The common hepatic artery supplies oxygen-rich blood to important organs like the liver, pancreas, and stomach. It is one of three branches of the celiac trunk, with other branches including the ...

As they are asymptomatic or have a nonspecific, anatomical variations of the ribs are usually detected as incidental findings on imaging studies. They may be isolated changes or can be related to ...

Abstract: Electrical impedance tomography is clinically used to trace ventilation related changes in electrical conductivity of lung tissue. Estimating regional pulmonary perfusion using electrical ...

Background In patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), rapid and accurate risk assessment is paramount in selecting the appropriate treatment strategy. The prognostic value of right ventricular ...

The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is usually established by a combination of clinical assessment, D-dimer testing, and imaging with either pulmonary ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy or ...

Correspondence to Dr M-N Psychogios, Department of Neuroradiology, University Medicine Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Str 40, Goettingen 37075, Germany; m.psychogios{at}med.uni-goettingen.de Background and ...

What is a patent foramen ovale? A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a small opening between the two upper chambers of the heart, the right and the left atrium. Normally, a thin membranous wall made up of ...

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis. Identifying chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease as a cause of PH has major clinical implications as these patients ...

Aim: To quantify the incidence of unsuspected pulmonary emboli (PE) in an unselected inpatient population undergoing contrast enhanced multidetector CT (MDCT) scanning of the thorax and to assess ...

Since its introduction, Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) has continuously evolved, redefining the standards of diagnostic imaging. Offering faster acquisition times, higher spatial resolution, ...

† Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, ‡ Electron Microscopy Center, EMPA − Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Ueberlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland § EDCE ...

Mumbai: Dr. Man Singh, Director General Railway Health Services, in presence of Dharam Veer Meena, General Manager and Dr Shobha Jagannath, Principal Chief Medical Director, Central Railway ...