Feasibility Testing of the Alert for AFib Intervention. [PDF]
, 2017 Improving early detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is critical because untreated AF is a major contributor to stroke and heart failure. We sought to generate knowledge about the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to ...
Austin, Christine +5 more
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Ultrasound on Erect Penis Improves Plaque Identification in Patients With Peyronie’s Disease
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 ObjectivesTo compare the sensitivity of identification of penile plaques in the erect and flaccid penises by ultrasound in patients with Peyronie’s disease (PD).Materials and MethodsA total of 75 PD patients were screened by palpation and ultrasonography
Yu Liu +5 more
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Indexing body condition of bighorn sheep: potential for concordance among independent investigators?
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023 Estimates of body condition or body composition are useful metrics, and consistency among results determined by independent investigators enhances their utility. If concordant, albeit subjective, assessments of body condition can be achieved by personnel
Vernon C. Bleich, Brett P. Wiedmann
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Vocal pain expression augmentation for a robopatient
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 Abdominal palpation is one of the basic but important physical examination methods used by physicians. Visual, auditory, and haptic feedback from the patients are known to be the main sources of feedback they use in the diagnosis.
Namnueng Protpagorn +4 more
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Ultrasound-assisted bony landmark palpation in untrained palpators
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2023 Abstract Context Medical students with no previous experience may find it difficult to identify and palpate bony landmarks while learning physical examination skills. In a study of 168 medical schools, 72.6 % have indicated that they are utilizing ultrasound in their curriculum.
Jared W, Nichols +3 more
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Sonographic cervical volumetry in higher order multiple gestation [PDF]
, 2001 Objective:The aim of this study of multifetal pregnancies was the comparison of three-dimensional (3D) volumetry of the cervix, conventional sonographic cervical length measurement and clinical assessment.
Fuchshuber, Susanne +5 more
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Comparative Aspects of Mating Behavior Patterns in Six Species of Stink Bugs (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Mating sequences were analyzed for six species of stink bugs using video- tapes. The results consisted of qualitative descriptions of the precopulatory activities of the pairs and quantitative analyses of the number and direction of mating sequences ...
Drickamer, Lee C, McPherson, J. E
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Predictivity of clinical, laboratory and imaging findings in diagnostic definition of palpable thyroid nodules. A multicenter prospective study [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE: To assess the role of clinical, biochemical, and morphological parameters, as added to cytology, for improving pre-surgical diagnosis of palpable thyroid nodules.
Avenia, Nicola +18 more
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Micromachines, 2022 Tactile sensors are important bionic microelectromechanical systems that are used to implement an artificial sense of touch for medical electronics.
Chang Ge, Edmond Cretu
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Vs Traditional Arterial Cannulation by Emergency Medicine Residents [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: We sought to determine whether ultrasound-guided arterial cannulation (USGAC) is more successful than traditional radial artery cannulation (AC) as performed by emergency medicine (EM) residents with standard ultrasound training.Methods: We
Billioux, Veena +4 more
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