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PET/CT is more sensitive and accurate than BS for diagnosing bone metastases in osteosarcoma. The combined use of PET/CT and BS improves sensitivity.”
“Background: The aim of this article was to present our experience in the management of pathologic mandibular fractures.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 14 patients with pathologic mandibular fractures associated with osteoradionecrosis, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, benign/malignant lesions, osteomyelitis, idiopathic, or iatrogenic etiology. Data collected included age, sex, etiology, site, treatment, and outcome.

Results: Five patients had iatrogenic fractures, YM155 Apoptosis inhibitor 3 patients had osteomyelitis, 2 had benign cystic lesion, and the remaining 4 had primary squamous cell carcinoma, histiocytosis, multiple myeloma, and bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, respectively. Eleven fractures of 14 were treated using a 2.4-mm mandibular plate.

Conclusions: Pathologic mandibular fractures may be challenging

to treat because of their different etiology and peculiar local and general conditions, often requiring a more rigid fixation. In patients with poor medical conditions, simpler and more limited options may be preferred.”
“OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether the risk of recurrent preeclampsia is affected by interpregnancy change in body mass index (BMI).

METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study using Missouri maternally linked birth

Ro-3306 Cell Cycle inhibitor certificates for 17,773 women whose first pregnancies were complicated by preeclampsia. The women were placed into three groups: those who decreased their BMIs, those who maintained their BMIs, and those who increased their BMIs between their first two pregnancies. The primary outcome was recurrent preeclampsia in the second pregnancy. Adjusted risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using Poisson regression analysis.

RESULTS: The overall rate of recurrent preeclampsia in women who decreased their BMIs between pregnancies was 12.8% (risk ratio 0.70, confidence interval 0.60-0.81) compared with 14.8% if BMI was maintained and 18.5% in those who increased their BMIs (risk ratio 1.29, confidence interval 1.20-1.38). Within the normal weight, overweight, and obese weight SRT2104 categories, women who decreased BMI between pregnancies were less likely to experience recurrent preeclampsia. Women in all weight categories who increased their BMIs between pregnancies were more likely to experience recurrent preeclampsia.

CONCLUSION: Interpregnancy weight reduction decreases the risk of recurrent preeclampsia and should be encouraged in women who experience preeclampsia. (Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:667-72)”
“We consider 3-D brain structures as continuous parameterized surfaces and present a metric for their comparisons that is invariant to the way they are parameterized.