Background Cholestatic jaundice during infancy is one of the most problematic challenges
for pediatricians. Biliary atresia (BA) and neonatal hepatitis syndrome (NHS) are major …

Introduction: Metabolic bone disease represents a major cause of morbidity in patients with
thalassaemia major. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and underlying …

Iodine-131 (I-131) therapy is one of the conventional approaches in the treatment of patients
with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The radioiodine agents also accumulate in the …

To date a few studies have focused on the possible effects of subclinical hyperthyroidism on
bone metabolism, showing conflicting results. This study was designed to evaluate this …

A significant discrepancy between the results of previous human and phantoms studies is
identified regarding the effects of vertebral positioning on bone mineral density (BMD) …

A 23-year-old lady presented with abdominal fullness and distension as well as large
abdominal masses in physical exam. Upon ultrasonographic evaluation, two large space …

Background Although it has been shown that acute beta-blocker administration may reduce
the presence or severity of myocardial perfusion defects with dipyridamole stress, little …

Methods The study included 10 women and 50 men (mean age 54.18±11.71 years). The
patients were recruited from the cardiology clinic at Shariati Hospital in Tehran from January …

The presence of a highly nonuniform distribution of attenuating tissues in the thorax may lead
to attenuation artifacts and inaccuracies in reconstructed lung ventilation/perfusion SPECT …

1379 Objectives: Cholestatic jaundice during infancy is one of the most problematic challenges
for pediatricians. Biliary atresia (BA) and neonatal hepatitis syndrome (NHS) are major …