A novel arterial coupler with non-return snap-fit connection approach optimized arterial end-to-end anastomotic technique: An experimental study by Hong-Bo Guo, Mo-Fei Wang, Ren-Qi Yin, Kang-Kang Zhi

“…The patency of anastomosed arteries was assessed using vascular Doppler ultrasound, electromagnetic flowmeter, and pathological examination (6 weeks after surgery). …”
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Antimicrobial Activities of Polysaccharide-Rich Extracts from the Irish Seaweed <i>Alaria esculenta</i>, Generated Using Green and Conventional Extraction Technologies, Against Foo... by Ailbhe McGurrin, Rahel Suchintita Das, Arturo B. Soro, Julie Maguire, Noelia Flórez Fernández, Herminia Dominguez, Maria Dolores Torres, Brijesh K. Tiwari, Marco Garcia-Vaquero

“…Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), ultrasound–microwave-assisted extraction (UMAE), and conventional extraction technologies (maceration) were applied to generate extracts from <i>A. esculenta</i>, followed by their preliminary chemical composition (total phenolic content, total protein content, total soluble sugars) and antimicrobial activity (with minimum inhibitory concentration determined by broth microdilution methods), examining also the molecular weight distribution (via high performance size exclusion chromatography) and oligosaccharide fraction composition (via high-performance liquid chromatography) of the polysaccharides, as they were the predominant compounds in these extracts, aiming to elucidate structure–function relationships. …”
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Transient Femoral Nerve Palsy Complicating “Blind” Transversus Abdominis Plane Block by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Agalianos, Michail Athanasios Karvelis, Michael Gkiaourakis, Demetrios Davides

“…Performing the block under ultrasound guidance and injecting the least volume of local anesthetic required are ways of minimizing its incidence.…”
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Delayed Urethral Obstruction after Migration of a Ballistic Pellet in an Alpine Wether by Joe S. Smith, Adrien-Maxence Hespel, Jessica D. Garcia, Krista L. Lipe, Stephanie A. Kleine, Pierre-Yves Mulon

“…Subsequent radiography and ultrasound identified the pellet as being within the lumen of the urethra. …”
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Correlation of Hydronephrosis Index to Society of Fetal Urology Hydronephrosis Scale by Krishnan Venkatesan, Joel Green, Steven R. Shapiro, George F. Steinhardt

“…We examined 1207 hydronephrotic kidneys by ultrasound. HN was classified by Society of Fetal Urology guidelines. …”
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Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of an Uncommon Entity: Esophageal Heterotopic Pancreas by Takman Mack, Debra Lowry, Peter Carbone, Brian Barbick, Joshua Kindelan, Robert Marks

“…The patient underwent computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopic upper gastrointestinal (GI) evaluation, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and positron emission tomography (PET) evaluation, revealing the presence of a heterogeneous esophageal mass. …”
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A Rare Case of Metastatic Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour: Diagnosis and Management by Shahzaib Nabi, Abhijit Saste, Rohit Gulati

“…On physical examination, a right groin mass was noted which had been slowly growing for the past 2 years. Ultrasound of the groin showed complex solid mass with internal vascular channels. …”
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls by Charalampos G. Markakis, Eleftherios D. Spartalis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Evangelia G. Kavoura, Periklis Tomos

“…A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal tumor measuring 5 cm in its largest diameter. …”
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From Benign to Malign in a Case of Cervical Adenopathy in a 17-Year-Old Adolescent: Diagnostic Traps by Simona Dumitra, Maria Trailescu, Amelia Burlea, Claudia Covaci, Ozana Balan, Adrian Pavel, Carmen Crișan

“…The onset of the adenopathy before the episode and the ultrasound modifications raised the suspicion of a malignancy, later confirmed by the histopathologic examination of the lymph node excision. …”
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Assessment of the Oxidative Desulfurization of Middle Distillate Surrogate Fuels with Spectroscopic Techniques by Eleni Syntyhaki, Anastasia Detsi, Dimitrios Karonis

“…The goal of this study was the implementation of a simple and economical oxidative and extractive system for the desulfurization of surrogate mixtures with an intermediate sulfur concentration 1% w/w, at the mild temperature of 70°C, and without the use of supplementary and assisting methods such as heterogeneous catalysis or ultrasound irradiation. The sulfur content was estimated using X-ray fluorescence. …”
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Isolated Pulmonary Embolism following Shoulder Arthroscopy by Nicole H. Goldhaber, Christopher S. Lee

“…A stat pulmonary computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest revealed an acute PE in the right lower lobe, and subsequent extremity ultrasounds showed no upper or lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. …”
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The Accuracy of an Intraoperative Frozen Section for Premalignant Endometrial Pathology by Ergul Demircivi Bor, Esra Akdeniz, Yucel Nurettin Ceylan, Taner Gunay, Meryem Hocaoglu, Abdulkadir Turgut

“…STUDY DESIGN: Fifty patients with pre-malign endometrial pathology and malignant ultrasound characteristics were included in this study and their preoperative biopsy, frozen and postoperative pathological results were examined. …”
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Poorly Differentiated Uterine or Cervical Sarcoma in a Young Dog by Michelle C. Cora, Jennifer A. Neel

“…A 1.5 year old, female, spayed, Labrador retriever with a history of three abdominal surgeries within the previous two months presented to the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for evaluation of a pelvic inlet mass causing fecal tenesmus, obstipation, and dysuria. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a caudal abdominal mass extending into the pelvic cavity. …”
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Platelet Rich Plasma for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Humeira Badsha, Ghita Harifi, William D. Murrell

“…There was an improvement in joint inflammation on ultrasound imaging in some patients. These effects were sustained for up to 1 year. …”
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Impact of Residual Fragments following Endourological Treatments in Renal Stones by Cenk Acar, Cag Cal

“…In earlier series, treatment success of renal calculi assessed with KUB radiography, ultrasound, or intravenous pyelography which are less sensitive than CT that leads to be diversity of study results in reporting outcome. …”
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Manual Removal of the Placenta after Vaginal Delivery: An Unsolved Problem in Obstetrics by Fiona Urner, Roland Zimmermann, Alexander Krafft

“…Nevertheless the use of ultrasound and doppler sonography might be helpful in the third stage of labor. …”
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Cap-Assisted Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of an Incidental Rectal Traumatic Neuroma by Elias Estifan, Varun Patel, Matthew Grossman

“…We present a 50-year-old female who underwent an initial colonoscopy for change in bowel habits and was found to have a 7 mm submucosal lesion in the proximal rectum. Endoscopic ultrasound was done which showed a hypoechoic lesion in the submucosal plane without muscularis propria invasion. …”
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Hepatitis C Transmission after Prostate Biopsy by Karim Ferhi, Morgan Rouprêt, Pierre Mozer, Guillaume Ploussard, Alain Haertig, Alexandre de La Taille

“…To date, there has been no reported viral transmission between patients due to a contaminated ultrasound probe. In this study, we report the case of a patient who contracted the hepatitis C virus after transrectal prostate biopsy as part of an individual screening for prostate cancer.…”
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Clinical Implications of the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Adults by Mark J. Young, Andrew W. Gorlin, Vicki E. Modest, Sadeq A. Quraishi

“…It has a high margin of safety and is technically simple to perform, especially under ultrasound guidance. A growing body of evidence supports the use of TAP blocks for a variety of abdominal procedures, yet, widespread adoption of this therapeutic adjunct has been slow. …”
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Non-cirrhotic Splenic-portal Thrombosis, non-tumoral Polycitemia Vera: an Infrequent Association by Samuel Sánchez Sánchez, Karina Rivero García, Osvaldo Rodríguez Morales, René Rivero Rodríguez

“…A case of a 70 year old patient who came to the doctor complainig of an abdominal pain of 15 day duration. Abdominal ultrasound showed a markedly ecogenic liver towards vascular structures, compatible with extensive thrombotic areas of the splenic-portal axis, corroborated later by contrast tomography. …”
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