Objective : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the PGE1 analogue, Misoprostol, on gallbladder fasting volume and meal-stimulated emptying. Prostaglandins' effects on the gallbladder were studied principally regarding mucus production during lithogenesis. In the few in vitro and in vivo studies, contradictory results concerning their influence upon gallbladder motility were obtained. Subjects : 13 healthy subjects, 8 females, 5 males,

A miscellany of new strategies, experimental techniques and theoretical approaches are emerging in the ongoing battle against cancer. The recent explosion in the understanding of the multiple scale processes that drive the advancement of cancer is allowing useful mathematical models of the tumorigenesis to be developed. Such models have the potential to facilitate a deeper understanding of the mechanisms associated with tumor initiation and progression

Improved therapeutic options for hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic disease place greater demands on diagnostic and surveillance tests for liver disease. Existing diagnostic imaging techniques provide limited evaluation of tissue characteristics beyond morphology; perfusion imaging of the liver has potential to improve this shortcoming. The ability to resolve hepatic arterial and portal venous components of blood flow on a global and regional