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      New evidence that tamoxifen does not induce osteoporosis: A nuclear activation analysis and absorptiometry study 

      Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Glaros, D.; Klouvas, G. D.; Hatzikonstantinou, I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Siamopoulos, K. C.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1992)
      The possibility of increased risk for osteoporosis in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen was investigated. 26 patients aged 41-65 years without skeletal metastases were studied. All patients were treated with ...
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      New image processing models for opacity image analysis in chest radiographs 

      Pattichis, Marios S.; Muralldharan, H.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Soliz, P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002)
      The aim of this research is to develop new image processing models that can be used to characterize single opacities and opacity density within pre-selected regions of interest (ROI). We derive our new image processing ...
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      Old habits die hard: Chest radiography for screening purposes in primary care 

      Mauri, D.; Kamposioras, K.; Proiskos, A.; Xilomenos, A.; Peponi, C.; Dambrosio, M.; Zacharias, G.; Koukourakis, G.; Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)
      Objective: To assess whether the use of chest radiography for screening changes over time. Design: Systematic review. Data Sources: MEDLINE, ISI, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and handsearching of selected ...
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      Quality assurance of diagnostic monitors 

      Savva, Angelandria; Christofides, Stelios; Kaplanis, Prodromos A.; Menikou, Georgios; Kaolis, Demetris; Tsertos, Haralambos (2009)
      The quality assurance of diagnostic monitors is only a small part of the chain required to accomplish an acceptable standard of diagnostic images in a radiology department. It is most unlikely that a Physician will be able ...
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      A screening system for the assessment of opacity profusion in chest radiographs of miners with pneumoconiosis 

      Pattichis, Marios S.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Christodoulou, Christodoulos I.; James, D.; Ketai, L.; Soliz, P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002)
      The aim of this study was to develop a screening system of chest radiographs of miners with pneumoconiosis. Chest radiographs were of coal mine or silica dust exposed miners participating in a health screening program. A ...
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      Wireless telemedicine systems: An overview 

      Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Pattichis, Marios S.; Istepanian, Robert Sh Habib; Schizas, Christos N. (2002)
      Rapid advances in information technology and telecommunications - and, more specifically, wireless and mobile communications - and their convergence ("telematics") are leading to the emergence of a new type of information ...