Browsing Faculté de médecine – Travaux et publications by Title
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Judging the value of ammonia measurement on lactulose dosing : apples and oranges?
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The judicious judicial dispositions juggle: characteristics of police interventions involving people with a mental illness
(SAGE, 2011-11-01)Objective: The number of police interventions with people presenting a mental health problem has been increasing over the past 30 years and police services are becoming more aware of the human resources and skills these interventions require. Our study ... -
Keeping cool in acute liver failure: rationale for the use of mild hypothermia
(2005)Encephalopathy, brain edema and intracranial hypertension are neurological complications responsible for substantial morbidity/mortality in patients with acute liver failure (ALF), where, aside from liver transplantation, there is currently a paucity ... -
L-ornithine phenylacetate attenuates increased arterial and extracellular brain ammonia and prevents intracranial hypertension in pigs with acute liver failure
(2009-07)Hyperammonemia is a feature of acute liver failure (ALF), which is associated with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain herniation. We hypothesized that a combination of L-ornithine and phenylacetate (OP) would synergistically reduce toxic ... -
L-ornithine-L-aspartate in experimental portal-systemic encephalopathy: therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of action
(1998-06)Strategies aimed at the lowering of blood ammonia remain the treatment of choice in portal-systemic encephalopathy (PSE). L-ornithine-L-aspartate (OA) has recently been shown to be effective in the prevention of ammonia-precipitated coma in humans with ... -
Leisure practice and its relations to cognitive vitality for seniors attending community organizations
La pratique de loisirs et ses relations avec la vitalité cognitive des aînés participant à des activités dans des centres communautaires
(Routledge, 2019-08-20)The purpose of this study was to explore the relations between certain dimensions of leisure practice and cognitive vitality in seniors and identify which of their sociodemographic and health characteristics (SHC) are related to leisure practice. A ... -
Lessons on brain edema in HE : from cellular to animal models and clinical studies
(Springer, 2023-08-22)Brain edema is considered as a common feature associated with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, its central role as cause or consequence of HE and its implication in the development of the neurological alterations linked to HE are still under debate. ... -
Letters to the Editor: Correspondence re R. Lapointe et al., CD40-stimulated B Lymphocytes Pulsed with Tumor Antigens Are Effective Antigen-presenting Cells That Can Generate Specific T Cells. Cancer Res 2003;63:2836–43.
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LI-RADS and transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
(Springer, 2017-06-13)Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be eligible for liver transplantation. Liver transplant candidates with HCC compete for the same deceased donor organs as those without HCC. These scarce organs must be allocated fairly and justly to ... -
LI-RADS for CT diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma : performance of major and ancillary features
(Springer, 2018-08-30)Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic performance of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) v2017 major features, the impact of ancillary features, and categories on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular ... -
LI-RADS for MR imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: performance of major and ancillary features
(Radiological Society of North America, 2018-04-10)Purpose To evaluate the performance of major features, ancillary features, and categories of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) version 2014 at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials ... -
LI-RADS version 2018 ancillary features at MRI
LI-RADS version 2017 ancillary features on MR imaging
(Radiological Society of North America, 2018-10-05)The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) standardizes performance of liver imaging in patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as interpretation and reporting of the results. Developed by experts in liver imaging and ... -
LI-RADS® ancillary features on CT and MRI
LI-RADS version 2018 ancillary features at MRI
(Springer, 2017-06-24)The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) stan- dardizes performance of liver imaging in patients at risk for hepa- tocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as interpretation and reporting of the results. Developed by experts in liver imaging ... -
Le libre accès pour les bibliothèques de la santé : des ressources à découvrir
(Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal ; Hôpital général juif (Montréal, Québec), 2009-02-05)Cette présentation s’adresse aux spécialistes de l’information du milieu de la santé et aborde les points suivants : 1. Le monde du « libre accès » : définitions et statistiques; 2. Utiliser les ressources en libre accès; 3. Publier en libre accès ... -
Licit and illicit substance use among people who inject drugs and the association with subsequent suicidal attempt
(Wiley - Society for the Study of Addiction, 2015-10)Aim: To estimate associations between recent licit and illicit substance use and subsequent suicide attempt among persons who inject drugs (PWID). Design: Secondary analysis of longitudinal data from a prospective cohort study of PWID followed bi-annually ... -
LILAC pilot study : effects of metformin on mTOR activation and HIV reservoir persistence during antiretroviral therapy
(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)Background: Chronic inflammation and residual HIV transcription persist in people living with HIV (PLWH) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), thus increasing the risk of developing non-AIDS co-morbidities. The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) ... -
Limited capacity for ammonia removal by brain in chronic liver failure: potential role of nitric oxide
(2005-12)Chronic liver failure leads to hyperammonemia and consequently increased brain ammonia concentrations, resulting in hepatic encephalopathy. When the liver fails to regulate ammonia concentrations, the brain, devoid of a urea cycle, relies solely on the ... -
Live minimal path for interactive segmentation of medical images
(Society of photo-optical instrumentation engineers, 2015-03-20)Medical image segmentation is nowadays required for medical device development and in a growing number of clinical and research applications. Since dedicated automatic segmentation methods are not always available, generic and efficient interactive ... -
Liver imaging : it is time to adopt standardized terminology
(Springer, 2022-04-07)Liver imaging plays a vital role in the management of patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, progress in the field is challenged by nonuniform and inconsistent terminology in the published literature. The Steering Committee of ... -
Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System : review of ancillary imaging features
(Elsevier, 2016-10-13)The American College of Radiology supported Liver Imaging Reporting And Data System (LI-RADS) is a comprehensive system for standardized interpretation and reporting of imaging examinations performed in patients at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma ...
