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W J Curran

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PubMed1987

The case against compulsory casefinding in controlling AIDS--testing, screening and reporting.

The spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) demands a comprehensive and effective public health response. Because no treatment or vaccine is currently available, traditional infection control measures are being considered. Proposals include compulsory testing and screening of selected high risk populations. The fairness and accuracy of compulsory screening programs depend upon the reliability of medical technology and the balancing of public health and individual confidentiality interests. This Article proposes criteria for evaluating compulsory testing and screening programs. It concludes that voluntary identification, education, and counselling of infected persons is the most effective means of encouraging the behavioral changes that are necessary to halt the spread of AIDS.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1986

The value of magnetic resonance imaging in treatment planning of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Seven patients with AJCC Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma underwent both computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) examinations prior to radiation therapy treatment planning. Lateral tumor extension into the infratemporal fossa was visualized by MR as less extensive in three cases than suggested by CT, as was inferior extension into the parapharyngeal soft tissues in three cases. MR clarified uncertainties on CT regarding involvement of the pontine cistern in three patients and of the cavernous sinus in two patients. Posterior extension of tumor was underestimated by CT in four of six cases shown by MR to involve the clivus. MR appeared superior in evaluating the presence of parenchymal brain involvement in three cases. The margins of the final boost treatment fields dictated by MR findings differed measurably from those derived from CT in six of seven cases. These findings lend support for greater utilization of MR in treatment planning of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Adolescent↗