Publications by authors named "K Woertler"
Article Synopsis
- - The case report discusses a new treatment for chronic knee pain, particularly when other therapies have failed, highlighting a patient who underwent MRI-assisted chemical neurolysis targeting the genicular nerve.
- - A 62-year-old man experienced significant pain relief for four months after the procedure, suggesting that this method could be an effective option for those with persistent knee pain.
- - Despite promising results, further research, including controlled trials, is needed to fully assess the safety and effectiveness of this treatment before it can be commonly used in clinical practice.
Impact of metadata in multimodal classification of bone tumours.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
October 2024
Unlabelled: The accurate classification of bone tumours is crucial for guiding clinical decisions regarding treatment and follow-up. However, differentiating between various tumour types is challenging due to the rarity of certain entities, high intra-class variability, and limited training data in clinical practice. This study proposes a multimodal deep learning model that integrates clinical metadata and X-ray imaging to improve the classification of primary bone tumours.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Many clinically relevant fractures are occult on conventional radiographs and therefore challenging to diagnose reliably. X-ray dark-field radiography is a developing method that uses x-ray scattering as an additional signal source. Purpose To investigate whether x-ray dark-field radiography enhances the depiction of radiographically occult fractures in an experimental model compared with attenuation-based radiography alone and whether the directional dependence of dark-field signal impacts observer ratings.
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- Chondrosarcomas are unusual malignant bone tumors diagnosed through imaging and histological analysis, focusing on specific tumor features like calcification and bone invasion.
- The study involved analyzing tissue samples from three patients with different types of chondrosarcoma, utilizing advanced techniques like hematein-based x-ray staining and 3D micro-CT for detailed examination without damaging the samples.
- Results indicated effective visualization of tumor characteristics and differences in tumor area measurements between micro-CT and traditional histology, suggesting that combining these methods could enhance diagnostic accuracy in clinical settings.
Objectives: To develop an algorithm to link undiagnosed patients to previous patient histories based on radiographs, and simultaneous classification of multiple bone tumours to enable early and specific diagnosis.
Materials And Methods: For this retrospective study, data from 2000 to 2021 were curated from our database by two orthopaedic surgeons, a radiologist and a data scientist. Patients with complete clinical and pre-therapy radiographic data were eligible.