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Open AccessSingle-plane versus real-time biplane approaches for ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in critical care patients: a randomized controlled trial
Critical care patients often require central venous cannulation (CVC). We hypothesized that real-time biplane ultrasound-guided CVC would improve first-puncture success rate and reduce mechanical complications...
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Open AccessCorrection: Differential diagnosis and feature visualization for thyroid nodules using computer-aided ultrasonic diagnosis system: initial clinical assessment
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Open AccessDifferential diagnosis and feature visualization for thyroid nodules using computer-aided ultrasonic diagnosis system: initial clinical assessment
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Open AccessCorrelation and agreement between superb micro-vascular imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for assessing radiofrequency ablation treatment of thyroid nodules: a preliminary study
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Open AccessUltrasound-guided implantation of radioactive 125I seed in radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Treatment for radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma (RR-DTC) is challenging. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided implantation of radioactive 125I...
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a valuable modality for extracapsular extension assessment in papillary thyroid cancer
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to detect extracapsular extension (ECE) and identify the relationship between ECE and nodule enhancement patterns in pati...
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Open AccessPotential value of three-dimensional ultrasonography in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy in Chinese diabetic population with kidney injury
To explore the potential value of three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in Chinese diabetic patients with kidney injury.
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Open AccessContrast-enhanced ultrasound in detecting wall invasion and differentiating bland from tumor thrombus during robot-assisted inferior vena cava thrombectomy for renal cell carcinoma
Vena cava thrombus is one of the main clinical manifestations of locally aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Inferior vena cava (IVC) wall invasion and presence of bland thrombus could affect the surgical o...
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Open AccessRole of ultrasonographic features and quantified BRAFV600E mutation in lymph node metastasis in Chinese patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma
The association between cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) and ultrasonographic features as well as BRAFV600E mutations in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remained controversial. This study inve...
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Open AccessDynamic profile of differentiated thyroid cancer in male and female patients with thyroidectomy during 2000–2013 in China: a retrospective study
The study aimed to investigate the gender-related differences of disease onset, age distribution, blood type, clinical characteristics, and malignant behaviors of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in Chin...
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Open AccessValues of ultrasound features and MMP-9 of papillary thyroid carcinoma in predicting cervical lymph node metastases
Preoperative assessment of the cervical lymph node status is important in therapeutic schedule and further evaluations of prognosis for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients. Our aim was to investigate th...
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may distinguish gallbladder adenoma from cholesterol polyps: a prospective case–control study
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Comparison of Effectiveness and Cost Between Perventricular Device Occlusion and Minimally Invasive Surgical Repair for Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect
Perventricular device occlusion and minimally invasive surgical repair for perimembranous ventricular septal defect (pmVSD) are two typical methods to reduce the invasiveness of the conventional operation thro...
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Open AccessAccuracy of 16/18G core needle biopsy for ultrasound-visible breast lesions
To assess the accuracy of ultrasound-guided 16G or 18G core needle biopsy (CNB) for ultrasound-visible breast lesions, and to analyze the effects of lesion features.
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A novel hemostatic sealant composed of gelatin, transglutaminase and thrombin effectively controls liver trauma-induced bleeding in dogs
A novel hemostatic sealant based on the in situ gel formation of gelatin catalyzed by thrombin and crosslinked by transglutaminase was designed. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the hemost...
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