Publications by authors named "Alina Barkauskiene"

: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) is a serious neurological emergency case with a higher mortality rate. An automatic SAH detection is needed to expedite and improve identification, aiding timely and efficient treatment pathways. The existence of noisy and dissimilar anatomical structures in NCCT images, limited availability of labeled SAH data, and ineffective training causes the issues of irrelevant features, overfitting, and vanishing gradient issues that make SAH detection a challenging task.

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Hypothesis We hypothesized that a sheep temporal bone would be a suitable model to study correlations between simulated middle ear injuries and their radiological appearances. Simulated ossicular chain injuries correlate well with their radiological images, and post-processing techniques provide optimal visualization of the sheep ossicles. Background The subtle ossicular trauma may be difficult to assess due to the small size of the structures.

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Background: The pathological mechanisms following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are poorly understood. Limited clinical evidence exists on the association between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume and the risk of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) or cerebral vasospasm (CV). In this study, we raised the hypothesis that the amount of CSF or its ratio to hemorrhage blood volume, as determined from non-contrast Computed Tomography (NCCT) images taken on admission, could be a significant predictor for CV and DCI.

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Background: Determining if paraclinoid aneurysms are intradural or extradural is critical for surgical planning.

Objective: To create an easily reproducible diagnostic method based on bony anatomy that precisely locates the distal dural ring (DDR) to determine the position of paraclinoid aneurysms as intradural, transitional, or extradural.

Methods: Bilateral anatomic dissections of 10 cadaveric heads (20 sides) were performed to evaluate DDR anatomy.

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