THE FEASIBILITY OF CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY (CEUS) IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF NON-CARDIAC THORACIC DISORDERS OF DOGS AND CATS

The feasibility of contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnosis of non-cardiac thoracic disorders of dogs and cats

Abstract Background This study describes the feasibility of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnostic work-up of non-cardiac thoracic disorders of small ORIGINAL SWEDENBITTERS animals.The second aim is to assess the usefulness of CEUS as a direct guide for sample procedures.Results Forty animals, 28 dogs and 12 cats, were included

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Needle lost in the haystack: multiple reaction monitoring fails to detect Treponema pallidum candidate protein biomarkers in plasma and urine samples from individuals with syphilis [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

Background: Current syphilis diagnostic strategies are lacking a sensitive manner of directly detecting Treponema pallidum antigens.A diagnostic test that could directly detect T.pallidum antigens in individuals with syphilis would be of considerable clinical utility, especially for the diagnosis of reinfections and for post-treatment serological f

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