Hypothesis Metabolic imaging by positron emission tomography (PET) using [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose
will be more accurate than anatomic imaging by computed tomography (CT) for …

BACKGROUND.: A need exists for an accurate, noninvasive means of staging non—small
cell lung cancer. METHODS.: A prospective evaluation of regional and whole-body positron …

It is commonly believed that vagally-mediated bradycardia predisposes to ventricular
fibrillation (VF) during acute myocardial ischemia. Recent experimental studies, however, have …

METHODS * Mongrel dogs (13-22 kg) were anesthetized with alpha-chloralose(50-100 mg/kg)
dissolved in polyethylene glycol. Ventilation with 100% O2 was controlled by a Harvard …

METHOD A scintillation camera equipped with parallel-hole collimation is positioned over
the patient's heart in a left anterior oblique orientation modified by a 15— 30deg superior …

As communities continue to undergo rapid demographic shifts that modify their composition,
culture, and collective values, police departments serving those communities must evolve …

99m-technetium (Tc) pyrophosphate myocardial scintigrams of 55 patients with stable angina
pectoris were compared with those of 13 normal subjects. The mean scintigraphic score, …

BACKGROUND: Extremely preterm infants are at risk for neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI).
Early cranial ultrasound (CUS) is usual practice, but near-term brain MRI has been …

Background Previous results from our trial of early treatment with continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) versus early surfactant treatment in infants showed no significant …

Objective To explore the early childhood pulmonary outcomes of infants who participated in
the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Surfactant Positive Airway …