Publications by authors named "G Reiter"
: Traditional autologous bone grafts as a treatment for bone defects have drawbacks like donor-site morbidity and limited supply. PerOssal, a ceramic bone substitute, may overcome those drawbacks and could offer additional benefits like prolonged, local antibiotic release. This study investigates the clinical and radiological outcomes, including patient-reported outcomes, of using PerOssal in nonunions (NU) and high-grade chronic osteomyelitis (COM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The relationship between retinal morphology, as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and retinal function in microperimetry (MP) has not been well studied, despite its increasing importance as an essential functional endpoint for clinical trials and emerging therapies in retinal diseases. Normative databases of healthy ageing eyes are largely missing from literature.
Methods: Healthy subjects above 50 years were examined using two MP devices, MP-3 (NIDEK) and MAIA (iCare).
Recent biotechnological advancements in protein production and development of biomimetic spinning procedures make artificial spider silk a promising alternative to petroleum-based fibers. To enhance the competitiveness of artificial silk in terms of mechanical properties, refining the spinning techniques is imperative. One potential strategy involves the integration of post-spin stretching, known to improve fiber strength and stiffness while potentially offering additional advantages.
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- This study compares the image quality and methods for measuring infarct size between a new technique called MT-FIDDLE and the standard bright-blood LGE cardiac MRI in patients who had a heart attack (STEMI).
- The results indicate that MT-FIDDLE provides significantly better subjective image quality, particularly in terms of confidence for infarct segmentation and blood-pool contrast, with a high concordance in infarct volume measurements compared to bright-blood LGE.
- Ultimately, MT-FIDDLE proved to enhance the ability to differentiate between heart injury (myocardial infarction) and surrounding blood, suggesting it could be a superior imaging method for assessing heart damage after a STEMI.
The human population is steadily growing with increased life expectancy, impacting the prevalence of age-dependent diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Health care systems are confronted with an increasing burden with rising patient numbers accompanied by ongoing developments of therapeutic approaches. Concurrent advances in imaging modalities provide eye care professionals with a large amount of data for each patient.
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