Adequacy and Effectiveness of Watson For Oncology in the Treatment of Thyroid Carcinoma.

Background: IBM's Watson for Oncology (WFO) is an artificial intelligence tool that trains by acquiring data from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and learns from test cases and experts. This study aimed to analyze the adequacy and effectiveness of WFO in determining the treatment method for patients with thyroid carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 50 patients with thyroid cancer who underwent surgery in 2018 and entered their clinical data into WFO.

Clinical Experience With n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in Performing Lateral Neck Dissection for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer.

Background Chyle leakage following lateral neck dissection (LND) is rare, but can induce metabolic disturbances, delay wound healing, and prolong hospitalization. n-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) has been used to achieve hemostasis and seal tissues in several surgical settings. We here assessed whether application of NBCA to the thoracic duct area is effective in sealing chyle leakage.

Effect of a Low Iodine Diet vs. Restricted Iodine Diet on Postsurgical Preparation for Radioiodine Ablation Therapy in Thyroid Carcinoma Patients.

Purpose: The radioiodine ablation therapy is required for patients who underwent a total thyroidectomy. Through a comparative review of a low iodine diet (LID) and a restricted iodine diet (RID), the study aims to suggest guidelines that are suitable for the conditions of Korea.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted with 101 patients.

The prophylactic effects of gabapentin on postoperative sore throat after thyroid surgery.

Background: Postoperative sore throat (POST) is considered a usual complication after tracheal intubation, especially, thyroid surgery. Gabapentin is a widely studied multimodal perioperative drug, which can be used to treat acute postoperative pain. The primary endpoints of this study was a reduction of the incidence of POST at rest and during the swallowing movements after thyroid surgery.

Screening and formulation of chemoattractant coatings for artificial reef structures.

This study was carried out to augment the colonization of marine benthic communities on artificial reef structure. Increasing marine pollution along with various natural hazards cause severe damages to marine algae and associated fauna. In recent years, artificial reefs have been deployed in coastal regions of several parts of the world in order to increase the marine productivity.

Preoperative prediction of the location of parotid gland tumors using anatomical landmarks.

Background: The location of the parotid gland tumor can affect the duration and difficulty of operation. Therefore, accurate preoperative evaluation of tumor location can affect surgical outcomes.

Methods: Results in 100 patients with parotid gland tumors who underwent parotidectomy between January 2000 and October 2005 were retrospectively reviewed.

Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for locally recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Objective: Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) has been used to treat various human neoplasms. We evaluated the local therapeutic effect of PEIT in recurrent thyroid cancers.

Design: From October 2002 to September 2005, we performed ultrasound-guided PEIT on 24 recurrent lesions (eight in thyroid beds and 16 in neck nodes) of 16 papillary thyroid carcinoma patients.

Effects of copper (I) oxide on growth and biochemical compositions of two marine microalgae.

In copper based antifouling (AF) paints Cu (I) oxide was largely used as booster biocide. In this study effect of Cu (I) oxide on two marine microalgae, Tetraselmis suecica and Dunaliella tertiolecta was demonstrated. EC50 (96 hr) concentrations estimated for T.