Biomedical physics & engineering express
Jun 12, 2020
The use of intra-operative imaging system as an intervention solution to provide more accurate localization of complicated structures has become a necessity during the neurosurgery. However, due to the limitations of conventional imaging systems, hig...
PURPOSE: Ischemic priapism is a urological emergency that requires prompt intervention to preserve erectile function. Characteristics that influence escalation to surgical intervention remain unclear. We identified factors and developed machine learn...
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Jun 8, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To establish a model for predicting the outcome according to the clinical and computed tomography(CT) image data of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH).
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Jun 5, 2020
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether gait training using the Gait Exercise Assist Robot (GEAR) is more effective for improving gait ability than treadmill gait training in chronic stroke subjects.
Starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at an optimal time, either with hemodialysis or kidney transplantation, is crucial for patient's well-being and for successful management of the condition. In thi...
BACKGROUND: As the rupture of cerebral aneurysm may lead to fatal results, early detection of unruptured aneurysms may save lives. At present, the contrast-unenhanced time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography is one of the most commonly used meth...
Journal of medical radiation sciences
May 25, 2020
INTRODUCTION: To create and clinically validate knowledge-based planning (KBP) models for gynaecologic (GYN) and rectal cancer patients. Assessment of ecologic generalisability and predictive validity of conventional planning versus single calculatio...
International journal of environmental research and public health
May 24, 2020
Late-arriving patients have become a prominent concern in several ambulatory care clinics across the globe. Accommodating them could lead to detrimental ramifications such as schedule disruption and increased waiting time for forthcoming patients, wh...
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
May 22, 2020
PURPOSE: To determine whether a machine learning approach optimizes survival estimation for patients with symptomatic bone metastases (SBM), we developed the Bone Metastases Ensemble Trees for Survival (BMETS) to predict survival using 27 prognostic ...