Diagnostic efficacy of gadoxetic acid (Primovist)-enhanced MRI and spiral CT for a therapeutic strategy: comparison with intraoperative and histopathologic findings in …

…, J Breuer, T Balzer, A Blakeborough, R Carter… - European …, 2008 - Springer
A multicenter study has been employed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) using the new liver-specific contrast agent gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-…

Clinical, pathophysiologic, and microbiologic characterization of bronchiectasis in an aging cohort

MB Nicotra, M Rivera, AM Dale, R Shepherd, R Carter - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Study objective Awareness of bronchiectasis on the part of clinicians has been low in recent
years, although it was previously well recognized. We believe that bronchiectasis is …

6-minute walk work for assessment of functional capacity in patients with COPD

R Carter, DB Holiday, C Nwasuruba, J Stocks… - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
The 6-min walk (6MW) test is commonly used to assess exercise capacity in patients with
COPD and to track functional change resulting from disease progression or therapeutic …

Liver tumor characterization: comparison between liver-specific gadoxetic acid disodium-enhanced MRI and biphasic CT-a multicenter trial

…, T Balzer, MF Bellin, L Blomqvist, R Carter… - Journal of computer …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In our multi center trial we compared the potentials of biphasic contrast-enhanced
computed tomography (CT) and a novel tissue-specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Within‐and between‐day variability of respiratory impedance, using impulse oscillometry in adolescent asthmatics

…, R Carter, R Klein, G Fritz, B Carter… - Pediatric …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of the present study were to: 1) assess spirometric indices and respiratory
impedance with forced oscillation (FO), using impulse oscillometry (IOS) in clinically stable …

Criterion validity of the Duke Activity Status Index for assessing functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

R Carter, DB Holiday, C Grothues… - Journal of …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE This study evaluated the concurrent criterion validity of the Duke Activity Status
Index (DASI) with respect to standard physiologic work capacity indices in patients with …

Effects of oral contraceptives containing ethinylestradiol with either drospirenone or levonorgestrel on various parameters associated with well-being in healthy …

…, E Davies, S Fearns, C McKinnon, R Carter… - Clinical Drug …, 2010 - Springer
Background: The combined oral contraceptive Yasmin® (drospirenone 3 mg plus ethinylestradiol
30 μg [DRSP 3 mg/EE 30 μg]) has been shown to be a well tolerated and effective …

Characterization of Fast Relaxation During BTI Stress in Conventional and Advanced CMOS Devices With Gate Stacks

…, A Majumdar, M Hargrove, RJ Carter… - … on Electron Devices, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We evaluate the performance of a novel fast characterization methodology for NBTI and
PBTI measurements. We show that the use of a programmable PCI card in combination with …

Differing effects of airway obstruction on physical work capacity and ventilation in men and women with COPD

R Carter, B Nicotra, G Huber - Chest, 1994 - Elsevier
Background Although the natural history of COPD is thought to be well known, studies
assessing differences in the onset and course of the disease by gender are surprisingly lacking. …

Reducing unplanned extubations in the NICU following implementation of a standardized approach

KL Crezeé, RJ DiGeronimo, MJ Rigby, RC Carter… - Respiratory …, 2017 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Unplanned extubations (UEs) have been associated with increased ventilator
days, risk of infection, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and resuscitation medication usage…