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Hepatotoxicity In Acute And Subchronic Oral Gavage Of Ethanolic Extract Of Christia Vespertilionis (L.F.) Bakh. F. Leaf In Male Sprague Dawley Rats, Nurul S.A.S., Nurul S.A.S., Hazilawati H., Rosly S.M., Farhan Hanif M.R., Abdullahi A., Shanmugavelu S., Noordin M.M., Mazlina M., Azrina A., Norhaizan M.E.

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Increased interest in Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh. f. leaves is due to their real potential of their health-enhancing properties. This study aims to evaluate the possible in vivo toxicity in 14-day acute and 90-day subchronic oral toxicity of ethanolic extract Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh. f. in male Sprague Dawley rats. In the acute study, the rats were divided into control, 5% DMSO (vehicle) and 2000 mg/kg groups. For the subchronic toxicity study, a total of 30 rats were divided into five groups consisting of a control, 5% DMSO (vehicle), low dose (75 mg/kg), medium dose (125 mg/kg) and high dose …

Effects Of A Single Dose Hcg Administration On The Induction Of Ovulation, Follicular Dynamics, Uterine Changes And Pregnancy Outcomes In Mares During The Breeding Season, Mesut Çevi̇k, Oğuzhan Ergi̇n, Burcu Esi̇n, Burcu Esi̇n

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

In this study, 19 mares brought to the clinic at different times with the complaint of not getting pregnant were followed up. For this purpose, changes in the uterine and ovarian dynamics of mares and behavioral changes in estrus were followed and evaluated. In particular, it was attempted to increase the chance and rate of pregnancy by providing ovulation with ovulation follow-up followed by a single dose of hCG administration (Chorulon, 3.000 IU). All manipulations and applications in the study were carried out between March and July, that is, during the breeding season of the mares. During the study, a …

Yield, Composition, Fatty Acid Profile And Cla Content Of Milk From Goats Fed With Different Levels Of Opf, Pitunart Noosen, Ulia Renfelia Baysi

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different inclusion levels of OPF in total mixed ration (TMR)-based diet on yield, composition, FA profile and CLA content of milk in dairy goats. Six nulliparous female dairy goats (Saanen x Thai native, 19-21 months old, first lactation) were randomly set according to a 3x3 Latin square design with 2 replications for receiving diets consisted of 0% OPF (OPF0), 20% OPF (OPF20) and 40% OPF (OPF40). The average weight of the goats was 32.48±1.30 kg (mean±s.d.). The findings of this study showed that dry matter intake (DMI) and all …

Genomic And Phylogenetic Analysis Of The Orf7b Gene From A Chinese Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Isolate, Bo Dong, Bo Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Yafei Song, Chengyu Li, Gaoqiang Zhang, Weiming Lin

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

FCoV viruses exhibit great genetic diversity, leading to the presence of FIPV-causing variants. Current molecular evolution analysis and genetic variation studies of FCoV in China are predominately focused on gene encoding the spike protein or other structural proteins, while few studies have evaluated genetic variations in nonstructural FCoV genes, which can play an important role in disease pathogenesis. In this study, the gene encoding the open reading frame (ORF) 7b nonstructural FCoV protein of the Chinese Fujian strain FJLY20201 was amplified from the ascitic fluid of a Chinese domestic cat infected with FIPV and compared with ORF 7b from previously …

Immunochromatographic Test (Ict) For The Detection Of Antibody Against Alv-J, Guihua Wang, Yanming Wang, Ziqiang Cheng

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ALV-J is an important pathogen in the poultry industry in China. In this study, we developed an immunochromatographic test (ICT) assay for the detection of antibody against of ALV-J to evaluate ALV-J infection. Gp85 protein of ALV-J was employed as a capture antigen. Antigen-antibody reaction was detected by either colloidal-gold conjugated gp85 protein or monoclonal antibody of ALV-J. The high consistency of results in ICT and ELISA indicated that the ICT is reliable. This suggests that the gp85-based ICT can be used as a rapid on-site diagnostic method of ALV-J.

Distribution Of Salmonella Spp. And Serovars Isolated From Captive Reptiles In Four Zoos Of The Zoological Park Organization, Thailand, Between 2017 And 2018, Sompoth Weerakhun, Paweena Kongsanan, Wichit Kongkham

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Salmonellosis is the main reason for food borne diseases in many countries globally and it has been found that reptiles are carriers of the disease. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the distribution of Salmonella spp. and their serovars from reptiles in zoos in Thailand between 2017 and 2018. A total of 257 reptile samples were collected from four zoos which are Dusit (128 samples), Chiangmai (32 samples), Songkhla (34 samples) and Nakhonratchasima (63 samples). Salmonella was isolated and identified, serotyping of those isolates was investigated using a panel of Salmonella antisera and serotypes were characterized according to the …

Detection And Phylogenetic Analysis Of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Based On The Orf3 Gene In Pigs In The North Of Vietnam, Tran Duc Hoan, Doan Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Huong Giang, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

To identify further the infectivity, genetic diversity and molecular characteristics of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). 286 samples of the intestinal tissue of pigs with severe diarrhea were assessed from 5 provinces in the north of Vietnam. The full-length ORF3 gene of 20 representative field strains from 36 farms in 5 provinces was sequenced and analyzed. The prevalence of PEDV was 90.56% and was detected in 259 of 286 samples, with 94.44% (34 of 36) of pig farms harboring the disease. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the ORF3 genes, our isolates all fell into group G2 (variants) and …

Investigation Of The Microstructure And Mechanical Properties Of The Domestic Cat’S Paw Pads, Ye Mei

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Domestic cats have a biological function such as cushioning when they are jumping or walking which is mainly due to the biological coupling system formed in the long-term evolution process of nature, including the trunk-leg-paw pad structure. Among them, the paw pad, as the only part of the body that directly contacts with the ground in the process of movement, plays a key role in its biological function. Hence, in order to clarify the micro structure, mechanical properties and functional characteristics of the paw pad and reveal the relationship between it and the domestic cat’s biological function, this paper has …

Gangliosidoses In Cats, Latticha Pluemhathaikij, Waruntip Bunyaputikul, Katriya Chankow, Benchaphorn Limcharoen, Nardtiwa Chaivoravitsakul, Rampaipat Penchome, Sawang Kesdangsakonwut, Kasem Rattanapinyopituk, Wijit Banlunara

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Two 3-month-old, male, domestic short hair, cats of the same litter were presented to the small animal teaching hospital with the clinical sign of head tremor for 2 weeks. Three months later, the clinical sign had worsened. Both kittens had loss of balance and showed intention tremor. Physical examination revealed hypertelorism, depressed bridge of the nose and back pain. Radiography showed shortened cervicothoracic vertebral bodies. Both kittens died at 8 and 9 months of age, case no.1 and 2 respectively. Both carcasses were submitted for necropsy. Both brains were grossly normal. The costal cartilages of both cats were deformed into …

Feline Inductive Odontogenic Tumor In A Young Cat, Chakkarin Satthathum, Sunee Kunakornsawat, Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A 6-month-old, 4.45 kg, intact, male domestic shorthair cat was presented with a gingival mass located on the left rostral maxilla and second left upper premolar tooth. Intraoral x-ray of the left rostral maxilla revealed left maxilla bone lysis with a unilocular cystic lesion. The cytology result revealed an epithelial cell tumor .A left rostral maxillectomy was performed and the tumor was submitted for histological assessment .Histopathological diagnosis of the tissue revealed a feline inductive odontogenic tumor .There was no evidence of tumor recurrence 24 months after surgery.

Mucosal Immunology Of The Ocular Surface, Cintia S De Paiva, Anthony J St Leger, Rachel R Caspi

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The eye is a sensory organ exposed to the environment and protected by a mucosal tissue barrier. While it shares a number of features with other mucosal tissues, the ocular mucosal system, composed of the conjunctiva, Meibomian glands, and lacrimal glands, is specialized to address the unique needs of (a) lubrication and (b) host defense of the ocular surface. Not surprisingly, most challenges, physical and immunological, to the homeostasis of the eye fall into those two categories. Dry eye, a dysfunction of the lacrimal glands and/or Meibomian glands, which can both cause, or arise from, sensory defects, including those caused …

Persistent Opioid Use In Cataract Surgery Pain Management And The Role Of Nonopioid Alternatives, Richard S Davidson, Kendall Donaldson, Maggie Jeffries, Sumitra Khandelwal, Michael Raizman, Yasaira Rodriguez Torres, Terry Kim

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Cataracts are a leading cause of preventable blindness globally. Although care varies between developing and industrialized countries, surgery is the single effective approach to treating cataracts. From the earliest documented primitive cataract removals to today's advanced techniques, cataract surgery has evolved dramatically. As surgical techniques have developed, so have approaches to surgical pain management. With current cataract surgical procedures and advanced technology, anesthesia and intraoperative pain management have shifted to topical/intracameral anesthetics, with or without low-dose systemic analgesia and anxiolysis. Despite this, pain and discomfort persist in some patients and are underappreciated in modern cataract surgery. Although pain management has …

Pdxnet Portal: Patient-Derived Xenograft Model, Data, Workflow And Tool Discovery, Soner Koc, Michael W Lloyd, Jeffrey W Grover, Nan Xiao, Sara Seepo, Sai Lakshmi Subramanian, Manisha Ray, Christian Frech, John Digiovanna, Phillip Webster, Steven Neuhauser, Anuj Srivastava, Xing Yi Woo, Brian J Sanderson, Brian White, Paul Lott, Lacey E Dobrolecki, Heidi Dowst, Pdxnet Consortium;, Yvonne A Evrard, Tiffany A Wallace, Jeffrey A Moscow, James H Doroshow, Nicholas Mitsiades, Salma Kaochar, Chong-Xian Pan, Moon S Chen, Luis Carvajal-Carmona, Alana L Welm, Bryan E Welm, Michael T Lewis, Ramaswamy Govindan, Li Ding, Shunqiang Li, Meenhard Herlyn, Michael A Davies, Jack Roth, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Peter N Robinson, Carol J Bult, Brandi Davis-Dusenbery, Dennis A Dean, Jeffrey H Chuang

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We created the PDX Network (PDXNet) portal (https://portal.pdxnetwork.org/) to centralize access to the National Cancer Institute-funded PDXNet consortium resources, to facilitate collaboration among researchers and to make these data easily available for research. The portal includes sections for resources, analysis results, metrics for PDXNet activities, data processing protocols and training materials for processing PDX data. Currently, the portal contains PDXNet model information and data resources from 334 new models across 33 cancer types. Tissue samples of these models were deposited in the NCI's Patient-Derived Model Repository (PDMR) for public access. These models have 2134 associated sequencing files from 873 samples …

Skin Fibrosis And Recovery Is Dependent On Wnt Activation Via Dpp4, Anna R Jussila, Brian Zhang, Elizabeth Caves, Sakin Kirti, Miarasa Steele, Emily Hamburg-Shields, John Lydon, Yan Ying, Robert Lafyatis, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Valerie Horsley, Radhika P Atit

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Fibrosis is the life-threatening, excessive accumulation of the extracellular matrix and is sometimes associated with a loss of lipid-filled cells in the skin and other organs. Understanding the mechanisms of fibrosis and associated lipodystrophy and their reversal may reveal new targets for therapeutic intervention. In vivo genetic models are needed to identify key targets that induce recovery from established fibrosis. Wnt signaling is activated in animal and human fibrotic diseases across organs. Here, we developed a genetically inducible and reversible Wnt activation model and showed that it is sufficient to cause fibrotic dermal remodeling, including extracellular matrix expansion and shrinking …

Aberrant Uterine Folding In Mice Disrupts Implantation Chamber Formation And Alignment Of Embryo-Uterine Axes, Manoj K Madhavan, Francesco J Demayo, John P Lydon, Niraj R Joshi, Asgerally T Fazleabas, Ripla Arora

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The uterine luminal epithelium folds characteristically in mammals, including humans, horses and rodents. Improper uterine folding in horses results in pregnancy failure, but the precise function of folds remains unknown. Here, we uncover dynamic changes in the 3D uterine folding pattern during early pregnancy with the entire lumen forming pre-implantation transverse folds along the mesometrial-antimesometrial axis. Using a time course, we show that transverse folds are formed before embryo spacing, whereas implantation chambers form as the embryo begins attachment. Thus, folds and chambers are two distinct structures. Transverse folds resolve to form a flat implantation region, after which an embryo …

Discovery Of The First Lyticstaphylococcus Pseudintermedius/ Staphylococcus Aureus Polyvalent Bacteriophages, Haroldo Hernandez Santos, Justin Clark, Austen Terwilliger, Anthony Maresso

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Background:

There are no verified lytic Staphylococcus pseudintermedius phages in the literature and few temperate phage genomes in databases. S. pseudintermedius is an opportunistic zoonotic pathogen of great importance in veterinary and human medicine.

Materials and Methods:

We discovered phages against canine-derived S. pseudintermedius isolates by screening dog feces, hair, and skin swabs. Fourteen new phages were isolated and characterized by genomic analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and host range determination.

Results:

Three phages—DH2, DH5, and DS10, a phage K variant—were predicted lytic by sequencing, a designation supported by mitomycin C induction. All three are S. pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus aureus polyvalent …

Soy Diferente: A Qualitative Study On The Perceptions Of Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury Among Spanish-Speaking Us Immigrants, Monique R Pappadis, Angelle M Sander, Margaret A Struchen, Diana M Kurtz

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PURPOSE: To explore the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the quality of life (QoL) and self-concept of Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanic immigrants with TBI.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, qualitative study conducted in a county level I trauma center and community. Semi-structured interviews on QoL and self-concept following TBI were conducted with 24 Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanic immigrants with TBI living in the community at least 6 months following injury.

RESULTS: Perceived facilitators of QoL included faith, hopefulness in recovery, empathy for others, and support from others. Perceived barriers to QoL mentioned were symptoms/consequences of injury, employment/financial changes, loss of …

Information Is Power: The Experiences, Attitudes And Needs Of Individuals Who Chose To Have Prenatal Genomic Sequencing For Fetal Anomalies, Catherine G Kernie, Julia Wynn, Allison Rosenbaum, Jessica De Voest, Stephanie Galloway, Jessica Giordano, Samantha Stover, Lauren Westerfield, Kelly Gilmore, Ronald J Wapner, Ignatia B Van Den Veyver, Neeta L Vora, Rebecca G Clifton, Aaron B Caughey, Wendy K Chung

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OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the experiences of individuals who chose to participate in a study and receive prenatal genomic sequencing (pGS) for fetuses with congenital structural anomalies.

METHOD: Individuals who received research results of prenatal sequencing were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews about their experiences. A constructivist grounded theory approach was used to code and analyze interviews.

RESULTS: Thirty-three participants from 27 pregnancies were interviewed. Participants were motivated to enroll in the study to find out more about their fetus' condition and prepare for the future. The waiting period was a time of significant anxiety for participants. …

Neurovascular Abnormalities In Retinopathy Of Prematurity And Emerging Therapies, Chang Dai, Jun Xiao, Chenguang Wang, Wei Li, Guanfang Su

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Blood vessels in the developing retina are formed in concert with neural growth, resulting in functional neurovascular network. Disruption of the neurovascular coordination contributes to the pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a potentially blinding retinal neovascular disease in preterm infants that currently lacks an approved drug therapy in the USA. Despite vasculopathy as predominant clinical manifestations, an increasing number of studies revealed complex neurovascular interplays among neurons, glial cells and blood vessels during ROP. Coordinated expression of glia-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in spatio-temporal gradients is pivotal to the formation of well-organized vascular plexuses in the healthy retina, …

Comparative Ligandomics Implicates Secretogranin Iii As A Disease-Restricted Angiogenic Factor In Laser-Induced Choroidal Neovascularization, Liyang Ji, Prabuddha Waduge, Wencui Wan, Hong Tian, Jin Li, Jinsong Zhang, Rui Chen, Wei Li

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Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a leading cause of vision loss in the elderly. All approved anti-angiogenic drug therapies for CNV target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) but confer limited efficacy. Identification of other CNV-related angiogenic factors will facilitate the development of VEGF-independent alternative therapies. Here, we applied comparative ligandomics to live mice with or without laser-induced CNV for global mapping of CNV-selective endothelial ligands. Secretogranin III (Scg3) previously identified by the same approach as a diabetes-restricted angiogenic factor was mapped with more than 935-fold increase in binding to CNV vessels compared to healthy choriocapillaris. A novel in vivo ligand binding …

Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Visual Outcomes Of Diabetic Macular Edema Patients At A Tertiary Care Veterans Affairs Center, Philip Zhou, Jie Gao, Xiaofan Huang, Kristen A Staggers, Kristin Biggerstaff, Silvia Orengo-Nania, Roomasa Channa

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

PURPOSE: There are limited studies on factors that impacted retina clinic patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate visual and anatomic outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) requiring anti-VEGF injections at the veterans' affairs tertiary care eye clinic in Houston, TX.

METHODS: Patient volume from April 2020 was compared to that of April 2019 to determine attendance changes. To evaluate outcomes, we reviewed patients with DME who had scheduled appointments during April 2020. We tracked changes in central foveal thickness (CFT) and Snellen visual acuity (VA) measurements. Patient outcomes were classified as poor (defined as …

An Introduction To Biosimilars For The Treatment Of Retinal Diseases: A Narrative Review, Seenu M Hariprasad, Richard P Gale, Christina Y Weng, Hans C Ebbers, Mourad F Rezk, Ramin Tadayoni

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Biological therapies have revolutionized the treatment of disease across a number of therapeutic areas including retinal diseases. However, on occasion, such treatments may be relatively more expensive compared to small molecule therapies. This can restrict patient access and treatment length leading to suboptimal clinical outcomes. Several biosimilar candidates of ranibizumab and aflibercept are currently in development and the first biosimilar of ranibizumab received EMA approval in August and FDA approval in September 2021. Biosimilars are biological medicines that are highly similar to an already-approved biological medicine (reference product). The physicochemical and clinical similarity of a biosimilar is determined by a …

Why Not Dipyridamole: A Review Of Current Guidelines And Re-Evaluation Of Utility In The Modern Era, Mahmoud Allahham, A Lerman, D Atar, Y Birnbaum

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Dipyridamole is an old anti-platelet and coronary vasodilator agent that inhibits platelet phosphodiesterase and increases interstitial adenosine levels. Its use in coronary artery disease (CAD) has fallen out of practice in the modern era with the advent of new anti-platelet agents, and most modern guidelines on the management of CAD either neglect to comment on its utility or outright recommend against it. The majority of the studies used in these guidelines are outdated and took place in an era when high doses of aspirin were used and statins were not widely utilized. There is growing evidence in rat models of …

Postoperative Major Adverse Cardiac Events In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sebastian Bruera, Xiudong Lei, Brandon Blau, Hui Zhao, Anita Deswal, Jinoos Yazdany, Sharon H Giordano, Maria E Suarez-Almazor

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OBJECTIVES: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a high risk of cardiovascular disease that could potentially increase postoperative major adverse cardiac events (MACE). We determined the rate of MACE in patients with SLE undergoing noncardiac surgery using national claims-based data.

METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study using Optum Clinformatics Data Mart from 2007 to 2020. We identified a cohort of patients with SLE who had undergone noncardiac surgeries using Current Procedural Terminology codes. We also identified two control cohorts without SLE, one with diabetes mellitus (DM) and one without DM. After matching cases and controls by age and …

Phase I Trial Of Atm Inhibitor M3541 In Combination With Palliative Radiotherapy In Patients With Solid Tumors, Saiama N Waqar, Clifford Robinson, Anthony J Olszanski, Alexander Spira, Melissa Hackmaster, Luisa Lucas, Laura Sponton, Hulin Jin, Ursula Hering, Damien Cronier, Marianna Grinberg, Annick Seithel-Keuth, Ivan Diaz-Padilla, Jordan Berlin

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase orchestrates DNA double strand break (DSB) repair; ATM inhibitors may therefore enhance the therapeutic effect of DSB-inducing treatments such as radiotherapy (RT). M3541 is an orally administered selective inhibitor of ATM.

METHODS: This phase I dose-escalation study evaluated the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), recommended phase II dose(s) (RP2D), safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and antitumor activity of M3541 in combination with fractionated palliative RT in patients with solid tumors. Fifteen patients received palliative RT (30 Gy in 10 fractions) and escalating doses of M3541 (50-300 mg administered on RT fraction days) guided by a Bayesian 2-parameter logistic …

Horizontal Gene Transfer Provides Insights Into The Deep Evolutionary History And Biology Of Trichinella, Dante Zarlenga, Peter Thompson, Makedonka Mitreva, Bruce A Rosa, Eric Hoberg

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Evolution involves temporal changes in the characteristics of a species that are subsequently propagated or rejected through natural selection. In the case of parasites, host switching also plays a prominent role in the evolutionary process. These changes are rooted in genetic variation and gene flow where genes may be deleted, mutated (sequence), duplicated, rearranged and/or translocated and then transmitted through vertical gene transfer. However, the introduction of new genes is not driven only by Mendelian inheritance and mutation but also by the introduction of DNA from outside a lineage in the form of horizontal gene transfer between donor and recipient …

Joint Eanm, Snmmi And Iaea Enabling Guide: How To Set Up A Theranostics Centre, Ken Herrmann, Richard L Wahl, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The theranostics concept using the same target for both imaging and therapy dates back to the middle of the last century, when radioactive iodine was first used to treat thyroid diseases. Since then, radioiodine has become broadly established clinically for diagnostic imaging and therapy of benign and malignant thyroid disease, worldwide. However, only since the approval of SSTR2-targeting theranostics following the NETTER-1 trial in neuroendocrine tumours and the positive outcome of the VISION trial has theranostics gained substantial attention beyond nuclear medicine. The roll-out of radioligand therapy for treating a high-incidence tumour such as prostate cancer requires the expansion of …

A Guide For Managing Patients With Stage I Nsclc: Deciding Between Lobectomy, Segmentectomy, Wedge, Sbrt And Ablation-Part 3: Systematic Review Of Evidence Regarding Surgery In Compromised Patients Or Specific Tumors, Brett C. Bade, Justin D. Blasberg, Vincent J. Mase, Ulas Kumbasar, Andrew X. Li, Henry S. Park, Roy H. Decker, David C. Madoff, Whitney S. Brandt, Gavitt A. Woodard, Frank C. Detterbeck

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Background: Clinical decision-making for patients with stage I lung cancer is complex. It involves multiple options [lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), thermal ablation], weighing multiple outcomes (e.g., short-, intermediate-, long-term) and multiple aspects of each (e.g., magnitude of a difference, the degree of confidence in the evidence, and the applicability to the patient and setting at hand). A structure is needed to summarize the relevant evidence for an individual patient and to identify which outcomes have the greatest impact on the decision-making.

Methods: A PubMed systematic review from 2000-2021 of outcomes after lobectomy, segmentectomy and wedge resection in …

Translating Data Analytics Into Improved Spine Surgery Outcomes: A Roadmap For Biomedical Informatics Research In 2021, Jacob K. Greenberg, Ayodamola Otun, Zoher Ghogawala, Po-Yin Yen, Camilo A. Molina, David D. Limbrick, Randi E. Foraker, Michael P. Kelly, Wilson Z. Ray

2020-Current year OA Pubs

STUDY DESIGN: Narrative review.

OBJECTIVES: There is growing interest in the use of biomedical informatics and data analytics tools in spine surgery. Yet despite the rapid growth in research on these topics, few analytic tools have been implemented in routine spine practice. The purpose of this review is to provide a health information technology (HIT) roadmap to help translate data assets and analytics tools into measurable advances in spine surgical care.

METHODS: We conducted a narrative review of PubMed and Google Scholar to identify publications discussing data assets, analytical approaches, and implementation strategies relevant to spine surgery practice.

RESULTS: A …

Joint Eanm/Snmmi/Anzsnm Practice Guidelines/Procedure Standards On Recommended Use Of [18f]Fdg Pet/Ct Imaging During Immunomodulatory Treatments In Patients With Solid Tumors Version 1.0, E Lopci, R J Hicks, A Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, L Dercle, A Iravani, R D Seban, C Sachpekidis, O Humbert, O Gheysens, A W J M Glaudemans, W Weber, R L Wahl, A M Scott, N Pandit-Taskar, N Aide

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: The goal of this guideline/procedure standard is to assist nuclear medicine physicians, other nuclear medicine professionals, oncologists or other medical specialists for recommended use of [

METHODS: In a cooperative effort between the EANM, the SNMMI and the ANZSNM, clinical indications, recommended imaging procedures and reporting standards have been agreed upon and summarized in this joint guideline/procedure standard.

CONCLUSIONS: The field of immuno-oncology is rapidly evolving, and this guideline/procedure standard should not be seen as definitive, but rather as a guidance document standardizing the use and interpretation of [

PREAMBLE: The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is a …