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Dopamine use in intensive care: are we ready to turn it down?
(2012)
Dopamine is still frequently used as a first line
vasopressor agent in hypotensive patients, when physicians
are afraid of noradrenaline and believe that dopamine, with
its β and α, inotrope and vasopressor effects, ...
18F-FDG PET and PET/CT in the localization and characterization of lesions in patients with ovarian cancer
(2012)
Aim: The aim was to compare the imaging findings of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET and integrated PET/CT in patients with primary, recurrent or metastatic ovarian cancer.
Materials and methods. 21 women with ovarian ...
Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in pregnancy: a case series
(2012)
Pregnancy is a recognized risk factor for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Headache is very frequent in normal pregnancy and it is a common sign shared between several intracranial diseases. We present a case ...
Potential clinical role of telomere length in human glioblastoma
(2011)
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal of human primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Due to the tumour’s intrinsic clinical and molecular heterogeneity, choice of initial treatment, prediction ...
Anesthesiological considerations in shoulder surgery
(2012)
In 1970, Winnie proposed the brachial plexus block as an alternative and effective anaesthesia technique for shoulder surgery. From that date, several techniques have been developed to approach the brachial plexus: the use ...
An engineering approach to biomedical sciences: advanced testing methods and pharmacokinetic modeling
(2012)
In this paper, the philosophy of a research in pharmacology field, driven by an engineering approach, was described along with some case histories and examples. The improvement in the testing methods for pharmaceutical ...
Optical tecnology developments in biomedicine: history, current and future
(2011)
Biomedical optics is a rapidly emerging field for medical imaging and diagnostics. This paper
reviews several biomedical optical technologies that have been developed and translated for
either clinical or pre-clinical ...