Publications by authors named "A B Fleishman"
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- Zebra mussels are invasive species that can change aquatic ecosystems and food webs, potentially increasing mercury levels in fish, yet their impact in inland lakes hadn't been previously studied.
- In Minnesota lakes with zebra mussels, adult walleye and yellow perch showed mercury levels 72% and 157% higher, respectively, compared to lakes without them, with young fish also having elevated mercury concentrations.
- These higher mercury levels in invaded lakes raise concerns for fisheries management and human health, especially since many walleye exceeded safe consumption thresholds more frequently than in uninvaded lakes.
Introduction: Although the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI RADS) categorization represents the standard method for assessing the risk of prostate cancer using prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), there exists wide variation in cancer detection rates (CDRs) in real-world practice. We therefore evaluated the association of clinical and radiographic features with CDRs and developed a predictive model to improve clinical management.
Methods: We identified men aged 18-89 years with elevated prostate-specfic antigen (PSA) or on active surveillance for prostate cancer who underwent MRI-ultrasound (US) fusion biopsy or in-bore MRI-targeted biopsy.
Objective: We evaluated whether superficial lymphatic anatomy and functional lymph node drainage are symmetric between the right and left upper extremities of healthy female volunteers, and if handedness is associated with symmetry of superficial lymphatic anatomy.
Background: Symmetry of lymphatic anatomy has been assumed historically. This assumption of individual anatomic symmetry is being utilized clinically and in research without validation.
Background: The utilization of kidneys donated after circulatory death (DCD) is an important strategy to address the ongoing shortage of organs suitable for transplantation in the United States. However, the nonuse rate of DCD kidneys remains high compared with kidneys donated after brain death (DBD) because of concerns regarding the injury incurred during donor warm ischemia time (DWIT). Therefore, we investigated the impact of DWIT on the risk of death-censored graft failure after DCD kidney transplantation (KT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Contemporary prostate cancer (PCa) screening uses first-line prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, possibly followed by multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) for men with elevated PSA levels. First-line biparametric MRI (bpMRI) screening has been proposed as an alternative.
Objective: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of first-line bpMRI versus PSA-based screening.