2014
Quantitative interpretation of FDG PET/CT with myocardial perfusion imaging increases diagnostic information in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis
Ahmadian A, Brogan A, Berman J, Sverdlov AL, Mercier G, Mazzini M, Govender P, Ruberg FL, Miller EJ. Quantitative interpretation of FDG PET/CT with myocardial perfusion imaging increases diagnostic information in the evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2014, 21: 925-939. PMID: 24879453, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-014-9901-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18Heart DiseasesHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSarcoidosisSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsFDG PET/CTPET/CTCardiac sarcoidosisStandardized uptake valueMyocardial perfusion imagingClinical eventsPerfusion imagingCardiac FDG PET/CTAdverse clinical eventsOnly independent predictorNegative control studyCS correlatesImmunosuppressive treatmentPrednisone treatmentImmunosuppression treatmentIndependent predictorsFDG uptakeOncologic indicationsPerfusion defectsNegative studiesRepeat examinationLow EFUptake valueControl studyMultivariate analysis
2011
Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure
Humphries D, Mosites E, Otchere J, Twum WA, Woo L, Jones-Sanpei H, Harrison LM, Bungiro RD, Benham-Pyle B, Bimi L, Edoh D, Bosompem K, Wilson M, Cappello M. Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 792-800. PMID: 21540391, PMCID: PMC3083749, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor nutritional statusHookworm infectionRisk factorsNutritional statusOverall egg reduction rateSerum immunoglobulin G (IgG) reactivitiesCross-sectional pilot studyEgg reduction rateImmunoglobulin G reactivityKintampo North MunicipalityAlbendazole therapyKintampo NorthMalaria coinfectionTreatment failureOverall prevalenceHigh prevalenceRepeat examinationEgg excretionSecretory antigensInfectionPilot studyCoinfectionSignificant reductionTherapyHigh rate
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