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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 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 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 ...
Adherence to Mediterranean nutrition pattern in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Relationship with metabolic risk factors and -UCP2-866G/A gene polymorphisms
(2016)
The current study evaluated the association between major components of Mediterranean dietary regimen with metabolic biomarkers and uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2)-866G/A gene polymorphism in patients with non-alcoholic fatty ...
Alloporinol, chamomile and normal saline mouthwashes for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced stomatitis
(2009)
Background: Stomatitis is a common side effect in patients receiving chemotherapy. It alters survival because of the risk of infection and has a significant impact on the quality of life, causing treatment delays, nutritional ...