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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Treatment monitoring"”.
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Utility of newer and novel technologies for the diagnosis and treatment-monitoring of tuberculosis using different biological fluids
Smear microscopy has a poor sensitivity, cannot identify drug resistance, and when followed up with culture tests it takes several weeks to obtain a result. Furthermore, sputum-scarce and smear negative tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose. The use of biological samples other than sputum such as …
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Novel urinary and serological markers of prostate cancer using proteomics techniques: an important tool for early cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring
… blood-based biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate cancer in a South African cohort as well as elucidate proteome differences in patients from our heterogeneous cohort. We compared the urinary proteomes of PCa, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), disease controls …
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Continued optimization of a microelectrolysis treatment process for removal of arsenic from landfill gas condensate, characterization of materials, and evaluation of Fe as a predictor of treatment monitoring
… may be circumvented via microelectrolysis (ME) treatment that uses a combination of zero-valent iron (ZVI) and granular activated carbon (GAC). This study compared the performance of alternative types of ZVI/GAC media and examined effects of other treatment variables including pH, agitation …
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Thermological Studies in Rehabilitation and Rheumatology using Computerised Infrared Imaging
… were designed to characterise either treatment modalities, to clarify the role of temperature measurements as a method for follow-up or treatment monitoring in certain diseases.<br/><br/>Thermal imaging has an important impact in assisting the diagnosis of many diseases. A relationship …
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Statistical analysis of 11CO2 contamination correction in 11C-acetate PET imaging studies
… research. It supports diagnosis, prognosis, treatment monitoring, and clinical decisions by tracking radiotracers labeled with positron-emitting isotopes. Tracer choice depends on the biological process of interest, such as tumor metabolism, cell proliferation, or blood flow. The most common …
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Nuclear magnetic resonance sensors and methods for chemical sensing in tissue
… to be useful for improving disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring in a diverse range of medical fields including trauma, solid tumor cancers, tissue grafts, wound healing, dehydration, athletic performance, and congestive heart failure. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) offers a non-ionizing, …
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The preventive and survival benefits of antiretroviral use in a rural South African community
… the preventive impact of a public sector treatment program based in a rural community with poor knowledge and disclosure of HIV status, frequent migration, late marriage, and multiple partnerships. I argue in the second analysis that efforts to optimize the preventive efficacy of ART in …
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Breast cancer, medical imaging, and cancer genetics. A new genetic concept regarding the causes and prevention strategies of cancer is presented
… role in breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring. Around 10% of all cancers are caused by inherited gene mutations which may cause cancer to run in families. Though, majority of cancer cases (up to 90%) are caused by acquired gene mutations which may also appear to run in …
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Development of Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Methods for Cell Death Detection
Current clinical cancer treatment monitoring methods rely largely on measurements of tumour volume to assess treatment efficacy several weeks to months after the start of therapy. The development of early monitoring methods to determine a patientâ s response within the first days of a new treatment …
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Miniaturized electromagnetic biosensors for circulating cancer biomarker detection
… highly accurate tools for cancer detection and treatment. Recently, liquid biopsy and circulating cancer biomarkers such as circulating tumor cells (CTC), extracellular vesicles (EV), and cell free DNA (cfDNA) have gained great attentions for early diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment monitoring …
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Computational Frameworks to Interpret Genetic Abnormalities in Hematologic Malignancies
… for diagnosis, prognostication, and post-treatment monitoring. Although it is undoubtedly the future of molecular testing and monitoring, computational methods to interpret results at single and longitudinal time points are highly in need. Thus, this thesis is devoted to mining clinically …
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Next generation near infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) wearables for breast cancer imaging
… chemotherapy (NAC) is a common breast cancer treatment that involves administering chemotherapy for 3-6 months prior to surgery. This treatment enables more breast-conserving surgeries and even allows for the omission of surgery in some cases. However, about 31% of patients receiving NAC do …
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Interrogating Cancer Metabolism using Novel Imaging Techniques
… for patient stratification and potentially treatment monitoring. [1-13C]Ketoisocaproic acid was successfully hyperpolarised and showed fast uptake into subcutaneous EL4 lymphoma tumours, healthy rat brain and orthotopic gliomas in rat brain, following intravenous injection. Sufficient 13C …
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The Applications of Raman Spectroscopy Assisted Urinalysis: Hematuria and Bladder Cancer Detection
… for both preventative care, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring. In this paper, we investigate the use of Raman spectroscopy (RS) for the analysis of urine, a complex biological solution, for the detection of bladder cancer (BCa) and hematuria. Raman spectroscopy is a rapid, low cost, …
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Development of nanoscale biosensors for cancer related proteases and blood-borne pathogens based on electrochemical and optical methods
… electronic device for cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring through rapid profiling of the activity of specific cancer-relevant proteases. In another exploratory study, we modified nanoparticles with luminol and viral nucleic acid to develop chemiluminescence (CL) biosensors for …
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End-to-end testing of the Leksell Gamma Knife Icon system
… ensures the highest degree of accuracy during treatment due to the minimization of potential error from stationary sources. The gamma knife’s precision and special modifications for conformity to the human brain ensure faster treatments and fractionated options, delivered in a few hours on a …
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Teaching and clinical use of teledentistry in United States orthodontic residency programs
… remote support to a treating clinician, and the treatment monitoring teleorthodontics model in which an orthodontist directly cares for a patient through remote technology were considered. A 19-question survey, approved by the UMKC IRB, was distributed to orthodontic residency program directors …
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Performance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for TB diagnosis and monitoring TB treatment
… to enable tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and monitoring of TB treatment. This work aimed to identify which published blood transcriptomic TB signatures have the best diagnostic performance to distinguish between TB cases and other respiratory diseases (ORDs) in symptomatic adults. These …
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Aerosolizable Drug-Loaded SPIONs for Treatment and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
… to current therapeutic strategies. Existing treatment regimens are prolonged, systemically toxic, and poorly targeted, often resulting in poor patient compliance and limited drug penetration into granulomatous lesions in the lungs. To address these limitations, this study aimed to develop a …
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Monitoring Arthritis - Biochemical, Metodological and Clinical Aspects
… (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Modern treatment strategies include early detection and careful monitoring of the disease course. Close monitoring is also the basis for individualized treatment. Monitoring should be done using methods reflecting different aspects of the disease to get a …
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