and Metabolic Disturbances in Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Patients
Cox regression models No age stratification With age stratification HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P All patients (n = 60) Recurrence (time dependent; yes vs. no) 2.7 (1.0–7.3)…
Treatment of Human ACP
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Deficits in Patients with Human Craniopharyngioma
First-line Second-line (if first-line abnormal) Clinical assessment Height Weight Sitting height Body mass index (BMI) Tanner pubertal stage Bone age Endocrine biochemistry IGF-1/IGF-BP3 GH provocation test (e.g. insulin tolerance test,…
Diagnosis of Human ACP
Reference, number and age of patients Headache Nausea/vomiting Papilloedema Cranial nerves palsy Ataxia/unsteadiness Cognitive dysfunctiona Decreased consciousness/coma Visual field defects Baskin and Wilson [13] n = 74 38 <18 years…
The Thyroid Gland
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Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography in Endocrinology
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The Parathyroid Glands
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature does nothing uselessly. Aristotle (Antique philosopher 384–322 B.C.E) 8.1 Anatomy of the Parathyroid Glands…
Equipments in Nuclear Medicine
(1) Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță”, Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own…
Principles of Nuclear Medicine
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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
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