What is the Portal Hypertension Clinic? The Portal Hypertension Clinic brings together a team of experts to care for children and teens who have or are at risk for health problems, like bleeding, due ...

A computed tomography scan or CT scan uses X-rays and computers to make images of the body. It can sometimes help doctors diagnose headaches and their causes. You might need one if you have ...

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

"This process is like a cosmic CT scan, where we can look through different slices of cosmic history and track how matter clumped together at different epochs." A powerful combination of data from ...

Furin is identified as the key enzyme responsible for cleaving the apelin precursor. Inhibiting this cleavage could serve as ...

25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany; Martin.Hennenberg{at}ukb.uni-bonn.de In liver cirrhosis, abnormal persistent extrahepatic vasodilation leads to hyperdynamic circulatory dysfunction which essentially ...

Accurate detection and segmentation of lung tumors on CT scans is critical for monitoring cancer progression, evaluating treatment responses and planning radiation therapy. Currently, experienced ...

Nearly 40% of children undergoing CT scans for blunt abdominal trauma have incidental findings, with 3.5% requiring immediate evaluation and 5.4% needing follow-up within 4 weeks. This secondary ...

PET scans are routinely used in combination with computerized tomography (CT). The study is commonly referred to as PET/CT scan. PET scan is a nuclear medicine exam often used to help diagnose cancer, ...

Before the 11–14 week screening scan, all patients were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire that included chronic disease background (pregestational hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ...

CHENNAI: The government is taking steps to introduce advanced scanning facilities, such as PET CT scans, in all districts of Tamil Nadu under the Chief Minister Comprehensive Health Insurance ...