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Profiles of inflated surfaces [PDF]

, 2009
We study the shape of inflated surfaces introduced in \cite{B1} and \cite{P1}. More precisely, we analyze profiles of surfaces obtained by inflating a convex polyhedron, or more generally an almost everywhere flat surface, with a symmetry plane.
Aleksandrov A. D., Alexandrov A. D., Bleecker D., Bleecker D. D., Burago Yu. D., Burago Yu. D., Mladenov I., Mladenov I. M., Pak I., Pak I., Paulsen W., Robin A. C.   +11 more
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Long-term Outcomes of Balloon Dilation for Persistent Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.

Otology and Neurotology, 2019
OBJECTIVE To gather long-term follow-up data on the efficacy of balloon dilation for treating patients with persistent Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD).
J. Cutler, T. Meyer, S. Nguyen, Ellen M. O’Malley, L. Thackeray, P. Slater   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Role of endoscopic interventions and electroincision in benign anastomotic strictures following colorectal surgery

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
Background/Aims: The anastomotic strictures are one of the most common colorectal surgery complications, and various endoscopic techniques have been defined. Balloon dilation is the most well-known and the simplest procedure. In this article, we aimed to
Turan Acar, Fatih Aslan, Nihan Acar, Erdinç Kamer, Belkıs Ünsal, Mehmet HACIYANLI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balloon dilation and stent implantation for treatment of femoropopliteal arterial disease: meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2001
PURPOSE: To perform a meta-analysis of long-term results of balloon dilation and stent implantation in the treatment of femoropopliteal arterial disease.
Bosch, J.L. (Johanna), Hunink, M.G.M. (Myriam), Muradin, G.S.R. (Galied), Stijnen, Th. (Theo)   +3 more
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Analysis of Amoeba Active Contours [PDF]

, 2014
Subject of this paper is the theoretical analysis of structure-adaptive median filter algorithms that approximate curvature-based PDEs for image filtering and segmentation. These so-called morphological amoeba filters are based on a concept introduced by
Welk, Martin
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A time-invariant visco-elastic windkessel model relating blood flow and blood volume [PDF]

, 2009
The difference between the rate of change of cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) following stimulation is thought to be due to circumferential stress relaxation in veins (Mandeville, J.B., Marota, J.J.A., Ayata, C., Zaharchuk, G ...
Alexander, Bergel, Boas, Burnham, Buxton, Buxton, Deneux, Donahue, Fogliardi, Frank, Friston, Grubb, Herman, Hillman, Huppert, Ito, Ito, Jin, John Mayhew, Jones, Jones, Jones, Kennerley, Kida, Kim, Klabunde, Kong, Kontos, Kontos, Lee, Linehan, Mandeville, Martindale, Mayhew, Molino, Nilsson, Orosz, Paulson, Porciuncula, Remington, Risberg, Roy, Royl, Segers, Smith, Stergiopulos, Ursino, Vakorin, Vazquez, Wang, Westerhof, Ying Zheng, Zheng, Zheng   +53 more
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Balloon Dilation as a Treatment for Persistent Eustachian Tube Dysfunction With 1-Year Follow-Up

Otology and Neurotology, 2018
Objective: Compare Eustachian tube balloon dilation versus continued medical therapy (control) for treating persistent Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD). Study Design: Prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Setting: Tertiary care academic
T. Meyer, Ellen M. O’Malley, R. Schlosser, Z. Soler, Jason Cai, Mark J. Hoy, P. Slater, J. Cutler, R. Simpson, Michael J. Clark, H. Rizk, Theodore R. McRackan, C. D’Esposito, S. Nguyen   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Balloon dilation for the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis in seven cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2017
Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of balloon dilation for the treatment of nasopharyngeal stenosis in cats. Methods The medical records of seven cats with nasopharyngeal stenosis treated with balloon dilation were ...
Stefeny Z Pollack, Peter S Chapman, Alan Klag   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A nomogram to predict stricture-free survival in patients with ureteral stricture after balloon dilation

BMC Urology, 2021
Background Balloon dilation is a commonly used minimally invasive endourological treatment of ureteral stricture, but the postoperative recurrence rate is relatively high.
Jintao Hu, Cong Lai, Mingchao Gao, Kaiwen Li, Wang He, Dingjun Zhu, Wenlian Xie, Haihua Wu, Meijuan Xu, Jian Huang, Jinli Han   +10 more
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The effects of simulated childbirth trauma on the gene expression of neurotransmitter receptors in the bladder of female rats

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021
Background/Purpose: To investigate the effects of simulated childbirth on the gene expression of parasympathetic muscarinic, purinergic (P2X), and neurokinin receptors of lower urinary tract in rats.
Cheng-Yu Long, Kun-Ling Lin, Zi-Xi Loo, Chin-Ru Ker, Ming-Ping Wu, Yung-Chin Lee   +5 more
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