Extraction and classification of structured data from unstructured hepatobiliary pathology reports using large language models: a feasibility study compared with rules-based natural language processing.

Aims: Structured reporting in pathology is not universally adopted and extracting elements essential to research often requires expensive and time-intensive manual curation. The accuracy and feasibility of using large language models (LLMs) to extract essential pathology elements, for cancer research is examined here.

Methods: Retrospective study of patients who underwent pathology sampling for suspected hepatocellular carcinoma and underwent Ytrrium-90 embolisation.

Compact Wideband Four-Port MIMO Antenna for Sub-6 GHz and Internet of Things Applications.

A compact four-port multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) antenna with good isolation is proposed for sub-6 GHz and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Four similar L-shaped antennae are placed orthogonally at 7.6 mm distance from the corner of the FR4 substrate.

Metamaterial-Inspired Electrically Compact Triangular Antennas Loaded with CSRR and 3 × 3 Cross-Slots for 5G Indoor Distributed Antenna Systems.

In this article, two distinct kinds of metamaterial (MTM) antennas are proposed for fifth-generation (5G) indoor distributed antenna systems (IDAS). Both antennas operate in the sub-6 GHz 5G band, i.e.

Indocyanine Green (ICG) in Urologic Surgery.

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a dye used for fluorescent-guided surgery. This review article addresses the recent surge in reported uses of ICG in various surgical fields and provides a comprehensive and up to date review of the uses of ICG in urologic surgery.

Trends and Disparities in Cervical Spine Fusion Procedures Utilization in the New York State.

Study Design: A retrospective review of the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database of the New York State.

Objective: This study examined the rate of increase of cervical spine fusion procedures at low-, medium-, and high-volume hospitals, and analyzed racial and socioeconomic characteristics of the patient population treated at these three volume categories.

Summary Of Background Data: There has been a steady increase in spinal fusion procedures performed each year in the United States, especially cervical and lumbar fusion.

Modified frailty index associated with Clavien-Dindo IV complications in robot-assisted radical prostatectomies: A retrospective study.

Objective: To determine the effect of frailty on patient outcomes including any complication, Clavien-Dindo IV (CDIV) (intensive care unit-level) complications, and 30-day mortality for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomies (RARP) patients in comparison to other predictive indices using the modified frailty index (mFI).

Material And Methods: Patients undergoing RARP from 2008 to 2014 for a prostate cancer-related diagnosis were queried using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database. The mFI was developed using the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Frailty Index as a model.

Utilization Trends and Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer.

Objective: To compare utilization trends and short-term outcomes of robotic versus open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer since the introduction of the robotic modifier (ICD-9 17.4x).

Materials And Methods: Using the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database, an all-payer administrative system on all hospital discharges in New York State, we identified patients undergoing radical cystectomy (57.

Utilization trends and outcomes up to 3 months of open, laparoscopic, and robotic partial nephrectomy.

The aim of the study was to compare the utilization trends and short-term outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robotic partial nephrectomy in New York State since the introduction of the robotic modifier in October 2008. The Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database is an all-payer, administrative database covering all hospital discharges within New York State. All patients who underwent partial nephrectomy (ICD-9 55.

Trends in Subspecialization Within Inpatient Urology From 1982 to 2012.

Objective: To elucidate the evolving trends in subspecialization related to individual practice within inpatient urology over a 31-year period spanning from 1982 to 2012.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study by querying the centralized New York State data on partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, radical prostatectomy, and radical cystectomy procedures for all inpatient encounters in the state of New York for the years 1982-2012 using the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System dataset. All encounters involving 1 of the procedures were identified and the AMA Masterfile was used to identify all physicians who have completed residencies in urology.

A Medical Application to Bridge the Gap between Clinicians and Clinical Data.

There currently exists a gap between medical data and the clinicians who wish to use the data as the foundation for evidence-based medicine. The current disjointed workflow often requires statisticians to act as bridges in order to answer inquiries from clinicians. This can lead to suboptimal results as due to a gap between the fundamental understanding of clinical underpinnings and formal statistical interpretation of the data.

Spectrin alpha is important for rear polarization of the microtubule organizing center during migration and spindle pole assembly during division of neointimal smooth muscle cells.

Directed migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from the media to the intima and their subsequent proliferation are key events in atherosclerosis as these cells contribute to the bulk and stability of atheromatous plaques. We showed previously that two cytoskeleton-associated proteins, RHAMM and ARPC5, play important roles in rear polarization of the microtubule organizing centre (MTOC), directed migration, and in maintaining cell division fidelity. These proteins were analyzed to predict additional potential interacting partners using the bioinformatics programs BLAST, ClustalW, and PPI Spider.