Permanent right-to-left shunt is the key factor in managing patent foramen ovale. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;58(21):2257-2261.Rigatelli G, Dell'Avvocata F, Cardaioli P, et al (2011) Permanent right-to-left shunt is the key factor in managing patent foramen ovale. J Am Coll Cardiol 58...
The rate of ventriculostomy for acute hydrocephalus and progression to shunt-dependent chronic hydrocephalus in patients with posterior fossa lesions are not well known.We retrospectively reviewed 104 consecutive cases with posterior fossa lesions on admission to the University of Illinois Hospital from June...
Arrival-Time Parametric Imaging in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Thyroid Nodule Differentiation Med Sci Monit In Press; DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945793 0:00 Database Analysis Liver Cirrhosis as a Predictor of Infection Risk in Patients Undergoing Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery:... ...
While obstructive hydrocephalus can be treated with neurosurgical evacuation of cerebrospinal fluid via ventriculostomy or, in persistent cases, ventriculoperitoneal shunt if necessary [4]; decompressive craniotomy is an option to treat intracranial hypertension and might be life-saving in patients who ...
(18) which is the strong tip end in use and having its end remote from the back iron (10) magnetically continuous with the respective shunt second portion (19), each shunt second portion (19) extending from the respective shunt first portion (18) circumferentially of the machine towards ...
It is also possible to remove a portion of the volume of the magnet and replace it with copper to produce the thermal shunt. FIG. 4a shows a partial view of the sheath 14 showing the field lines of the permanent magnet 30 of FIG. 2. The toroid-shaped magnet 30 between two polar ...
Neurologic diagnostic groups were externalization of existing shunt in 196 patients (52 %), brain tumor in 122 patients (32 %), intracranial hemorrhage in 23 patients (6 %), traumatic brain injury in 17 patients (5 %), meningitis in 9 patients (2 %), or other in 13 patients (3 %)....
11. The method of claim 7, wherein said step of determining said PMA margin comprises the steps of: determining an off-percentage of a shunt regulator corresponding to a percentage of time during which said shunt regulator is off in at least one PWM cycle; and subtracting said off-percentage...