… Soon after the procedure, the patient’s vital signs and neurologic status deteriorated
dramatically. A lateral radiograph of the skull (Figure 1) demonstrated placement of the naso…

Seventeen patients with early systemic sclerosis (SSc) underwent high resolution computed
tomography (HRCT) of the chest to evaluate dyspnea and/or abnormal pulmonary function …

purpose: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 43 nonsmoking patients with
scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) to determine the frequency of alveolitis, the status of BAL …

… x 100), and the pulmonologist’s interpretation … our ability to estimate a patient’s risk for
the development … Sinner’s series [9] of more than 2000 patients …

We explore the application of terahertz spectroscopic techniques for the remote determination
of the water content of paper. The aim is the development of a rapid diagnostic imaging …

Small-bore (22- or 23-gauge) needles were used to aspirate 458 lung masses. Sensitivity for
the detection of malignancy by this method was 96.6% (312 of 323 patients); accuracy was …

Small-bore, silicone nasoenteric feeding tubes are increasingly utilized in the critically ill
patient to provide nutritional support. The metallic-weighted tips and stiffening introducing …

In the present study, we introduce a novel approach to control and modulate fluid transport
inside microfluidic papers using lab-engineered paper sheets. Lab-sheets consisting of …

… symptom of scleroderma, preceding Raynaud’s phenomenon in three cases and occurring
concurrent with Raynaud’s phenomenon in two. Raynaud’s phenomenon preceded the onset …

Background Pulmonary aspergillomas may cause life-threatening hemoptysis. The treatment
of this condition is problematic because poor pulmonary function often precludes definitive …