Impacts of time interval on 18F-FDG uptake for PET/CT in normal organs: A systematic review.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Chinese medicine warm compress (CMWC) on back meridians in relieving cancer pain, reducing adjuvant analgesic doses and adverse reactions, and improving the quality of life (QOL). METHODS:A total of 62 patients (age range 39-82 years) diagnosed with a malign...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cai P,Li L,Hong H,Zhang L,He C,Chai X,Liu B,Chen Z

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the Notch signaling pathway has been shown to play an important role in diabetic nephropathy (DN) development. Besides, Notch-1 is a target gene in miR-34a. However, the regulation of the podocyte lesions involved in DN by miR-34a has not been identified. METHODS:This study utilized miR-34...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang X,Song S,Luo H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastomas are malignant brain tumors associated with high mortality and poor prognosis. Evidence from preclinical studies suggests that statins have an antitumor role, but their effects on the survival of patients with glioblastoma remain controversial. This meta-analysis attempts to assess the associati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xie Y,Lu Q,Lenahan C,Yang S,Zhou D,Qi X

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a common surgery accompanied by some unpleasant adverse effects. Clinical trials indicated that acupuncture therapy may help reduce complications in LC. However, no systematic reviews have been conducted on the topic. Therefore, we will evaluate the current evidence and p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao DQ,Qian GY,Jin J,Yao YP,Bian XM,Zhang WP

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association between serum uric acid (SUA) and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in an apparently healthy population. We performed a cross-sectional study on middle-aged Koreans who completed a yearly health-screening program between January and December 2014. Subjects with coronary artery ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang J,Hwang JH,Chung SM,Kwon MJ,Ahn JK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report a case of paraproteinemic keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, treated with keratoprosthesis as a primary penetrating procedure. Histopathological findings and a world literature review are presented. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74 year old female recently diagnose...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiang HH,Wieland RS,Rogers TS,Gibson PC,Atweh G,McCormick G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of pretreatment systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in lung cancer has yet to be fully established. METHODS:Relevant articles were obtained by performing a systematic search. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were used to assess the relationship between SII...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Chen B,Wang L,Wang R,Yang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the aging of the population and the use of video terminals, the incidence of Conjunctivochalasis is getting higher, and related research is increasing. So our research aimed to use visualization software to display the research trends of Conjunctivochalasis. METHODS:Retrieved the document (from 1986 to...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao Y,Huang L,Xiang M,Li Q,Miao W,Lou Z

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic implication of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) substages in Asian patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still obscure.The aim to this study is to compare the prognoses among HCC patients in different substages of the BCLC stage 0 and A.We enrolled 1265 treatment-naive HCC patients with BC...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kao WY,Chao Y,Chang CC,Li CP,Su CW,Huo TI,Huang YH,Chang YJ,Lin HC,Wu JC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with head and neck cancer are treated through surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy (CT). Carotid artery damage and neurotoxicity were previously observed in these patients. This study estimated the dementia risk associated with different treatment modalities in a head and neck cancer population with l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen JH,Yen YC,Liu SH,Lee FP,Lin KC,Lai MT,Wu CC,Chen TM,Yuan SP,Chang CL,Wu SY

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor organ shortage continues to limit the availability of liver transplantation, a successful and established therapy of end-stage liver diseases. Strategies to mitigate graft shortage include the utilization of marginal livers and recently ex-situ normothermic machine perfusion devices. A 59-year-old woman with cir...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Athanasopoulos PG,Hadjittofi C,Dharmapala AD,Orti-Rodriguez RJ,Ferro A,Nasralla D,Konstantinidou SK,Malagó M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ectopic variceal bleeding is a rare (2-5%) but fatal gastrointestinal bleed in patients with portal hypertension. Patients with ectopic variceal bleeding manifest melena, hematochezia, or hematemesis, which require urgent managements. Definitive therapeutic modalities of ectopic varices are not yet standardiz...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park SW,Cho E,Jun CH,Choi SK,Kim HS,Park CH,Rew JS,Cho SB,Kim HJ,Han M,Cho KM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a severe chronic skeletal disorder that increases the risks of disability and mortality; however, the mechanism of this disease and the protein markers for prognosis of osteoporosis have not been well characterized. This study aims to characterize the imbalanced serum proteostasis, the disturbed pathwa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lv M,Cui C,Chen P,Li Z

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive results of recent trials for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke have highlighted the importance of imaging selection before endovascular therapy. We performed a stratified meta-analysis to confirm this new understanding. We searched EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng F,Xie W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good oncologic outcomes, demonstrated by a complete pathologic response after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT), have led to local excision (LE) in selected patients with rectal cancer. We evaluated the oncologic safety of LE compared with total mesorectal excision (TME) in patients with ypT0-T1 rectal cancer.A re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung SM,Yu CS,Park IJ,Kim TW,Kim JH,Yoon YS,Lim SB,Kim JC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing combined coronary endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting (CE + CABG) versus isolated CABG, and particularly to examine subgroup patients with high-risk profile and patients with diffuse disease in the left anterior...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Gu C,Yu W,Gao M,Yu Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Arterial injuries during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) though rare may occur. Hemophilia may further challenge the management of such injury. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 48-year-old male patient with severe hemophilia type A and stiff knee arthropathy underwent bilateral TKAs. Left popliteal artery injury was detecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Feng B,Xiao K,Shao J,Fan Y,Weng X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal serum potassium levels are associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether different levels of serum potassium, within the normal range, are associated with worse outcomes. The p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shlomai G,Berkovitch A,Pinchevski-Kadir S,Bornstein G,Leibowitz A,Goldenberg I,Grossman E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Spinal involvement in adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is rare, and epidural involvement is unusual. LCH is mostly indistinguishable from other spinal lesions such as infection, lymphoma, and metastasis. So, it could be easily misdiagnosed without suspicion. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case of a 33...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lim CS,Cho JH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the current frequency of HIV-1 coreceptor usage in China and assess the candidacy of CCR5 antagonists for treatment of HIV infections. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the potential of X4/DM virus transmission in recently infected men who have sex with men (MSM) individuals.Viral tropism testing was p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Zhu K,Li W,Fang K,Musa TH,Song Y,Du G,Gao R,Guo Y,Yan W,Xuan Y,Zhong P,Wei P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the changes in pulmonary function and its influencing factors in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing preoperative brace treatment or not. METHODS:Total 237 AIS patients (43 boys, 194 girls) who underwent operations and had a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ran B,Fan Y,Yuan F,Guo K,Zhu X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Currently, digital surgical techniques have been widely used in the precise treatment of mandibular resection and reconstruction with fibula flaps. Utilizing these innovative techniques in surgical planning and hardware fabrication before surgery has shown to provide great help. However, it is difficult for e...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han L,Zhang X,Guo Z,Long J

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to evaluate the application of gemstone spectral imaging (GSI) for multi-parameter quantitative measurement in lung cancer.The study retrospectively enrolled 30 patients with lung cancer who underwent chest contrast enhanced CT scan with GSI mode. The GSI viewer was used for image display and d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia Y,Xiao X,Sun Q,Jiang H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 plays a role in intestinal inflammation that, in turn, is related to the tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer. Nuclear factor κB (NFκB), and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) 5 and IRF7 can be activated by TLR9 and induce the production of proinflammatory cytokines and type I interferon, resp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang LC,Fan CW,Tseng WK,Chein HP,Hsieh TY,Chen JR,Hwang CC,Hua CC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is presented in over 30% of cancer patients receiving highly/moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC/MEC). The currently recommended antiemetic therapy is merely based on the emetogenic level of chemotherapy, regardless of patient's individual risk factors. It is, theref...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu Z,Liang W,Yang Y,Keefe D,Ma Y,Zhao Y,Xue C,Huang Y,Zhao H,Chen L,Chan A,Zhang L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have defined the clinical presentation and course of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (X-LA) by means of a multi-center retrospective survey of 96 patients. Infections were the most common presenting feature of patients with X-LA. The most frequent infections involved the upper respiratory tract (75%), lower respiratory...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lederman HM,Winkelstein JA

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Biopsy is very important for the diagnosis of oral lichen planus (OLP) on the lips. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be used to coordinate the whole body, soften and eliminate swellings and masses, and regulate the functions of qi and blood. Therefore, TCM could be an effective and safe treatment for OL...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu F,Xu N,Zhao B,Ren X,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to elucidate the relationship between serum liver fibrosis markers (Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi), FIB-4 index, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and hyaluronic acid), and skeletal muscle mass and to investigate factors linked to skeletal muscle mass loss (SMML) in patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takata R,Nishikawa H,Enomoto H,Iwata Y,Ishii A,Miyamoto Y,Ishii N,Yuri Y,Hasegawa K,Nakano C,Nishimura T,Yoh K,Aizawa N,Sakai Y,Ikeda N,Takashima T,Iijima H,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004841.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation analysis as the gold standard is particularly important in diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and it may be preventable upon early diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical and genetic materials of an OI pedigree as well as to confirm the deleterious property of the mutation.A pedigree...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia M,Shi R,Zhao X,Fu Z,Bai Z,Sun T,Zhao X,Wang W,Xu C,Yan F

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00