It is not enough just to do mammography, but perform a quality one. American Association of Radiologists (American College of Radiology - ACR) introduced a unique and a standard terminology in radiological diagnosis of breast disease calling it the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System or abbreviated BIRADS. The aim of the paper is to present a ...

By Rade Babić

High prevalence of hypertension along with its serious complications in the organs have made this disease an important health problem worldwide. The lack of symptoms is the most important sign of hypertension and the prevalent remedies have not been effective in controlling the disease yet. Meanwhile, monitoring blood pressure at home and at workpl...

By Ivana Ilić, Jovica Jovanović, Mirjana Aranđelović

Stercoral peritonitis (SP) caused by perforation of the colon due to colorectal carcinoma (CRC) represents one of the most difficult types of peritoneal inflammation with complex clinical presentation. The aim of the study was to establish the frequency of CRC as a cause of stercoral peritonitis, type of treatment, postoperative complicatins, lengt...

By Ivana Đorđević, Goran Stanojević, Dragoslav Miljković, Aleksandar Bogićević, Hadži-Bojan Marjanović

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder that is usually diagnosed in children, with the appearance of symptoms up to seven years. The diagnosis was twice more frequently confirmed in boys than in girls. ADHD is characterized by symptoms of inattention and/or impulsiveness and hyperactivity, which ...

By Lydia Sushevska, Nicholas Olumchev, Mirjana Saveska, Hadzhihamza Kadri

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the first non-invasive imaging technique that allows the evaluation of the lumen and walls of the coronary arteries. The sensitivity in defining significant stenosis (>50% caliber reduction) is 93% for the evaluation of single vessels. This is a method for determination of the so-called Calcium s...

By Dejan Hristov, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Katarina Marković, Sanja Stojanović

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of death among infectious diseases. During the management of pneumonia, it is often uncertain when the disease may turn into severe form. The first definition of severe CAP was provided by the ATS Guidelines. Definition was built up around simple clinical and radiographic criteria reflecti...

By Desa Nastasijević Borovac, Tatjana Pejčić, Tatjana Rađenović Petković, Vidosava Đorđević, Ivanka Đorđević, Ivana Stanković, Milan Rančić

Sarcoidosis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation developing in the affected organs. The ethiopathogenesis of the disease is still unknown. The lungs are most commonly affected, and uncontrolled, long-lasting inflammation can result in pulmonary fibrosis. Many different mediators, such as cytokines, chemokines, and other proteins with vari...

By Tatjana Rađenović Petković, Tatjana Pejčić, Desa Nastasijević Borovac, Danijela Radojković, Sonja Cekić

Muscle fiber types and  their metabolic and size properties, key determinants of muscle function, can be altered by variety of factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the fiber type composition and size of fibers in the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle of young adult male and female rats, using histochemical and morphometric me...

By Desanka Tasić, Irena Dimov, Vladimir Petrović, Todorka Savić, Dragan Dimov

Prepositions and prepositional phrases play an important role in the professional medical register in English and they are very abundant. Realization of the prepositions in medical texts could cause difficulties to non-native English language speakers scientists. The subject of this paper is prepositions with their meanings (single and multiple). P...

By Slobodanka Krulj, Bojana Prodanović, Stevan Trbojević

Open tibial shaft fractures rank as the most common fractures of the locomotor system. External skeletal fixation, after primary open fracture wound management, stands for a good method in the management of open tibial shaft fractures, as it does not poses an additional threat to the bone vascularisation in the fracture area, which is important for...

By Ivan Golubović, Zoran Golubović, Aleksandar Višnjić, Stevo Najman, Nenad Ilić, Goran Đorđević, Nebojša Krstić, Milan Grubor