Publications by authors named "Rui-Cheng Gao"

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  • This study aimed to create a new classification and guidance system for renal hilar tumors while evaluating the safety and effectiveness of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in treating these tumors.
  • The researchers reviewed data from 179 patients, categorizing tumors into three types based on a new classification system, with Type III tumors being the most complex and associated with higher blood loss and longer operation times.
  • The findings suggest that the new classification system can help predict surgical complexity and improve tailored treatment approaches in clinical practice.
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  • The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Ga-PSMA-11 and F-FDG PET/CT imaging techniques in diagnosing upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) and to analyze the relationship between imaging results and pathological features.
  • Data from 10 UTUC patients were analyzed alongside 10 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma, revealing that F-FDG PET/CT was significantly better at detecting UTUC compared to Ga-PSMA-11.
  • Results indicated higher GLUT1 expression in more aggressive UTUC tumors and showed that F-FDG PET/CT is more clinically useful for evaluating UTUC and identifying lymph node metastasis than Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT.
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Two new three-dimensional isostructural lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln(III)-MOFs), [LnL(HO)]·3HO·0.75DMF (1-Ln; Ln = Dy(III) and Eu(III) ions, HL = biphenyl-3'-nitro-3,4',5-tricarboxylic acid, DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide), were synthesized and characterized. The appearance of temperature-dependent out-of-phase (χ″) signal reveals that complex 1-Dy displays slow magnetic relaxation behavior with the energy barrier (ΔU) of 57 K and a pre-exponential factor (τ) of 3.

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