Abstract Secondary caries is the most common cause of dental restoration failures. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of conventional and digital intraoral radiography and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for detection of recurrent caries around composite restorations. mesio-occluso-...
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of different cutoff points of body mass index for predicting overweight/obesity according to body fat values estimated by DEXA among Brazilian adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 229 male adolescents aged 10-15 years, in...
Antropometría/métodos,
Composición Corporal,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Sobrepeso/clasificación,
Sobrepeso/diagnóstico,
Obesidad Infantil/diagnóstico,
Pronóstico,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Madeira, Isabel;
Bordallo, Maria Alice;
Rodrigues, Nádia Cristina;
Carvalho, Cecilia;
Gazolla, Fernanda;
Collett-Solberg, Paulo;
Medeiros, Clarice;
Bordallo, Ana Paula;
Borges, Marcos;
Monteiro, Claudia;
Ribeiro, Rebeca.
ABSTRACT Objective Leptin has been suggested as a potential biomarker of cardiovascular risk. This paper aims to ascertain, based on a sample of prepubertal children, which serum leptin value best suited to identify metabolic syndrome (MS). Subjects and methods This observational, cross-sectional stu...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the relationship between markers of adiposity and common carotid artery (CIMT) in obese children born small for gestational age (SGA) versus appropriate for gestational age (AGA), to establish cut-off values for CIMT in obese pediatric populations. Subjects and method...
Adipoquinas/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Grosor Intima-Media Carotídeo,
Estudios Transversales,
Recién Nacido Pequeño para la Edad Gestacional,
Leptina/sangre,
Obesidad/sangre,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Factores de Riesgo,
Rumanía,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Abstract Background: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes. Primary health care (PHC) physicians should be prepared to act appropriately in the prevention of cardiovascular risk factors. However, the rates of patients with control of blood pressure (BP) remain low. The imp...
Monitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión Arterial/métodos,
Brasil,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control,
Estudios Transversales,
Guías como Asunto,
Hipertensión/complicaciones,
Hipertensión/diagnóstico,
Hipertensión/fisiopatología,
Estilo de Vida,
Atención Primaria de Salud/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract The diagnosis of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis is often a challenge to clinicians, especially due to the low sensitivity and long turnaround time of the classic diagnostic methods. In recent years, studies involving a variety of non-culture-based diagnostic tests have been published in...
Azevedo, Michelle de Campos Soriani;
Ramuno, Natália Mortari;
Fachin, Luciana Raquel Vincenzi;
Tassa, Mônica;
Rosa, Patrícia Sammarco;
Belone, Andrea de Faria Fernandes;
Diório, Suzana Madeira;
Soares, Cleverson Teixeira;
Garlet, Gustavo Pompermaier;
Trombone, Ana Paula Favaro.
Abstract Leprosy, whose etiological agent is Mycobacterium leprae, is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nervous system. The diagnosis of leprosy is based on clinical evaluation, whereas histopathological analysis and bacilloscopy are complementary diagnostic tools. ...
Biopsia,
Cartilla de ADN/aislamiento & purificación,
ADN Bacteriano/aislamiento & purificación,
Lepra/microbiología,
Lepra/patología,
Mycobacterium leprae/genética,
Mycobacterium leprae/aislamiento & purificación,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa/métodos,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Piel/microbiología,
Piel/patología
Abstract Introduction Ultrasound is the most frequently used imaging method to evaluate thyroid nodules. Sonographic characteristics of thyroid nodules which are concerning for malignancy are important to define the need for fine needle aspiration biopsy or open surgery. Objective To evaluate malignanc...
ABSTRACT Objective Recent studies have demonstrated the role of systemic inflammation in the development and progression of cancer. In this study, we evaluated whether preoperatively measured neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict lamina propria invasion in patients with non-muscle-invasive b...
Biomarcadores de Tumor/sangre,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Modelos Logísticos,
Recuento de Linfocitos,
Linfocitos,
Registros Médicos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Membrana Mucosa/patología,
Clasificación del Tumor,
Neutrófilos,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Carga Tumoral,
Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/sangre,
Neoplasias de la Vejiga Urinaria/patología
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the predictive value of TRIMprob test to detect prostate cancer (PCa) in patients referred to prostate biopsy (PB). Material and Methods Patients with PSA <10ng/mL and rectal exam without findings suggestive of prostate cancer were selected for TRIMprob evaluation. ...
Distribución por Edad,
Biopsia,
Estudios Transversales,
Técnicas de Diagnóstico Urológico/instrumentación,
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Clasificación del Tumor,
Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen,
Próstata/patología,
Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangre,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
