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Anastomosenruptur nach Nierenbeckenplastik
Generell muss bei der Durchführung eines Ausscheidungsurogramms bei bestehender Abflussbehinderung mit Rupturen des Nierenbeckenkelchsystems gerechnet werden. Sollte der Verdacht auf eine Extravasation, sei es...
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Open AccessCYFRA 21-1 is a prognostic determinant in non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a meta-analysis in 2063 patients
The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of a high pretreatment serum CYFRA 21-1 level (a cytokeratin 19 fragment) adjusted for the effects of well-known co-variables in non-small...
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Tumor-Marker — Bedeutung für Diagnostik und Verlaufskontrolle
Tumor-Marker sind Substanzen, deren Auftreten bzw. erhöhte Konzentration in Körperflüssigkeiten (humorale Tumormarker) oder verstärkte zelluläre Expression (zelluläre Tumormarker) Rückschlüsse aufdas Vorliegen...
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High-speed, high-power 1.55 μm photodetectors
High-speed, high-power photodetectors are required in 40 Gbit/s front-ends as well as for optic/millimeterwave-conversion in 60 GHz broadband mobile systems. The demand for a high bandwidth maintained up to hi...
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Open AccessCysteine proteinase cathepsin H in tumours and sera of lung cancer patients: relation to prognosis and cigarette smoking
In order to evaluate the role of cysteine peptidase cathepsin H (Cath H) in human lung cancer its protein levels were determined in 148 pairs of lung tumour tissue and adjacent non-tumourous lung parenchyma us...
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Mn-TPPS4 in der Diagnostik von malignen Hauttumoren In-vivo-Untersuchungen mittels hochauflösender Magnetresonanztomographie an melanotischen Melanomen
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Actuator – sensor technology on “electronic grade” diamond films
Thermal microheaters as used for example in thermal ink print heads contain a variety of materials, the heater itself is commonly based on refractory metals. Here, a novel concept based on diamond as a multif...
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Tumormarker — ihre Bedeutung für Diagnostik und Verlaufskontrolle des Bronchialkarzinoms
Unter Tumormarkern versteht man Substanzen, die bei bestehendem malignen Leiden in erhöhter Konzentration in Körperflüssigkeiten vorkommen oder verstärkt zellulär exprimiert werden.
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Mature metastasis of a mature testicular teratoma as differential diagnosis of a renal/adrenal tumor
We report on the eighth known case of a mature metastasis of a mature teratoma of the testis. In a 19-year-old patient who had undergone a pyeloplasty of the left renal pelvis 6 years before, a mature metastas...
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Cathepsin B fraction active at physiological pH of 7.5 is of prognostic significance in squamous cell carcinoma of human lung
In this study we examined both the pH dependence of cathepsin B (cath B) activity and its stability at physiological pH of 7.5 in lung tumours and normal lung tissue by means of fluorogenic assays with Z-Arg-A...
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Fabrication of Highly Oriented, Smooth Diamond Films on Silicon for Electronic Devices
A new bias-enhanced nucleation method based on an AC-bias step to form highly oriented diamond (HOD) nuclei on silicon substrates is presented. The uniformity of the nucleated film and the bias time strongly d...
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Paramagnetic metalloporphyrins: infarct avid contrast agents for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by MRI
In previous experiments in tumors we demonstrated that metalloporphyrins are particularly avid for nonviable tumor components. This study was performed to find out wether these agents can be used as MRI contra...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
CYFRA 21-1 beim Bronchialkarzinom: Ergebnisse einer prospektiven Multicenterstudie
In einer prospektiven Multicenterstudie wurde bei 244 Patienten mit Bronchialkarzinom die diagnostische Bedeutung des neuen Tumor-markers CYFRA im Vergleich mit den etablierten Markern CEA, SCC und NSE untersu...
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Intravenous MR lymphography with superparamagnetic iron oxide particles: experimental studies in rats and rabbits
The inter- and intralymphonodal distribution of IV-administered superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) particles as a lymphographic contrast agent for MRI was studied in various animal models in rats and rabbits....
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Elastinolytic activity of alveolar macrophages in smoking-associated pulmonary emphysema
Current concepts of pathomechanisms leading to acquired emphysema suggest that alveolar macrophages (AM) activated by cigarette smoking may cause an elastase/antielastase imbalance localized to the microenviro...
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Levels of parathyroid hormone-related protein in hypercalcemia of malignancy: comparison of midregional radioimmunoassay and two-site immunoradiometric assay
Overproduction of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a major cause of hypercalcemia of malignancy in patients with solid tumors. We measured plasma levels of the protein by a radioimmunoassay (RIA)...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
157Gd-Labeled Monoclonal Antibody: A Tumor-Specific Contrast Medium for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The development of Gd-DTPA (Magnevist®) as a contrast-enhancing agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was a major breakthrough in contrast media research. Gd-DTPA, the first of a new generation of imaging ag...
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Effect of Nicotine on the Elastinolytic Activity of Human Lung Tumor Cells and Human Alveolar Macrophages
The elastinolytic activity of two human lung tumor cell lines as well as human alveolar macrophages isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with different lung diseases was calculated by digesti...
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Tumormarker — ihre Bedeutung für die Diagnostik und Verlaufskontrolle des Bronchialkarzinoms
In der onkologischen Praxis nimmt die Bestimmung von Tumormarkern als biochemische Parameter für Diagnose und Verlaufskontrolle des malignen Leidens einen breiten Raum ein. Beim Bronchialkarzinom kommen neben ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Probleme der Wanderosion in Entladungsröhren für Edelgas-Ionenlaser
Es werden Überlegungen und Ergebnisse mitgeteilt, die die Wechselwirkung des Entladungsplasmas mit dem’Wandmaterial betreffen, weil davon z. B. die erreichbare Leistung des Laserrohres und seine effektive Lebe...
