Publications by authors named "Edward S Harake"
A critical challenge in glioma treatment is detecting tumour infiltration during surgery to achieve safe maximal resection. Unfortunately, safely resectable residual tumour is found in the majority of patients with glioma after surgery, causing early recurrence and decreased survival. Here we present FastGlioma, a visual foundation model for fast (<10 s) and accurate detection of glioma infiltration in fresh, unprocessed surgical tissue.
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- Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a common cause of chronic back pain in adults, and while the standard treatment is open decompression with or without fusion, there is growing interest in the effectiveness of full endoscopic spine surgery as an alternative.
- A study involving 73 patients with low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis revealed that after undergoing lumbar endoscopic unilateral laminectomy, 70 patients experienced significant improvement in symptoms and pain levels at various follow-up periods (3, 9, and 12 months).
- The results indicate that this endoscopic approach is a safe option for treating patients with severe stenosis due to low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis, suggesting the
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- Dural carotid-cavernous fistulas (dCCFs) are abnormal connections between arteries and veins in the cavernous sinus, typically treated using endovascular methods; this study reviews clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes based on these methods.
- A systematic review analyzed 52 studies involving 736 patients and compared four main endovascular techniques: transarterial, transfemoral-transvenous, transorbital, and direct transfacial access, revealing varied occlusion rates and complications.
- The findings indicate that while transvenous techniques generally have better occlusion rates and fewer complications, there are effective alternatives based on patient-specific factors and treatment availability, highlighting advancements in endovascular options for dCCFs.
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- This study looked at how well implants were placed in the lower spine using robots compared to traditional methods.
- It found that robotic methods were much more accurate than the older technique, leading to better outcomes for patients.
- Overall, there were very few problems after the surgery, making both methods safe, but robots did a better job!
Objective: Achieving appropriate spinopelvic alignment has been shown to be associated with improved clinical symptoms. However, measurement of spinopelvic radiographic parameters is time-intensive and interobserver reliability is a concern. Automated measurement tools have the promise of rapid and consistent measurements, but existing tools are still limited to some degree by manual user-entry requirements.
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