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Impact of Ceiling Suspended Shield Size on Primary Operator Radiation Dose During Coronary Angiography and Intervention

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Reducing radiation exposure to staff performing coronary angiography and intervention is an occupational health and safety priority for hospitals. We demonstrate that a larger lead acrylic shield, with lead rubber pleats on the lower edge will reduce radiation exposure to the cardiologist performing the procedure by approximately 40%. We recommend that
James A. Crowhurst, Elizabeth Andersen, Michael Savage, Jason Tse, Dale Murdoch, Darren Walters, Rustem Dautov   +6 more
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Shortened outreach periodontal therapy in nursing home residents with periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background We examined the clinical effectiveness of shortened outreach periodontal therapy for 3 months in nursing home residents with periodontitis versus controls (no therapy). Methods Nursing home residents with periodontitis were randomly assigned to either (a) one‐time, shortened outreach periodontal therapy adapted to German statutory ...
Anna G. Barbe, Dalia Beck, Martin Hellmich, Max von Kohout, Sonja H. M. Derman, Dirk Bleiel   +5 more
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Clinical characteristics of thyroid eye disease and expression profile of peripheral blood immune cells

Scientific Reports
This study included patients with thyroid eye disease (n = 81) and Graves’ disease (n = 165) for a cross-sectional study. Then, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected from patients with thyroid eye disease (n = 5), Graves’ disease (n = 
Hongli Lin, Honghong Duan, Jingyi Zheng, Zhengrong Jiang, Yajing Xu, Huibin Huang   +5 more
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A Novel Slit Lamp‐Based System for 3D Ultrasound of the Eye

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives This study aims to develop and evaluate a novel slit‐lamp‐based system to acquire 3‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound volumes using conventional ultrasound probes. Methods A slit‐lamp adapter was 3D printed and connected with a linear actuator and graphical user interface (GUI) system to control movement and create volumes of 2‐dimensional scans ...
Claire E. Malley, Joseph P. Miller, Boyan Pan, Josiah K. To, Jack O. Thomas, Steven Y. Chang, Jason Dagoon, William C. Tang, Parsa Riazi Esfahani, Andrew W. Browne   +9 more
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Successful outcome of Rituximab treatment based on lymphocyte immunophenotyping in active Thyroid Eye Disease: a case report

Thyroid Research
Background Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that depletes B-cells, is a potential second-line treatment for moderate-to-severe active Thyroid Eye Disease that is resistant to steroids.
Mirco Armenti, Sara Maioli, Chiara Riva, Nicola Currò, Giorgia Moschetti, Mario Salvi, Ilaria Muller   +6 more
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Occasional Publications on Northern Life, No. 04 [PDF]

, 1983
The need to exchange information on research in reindeer and caribou diseases became apparent to investigators attending the Second International Reindeer/Caribou Symposium in Roros, Norway, in 1979.
Dieterich, Robert A., Morton, Jamie K.
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Nail Disorders in Systemic Conditions

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nail findings in children can be indicative of an underlying systemic disease. Many of these findings are seen in multiple entities and are not specific to one disease. The importance of specifically examining for these nail changes cannot be overstated.
Jane Sanders Bellet
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Update on thyroid eye disease and management

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2009
Erick D Bothun,1,2 Ryan A Scheurer,1 Andrew R Harrison,1,3 Michael S Lee1,4,51Departments of Ophthalmology, 2Pediatrics, 3Otolaryngology, 4Neurosurgery, and 5Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAAbstract: Thyroid eye ...
Erick D Bothun, Ryan A Scheurer, Andrew R Harrison, et al   +3 more
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Ocular Surface Changes in Patients with Thyroid Eye Disease: An Observational Clinical Study

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021
Ibrahim Y Allam,1 Sihem Lazreg,2 Mohamed Shafik Shaheen,1 Mohamed Fahmy Doheim,1 Mai A Mohammed1 1Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; 2Cabinet Ophtalmologie, Alger Centre, Algiers ...
Allam IY, Lazreg S, Shafik Shaheen M, Doheim MF, Mohammed MA   +4 more
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The differential diagnosis of chorea [PDF]

, 2007
Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterised by excessive spontaneous movements that are irregularly timed, randomly distributed and abrupt. In this article, the authors discuss the causes of chorea, particularly Huntington's disease and the ...
Tabrizi, SJ, Wild, EJ
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