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Long-term outcomes of urethral balloon dilation for anterior urethral stricture: A prospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively follow up a cohort of anterior urethral stricture disease patients managed with balloon dilation (BD) for 3 years to evaluate the long-term outcomes and to study factors that contribute to recurrence.

Viscoelastic blood coagulation testing system enabled by a non-contact triboelectric angle sensor.

Thromboelastography (TEG) remains a convenient and effective viscoelastic blood coagulation testing device for guiding blood component transfusion and assessing the risk of thrombosis. Here, a TEG enabled by a non-contact triboelectric angle sensor (NTAS) with a small size (∼7 cm) is developed for assessing the blood coagulation system. With the assistance of a superelastic torsion wire structure,...

Safety and Effectiveness of an Anti-Xa-based Unfractionated Heparin Protocol for Impella Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices.

Impella devices are used for mechanical circulatory support in patients with cardiogenic shock or those undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary in...

A Pilot Study to Determine the Role of Spatulating the Ureter During Pyeloplasty in Children for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in the Robotic Era.

Spatulation during ureteropelvic junction obstruction repair was evaluated in children treated by robot-assisted retroperitoneal pyeloplasty anastomo...

Super-resolution deep learning reconstruction at coronary computed tomography angiography to evaluate the coronary arteries and in-stent lumen: an initial experience.

A super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) algorithm trained using data acquired on the ultrahigh spatial resolution computed tomography...

A fixed dose approach to thrombosis chemoprophylaxis may be inadequate in heavier critically ill patients.

Overweight patients are at greater risk of venous thromboembolism. We aimed to describe prescribing patterns of thrombosis chemoprophylaxis in critic...

Remote Expert DVT Triaging of Novice-User Compression Sonography with AI-Guidance.

BACKGROUND: Compression ultrasonography of the leg is established for triaging proximal lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). AutoDVT, a machine...

Coronary computed tomography angiographic detection of in-stent restenosis via deep learning reconstruction: a feasibility study.

OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of in-stent restenosis (ISR), especially for small stents, remains challenging during computed tomography (CT) angiography. We ...

Application of artificial neural network in daily prediction of bleeding in ICU patients treated with anti-thrombotic therapy.

OBJECTIVES: Anti-thrombotic therapy is the basis of thrombosis prevention and treatment. Bleeding is the main adverse event of anti-thrombosis. Existi...

Accuracy of IVUS-Based Machine Learning Segmentation Assessment of Coronary Artery Dimensions and Balloon Sizing.

BACKGROUND: Accurate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) measurements are important in IVUS-guided percutaneous coronary intervention optimization by choo...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: realising the potential of multimodal management.

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism. Important advances have enabled better under...

Virtual agents and risk-taking behavior in adolescence: the twofold nature of nudging.

Peer pressure can influence risk-taking behavior and it is particularly felt during adolescence. With artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly presen...

Management for Benign Ureteral Stricture: Comparison of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopy, Conventional Laparoscopy, and Balloon Dilation.

Robot-assisted laparoscopy (RALP), conventional laparoscopy (LP), and balloon dilation (BD) have all been identified as common treatments for benign ...

The Utility of Quantitative D-Dimer Assay as a Biomarker in the Diagnosis and Exclusion of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.

The utility and sensitivity of quantitative D-Dimer assay to rule out the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis is well established. We extrapolated this ...

Transthoracic Aortic Clamp Technique for Port-Only Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Surgery.

OBJECTIVE: Many robotic mitral surgeons utilize right thoracotomy with transthoracic clamping of the aorta, while a smaller number employ a port-only ...

Behavioural Models of Risk-Taking in Human-Robot Tactile Interactions.

Touch can have a strong effect on interactions between people, and as such, it is expected to be important to the interactions people have with robots...

Robot-assisted percutaneous balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia- preliminary experiences.

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to discuss the availability of robot-assisted percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and sha...

Simultaneous excision of pelvic lipoma and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumour that can develop in any part of the body containing adipose tissue. Very few cases of pelvic lipomas have been r...

Short: Prediction of fetal blood oxygen content in response to partial occlusion of maternal aorta.

Acute hemorrhage in pregnancy may lead to maternal and/or fetal morbidity or mortality. In emergency medicine, blockage of the aorta via an inflatable...

Deep Learning Algorithm Enables Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Detection With Routine Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebrovascular disease. Routine brain magnetic resonance imaging is commonly used to diagnose ...