Francis J Thornton MD
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
600 Highland Ave Madison WI, 53792About
Dr. Francis Thornton is a radiologist practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Thornton specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Education and Training
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Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1957
University College
Tbilisi National University 'Gaenati' 1991
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in wounds: pharmacology and effect on accumulation of collagen in wounds in mice.
- Expression and function of inducible nitric oxide synthase during rat colon anastomotic healing.
- Tophaceous gout of the lumbar spine in a renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review.
- Helical CT evaluation of the perirenal space and its boundaries: a cadaveric study.
- Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy with and without T-fastener gastropexy: a randomized comparison study.
- Hepatic metastases from an unknown primary neoplasm (UPN): survival, prognostic indicators and value of extensive investigations.
- Nitric oxide, an autocrine regulator of wound fibroblast synthetic function.
- Diabetes-impaired healing and reduced wound nitric oxide synthesis: a possible pathophysiologic correlation.
- Healing in the gastrointestinal tract.
- Sepsis impairs anastomotic collagen gene expression and synthesis: a possible role for nitric oxide.
- Wound healing in sepsis and trauma.
- Enhanced collagen accumulation following direct transfection of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in cutaneous wounds.
- The route of nutrition support affects the early phase of wound healing.
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