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Quantification and dosimetric impact of intra‐fractional bladder changes during CBCT‐guided online adaptive radiotherapy for pelvic cancer treatments

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study quantitatively evaluates bladder changes and their dosimetric impact during the on‐couch adaptive process on a commercial CBCT‐based online adaptive radiotherapy (CT‐gART) platform. Methods Data from 183 fractions of ten patients receiving online ART for pelvic cancers were analyzed retrospectively.
Ingrid Valencia Lozano, Elizabeth Buss, Catherine S. Spina, David P. Horowitz, Lisa A. Kachnic, Michael Price, Yi‐Fang Wang, Reshma Munbodh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Prevalence of Headache and Its Influencing Factors in the Intensive Care Unit

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Background: Headache may be aggravated by factors such as contracting new diseases, taking medications, or being hospitalized. One of the diseases that is effective in causing pain, especially headaches in patients, is the Covid-19 disease.
Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Ali Erfani, Milad Borji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transient neurologic symptoms following spinal anesthesia with isobaric mepivacaine: A decade of experience at Toronto Western Hospital [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Transient neurologic symptoms (TNSs) can be distressing for patients and providers following uneventful spinal anesthesia. Spinal mepivacaine may be less commonly associated with TNS than lidocaine; however, reported rates of TNS with ...
Abdallah, Faraj W., Behboudi, Minou, Brull, Richard, MacFarlane, Alan, Sankar, Ashwin   +4 more
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A retrospective cohort study of patients with hyperprolactinaemia [PDF]

Endocrine Abstracts, 2013
• Retrospective cohort study at the Department of Endocrinology, University Hospitals Birmingham. • 450 patients with hyperprolactinaemia identified, measured between June 2011 and June 2012. • Patients with known hyperprolactinaemia were excluded. • 71 patients remained for subsequent analysis.
Alexandra Banner, Jonathan Hazlehurst, John Ayuk   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Novel CT radiomics models for the postoperative prediction of early recurrence of resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A single‐center retrospective study in China

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To assess the predictive capability of CT radiomics features for early recurrence (ER) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods Postoperative PDAC patients were retrospectively selected, all of whom had undergone preoperative CT imaging and surgery. Both patients with resectable or borderline‐resectable pancreatic cancer met
Xinze Du, Yongsu Ma, Kexin Wang, Xiejian Zhong, Jianxin Wang, Xiaodong Tian, Xiaoying Wang, Yinmo Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lung cancer survival by immigrant status: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

BMC Cancer
Background Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and causes of cancer death in Canada. Some previous literature suggests that socioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer screening, treatment and survival may exist.
Arlinda Ruco, Aisha K. Lofters, Hong Lu, Nancy N. Baxter, Sara Guilcher, Alexander Kopp, Mandana Vahabi, Geetanjali D. Datta   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of personalized cancer therapies based on comprehensive genomic profiling in a middle-sized oncologic center in Austria, the University Clinic Krems

Translational Oncology, 2021
Background and Aim: To successfully apply personalized cancer therapies, thorough understanding of the patient's tumor is needed. In-depth, comprehensive genomic profiling systems allow gathering this knowledge by testing hundreds of cancer-related genes.
Josef Singer, Elias Brauneck, Elisabeth Zwickl-Traxler, Martin Pecherstorfer   +3 more
doaj  

Incidence of pregnancy among women accessing antiretroviral therapy in urban Malawi: a retrospective cohort study.

, 2012
Although previous studies investigated pregnancy rates among women on antiretroviral therapy (ART), incidence of, and factors associated with pregnancy among these women remain poorly understood. We, therefore, conducted a retrospective cohort study at a
Ben-Smith, Anne, Breeze, Elizabeth, Chaweza, Thom, Feldacker, Caryl, Haddad, Lisa Blake, Jahn, Andreas, Phiri, Sam, Tweya, Hannock   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Professionalism skills education in medical physics residency: Current state and perceived importance

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to collect data on current practices for teaching and assessing professionalism in CAMPEP‐accredited residency programs. Methods A survey of 21 questions was sent to 160 program directors (PDs) of CAMPEP‐accredited residency programs.
Anna Rodrigues, Leah Schubert, Laura Padilla, Kristi Hendrickson, Hania Al‐Hallaq, Irina Vergalasova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Generative Multi-Task Representation Learning Approach for Predicting Postoperative Complications in Cardiac Surgery Patients [PDF]

J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. (2024) ocae316
Early detection of surgical complications allows for timely therapy and proactive risk mitigation. Machine learning (ML) can be leveraged to identify and predict patient risks for postoperative complications. We developed and validated the effectiveness of predicting postoperative complications using a novel surgical Variational Autoencoder (surgVAE ...
arxiv   +1 more source