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Validation of in vivo toenail measurements of manganese and mercury using a portable X-ray fluorescence device
Background and objectiveToenail metal concentrations can be used as an effective biomarker for exposure to environmental toxicants. Typically toenail...
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A portable isometric knee extensor strength testing device: test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change scores of the Q-Force ӀӀ in healthy adults
BackgroundAlthough knee extensors are essential in daily activities (e.g. walking, climbing stairs), knee extensor strength is often not measured in...
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Design and system evaluation of a dual-panel portable PET (DP-PET)
BackgroundIntegrated whole-body PET/MR technology continues to mature and is now extensively used in clinical settings. However, due to the special...
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Validation of a portable marker-based motion analysis system
BackgroundThe Opti_Knee system, a marker-based motion capture system, tracks and analyzes the 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) motion of the knee joint....
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Fabry App: the value of a portable technology in recording day-to-day patient monitored information in patients with Fabry disease
BackgroundFabry disease is a rare inherited disorder resulting from deficient α-galactosidase A enzyme activity. Common disease manifestations are...
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Accuracy of a battery-powered portable capnometer in premature infants
Carbon dioxide measurement is useful for confirmation of successful tracheal intubation and ensuring adequate ventilation. There are two types of CO 2 ...
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Effectiveness of paranasal air suction on acute migraine using portable air sucker – a randomized, double blind study
BackgroundMigraine is a primary headache disorder and is the most common disabling primary headache disorder that occurs in children and adolescents....
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Does accelerometer-based portable navigation provide more accurate and precise cup orientation without prosthetic im**ement than conventional total hip arthroplasty? A randomized controlled study
PurposeThis prospective randomized controlled study examined whether accelerometer-based navigation resulted in more accurate or precise cup...
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Rapid point of care testing for four bacterial sexually transmitted infections using the portable isothermal loop-mediated nucleic acid amplification eazyplex platform
PurposeTo analyze sensitivity and specificity of the rapid point-of-care (POC) eazyplex testing platform for bacterial sexually transmitted...
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Subcutaneous vitamin B12 administration using a portable infusion pump in cobalamin-related remethylation disorders: a gentle and easy to use alternative to intramuscular injections
BackgroundCobalamin (cbl)-related remethylation disorders are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders comprising the remethylation of...
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Validation of improved 24-hour dietary recall using a portable camera among the Japanese population
BackgroundThe collection of weighed food records (WFR) is a gold standard for dietary assessment. We propose using the 24-h recall method combined...
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Efficacy of extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma using a portable handheld device for detecting hemothorax in a low resource setting; a multicenter longitudinal study
IntroductionChest trauma is one of the most important and commonest injuries that require timely diagnosis, accounting for 25–50% of trauma related...
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Validation of a portable, non-mydriatic fundus camera compared to gold standard dilated fundus examination using slit lamp biomicroscopy for assessing the optic disc for glaucoma
PurposeTo evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a portable non-mydriatic fundus camera to assess the optic disc for glaucoma.
Methods ...
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Portable fixed dynamometry: towards remote muscle strength measurements in patients with motor neuron disease
BackgroundWe aimed to determine (1) the test–retest reliability of a newly developed portable fixed dynamometer (PFD) as compared to the hand-held...
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MedTAG: a portable and customizable annotation tool for biomedical documents
BackgroundSemantic annotators and Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods for Named Entity Recognition and Linking (NER+L) require plenty of...
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A reverse form of Linburg–Comstock variation with comments on its etiology and demonstration of interactive 3D portable document format
PurposeTwo most common variations of flexor pollicis longus include its accessory head and its connection with the flexor digitorum profundus of the...
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Development and validation of portable, field-deployable Ebola virus point-of-encounter diagnostic assay for wildlife surveillance
AbstractEarly detection of Ebola virus spillover into wildlife is crucial for rapid response. We developed and validated a portable, cold-chain...
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Role of a portable gamma-camera with optical view for margins assessment of pulmonary nodules resected by radioguided surgery
PurposeRadioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL) of pulmonary nodules is an alternative to hook-wire. Both required of a histological margin...
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Initial experiences of cataract & lens surgery in 1269 patients in outpatient clean rooms using a portable laminar air flow device
BackgroundIn 2020, routine cataract surgery was halted in most countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce transmission. With a...
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In vitro photoinactivation effectiveness of a portable LED device aimed for intranasal photodisinfection and a photosensitizer formulation comprising methylene blue and potassium iodide against bacterial, fungal, and viral respiratory pathogens
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) can be a viable option for management of intranasal infections. However, there are light delivery, fluence,...
