Publications by authors named "S H Ruijs"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated three cooling methods for soldiers suffering from hyperthermia, highlighting significant differences in required water volume.
- Ten male soldiers were tested under conditions of induced hyperthermia, comparing cooling through fanning, fanning with a wet t-shirt, and a tarp-assisted cooling method that used a larger volume of water.
- Results indicated that the tarp-assisted cooling method was more effective and faster in reducing body temperature than the other methods, suggesting it could be a viable option for treating heat-related illnesses, but stressing the importance of immediate cooling methods when water supply is limited.
Introduction: Although individuals with lower limb amputation may benefit from participation in sports, less than 40% do so.
Aim: To identify the barriers and facilitators that influence participation in sports for individuals with lower limb amputation.
Design: Qualitative study.
Purpose: To determine the appropriate use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for preoperative staging of prostate cancer.
Materials And Methods: Literature review was performed by using the principles of evidence-based medicine and medical technology assessment. A decision analytic model was used to compare (a) the strategy that radical prostatectomy is performed on the basis of clinical staging with (b) the strategy that extracapsular disease detected at MR imaging contraindicates radical prostatectomy in patients who were considered surgical candidates on the basis of clinical staging.
Preoperative MRA assessment of the coronary arteries in an ascending aortic aneurysm.
J Magn Reson Imaging
March 2000
We present a patient with an aneurysm that included both the aortic root and the ascending aorta. Visualization of the coronary arteries by x-ray angiography was not technically feasible. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was thus performed and allowed an accurate evaluation of the involvement of the coronary arteries in the aneurysm and the patency of the proximal coronaries, as well as visualization of the aneurysm itself.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate if the failure of chemotherapy in patients with advanced urinary bladder cancer can be predicted early in the course of chemotherapy with fast dynamic contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
Materials And Methods: In this prospective study, 22 consecutive patients with histologically proved advanced urinary bladder cancer underwent MR imaging before and after two, four, and six cycles of chemotherapy with methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, and cisplatin (MVAC). The response after two chemotherapy cycles was evaluated by using conventional tumor size parameters at unenhanced MR imaging and with changes in the time to the start of tumor or lymph node enhancement at fast dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging.