Augmented reality for rhinoplasty: 3D scanning and projected AR for intraoperative planning validation.

Rhinoplasty is one of the major surgical procedures most popular and it is generally performed modelling the internal bones and cartilage using a closed approach to reduce the damage of soft tissue, whose final shape is determined by means of their new settlement over the internal remodelled rigid structures. An optimal planning, achievable thanks to advanced acquisition of 3D images and thanks to the virtual simulation of the intervention via specific software. Anyway, the final result depends also on factors that cannot be totally predicted regarding the settlement of soft tissues on the rigid structures, and a final objective check would be useful to eventually perform some adjustments before to conclude the intervention.

Indicators based on registers and administrative data for breast cancer: routine evaluation of oncologic care pathway can be implemented.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Assuring the best standards of care - in a sustainable way - in chronic diseases as breast cancer is nowadays an important challenge for any health system. The aim of this study was to present the methodology used to define a set of quality indicators, computable from administrative data for the pathway of care of breast cancer, and its application at a population level.

Method: The cohort of 2007-2009 incident cases of breast cancer was identified through a network of six cancer registers in Northern Italy.

Long-term survival, prevalence, and cure of cancer: a population-based estimation for 818 902 Italian patients and 26 cancer types.

Background: Persons living after a cancer diagnosis represent 4% of the whole population in high-income countries. The aim of the study was to provide estimates of indicators of long-term survival and cure for 26 cancer types, presently lacking.

Patients And Methods: Data on 818 902 Italian cancer patients diagnosed at age 15-74 years in 1985-2005 were included.

[A set of indicators to monitor the adherence to the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer].

Objectives: to present a set of indicators developed from six Local Health Authorities of the Lombardy Region to monitor the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway of breast cancer patients, applied to 2007-2009 incident cases.

Design: retrospective cohort study.

Setting And Participants: all subjects with primary breast cancer, incident in the period 2007-2009, and collected by cancer registries of Milano 1, Bergamo, Cremona, Milano, Milano 2 and Monza-Brianza (5,320,272 inhabitants) were included.

[«Bridge Coding» ICD-9, ICD-10 and effects on mortality statistics].

Objective: This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of ICD-10 on mortality statistics in Italy.

Design: «Bridge-Coding» analysis carried out by a working group that has coded a number of death certificates using both ICD-9 and ICD-10 versions. In 2006, a training project was launched in order to allow the group to standardize the coding procedures.