We report the development of a nontransformed line of human airway smooth muscle cells
retaining smooth muscle-specific contractile protein expression and physiological …

Background Low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) may not lead to a clear
treatment path when small to intermediate-sized lung nodules are identified. We have …

BACKGROUND--The clinical value of computed tomographic (CT) scanning of the chest in
the initial assessment of sarcoidosis was investigated. METHODS--One hundred …

Low dose computed tomography (LDCT) is the standard of care for lung cancer screening in
the United States (US). LDCT has a sensitivity of 93.8% but its specificity of 73.4% leads to …

In vitro differentiation of murine neuroblastoma Ni Ei 15 cells induced by low serum (O. 5%)
and dimethyl sulfoxide(1. 5%) increased the uptake of 45Ca2 as well as basal and …

We report a patient with tissue-proven sarcoidosis receiving adrenocorticosteroid
medication, who developed an enlarging mediastinal mass. Transcutaneous needle biopsy …

A case of a 79-year-old female admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture and suffering a
near-fatal embolism, is presented. The article then reviews the epidemiology of deep venous …

A 67-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism and chronic renal failure
reported to the hospital for her regularly scheduled hemodialysis, complaining of shortness …

A 37-year-old man with childhood asthma presents to his pulmonologist with complaint of
increasing shortness of breath. On physical examination, blood pressure (BP) is 142/94 mm …

A 73-year-old woman presented for routine ambulatory colonoscopy. A few months before
the procedure, she had begun to experience unexplained intermittent night sweats …