Completely thoracoscopic surgical stabilization of rib fractures: can it be done and is it worth it?

Going Paperless: Can It Be Done?

Background. Since 1989, Beth Israel Hospital has been deploying an extensive online patient record (the OMR), which augmented a heavily used integrated hospital information system. Initially begun in a large primary care practice, the system is now used to share patient records among over 30 practices on three campuses. Although the system was intended to eliminate the need for paper, we found ...

Cricoid pressure, can it still be done?

Imaging of parathyroid lesions with radionuclides - Is it worth doing?

Parathyroid adenomas, or hyperplasia may be present in patients with hypercalcemia. Treatment Is by surgical excision, but about 10% of the lesions may be In ectopic locations. Pre-operative localization of the lesions with non-lvasive imaging, using radionuclides, ultrasound, CT, or MR], may simplify surgery, and reduce patient morbidity. However, the reports of the accuracy of the curre...

Diagnosing duplications--can it be done?

New genes arise through duplication and modification of DNA sequences on a range of scales: single gene duplication, duplication of large chromosomal fragments and whole-genome duplication. Each duplication mechanism has specific characteristics that influence the fate of the resulting duplicates, such as the size of the duplicated fragment, the potential for dosage imbalance, the preservation ...

Newborn's Biometric Identification: Can it be done?

In this article we propose a novel biometric identification method for newborn babies using their palmprints. A new high resolution optical sensor was developed, which obtains images with enough ridge minutiae to uniquely identify the baby. The palm and footprint images of 106 newborns were analysed, leading to the conclusion that palmprints yield more detailed images then footprints. Fingerpri...