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Aim of the work: this study aimed to assess the awareness and knowledge for cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy diseases in social media of Saudi Arabia
Material and Methods: a total of 1021 people make an evaluation through internet. Various complaints were incorporated in this study. The data were collected from participants using a structured questionnaire. Questionnaire was done for gathering information on demographics, awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices related to eye diseases
Results: in this study, 63% males and 37% of females were participated. Majority of the participants [52%] were aware of visual problems, 19.9% were aware of diabetic retinopathy, 2.5% of cataract and 1.2% of glaucoma. The percentage belonged to minimum than 20 years old, 37.5% belonged to 21 - 30 age group, 22.1% belonged to 31 - 40 age groups, 14.2% belonged to 41 - 50 age group, 5.9% were of 51 and above years of age. Further, 85.7% of samples belonged to town people and 14.2% belonged to village groups, 35.6% of samples gone through secondary school or less education, 60.5% are in graduating from college and 3.9% of samples were post graduated or qualified higher
Conclusion: the present results showed that there is still a need for health education in the population of this region of Saudi Arabia to increase the level of awareness and knowledge of common eye diseases, through the social media
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Background: Imaging plays a crucial function in the management of patients with brain tumors. The technical improvement of computed tomography [CT] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] with the advancement of, brand-new imaging techniques highly enhanced the detection and characterization of brain tumors. This comprehensive review of literature is aimed to discuss the roles of MRI and CT in the diagnosis and evaluation of primary brain tumors, we attempted to discuss the advantage and disadvantage of each modality and which is more effective in this matter
Objective: to find a relevant article to our study, this is discussing the roles of MRI and CT in evaluation of Primary brain tumors. Several terms were used in the search through the databases; [MRI, CT, and Imaging], combined with [Brain cancer, primary brain tumors, glioblastomas]
Method: We performed a comprehensive search of literatures among main medical databases; PubMed [MIDLINE], Embase, and science direct, up to November 2017, We limited our search to English language studies, and only to Human trails
Results: Computed tomography [CT] might be the very first modality employed in a patient presenting with a brain tumor but for one of the most part MRI is the primary imaging modality in brain tumor patients. The function of CT is mostly relegated to emerging imaging in the detection of hemorrhage, herniation, and hydrocephalus but mass effect from brain tumors and calcification within brain tumors such as oligodendrogliomas or meningiomas can potentially be discovered
Conclusion: The main use of MRI-based medical image analysis for brain tumor studies remains in medical diagnosis, patient tracking and treatment preparation, however it could also be useful in clinical trials