Evaluating prostate biopsy practices across Indian institutions: A multi-center prospective observational study [PDF]
Indian Journal of UrologyBackground: Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy globally amongst men. While prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening aids in early detection, prostate biopsy remains the diagnostic gold standard.
Vishnu Prasad +3 more
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Usefulness of handheld ultrasound devices in the assessment of abdominal pathology and comparison with high-end ultrasound devices [PDF]
The Ultrasound JournalBackground and objective The EFSUMB recommends the use of handheld ultrasound devices in many point-of-care cases, including primary care. However, it is necessary to continue training in conventional ultrasound examinations.
Ana Segura-Grau +5 more
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Personalized Urination Activity Management Based on an Intelligent System Using a Wearable Device [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2021 Purpose In this study, a urinary management system was established to collect and analyze urinary time and interval data detected through patient-worn smart bands, and the results of the analysis were shown through a web-based visualization to enable ...
Sung-Jong Eun +3 more
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Letter to the Editor: Diagnostic Criteria in Urological Diseases do not Always Match with Findings by Extended Culture Techniques and Metagenomic Sequencing of 16S rDNA [PDF]
The Open Microbiology Journal, 2016 Some diseases of the urinary tract are defined by the presence of microorganisms while others are defined by their absence. The underlying idea has always been that urine from healthy subjects is sterile and a negative urine culture has usually been taken as discriminative for an infection to be absent.
Smelov, Vitaly +2 more
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A pilot study combining a GC-sensor device with a statistical model for the identification of bladder cancer from urine headspace. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 There is a need to reduce the number of cystoscopies on patients with haematuria. Presently there are no reliable biomarkers to screen for bladder cancer.
Tanzeela Khalid +7 more
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'I've used the word cancer but it's actually good news' : discursive performativity of cancer and the identity of urological cancer services [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness. Acknowledgements We are grateful to the patients and staff who took part in the study, and to two anonymous reviewers whose thoughtful comments helped refine our thinking.
Kazimierczak, Karolina Agata +1 more
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Diagnostics techniques in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer
Indian Journal of Urology, 2015 Introduction: Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is the most common presentation of bladder cancer and is often treatable with endoscopic resection and intravesical therapies.
Ayman Soubra, Michael C Risk
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Appearance of urology at the beginining of xxth century -from the general surgeon up to the highly trained specialist [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2003 Evolvement of urology as a separate scientific discipline depends on several factors. Endoscopic diagnostics, radiological diagnostics, and operative techniques in general surgery, had provided an ability to perform more complex and longer operations ...
Ignjatović Ivan M.
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Bladder volume estimation based on USG images [PDF]
International Journal of Electronics and TelecommunicationsThe article explores deep learning models in urological diagnostics to measure urinary bladder volume from medical images. It addresses the shortcomings of traditional methods by introducing advanced imaging techniques for more objective and precise ...
Volodymyr Mosorov +2 more
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Applications of Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Surgery of the Pediatric Urinary Tract
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Application of laparoscopy in pediatric urology has evolved over more than 30 years coming from a merely diagnostic use for non-palpable testes to “interventional” laparoscopy to extirpative surgery and finally to the era of reconstructive pediatric ...
Philipp O. Szavay
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