Publications by authors named "S Kyriazi"
Article Synopsis
- CT scanning has proven to be an effective method for studying ancient mummies, specifically a Ptolemaic mummy researched by various institutions in Greece.
- The study revealed a significant dental finding: a carious cavity that was filled with protective material, marking only the second recorded case of dental packing in ancient Egyptian mummies.
- This discovery highlights some early dental practices in ancient Egypt, providing insights into their medical traditions, particularly in the field of dentistry, which is often under-explored.
Chronic maxillary atelectasis under the wrappings of an Egyptian mummy.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
December 2019
Article Synopsis
- The study involved a collaboration between the National Archaeological Museum, the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology, and the Athens Medical Centre to investigate an Egyptian mummy using Computed Tomography.
- The mummy, well-preserved and identified as a young male adult, underwent detailed scanning to obtain various measurements.
- Findings revealed an unusual asymmetry in the maxillary sinuses and orbits, with no signs of trauma, leading to the conclusion that it exhibited a rare facial deformity linked to chronic maxillary atelectasis.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, which affects a wide variety of organs including the spleen. Splenic involvement in SLE includes conditions such as splenomegaly, hyposplenism, infarction, and spontaneous rupture. However, only a few cases of splenic calcifications in patients with SLE have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study evaluates the integrity of uncinate fasciculus (UF) and the association between UF microstructure and verbal episodic memory (as one of the cognitive functions linked to UF) in non-demented patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). We studied 21 patients with ALS and 11 healthy, demographically-comparable volunteers. Fractional anisotropy, apparent diffusion coefficient, axial and radial diffusivity were the DTI metrics examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Functional MR techniques report on a variety of biologic features of tumors: dynamic contrast-enhanced, diffusion-weighted, and intrinsic susceptibility-weighted MRI and MR spectroscopy reflect, at a simplistic level, vascularity, cellularity, hypoxic status, and metabolism, respectively. This article reviews the evidence for each of the functional MR readouts to determine these clinical end points and thus influence the management of ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancer.
Conclusion: These techniques may be implemented in gynecologic malignancies to detect, characterize, and stage tumors as well as potentially to predict the outcome and measure response to treatment.