Physician Experience in Technical Success of Achieving NPVR ≥ 80% of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Uterine Fibroids: A Multicenter Study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the experience of the physician of the technical success in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of uterine fibroids with a nonperfused volume ratio (NPVR) of at least 80%.MethodsPatients from a 20-center prospective ...
Xue Gong +7 more
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Technical success and associated economic implications of conventional re-entry devices in subintimal recanalization of femoro-popliteal chronic total occlusions [PDF]
PURPOSERe-entry devices contribute to the high success rate of subintimal recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTO). However, to date, there are no studies comparing the available conventional re-entry devices concerning the impact of their ...
Katharina Rippel +4 more
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Moving scope technique improves technical success rate of device insertion during EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (with video) [PDF]
Background: Technical tips for device insertion during endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) have not been reported. To improve the technical success rate of device insertion without unnecessary tract dilation, the pushing force ...
Kimi Bessho +11 more
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Ultrasound-guided transient elastography and two-dimensional shear wave elastography for assessment of liver fibrosis: emphasis on technical success and reliable measurements [PDF]
Purpose This study investigated whether the use of ultrasound (US) guidance in transient elastography (TE) improved the technical success and reliability of liver stiffness (LS) measurements and whether 2-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE ...
Jihyuk Lee +3 more
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Analysis of time delay between computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography on the technical success of interventional embolisation for treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
Introduction A retrospective study was undertaken to determine a potential relationship, based on the time delay, between a positive lower gastrointestinal bleed demonstrated on computed tomography (CT) and a positive digital subtraction angiographic ...
Gillian Bruce, Brendan Erskine
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Outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with situs inversus viscerum [PDF]
Background/Aims Situs inversus viscerum (SIV) is a congenital condition defined by left-to-right transposition of all visceral organs. This anatomical variant has caused technical challenges in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Long Le +4 more
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Evaluating Probabilities of Technical And Commercial Success And Using Them In Screening New Product Ideas [PDF]
The screening of new product ideas is perhaps the most critical activity in innovation process and development of new products, the process is associated with uncertainty and complexity.Probabilities of technical & commercial success which represents ...
Abdulamir Bektash Wali
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This paper uses recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) combined with entropy measures and organization indices to characterize arrhythmic patterns and dynamics in computer simulations of cardiac tissue.
Radek Halfar +3 more
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ObjectiveIliac arteriovenous fistulas (IAVFs) are rare abnormalities with limited reported cases. This study aimed to summarize the clinical features and experiences on the diagnosis and endovascular treatment of IAVFs.MethodsA single-center ...
Lei Ji +8 more
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Percutaneous drainage in malignant biliary obstructions: Technical success and complication rates
The study aimed to investigate the effect of biliary obstruction level on the technical success and complication rates of transhepatic percutaneous biliary drainage (TPBD).
Mehmet Onay +2 more
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