Estimating the Depth of Anesthesia from EEG Signals Based on a Deep Residual Shrinkage Network.

The reliable monitoring of the depth of anesthesia (DoA) is essential to control the anesthesia procedure. Electroencephalography (EEG) has been widely used to estimate DoA since EEG could reflect the effect of anesthetic drugs on the central nervous system (CNS). In this study, we propose that a deep learning model consisting mainly of a deep residual shrinkage network (DRSN) and a 1 × 1 convolution network could estimate DoA in terms of patient state index (PSI) values.

4D attention-based neural network for EEG emotion recognition.

Electroencephalograph (EEG) emotion recognition is a significant task in the brain-computer interface field. Although many deep learning methods are proposed recently, it is still challenging to make full use of the information contained in different domains of EEG signals. In this paper, we present a novel method, called four-dimensional attention-based neural network (4D-aNN) for EEG emotion recognition.

The safety and efficacy of TACE combined with apatinib on patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study.

As a novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (VEGFR2-TKI), apatinib has a certain anti-tumor effect for a variety of solid tumors. The present study evaluates its efficacy and safety in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, 47 patients with advanced HCC were included.

Iodine-125 seed implantation combined with arterial chemoembolization therapy for pain palliation in metastatic bone cancer: a retrospective study.

Bone metastases are the most common sites for malignant tumors. Patients who failed to respond to initial first-line treatment with bisphosphonates usually suffer from extreme pain. The aim of this study was to observe the efficacy of arterial chemoembolization combined with Iodine-125 seed implantation in the treatment of bone metastatic cancer pain.

Balloon dilatation for treatment of hepatic venous outflow obstruction following pediatric liver transplantation.

Aim: To assess the efficacy and safety of balloon dilatation for the treatment of hepatic venous outflow obstruction (HVOO) following pediatric liver transplantation.

Methods: A total of 246 pediatric patients underwent liver transplantation at our hospital between June 2013 and September 2016. Among these patients, five were ultimately diagnosed with HVOO.

Early Response of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Chemoembolization: Volume Computed Tomography Liver Perfusion Imaging as a Short-Term Response Predictor.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of lesion-oriented whole-liver computed tomography (CT) perfusion for predicting transarterial chemoembolization early treatment response in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: Volume helical shuttle CT perfusion imaging on the whole liver was prospectively performed on 39 patients with 46 independent HCC lesions before target-selected chemoembolization. The therapeutic effects were assessed: responder group included lesions with a complete and partial response, whereas the nonresponder group contained stable and progressive disease.