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Imaging and Image Processing Techniques for High-Resolution Visualization of Connective Tissue with MRI: Application to Fascia, Aponeurosis, and Tendon

Journal of Imaging
Recent interest in musculoskeletal connective tissues like tendons, aponeurosis, and deep fascia has led to a greater focus on in vivo medical imaging, particularly MRI.
Meeghage Randika Perera, Graeme M. Bydder, Samantha J. Holdsworth, Geoffrey G. Handsfield   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Why Japan Says “Not Yet”

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) has rapidly gained global acceptance as a standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Supported by multiple phase III trials, TNT improves pathological complete response (pCR) rates, enhances systemic control, and expands opportunities for non‐operative management (NOM).
Kay Uehara, Akihisa Matsuda, Takeshi Yamada, Aitsariya Monkhonsupphawan, Hiroshi Yoshida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Giant Lipoma In The Hand - Report Of A Rare Case [PDF]

, 2006
A 38 years old male patient presented with a large painless swelling in the right palm with ultrasound examination suggestive of fatty nature of the swelling MRI showing a well-circumscribed soft tissue swelling in the deep palmar space.
-, Dr. Shridhar, Bhardwaj, Dr. Praveen, Kamath B, Dr. Jagannath, Kamath K, Dr. Ramachandra, Sharma, Dr. Chetna   +4 more
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Impact of Abdominoperineal Resection on Postoperative Male Sexual Function After Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Subgroup Analysis From the LANDMARC Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Abdominoperineal resection (APR) after minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery was associated with significantly higher rates of erectile and early ejaculatory dysfunction compared with anal‐sparing surgery. Although ejaculatory function showed partial recovery over time, erectile dysfunction persisted up to 12 months postoperatively.
Taiki Kajiwara, Shinobu Ohnuma, Michiaki Unno, Masakatsu Numata, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Koya Hida, Tomonori Akagi, Suguru Hasegawa, Akio Shiomi, Ryo Inada, Manabu Shiozawa, Keisuke Kazama, Masanori Hotchi, Masahiko Watanabe, Takeshi Naitoh   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound Imaging of the Superficial and Deep Fasciae Thickness of Upper Limbs in Lymphedema Patients Versus Healthy Subjects

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Lymphedema, a common source of disability among oncology patients, necessitates continuous targeted rehabilitation. Recent studies have revealed the role of connective tissue in this pathology; however, despite existing research on
Carmelo Pirri, Nina Pirri, Chiara Ferraretto, Lara Bonaldo, Raffaele De Caro, Stefano Masiero, Carla Stecco   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Confessions of a Poverty Researcher: My Journey Through the Foothills of Scholarship

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the key events, experiences and ideas that influenced the author's career as a poverty researcher. He describes how his early disillusion with economics was replaced by a spark of interest in social issues and how his migration from the UK to Australia in the mid‐1970s provided the impetus to begin what became a lifetime ...
Peter Saunders
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the Fascial System Thickness in Patients with and Without Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review

Diagnostics
Background and Objectives: The hypothesis that fascial thickness variability may serve as a biomarker for low back pain (LBP) requires a clear understanding of typical thickness values in both LBP and non-LBP populations—an area still lacking in the ...
Lorenza Bonaldi, Alice Berardo, Antonio Stecco, Carla Stecco, Chiara Giulia Fontanella   +4 more
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Flankplasty systematization based on surgical anatomy [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
Introduction: The study explores body contouring surgery in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. In recent years, this type of surgical intervention has gained prominence due to the increase in the search for reparative procedures after significant ...
Marcela Santos Vilela, Leonardo Martins Costa Daher, José Carlos Daher, Lucas Vargas Dalbosco, Lucas Albuquerque Aquino, Igor Moura Soares, Saulo Francisco de Assis Gomes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent advances in animal models for pathological scar research: A comprehensive review of experimental approaches and translational relevance

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Animal models remain indispensable in the study of pathological scars, each offering unique advantages and constraints. Their integration with in vitro and ex vivo systems is key to developing personalized, clinically translatable antifibrotic therapies. Abstract Pathological scarring, manifested in the form of hypertrophic scars (HTS) and keloid scars
Diana‐Larisa Ancuța, Mariana Văduva, Cristin Coman, Iuliana Caraș   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source