Publications by authors named "R Rajalingam"
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- Bitewing examinations are critical for assessing pediatric dental health, and this study compared the radiation dose and image quality of two X-ray systems: Trophy CCX (TCCX) and Planmeca Pro X (PPX).
- Data was collected from both real patient exams and artificial models, with experienced dentists blind-evaluating the images for quality while assessing radiation exposure using a dosimeter.
- Results showed that TCCX provided higher-quality images but at a significantly increased radiation dose compared to PPX, suggesting a trade-off between image clarity and patient safety.
Risk of fall with device-based advanced treatments in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
November 2024
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and infusion therapies are effective treatments for the motor complications of Parkinson's disease (PD), but less established is their role in fall prevention. This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to evaluate the risk of falls associated with advanced therapies in PD.
Methods: Following PRISMA-NMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Network Meta-analyses) guidelines, we searched PubMed, Medline, Embase and CINAHL up to 20 March 2024.
. Neutrophil-rich hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an extremely uncommon subtype of HCC with an overall incidence of <1%. Neutrophil-rich HCC shows poor cellular differentiation and sarcomatoid transformation in most patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Membranous nephropathy (MN) can develop post-kidney transplant and is classified as a recurrent disease in patients with a history of MN in the native kidneys or as disease in patients without such history. The mechanism of recurrent MN is thought to be like that of primary MN, but the mechanism of MN is not well delineated. An association between MN and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has been suggested.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the concerns specific to minimally invasive donor hepatectomy (MIDH) is the prolonged time required for graft extraction after completion of the donor hepatectomy (donor warm ischemia time [DWIT]). There has never been an objective evaluation of minimally invasive donor hepatectomy-DWIT on allograft function in living donor liver transplantation. We evaluated the effect of DWIT following robotic donor hepatectomy (RDH) on recipient outcomes and compared them with a matched cohort of open donor hepatectomy (ODH).
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