INVERSION OF THE V-LINE TRANSFORM FOR BREAST CANCER DETECTION WITH COMPTON CAMERA


Survival after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: Multicenter comparison between minimally invasive and open approaches

Objective: To investigate oncological outcomes in patients with bladder cancer who underwent minimally invasive radical cystectomy (MIRC) or open radical cystectomy (ORC).Methods: We identified patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy (RC) in 13 GUM SPEARMINT centers of the Chinese Bladder Cancer Consortium (CBCC).Perioperative

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Courts as organizations: Governance and legitimacy

The interdependence between governance and legitimacy of the courts is a subject that has not been much studied by scholars, especially those from the fields of public administration and organizational studies.Taking into account the importance of these topics for the functioning of these organizations, the purpose of this essay is twofold: to enri

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The overactive bladder

Urinary urgency and the associated symptoms which comprise overactive bladder are prevalent amongst the general population and adversely affect quality of life.Disease management consists of a sequential series of options starting with behavioural and lifestyle techniques, pharmacological management (antimuscarinics) and, in severe cases, surgical

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Multi-objective optimization of mix proportions for mass concrete with enhanced resistance to cracking and reduced temperature rise

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of fly ash (FA), granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), and a high-efficiency crack-resistant agent (HECRA) on the workability, mechanical properties, hydration heat (HH), adiabatic temperature rise (ATR), and volume stability of mass concrete (MC).Preliminary experiments determined that th

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