TASK DEFINITION: Indicate the presence of numerical data in the abstract (whether numerical data plays a key role in medical records), solely using the information from the abstract.
PROBLEM: Abstract: Digital subtraction angiography is a new imaging technique that uses a computer to subtract background distractions and to enhance contrast and density. The intravenous administration of contrast material permits safe outpatient screening for arterial disease. The exact role of intravenous digital subtraction angiography in cerebrovascular disease is still in evolution and remains the subject of debate. The value of intravenous digital subtraction angiography in screening for renovascular hypertension is less controversial, but selection of patients remains a subject for further study. Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography has become a standard imaging technique that offers both the inherent safety produced by reduction of the volume of contrast material and the added safety afforded by reduction of both the size of the catheter and the time required to perform complex arterial interventional procedures. With the evolution of more sophisticated computed technology and radiographic equipment, the impact of both intravenous and arterial digital subtraction angiography will become even more dramatic.
Question: Does the abstract contain any numerical data?

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Abstract: Stress fracture of the fourth vertebral arch occurred in a 21-year-old woman with a benign osteopetrosis. The fracture healed in three months after application of a body cast. It seems likely that the osteopetrotic bone resists force, in parallel with the cortical layer, but is fragile to forces at right angles to the plane of the cortical layer.
Question: Does the abstract contain any numerical data?

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Abstract: The apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB-100) gene in leukocytes and the apoB-100 messenger RNA (mRNA) and translated apolipoprotein in the livers from normal and abetalipoproteinemic individuals were evaluated. Four complementary DNA probes for apoB-100 covering the 5', middle, and 3' regions of the apoB-100 mRNA were utilized and Southern blot analysis indicated that the apoB-100 gene is present in abetalipoproteinemia without major insertions or deletions. Polyadenylated hepatic apoB-100 mRNA from two abetalipoproteinemic patients was normal in size, and the concentration of apoB-100 mRNA was increased sixfold compared with control hepatic apoB-100 mRNA levels. ApoB-100 was detected in hepatocytes of abetalipoproteinemic patients by immunohistochemical techniques. These results indicate that the biochemical defect in abetalipoproteinemic patients studied is most consistent with a posttranslational defect in apoB-100 processing or secretion with an up-regulation of the apoB-100 mRNA.
Question: Does the abstract contain any numerical data?

SOLUTION:
Yes