The accurate and timely diagnosis of disease is a prerequisite for efficient therapeutic
intervention and epidemiological surveillance. Diagnostics based on the detection of nucleic …

The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and United European
Gastroenterology present a short list of key performance measures for lower gastrointestinal …

Background and aim: This Guideline is an official statement of the European Society of
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE). It addresses the choice amongst regimens available for …

Background Although rates of detection of adenomatous lesions (tumors or polyps) and
cecal intubation are recommended for use as quality indicators for screening colonoscopy …

Background Although colonoscopy is widely used as a screening test to detect colorectal
cancer, its effect on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death is unclear. Methods We …

Translational studies in liver transplantation often require an endpoint of graft function or
dysfunction beyond graft loss. Prior definitions of early allograft dysfunction (EAD) vary, and …

BACKGROUND The goal of the current study was to compare the long‐term (25‐month)
safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid with pamidronate in patients with bone lesions …

We consider the question of evaluating causal relations among neurobiological signals. In
particular, we study the relation between the directed transfer function (DTF) and the well …

Abstract The International Prognostic Index (IPI) has been the basis for determining
prognosis in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) for the past 20 years …

Background The increasing survival rates of children who are born very preterm raise issues
about the risks of neurological disabilities and cognitive dysfunction. We aimed to …