Nas últimas décadas, o aumento das indicações para dispositivos cardíacos eletrônicos implantáveis tem sido acompanhado pela elevação dos casos de complicações relacionadas ao seu uso, dentre elas a endocardite infecciosa. Apesar dos avanços diagnósticos e terapêuticos ...
OBJETIVO Presentación de un inusual caso de xantomatosis cerebrotendinosa en un paciente de edad cuya primera manifestación fueron xantomas bilaterales del tendón de Aquiles. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS Mujer de 62 años, que presenta tumoraciones, que presenta tumoraciones sólidas y polilobuladas, en la...
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Retro-odontoid pseudotumor (ROP) is a rare disease that affects the atlantoaxial joint and, in general, is associated with local biomechanical alterations that may or may not cause instability. METHODS Descriptive study of the literature available in databases MEDLINE/PubMed, LIL...
ABSTRACT Objective To develop a computational algorithm applied to magnetic resonance imaging for automatic segmentation of brain tumors. Methods A total of 130 magnetic resonance images were used in the T1c, T2 and FSPRG T1C sequences and in the axial, sagittal and coronal planes of patients with brai...
ABSTRACT A male patient with flu-like symptoms and tomography and laboratory diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome. He developed acute cardiac dysfunction during admission and was submitted to a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging examination, which confirmed acute myocarditis, indicating cardiac...
ABSTRACT Objective To use magnetic resonance imaging to assess the prevalence of foot and ankle ligament injuries and fractures associated with ankle sprain and not diagnosed by x-ray. Methods We included 180 consecutive patients with a history of ankle sprain, assessed at a primary care service in a...
Abstract:
Optic Neuritis (ON) is a condition caused by the inflammation of the
optic nerve, causing diminished visual acuity and ocular pain. It is tightly
related to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), often being the first demyelinating
event. There is a 31% risk of recurrence during the first 10 years after the
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