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Redefining Radiation Metrics: Evaluating Actual Doses in Computed Tomography Scans

Biomedicines
Background: Computed tomography (CT) contributes significantly to the collective dose from medical sources, raising concerns about potential health risks.
Dominika Sabiniewicz-Ziajka, Arkadiusz Szarmach, Małgorzata Grzywińska, Paweł Gać, Maciej Piskunowicz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Submillisievert CT chest for COVID-19 patients in a rural hospital with limited resources

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022
Background This is a secondary analysis of prospectively acquired data approved by the hospital institutional board committee. We performed a retrospective chart review of 463 patients who underwent a CT Chest for suspected COVID-19 infection between ...
Sammy Tawk, Wissam Mansour, Dayana Sleiman, Setrida Gemayel, Edgard Lozom, Karl El Mendelek, Nicole Saliba, Charbel Mourad   +7 more
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Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Value of low-dose and optimized-length computed tomography (CT) scan in CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy of pulmonary nodules

Journal of Interventional Medicine, 2021
Objective: To investigate the value of application of low-dose and optimized length CT scan on puncture results, complications and patients’ radiation dosage during CT-guided percutaneous biopsy of pulmonary nodules (PTNB).
Hui Yuan, Da Li, Yan Zhang, Xiaozhen Xie, Lujun Shen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace, Alyssa Borges, Charles Arnaud, Tove Karlsson, Nina K. Bröker, Stefanie Barbirz, Marta Bally   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of computed tomography dose index and dose length product level in usual computed tomography protocol

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 2018
Background: Nowadays, the use of computed tomography (CT) as a diagnostic tool has been considerably increased. Therefore, implementation of the program to conform the protection regulations on the CT scan is necessary to reduce the detrimental effects of radiation.
Akbar, Aliasgharzadeh, Ehsan, Mihandoost, Mehran, Mohseni   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Multisection CT Protocols: Sex- and Age-specific Conversion Factors Used to Determine Effective Dose from Dose-Length Product [PDF]

Radiology, 2010
To determine conversion factors for the new International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publication 103 recommendations for adult and pediatric patients and to compare the effective doses derived from Monte Carlo calculations with those derived from dose-length product (DLP) for different body regions and computed tomographic (CT ...
Paul D, Deak, Yulia, Smal, Willi A, Kalender   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source