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Sonographic detection of abdominal free fluid: Emergency residents vs radiology residents

Shojaee, M; Faridaalaee, G; Sabzghabaei, A; Safari, S; Mansoorifar, H; Arhamidolatabadi, A; Keyghobadi, F (2012)

Background: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) has become a part of initial examinations in trauma care at emergency departments (ED). Objectives: The goal of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy ...

A survey of characteristics of self-immolation in the East of Iran

Mehrpour, O; Javadinia, SA; Malic, C; Dastgiri, S; Ahmadi, A (2012)

The aim of this study was investigating the characteristic and outcome of self-immolation cases admitted to the Burn Centre of Birjand, Iran over an eight year period. This study is a retrospective review of case notes for ...

Spontaneous recanalization of the occluded internal carotid artery: A report of two cases

Mohammadian, R; Arami, MA; Mansourizadeh, R; Husainian, M; Abdkarimi, MH; Mohammadian, F (2012)

Spontaneous recanalization of the occluded internal carotid artery (ICA) is more frequent than is generally believed. The timing of spontaneous recanalization remains unclear but it may occur as either an early or a late ...

Frequency of cryptosporidiosis among gastroenteritic patients

Gholami, S; Ali, AH; Khalilian, A; Fakhar, M; Daryani, A; Sharif, M; Shahbazi, A; Gohardehi, S; Ahmadpour, E (2012)

Background and purpose: Cryptosporidiosis is one of the opportunistic protozoan diseases and zoonosis in the world, leading to acute or chronic gastroenteritis caused by Cryptosporidium spp. Since Mazandaran province is a ...

Application of Haddon's matrix in qualitative research methodology: An experience in burns epidemiology

Deljavan, R; Sadeghi-Bazargani, H; Fouladi, N; Arshi, S; Mohammadi, R (2012)

Background: Little has been done to investigate the application of injury specific qualitative research methods in the field of burn injuries. The aim of this study was to use an analytical tool (Haddon's matrix) through ...

Association between hepatitis B and hearing status

Nasab, MS; Fathololoomi, MR; Alizamir, A (2012)

Objective: Viral diseases are one of the common causes of hearing loss. The inner ear may be involved directly or by secondary reaction (e.g., polyarthritis nodosa). This study was performed to investigate the relation ...

The role of 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in the management of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Raziei, G; Masjedi, MR; Fotouhi, F; Asli, IN; Shafiei, B; Javadi, H; Assadi, M (2012)

Background: This study aimed to determine whether 99mTc- methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scanning could improve diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and help clinical decision making for an accurate management. ...

Management and treatment of headaches based on neuroradiological findings

Mayabi, Z; Asghar, Y; Goldust, M (2012)

Headache is one of the common complications of patients referring to treatment centers. Application of different neuroimaging methods in patients with headache is still controversial. The present study aims at determining ...

Socio-demographic characteristics of the addicted inmates of Qom and Tabriz prisons in Iran

Mohammadreza, S; Mina, I; Mohsen, T; Mashayekhi, S (2012)

Purpose: The aim of this investigation was to study the factors responsible for drug addiction amongst the inmates of Tabriz and Qom prisons, to further understand the reasons for drug abuse particularly in the young and ...

Unexplained pulmonary hypertension in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients

Etemadi, J; Zolfaghari, H; Firoozi, R; Ardalan, MR; Toufan, M; Shoja, MM; Ghabili, K (2012)

Objectives: To compare the prevalence of unexplained pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and to compare laboratory parameters between patients with unexplained ...