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  • 1
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    MRI in tracheal stenosis by innominate artery in children (1991)
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    Pediatric radiology 21 (1991), S. 89-93 
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    ISSN: 1432-1998
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Pediatric airway obstruction due to anomalies of the course of the innominate artery may produce respiratory distress. MR imaging of the trachea was performed after bronchoscopy on forty-one children with congenital tracheal stenosis. Bronchoscopy only allows the evaluation of the lumen of the trachea, and the degree and location of collapse, and it may be difficult to determine the etiology of the tracheal narrowing. In eighteen out of the forty-one patients MR imaging showed a compression of the trachea by the innominate artery. The MR imaging diagnoses were subsequently compared for accuracy with the diagnoses determined by direct surgical observations. MR imaging of the trachea, the surrounding tissue and vessels allows the evaluation of the cause of tracheal compression and the degree and location of collapse. For evaluation of the cause of airway obstruction, MRI is an ideal method depicting detailed anatomic structure without employing ionizing radiation or intravenous contrast medium.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02015611
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  • 2
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    Autoantibodies against sympathetic ganglia and evidence of cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation in newly diagnosed and long-term IDDM patients (1996)
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    Diabetologia 39 (1996), S. 970-975 
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    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Keywords Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; metaiodobenzylguanidine ; autonomic neuropathy ; nervous tissue autoantibodies ; islet cell antibodies.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary To investigate the presence of autoantibodies against sympathetic nervous tissue and their correlation with cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), 20 newly diagnosed (age 26 ± 6 years) and 48 long-term IDDM patients (age 40 ± 13 years, duration of diabetes 22 ± 12 years) without myocardial perfusion abnormalities (normal 99 mTC-methoxyisobutylisonitrile uptake) were assessed for myocardial 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and complement-fixing sympathetic ganglia (CF-SG) autoantibodies. Both groups of patients were also studied for islet cell antibodies (ICA) and ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Eighty control subjects (age 18–49 years) were investigated for CF-SG autoantibodies. Eight newly diagnosed (40 %) and 12 long-term (25 %) IDDM patients exhibited CF-SG autoantibodies, compared to 4 control subjects (5 %; p 〈 0.01, p 〈 0.05). In long-term diabetic patients, the reduction of global but not of regional myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake correlated with CF-SG autoantibodies (r = 0.34, p = 0.02). Newly diagnosed diabetic patients did not show an association between CF-SG autoantibodies and global or regional myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake. ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy ( ≥ two of five cardiac reflex tests abnormal) was present in 22 and absent in 26 long-term IDDM patients, of whom 9 (41 %) and 3 (12 %), respectively were positive for CF-SG autoantibodies (p = 0.02). Only 1 newly diagnosed IDDM patient demonstrated ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy and was also positive for CF-SG autoantibodies. Although they are somewhat suggestive, results concerning autoantibodies against sympathetic nervous tissue and cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation do not strongly support the view that autoimmune mechanisms play a major role in the pathogenesis of cardiac sympathetic neuropathy in IDDM. [Diabetologia (1996) 39: 970–975]
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00403917
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    Electronic Resource
    Autoantibodies against sympathetic ganglia and evidence of cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation in newly diagnosed and long-term IDDM patients (1996)
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    Diabetologia 39 (1996), S. 970-975 
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    ISSN: 1432-0428
    Keywords: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus ; metaiodobenzylguanidine ; autonomic neuropathy ; nervous tissue autoantibodies ; islet cell antibodies
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary To investigate the presence of autoantibodies against sympathetic nervous tissue and their correlation with cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), 20 newly diagnosed (age 26±6 years) and 48 long-term IDDM patients (age 40±13 years, duration of diabetes 22±12 years) without myocardial perfusion abnormalities (normal 99mTC-methoxyisobutylisonitrile uptake) were assessed for myocardial 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) uptake and complement-fixing sympathetic ganglia (CF-SG) autoantibodies. Both groups of patients were also studied for islet cell antibodies (ICA) and ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy. Eighty control subjects (age 18–49 years) were investigated for CF-SG autoantibodies. Eight newly diagnosed (40%) and 12 long-term (25%) IDDM patients exhibited CF-SG autoantibodies, compared to 4 control subjects (5%; p〈0.01, p〈0.05). In long-term diabetic patients, the reduction of global but not of regional myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake correlated with CF-SG autoantibodies (r=0.34, p=0.02). Newly diagnosed diabetic patients did not show an association between CF-SG autoantibodies and global or regional myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake. ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy (≥ two of five cardiac reflex tests abnormal) was present in 22 and absent in 26 long-term IDDM patients, of whom 9 (41%) and 3 (12%), respectively were positive for CF-SG autoantibodies (p=0.02). Only 1 newly diagnosed IDDM patient demonstrated ECG-based cardiac autonomic neuropathy and was also positive for CF-SG autoantibodies. Although they are somewhat suggestive, results concerning autoantibodies against sympathetic nervous tissue and cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation do not strongly support the view that autoimmune mechanisms play a major role in the pathogenesis of cardiac sympathetic neuropathy in IDDM.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00403917
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    Sjoegren's syndrome: MR imaging of the parotid gland (1996)
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    European radiology 6 (1996), S. 46-51 
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    ISSN: 1432-1084
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract To date, myoepithelial sialoadenitis (Sjoegren's syndrome) has been diagnosed with sialography and other techniques. First results of MR imaging offer new possibilities in the diagnostic imaging of this Thirty-six pat nts with immunohistologically and serologically confirmed Sjoegren s syndrome and 25 patients suffering from other diseases, included as a control group, were examined by MR in transverse and coronal orientation T-2 weighted sequneces (TR/TE- 1600/25/90) and T- weighted sequences (TR/TE 500/25 msplainand after (Gd-DTPA administration were obtained. In all patients the parotid gland showed characteristics internal paterns and abnormalities in gland size. There was a 21 nonhomogeneous internal pattern wit a characteristicsc speckled, honeycomb-like appearance visible especially on T2-weighted sequences. Enhancement with Gd-DTPA yielded no additional information. A staging system with four stages of Sjoegren's syndrome (no characteristics changes to a nodular and swollen gland) was developed. Magnetic resonance has become an important new tool in assessing parotid gland changes in patients suffering from Sjoegren's syndrome, and could well replace the more invasive and unpleasant diagnostic methods in the near future.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00619951
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    MRI with Gd-DTPA in tumours of larynx and hypopharynx (1991)
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    European radiology 1 (1991), S. 58-64 
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    ISSN: 1432-1084
    Keywords: MRI ; Larynx ; Hypopharyngeal tumours ; Contrast media
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Twenty-eight patients with tumours of the larynx, divided into supraglottic, glottic, and subglottic lesions, and of the hypopharynx were examined by different MRI techniques using the paramagnetic contrast medium Gd-DTPA. The results of preoperative MRI were compared with clinical laryngoscopy and the pathological tumour classification. The examinations were carried out using plain T1-wand T2-weighted and Gd-DTPA enhanced T1-weighted sequences. Most studies included three slice orientations for optimal assessment of different tumour locations. The most accurate diagnostic information was given by Gd-DTPA-enhanced sequences. The combination of plain images, contrast-enhanced images and subtraction enabled precise assessment of deep infiltration. T2-weighted and proton density sequences conveyed more information about cartilage invasion and liquid-filled structures, but gave more artefacts than T1-weighted images. Laryngoscopy had advantages in T1-classified tumors, as the extent of the tumor could be seen, and offered histological information via biopsy. Diagnostic findings of MRI correlated in 85.7% with the pathologist's report, and laryngoscopy provided exact classification in only 64.3% of patients. Gd-DTPA-enhanced MRI is an important adjunct to non-contrast MR studies, and forms an ideal diagnostic supplement to laryngoscopy.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00540106
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    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: binding of [99mTc]TRODAT-1 to the dopamine transporter before and after methylphenidate treatment (2000)
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    European journal of nuclear medicine 27 (2000), S. 1518-1524 
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    ISSN: 1619-7089
    Keywords: [99mTc]TRODAT-1 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Methylphenidate
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. Involvement of the dopaminergic system has been suggested in patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) since the symptoms can be successfully treated with methylphenidate, a potent blocker of the dopamine transporter (DAT). This study reports the findings on the status of the DAT in adults with ADHD before and after commencement of treatment with methylphenidate, as measured using [99mTc]TRODAT-1. Seventeen patients (seven males, ten females, aged 21–64 years, mean 38 years) were examined before and after the initiation of methylphenidate treatment (3×5 mg/day). All subjects were injected with 800 MBq [99mTc]TRODAT-1 and imaged 3 h p.i. Single-photon emission tomography (SPET) scans were acquired using a triple-headed gamma camera. For semiquantitative evaluation of the DAT, transverse slices corrected for attenuation were used to calculate specific binding in the striatum, with the cerebellum used as background [(STR–BKG)/BKG]. Data were compared with an age-matched control group. It was found that untreated patients presented with a significantly increased specific binding of [99mTc]TRODAT-1 to the DAT as compared with normal controls [(STR–BKG)/BKG: 1.43±0.18 vs 1.22±0.06, P〈0.001]. Under treatment with methylphenidate, specific binding decreased significantly in all patients [(STR–BKG)/BKG: 1.00±0.14, P〈0.001]. Our findings suggest that the number of DAT binding sites is higher in drug-naive patients suffering from ADHD than in normal controls. The decrease in available DAT binding sites under treatment with methylphenidate correlates well with the improvement in clinical symptoms. The data of this study help to elucidate the complex dysregulation of the dopaminergic neurotransmitter system in patients suffering from ADHD and the effect of treatment with psychoactive drugs.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002590000330
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