The nonoperative management (NOM) of abdominal trauma has gained increasing
acceptance over the past decade. This approach has been extended to severe trauma patients …

Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) metastases represent at this moment the only accepted indication
of liver transplantation (LT) for liver secondaries. Between 1984–2007, nine (1.1%) of …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Arterioportal fistulas (APFs) are rare vascular disorders of the
mesenteric circulation. The aim of this study was to determine the etiology, anatomical location, …

… Examinations with spiral CT yielded conclusive results more often than examinations with
planar VP scintigraphy (P < .05). Five VP scintigrams and spiral CT scans were discordant. …

… MC‐IN patients with at least 1 risk factor had worse outcomes, and MC‐OUT patients with
at least 1 risk factor had the poorest survival (P < 0.001). In conclusion, both radiological and …

Purpose 90 Y-labelled compounds used in targeted radiotherapy are usually imaged with
SPECT by recording the bremsstrahlung X-rays of the β decay. The continuous shape of the X-…

The decay of 90Y has a minor branch to the 0+ excited state [1], followed by an internal e+e−
creation which happens in 32 out of one million decays [2]. Consequently, 90Y PET scan …

Objectives: to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary results at 1 year of subintimal angioplasty
of tibial occlusions in critical limb ischaemia (CLI). Material: from December 1997 to …

In most cases, percutaneous transluminal an-gioplasty (PTA) of venous stenoses is inadequate
as definitive treatment. Restenosis may develop secondary to elastic recoil, fibrosis, or …

… A prognostic score was developed on the basis of variables with a P value >0.1 in the Cox
regression analysis. The best cut-off to use for the TRAIN score was established according to …