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  • Key words Intravascular ultrasound – coronary artery disease – plaque tissue characterization  (1)
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    Accidents in the school environment in Milan, a five year survey (1987)
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    European journal of epidemiology 3 (1987), S. 196-201 
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    ISSN: 1573-7284
    Keywords: School accidents ; Epidemiology ; Survey ; Frequency
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Data regarding 11,541 cases of school accidents (from kindergarten to senior high school) that required hospital attention for treatment were examined. The information was obtained from the records of the a ≪ School Medicine Service of the City of Milan ≫, and covered five school years (from 1980–81 to 1984–85). The surveyed population included over 160,000 subjects for each year. After computer processing, data regarding type of school, year, age of the victim, place of the accident and type of lesions were obtained. The frequency of accidents was highest (about 2%) among kindergarten pupils, while in senior high school the lowest frequency (less than 1 %) was accompanied by the greatest percentage of hospitalizations (about 6%). From our results it appears that most accidents occur in school gyms (around 50%), and that the percentage of sprains and fractures is also highest in this area. School gyms can therefore be considered as a primary target for any prevention activity.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00239759
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    Intravascular ultrasound insights into plaque composition (2000)
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    Zeitschrift für Kardiologie 89 (2000), S. S117 
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    ISSN: 1435-1285
    Keywords: Key words Intravascular ultrasound – coronary artery disease – plaque tissue characterization
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Previous studies correlating histomorphology with 20–30 MHz-derived intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images showed that IVUS provides to some extent qualitative information on plaque composition. IVUS imaging proved to define calcifications with high sensitivity and specificity but was found to be less accurate in the assessment of soft components. Nevertheless previous studies on atherosclerotic plaque characterization were limited by use of low-frequency transducers that did not define accurately soft components. Our goal was to test the effectiveness of high frequency IVUS transducers in the identification of lipid/necrotic pools in atherosclerotic plaques. Methods: Forty MHz transducers were used for in vitro IVUS assessment of 12 arterial segments (10 coronary arteries and 2 carotid arteries dissected from 5 different autopsy cases). IVUS acquisition was performed at a 0.5 mm/s speed after ligature of the branching points to generate a closed system. Lipid necrotic areas were defined by IVUS as large echolucent intraplaque areas surrounded by tissue with higher echodensity. To obtain histopathologic sections corresponding to IVUS cross sections, vessels were divided into consecutive 3 mm-long segments using the most distal recorded IVUS image as the starting reference. Then, samples were fixed with 10% buffered formalin, processed for histopathologic study, serially cut, and stained with the Movat penthacrome method. Results: One hundred twenty-two sections were analyzed. Lipid pools were observed by histology in 30 cross sections (25%). IVUS revealed the presence of lipid pools in 19 of 122 cross sections with a sensitivity and specificity of 67% and 94%, respectively. Conclusions: High frequency transducers accurately identify lipid/necrotic pools and open new perspectives on future IVUS characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003920070110
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