Objective To describe the frequency of urinary complaints, bladder globe, and need for bladder relief catheterization according to ultrasound; to investigate the relationship between the urinary volume estimated by ultrasound and the one drained in ...
Rodrigo do Nascimento Ceratti+1 more
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Vesicoureteral Reflux Detection with Reliable Probabilistic Outputs [PDF]
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) is a pediatric disorder in which urine flows backwards from the bladder to the upper urinary tract. Its detection is of great importance as it increases the risk of a Urinary Tract Infection, which can then lead to a kidney infection since bacteria may have direct access to the kidneys.
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Cystitis glandularis- rare cause of urinary bladder mass: case report and literature review
Background Cystitis glandularis a rare benign proliferative disease of the urinary bladder mucosa is usually a microscopic finding and manifests rarely as a large visible macroscopic lesion of urinary bladder.
Ahsan Ahmad+5 more
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Quantification of internal dosimetry in PET patients II: Individualized Monte Carlo-based dosimetry for [18F]Fluorocholine PET [PDF]
Purpose: To obtain individualized internal doses with a Monte Carlo method in patients undergoing diagnostic FCH-PET studies and to compare such doses with the MIRD method calculations. Methods: A patient cohort of 17 males were imaged after intravenous administration of a mean FCH activity of 244.3 MBq.
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The global burden of urinary bladder cancer: an update
Bladder cancer is among the top ten most common cancer types in the world, with approximately 550,000 new cases annually. The highest burden of bladder cancer is currently falling on most developed communities across the globe.
A. Richters, K. Aben, L. Kiemeney
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Contractile responses of urinary bladder in an experimental model of chronic renal failure
Chronic kidney disease is a public health problem with increasing prevalence caused by diabetes, hypertension and glomerulonephritis. Number of publications investigate the lower urinary tract dysfunction due to CKD is limited.
Hüseyin Biçer+5 more
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Pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of ketamine-induced cystitis
Ketamine is illegally used as a recreational drug in many Asian countries. Long-term ketamine abusers often develop irritable bladder symptoms that gradually develop into more severe urinary frequency and urgency and eventually into a painful ulcerated ...
Jia-Fong Jhang+2 more
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Primary Bladder Neurofibroma: A Rare Case with Clinical Implications and Diagnostic Challenges [PDF]
Neurofibroma of the genito-urinary tract is rare. Urinary bladder is the commonest organ involved in cases of urinary tract involvement. Patients present early in life and there is male preponderance.
Srikanth Umakanthan+4 more
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Giant leiomyoma of the urinary bladder: A case report
Urinary bladder leiomyoma is a rare tumour accounting for less than 0.5% of all urinary bladder tumours. Till now, less than 250 cases were documented with variable sizes, most of them were less than 10 cm in maximum diameter. Here we present a 68- year-
Khalid Atallah+6 more
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RUSOpt: Robotic UltraSound Probe Normalization with Bayesian Optimization for In-plane and Out-plane Scanning [PDF]
The one of the significant challenges faced by autonomous robotic ultrasound systems is acquiring high-quality images across different patients. The proper orientation of the robotized probe plays a crucial role in governing the quality of ultrasound images.
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