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Immediately after removing the thrombus, intense bleeding occurred from the proximal flow. An assistant clamped the proximal artery using the prepared clip, and the incised area of MCA was sutured using 9-0 threads. We finally confirmed blood flow after recanalization using ICGVAG. The time from skin incision to recanalization was 27min. After the procedure, the patient developed slight aphasia but had no hemiparesis and was later transferred to a rehabilitation hospital. Open surgical embolectomy may be a secondary rescue treatment option in the case of endovascular thrombectomy failure.Open surgical embolectomy may be a secondary rescue treatment option in the case of endovascular thrombectomy failure. To quantify calcification in spinal meningiomas using Hounsfield unit (HU) values on CT, and to analyze the characteristics of cases with and without calcification and with different histologic subtypes. The subjects were 53 patients who underwent surgical resection of spinal meningioma between January 1999 and December 2019. Clinical and surgical data were collected, and all patients were examined neurologically preoperatively and at final follow-up using the modified McCormick scale and the American Spinal Injury Association scale. Calcification was quantified on CT of the spine prior to surgery. A HU value >60 was considered to indicate calcification. The 53 patients (11 males, 42 females) were aged 62.4±14.3 (range 19 to 91) years at surgery, and had a symptom duration of 10.8±9.0 (1-36) months. The histological type was meningothelial in 35 cases, psammomatous in 13, and others in 5. The mean tumor volume was 1166±350 (593-2176) mm , and the mean HU value was 212.2±192.8 (43-648). Forty cases (75%) had calcification (HU value>60). HU values were significantly related to duration of symptoms (R=0.590, p<0.05) and significantly higher in psammomatous cases (p<0.05). Cases with calcification had longer operative times and greater blood loss, and a significantly lower rate of neurological improvement. CT was effective for detecting calcification based on HU values. Tipiracil Detection of a HU value>60 in spinal meningioma may be useful to narrow the differential diagnosis, evaluate the difficulty of resection, and improve intraoperative management, all of which may improve outcomes. 60 in spinal meningioma may be useful to narrow the differential diagnosis, evaluate the difficulty of resection, and improve intraoperative management, all of which may improve outcomes.The purpose of this study aimed to analyze and evaluate the radiologic and clinical outcomes of minimally invasive scoliosis surgery (MISS) for correcting adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using the mini-open technique. Thirty-four AIS patients who underwent MISS using the mini-open technique for deformity correction. Using two to four 3-centimeter-long skin incisions (mini-open) and tubular retractors, we performed screw fixations, rod assembly, rod derotation maneuver (RD), and bone graft. For thoracoplasty, four to six ribs were resected using the same incisions. Correction was attempted using rod translation and RD maneuvers. Radiological outcomes and clinical outcomes (SRS-22) were evaluated. Mean preoperative Cobb's angle was 61.3° and curve flexibility (major curve) was 26.1%. This angle was corrected to 21.6° with a correction rate of 65.2% (P less then 0.001). The coronal balance was not changed significantly. Sagittal vertical axes were corrected from -3.5 mm to 8.6 mm (-22 to 36.3 mm) (P = 0.009). Thoracic kyphosis angles and lumbar lordosis angles were not changed significantly but the values were within normal range. Each score of self-image in the SRS-22 questionnaire as well as the total score were improved significantly (P less then 0.001). In conclusion, the MISS for correcting AIS using the mini-open technique showed comparable radiologic and clinical outcomes with fewer complications in patients with non-rigid scoliosis with Cobb's angle between 50° and 80°. Long-term results of this novel MISS using the mini-open technique could further strengthen the rationale for adopting this technique for curve correction in selected cases of AIS.Glioma is the most common primary intraparenchymal tumor of the brain and the 5-year survival rate of high-grade glioma is poor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential for detecting, characterizing and monitoring brain tumors but definitive diagnosis still relies on surgical pathology. Machine learning has been applied to the analysis of MRI data in glioma research and has the potential to change clinical practice and improve patient outcomes. This systematic review synthesizes and analyzes the current state of machine learning applications to glioma MRI data and explores the use of machine learning for systematic review automation. Various datapoints were extracted from the 153 studies that met inclusion criteria and analyzed. Natural language processing (NLP) analysis involved keyword extraction, topic modeling and document classification. Machine learning has been applied to tumor grading and diagnosis, tumor segmentation, non-invasive genomic biomarker identification, detection of progression and patient survival prediction. Model performance was generally strong (AUC = 0.87 ± 0.09; sensitivity = 0.87 ± 0.10; specificity = 0.0.86 ± 0.10; precision = 0.88 ± 0.11). Convolutional neural network, support vector machine and random forest algorithms were top performers. Deep learning document classifiers yielded acceptable performance (mean 5-fold cross-validation AUC = 0.71). Machine learning tools and data resources were synthesized and summarized to facilitate future research. Machine learning has been widely applied to the processing of MRI data in glioma research and has demonstrated substantial utility. NLP and transfer learning resources enabled the successful development of a replicable method for automating the systematic review article screening process, which has potential for shortening the time from discovery to clinical application in medicine.Cardiac embolism is the leading etiology of ischemic strokes. There are arguments about the left-right propensity of cardioembolic strokes.This study aimed to reveal the relationship between the different aortic arch types and the location of large vessel occlusion (LVO) in cardioembolic stroke.We retrospectively identified all patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to our comprehensive stroke center who had medium- to high-risk cardioembolicsources according to the TOAST classification.Only those with LVO and available images of the aortic arch were included. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to the aortic arch types Type I (n = 44), Type II (n = 105), Type III (n = 36).The thrombus was divided into large thrombus or small thrombus based on the location of LVO.Overall, left-sided strokes (50.8%) were almost equal to right-sided (49.2%). There was a growing tendency for the percentage of left-sided infarcts with advancement of the aortic arch types either in the total cases or in the atrial fibrillation cases, with no statistical difference between the 3 aortic arch types.