Radiology Case Reports, 2023 A 70-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis was admitted to our hospital for treatment of growing gastric varices in the fundus. Computed tomography showed gastric varices continuously draining the pericardiophrenic vein via the inferior phrenic vein ...
Kazuo Asano, MD +11 more
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Automated Catheter Tip Repositioning for Intra-cardiac Echocardiography [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Purpose: Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography (ICE) is a powerful imaging modality for guiding cardiac electrophysiology and structural heart interventions. ICE provides real-time observation of anatomy and devices, while enabling direct monitoring of potential complications.
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AI-aided Geometric Design of Anti-infection Catheters [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Bacteria can swim upstream due to hydrodynamic interactions with the fluid flow in a narrow tube, and pose a clinical threat of urinary tract infection to patients implanted with catheters. Coatings and structured surfaces have been proposed as a way to suppress bacterial contamination in catheters.
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Candida albicans fungaemia following traumatic urethral catheterisation in a paraplegic patient with diabetes mellitus and candiduria treated by caspofungin [PDF]
, 2013 A 58-year-old paraplegic male, with long-term indwelling urethral catheter, developed catheter block. The catheter was changed, but blood-stained urine was drained intermittently.
Hughes, Peter +6 more
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Modified technique in Freyer′s prostatectomy to achieve hemostasis
Indian Journal of Urology, 2009 This study is an attempt to develop a technique by which complete hemostasis can be achieved on table by giving traction to the Foley′s catheter thereby compressing the venous plexus and the avulsed prostatic arteries at the bladder neck by the inflated ...
Vinay V Shahapurkar +2 more
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A Novel Tracking Framework for Devices in X-ray Leveraging Supplementary Cue-Driven Self-Supervised Features [PDF]
To restore proper blood flow in blocked coronary arteries via angioplasty procedure, accurate placement of devices such as catheters, balloons, and stents under live fluoroscopy or diagnostic angiography is crucial. Identified balloon markers help in enhancing stent visibility in X-ray sequences, while the catheter tip aids in precise navigation and co-
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Long-Term Effectiveness of Balloon Catheter Sinuplasty in Pediatric Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis [PDF]
, 2019 The objective of our study was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter sinuplasty in the treatment of pediatric chronic maxillary sinusitis following failed first-line medical and surgical management with adenoidectomy.
Makary, Chadi A. +2 more
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Interventional radiology treatments for iatrogenic severe bleeding during percutaneous coronary interventions [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Interventional cardiology and interventional radiology are separate medical disciplines in which intra-arterial contrast media are used. Interventional cardiology has resigned from many types of treatment techniques that are now used and ...
Brzozowski, Krzysztof +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2014 Background: Foley’s catheter indwelling gives temporary relief for lower urinary tract obstruction, especially in case of severely symptomatizing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Elwagdy Salah +5 more
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Endovascular Treatment of Renal Artery Bifurcation Stenoses with Branched Balloon Angioplasty [PDF]
, 2006 An 85-year-old man with left sided single kidney presented with end-stage renal failure after an acute intestinal bleeding. A complex bifurcational stenoses distally to a 6 months previously implanted ostial stent in the left renal artery was found on ...
Baumgartner, I. +3 more
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