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Use Of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Mrs) To Improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri) In The Diagnosis Of Intracranial Pathology, Done At Aga Khan University, Joyce Sande
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Introduction: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)is a potentially useful adjunct to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in thecharacterization of focal brain lesions. This study was aimed at showing that by the additional use of MRS (MRI, MRS), the characterization of a focal brain lesion into neoplastic, or non- neoplastic (infective, or degenerative) can be improved, as compared to the use of MRI alone.
Study question: Does the additional use of MRS improve MRI differentiation of neoplastic from non- neoplastic (infective or degenerative) focal brain lesions?
Methods: The design was prospective, analytical and comparative. 80 consecutive patients were enrolled. Conventional MRI of the …
Evaluating The Diagnostic Performance Of An Initial Transvaginal Sonogram (Tvs) In Patients With Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy, Zablon Bett
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Purpose of the study: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of an initial transvaginal sonogram (TVS) in patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy (EP).
Objectives: 1) To determine the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of an initial TVS scan in patients with suspected EP. 2) To determine the diagnostic utility of TVS findings as predictors of EP.
Methodology: This was a descriptive, prospective study of 131 consecutive mothers who had TVS for clinical suspicion of EP at the Aga Khan University hospital over a 12 month period between November 2007 and October 2008. The scans were performed in our …