A5023347755- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Urologic and reproductive health conditions
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Genital Health and Disease
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
Krankenhaus Brixen
2018-2025
Innsbruck Medical University
2010-2025
Universität Innsbruck
2009-2025
Tirol Kliniken
2017
Western University
2009-2012
Robarts Clinical Trials
2010
University Hospital
2010
London Health Sciences Centre
2009
RAM Laboratories (United States)
2009
Medistem (Panama)
2009
To improve accuracy in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) by comparing cross-sectional area (CSA) measurements median nerve obtained at level (CSAc) with those more proximally (CSAp), pronator quadratus muscle.The study protocol was approved institutional review board, and all subjects gave written informed consent. One hundred wrists 68 consecutive patients CTS (16 men, 52 women; mean age, 57.9 years; range, 25-85 years) 93 58 healthy volunteers male, 42 female; 55.1 17-85 were...
<b>Objectives</b> To develop prediction models that better estimate the pretest probability of coronary artery disease in low prevalence populations. <b>Design </b>Retrospective pooled analysis individual patient data. <b>Setting </b>18 hospitals Europe and United States. <b>Participants</b> Patients with stable chest pain without evidence for previous disease, if they were referred computed tomography (CT) based angiography or catheter (indicated as high settings, respectively). <b>Main...
Real-Time Sonoelastography of Lateral Epicondylitis: Comparison Findings Between Patients and Healthy VolunteersTobias De Zordo1, Stephanie R. Lill1, Christian Fink2, Gudrun M. Feuchtner1, Werner Jaschke1, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler3 Andrea S. Klauser1Audio Available | Share
Real-time sonoelastography (SE), a newly introduced ultrasound technique, has already shown conclusive results in breast, prostate, and thyroid tumor diagnostics. This study investigated the performance of SE for differentiation Achilles tendon alterations tendinopathy compared to clinical examination conventional (US).Achilles tendons 25 consecutive patients with chronic healthy volunteers were examined clinically by US SE.In volunteers, showed be hard (93 %), while distinct softening was...
Real-time sonoelastography is a new ultrasound-based technique able to assess tissue elasticity that has already shown feasibility in tumor diagnosis. The aim of this study was the performance real-time depicting Achilles tendons healthy volunteers and compare findings with conventional ultrasound findings.Eighty asymptomatic 40 (19 men, 21 women; mean age, 38 years; range, 20-76 years) were examined on ultrasound. divided into following thirds for image evaluation: proximal...
To evaluate the feasibility of using real-time sonoelastography (RTE) for differentiation and characterization testicular lesions.Institutional review board approval was obtained this retrospective study, requirement to obtain informed consent waived. Fifty patients (mean age, 42 years; age range, 18-81 years) with lesions detected gray-scale ultrasonography (US) color and/or power Doppler US were evaluated RTE between December 2004 August 2010 assess tissue elasticity testes. Stiff or...
Sacroiliitis is often caused by rheumatic diseases, and besides other therapeutic options, treatment consists of intraarticular injection corticosteroids. The purpose this study was to assess the feasibility ultrasound (US)-guided sacroiliac joint (SI joint) at 2 different puncture levels in cadavers patients when defined sonoanatomic landmarks were considered.After defining landmarks, US-guided needle insertion performed 10 human (20 SI joints) sites. Upper level posterior sacral foramen 1...
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric ultrasonography (US) consisting gray-scale US, color Doppler strain elastography, and contrast agent-enhanced US in assessment intratesticular lesions. Materials Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this retrospective study. From January 2012 to December 2015, 55 focal testicular lesions that were indeterminate on scans further characterized with contrast-enhanced US. Strain elastography performed assess...
To evaluate if image fusion, a technology matching real-time ultrasonography (US) and previously obtained computed tomographic (CT) scan, is feasible aid for sacroiliac (SI) joint injections in cadavers patients.This study was approved by institutional review board, written informed consent from each patient. In five human (10 joints) seven consecutive patients joints; four male, three female patients; mean age, 33.6 years; range, 22-44 years), SI were performed using fusion guidance...
To compare contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) with (Mx), ultrasound (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) regarding breast cancer detection rate preoperative local staging.This prospective observational, single-centre study included 128 female patients (mean age 55.8 ± 11.5 years) a newly diagnosed malignant tumour during routine US Mx were prospectively enrolled. CESM MRI examinations performed within the study. Analysis interreader agreement, type grade distribution, rates...
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are pivotal in modulating immune responses and have been implicated bone remodeling. This vivo study investigates the impact of TLR2 TLR4 signaling on trabecular structure using micro-computed tomography a murine model. Sacrum lumbar vertebrae (L5, L6) from wildtype (WT), TLR2-knockout (TLR2-KO), TLR4-knockout (TLR4-KO) mice were analyzed, with parameters such as connectivity density (Conn-Dens), thickness (DT-TbTh), variability metrics (DT-Tb,(1/N),SD DT-TbThSD)...
Ischemia/reperfusion injury is a major factor in graft quality and subsequent function the transplantation setting. We hypothesize that process of RNA interference may be used to "engineer" suppress expression genes associated with inflammation, apoptosis, complement, which are believed cause ischemia/reperfusion injury. Such manipulation pathological gene performed by treatment ex vivo small interfering (siRNA) as part preservation procedure.Heart grafts from BALB/c mice were preserved UW...
Ziel: Die Evaluierung der Effektivität und Komplikationsrate ultraschallgesteuerten Perforation Lavage mittels Zwei-Nadel-Technik (16 – 18 G) in Therapie kalzifizierenden Tendinopathie im Bereich Schulter, des Ellbogens, Hüfte Knies mithilfe eines radiologischen klinischen Follow-ups. Material Methoden: 40 Patienten (13 Männer, 27 Frauen; mittleres Alter, 53,5 Jahre) wurden untersucht, die einer symptomatischen Rotatorenmanschette, Trizepssehne, gemeinsame Streck- Beugesehnen am Ellbogen,...
To determine whether a recently available contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) technique using second-generation microbubbles allows for the detection of active sacroiliitis, and to measure CEUS enhancement depth at dorsocaudal part sacroiliac (SI) joints in healthy volunteers compared with patients sacroiliitis.Forty-two consecutive (84 SI joints) presenting clinical diagnosis sacroiliitis 50 21 controls (42 were investigated by standardized low mechanical index protocol. Detected...
This study investigates the performance of a 3 D Ultrasound (US) system in imaging elbow and wrist nerves.Twenty healthy volunteers with asymptomatic median, ulnar radial nerves were prospectively investigated. Bilateral 3DUS scans elbows wrists acquired by using commercially available US scanner (18 MHz, AplioXG, Toshiba) stored as volume dedicated software (CURE, Robarts Research Institute). Retrospectively, qualitative (image quality, atypical nerve location, findings potentially...
To evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound (US) computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fusion (FI) for localization and assessment kidney lesions.Twenty-eight patients with lesions previously detected on CT MRI were included in this retrospective study. All 28 lesions, which indefinable (42.9%) hard to localize (57.1%) gray-scale US alone, underwent FI CT/MRI datasets. In 23 (82%) indeterminate including contrast-enhanced was conducted.FI successfully performed 25 out...