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Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Naturwiss., Diss., 2014

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PURPOSE: To determine the value of applying finger trap distraction during direct MR arthrography of the wrist to assess intrinsic ligament and triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty consecutive patients were prospectively investigated by three-compartment wrist MR arthrography. Imaging was performed with 3-T scanners using a three-dimensional isotropic (0.4 mm) T1-weighted gradient-recalled echo sequence, with and without finger trap distraction (4 kg). In a blind and independent fashion, two musculoskeletal radiologists measured the width of the scapholunate (SL), lunotriquetral (LT) and ulna-TFC (UTFC) joint spaces. They evaluated the amount of contrast medium within these spaces using a four-point scale, and assessed SL, LT and TFCC tears, as well as the disruption of Gilula's carpal arcs. RESULTS: With finger trap distraction, both readers found a significant increase in width of the SL space (mean Δ = +0.1mm, p ≤ 0.040), and noticed more contrast medium therein (p ≤ 0.035). In contrast, the differences in width of the LT (mean Δ = +0.1 mm, p ≥ 0.057) and UTFC (mean Δ = 0mm, p ≥ 0.728) spaces, as well as the amount of contrast material within these spaces were not statistically significant (p = 0.607 and ≥ 0.157, respectively). Both readers detected more SL (Δ = +1, p = 0.157) and LT (Δ = +2, p = 0.223) tears, although statistical significance was not reached, and Gilula's carpal arcs were more frequently disrupted during finger trap distraction (Δ = +5, p = 0.025). CONCLUSION: The application of finger trap distraction during direct wrist MR arthrography may enhance both detection and characterisation of SL and LT ligament tears by widening the SL space and increasing the amount of contrast within the SL and LT joint spaces.

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Dez clones isolados das cepas Y, CL e MR foram caracterizados segundo infectividade das culturas, curvas de parasitemia, polimorfismo e mortalidade em camundongos C3H isogênicos. Entra os clones das cepas Y e CL foram encontradas diferenças intragrupos bastante significativas. Os clones da cepa MR apresentaram maior homogeneidade. Estes resultados indicam que as cepas do T. cruzi podem apresentar diferentes graus de heterogeneidade. Também sugerem que as condições utilizadas para a manutenção de cepas de T. cruzi podem resultar em vantagens seletivas para algumas subpopulações, podendo uma cepa ser o resultado da interação destas subpopulações (clones) selecionadas após alguns anos de manutenção em laboratório.