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BackgroundThe association between serum sex hormones and lower extremity varicose veins has been reported in observational studies. However, it is unclear whether the association reflects a causal relationship. Besides, serum sex hormone-binding globulin
Qinglu Fan+4 more
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Introduction: Chronic venous disorder (CVeD) has a high prevalence, being commonly diagnosed by the presence of varicose veins. In fact, the development of varicose veins in lower extremities and/or pelvic venous insufficiency (LEPVI) is frequent ...
Ángel Asúnsolo+17 more
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Opto-UNet: Optimized UNet for Segmentation of Varicose Veins in Optical Coherence Tomography [PDF]
Human veins are important for carrying the blood from the body-parts to the heart. The improper functioning of the human veins may arise from several venous diseases. Varicose vein is one such disease wherein back flow of blood can occur, often resulting in increased venous pressure or restricted blood flow due to changes in the structure of vein.
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Towards the Generation of Synthetic Images of Palm Vein Patterns: A Review [PDF]
With the recent success of computer vision and deep learning, remarkable progress has been achieved on automatic personal recognition using vein biometrics. However, collecting large-scale real-world training data for palm vein recognition has turned out to be challenging, mainly due to the noise and irregular variations included at the time of ...
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The study aims to explore the comprehensive reasons for patients’ non-compliance with graded elastic compression stockings (GECS) as the treatment for lower limb varicose veins. Phenomenological analysis was applied in this qualitative study.
Jian-Mei Gong+4 more
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Factors associated with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis in female population - preliminary results [PDF]
Introduction/Objective. Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is an orthopedic condition of multifactorial origin. The aim of our study was to evaluate the factors that are associated with IS in female population and factors associated with varicose veins in females
Talić Goran+6 more
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Linear stability analysis of particle-laden planar jet in the dilute suspension limit [PDF]
Particle laden flows are commonly seen in many industrial applications such as fluidized beds in process industry, air laden with abrasive particles in abrasive machining and particle laden plumes in chemical industries. In the present work, we perform local analysis of a particle laden planar jet in the dilute suspension regime.
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Cyanoacrylate glue embolisation for varicose veins – A novel complication
Background Non-thermal non-tumescent methods for varicose vein treatment have rapidly gained popularity in recent years due to clinical efficacy comparable to other endovenous methods, but with a superior safety and tolerability profile. Cyanoacrylate is
Benjamin J Langridge+5 more
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A study of etiology of secondary varicose veins
Introduction: Lower limb veins are most prone to having venous disorders and varicose veins are the biggest issue. Varicose veins can be grouped into Primary or Secondary Varicose veins.
Kshitij Arun Manerikar+4 more
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One of atypical forms of varicose veins is progressive varicose veins round ligament of the uterus, which occurs in 5 % of cases. It can be a separate disease that manifests imitation groin hernia and varicose veins as a source of external genitalia ...
V. М. Antonyuk-Kysil+4 more
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