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99m Tc-MIBI scintigraphy versus 131I whole body scan in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
(2006)
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. More than 90% of primary thyroid cancers are papillary or follicular types, together termed Differentiated Thyroid Cancers (DTC. The aim of this study was to assess ...
64-Slice multidetector computed tomographic angiography and invasive coronary angiography in diagnosis of significant coronary artery stenosis
(2012)
Introduction: Introduction of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has resulted in a great improvement of the non-invasive coronary artery imaging. The present study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy ...
A comparison of post-incisional subcutaneous, intramuscular, and subcutaneous plus intramuscular infiltrations of lidocaine in post-caesarean section pain control
(2013)
Background. How best to relieve pain after caesarean section (CS) is still debated by many obstetricians. Pre- and post-incisional infiltrations with local anaesthetics have been widely tested and compared. However, the ...
A comparison of preoperative ondansetron and dexamethasone in the prevention of post-tympanoplasty nausea and vomiting
(2012)
Background: Nausea and vomiting are common complications of anesthesia and surgery. Patients undergoing tympanoplasty are exposed to a higher risk of postoperative nausea vomiting (PONV). These complications may alter the ...
A multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Heberon (interferon alfa-2b) in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Iran
(2005)
Background: Combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin is the most effective treatment for chronic hepatitis C today. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thrice-weekly Heberon (interferon ...
A phase III, randomized, two-armed, double-blind, parallel, active controlled, and non-inferiority clinical trial to compare efficacy and safety of biosimilar adalimumab (CinnoRAآ®) to the reference product (Humiraآ®) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
(2017)
Background: This study aimed to compare efficacy and safety of test-adalimumab (CinnoRAآ®, CinnaGen, Iran) to the innovator product (Humiraآ®, AbbVie, USA) in adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: ...
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the role of formoterol in the management of acute asthma
(2007)
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of formoterol delivered by Aerolizer in the emergency department. Methods: A single-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel group study was conducted ...
A Randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial comparing parenteral dextrose 5%, Ringer's solution and oral intake on the delivery outcomes in Nulliparas
(2017)
Objectives: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, the prevalence of C-section and unnecessary labor induction associated with adverse complications for the mother and baby is rising. This rate is ...
A socio-cognitive inquiry of excessive mobile phone use
(2014)
Objectives: The study examined the predictive ability of selected demographic and socio-psychological characteristics in explaining excessive mobile phone use (EMPU) behavior and problematic use in a sample of university ...
A study of the complete response rate with a combination of high dose cytarabine and cladribine in refractory and relapsed acute leukemia
(2010)
Introduction: Acute leukemia covers a broad spectrum of hematological clonal diseases originating from the malignant transformation of stem cells. Current chemotherapeutic methods result in an incomplete response to primary ...