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Magnesium bioavailability from mineral water. A study in adult men
Objective: To assess magnesium enteral absorption from a magnesium-rich mineral water.
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A ‘Made in One Piece’ Skeleton in a 22-Year-Old Man Suffering from Sickle Cell Anaemia
A 22-year-old African male with known sickle cell anaemia was referred by a Congolese medical centre with a request to improve his poor physical condition. He was unable to walk, stand or sit because his larg...
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Tomoscintigraphy of the lumbar spine: Prospects and clinical application
In an in vivo prospective study, we examined the lumbar spine of 18 patients presenting with a first episode of acute low-back pain with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and magnetic resonanc...
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Influence of patient's weight on dual-photon absorptiometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of bone mineral density
Lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (Hologic QDR 1000) and by153Gd dual-photon absorptiometry (DPA) (Novo Lab 22a) in 120 postmenopausal women. Though a ...
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Use of a urea breath test versus invasive methods to determine the prevalence ofHelicobacter pylori in zaire
The prevalence ofHelicobacter pylori infection in Zaire was determined by means of a [14C] urea breath test in 133 asymptomatic subjects, by culture and histological examination of biopsies in 324 consecutive end...
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Indications des scintigraphies au Gallium 67 et aux leucocytes marqués à l'Indium 111 dans la mise au point des infections postopératoires en chirurgie osteo-articulaire
A prospective scintigraphic study using Gallium 67 and granulocytes labelled with Indium 111 was carried out in 60 patients who were thought to have infection following orthopaedic operations. Both investigati...
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Anemia, But Not Stimulation of Erythropoiesis Without Anemia, Increases Bone and Bone Marrow Blood Flow in the Rat
Anemia induces several bone modifications, hyperplasia of hematopoetic tissue, increased bone marrow blood flow, release of immature cells from bone marrow, and resorption of bone [1–5]. The aim of study was t...
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Bone Demineralization and Increased Bone Blood Flow in the Rat
Increased bone remodeling associated with hypervascularized hyperplastic bone marrow is observed in many clinical descriptions such as plasmocytoma, hyperparathyroïdism, Paget’s disease, metastatic carcinoma, ...
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Bone loss and bone blood flow in paraplegic rats treated with calcitonin, diphosphonate, and indomethacin
Sham-operated (SO) and paraplegic rats were treated from the day of operation during a period of 4 or 6 weeks with salmon calcitonin 4 IU/kg/day or a diphosphonate (APD) 1mM/kg/day or indomethacin 2.5 mg/kg/da...
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The effect of orchidectomy on bone metabolism in aging rats
We have shown that orchidectomy in postpubertal 55-day-old rats led beyond 2 months to a decrease in bone growth and loss of weight. At 1 month postorchidectomy, we observed a threefold increase in bone blood ...
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The Prognostic Value of rCBF Measurements in Aphasic Stroke Patients
In aphasic stroke patients, the prognosis can be deduced to a certain extent from the initial clinical assessment (severity and type of aphasia) and from CT scan data. Searching for further information concern...
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Gallium67 scintigraphy in fibrinous pericarditis associated with bacterial endocarditis
An 80-year-old man presented with pyrexia, progressive cardiac failure and inflammation. A diagnosis of pericarditis associated with bacterial endocarditis was suggested from Gallium 67 scintigraphy and confir...
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Measurement of Separate Renal Function with 197 HgCl2
After intravenous injection of radiomercury bichloride, renal activity rises slowly to reach 75% of its maximum at 6 h and a constant activity or plateau at 24 h. Urinary excretion of activity is negligible.
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Demineralization and pathological physiology of the skeleton in paraplegic rats
The mechanism of bone loss after a spinal cord section with paraplegia is still largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate in paraplegic rats the rate and distribution of bone loss, changes ...
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Simple, fast preparation of gallium-68-labelled human serum albumin microspheres
Following a study of the main factors involved in the 68-Ga labelling of human serum albumin microspheres (H.S.A.M.), especially methods of production and preparation of active solution and conditions of radio...
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Grenzen der Operabilität der Nierensteinbildungen: Bedeutung der quantitativen Szintigraphie mit Quecksilberchlorid bei der Beurteilung der seitengetrennten Funktion der beiden Nieren
Die seitengetrennte Beurteilung des funktionellen Wertes der beiden Nieren ist eines der wichtigsten Daten, die erlauben, zwischen einem organerhaltenden Eingriff und einer radikalen Nephrektomie zu wählen. In...
