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Ultrasound Evaluation Of Umbilical Coiling Index In Second Trimester Of Gestation And Its Association With Small For Gestational Age Status At Birth, Josephine Mwikali Ndolo

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Introduction: The degree of coiling of the umbilical cord, referred to as umbilical coiling index, has been shown to have an effect on perinatal adverse outcomes such as small for gestational age neonates, interventional delivery, meconium staining, low fetal pH and low Apgar score. This study proposes that the antenatal umbilical coiling index performed in the second trimester of pregnancy has a correlation with the gestation-specific birth weight and can therefore be used as a marker to predict small for gestational age neonates.

Objective: To determine the association between antenatal umbilical coiling index (aUCI) in the second trimester and small …

Prevalence Of Suspicious Ultrasound Findings In Patients With Mammographic Focal Asymmetry At Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Jacqueline Ndunge Mavuti

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Background: Breast cancer has become the leading cancer in women in both economically developed and developing countries, accounting for 25% of all cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012. The cornerstone of breast cancer control remains early detection in order to improve outcomes and survival. Thus far the only breast cancer screening method that has proved to be effective is mammography. Although mammography is the mainstay of early detection, a fundamental limitation is its low inherent contrast difference between the soft tissue structures in the breast. Mammographic specificity relies on the ability to distinguish benign from malignant breast lesions based on their …