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Giuseppe Salvaggio, Giuseppe Cutaia, Antonio Greco, Mario Pace, Leonardo Salvaggio, Federica Vernuccio, Roberto Cannella, Laura Algeri, Lorena Incorvaia, Alessandro Stefano, Massimo Galia, Giuseppe Badalamenti and Albert Comelli
This study proposes fast and innovative deep learning networks for automatic retroperitoneal sarcoma segmentation in computerized tomography images.
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Fotis Vogiatzis, Petros Roussos, Ioannis Doulis, Georgia Palikaraki, Panagiotis Christopoulos and Iosif Sifakakis
Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) is a successful method for treating transverse discrepancies in adult patients. The relocation of maxillary segments may induce changes at the surrounding soft tissues as well. The aim of this systemati...
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Hossain Nemati and Roozbeh Naemi
Foot sole temperature, besides its importance in thermal comfort, can be considered an important factor in identifying tissue injuries due to heavy activities or diseases. Hyperthermia, which is a raise in the foot temperature, increases the risk of diab...
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Gokhan Serhat and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker
Computational analysis of free and forced vibration responses provides crucial information on the dynamic characteristics of deformable bodies. Although such numerical techniques are prevalently used in many disciplines, they have been underutilized in t...
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Salvatore D?Amato, Romolo Fragola, Pierfrancesco Bove, Giorgio Lo Giudice, Paolo Gennaro, Rita Vitagliano and Samuel Staglianò
Among the various therapeutic options for the treatment of tear trough deformities, the use of hyaluronic acid-based fillers has constantly been increasing. The aim of this research is to conduct a systematic review of the published literature related to...
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Shahab Khakpour, Petri Tanska, Amir Esrafilian, Mika E. Mononen, Simo Saarakkala, Rami K. Korhonen and Timo Jämsä
The results of this study can be used in designing prevention strategies for low-energy acetabular fractures. Also, it could help to cut the huge associated costs imposed on the health sector annually for managing acetabular fractures among the elderly p...
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Fabio Botta, Andrea Rossi and Nicola Pio Belfiore
The opportunity to know the status of a soft tissue (ST) in situ can be very useful for microsurgery or early diagnosis. Since normal and diseased tissues have different mechanical characteristics, many systems have been developed to carry out such measu...
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Malgorzata Pietruska and Jan Krzysztof Pietruski
The aim of the study was to examine changes within the marginal bone and soft tissue aesthetics following placement of implants with a sloped shoulder configuration. Thirty patients with a single missing tooth who showed a palatal/lingual?buccal bone hei...
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Garret N. Curtis, Holly A. Weber, Vy Tran, Christopher A. Childs, Kyungsup Shin and Carlos Garaicoa-Pazmino
Background: Scarce evidence is available regarding the occurrence and prevalence of hard/soft tissue deficiencies among patients undergoing surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) as compared to non-surgical rapid maxillary expansion (NSRME...
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Jing Guo, Bo Xiao and Hongliang Ren
Force sensing in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) is crucial for performing dedicated surgical procedures, such as bilateral teleoperation and palpation. Due to the bio-compatibility and sterilization requirements, a specially designed ...
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Jesus Alejandro Serrato-Pedrosa, Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Sosa, Beatriz Romero-Ángeles, Guillermo Manuel Urriolagoitia-Calderón, Salvador Cruz-López, Alejandro Urriolagoitia-Luna, David Esaú Carbajal-López, Jonathan Rodolfo Guereca-Ibarra and Guadalupe Murillo-Aleman
Plantar pressure distribution is a thoroughly recognized parameter for evaluating foot structure and biomechanical behavior, as it is utilized to determine musculoskeletal conditions and diagnose foot abnormalities. Experimental testing is currently bein...
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Grzegorz Ilewicz and Edyta Ladyzynska-Kozdras
The surgical robots currently used in cardiac surgery are equipped with a remote center of motion (RCM) mechanism that enables the required spherical workspace. The dynamics model of the surgical robot?s RCM mechanism presented in this work includes a di...
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Angela Brivio, David Barrett, Matthew F. Gong, Annabel Watson, Susie Naybour and Johannes F. Plate
Functional dissatisfaction following total knee replacement (TKR) is recorded as high as 20%. The majority of these patients report anterior knee pain (AKP) as the main source of dissatisfaction. Elevated patellofemoral compression forces and soft tissue...
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Daniela Tommasin, Annette Caenen, Benedict Verhegghe, Steve Greenwald and Patrick Segers
(1) Background: We aimed to assess the validity of laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV) as an emerging method to measure the local pulse wave velocity (PWV) from skin displacement generated by the pressure pulse inside an underlying artery. (2) Methods: A fini...
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George Athanassoulis Makris, Leonard Pastrav, Quentin Goossens, Maikel Timmermans, Michiel Mulier, Georges Frederic Vles, Wim Desmet and Kathleen Denis
A decision supporting monitoring technique that informs the orthopedic surgeon when the femoral implant insertion endpoint is reached during cementless total hip arthroplasty.
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Xuan V. Nguyen, Devi D. Nelakurti, Engin Dikici, Sema Candemir, Daniel J. Boulter and Luciano M. Prevedello
Background: Distinguishing between the spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) non-invasively on CT is challenging due to their similar mass densities. We hypothesize that patch-based machine learning applied to dual-energy CT can accurately distinguis...
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Thawanrat Kobkeatthawin, Sanya Sirivithayapakorn, Thongchai Nitiratsuwan, Dudsadee Muenhor, Pei-Sun Loh and Siriporn Pradit
The present study determined the metal levels in surface sediment and in soft tissue of the Strombus canarium at Libong Island, Thailand, and estimated the possible risk from consuming the shellfish. The mean concentrations of the metals Fe, Cu, Co, Pb, ...
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Katarzyna Domaszewska, Tomasz Pienkowski, Arkadiusz Janiak, Dorota Bukowska and Maria Laurentowska
The aim of the following paper was to determine the influence of soft tissue therapy on respiratory efficiency and chest mobility of women suffering from breast cancer. This study was a controlled, randomized trial. Tests were carried out in a group of p...
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Kevin J. Parker, Jonathan J. Carroll-Nellenback and Ronald W. Wood
The fractal branching vasculature within soft tissues and the mathematical properties of the branching system influence a wide range of important phenomena from blood velocity to ultrasound backscatter. Among the mathematical descriptors of branching net...
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Cristina Mesas, Beatriz Segura, Gloria Perazzoli, Maria Angeles Chico, Javier Moreno, Kevin Doello, Jose Prados and Consolación Melguizo
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, constitutes approximately 40% of all recorded soft tissue tumors and is associated with a poor prognosis, with survival rates of less than 20% at 3 years. The development of resista...
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