Publications by authors named "P Seifert"
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- The study aims to assess how video sequences (cine-loops) affect the agreement between different observers when using risk stratification systems (RSSs) to evaluate thyroid nodules (TNs).
- Twelve experienced observers assessed twenty randomly selected TNs first using static ultrasound images and then again six months later using video sequences, with interobserver agreement measured using Fleiss' kappa (κ).
- Results showed that interobserver agreement was generally better with static images than cine-loops, although experienced observers in RSSs had less variability in assessments using both methods.
The representation of cloud processes in models is one of the largest sources of uncertainty in weather forecast and climate projections. While laboratory settings offer controlled conditions for studying cloud processes, they cannot reproduce the full range of conditions and interactions present in natural cloud systems. To bridge this gap, here we leverage weather modification, specifically glaciogenic cloud seeding, to investigate ice growth rates within natural clouds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe HistoEnder, an inexpensive open-source 3D printer published as an automated histological slide stainer, has been adapted for conventional biological transmission electron microscopy (TEM) batch grid staining. Details are presented of the 3D printed apparatus, assembly, G-code programming, and operation on the 3D printer to post-section stains up to 20 grids through aqueous uranyl acetate, distilled water rinses, and lead stains. TEM Results are identical to manual staining with the advantages of automation using the low cost HistoEnder, apparatus, and equipment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale And Objectives: Cervical ultrasound (US) is crucial in the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). However, there are no guidelines for its acquisition and documentation, particularly concerning the role of additional video sequences, known as US cine loops (UCL). The aim of this study is to examine the clinical relevance (CR) of a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for cervical UCL in DTC follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransarterial radioembolization (TARE) with Ho-loaded microspheres is an established locoregional treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), introduced in 2010. This study evaluates the clinical outcome of patients with HCC who underwent Ho-TARE with personalized dosimetry. Twenty-seven patients with 36 TARE procedures were analyzed.
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