingestion of multiple button magnets. She remained clinically well however serial abdominal radiographs demonstrated the magnets were not passing through the gastrointestinal tract and a CT was, therefore, performed for further assessment and to aid surgical planning. Artefact from the magnets made interpretation of the CT challenging.

The magnetic resonance imaging appearances of the interureteric crest of the urinary bladder.

Purpose: This study was devised to evaluate the imaging appearances of the interureteric crest (IUC) of the bladder on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The primary objective was to determine how commonly the IUC was observed on pelvic MRI examinations. The secondary objectives were to determine the average size of the IUC, its MRI signal characteristics and whether there is variation between men and women.

Forming, managing and sustaining alliances for health promotion.

Issue Addressed: To create consistency among the health promotion alliances in which it engages, the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA) undertook to develop guidelines for the formation, management and sustainability of alliances for cardiovascular health.

Methods: A condensed review of the key themes in the literature and survey of staff who were involved in health promotion alliances were conducted to guide the development of a checklist and template Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for use by staff when engaging in health promotion alliances.

Results: The essential factors for forming, managing and sustaining alliances are explored extensively throughout the literature.

Concurrent strength and endurance training: the influence of dependent variable selection.

Twenty-six active university students were randomly allocated to resistance (R, n = 9), endurance (E, n = 8), and concurrent resistance and endurance (C, n = 9) training conditions. Training was completed 3 times per week in all conditions, with endurance training preceding resistance training in the C group. Resistance training involved 4 sets of upper- and lower-body exercises with loads of 4-8 repetition maximum (RM).

Characteristics of titin in strength and power athletes.

The purpose of this investigation was to identify characteristics of the muscle protein titin in different athletic populations with increased levels of strength and power relative to non-athletes. Subjects fell into one of four groups: (1) non-athletes (NA) ( n=5), (2) weightlifters (WL) (n=5), (3) powerlifters (PL) (n=5), (4) sprinters (S) (n=5). A one repetition maximum in the squat exercise was performed to assess strength.