Current Volume 10(11) 2004 (27)

01 Nov 2004   

Severe sepsis in Poland – results of internet surveillance of 1043 cases

Grażyna Durek, Andrzej Kubler, [...] Agnieszka Zamirowska, Wiesława Duszyńska, Barbara Pałysińska, Wojciech Gaszyński, Andrzej Pluta - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR635-641 :: ID: 11822

01 Nov 2004   

Patterns of agreement on breast cancer screening knowledge and practices among women in Dominican and Mexican families in New York City

Samantha Garbers, Mary Ann Chiasson

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR628-634 :: ID: 11821

01 Nov 2004   

Review of clinical and toxicological features of acute pesticide poisonings in Crete (Greece) during the period 1991–2001

George K. Bertsias, Pavlos Katonis, [...] George Tzanakakis, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR622-627 :: ID: 11802

01 Nov 2004   

A proposal of criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis

Oleg Nadashkevich, Paul Davis, [...] Marvin J. Fritzler - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR615-621 :: ID: 11813

01 Nov 2004   

Carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque: clinical and morphological-immunohistochemical correlation

Arunas Lastas, Vida Graziene, [...] Egidijus Barkauskas, Giedrius Salkus, Arvydas Rimkevicius - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR606-614 :: ID: 11807

01 Nov 2004   

Short stature in beta-thalassemia minor subjects

Mehran Karimi, Hamd-Allah Karamifar

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR603-605 :: ID: 11809

01 Nov 2004   

Plasmid-mediated multiple antibiotic resistance in Proteus mirabilis isolated from patients with urinary tract infection.

Asad U. Khan, Amna Musharraf

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR598-602 :: ID: 11803

01 Nov 2004   

Urinary levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in children with urinary tract infections to age 2.

Grażyna Krzemień, Maria Roszkowska-Blaim, [...] Izabella Kostro, Agnieszka Szmigielska, Monika Karpińska, Maria Sieniawska, Irena Bartłomiejczyk, Leszek Pączek, Krzysztof Toth - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CR593-597 :: ID: 11800

01 Nov 2004   

Quantitative fish determination of chromosome 3 arm imbalances in lung tumors by automated image cytometry

Khuong Truong, Anne Gibaud, [...] Gérard Zalcman, Marie Noëlle Guilly, Martine Antoine, Frédéric Commo, Coralie Fouquet, Jacques Cadranel, Thierry Soussi, Bernard Dutrillaux, Bernard Malfoy - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR426-432 :: ID: 11812

01 Nov 2004   

Interferon-γ impedes reverse cholesterol transport and promotes foam cell transformation in THP-1 human monocytes/macrophages

Allison B. Reiss, Chirag A. Patel, [...] Mohammad M. Rahman, Edwin S.L. Chan, Kowser Hasneen, Maria C. Montesinos, Julie D. Trachman, Bruce N. Cronstein - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR420-425 :: ID: 11824

01 Nov 2004   

Genistein alone or combined with cyclophosphamide may stimulate 16/C transplantable mouse mammary cancer growth

Joanna Wietrzyk, Maria Mazurkiewicz, [...] Janusz Madej, Stanisław Dzimira, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz, Czesław Radzikowski, Adam Opolski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR414-419 :: ID: 11811

01 Nov 2004   

Angiotensin II and its fragments (angiotensins III and IV) decrease the growth of DU-145 prostate cancer in vitro.

Hanna Ławnicka, Agnieszka M. Potocka, [...] Alina Juzala, Marie Claude Fournie-Zaluski, Marek Pawlikowski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR410-413 :: ID: 11805

01 Nov 2004   

The effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic treatment (PDT) on nucleoli of leukemic granulocytic precursors represented by K562 blastic cells in vitro.

Karel Smetana, Michaela Pluskalova, [...] Yuri Marinov, Zbyněk Hrkal - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR405-409 :: ID: 11804

01 Nov 2004   

Fish protein improves the total antioxidant status of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in spontaneously hypertensive rat

Aurélie Girard, Josiane L Prost, [...] Dalila Ait-Yahia, Malika Bouchenak, Jacques Belleville - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): BR397-404 :: ID: 11806

01 Nov 2004   

Transgenic animals in medicine: Integration and expression of foreign genes, theoretical and applied aspects

Igor L. Goldman, Sergei G. Kadulin, [...] Sergei V. Razin - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): RA274-285 :: ID: 11820

01 Nov 2004   

Habenular and interpeduncularis nuclei: shared components in multiple-function networks

William R. Klemm,

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): RA261-273 :: ID: 11817

01 Nov 2004   

Atherosclerosis: immunopathogenesis and immunotherapy

Ryuji Ohashi, Hong Mu, [...] Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): RA255-260 :: ID: 11823

01 Nov 2004   

Reviewing the mechanism of action of thiopurine drugs: Towards a new paradigm in clinical practice

Carlos J. Cara, Amado Salvador Pena, [...] Miquel Sans, Luis Rodrigo, Mercedes Guerrero-Esteo, Joaquín Hinojosa, Julio García-Paredes, Luis G Guijarro - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): RA247-254 :: ID: 11810

01 Nov 2004   

Low-dose balsalazide plus a high-potency probiotic preparation is more effective than balsalazide alone or mesalazine in the treatment of acute mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis

Antonio Tursi, Giovanni Brandimarte, [...] Gian Marco Giorgetti, Giacomo Forti, Maria Ester Modeo, Andrea Gigliobianco - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): PI126-131 :: ID: 11819

01 Nov 2004   

ADC mapping of normal human brain

Frank Ahlhelm, Thomas Hagen, [...] Guenther Schneider, Ulrich Dorenbeck, Abdullah Nabhan, Wolfgang Reith - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): MT121-125 :: ID: 11815

01 Nov 2004   

Ceftriaxone monotherapy for the treatment of febrile neutropenia in patients with solid tumors: a prospective study of 100 episodes

Emmanuel Chamorey, Nicolas Magne, [...] Cyril Foa, Josiane Otto, Remy Largillier, Michele Viot, Isabelle Benard-Thiery, Antoine Thyss - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): PI119-125 :: ID: 11816

01 Nov 2004   

Metabolic rate monitoring and energy expenditure prediction using a novel actigraphy method

Daniel S. Moran, Yuval Heled, [...] Richard R. Gonzalez - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): MT117-120 :: ID: 11814

01 Nov 2004   

Urinary tract infection caused by Aerococcus viridans, a case report

Anuradha Gopalachar, Ronda L. Akins, [...] William R. Davis, Afzal A. Siddiqui - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CS73-75 :: ID: 11818

01 Nov 2004   

Idiopathic portal hypertension: a case report

Barbara Górnicka, Bogna Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska, [...] Tadeusz Wróblewski, Piotr M Małkowski, Jerzy Żurakowski, Marek Krawczyk, Aleksander Wasiutyński - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): CS69-72 :: ID: 11801

01 Nov 2004   

Probiotic therapy: a real tool to reduce intestinal infections?

Veronica Davila, Gerardo M. Nava

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): LE22-23 :: ID: 11826

01 Nov 2004   

Hyperlipidemia- Lower Targets, Greater Challenges

Ebrahim A Balbisi,

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): LE21-21 :: ID: 11825

01 Nov 2004   

Access to Electronic health records in primary care – a survey of patients’ views

Cecilia Pyper, Justin Amery, [...] Marion Watson, Claire Crook - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(11): SR17-22 :: ID: 11808

16 Jun 2004 :   

Brachiocephalic vein confluence stenosis treated by two Wallstents using "Y" technique.

Maciej Wandzilak, Wojciech Bodzoń, [...] Marek Krzanowski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 123-126 :: ID: 11860

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Carotid artery dissection - an important complication after fine-needle aspiration biopsy

Kazimierz Kordecki, Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz, [...] Andrzej Ustymowicz, Andrzej Lewszuk, Jarosław Krejza - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 120-122 :: ID: 11863

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Bone mineral density and bone metabolism are not related to leptin in hemodialyzed and peritoneally dialyzed uremic patients.

Urszula Łebkowska, Sławomir Wołczyński, [...] Zofia Bondyra, Jacek S Małyszko, Jolanta Małyszko, Michał Myśliwiec - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 115-119 :: ID: 11880

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16 Jun 2004 :   

The radiological symptoms of lumbar disc herniation and degenerative changes of the lumbar intervertebral discs

Maria Niedźwiecka, Urszula Łebkowska, [...] Wojciech J Łebkowski, Janusz Dziecioł - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 112-114 :: ID: 11879

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Evaluation of CBASS sequence in degenerative disease of the lumbar spine based on analysis of consecutive 78 cases

Jacek Filarski, Bartłomiej Dusza, [...] Marek Sąsiadek, Hanna Maksymowicz - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 107-111 :: ID: 11876

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Antiretroviral therapy and its influence on the stage of brain damage in patients with HIV – 1H MRS evaluation

Eugeniusz Tarasów, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało, [...] Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Agnieszka Orzechowska-Bobkiewicz, Wojciech Dzienis, Danuta Prokopowicz, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 101-106 :: ID: 878557

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Evaluation of contrast-enhanced FLAIR sequence in MR assessment of intracranial tumours

Piotr Pieniążek, Marek Konopka, [...] Dąbrówka Sokołowska, Piotr Wojtek, Marek Sąsiadek, Anna Zimny - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 94-100 :: ID: 11861

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16 Jun 2004 :   

GABA in ischemic stroke. Proton magnetic resonance study

Lidia Głodzik-Sobańska, Agnieszka Słowik, [...] Justyna Kozub, Barbara Sobiecka, Andrzej Urbanik, Andrzej Szczudlik - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 88-93 :: ID: 11869

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16 Jun 2004 :   

T2-hyperintense foci on brain MR imaging

Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska,

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 80-87 :: ID: 11870

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Cerebral circulation insufficiency – correlation of CTA-visualized atherosclerotic lesions in extra- and intracranial arteries

Katarzyna Gruszczyńska, Jan Baron, [...] Zbigniew Zieliński, Jerzy Walecki, Jan Gniadek, Krzysztof Czernicki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 71-79 :: ID: 878556

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Computer-assisted characterisation of a carotid plaque

Aleksander Falkowski, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, [...] Andrzej Ciechanowicz, Iwona Gorący, Wojciech Poncyljusz, Grażyna Wilk - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 67-70 :: ID: 878555

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Colour Doppler ultrasound in preoperative assessment of the neck vessels in patients with tumours of the oral cavity and the neck region

Oksana Kowalczuk, Tomasz Huzarski, [...] Aleksander Toloczko-Grabarek, Przemysław Dul, Stanisław Mokrzyński, Grażyna Wilk, Aleksander Falkowski - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 63-66 :: ID: 11874

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Value of high resistance index – HRI calculated from Doppler spectrum of popliteal arteries in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Janusz Kordowski, Katarzyna Fischer, [...] Lidia Ostanek, Marek Brzosko, Marcin Sawicki, Anna Walecka - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 58-62 :: ID: 11871

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Does use of hydrophilic guidewires significantly improve technical success rates of peripheral PTA?

Wojciech Poncyljusz, Aleksander Falkowski, [...] Anna Walecka - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 55-57 :: ID: 11877

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Thyroid volume and hormone response in the early kidney transplants

Urszula Łebkowska, Szymon Brzósko, [...] Maciej Adamczyk, Radosław Łapiński, Jacek Robert Janica, Jolanta Małyszko, Roman Ostapowicz, Marek Gacko, Jerzy Walecki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 51-54 :: ID: 11878

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Iatrogenic complications due to the nasogastric and rectal cannula in neonates

Anna Tarnowska, Krystyna Potocka, [...] Andrzej Marciński, Tomasz Zieliński, Maria Katarzyna Kornacka - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 46-50 :: ID: 11865

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Percutaneous endovascular recanalization of iliac artery

Aleksander Falkowski, Wojciech Poncyljusz, [...] Stanisław Mokrzyński, Beata Trojnacka - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 42-45 :: ID: 11873

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Can Levovist-enhanced Doppler ultrasound replace angiography in renal arteries imaging ?

Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska, Wojciech Krzyżanowski, [...] Anna Szymańska, Tomasz Jargiełło, Anna Drelich-Zbroja - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 36-41 :: ID: 11872

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Contrast-enhanced, wide-band, phase inversion harmonic power Doppler imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma

Jacek Janica, Wojciech Serwatka, [...] Jerzy Polaków, Kazimierz Kordecki, Urszula Łebkowska, Jerzy Walecki, Sławomir Dobrzycki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 32-35 :: ID: 878554

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Hemangiomas and focal nodular hyperplasia in contrast-enhanced, wide-band phase-inversion harmonic power Doppler imaging

Jacek Janica, Wojciech Serwatka, [...] Jerzy Polaków, Andrzej Ustymowicz, Urszula Łebkowska, Kazimierz Kordecki, Jerzy Walecki, Piotr Polaków, Sławomir Dobrzycki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 26-31 :: ID: 878553

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Extracolonic findings at CT colonography - additional advantage of the method.

Marcin Hartel, Anna Zymon-Zagórska, [...] Joanna Gibińska, Marek Konopka, Joanna Pilch-Kowalczyk, Basem Sallam, Jan Baron - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 22-25 :: ID: 11862

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30 Nov 1999 :   

Evaluation of enhancement patterns of focal nodular hyperplasia in contrast-enhanced, wide-band phase-inversion harmonic power Doppler imaging of the liver

Jacek Janica, Wojciech Serwatka, [...] Jerzy Polaków, Andrzej Ustymowicz, Jerzy Walecki, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Sławomir Dobrzycki - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 17-21 :: ID: 878552

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16 Jun 2004 :   

Diagnostic imaging of carcinoid metastases to the abdomen and pelvis

Jarosław B Ćwikła, John R Buscombe, [...] Martyn E Caplin, Anthony F Watkinson, Jerzy Walecki, Ewa Gorczyca-Wiśniewska, Andrew J W Hilson - Show fewer authors

Med Sci Monit 2004; 10(3): 9-16 :: ID: 11866

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