Role of multidetector computed tomographybased component separation index in the management of large ventral hernias.

Background: Predicting complete closure of large ventral hernias without component separation (CS) could have clinical value. The utility of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)-based component separation index (CSI) was derived and evaluated for these hernias.

Methods: In 60 patients with a ventral hernia, a CSI was calculated based on their MDCT.

Diagnostic Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

 The purpose of the study was to compare the accuracy of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with echocardiography for the evaluation of ventricular dysfunction in patients of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Further, we evaluated the potential of CMR for myocardial tissue characterization.  Prospective observational.

Role of multi-detector computed tomography in severity assessment of cases of acute pancreatitis.

Background: The mortality and morbidity of acute pancreatitis is high, especially in the severe variant. The present study was performed to study the role of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) in grading the severity of acute pancreatitis and to compare the scoring system with the revised Atlanta classification (RAC) and with the outcomes of acute pancreatitis.

Material And Methods: A single-centre cross-sectional observational study was conducted between November 2017 and March 2019 with a sample size of 152 patients.

Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density in treatment-naive HIV-infected patients and its correlation with CD4 cell counts.

Objective: HIV virtually affects every organ system of the body. The skeletal system is no exception, and antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been implicated in bone diseases. However, not many studies have been done to evaluate bone disease in treatment (ART) naive HIV-infected patients, and hence, the present study was executed.

A prospective study of anti-mullerian hormone and other ovarian and adrenal hormones in adult female acne.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis in adult female acne (AFA) is tough owing to unreliable ultrasonography in virgins or obese females and inconsistent hyperandrogenemia. We analyzed hormones in AFA and established a diagnostic cut-off value of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) for PCOS. Female acne patients aged ≥25 years were assessed with total testosterone (TT), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free androgen index (FAI), AMH, 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH).