Objective: The aim of this retrospective investigation was to assess the dimensional stability
of different grafting materials after maxillary sinus floor augmentation with computed …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stent-like, self-expandable devices, the so-called flow
diverters, are increasingly used for the treatment of wide-neck cerebral aneurysms. The …

Aim: 67 Ga citrate has been used long and successfully to diagnose and stage sarcoidosis.
F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) has been suggested as a positron emission tomography (…

Purpose Tumor growth requires the formation of new blood vessels, a phenomenon known
as angiogenesis. The most important regulator of angiogenesis is vascular endothelial …

We report the immediate technical and clinical outcome of a new self-expanding fully retrievable
stent in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Eleven consecutive patients with acute …

Background: The white blood cell count to mean platelet volume ratio (WMR) is increasingly
gaining importance as a promising prognostic marker in atherosclerotic disease, but data on …

Mean platelet volume (MPV) was recently published as a possible marker of coronary artery
disease in patients at high risk for major adverse cardiac events. Because platelets play an …

Background and aims Integrins such as α 2 β 1 , α IIb β 3 , and α v β 3 have been suggested
as key players for cancer development and progression. Several polymorphisms affecting …

The putative tumor suppressor protein spinophilin has been recently involved in the
pathogenesis of lung, liver, and other types of cancer. Previous studies also indicate that a loss of …

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of serum HER-2/neu level dynamics
during the course of disease and treatment on the prognosis of patients with metastatic breast …