Development and Preclinical Validation of 2-Deoxy 2-[18F]Fluorocellobiose as an Aspergillus-Specific PET Tracer

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Imaging, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology,
Aspergillus   PET tracer   2-Deoxy 2-[18F]Fluorocellobiose   Invasive fungal infections   Sugar metabolism   Radiolabeled tracer  

Academic Report The incidence of global Invasive Fungal Infections (IFIs) has increased over the past few decades, primarily affecting immunocompromised patients, and these infections are often associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most common and deadly IFI pathogens. The main obstacles to effectiv...

Mechanical Ventilation Guided by Driving Pressure Optimizes Local Pulmonary Biomechanics in an Ovine Model

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Respiratory System, Anesthesiology, Medical Imaging, Life Sciences, Bioengineering,
Mechanical ventilation   Driving pressure   Pulmonary biomechanics   Acute respiratory distress syndrome   Whole-lung image segmentation  

Optimization of Respiratory Pressure Under Mechanical Ventilation Guidance - A Study on Improving Local Lung Biomechanics Mechanical ventilation is commonly used in clinical practice to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and prevent pulmonary complications after general anesthesia. However, mechanical ventilation can cause harmful str...

Neural Landscape is Associated with Functional Outcomes in Irradiated Patients with Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Medicine, Oral Sciences, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Imaging, Oncology, Life Sciences, Immunology,
Neural landscape   Radiation therapy   Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma   Dysphagia   Neuronal changes   Quality improvement   Functional outcomes  

Research on the Association between Neural Networks and Functional Outcomes in Radiotherapy Patients with Pharyngeal Cancer 1. Paper Background Introduction The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has significantly increased over the past 40 years, especially among younger populations with ...

Translating Potential Improvement in the Precision and Accuracy of Lung Nodule Measurements on Computed Tomography Scans by Software Derived from Artificial Intelligence into Impact on Clinical Practice—A Simulation Study

Information Science, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Respiratory System, Medical Imaging,
Artificial Intelligence   Simulation   Measurement Accuracy   Lung Nodule   Chest CT   Precision   Nodule Growth  

Potential Improvements in Lung Nodule Measurement Precision in Computed Tomography Using Artificial Intelligence Software and Its Impact on Clinical Practice - A Simulation Study Background Accurate measurement of lung nodules is crucial for the detection and management of lung cancer. Nodule size is the primary basis for risk classification in exi...

Auto-Segmentation of Neck Nodal Metastases Using Self-Distilled Masked Image Transformer on Longitudinal MR Images

Auto-Segmentation of Neck Nodal Metastases Using Self-Distilled Masked Image Transformer on Longitudinal MR Images

Information Science, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Medical Imaging, Oncology,
deep learning   convolutional neural network   neck nodal metastases   auto-segmentation   self-supervised learning   vision transformers  

Potential of Self-Distilling Masked Image Transformer in Longitudinal MRI - Automatic Segmentation of Cervical Lymph Node Metastases Report Introduction In tumor radiotherapy, automatic segmentation technology promises to improve speed and reduce inter-reader variability caused by manual segmentation. In radiotherapy clinical practice, accurate and...