Publications by authors named "Elizabeth von Ende"

Artificial intelligence (AI) uses computer algorithms to process and interpret data as well as perform tasks, while continuously redefining itself. Machine learning, a subset of AI, is based on reverse training in which evaluation and extraction of data occur from exposure to labeled examples. AI is capable of using neural networks to extract more complex, high-level data, even from unlabeled data sets, and better emulate, or even exceed, the human brain.

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Background: A number of large bore guide catheters are currently available for use in neuroendovascular surgery. This study represents a multi-institutional retrospective series of patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy with the use of a TracStar Large Distal Platform (LDP) guide catheter and assessed its performance in vivo in 107 patients.

Objective: To review a multi-institutional initial experience with the TracStar LDP guide catheter during mechanical thrombectomy for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO).

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Article Synopsis
  • The study analyzes trends in catheter-directed therapy for treating lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) within the Medicare population from 2007 to 2017.
  • Data from Medicare claims were used to track the volume of specific DVT interventions, revealing a significant increase in service usage over the decade.
  • The findings indicate that while radiologists were the primary providers of these services, their market share decreased from 72% in 2007 to 57% in 2017, with overall DVT interventions rising nearly 12-fold during the study period.
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Purpose: To evaluate national trends in tube-related genitourinary interventions, with specific attention to primary operator specialty.

Methods: Using a 5% national sample of Medicare claims data from 2005 to 2015, all claims associated with nephrostomy tube, nephro-ureteral tube, and ureteral stent placement and exchange were identified. The annual volume of the nine billable procedures were analyzed to evaluate trends in the number of procedures performed and primary operator specialty over time.

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Rationale And Objectives: The purpose of our study was to improve awareness and knowledge of the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria (ACR-AC) among Emergency Medicine (EM) residents and to assess the long-term effectiveness of this ACR-AC lecture-based series.

Materials And Methods: Ten lectures-based on the ACR-AC were given to EM residents at an academic medical center. Four of these lectures were subsequently repeated in the subsequent academic year.

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Primary pulmonary lymphomas are rare with primary pulmonary non-Hodgkin lymphoma accounting for only 0.3% of primary lung neoplasms. Of these, the large majority are made up of marginal zone B-cell lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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