New Long-Term Use Solid Bismuth Microelectrode Arrays for Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Sunset Yellow in Isotonic Beverages and Water Samples by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry.

This article reports on the long-term use, solid bismuth microelectrode arrays for the first time. The presented working microelectrode is characterized by particular advantages compared to bismuth film electrodes and solid single bismuth microelectrodes; these advantages include environmentally friendly properties and the amplification of recorded currents, which are subsequently more resistant to interference. The proposed solid bismuth microelectrode array was applied to develop an adsorptive stripping voltammetric procedure for Sunset Yellow determination.

TSH Stimulation before PET/CT as Our Frenemy in Detecting Thyroid Cancer Metastases-Final Results of a Retrospective Analysis.

Non-iodine avid metastases of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) can be found using PET/CT with a fluorine-18-labeled glucose analog ([F]FDG). There are ongoing discussions on the appropriateness of using exogenous thyrotropin (TSH) stimulation before this examination. In a retrospective study, 73 PET/CT scans with [F]FDG performed after exogenous stimulation with recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) and without such stimulation were analyzed.

A multi-center study of the MicroNET-covered stent in consecutive patients with acute carotid-related stroke: SAFEGUARD-STROKE.

Introduction: Acute carotid-related stroke (CRS), with its large thrombo-embolic load and large volume of affected brain tissue, poses significant management challenges. First generation (single-layer) carotid stents fail to insulate the athero-thrombotic material; thus they are often non-optimized (increasing thrombosis risk), yet their use is associated with a significant (20-30%) risk of new cerebral embolism.

Aim: To evaluate, in a multi-center multi-specialty investigator-initiated study, outcomes of the MicroNET-covered (cell area ≈ 0.