The purpose of this article is to review the common MRI signs of musculoskeletal pathology. In this article, 15 classic MRI signs used in musculoskeletal radiology are presented and described. These signs include the anterior drawer sign, bone bruise sign, bow tie sign, celery st...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14501
Background: Risk factors for developing hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy have not been sufficiently studied and the incidence of this complication has probably been underestimated. One factor that has been associated is the autoimmune thyroiditis but hypothyroidism is a nor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15100
Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical outcomes remain difficult to prognosticate. Elevated cytokine profiles in vivo are associated with obstructive lung diseases including CF. However, no studies to date have conducted a longitudinal clinical outcome analysis of early cytoki...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12588
Objectives: To synthesize the efficacy and safety outcomes from randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) regarding new oral anticoagulant, protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) antagonist, and warfarin adjunctive to aspirin for patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) via pair-wis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14423
Background: Obesity is a major public health issue and the prevalence has increased in both the industrialized and developing world. Fruit and vegetable intake has been proposed to protect against Obesity. The purpose of this paper was to assess knowledge and perceptions of obesi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12716
Aims: To determine the antimicrobial resistance of urinary tract infection isolates in a major metropolitan area for the purposes of tracking increases in resistance and to provide information that will help drive improved therapy. Study Design: Antimicrobial resistance data on E...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14747
Introduction: The frequency of gallstone disease among pregnant women attending for antenatal care in Egypt progressively increased during the last few decades. This study aimed to investigate the possible risk factors of gallstone disease among pregnant women attending two obste...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14633
Background: A great degree of frustration, embarrassment, anger, stress, anxiety and depression occur among patients with acne due to visible facial disfiguring. The role of demographic features like age, gender, education, occupation, or marital status in the causation of these...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14017
Aims: To investigate whether air in the kidney or bladder is only associated with gas-forming infection, or whether it can be observed after endoscopic interventions including ureteral and cystoscopic. If this is the case, what are the parameters that affect the amount of air in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15115
The surviving sepsis campaign (SSC) guidelines aimed to reduce mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock. The present study was performed to find out which and how many recommendations of the 2012 SSC update were based on significant effects from clinical studies in adult patie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14057
Aım: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in chronic renal disease. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between glomerular filtration rate, serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium parathormone, vitamin D, l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28231
Aims: Hepatoid carcinoma is a rare tumor that mimics the morphologic and immunohistochemical features of hepatocellular carcinoma. An exceptional occurrence in adrenal gland has been recorded in the literature. The aim of this work is to study the morphologic immunohistochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11095
Aim: C shaped canal, a common root canal variation in mandibular molars mandates thorough identification and management, when present. Of the several known configurations of C-shaped canals, one often seen is the root canal form having an elongated ribbon shaped arc that continue...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14460
Aims: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic value of protein:creatinine ratio in spot voided urine sample for detection of proteinuria as compared to those of 24 hour urine sample in patients with preeclampsia, and also to determine the optimal cut-off valu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14437
Aim: Adequate occlusal contacts are believed to be necessary for dentition function. This study aims to evaluate the impact of prosthodontic treatment on intercuspal occlusal contacts in relation to contact number and contact area. Methodology: The pre-treatment and post-treatmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14336