BACKGROUND Lateral crural strut graft has been used in rhinoplasty to correct deformities such as bulbous nasal tip, lateral crus malposition, alar retraction, collapsed external valve, lateral crus concavity, and alar deformity after domal suture. Despite its widespread use, the lateral crural strut graft has not been the subject of studies that show its benefits objectively and statistically....

PURPOSE A new segmentation technique is implemented for automatic lumen area extraction and stent strut detection in intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) images for the purpose of quantitative analysis of in-stent restenosis (ISR). In addition, a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) is developed based on the employed algorithm toward clinical use. METHODS Four clinical dat...

Neointimal hyperplasia, a process of smooth muscle cell re-growth, is the result of a natural wound healing response of the injured artery after stent deployment. Excessive neointimal hyperplasia following coronary artery stenting results in in-stent restenosis (ISR). Regardless of recent developments in the field of coronary stent design, ISR remains a significant complication of this interven...

The everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) is an exciting advance in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), providing a temporary coronary scaffold for at least 3 months and being resorbed by about 2 years.1–3 Along with patient preference, potential advantages over metallic stents include restored vasomotion, reduced late thrombosis, and u...

BACKGROUND The proximal femur is one of the most common sites involved by fibrous dysplasia. In cases with mild deformity that does not require corrective surgery, occasional patients suffer sustained pain because of repeated microfractures. This study aimed to clarify the outcomes of surgery with autogenous fibular cortical strut grafting and compression hip screw fixation. METHODS Since 200...

IMPORTANCE Despite multiple fixation techniques, the optimal method of repairing mandibular angle fractures remains controversial. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcomes when using a 3-dimensional, curved strut plate in repair of angle of the mandible fractures. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Level I trauma center at an academic institution in Harris County, Texas. PARTICIPANTS ...

The everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) is an exciting advance in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), providing a temporary coronary scaffold for at least 3 months and being resorbed by about 2 years.1–3 Along with patient preference, potential advantages over metallic stents include restored vasomotion, reduced late thrombosis, and u...

Solutions to the Einstein equation that represent the superposition of static isolated bodies with axially symmetry are presented. The equations nonlinearity yields singular structures (strut and membranes) to equilibrate the bodies. The force on the strut like singularities is computed for a variety of situations. The superposition of a ring and a particle is studied in some detail.

A pillared-paddlewheel type metal-organic framework material featuring bodipy- and porphyrin-based struts, and capable of harvesting light across the entire visible spectrum, has been synthesized. Efficient-essentially quantitative-strut-to-strut energy transfer (antenna behavior) was observed for the well-organized donor-acceptor assembly consituting the ordered MOF structure.

background a doctor’s competence and professionalism is often judged on the basis of attire. our lady of lourdes (olol) is a leading irish hospital in the implementation of bare below the elbows (bbte) policy, however surgical attire is not standardised and there is great variability in attire worn on wards. we aimed to evaluate patients attitude towards surgeons attire in olol.   methods a pro...