[Indocyanine green angiography in assessment of parathyroid remnant perfusion after subtotal parathyroidectomy: a case report]. / Angiografiya s indotsianinom zelenym v otsenke perfuzii ostatka tkani parashchitovidnoi zhelezy pri subtotal'noi paratireoidektomii: klinicheskoe nablyudenie.

A 72-year-old female patient with chronic kidney disease stage presented with multiple parathyroid adenomas and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. SPECT/CT with 99mTc-MIBI revealed accumulation of radiopharmaceuticals in 2 out of 4 parathyroid glands. Ultrasound established localization of all parathyroid glands. Subtotal parathyroidectomy with excision of 3 glands and resection of half of the fourth gland was performed. Intraoperative indocyanine green angiography was performed to identify all parathyroid glands and remnant perfusion. There was normal parathyroid function after 6 months.

[Cost effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer].

According to most experts, problems of prostate cancer (PC) have reached world-wide social and economic resonance at the turn of the 21st century. Costly programs of diagnosis and treatment of generalized PC and its complications require most spending. The general demographic situation and increased aging of male populations, both worldwide and in this country, make it clear that the total costs of medical aid to PC patients will inevitably grow. However, programs of screening for PC can help.

[A trial of densitometry in the objective assessment of the x-ray image of the apices of the interdental membranes in periodontal lesions]. / Opyt densitometrii v ob''ektivizatsii rentgenovskogo izobrazheniia verkhushek mezhzubnykh peregorodok pri porazheniiakh parodonta.

The authors suggest a method to assess the quality of filling dental contact surfaces, based on determination of the relative contrast index (RCI) of the x-ray image of interdental septal apexes at the site of filled and intact teeth on the same image. Analysis of their own findings has lead the authors to a conclusion that assessment of the tooth filling with the use of periodontal and hygienic indexes is not strictly consistent because it is subjective, whereas the RCI permits a follow-up of changes in the mineral content of the bone in the examined site over time.