Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Lavdas, E."
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Arachnoid Cysts: The Role of the BLADE Technique
Mavroidis, P.; Vlachopoulou, A.; Kostopoulos, S.; Ninos, C.; Glotsos, D.; Bakas, A.; Oikonomou, G.; Roka, V.; Kapsalaki, E.; Tsirika, A.; Papanikolaou, N.; Stathakis, S.; Lavdas, E. (2015) -
Comparison of BLADE and conventional T2-TSE sequences for the sagittal visualization of the cervical spinal cord in multiple sclerosis patients - A case report
Lavdas, E.; Mavroidis, P.; Topaltzikis, T.; Slatinopoulos, V.; Roka, V.; Vlachopoulou, A.; Papanikolaou, N.; Stathakis, S.; Kapsalaki, E.; Batsikas, G. (2013)The purpose of this study is to report the significant differences found in the identification of lesions in cervical spinal cord of two patients with multiple sclerosis when using the BLADE T2-TSE and BLADE T2-TIRM sequences ... -
Comparison of PD BLADE with fat saturation (FS), PD FS and T2 3D DESS with water excitation (WE) in detecting articular knee cartilage defects
Lavdas, E.; Topalzikis, T.; Mavroidis, P.; Kyriakis, I.; Roka, V.; Kostopoulos, S.; Glotsos, D.; Zilidis, C.; Stathakis, S.; Tsagkalis, A.; Papanikolaou, N.; Batsikas, G.; Arvanitis, D. L.; Vassiou, K. (2013)The purpose of this study, is to compare the sequences: 1) proton density (PD) BLADE (BLADE is a PROPELLER-equivalent implementation of the Siemens Medical System) with fat saturation (FS) coronal (COR), 2) PD FS COR, 3) ... -
Effect of exercise training and dopamine agonists in patients with uremic restless legs syndrome: a six-month randomized, partially double-blind, placebo-controlled comparative study
Giannaki, C. D.; Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Lavdas, E.; Kyriakides, T.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2013)Background: Restless Legs Syndrome is very common in hemodialysis patients however there are no comparative studies assessing the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological treatment to a classical treatment on parameters ... -
Elimination of motion and pulsation artifacts using BLADE sequences in shoulder MR imaging
Lavdas, E.; Vlychou, M.; Zaloni, E.; Vassiou, K.; Tsagkalis, A.; Dailiana, Z.; Fezoulidis, I. (2015)Objectives: To evaluate the ability of proton-density with fat-suppression BLADE (proprietary name for periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction in MR systems from Siemens Healthcare, ... -
Elimination of motion, pulsatile flow and cross-talk artifacts using blade sequences in lumbar spine MR imaging
Lavdas, E.; Mavroidis, P.; Kostopoulos, S.; Glotsos, D.; Roka, V.; Koutsiaris, A. G.; Batsikas, G.; Sakkas, G. K.; Tsagkalis, A.; Notaras, I.; Stathakis, S.; Papanikolaou, N.; Vassiou, K. (2013)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of T2 turbo spin echo (TSE) axial and sagittal BLADE sequences in reducing or even eliminating motion, pulsatile flow and cross-talk artifacts in lumbar spine MRI ... -
Evidence of Increased Muscle Atrophy and Impaired Quality of Life Parameters in Patients with Uremic Restless Legs Syndrome
Giannaki, C. D.; Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Lavdas, E.; Liakopoulos, V.; Tsianas, N.; Koukoulis, G. N.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2011)Background: Restless Legs Syndrome is a very common disorder in hemodialysis patients. Restless Legs Syndrome negatively affects quality of life; however it is not clear whether this is due to mental or physical parameters ... -
Haemodialysis patients with sleep apnoea syndrome experience increased central adiposity and altered muscular composition and functionality
Sakkas, G. K.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Karatzaferi, C.; Liakopoulos, V.; Maridaki, M. D.; Pastaka, C.; Lavdas, E.; Soher, B. J.; Dovas, S.; Fezoulidis, I.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Stefanidis, I. (2008)Background. Sleep apnoea frequently affects patients with end-stage renal disease. However, it is still unclear whether or to what extent sleep disorders may affect functional capacity and quality of life in haemodialysis ... -
How reliable is MRCP with an SS-FSE sequence at 3.0 T: comparison between SS-FSE BH and 3D-FSE BH ASSET sequences
Lavdas, E.; Vlychou, M.; Arikidis, N.; Kapsalaki, E.; Roka, V.; Arvanitis, D. L.; Fezoulidis, I.; Vassiou, K. (2013)Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the visibility and the image quality of the biliary and pancreatic duct system on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) images based on two breath-hold ... -
In vitro orbital volume measurement using computed tomography
Karantanas, A. H.; Zibis, A.; Rousogiannis, S.; Velesiotou, C.; Lavdas, E. (1994)A method for measuring orbital volume using CT with contiguous 3 mm axial sections is described. The accuracy of the method is 3.2% as demonstrated by comparing the CT volume measurements with those derived directly from ... -
INSULIN RESISTANCE AND GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE IN PATIENTS RECEIVING HEMODIALYSIS THERAPY
Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Lavdas, E.; Giannaki, C. D.; Liakopoulos, V.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2009) -
Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development of insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in nondiabetic dialysis patients
Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Giannaki, C. D.; Liakopoulos, V.; Lavdas, E.; Damani, E.; Liakos, N.; Fezoulidis, I.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2008)Sakkas GK, Karatzaferi C, Zintzaras E, Giannaki CD, Liakopoulos V, Lavdas E, Damani E, Liakos N, Fezoulidis I, Koutedakis Y, Stefanidis I. Liver fat, visceral adiposity, and sleep disturbances contribute to the development ... -
A method for limiting pitfalls in the production of enhancement kinetic curves in 3T dynamic magnetic resonance mammography
Lavdas, E.; Mavroidis, P.; Roka, V.; Arikidis, N.; Arvanitis, D. L.; Fezoulidis, I. V.; Vassiou, K. (2012)Purpose: The aim of the present study is to investigate means for the reduction or even elimination of enhancement kinetic curve errors due to breast motion in order to avoid pitfalls and to increase the sensitivity and ... -
A modified Seeded Region Growing algorithm for vessel segmentation in breast MRI images for investigating the nature of potential lesions
Glotsos, D.; Vassiou, K.; Kostopoulos, S.; Lavdas, E.; Kalatzis, I.; Asvestas, P.; Arvanitis, D. L.; Fezoulidis, I. V.; Cavouras, D. (2014)The role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as an alternative protocol for screening of breast cancer has been intensively investigated during the past decade. Preliminary research results have indicated that gadolinium-agent ... -
Non-Pharmacological Management of Periodic Limb Movements During Hemodialysis Session in Patients With Uremic Restless Legs Syndrome
Giannaki, C. D.; Sakkas, G. K.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Karatzaferi, C.; Patramani, G.; Lavdas, E.; Liakopoulos, V.; Koutedakis, Y.; Stefanidis, I. (2010)Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is very common in hemodialysis patients. RLS induces motor excitability and discomfort during rest periods, and those symptoms have also been observed during hemodialysis sessions. The aim of ... -
Perfusion sensitive contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour: a new neuroimaging finding
Markonis, A.; Mazioti, A.; Wozniak, G.; Lavdas, E.; Vassiou, K.; Fezoulidis, I. (2012)Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours (DNTs) are benign lesions affecting young people and are associated with epilepsy There have been described more than 300 cases in the literature and the clinical, pathological and ... -
Polysomnographic evidence of sleep apnoea disorders in lean and overweight haemodialysis patients
Sakkas, G. K.; Karatzaferi, C.; Liakopoulos, V.; Maridaki, M. D.; Lavdas, E.; Giannaki, C. D.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Stefanidis, I. (2007)Background - Sleep apnoea disorders affect a large proportion of patients with renal failure. However, it is unknown whether body composition and visceral adiposity predispose haernodialysis patients to sleep apnoea ... -
PRESCRIPTION OF BRONCHODILATOR DRUGS BY PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE PHYSICIANS IN ASTHMA
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Lavdas, E.; Mizios, P. (1994)With the purpose of estimating the use of bronchodilators in asthma management as prescribed by primary health physicians (PHCP) in Greece, 62 PHCP answered a questionnaire about the manner of choice of treatment, the ... -
A quantitative evaluation of damage in normal appearing white matter in patients with multiple sclerosis using diffusion tensor MR imaging at 3 T
Gratsias, G.; Kapsalaki, E.; Kogia, S.; Dardiotis, E.; Tsimourtou, V.; Lavdas, E.; Kousi, E.; Pelekanou, A.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Fezoulidis, I. (2015)The white matter (WM) of the brain is damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS), even in areas that appear normal on standard MR imaging. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the damage of normal appearing white matter (NAWM) ... -
Texture analysis of articular cartilage traumatic changes in the knee calculated from morphological 3.0 T MR imaging
Boutsikou, K.; Kostopoulos, S.; Glotsos, D.; Cavouras, D.; Lavdas, E.; Oikonomou, G.; Malizos, K.; Fezoulidis, I. V.; Vlychou, M. (2013)Objectives: In the present work, we aim to identify changes in the cartilage texture of the injured knee in young, physically active, patients by computer analysis of MRI images based on 3.0 T morphological sequences. ...