Corrigendum to 'In vivo evaluation of copper release and acute local tissue reactions after implantation of copper-coated titanium implants in rats'.

In the "Materials and methods" chapter of the article given above, in section 2.1 titled "Implant samples and preparation" on page 2 (top paragraph of the right column), an incorrect value of 1 μg mm-2 for the average Cu load of the surface was inadvertently specified. This was due to an accidental mix-up of electronic data sets from examination of different implant series.

Systemic IFNγ predicts local implant macrophage response.

Implantation of biomaterials can cause complications often associated with inflammatory reactions. However, repeated evaluation of the implant site would be burdening for patients. Alternatively, blood examinations with analysis of inflammatory serum markers could potentially be useful to reflect the local cellular response for detection and/or prediction of inflammation-related complications.

Acute and chronic local inflammatory reaction after implantation of different extracellular porcine dermis collagen matrices in rats.

Two cross-linked acellular porcine dermal collagen matrices (Permacol and NRX) were implanted into rats and the acute and chronic local inflammatory tissue reactions were investigated after 7, 14, 28, and 112 days. Both membranes were stable in vivo for up to 112 days. All investigated immune cell populations (CD68+ macrophages, CD163+ macrophages, T lymphocytes, MHC class II positive cells, mast cells, and NK cells) were present.

Normal breast parenchyma: contrast enhancement kinetics at dynamic MR mammography--influence of anthropometric measures and menopausal status.

Purpose: To study T1 baseline signal intensity (SI) and contrast material enhancement kinetics of normal breast parenchyma by using dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) mammography and to determine the influence of anthropometric measures and menopausal status on the variability of these features.

Materials And Methods: Institutional review board approval and written informed consent were obtained. Between June 2008 and September 2011, 345 women (age range, 26-81 years; mean age, 51.

Contrast enhancement kinetics of normal breast parenchyma in dynamic MR mammography: effects of menopausal status, oral contraceptives, and postmenopausal hormone therapy.

Objectives: To investigate effects of menopausal status, oral contraceptives (OC), and postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) on normal breast parenchymal contrast enhancement (CE) and non-mass-like enhancing areas in magnetic resonance mammography (MRM).

Methods: A total of 459 female volunteers (mean age 49.1 ± 12.

Telephone counseling and attendance in a national mammography-screening program a randomized controlled trial.

Background: In Germany, a mammography-screening program (MSP) was implemented on a national level. It complies with all criteria of the European guidelines for quality assurance in screening mammography; however, the attendance rate is 54%, falling short of the target attendance rate of 70%. The aim of this study was to investigate whether additional telephone counseling improves attendance among nonresponders and the level of satisfaction with telephone counseling.