Background There has been an outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
worldwide. We report the clinical, laboratory, and radiologic features of 138 cases of …

Background Despite doubts about their efficacy and concern about their safety, antithrombotic
agents are often used to treat acute ischemic stroke. Recent experience in patients with …

Purpose To compare the toxicities, tumor control, survival, and quality of life of nasopharyngeal
cancer (NPC) patients treated with sequential neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by …

Study Design. A reliability study was conducted. Objective. To modify a grading system for
lumbar disc degeneration and to test the reliability of this modified grading system. Summary …

OBJECTIVE. Sonography is a useful imaging tool in the evaluation of cervical lymph nodes.
Gray-scale sonography and color and power Doppler sonography are commonly used in …

Malignant lymph nodes in the neck include metastases and lymphoma. Cervical nodal
metastases are common in patients with head and neck cancers, and their assessment is …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the radiographic appearances and pattern of
progression of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Chest …

Background and Purpose—Intracranial large-artery occlusive disease is the predominant
vascular lesion found in stroke patients of Asian, African, and Hispanic ancestry, making it …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively analyze the thin-section computed tomographic (CT) features
in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) at the authors’ institution. …

Assessment of cervical lymph nodes is essential for patients with head and neck carcinomas,
and ultrasound is a useful imaging technique. Sonographic features that help distinguish …