We have evaluated carotid gamma imaging using 1 'indium-labelled platelets in the diagno­ sis of carotid artery disease and measured the accumulation of labelled platelets on endarterectomy specimens. Autologous " l I n labelled platelets were injected in 25 patients with TIA. Gamma images were then taken daily and independently interpreted by two observers. Carotid endarterectomy was performed...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether PFNA-II (Asia proximal femoral nail anti-rotation) and DHS (dynamic hip screw) carry substantial post-operative hidden blood loss and to compare PFNA-II with DHS in terms of post-operative hidden blood loss in elderly high-risk patients with intertrochanteric femur fractures(IFFs). METHODS The clinical data from Jan 2005 to Apr 2015...

Recent progress in computer science enables the use of instrument guidance systems for open liver surgery. However, challenge remains when precise alignment between the pre-operative image data and the intra-operative situation is required, since the liver is subject to deformation and movements during the surgical treatment. Fusion of intra-operative navigated US with the pre-operative data is...

We have evaluated carotid gamma imaging using 111Indium-labelled platelets in the diagnosis of carotid artery disease and measured the accumulation of labelled platelets on endarterectomy specimens. Autologous 111In labelled platelets were injected in 25 patients with TIA. Gamma images were then taken daily and independently interpreted by two observers. Carotid endarterectomy was performed in ...

An approach to mitigating noise, the effects of vignetting and illumination non-uniformity, reflections, and distance in surgical fluorescence imaging is proposed and explored experimentally.