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Chapter and Conference Paper
Text-Guided Cross-Position Attention for Segmentation: Case of Medical Image
We propose a novel text-guided cross-position attention module which aims at applying a multi-modality of text and image to position attention in medical image segmentation. To match the dimension of the text ...
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Open AccessAssociation between surgeon age and postoperative complications/mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
The surgical workforce, like the rest of the population, is ageing. This has raised concerns about the association between the age of the surgeon and their surgical outcomes. We performed a systematic review a...
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Open AccessMortality is not associated with paclitaxel-coated devices usage in peripheral arterial disease of lower extremities
A recent meta-analysis addressed increased risk of death following revascularization with paclitaxel-coated devices in femopopliteal artery. We evaluated differences in all-cause mortality and amputation free ...
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Open AccessDuplication of superficial femoral artery: imaging findings and literature review
Duplication of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) is an extremely rare anatomic variation, with few case studies reported. We report one case of the duplicated SFA, discovered by both ultrasonography (US) an...
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Open AccessLow levels of serum urate are associated with a higher prevalence of depression in older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea
Soluble urate has been shown to serve as an antioxidant, especially in the central nervous system. Although there are intriguing data suggesting that low levels of serum urate are associated with worse outcome...
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The superb microvascular imaging is more sensitive than conventional power Doppler imaging in detection of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
This study evaluated Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technology for detection of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for relapse in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease of the elderly in western countries, but the prevalence is apparently different between races and countries. Until now, an epidemiologic study of P...
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A retrospective clinicopathological analysis of appendiceal tumors from 3,744 appendectomies: a single-institution study
This study was conducted to describe the clinicopathological characteristics of appendiceal tumors and to evaluate their appropriate management.
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Therapeutic effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor I antibody in the established collagen-induced arthritis mouse model
Synovial angiogenesis plays an important role in the inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key molecule in angiogenesis and binds to specific receptors, know...
