Publications by authors named "K Borchert"
General Purpose: To review best practices related to the assessment of irritant contact dermatitis due to fecal, urinary, or dual incontinence (ICD-FIUIDI) among patients with darkly pigmented skin.
Target Audience: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.
Learning Objectives/outcomes: After participating in this educational activity, the participant will:1.
Purpose: Integrated MRI and linear accelerator systems (MR-Linacs) provide superior soft tissue contrast, and the capability of adapting radiotherapy plans to changes in daily anatomy. In this dataset, serial MRIs of the abdomen of patients undergoing radiotherapy were collected and the luminal gastro-intestinal tract was segmented to support an online segmentation algorithm competition. This dataset may be further utilized by radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and data scientists to further improve auto segmentation algorithms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent years, the pharmaceutical industry in Germany has faced a significant decline in the number of clinical trials conducted. This study evaluates patient participation in clinical trials for oncology and chronic diseases in Germany, integrating quantitative and qualitative research. Data from the Institute for Applied Health Research Berlin (InGef (Institut für angewandte Gesundheitsforschung, Berlin, Germany)), covering about 88% of the German population, and expert interviews were used.
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- Geographic atrophy (GA) is a serious form of age-related macular degeneration causing irreversible vision loss, characterized by the degeneration of photoreceptors and other retinal structures.
- The study analyzed the progression of GA in 20 eyes from 13 patients over 2.9 years, finding that lesion size increased significantly and most previously unaffected eyes developed subfoveal encroachment (SFE).
- Visual impairment worsened over time, with a notable decrease in best-corrected visual acuity and increased areas of scotoma, indicating a decline in overall macular sensitivity.
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- The SQ tree SLIT-tablet is a special medicine used to treat allergies from certain trees and is approved in 21 European countries.
- A study looked at how safe this medicine is when real people use it in everyday life, checking for any bad reactions and how patients feel after taking it.
- The study found that most people had mild to moderate side effects, but many experienced improvement in their allergy symptoms, and using this medicine alongside others didn't make things worse.