Evaluation of a new method of calculating breast tumor volume based on automated breast ultrasound.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and advantages of a new method for calculating breast tumor volume based on an automated breast ultrasound system (ABUS).

Methods: A total of 42 patients (18-70 years old) with breast lesions were selected for this study. The Ivenia ABUS 2.

Hepatic artery bridging lessens temporary ischemic injury to bile canaliculi.

Aim: To study whether transfer of blood between the right gastroepiploic artery and gastroduodenal artery could lessens the damage to bile canaliculi.

Methods: Forty male Bama miniature pigs were divided into four groups as follows: a control group, two hepatic artery ischemia groups (1 h and 2 h), and a hepatic artery bridging group. The hemodynamics of the hepatic artery in the hepatic artery bridging group was measured using color Doppler ultrasound.

Sequential vs simultaneous revascularization in patients undergoing liver transplantation: A meta-analysis.

Aim: We undertook this meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between revascularization and outcomes after liver transplantation.

Methods: A literature search was performed using MeSH and key words. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Jadad Score and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.