We present a system for monitoring patient respiration using a single low cost camera. The system is based on tracking the motion of color fiducials placed on the patients abdomen. We show that our system is able to deal with variations in camera pose, and that its performance is equivalent to that obtained when using a commercial tracking system. We also validate our system using ultrasound images showing that it is sufficiently accurate for gating purposes in radiation treatment or for acquiring 4D (3D over time) data sets.
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JMIR Res Protoc
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Clinical Physiology Institute, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy.
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University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Introduction: Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) has emerged as a promising treatment option for Gram-negative infections, particularly those caused by CAZ-Non-Susceptible (NS) pathogens. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to assess the efficacy and safety of CAZ-AVI in these challenging infections.
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January 2025
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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January 2025
Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland.
The superiority of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) over conventional staging methods such as computed tomography (CT) and bone scintigraphy has now been demonstrated for almost all clinical stages of prostate cancer. In primary diagnostics, PSMA-PET/CT is therefore the new standard for risk-adapted whole-body staging. At the same time, PSMA-PET/CT provides a new risk-based classification for predicting overall survival across all early and late stages of the disease.
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