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Dana F, Maurer A, Muehlematter UJ, Husmann L, Schaab J, Mader CE, Beintner-Skawran S, Messerli M, Sah BR, Dana M, Dana M, Duhnsen SH, Mueller SA, Stadler T, Morand GB, Meerwein C, Orita E, Kaufmann PA, Huellner MW. The Monocle Sign on 18F-FDG PET Indicates Contralateral Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy. Clin Nucl Med 2024:00003072-990000000-01082. [PMID: 38651767 DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000005238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to retrospectively analyze FDG PET/CT data in patients with facial nerve palsy (FNP) for the presence of the monocle sign. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 85 patients with unilateral FNP were included into our study, thereof 73 with peripheral FNP and 12 with central FNP. FDG uptake (SUVmax, SUVmean, total lesion glycolysis) was measured in both orbicularis oculi muscles (OOMs). FDG uptake of paretic and nonparetic muscles was compared in patients with FNP (Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney U test) and was also compared with FDG uptake in 33 patients without FNP (Mann-Whitney U test). SUVmax ratios of OOM were compared. A receiver operating characteristic curve and Youden Index were used to determine the optimal cutoff SUVmax ratio for the prevalence of contralateral peripheral FNP. RESULTS The SUVmax ratio of OOM was significantly higher in patients with peripheral FNP compared with patients with central FNP and those without FNP (1.70 ± 0.94 vs 1.16 ± 0.09 vs 1.18 ± 0.21, respectively; P < 0.001). The SUVmax ratio of OOM yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.719 (95% confidence interval, 0.630-0.809), with an optimal cutoff of 1.41, yielding a specificity of 94.4% and a sensitivity of 44.1% for identifying contralateral peripheral FNP. One hundred percent specificity is achieved using a cutoff of 1.91 (sensitivity, 29.4%). CONCLUSIONS Asymmetrically increased FDG uptake of the OOM (the "monocle sign") indicates contralateral peripheral FNP. A nearly 2-fold higher SUVmax represents a practically useful cutoff.
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- Fatemeh Dana
- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Information Technology Hamfekr Gostar-Mehr-Espadan, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Application Development and Distribution, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Tabaeian SP, Eshkiki ZS, Dana F, Fayyaz F, Baniasadi M, Agah S, Masoodi M, Safari E, Sedaghat M, Abedini P, Akbari A. Evaluation of tumor-educated platelet long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as potential diagnostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer. J Cancer Res Ther 2024:01363817-990000000-00065. [PMID: 38261465 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1212_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Cancer-derived circulating components are increasingly considered as candidate sources for non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers. This study aimed to investigate the expression of tumor-educated platelet (TEP) long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and determine whether it could be served as a potential tool for CRC diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Relative quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression levels of three cancer-related platelet-derived lncRNAs CCAT1, HOTTIP, and XIST in 75 CRC patients and 42 healthy controls. Quantitative data were analyzed by SPSS (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) for comparison of cancer and non-cancer individuals. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was further performed to assess the diagnostic values of lncRNAs within the CRC patients. RESULTS The expression levels of lncRNAs colon cancer associated transcript 1 (CCAT1) (P = 0.006) and HOXA transcript at the distal tip (HOTTIP) (P = 0.049), but not X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) (P = 0.12), were significantly upregulated in CRC patients compared to healthy individuals. However, there were no significant correlations between platelet lncRNAs and clinicopathological characteristics, including sex, age, tumor location, differentiation, and size (all at P > 0.05). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the lncRNA CCAT1 was 0.61 (sensitivity, 71%; specificity, 50%). CONCLUSION TEP lncRNA CCAT1 is detectable in the circulation of CRC patients and could be considered as a potential diagnostic biomarker.
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- Seidamir Pasha Tabaeian
- Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Alimentary Tract Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Immunology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, School of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ricco A, Kim A, Canada J, Grizzard J, Dana F, Rezai Gharai L, Abbate A, Weiss E. Extracellular Volume Fraction of Cardiac MRI in the Detection of Cardiac Toxicity from Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Arguis M, Navarro-Ripoll R, Lopez-Hernandez A, Gimeno-Santos E, López-Baamonde M, Romano B, Montane-Muntane M, Dana F, Perdomo J, Sandoval E, Merino L, Matute P, Moises J, Farrero M, Castel M, Martínez-Pallí G. Multimodal prehabilitation: a promising strategy in patients listed for heart transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2019. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ricco A, Slade A, Canada J, Grizzard J, Dana F, Gharai LR, Neiderer K, Vera A, Abbate A, Weiss E. T1 Mapping and Cardiac MRI in the Detection of Cardiac Toxicity from Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dana F, Capitán D, Ubré M, Hervás A, Risco R, Martínez-Pallí G. Physical activity and frailty as indicators of cardiorespiratory reserve and predictors of surgical prognosis: General and digestive surgery population characterization. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2018; 65:5-12. [PMID: 28559045 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Frailty and low physical activity and cardiorespiratory reserve are related to higher perioperative morbimortality. The crucial step in improving the prognosis is to implement specific measures to optimize these aspects. It is critical to know the magnitude of the problem in order to implement preoperative optimization programmes. OBJECTIVE To characterize surgical population in a university hospital. METHODS All patients undergoing preoperative evaluation for abdominal surgery with admission were prospectively included during a 3-month period. Level of physical activity, functional capacity, frailty and emotional state were assessed using score tests. Additionally, physical condition was evaluated using 5 Times Sit-to-Stand Test. Demographic, clinical and surgical data were collected. RESULTS One hundred and forty patients were included (60±15yr-old, 56% male, 25% ASA III or IV). Forty-nine percent of patients were proposed for oncologic surgery and 13% of which had received neoadjuvant treatment. Seventy percent of patients presented a low functional capacity and were sedentary. Eighteen percent of patients were considered frail and more than 50% completed the 5 Times Sit-to-Stand Test at a higher time than the reference values adjusted to age and sex. Advanced age, ASA III/IV, sedentarism, frailty and a high level of anxiety and depression were related to a lower functional capacity. CONCLUSIONS The surgical population of our area has a low functional reserve and a high index of sedentary lifestyle and frailty, predictors of postoperative morbidity. It is mandatory to implement preoperative measures to identify population at risk and prehabilitation programmes, considered highly promising preventive interventions towards improving surgical outcome.
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- F Dana
- Área Quirúrgica, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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- Área Quirúrgica, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, España
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Dana F, Mosleh-Shirazi M, Faghihi R, Piroozmand A, Karbasi S, Sina S, Safigholi H. PO-0999: Simulation of a miniature x-ray tube used with nanoparticles for improved tumor dose homogeneity and enhancement. Radiother Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)40991-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kebede AH, Alebachew Z, Tsegaye F, Lemma E, Abebe A, Agonafir M, Kebede AJ, Demissie D, Girmachew F, Yaregal Z, Dana F, Getahun M, Fiseha Y, Meaza A, Dirse N, Timimi H, Sismanidis C, Tadolini M, Onozaki I. The first population-based national tuberculosis prevalence survey in Ethiopia, 2010-2011. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2014; 18:635-9. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- A. H. Kebede
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Global TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Dana F, Becherer PR, Bacon BR. Hepatitis C virus. What recent studies can tell us. Postgrad Med 1994; 95:121-2, 125-30. [PMID: 8170870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for most cases of non-A non-B hepatitis and is primarily spread by a parenteral route, although familial, sexual, and maternal transmission may occur rarely. Second-generation assays and the polymerase chain reaction facilitate detection of HCV infection. The association between HCV infection and hepatocellular cancer is well established, whereas the links between HCV infection and essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, porphyria cutanea tarda, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis remain to be defined more clearly. Standard therapy for chronic HCV infection remains interferon alfa-2b (Intron A), although other agents may have potential. We eagerly await additional clarifying studies.
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- F Dana
- Department of radiology, University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville
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Dana F, Fasano A. [AIDS: what the dentist should know]. Minerva Stomatol 1987; 36:329-34. [PMID: 3476821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Dana F, Chiarabaglio M, Nuvina M. [The intermediate element of the bridge]. Dent Cadmos 1987; 55:51-8. [PMID: 3308539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Dana F, Chiarabaglio M, Brignolo C. [Submergence of dental roots under the alveolar mucosa. Review of the literature]. Minerva Stomatol 1987; 36:11-7. [PMID: 3106765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Dana F, Chiarabaglio M, Turbiglio E. [Relation between oral conditions and diet in the elderly. A clinical study]. Minerva Stomatol 1985; 34:481-4. [PMID: 3860720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dana F, Nuvina M. [The margin of the prosthetic restoration]. Minerva Stomatol 1985; 34:543-53. [PMID: 3894916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dana F, Chiarabaglio M. [Resorption of bone tissue in the edentulous alveolar ridge]. Minerva Stomatol 1984; 33:1003-6. [PMID: 6597894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Garberoglio P, Dana F. [Functional aspects and structure of reactive secondary dentin under scanning electron microscopy]. Minerva Stomatol 1984; 33:545-557. [PMID: 6593578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Dana F, Defabianis P. [Enamel hypoplasia with a chronologic evolution]. Minerva Stomatol 1983; 32:533-9. [PMID: 6358838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Barone Monfrin S, Pretti F, Dana F. [Clinical aspects of apicoectomy]. Minerva Stomatol 1970; 19:391-4. [PMID: 5279107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Broglia ML, Dana F. [Early dental prosthetic treatment in children with Christ-Siemens-Weech syndrome]. Minerva Stomatol 1970; 19:1-6. [PMID: 5265758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Broglia ML, Dana F, Roccia GM. [Retention of permanent teeth. Diagnosis and early treatment]. Minerva Stomatol 1969; 18:55-78. [PMID: 5255109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dana F, Pretti F. [Experimental comparison of the hardness of spherical silver and conventional amalgams]. Minerva Stomatol 1969; 18:99-103. [PMID: 5255113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dana F, Pejrone CA. [Use of fenestrated crowns for reconstructing fractured incisors in young patients]. Minerva Stomatol 1967; 16:775-80. [PMID: 4232993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Broglia ML, Dana F. [Clinical signs of accidental traumatic lesions of deciduous teeth]. Minerva Stomatol 1967; 16:623-35. [PMID: 5237257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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