Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Sep 1, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive procedures are used for the surgical treatment of lung cancer. Two techniques are proposed: video-assisted thoracic surgery or robotic-assisted thoracic surgery. Our goal was to study the economic impact of our long-sta...
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
May 1, 2017
PURPOSE: To develop a data-driven interpretable predictive model of incoming drusen regression as a sign of disease activity and identify optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers associated with its risk in intermediate age-related macular degen...
OBJECTIVE The move toward better, more effective optical visualization in the field of neurosurgery has been a focus of technological innovation. In this study, the authors' objectives are to describe the feasibility and safety of a new robotic optic...
Indian journal of medical microbiology
Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well. Pre-transplant CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels (Pre-Tx IgG) could influence the occurrence of post-transplant CMV infections.
Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgeries.
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Under-diagnosis of depression and anxiety is common in older adults. This project took a mixed methods approach to explore the application of machine learning and technology for early detection of these conditions. Mood measures collected with digita...
Restorative neurology and neuroscience
Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, which can modulate cortical excitability and combined with rehabilitation therapies may improve motor recovery after stroke.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to understand the impact of training with a hand robotic device on hand paresis and function in a population of children with hemiparesis.
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