Review Article
Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS)
Liver failure is clinically heterogeneous in aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical severity and prognoses. It can be divided into the following categories: acute liver failure (ALF),...
Issues and Priorities of Medical Education Research in Asia
Medical schools traditionally rest on the “three-legged stool” of research, education and service. Hence, medical teachers are sometimes referred to as “triple-threat academicians”.
This article...
Laboratory Safety Aspects of SARS at Biosafety Level 2
In Singapore, the majority of patients suffering from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were cared for at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The dramatic...
Clinical Applications of Positron Emission Tomography in Cardiology: A Review
Ischaemic heart disease associated with depressed left ventricular function is a common clinical management dilemma. There is overwhelming evidence that such patients have a...
The Role of FDG-PET in the Management of Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Carcinoma of the lung is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women and is the second most common malignancy in...
Clinical PET Imaging – An Asian Perspective
Positron emission tomography (PET) is distinct from other imaging modalities in its ability to probe the physiology and biochemistry of normal and abnormal tissues....
PET Tracers and Radiochemistry
Positron emission tomography (PET) has become a powerful scientific and clinical tool for probing biochemical processes in the human body. This is due, in...
Physical Principles and Technology of Clinical PET Imaging
The past few years have seen the transition of positron emission tomography (PET) from the research domain into mainstream clinical applications for oncology. The...
The Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial: Lessons from the Study Design
“A properly planned and executed clinical trial is a powerful technique for assessing the effectiveness of an intervention”. While each new clinical trial involves...
The Epidemiology of Myopia in Hong Kong
Myopia is a refractive condition in which the image of a distant object is formed anterior to the retina of the unaccommodated (relaxed) eye....