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Cryoablation, also known as cryosurgery or cryotherapy, is the technique of destroying cells using subfreezing temperatures. Cryoablation of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is usually performed by an interventional radiologist t…
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Magnetic resonance imaging and transrectal ultrasound (MRI-TRUS) fusion-guided biopsy uses software to combine detailed images obtained from an MRI with the less detailed real-time TRUS, through an overlaid 3-dimensional view. These “fused” images guide the placement of the biopsy needle to suspicious lesions identified from the MRI for prostate…
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Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke involves the use of minimally invasive devices such as stent retrievers that are inserted into the femoral artery in the groin and advanced to the site of the blockage in a cerebral artery. The thrombectomy device is then activated or deployed to disrupt, push aside, or capture and retrieve the c…
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For intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT), a single high dose of radiation is given to the tumor bed at the time of breast-conserving surgery in patients with early-stage breast cancer, which has not spread beyond the breast or lymph nodes in the armpit of the affected side. IORT is an alternative to several weeks of postoperative external-beam rad…
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Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) has been proposed as an alternative to total hip replacement (THR) for the treatment of young (age ≤ 65 years), active patients who have radiographic evidence of joint damage and/or chronic pain o…
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Sonohysterography (SHG) is a diagnostic imaging technique used to evaluate the uterus and endometrial cavity for uterine fibroids (i.e., submucosal myomas), endometrial polyps, and intrauterine abnormalities. It is primarily used …
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The second-wave direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are prescribed to treat chronic hepatitis C with the objective of achieving sustained viral response and preventing harmful liver damage. These agents were developed to address the issues…
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Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors are monoclonal antibodies that target and inactivate the PCSK9 protein in the liver. This drug is intended to reduce the amount of harmful low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) circulating in the bloodstream,…
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Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (US) bone growth stimulators apply low-intensity, pulsed, high-frequency acoustic pressure waves to a fracture site to stimulate bone growth and promote fracture healing. Bone growth stimulators have been developed to augment standard operative an…
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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are minimally invasive or noninvasive devices that measure glucose levels in interstitial fluid at frequent intervals over a period of several days. CGM systems are designed to obtain information regarding daily patterns in glucose levels that, when evaluated in re…