PURPOSE To report the authors' early experience with radio-frequency (RF) ablation of renal cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four percutaneous RF ablation treatments for nine tumors were performed in eight patients with renal cell carcinoma. Indications included coexistent morbidity, previous surgery, or solitary kidney in patients with a life expectancy shorter than 10 years. Sma...

In the article “Acetabular roof reconstruction with pedicled iliac graft” published in International Orthopaedics [1], we presented a new method for reconstruction of the supero-lateral acetabular rim using a vascularised iliac graft based on the deep-circumflex artery and vein. Pedicled iliac graft is one of the most commonly used grafts, because it provides a strong piece of bone while the va...

Background Quantitative MR myocardial strain analysis is typically performed using rectilinear or Cartesian grid tagging, and regional contractility is visually assessed by the deformation of the grid1. However, it is difficult to visually isolate circumferential and radial components of displacement and strain from parallel straight lines on short axis images. This study evaluates the potentia...

Photoacoustic imaging has evolved into a clinically translatable platform with the potential to complement existing imaging techniques for the management of cancer, including detection, characterization, prognosis, and treatment monitoring. In photoacoustic imaging, tissue is optically excited to produce ultrasonographic images that represent a spatial map of optical absorption of endogenous co...

PURPOSE We have experienced 23 patients who had underwent cervical disc replacement with Mobi-C disc prosthesis and analyzed their radiological results to evaluate its efficacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was performed on 23 patients with degenerative cervical disc disease who underwent CDR with Mobi-C disc prosthesis from March 2006 to June 2006. RESULTS The age of the study populatio...

In a 2-year period, 75 Hancock porcine xenograft valves were inserted in 66 patients, 33 male and 33 female. Their average age was 55 years (range 14 to 69 years). The indication for operation was rheumatic heart disease (30 patients), prosthetic valve dysfunction (8 patients), papillary muscle dysfunction (8 patients), degenerative valve disease (13 patients), subacute bacterial endocarditis (...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the early experience of a clinical program designed to provide strategies for fertility preservation to female cancer patients about to undergo chemotherapy or radiation therapy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review; case-control study. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENT(S) Sixty-five female cancer patients and 57 age-matched infertility patients. INTERVENTI...