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Open AccessEstimating female malaria mosquito age by quantifying Y-linked genes in stored male spermatozoa
Vector control strategies are among the most effective measures to combat mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria. These strategies work by altering the mosquito age structure through increased mortality of t...
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The efficacy of digital fluoroscopic image capture in the evaluation of vesicoureteral reflux in children
In accordance with ALARA, minimizing radiation exposure associated with voiding cystourethrograms (VCUG) is of critical importance. Advances in fluoroscopic technology might help achieve this goal.
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Calcified catheter “cast” masquerading as a retained catheter fragment after removal of an implanted venous access device
Calcified catheter “cast” found on radiologic studies after central venous catheter removal is a rare complication that has been reported twice. Both cases were associated with thrombus. In this case report, w...
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An appendiceal leiomyoma in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are at an increased risk for lymphoproliferative and neoplastic disorders. Included among these are smooth muscle neoplasms such as leiomyomas and leiomy...
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The relationship between alpha angle and resistive index of the femoral epiphysis in the normal and abnormal infant hip
The arterial vascularity of the hip has been investigated in normal infants using duplex Doppler sonography. This study addressed the differences in hip vascularity in infants with respect to gender and acetab...
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Spontaneous development of bilateral subdural hematomas in an infant with benign infantile hydrocephalus: color Doppler assessment of vessels traversing extra-axial spaces
We present an infant with macrocrania, who initially demonstrated prominent extra-axial fluid collections on sonography of the brain, compatible with benign infantile hydrocephalus (BIH). Because of increasing...
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Tuberculous splenic abscess in a neonate with thrombocytopenia
We present a case of a premature neonate who presented with anemia and persistent thrombocytopenia. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with disseminated tuberculosis. Initial sonographic evaluation of the ab...
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Primary bacterial peritonitis in otherwise healthy children: imaging findings
We report the imaging findings of two recent cases of primary bacterial peritonitis in otherwise healthy children with a clinical presentation mimicking acute appendicitis. Primary bacterial peritonitis is rar...
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Idiopathic intraparenchymal hematoma of the liver in a neonate
Hepatic hematomas in newborn infants are not frequently detected clinically, but are often found at perinatal autopsies. These hematomas of the liver are usually subcapsular in location. A variety of etiologie...
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Sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary in a premenarchal female
Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) is a rare benign ovarian neoplasm of stromal origin with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. Unlike the other stromal tumors, thecomas and fibromas, which tend to oc...
