Clinically, the features of acute bacterial pneumonia present no differently among gravid and nonpregnant patients. Hopwood [8] reported that among 23 pregnant patients who developed pneumonia ...

Low-dose computed tomography, or CT scan, is a highly recommended test for smokers. CT scans provide better diagnostic images than X-rays. These better images allow doctors to detect problems ...

Attenuation maps are usually obtained with a transmission scan from a radioactive line or point source or with CT. The method using CT has the potential advantage of producing a higher-quality ...

Abstract: As a result of the outbreak, an unusual virus spread event has occurred, threatening human safety worldwide. To prevent infections from spreading quickly, large numbers of people must be ...

A doctor may be able to feel a salivary gland stone while examining a patient, or see one by using imaging technologies such as a CT scan or ultrasound. Conservative treatments bring temporary relief, ...

aClinic of Respiratory Medicine and Pulmonary Cell Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland bDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, ...