Clinical outcomes of microwave ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma: a more than 5-year follow-up study.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and compare them between T1a and T1b disease.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 136 patients with solitary T1N0M0 PTC who were treated with MWA and followed up for more than 5 years. Outcomes were compared between patients with T1a and T1b disease.

Constructing 2D Porous ZnO Gas Sensors Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Assisted Zn-MOF Nanosheets for NO Detection.

Two-dimensional (2D) ZnO nanomaterials are promising for gas sensing, because of their large surface area, abundant active sites, and rapid charge transfer. However, it is challenging to prepare 2D ZnO nanosheet gas sensors with high sensing performance, due to the tight interlayer stack and low adsorptive property of ZnO for NO molecules. Herein, we synthesized Zn-MOF nanosheets employing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the structure-directing agent, further through pyrolysis of the Zn-MOF to obtain 2D ZnO nanosheet gas sensors.

Efficacy and Safety of Thermal Ablation for Solitary Low-Risk T2N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of thermal ablation in treating solitary low-risk T2N0M0 papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and compare the outcomes of microwave ablation (MWA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective, single center study involved 34 patients (age: 40.0 ± 13.

Microwave Ablation versus Surgical Resection for US-detected Multifocal T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A 10-Center Study.

Background Microwave ablation (MWA) is currently under preliminary investigation for the treatment of multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and has shown promising treatment efficacy. Compared with surgical resection (SR), MWA is minimally invasive and could preserve thyroid function. However, a comparative analysis between MWA and SR is warranted to draw definitive conclusions.

Complications of microwave ablation in patients with persistent/recurrent hyperparathyroidism after surgical or ablative treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the complications associated with microwave ablation (MWA) in treating persistent/recurrent hyperparathyroidism (HPT) post-surgical or ablative treatments.

Materials And Methods: From January 2015 to December 2022, 87 persistent/recurrent HPT patients (primary HPT [PHPT]: secondary HPT [SHPT] = 13:74) who underwent MWA after surgical or ablative treatment were studied. Grouping was based on ablation order (initial vs.

A Preliminary Study on the Microwave Ablation of Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.

Rationale And Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility, efficiency, and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).

Methods: This was a retrospective study, and the data of patients who underwent MWA for multifocal PTMC from October 2016 to December 2021 were reviewed. After ablation, the changes in tumor size and volume, as well as the rates of technical success, tumor disappearance, disease progression, and complications, were assessed.

Influence factors and nomogram for volume reduction rate in benign thyroid nodule after thermal ablation.

Background: Thermal ablation is a minimally invasive and safe treatment for benign thyroid nodules, and the volume reduction rate (VRR) of nodule is a primary clinical efficacy indicator.

Purpose: To screen factors influencing VRR in benign thyroid nodules after thermal ablation and establish a predictable nomogram.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 238 patients with benign thyroid nodules who underwent thermal ablation between January 2016 and September 2021.

High spatiotemporal resolved imaging of ultrafast control of nondiffracting surface plasmon polaritons.

Nondiffracting Bessel surface plasmon polariton (SPP) beams, which have unique self-healing, non-divergence, and linear transmission properties, have charming applications in plasmonic devices and on-chip interconnection circuits. Here we first realize, to the best of our knowledge, the ultrafast control and imaging of the Bessel SPP pulse on the nano-femto scale in the experiment. We demonstrate ultrafast control of Bessel SPP pulse switching by controlling the instantaneous polarization state of the excitation light.

Double-Shelled Porous g-C N Nanotubes Modified with Amorphous Cu-Doped FeOOH Nanoclusters as 0D/3D Non-Homogeneous Photo-Fenton Catalysts for Effective Removal of Organic Dyes.

Graphite phased carbon nitride (g-C N ) has attracted extensive attention attributed to its non-toxic nature, remarkable physical-chemical stability, and visible light response properties. Nevertheless, the pristine g-C N suffers from the rapid photogenerated carrier recombination and unfavorable specific surface area, which greatly limit its catalytic performance. Herein, 0D/3D Cu-FeOOH/TCN composites are constructed as photo-Fenton catalysts by assembling amorphous Cu-FeOOH clusters on 3D double-shelled porous tubular g-C N (TCN) fabricated through one-step calcination.

Preliminary Study of Microwave Ablation for Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in Nonoperative Candidates.

Purpose: To study the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of microwave ablation (MWA) in patients with multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent MWA for multifocal PTMC (number of nodules ≤3). A total of 44 patients were included, and the mean age was 43 years (SD ± 11).

Changes in Thyroid Antibodies after Microwave Ablation of Thyroid Nodules.

Purpose: Microwave ablation (MWA) is a minimally invasive method for the thermal ablation of benign thyroid nodules and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and has shown promising results. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of MWA on thyroid antibodies and associated influencing factors.

Materials And Methods: A total of 119 patients, including 69 with benign thyroid nodules and 50 with PTC, underwent MWA between June 2019 and June 2021.

TiO-Modulated tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin/perylene diimide organic Z-scheme nano-heterojunctions for efficient visible-light catalytic CO reduction.

Developing efficient Z-scheme heterojunctions with wide visible-light responsive perylene diimide (PDI) is highly desired for CO conversion, while the effective charge transfer and separation are crucial. Herein, TiO-modulated tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin/perylene diimide (T-TP/PDI) organic nano-heterojunctions have been fabricated for CO reduction, in which TP and PDI are first assembled π-π interactions between their similar 2D conjugate structures, and then the TiO nanoparticles ( 10 nm) are anchored as an energy platform through the carboxyl groups on TP. The optimal one exhibits a ∼10-fold enhancement in photocatalytic activity compared with the pristine PDI.

Microwave ablation versus parathyroidectomy for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: a cohort study.

Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes between microwave ablation (MWA) and parathyroidectomy (PTX) for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study enrolled 212 patients with pHPT treated by either MWA (MWA group) or PTX (PTX group) from January 2015 to October 2020. The baseline data were balanced through propensity score matching.

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury in Thermal Ablation of Thyroid Nodules-Risk Factors and Cause Analysis.

Context: Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is a complication of thermal thyroid nodule treatment.

Objective: We investigated the influencing factors of RLN injury in patients who underwent thermal ablation of thyroid nodules.

Methods: The data of 1004 patients (252 male, 752 female; median age 44 years) who underwent thermal thyroid nodule ablation were retrospectively reviewed.

Effectiveness of Lymphatic Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in the diagnosis of Cervical Lymph node metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) is common in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), which is responsible for tumor staging and surgical strategy. The accurate preoperative identification of CLNM is essential. In this study, twenty consecutive patients with PTC received a parenchyma injection of Sonazoid followed by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to identify CLNM.