This study showed for the first time that compared to control subjects, patients with CSX have higher hs-CRP serum levels, increased mean common carotid artery IMT and increased arterial stiffness. The role of these abnormalities in the pathogenesis of CSX deserves investigation.

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AimTo use a PC-based virtual ultrasound scanner (VirUS)

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Our findings showed a reduction in CC in adult patients with MFS. This could be attributed to fibrillin-1 deficiency resulting in structural abnormalities in the carotid arterial wall.

A computerized gamma probe simulator has been developed which provides realistic training tasks for surgeons in sentinel node biopsy, with a wide range of simulated clinical cases, allowing the objective assessment of a trainee's performance in the use of a hand-held gamma probe without the use of radioactive sources.

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