Short cycles of human (h) PTH-(1–34) may have an anabolic effect to increase bone mass
in patients with osteoporosis. As PTH also stimulates bone resorption, it is theoretically …

This study characterized the vertical position of the bolus head at the onset of the pharyngeal
swallow in healthy older adults. Lateral-view videofluoroscopic (VF) images were obtained …

Although dysphagia is the predominant symptom of esophageal cancer, the nature of the
swallowing deficit remains unclear, particularly regarding an oropharyngeal motor component. …

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare condition. The diagnosis is usually
made by exclusion. A previously healthy 20-year-old woman who had recurrent SMAS is …

OBJECTIVE. Freehand ultrasound-guided breast biopsy may present difficulties in needle
visualization within the scanning plane of the ultrasound image. Scanning plane and needle …

Idiopathic acute pancreatitis is common. Recent evidence suggests that biliary sludge may
be the etiology in many patients with this disorder. In this case-control study, admission …

DISCUSSION The incidence of Mondor's disease is unknown; however, 2 out of 300 patients
evaluated at a radiology centre in New York in 1971 were diagnosed with Mondor's disease…

Discussion Uterine perforation after IUD installation is the most serious complication of
installation and is estimated to occur in 1 per 1,000 insertions [1]. Although standard practice calls …

This article describes a computer program that automatically detects and tracks small metal
markers affixed to a subject's tongue and teeth in fluoroscopic image sequences of …

Objective: To demonstrate the reliability of stereotaxic biopsy of indeterminate microcalcifications
using a standard mammography table with an add-on unit. Methods: In 121 cases of …