Browsing by Subject "Diagnosis"
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Abnormal serum concentrations of proteins in Parkinson's disease
(2009)Blood serum was used to identify protein biomarkers for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) using analytically validated quantitative 2D-gel electrophoresis, and single variable and multivariate statistics. Using banked ... -
Clinical evaluation of reproductive ability of rams
(2010)Clinical evaluation of reproductive ability of rams is an integral part of sheep health management programs. The majority of problems adversely affecting the reproductive ability of rams can be easily detected with clinical ... -
Development of a New Optical Device and Its Feasibility in Prostate Cancer Detection
(2012)Aim: To develop a new optical device (prostate optical device, POD) for assessment of prostate tissue stiffness and evaluate its sensitivity and specificity in prostate cancer detection. Patients and Methods: POD was tested ... -
Diagnosis and management of chronic coronary artery disease
(2007)Coronary artery disease (CAD) usually coexists with atherosclerosis of other arterial trees and is accelerated by several risk factors. It may remain asymptomatic for a long period affecting the vessel wall with no lumen ... -
Diagnostic investigation of cases of deaths of newborn lambs
(2010)Neonatal lamb mortality, caused either by disorders of non-infectious aetiology or by pathological conditions of microbial or parasitic aetiology, is defined as the death of newborn lambs during the first 28 days of their ... -
Diagnostic significance of behaviour changes of sheep: A selected review
(2010)Sheep welfare is the combination of subjective and objective (qualitative and quantitative) aspects of the conditions of life of animals, including health and disease, behaviour. husbandry and management; thus, it is a ... -
Diagnostic value, clinical utility and pathogenic significance of reactivity to the molecular targets of Crohn's disease specific-pancreatic autoantibodies
(2011)Pancreatic autoantibodies (PAB) giving characteristic staining patterns of the exocrine pancreas by indirect immunoflourescence appear to be specific markers of Crohn's disease (CrD), being present in approximarely 30% of ... -
Early detection of melanoma with the combined use of acoustic microscopy, infrared reflectance and Raman spectroscopy
(2015)Malignant melanoma is a form of skin cancer, with increasing incidence worldwide. Early diagnosis is crucial for the prognosis and treatment of the disease. The objective of this study is to develop a novel animal model ... -
EAU Guidelines on the Assessment of Non-neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms including Benign Prostatic Obstruction
(2015)Context: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) represent one of the most common clinical complaints in adult men and have multifactorial aetiology. Objective: To develop European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on ... -
Evaluation of the FAMACHA (c) system for targeted selective anthelmintic treatments for potential use in small ruminants in Greece
(2013)The FAMACHA (c) system is a practical on-farm method, which can be used to identify small ruminants in need of anthelmintic treatment, depending on the colour of the lower eyelid mucous membrane, which reflects level of ... -
Facebook social support: A comparative study on depression and personality characteristics
(2013)The explosive growth of Social Networking Sites such as Facebook had a huge impact on psychological research. One of the most controversial questions regards to whether online relationships provide meaningful social support. ... -
Management of canine leishmaniosis in endemic SW European regions: A questionnaire-based multinational survey
(2014)Background: Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) caused by Leishmania infantum is a widespread endemic disease in SW Europe. This study was designed to determine how veterinarians clinically manage CanL in this region by analysing ... -
The problem of knowledge elicitation from the expert's point of view
(2010)This chapter describes the development of an expert system by a knowledge engineer with pedagogical expertise. Specifically, the problem of knowledge elicitation from the expert's point of view is thoroughly presented as ... -
Progressive development of augmentation during long-term treatment with levodopa in restless legs syndrome: results of a prospective multi-center study
(2010)The European Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Study Group performed the first multi-center, long-term study systematically evaluating RLS augmentation under levodopa treatment. This prospective, open-label 6-month study was ... -
Significance of size and location of the lesion for prognosis of collapse of osteonecrosis of the femoral head for patients treated with tantalum rod
(2010)The purpose of this study is to predict osteonecrosis of the femoral head by examining location and size of the lesion of the femoral head. A triangulation approximation algorithm is used for the computation of the geometric ... -
Symptomatic cervical perineural (Tarlov) cyst: A case report
(2015)Background: Perineural (Tarlov) cysts are benign, usually asymptomatic, cerebrospinal fluid filled cysts of the spine, most often found in the sacral region. Description of case:We report a Tarlov cyst, located in the ... -
A tool to monitor and support physical exercise interventions for MCI and AD patients
(2014)This paper presents a tool to monitor and support the execution of common physical exercise interventions targeting people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and elderly in general. Our tool ... -
Unsupervised detection of fibrosis in microscopy images using fractals and fuzzy c-means clustering
(2012)The advances in improved fluorescent probes and better cameras in collaboration with the advent of computers in imaging and image analysis, assist the task of diagnosis in many fields of biologic and medical research. In ... -
An update on the diagnosis and treatment of canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi)
(2014)Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is still a common disease in endemic areas, such as the Mediterranean countries, and has progressively expanded into non-endemic areas like Central and Northern Europe. ... -
Validation of the Augmentation Severity Rating Scale (ASRS): A multicentric, prospective study with levodopa on restless legs syndrome
(2007)Background: Augmentation is the main complication during long-term dopaminergic treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and reflects an overall increase in RLS severity. Its severity varies considerably from a minor ...