The utility of ultrasonographic bone age determination in detecting growth disturbances; a comparative study with the conventional radiographic technique.

Objective: To test whether the conventional radiographic technique in determining bone age abnormalities can be replaced by ultrasonography.

Materials And Methods: A total of 54 Caucasian subjects up to 7 years of age with clinically suspected growth problems underwent left hand and wrist radiographic and ultrasonographic bone age estimations with the use of the Greulich-Pyle atlas. The ultrasonographic scans targeted the ossification centers in the radius and ulna distal epiphysis, carpal bones, epiphyses of the first and third metacarpals, and epiphysis of the middle phalanx, as described in previous reports.

Prevention of selenite-induced cataractogenesis in Wistar albino rats by aqueous extract of garlic.

Purpose: The main aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory impacts of the aqueous extract of garlic (Ga) on the formation of cataract induced by sodium selenite (Se).

Methods: Thirty-two Wistar albino rat pups (4 equal groups: G1, G2, G3, and G4) were treated as follows: G1, subcutaneous (s.c.