Design and implementation of a radiological image viewing tool

Ankara : Department of Computer Engineering and Information Science and Institute of Engineering and Science, Bilkent Univ., 1993.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1993.Includes bibliographical references leaves 57-58Recent developments in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in clinical environment allow physicians and radiologists to access and assess radiographic images directly through imaging workstations. In this thesis, an imaging workstation called RADVIEW^ has been designed and implemented for using in a PACS environment in radiology departments of large hospitals. The main function of RADVIEVV is the archiving of and access to radiological images by maintaining user friendly interactive environment to radiologists. The system can provide rapid access to any or all radiological information associated with a patient.Keskin, GürhanM.S

Bellini duct carcinoma of kidney: A case report

Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is an unusual variation of renal cell carcinoma. During evaluation of a 64 year old man presenting intermittent hematuria, it was detected right kidney tumor. Radical nephrectomy was performed after embolization of renal artery. He died with multiple organ métastases at the end of the first month after operation. There is no sufficient data about clinical course and treatment of the CDC. Radical nephrectomy is the treatment option for the localized disease

Bilateral synchronous ossifying fibromas of the mandible a case report

Ossifying fibroma of the jaw is a benign fibroosseous tumour. The growth of it is slowly and it is well circumscribed. Occurrence of multiple ossifying fibromas (synchronous) is rare in the jaw, and only a few cases have been documented. The most of these cases were in only maxilla. The fewer cases were reported in both of maxilla and mandible. We report a case of bilateral synchronous ossifying fibromas involving the mandible of a 37 years old male. The importance of our case is that bilaterality and synchronous of the lesions. Our case is the first synchronous mandibler lesion in literature reported

Clinical and molecular evaluation of MEFV gene variants in the Turkish population: a study by the National Genetics Consortium

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disorder with recurrent fever, abdominal pain, serositis, articular manifestations, erysipelas-like erythema, and renal complications as its main features. Caused by the mutations in the MEditerranean FeVer (MEFV) gene, it mainly affects people of Mediterranean descent with a higher incidence in the Turkish, Jewish, Arabic, and Armenian populations. As our understanding of FMF improves, it becomes clearer that we are facing with a more complex picture of FMF with respect to its pathogenesis, penetrance, variant type (gain-of-function vs. loss-of-function), and inheritance. In this study, MEFV gene analysis results and clinical findings of 27,504 patients from 35 universities and institutions in Turkey and Northern Cyprus are combined in an effort to provide a better insight into the genotype-phenotype correlation and how a specific variant contributes to certain clinical findings in FMF patients. Our results may help better understand this complex disease and how the genotype may sometimes contribute to phenotype. Unlike many studies in the literature, our study investigated a broader symptomatic spectrum and the relationship between the genotype and phenotype data. In this sense, we aimed to guide all clinicians and academicians who work in this field to better establish a comprehensive data set for the patients. One of the biggest messages of our study is that lack of uniformity in some clinical and demographic data of participants may become an obstacle in approaching FMF patients and understanding this complex disease