<p>Uvod: Pneumonije su jedne od najče&scaron;ćih infekcija u dečjem uzrastu, a rendgenografija (RTG) grudnog ko&scaron;a se jo&scaron; uvek smatra metodom izbora za potvrđivanje dijagnoze. Cilj istraživanja je bio ispitivanje uloge ultrasonografije (US) pluća u dijagnostici i praćenju pneumonija kod dece. Materijal i metode: Istraživanje prospektivnog karaktera sprovedeno je u Institutu za zdravstvenu za&scaron;titu dece i omladine Vojvodine i obuhvatilo je 130 pacijenata uzrasta od 3 meseca do 18 godina kod kojih je zbog kliničke sumnje na pneumoniju bio načinjen RTG i US pregled pluća, u vremenskom razmaku do 24h. Kao referentni standard za utvrđivanje pouzdanosti US, RTG i auskultatornog pregleda u dijagnostici pneumonije kori&scaron;ćena je zavr&scaron;na dijagnoza pneumonije pri otpustu iz bolnice. US kriterijum za postavljanje dijagnoze pneumonije bio je nalaz subpleuralne konsolidacije plućnog parenhima. Deca sa US znacima pneumonije praćena su do potpune normalizacije US nalaza, a kod većine su kontrolni pregledi rađeni u vremenskim intervalima od 7-10 dana. Rezultati: Dijagnoza pneumonije je ustanovljena kod 105/130 (80,8%) pacijenata. US nalaz je ukazivao na pneumoniju kod 99/105 (senzitivnost 94,3%), a bio je negativan kod 25/25 pacijenata koji nisu imali pneumoniju (specifičnost 100%), dok je RTG bio pozitivan kod 98/105 (senzitivnost 93,3%), a negativan kod 23/25 pacijenata (specifičnost 92%). US je bila osetljivija od RTG metode u detekciji plućnih konsolidacija manjih od 15mm. Promene plućnog intersticijuma su registrovane ultrasonografijom kod 50/105 (47,62%), a rendgenografijom kod 21/105 (20%) pacijenata. Pleuralni izliv je registrovan ultrasonografijom kod 24/105 (22,86%), a rendgenografijom kod 14/105 (13,33%) pacijenata. Tokom kontrolnih pregleda utvrđeno je umereno do značajno slaganje US i kliničke procene toka bolesti (k=0,406-0,621). Kod pacijenata sa potpunom kliničkom, a nepotpunom US regresijom pneumonije, najče&scaron;će su bile zastupljene konsolidacije manje od 15mm. Prosečan broj dana do potpune regresije US nalaza je iznosio 16,3&plusmn;10,24 dana. Zaključak: Ultrasonografija pluća u dijagnostici pneumonija kod dece je pouzdana kao i rendgenografija. Ultrasonografija pluća treba da postane deo standardnog protokola dijagnostike pneumonije kod dece.</p> / <p>Background: Pneumonia is one of the most common infections in the pediatric population and chest radiography (CR) is still considered the method of choice to confirm the diagnosis. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in the diagnosis and follow-up of pneumonia in children. Methods: A prospective study was carried out in the Institute for Children and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina and it included 130 children with clinically suspected pneumonia, aged 3 months to 18 years, in whom CR and LUS were performed within 24h. The final diagnosis of pneumonia at discharge was used as a reference test to determine the reliability of LUS, CR and auscultatory findings in the diagnosis of pneumonia. A LUS finding of subpleural lung consolidation was considered a diagnostic sign for pneumonia. The children with LUS signs of pneumonia were followed up until complete resolution of the LUS findings. In most children, the follow-up LUS examinations were performed in time intervals of 7-10 days. Results: A final diagnosis of pneumonia was confirmed in 105/130 (80.8%) patients. LUS was positive in 99/105 patients (sensitivity 94.3%) and negative in 25/25 (specificity 100%), whereas CR was positive in 98/105 (sensitivity 93.3%) and negative in 23/25 (specificity 92%). LUS was superior to CR in the detection of lung consolidations less than 15mm. Interstitial lung changes were detected by LUS in 50/105 (47.62%) patients and by CR in 21/105 (20%). LUS was able to detect pleural effusion in 24/105 (22.86%) patients, whereas CR detected pleural effusion in 14/105 (13.33%). During the follow-ups, moderate to substantial agreement between LUS and clinical evaluation of the course of the disease was obtained (k=0.406-0.621). In children with complete clinical and incomplete US regression of pneumonia, consolidations less than 15 mm were the most prevalent finding. The average time period until complete resolution of the LUS findings was 16.3 &plusmn;10.24 days. Conclusions: Lung ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children is just as reliable as radiography. Lung ultrasonography should be included in the standard diagnostic protocol of pneumonia in children.</p>

INTRODUÇÃO: No Brasil, são poucos os estudos sobre a freqüência das doenças tireoidianas e a maioria limita-se a populações específicas. OBJETIVOS: O objetivo principal deste estudo é correlacionar função tireoidiana subclínica a aspectos ultra-sonográficos em mulheres que realizaram rastreamento para função tireoidiana em local de trabalho. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de rastreamento com 135 mulheres de 40 anos ou mais, funcionárias da Universidade de São Paulo. Todas as participantes responderam a questionário específico, foram submetidas à mensuração de medidas antropométricas e da pressão arterial, tiveram uma amostra de sangue colhida para avaliação de função tireoidiana e anticorpos anti-tireoperoxidase, glicemia de jejum, colesterol total, HDL-colesterol, triglicérides e a proteína C ultra-sensível e foram submetidas à ultrasonografia da tireóide. Em uma subamostra do estudo foi realizada punção aspirativa por agulha fina guiada por ultra-sonografia de nódulos tireoidianos que preenchiam critérios de punção. RESULTADOS: As freqüências de hipotireoidismo e hipertireoidismo subclínico foram, respectivamente, 7,4% e 2,2%. A frequência de função tireoidiana normal foi 90,4%. Os valores médios de TSH foram diferentes nestes três grupos (P < 0,0001). Os níveis de anti-TPO foram significativamente diferentes entre os grupos, sendo mais elevados nos dois grupos de doença subclínica (P < 0,0001). O volume médio da tireóide no grupo do hipotireoidismo subclínico foi 8,9 ± 5,2 cm3, seguido pelo grupo do hipertireoidismo subclínico (8,9 ± 1,9 cm3) e pelo grupo das mulheres com função tireoidiana normal (7,7 ± 2,5 cm3) (P= 0,32). Não houve diferenças significativas entre os três grupos quanto à hipoecogenicidade da tireóide (P = 0,64). Entretanto, a ecotextura tireoidiana foi significativamente diferente entre os grupos (P = 0,02). Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas entre os grupos quanto à presença de nódulos císticos, sólidos ou mistos, nem quanto ao número médio de nódulos nas participantes que tinham algum nódulo à ultra-sonografia. Em 14% das mulheres houve indicação de biópsia dos nódulos e em duas foi diagnosticado carcinoma papilífero (1,4% da amostra). Houve uma associação entre ecotextura heterogênea e aumento dos níveis de anti-TPO (P < 0,0001) e uma associação limítrofe entre hipoecogenicidade e presença de anti-TPO (P = 0,051). O volume médio da tireóide no grupo das pacientes com anti-TPO elevado foi de 9,5 ± 4,5 cm3 e no grupo das pacientes com anti-TPO normal foi de 7,5 ± 2,5 cm3 (P = 0,02). A função tireoidiana e os aspectos ultra-sonográficos das mulheres procedentes de zona de bócio endêmico na infância não foram estatisticamente diferentes dos resultados encontrados em mulheres procedentes de zonas iodo-suficientes. CONCLUSÃO: O estudo mostrou associação entre função tireoidianasubclínica e alteração da ecotextura da tireóide em amostra de funcionárias da Universidade de São Paulo submetidas a rastreamento de função tireoidiana em local de trabalho. Níveis elevados de anti-TPO se associaram à alteração da ecotextura e ecogenicidade. Não houve diferenças em relação ao perfil de função tireoidiana ou aos achados ultra-sonográficos nas mulheres quando estratificadas de acordo com a procedência remota. / INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, there are few studies on the frequency of thyroid diseases and the majority is limited to specific populations. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to correlate subclinical thyroid function to ultrasound characteristics in a sample of women submitted to screening of thyroid function at worksite. METHODS: Cross-sectional screening study with 135 women aged 40 years or older, all of them civil servants, working at Universidade de São Paulo. All the women answered specific questionnaires, had anthropometric variables and blood pressure measured, blood analyzed for total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free-thyroxine (free-T4), antithyreoperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), high-sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP) and they underwent a thyroid ultrasound. An ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules was performed in a sub-sample of this group. RESULTS: The frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism were, respectively, 7,4% e 2,2%. The frequency of normal thyroid function was 90,4%. The mean values of TSH were different among the three groups (P < 0,0001). The levels of anti-TPO were significantly different among the groups, with higher levels within the two subclinical disease groups (P < 0,0001). The average thyroid volume within the subclinical hypothyroidism group was 8,9 ± 5,2 cm3, followed by the subclinical hyperthyroidism group with 8,9 ± 1,9 cm3 average volume and lastly by the normal thyroid function group with 7,7 ± 2,5 cm3 average volume (P= 0,32). There were no significant differences among the three groups regarding thyroid hypoechogenicity (P = 0,64). However, thyroid echotexture was significantly different among the groups (P = 0,02). There were no meaningful differences among the groups neither for the presence of cystic lesions, solid or mixed nodules nor for the average number of nodules of any kind within the group of women with thyroid nodules. Fourteen percent of the women had a nodule biopsy indication and 2 were diagnosed with papillary carcinoma (1,4% of the sample). There was an association between heterogeneous echotexture and high levels of anti-TPO (P < 0,0001) and a borderline association between hypoechogenicity and the presence of anti- TPO (P=0,051). The group with the high levels of anti-TPO showed a mean thyroid volume of 9,5 ± 4,5 cm3 and the group with normal levels of anti-TPO showed a mean thyroid volume of 7,5 ± 2,5 cm3 (P = 0,02). The thyroid function and the ultrasonographic aspects of the women from endemic areas in childhood were not statistically different from the results found in women from iodine sufficient areas. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated the association between subclinical thyroid function and altered thyroid echotexture in a sample of female civil servants working at Universidade de São Paulo submitted to screening of thyroid function at worksite. It was demonstrated that high levels of anti-TPO were associated with thyroid echotexture and echogenicity alterations. There were no differences relating to the thyroid function profile or regarding the ultrasonographic findings among the women when classified according to their origin.

Cheung, Tak Hong. / "July 2011." / Thesis (M.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-199). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.

Early deterioration and long-term recurrence were common after stroke or transient ischemic attach (TIA), however, it is unclear whether they were correlated with active embolization and the consequent new cerebral infarct in acute phase. By employing TCD and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), we studied the significance of the progression of MES and infarcts during acute phase on the clinical outcomes. We found that the disappearance of MES was correlated with better improvement on day 7 of recruitment; for the long-term outcome, occurrence of exacerbating infarct tended to predict recurrent stroke. Treatment aiming to reduce MES and prevent infarct exacerbation in acute phase may improve the prognosis after stroke. / Finally, one study was performed to assess the changes of hemodynamic parameters after stenting of severe stenosis in the MCA. We aimed to investigate whether TCD can reflect the lumen changes after revascularization and detect hyperperfusion. The findings showed that the velocity of stented MCA in most patients normalized within 24 hours after procedure, but the role of TCD in detecting restenosis in long run needed to be verified; no one suffered from hyperperfusion during the period of our study. The long-term outcomes of patients with normalized velocity versus those with persistently high velocity needed to be further studied. Apart from the velocity changes, changes of the collateral flow after intervention may also be an important part of hemodynamic changes. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) / It was suggested that anti-platelet therapy can reduce the MES, but little was known about the efficacy of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) although in theory LMWH can reduce the red fibrin-dependent thromboemboli. As a sub-analysis of Fraxiparine in Ischemic Stroke (FISS)-tris study, our study did not show advantages of LMWH in eliminating MES compared with aspirin. / Previous studies showed the accuracy of TCD in diagnosis of middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis was variable and the positive predictive value (PPV) was less than 50% in a recent report. One of the important reasons was that most criteria were based on the velocity-only method, ignoring other non-velocity information. Thus, we tried to establish new diagnostic criteria by means of designing an assessment form which integrated more characteristics apart from the velocity acceleration. A composite score for each MCA was calculated according to following parameters in the form: Velocity Scale (score 0-6 for peak systolic velocities&lt;140 to &ge;300cm/s), Hemodynamic Scale (score 0-5 for focal or diffuse velocity increase; score 0-6 for differences between bilateral MCA; score 17 for damping velocity), Spectrum Scale (score 0-2 for normal spectrum, turbulence and musical murmurs). Our results showed that compared with the previously reported criteria, the score calculated from the assessment form yielded much more balanced accuracy against magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). However, the composition of the assessment form was only based on personal experience and need to be further modified. Multicenter studies with large sample size are also needed to confirm the advantages of this new method. / Second, we performed three studies to investigate the relationship between the progression of MES and the short or long-term outcome and the relationship between MES and different treatments. / Hao, Qing. / Adviser: Ka Sing Wong. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: B, page: 3419. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-181). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

Fung Kwai Ching. / "August 2002." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-205). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

INTRODUÇÃO: No Brasil, são poucos os estudos sobre a freqüência das doenças tireoidianas e a maioria limita-se a populações específicas. OBJETIVOS: O objetivo principal deste estudo é correlacionar função tireoidiana subclínica a aspectos ultra-sonográficos em mulheres que realizaram rastreamento para função tireoidiana em local de trabalho. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de rastreamento com 135 mulheres de 40 anos ou mais, funcionárias da Universidade de São Paulo. Todas as participantes responderam a questionário específico, foram submetidas à mensuração de medidas antropométricas e da pressão arterial, tiveram uma amostra de sangue colhida para avaliação de função tireoidiana e anticorpos anti-tireoperoxidase, glicemia de jejum, colesterol total, HDL-colesterol, triglicérides e a proteína C ultra-sensível e foram submetidas à ultrasonografia da tireóide. Em uma subamostra do estudo foi realizada punção aspirativa por agulha fina guiada por ultra-sonografia de nódulos tireoidianos que preenchiam critérios de punção. RESULTADOS: As freqüências de hipotireoidismo e hipertireoidismo subclínico foram, respectivamente, 7,4% e 2,2%. A frequência de função tireoidiana normal foi 90,4%. Os valores médios de TSH foram diferentes nestes três grupos (P < 0,0001). Os níveis de anti-TPO foram significativamente diferentes entre os grupos, sendo mais elevados nos dois grupos de doença subclínica (P < 0,0001). O volume médio da tireóide no grupo do hipotireoidismo subclínico foi 8,9 ± 5,2 cm3, seguido pelo grupo do hipertireoidismo subclínico (8,9 ± 1,9 cm3) e pelo grupo das mulheres com função tireoidiana normal (7,7 ± 2,5 cm3) (P= 0,32). Não houve diferenças significativas entre os três grupos quanto à hipoecogenicidade da tireóide (P = 0,64). Entretanto, a ecotextura tireoidiana foi significativamente diferente entre os grupos (P = 0,02). Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas entre os grupos quanto à presença de nódulos císticos, sólidos ou mistos, nem quanto ao número médio de nódulos nas participantes que tinham algum nódulo à ultra-sonografia. Em 14% das mulheres houve indicação de biópsia dos nódulos e em duas foi diagnosticado carcinoma papilífero (1,4% da amostra). Houve uma associação entre ecotextura heterogênea e aumento dos níveis de anti-TPO (P < 0,0001) e uma associação limítrofe entre hipoecogenicidade e presença de anti-TPO (P = 0,051). O volume médio da tireóide no grupo das pacientes com anti-TPO elevado foi de 9,5 ± 4,5 cm3 e no grupo das pacientes com anti-TPO normal foi de 7,5 ± 2,5 cm3 (P = 0,02). A função tireoidiana e os aspectos ultra-sonográficos das mulheres procedentes de zona de bócio endêmico na infância não foram estatisticamente diferentes dos resultados encontrados em mulheres procedentes de zonas iodo-suficientes. CONCLUSÃO: O estudo mostrou associação entre função tireoidianasubclínica e alteração da ecotextura da tireóide em amostra de funcionárias da Universidade de São Paulo submetidas a rastreamento de função tireoidiana em local de trabalho. Níveis elevados de anti-TPO se associaram à alteração da ecotextura e ecogenicidade. Não houve diferenças em relação ao perfil de função tireoidiana ou aos achados ultra-sonográficos nas mulheres quando estratificadas de acordo com a procedência remota. / INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, there are few studies on the frequency of thyroid diseases and the majority is limited to specific populations. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to correlate subclinical thyroid function to ultrasound characteristics in a sample of women submitted to screening of thyroid function at worksite. METHODS: Cross-sectional screening study with 135 women aged 40 years or older, all of them civil servants, working at Universidade de São Paulo. All the women answered specific questionnaires, had anthropometric variables and blood pressure measured, blood analyzed for total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free-thyroxine (free-T4), antithyreoperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), high-sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP) and they underwent a thyroid ultrasound. An ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules was performed in a sub-sample of this group. RESULTS: The frequency of subclinical hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism were, respectively, 7,4% e 2,2%. The frequency of normal thyroid function was 90,4%. The mean values of TSH were different among the three groups (P < 0,0001). The levels of anti-TPO were significantly different among the groups, with higher levels within the two subclinical disease groups (P < 0,0001). The average thyroid volume within the subclinical hypothyroidism group was 8,9 ± 5,2 cm3, followed by the subclinical hyperthyroidism group with 8,9 ± 1,9 cm3 average volume and lastly by the normal thyroid function group with 7,7 ± 2,5 cm3 average volume (P= 0,32). There were no significant differences among the three groups regarding thyroid hypoechogenicity (P = 0,64). However, thyroid echotexture was significantly different among the groups (P = 0,02). There were no meaningful differences among the groups neither for the presence of cystic lesions, solid or mixed nodules nor for the average number of nodules of any kind within the group of women with thyroid nodules. Fourteen percent of the women had a nodule biopsy indication and 2 were diagnosed with papillary carcinoma (1,4% of the sample). There was an association between heterogeneous echotexture and high levels of anti-TPO (P < 0,0001) and a borderline association between hypoechogenicity and the presence of anti- TPO (P=0,051). The group with the high levels of anti-TPO showed a mean thyroid volume of 9,5 ± 4,5 cm3 and the group with normal levels of anti-TPO showed a mean thyroid volume of 7,5 ± 2,5 cm3 (P = 0,02). The thyroid function and the ultrasonographic aspects of the women from endemic areas in childhood were not statistically different from the results found in women from iodine sufficient areas. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated the association between subclinical thyroid function and altered thyroid echotexture in a sample of female civil servants working at Universidade de São Paulo submitted to screening of thyroid function at worksite. It was demonstrated that high levels of anti-TPO were associated with thyroid echotexture and echogenicity alterations. There were no differences relating to the thyroid function profile or regarding the ultrasonographic findings among the women when classified according to their origin.

Orientadores: Cleisson Fábio Andrioli Peralta, Ricardo Barini / Dissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T20:27:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ferreira_SabrinaGirotto_M.pdf: 3220177 bytes, checksum: fc5df188c73f1cc85083481b3efdcf1b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Objetivo: Estabelecer intervalos de referência de idade gestacional (IG), índices de pulsatilidade (IP) das artérias umbilical (AU) e média das artérias uterinas (AUT) de acordo com o grau placentário de Grannum. Esses dados servirão como base para estudo em andamento que avalia o impacto do amadurecimento precoce da placenta nos parâmetros dopplervelocimétricos acima mencionados e os resultados perinatais. Sujeitos e métodos: estudo prospectivo longitudinal observacional realizado em hospital universitário terciário, em que 133 gestações de baixo risco foram avaliadas quinzenalmente pela USG, entre 18 e 41 semanas. A classificação placentária de Grannum et al. (1), IP-AU e IPm-AUT foram obtidos em cada exame. Os intervalos de referência (mediana, 5?, 10?, 90? e 95? percentil) de IG, IP-AU e IPm-AUT foram estabelecidos para cada grau placentário. Testes de Mann-Whitney com correção de Bonferroni foram utilizados para comparar os parâmetros acima mencionados entre dois diferentes graus placentários. O valor de p bicaudal menor que 0,05 foi considerado estatisticamente significativo. Resultados: A IG aumentou significativamente com a mudança do grau placentário. IP-AU e IP-AUT reduziram significativamente do grau zero para o um e do grau um para o dois, mas permaneceram estáveis depois disso. Conclusões: Os intervalos de referência dos parâmetros dopplervelocimétricos que refletem implantação normal e função placentária foram elaborados como um primeiro passo que permitirá comparar e testar nossos dados com as publicações existentes para a predição de resultados perinatais em casos de amadurecimento precoce da placenta em gestações de baixo risco / Abstract: Objective: To establish reference intervals of gestational age (GA), umbilical artery (UmbA) and mean uterine artery (mUtA) Doppler pulsatility indexes (PI) according to placental grade. This will serve as a basis for an ongoing study aimed at evaluating the impact of early placental ageing and the abovementioned Doppler parameters on pregnancy outcomes. Materials and Methods: Longitudinal observational study realized in tertiary university hospital where 133 low-risk pregnancies were scanned fortnightly from 18 to 41 weeks. Placental classification according to Grannum et al. (1), UmbA-PI and and mUtA-PI were obtained in each scan. Reference intervals (median, 5th, 10th, 90th and 95th centiles) of GA, UmbA-PI and mUtA-PI were established for each placental grade. Mann-Whitney U tests with Bonferroni adjustments were used to compare these parameters between two different placental grades. Two-tailed p-values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: GA significantly increased as placental grade changed. UmbA-PI and mUtA-PI significantly decreased between grades zero and one and between grades one and two, but remained stable between grades two and three. Conclusions: Reference intervals of GA and Doppler parameters which reflect normal implantation and function of the placenta were elaborated as a first step to allow further testing and comparison of our data with those previously published for the prediction of pregnancy outcomes in cases of suspicion of an early placental ageing is suspected / Mestrado / Saúde Materna e Perinatal / Mestre em Ciências da Saúde

Objetivo: Comparar o comprimento do úmero em fetos portadores de síndrome de Down (T21) com o comprimento do úmero em fetos normais, utilizando instrumentos de referência da população local. Método: Estudo caso-controle retrospectivo que comparou o comprimento do úmero de fetos normais com os fetos com T21, entre 18 semanas e 23 semanas e 6 dias. Os exames dos fetos com T21 foram realizados entre 1994 e 2012. Os controles normais foram avaliados entre 2007 e 2009. Foram analisadas as médias, medianas e desvios-padrão da idade materna, idade gestacional e medida do úmero. Posteriormente, foi feita análise da correlação entre as medidas dos úmeros e a idade gestacional, sendo seus valores expressos em múltiplos da mediana (MoMs). O comprimento do úmero dos fetos com T21 foram confrontados com os fetos normais utilizando o teste t-Student. A medida do úmero foi avaliada considerando-se os níveis de corte abaixo do percentil 10, 5 e 2,5 a fim de obter as respectivas taxas de sensibilidade. Calculou-se, ainda, a razão de verossimilhança (RV). A seguir, foi utilizado um modelo linear geral tendo a idade materna como covariável para controlar na comparação. Comparou-se, também, a medida do comprimento do úmero dos fetos normais da população local com o comprimento do úmero esperado baseado na curva de Jeanty. Os testes foram realizados com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: Foram incluídos 58 casos com T21 e 1888 controles normais. A sensibilidade do comprimento do úmero para a detecção da T21 utilizando o nível de corte abaixo do percentil 10 foi de 44,8 % com RV de 4,4, abaixo do percentil 5 foi de 34,4 % com RV de 6,9 e abaixo do percentil 2,5 foi de 31,0 % com RV de 12. O valor médio dos úmeros, em MoMs, de fetos com T21 é estatisticamente inferior ao dos fetos normais (p < 0,001), utilizando o teste t-Student. Quando controlada a idade materna na comparação entre os grupos, a diferença permaneceu estatisticamente significativa (p < 0,001). Fez-se uma análise para comparar o comprimento do úmero nos fetos normais da população local com o comprimento do úmero esperado para a curva de Jeanty, e viu-se que os fetos normais locais têm comprimento do úmero estatisticamente significante menor. Conclusões: Existe diferença estatisticamente significante entre o comprimento do úmero de fetos normais e de fetos com T21 na população local (p < 0,001). A sensibilidade para detecção de T21 foi de 44,8%, 34,4% e 31%, para o úmero abaixo do percentil 10, 5 e 2,5, respectivamente. A curva de Jeanty não tem rendimento adequado para uso como controle do crescimento umeral em fetos normais locais, acarretando com seu uso o inevitável aumento da taxa de falsos positivos de úmeros curtos / Objective: This study aimed to compare the humeral length (HL) in fetuses with Down syndrome (T21) with HL in normal fetuses, by using instruments of reference of the local population. Method: A case-control study was conducted comparing HL in normal fetuses with HL in fetuses with T21, aged between 18 weeks and 23 weeks and 6 days. Fetuses with T21 who were examined between 1994 and 2012 were included. The normal controls were evaluated between 2007 and 2009. The averages, medians, and standard deviations were obtained for maternal age, gestational age, and HL. Afterwards, we analyzed the correlation between the HL and the gestational age, with values expressed as multiples of the median (MoMs). The HLs of fetuses with T21 were compared with the HLs in normal fetuses by using Student\'s t-test. The humeri were evaluated considering the cut-off levels below the 10th, 5th, and 2,5th percentiles to obtain the sensitivity. The likelihood ratios (LR) were also calculated. Next, a general linear model was used with maternal age as a covariate to control for comparison of the groups. Comparison was also made between the HL of fetuses in the local population and the expected HL, based on the Jeanty curve. The tests were performed with a significance level of 5%. Results: The study included 58 cases with T21 and 1888 normal controls. The sensitivity of the HL to detect T21 by using a cut-off level below the 10th percentile was 44.8% with a LR of 4.4; below the 5th percentile, the sensitivity was 34.4% with a LR of 6.9; and below the 2.5th percentile, the sensitivity was 31.0% with a LR of 12. The average value of the humerus, in MoMs, of fetuses with T21 is statistically lower than that of normal fetuses (p < 0.001), as measured by using Student\'s t-test. When maternal age was controlled as a covariant in the comparison between groups, the difference remained statistically significant (p < 0.001). An analysis to compare the HL in normal fetuses of the local population with expected HL based on the Jeanty curve concluded that the HL in normal fetuses of the local population is lower than expected. Conclusions: There is a statistically significant difference between the HL of normal fetuses and HL of fetuses with T21 in the local population (p < 0.001). The sensitivity for detection of T21 was 44.8%, 34.4%, and 31% for the humerus below the 10th, 5th and 2.5th percentile, respectively. The Jeanty curve is not adequate to use as growth control for humeri in local normal fetuses, as its use leads to an increase in false positive rates when measuring the proportion of short humeri

Objetivo: Comparar o comprimento do úmero em fetos portadores de síndrome de Down (T21) com o comprimento do úmero em fetos normais, utilizando instrumentos de referência da população local. Método: Estudo caso-controle retrospectivo que comparou o comprimento do úmero de fetos normais com os fetos com T21, entre 18 semanas e 23 semanas e 6 dias. Os exames dos fetos com T21 foram realizados entre 1994 e 2012. Os controles normais foram avaliados entre 2007 e 2009. Foram analisadas as médias, medianas e desvios-padrão da idade materna, idade gestacional e medida do úmero. Posteriormente, foi feita análise da correlação entre as medidas dos úmeros e a idade gestacional, sendo seus valores expressos em múltiplos da mediana (MoMs). O comprimento do úmero dos fetos com T21 foram confrontados com os fetos normais utilizando o teste t-Student. A medida do úmero foi avaliada considerando-se os níveis de corte abaixo do percentil 10, 5 e 2,5 a fim de obter as respectivas taxas de sensibilidade. Calculou-se, ainda, a razão de verossimilhança (RV). A seguir, foi utilizado um modelo linear geral tendo a idade materna como covariável para controlar na comparação. Comparou-se, também, a medida do comprimento do úmero dos fetos normais da população local com o comprimento do úmero esperado baseado na curva de Jeanty. Os testes foram realizados com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: Foram incluídos 58 casos com T21 e 1888 controles normais. A sensibilidade do comprimento do úmero para a detecção da T21 utilizando o nível de corte abaixo do percentil 10 foi de 44,8 % com RV de 4,4, abaixo do percentil 5 foi de 34,4 % com RV de 6,9 e abaixo do percentil 2,5 foi de 31,0 % com RV de 12. O valor médio dos úmeros, em MoMs, de fetos com T21 é estatisticamente inferior ao dos fetos normais (p < 0,001), utilizando o teste t-Student. Quando controlada a idade materna na comparação entre os grupos, a diferença permaneceu estatisticamente significativa (p < 0,001). Fez-se uma análise para comparar o comprimento do úmero nos fetos normais da população local com o comprimento do úmero esperado para a curva de Jeanty, e viu-se que os fetos normais locais têm comprimento do úmero estatisticamente significante menor. Conclusões: Existe diferença estatisticamente significante entre o comprimento do úmero de fetos normais e de fetos com T21 na população local (p < 0,001). A sensibilidade para detecção de T21 foi de 44,8%, 34,4% e 31%, para o úmero abaixo do percentil 10, 5 e 2,5, respectivamente. A curva de Jeanty não tem rendimento adequado para uso como controle do crescimento umeral em fetos normais locais, acarretando com seu uso o inevitável aumento da taxa de falsos positivos de úmeros curtos / Objective: This study aimed to compare the humeral length (HL) in fetuses with Down syndrome (T21) with HL in normal fetuses, by using instruments of reference of the local population. Method: A case-control study was conducted comparing HL in normal fetuses with HL in fetuses with T21, aged between 18 weeks and 23 weeks and 6 days. Fetuses with T21 who were examined between 1994 and 2012 were included. The normal controls were evaluated between 2007 and 2009. The averages, medians, and standard deviations were obtained for maternal age, gestational age, and HL. Afterwards, we analyzed the correlation between the HL and the gestational age, with values expressed as multiples of the median (MoMs). The HLs of fetuses with T21 were compared with the HLs in normal fetuses by using Student\'s t-test. The humeri were evaluated considering the cut-off levels below the 10th, 5th, and 2,5th percentiles to obtain the sensitivity. The likelihood ratios (LR) were also calculated. Next, a general linear model was used with maternal age as a covariate to control for comparison of the groups. Comparison was also made between the HL of fetuses in the local population and the expected HL, based on the Jeanty curve. The tests were performed with a significance level of 5%. Results: The study included 58 cases with T21 and 1888 normal controls. The sensitivity of the HL to detect T21 by using a cut-off level below the 10th percentile was 44.8% with a LR of 4.4; below the 5th percentile, the sensitivity was 34.4% with a LR of 6.9; and below the 2.5th percentile, the sensitivity was 31.0% with a LR of 12. The average value of the humerus, in MoMs, of fetuses with T21 is statistically lower than that of normal fetuses (p < 0.001), as measured by using Student\'s t-test. When maternal age was controlled as a covariant in the comparison between groups, the difference remained statistically significant (p < 0.001). An analysis to compare the HL in normal fetuses of the local population with expected HL based on the Jeanty curve concluded that the HL in normal fetuses of the local population is lower than expected. Conclusions: There is a statistically significant difference between the HL of normal fetuses and HL of fetuses with T21 in the local population (p < 0.001). The sensitivity for detection of T21 was 44.8%, 34.4%, and 31% for the humerus below the 10th, 5th and 2.5th percentile, respectively. The Jeanty curve is not adequate to use as growth control for humeri in local normal fetuses, as its use leads to an increase in false positive rates when measuring the proportion of short humeri

<p>Uvod: Karcinom jajnika predstavlja značajan zdravstveni problem.Karakteri&scaron;e ga najveća smrtnost od svih ginekolo&scaron;kih maligniteta. Najveći broj slučajeva karcinoma jajnika dijagostikuje se u uznapredovalim stadijumima bolesti (FIGO st. III i IV), kod kojih petogodi&scaron;nje preživljavanje iznosi ispod 30%, dok se svega 25% slučajeva otkrije u prvom stadijumu gde petogodi&scaron;nje preživljavanje iznosi preko 90%. Do danas nije otkrivena dijagnostička metoda za rano otkrivanje početnog karcinoma jajnika u op&scaron;toj populaciji koja je dovoljno osetljiva i specifična da bi se koristila kao &bdquo;screening&ldquo; metoda. Uspeh u lečenju karcinoma jajnika direktno zavisi od rano postavljene dijagnoze. Cilj istraživanja: Utvrditi značaj tumorskih markera Ca125, HE4, Roma indexa, konvencionalne i dopler transvaginalne sonografije u dijagnostici karcinoma jajnika. Metodologija: Istraživanje je sprovedeno kao prospektivna klinička studija, na Klinici za ginekologiju i aku&scaron;erstvo u Novom Sadu. Ispitivanjem je obuhvaćeno 238 pacijenktinja sa adneksalnim tumorom za operativno lečenje. Preoperativno svim pacijentkinjama je uzeta detaljna anamneza, urađen konvencionalni i dopler transvaginalni ultrazvučni pregled i uzeta krv za određivanje tumorskih markera CA125, HE4, Roma indexa. U zavisnosti od definitivnog patohistolo&scaron;kog nalaza pacijentkinje su podeljene u dve grupe. Grupu A ili ispitivanu grupu su činile ispitanice sa karcinomom i border line tumorima,a grupu B ili kontrolnu grupu,pacijentkinje sa benignim tumorima jajnika. Rezultati: Prosečna starost pacijentkinja je 53 godine. U ukupnom ispitivanom uzorku bilo je statistički značajno vi&scaron;e pacijentkinja u premenopauzi(59,2%) u odnosu na postmenopauzalne pacijentkinje. U ispitivanoj grupi najče&scaron;će zastupljen patohistolo&scaron;ki tip karcinoma je high-grade serozni cistadenokarcinom. Kod najvećeg broja pacijentkinja(49,4%) karcinom je dijagnostikovan u I stadijumu bolesti. U diferencijaciji karcinoma jajnika i benignih tumora jajnika, AUC vrednosti za HE4,Ca125 i Roma index su 0.933, 0.831 i 0.932. Senzitivnost HE4,Ca125,Roma indexa iznosi 0.797/ 0.734 / 0.823. Specifičnost HE4,Ca125, Roma indexa je 0.881 / 0.838 / 0.774. Senzitivnost konvencionalne i dopler transvaginalne sonografije je 0,937/ 0,750, a specifičnost je 0,736/ 0,931 respektivno.Kod pacijentkinja sa endometriozom, vrednost tumorskog markera HE4 je povi&scaron;ena samo kod 6% pacijentkinja, za razliku od vrednosti Ca125 koje su povi&scaron;ene kod 76% pacijentkinja sa endometriozom. Zaključak: Najsnažniji prediktori u diferencijaciji karcinoma od benignih tumora jajnika su: tumorski marker HE4, Roma index, indeks otpora protoku krvi kroz tumorsko tkivo (RI), neravan unutra&scaron;nji zid tumora i ekrescencije unutar tumora. Najbolju senzitivnost u detekciji karcinoma jajnika pokazala je konvencionalna transvaginalna sonografija u odnosu na druge dve ispitivane metode, dok najbolju specifičnost u odvajanju benignih tumora od karcinoma jajnika pokazuje dopler transvaginalna sonografija.</p> / <p>Background: Ovarian cancer represents very important world health issue. It is characterized by the highest mortality rate of all gynecological malignancies. The majority of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed in advanced stages (FIGO III and IV) in which 5 year survival rate is less than 30%, and only 25% of cases are diagnosed in stage I with survival rate of 90%. So far no diagnostic method has been discovered that is specific and accurate enough to diagnose ovarian cancer in early stage in general population, so that it can be used as screening method. Success rate of treatment of ovarian cancer is dependent on the stage in which the diagnosis has been made. Objective: to determine the importance of tumor markers CA 125, HE4, Roma index, conventional and Doppler transvaginal ultrasound in diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Method: Research was undertaken as prospective study at Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Novi Sad. The analysis included 238 women with adnexal tumors indicated for surgery. Preoperatively detailed medical history, blood analysis (CA125,HE4,ROMA index), conventional and Doppler transvaginal ultrasound were done for all patients. Patients were divided into two groups depending on their definite pathohistological finding. Group A included patients with carcinoma and border line tumors. Group B (control group) included patients with benign ovarian tumors. Results: Average age of patient was 53 years. More patients were premenopausal (59.2%). The most frequent pathohistological type of carcinoma was high grade serous cystadenocarcinoma. In most cases diagnosis was made in stage I (49.4%). In differentiation between ovarian carcinoma and benign ovarian tumors AUC for HE4, Ca125and Roma index were 0.933,0.831,0.932. Sensitivity of HE4,Ca125 and Roma index is 0.797,0.734,0.832. Specificity of HE4,Ca125 and Roma index is 0.881,0.838,0.774. Sensitivity of conventional and transvaginal ultrasound is 0.937, 0.750, and specificity is 0.736 and 0.931 respectively. In patients with endometriosis tumor marker HE4 levels were elevated in only 6% of cases, while Ca125 levels were elevated in 76% of cases. Conclusion: The most important predictors in carcinoma/benign tumor differentiation are tumor markers HE4, Roma index, RI, uneven inner walls of tumor and ekrescency inside tumor. The highest sensitivity in ovarian cancer detection showed conventional transvaginal ultrasound when compared to two other used methods. The highest specificity in carcinoma/bening tumor differentiation showed doppler transvaginal ultrasound.</p>