Editors: Raymond Y. Kwong, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Bobak Heydari 2019 Since the successful invention three decades ago of the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system by Damadian et al. for cancer diagnosis, the medical use of MRI has become an essential component in the diagnosis and management of patients with a wide range of diseases. Extensive hardware […]
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Editor Eric H. Bernicker 2019 A Multidisciplinary Assessment and Strategies for Action Current developments in therapeutics for cancer therapy have led to increasing optimism regarding treatment success. Developments in immunotherapy as well as rapid advances in DNA sequencing and genomics have led to an unprecedented expansion of therapeutic targets. Many patients with metastatic cancer are now […]
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Editors: Ingrida Januleviciene, Alon Harris 2019 Diagnostic Technologies
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He-Ping Zheng, Jian Lin, Yong-Qing Xu, De-Qing Hu 2019 Microsurgical Reconstruction and Cases
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Editors: Giorgio De Santis, Peter G. Cordeiro, Luigi Chiarini 2019 The advent of microsurgery in the 1980s dramatically expanded the options for reconstructing defects of the lower and upper jaws, providing the reconstructive surgeon with a wider choice of flaps of skin, soft tissue, and bone. Osteocutaneous free flaps to restore segmental bony defects include the […]
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Chang-Ming Huang, Chao-Hui Zheng, Ping Li Jian-Wei Xie 2019 High Resolution Image for New Surgical Technique Laparoscopic technology has achieved satisfactory clinical effects in the treatment of early gastric cancer and has also been applied to the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer. The success of laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer not only requires proficient surgical techniques but […]
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Editors: Erik R. Ranschaert, Sergey Morozov, Paul R. Algra 2019 Opportunities, Applications and Risks An increasing number of unanswered questions made us unsettled about the evolution of radiology and its current ability to keep up with the pace of healthcare transformation. The answers to these questions hopefully can be found in this book, which we […]
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Editor Tun Hing Lui 2019 Principle and Practice I have had the privilege to experience firsthand the advances of foot and ankle surgery during my 27 years of practice, and have witnessed technological advances in instrument design which have enabled my friends and colleagues from all over the world develop many innovative procedures to tackle […]
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Editors: Takashi Kunihara, Shuichiro Takanashi 2019 Concepts and Approaches According to statistics published by the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2012, mitral valvuloplasty accounted for 66% of the total number of isolated mitral valve surgeries during that year in Japan, whereas aortic valvuloplasty accounted for only 4%. Aortic valvuloplasty was also only performed in […]
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Editors: Diego Preciado, Susan Verghese 2019 Advanced Approaches and Techniques The management of pediatric airway disorders has seen tremendous progress in surgical techniques and advancements over the past 30 years. From the introduction of novel endoscopic instrumentation, to improved open airway reconstructive techniques, the evolution of surgical approaches to improve outcomes in children with airway […]
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