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Semi‐supervised classification of fundus images combined with CNN and GCN

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes, which is a kind of fundus lesion with specific changes. Early diagnosis of DR can effectively reduce the visual damage caused by DR. Due to the variety and different morphology of DR lesions, automatic classification of fundus images in mass screening can ...
Sixu Duan, Pu Huang, Min Chen, Ting Wang, Xiaolei Sun, Meirong Chen, Xueyuan Dong, Zekun Jiang, Dengwang Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMP Report: CPQR technical quality control guidelines for use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in radiation treatment planning

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Positron emission tomography with x‐ray computed tomography (PET/CT) is increasingly being utilized for radiation treatment planning (RTP). Accurate delivery of RT therefore depends on quality PET/CT data. This study covers quality control (QC) procedures required for PET/CT for diagnostic imaging and incremental QC required for RTP.
Ran Klein, Mike Oliver, Dan La Russa, John Agapito, Stewart Gaede, JeanPierre Bissonnette, Arman Rahmim, Carlos Uribe   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coverage and development of specialist palliative care services across the World Health Organization European region (2005-2012): results from a European association for palliative care task force survey of 53 countries [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The evolution of the provision of palliative care specialised services is important for planning and evaluation. Aim: To examine the development between 2005 and 2012 of three specialised palliative care services across the World Health ...
Carrasco, José Miguel, Centeno, Carlos, Clark, David, Garralda, Eduardo, Guillen-Grima, Francisco, Lynch, Thomas   +5 more
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Involvement of palliative care services strongly predicts place of death in Belgium [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction: Place of death is considered a quality indicator of end-of-life care and enabling people to die were they choose is an important aspiration of palliative care.
Bossuyt, Nathalie, Cohen, Joachim, Deliens, Luc, Houttekier, Dirk, Van den Block, Lieve   +4 more
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Well‐being on supportive techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from neurologists' perspective

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1874-1883, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective To investigate intercultural neurologists' perception of well‐being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using gastrostomy (PEG), non‐invasive, and/or invasive ventilation (NIV/IV) and to analyse the determinants and impact on the management of the above medical interventions (MIs).
Krzysztof Barć, Dorothée Lulé, Julia Finsel, Olga Helczyk, Susanne Baader, Helena Aho‐Özhan, Albert C. Ludolph, Magdalena Kuźma‐Kozakiewicz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keep in Touch (KIT): feasibility of using internet-based communication and information technology in palliative care

BMC Palliative Care, 2017
Background Confinement to an in-patient hospital ward impairs patients’ sense of social support and connectedness. Providing the means, through communication technology, for patients to maintain contact with friends and family can potentially improve ...
Qiaohong Guo, Beverley Cann, Susan McClement, Genevieve Thompson, Harvey Max Chochinov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A prospective cohort study assessing aggressive interventions at the end-of-life among patients with solid metastatic cancer

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Many patients with a solid metastatic cancer are treated aggressively during their last month of life. Using data from a large prospective cohort study of patients with an advanced cancer, we aimed to assess the number and predictors of ...
Chetna Malhotra, Filipinas Bundoc, Isha Chaudhry, Irene Teo, Semra Ozdemir, Eric Finkelstein, on behalf of COMPASS study group   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Involvement of palliative care in euthanasia practice in a context of legalized euthanasia : a population-based mortality follow-back study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: In the international debate about assisted dying, it is commonly stated that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. In Belgium, where euthanasia was legalized in 2002, the Federation for Palliative Care Flanders has endorsed the ...
Chambaere, Kenneth, Cohen, Joachim, Deliens, Luc, Dierickx, Sigrid   +3 more
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COVID‐19 and the risk of Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1953-1961, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the healthcare system, economy, and society. Studies have reported that COVID‐19 may cause various neurologic symptoms, including cognitive impairment.
Hanyu Zhang, Zengyuan Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Brain magnetic resonance imaging predictors in anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1974-1984, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in anti‐N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis are nonspecific and rarely have obvious associations with clinical characteristics and outcomes. This study aimed to comprehensively describe the MRI features of patients with NMDAR encephalitis, examine their associations with ...
Ying‐Ying Zhao, Bing Han, Cui‐Hong Qin, Xue‐Xiu Shi, Wen‐Jing Yun, Meng Wang, Bo Yuan, Tong‐Wen Sun, Hai‐Xu Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source