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Thyroid Gland*

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Antibodies, Neutralizing* ; Feces* ; Rotavirus*

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Child* ; Humans ; Humerus*

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Foot*

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In this unprecedented era of the overwhelming volume of medical data, machine learning can be a promising tool that may shed light on an individualized approach and a better understanding of the disease in the field of osteoporosis research, similar to that in other research fields. This review aimed to provide an overview of the latest studies using machine learning to address issues, mainly focusing on osteoporosis and fractures. Machine learning models for diagnosing and classifying osteoporosis and detecting fractures from images have shown promising performance. Fracture risk prediction is another promising field of research, and studies are being conducted using various data sources. However, these approaches may be biased due to the nature of the techniques or the quality of the data. Therefore, more studies based on the proposed guidelines are needed to improve the technical feasibility and generalizability of artificial intelligence algorithms.

PURPOSE: In 2004, a joint effort was undertaken between Dong-a University Hospital, Busan, Korea and Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, to promote laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) to yet another level by enhancing the human performance using a master-slave manipulator, the da VinciTM System. Herein, we report our initial experience of employing robotic telepresent technology to perform a LRP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 6-port modified transperitoneal approach was used. The da VinciTM System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., California) consists of three components: a surgeon console, a robotic manipulator and a vision cart. Cable-driven mechanical "Endowrist" instruments are capable of delivering a complete range of motion at the instrument tips, allowing a total of 6 degrees of freedom. RESULTS: Five robotic-assisted LRP were performed. The mean patient age PSA and Gleason score were 65 years, 7.8ng/ml and 6.2, respectively. Overall, the system functioned well, without significant intraoperative errors. The mean operative time was 185 minutes in 2 patients with preservation of the neurovascular bundle, and 154 minutes in 2 patients with non-nerve sparing. In one patient, a bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed, with an operative time of 195 minutes. The mean blood loss and hospital stay were 245cc and 2.5 days, respectively. All patients maintained continence at 3 month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Intuitive hand-eye coordination, superb depth of perception and "Endowrist" instruments allowed tissue handling and suturing quite feasible during the LRP. Continuous effort is underway to further the surgical experience and advances in robotic technology. We believe robotic surgical systems will greatly facilitate and improve the LRP procedure.
Busan ; Follow-Up Studies ; Freedom ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Joints ; Korea ; Laparoscopy ; Length of Stay ; Lymph Node Excision ; Neoplasm Grading ; Operative Time ; Prostatectomy* ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Robotics ; Singapore

For over a half centry, physicians have suspected that patients with duodenal ulcer are offered an insurance policy against gastric carcinoma. This may be used clinically so that gastric lesion in the presence of duodenal ulcer, are considered benign. However, the duodenal ulcer may coexit with gastric cancer, Although rare in incidence of coexistence of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer, physician always should be alert in diagnosing of gastric lesion in the presence of the duodenal ulcer. Here, we present 60 years old woman with coexitence of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer, diagnosed by endoscopy and treated surgically.
Duodenal Ulcer* ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insurance ; Middle Aged ; Stomach Neoplasms*

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Animals ; Dizocilpine Maleate* ; Rats* ; Spinal Cord*

Mass screening for detecting both thyroid and breast cancer in adult women was carried out in Samsung Cheil Hospital between March 31, 1996, and March 31, 1997. The total number of subjects during those 13 months was 3869. At first, the screening was by inspection and palpation using experienced surgeons. Thyroid abnormalities were found in 183 subjects through physical examination but thyroid nodules were identified by thyroid sonography in only 170 patients who were required to undergo a cytologic examination (FNAB). The total number of thyroid cancer cases detected was 23. The detection rate was 0.59%. In contrast, 8 cases of breast cancer were discovered during the same screening, with a detection rate of 0.21%. The size of the thyroid tumor was 2 cm or less in 20 patients (87%). The thyroid cancers detected by mass screening were discovered at an earlier stage and will show a better survival rate. As thyroid cancer can be found at an earlier stage by mass screening, the program is useful for the early detection and early treatment of thyroid cancer.
Adult ; Breast Neoplasms ; Female ; Humans ; Mass Screening* ; Palpation ; Physical Examination ; Survival Rate ; Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroid Neoplasms* ; Thyroid Nodule