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Chest wall reconstruction in benign and malignant tumors with non-rigid materials: An overview

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2022
Several materials and techniques have been described for the procedure of chest wall reconstruction: the choice of using a technique or a material over another relies mainly on the surgeon's experience as well as thoracic defect localization and ...
Sara Colella   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beam hardening artifact reduction using dual energy computed tomography: implications for myocardial perfusion studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Myocardial perfusion computed tomography (CTP) using conventional single energy (SE) imaging is influenced by the presence of beam hardening artifacts (BHA), occasionally resembling perfusion defects and commonly observed at the left ...
Capunay, Carlos   +6 more
core   +1 more source

A technique for pediatric chest wall reconstruction using custom-designed titanium implants: Description of technique and report of two cases

open access: yesJournal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2016
Purpose We present a surgical technique for chest wall reconstruction using custom-designed titanium implants developed for two female patients to provide both chest wall symmetry and adequate stability for staged breast reconstruction.
Colin J. Anderson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping the Breast in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Easy Three-Step Principle. Part II - Breast Reconstruction after Total Mastectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is Part II of four parts describing the three-step principle being applied in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. Part I explains how to analyze a problematic breast by understanding the main anatomical features of a breast and how they ...
Blondeel, Phillip   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Expert consensus on resection of chest wall tumors and chest wall reconstruction [PDF]

open access: yesTranslational Lung Cancer Research, 2021
Chest wall tumors are a relatively uncommon disease in clinical practice. Most of the published studies about chest wall tumors are usually single-center retrospective studies, involving few patients. Therefore, evidences regarding clinical conclusions about chest wall tumors are lacking, and some controversial issues have still to be agreed upon.
Wang, Lei   +74 more
openaire   +8 more sources

Empowering and conquering infirmity of visually impaired using AI‐technology equipped with object detection and real‐time voice feedback system in healthcare application

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salvage resection of advanced mediastinal tumors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The surgical treatment of locally advanced mediastinal tumors invading the great vessels and other nearby structures still represent a tricky question, principally due to the technical complexity of the resective phase, the contingent need to carry out
Andreetti, Claudio   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Chest wall reconstruction after extended resection [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Thoracic Disease, 2016
Extensive chest wall resection and reconstruction is a challenging procedure that requires a multidisciplinary approach, including input from thoracic surgeons, plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and radiation oncologists. The primary goals of any chest wall reconstruction is to obliterate dead space, restore chest wall rigidity, preserve pulmonary ...
Christopher W, Seder, Gaetano, Rocco
openaire   +2 more sources

A Case of Traumatic Flail Chest Requiring Stabilization with Surgical Reconstruction

open access: yesThe Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2015
Background Flail chest is the most serious complication that may occur after thoracic trauma. In this article, we present a case of flail chest caused by blunt chest trauma, which presented dramatic clinical improvement following rib fixation and chest ...
Serdar Evman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad   +63 more
core   +2 more sources

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