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    THE ROLE OF МR SPECTROSCOPY AND CONTRAST ENHANCED MRI IN PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS
    (Macedonian Association of Anatomists and Morphologists, 2025-11-25)
    Kostova, Masha
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    Bozhinovska, Biljana
    In patients with increased prostate-specific antigen, the next diagnostics tool is transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy. The biopsy can cause pain, bleeding and infection. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp MRI) as non-invasive diagnostics tool is used as a triage test to avoid biopsy, as well as to improve the diagnostics. The aim of this study was to examine the value of MR spectroscopy and dynamic post-contrast series in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. This cohort prospective study included 100 patients from CGH “September 8th” with increased levels of PSA. The MRI equipment used was Siemens Essenza 1,5T with body coil. The results obtained by MR spectroscopy analysis were correlated with the post-contrast series, whereby by mapping suspicious areas, patients underwent biopsy according to the PIRADS (prostate imaging and reporting data system) classification. Of the 100 patients, 96 were biopsied according to the PIRADS (prostate imaging and reporting data system) classification. The MRI results and pathohistological findings were then compared. On MR postcontrast series, a malignant lesion was detected in 52% of patients, in 33% of patients the lesion was suspicious for malignancy. On MR spectroscopy, a choline+creatinine/citrate ratio of 0.8 to 2 indicating a possible malignant lesion was confirmed in 33% of patients, this ratio was greater than 2 in 33% of patients, indicating a lesion highly suspicious for malignancy. MR spectroscopy combined with contrast enhanced MRI is a powerful tool for non-invasive differentiation of benign prostatic hyperplastic nodule and prostatitis from a malignant nodule.
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    Validation of the ELISA Method for Quantitative Detection of TNF-α in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    (Scientific Foundation SPIROSKI, 2017-09)
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    Aleksovski, Boris
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    Stojanov, Dragan
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    Mihajlovska-Rendevska, Ana
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    Aleksovski, Vasko
    <jats:p>AIM: We aimed to investigate the sensitivity, reproducibility and validity of the commercial ELISA kits for quantitative detection of TNF-α and their potential application for screening purposes in patients with ICH.METHODS: Analysis of six independent standard series, evaluation of the deviation of the TNF-α concentration in patients with ICH, standard addition and visual analysis of whole UV-Vis spectra were carefully performed.RESULTS: Low standard deviations of the absorbance were detected for every standard, as well as in the samples of healthy controls and patients with ICH. The standard addition series have also confirmed high sensitivity and reproducibility of the assay, with a congruent shift of the standard curves with the concentration of TNF-α for the added plasma. The visual analyses of the gained spectra have revealed the absence of any matrix effects from the addition of the human plasma in the reconstituted standards.CONCLUSION: The commercial ELISA kits can be used in the clinical practice for screening purposes of the plasma TNF-α levels in patients with ICH.</jats:p>