Lightweight Encoder-Decoder Architecture for Foot Ulcer Segmentation [PDF]
Frontiers of Computer Vision. IW-FCV 2022. Communications in
Computer and Information Science, vol 1578. Springer, Cham (2022), 2022 Continuous monitoring of foot ulcer healing is needed to ensure the efficacy of a given treatment and to avoid any possibility of deterioration. Foot ulcer segmentation is an essential step in wound diagnosis. We developed a model that is similar in spirit to the well-established encoder-decoder and residual convolution neural networks.
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A multicentre prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing the effectiveness and cost of a static air mattress and alternating air pressure mattress to prevent pressure ulcers in nursing home residents [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Pressure ulcers are a global issue and substantial concern for healthcare systems. Various types of support surfaces that prevent pressure ulcer are available.
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Revised National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Injury Staging System
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (WOCN), 2016 Our understanding of pressure injury etiology and development has grown in recent years through research, clinical expertise, and global interdisciplinary expert collaboration. Therefore, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) has revised the
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Helicobacter pylori virulence factors in duodenal ulceration: A primary cause or a secondary infection causing chronicity [PDF]
, 2006 Reports from countries with a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori. (H pylori) infection do not show a proportionately high prevalence of duodenal ulceration, suggesting the possibility that H pylori cannot be a primary cause of duodenal ulceration. It
Hobsley, M, Holton, J, Tovey, FI
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Eosinophilic ulcer of the tongue - Case report. [PDF]
, 2015 Eosinophilic ulcer of the oral mucosa is a rare, self-limiting, chronic and benign lesion of unknown pathogenesis that affects the oral mucosa. We present the case of a 65 year-old Caucasian female with a fivemonth history of a painful ulcer on the ...
Calvieri, Stefano +4 more
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Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Brief Review of Conventional Therapy and Herbal Treatment Options
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019 Peptic ulcer is a chronic disease affecting up to 10% of the world’s population. The formation of peptic ulcers depends on the presence of gastric juice pH and the decrease in mucosal defenses.
Lucija Kuna +5 more
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Hybrid Equation/Agent-Based Model of Ischemia-Induced Hyperemia and Pressure Ulcer Formation Predicts Greater Propensity to Ulcerate in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]
, 2013 Pressure ulcers are costly and life-threatening complications for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). People with SCI also exhibit differential blood flow properties in non-ulcerated skin.
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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana. [PDF]
, 2014 During August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M.
Alexander Debrah +28 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected mycobacterial skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This disease mostly affects poor rural populations, especially in areas with low hygiene standards and sanitation coverage.
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Developing a pressure ulcer risk factor minimum data set and risk assessment framework [PDF]
, 2014 AIM: To agree a draft pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set to underpin the development of a new evidenced-based Risk Assessment Framework.BACKGROUND: A recent systematic review identified the need for a pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set ...
Bader, Dan L +19 more
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