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Sex estimation with the total area of the proximal femur: A densitometric approach

The estimation of sex is a central step to establish the biological profile of an anonymous skeletal individual. Imaging techniques, including bone densitometry, have been used to evaluate sex in remains incompletely skeletonized. In this paper, we present a technique for sex estimation using the total area (TA) of the proximal femur, a two-dimensional areal measurement determined through densitometry. TA was a...

Sex estimation with the total area of the proximal femur: A densitometric approach

The estimation of sex is a central step to establish the biological profile of an anonymous skeletal individual. Imaging techniques, including bone densitometry, have been used to evaluate sex in remains incompletely skeletonized. In this paper, we present a technique for sex estimation using the total area (TA) of the proximal femur, a two-dimensional areal measurement determined through densitometry. TA was a...

SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY IN PORTUGAL - THE EXPERIENCE OF A REFERENCE A CENTER

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy is undertaken as a standard procedure for patients with localized cutaneous melanoma. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) melanoma panel has reinforced the status of Sentinel lymph node biopsy as the most important prognostic factor for disease survival.Objectives: We sought to identify predictive factors associated with positive SLN biopsy and correlation wit...

A glimpse from the past: osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in a portugues...

The diachronic variation of etiological factors, like longevity or diet, affected the prevalence of osteoporosis and the so-called osteoporotic fractures in the past. As such, it is important to understand the epidemiology of this disease in historical populations; with behaviors and customs that were unalike the modern westernized lifestyle. Objectives: The main objective of this study is to characterize the e...

Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with impaired left ventric...

Introduction: Gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been used to quantify mechanical dyssynchrony. Mechanical dyssynchrony appears to be related to response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Objective: To evaluate the presence and predictors of mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with impaired left ventricular function (LVEF) ≤50%. Methods: The study included 143 consecutive patients referred f...

Age at death estimation using bone densitometry: Testing the Fernández Castillo...

Parto, morte e massa óssea na Colecção de Esqueletos Identificados do Museu Ant...

Neste trabalho pretende-se testar a hipótese de que o período gestacional se encontra relacionado com o decréscimo da massa óssea em mulheres que faleceram durante a sua idade reprodutiva. Desse modo, avaliaram-se alguns parâmetros da massa óssea, através da radiogrametria do segundo metacárpico e da densitometria no fémur proximal, numa amostra feminina da Colecção de Esqueletos Identificados da Universidade d...