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Surg Innov
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
This study evaluates the feasibility of Apple Vision Pro goggles as an augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation tool for laparoscopic-assisted ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumors. Traditional RFA is effective but challenging due to the integration of multiple imaging modalities. The primary aim of this research is to assess how Vision Pro goggles can enhance the surgical navigation process during RFA, improving tumor localization and the overall effectiveness of the procedure.
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January 2025
Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-Os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
Understanding owners' realities and perceptions may be crucial to helping veterinarians be more effective in their daily work. Noticing the lack of publications in this area, specifically on exotic pets, prompted us to gather insights into non-traditional companion animal owners. A survey was conducted, resulting in 541 respondents from Portugal and Spain.
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December 2024
Department of Psychology and Developmental Psychopathology, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland.
Background/objectives: Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative technology with the potential to transform digital experiences, particularly in relation to mental health concerns such as anxiety. Therefore, this study investigates the potential of a newly designed VR experience to alleviate anxiety by focusing on the mediating role of VR-induced immersion.
Methods: The study included 419 individuals aged 10 to 80 years, with 29 aged 10-15 years and 390 above 15 years, who were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups on the basis of project-defined criteria, including a random allocation to the wheelchair-using group.
PeerJ
January 2025
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), i3S-Institute for Research & Innovation in Health, Porto, Portugal.
Background: The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant thyroid nodules continues to be a major challenge in clinical practice. The rising incidence of thyroid neoplasm and the low incidence of aggressive thyroid carcinoma, urges the exploration of strategies to improve the diagnostic accuracy in a pre-surgical phase, particularly for indeterminate nodules, and to prevent unnecessary surgeries. Only in 2022, the 5th WHO Classification of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumors, and in 2023, the 3rd Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology and the European Thyroid Association included biomarkers in their guidelines.
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January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, International University of Rabat/Riad Annakhil International Polyclinic, Rabat, Morocco.
Background: Drug-induced acute pancreatitis is a rare condition occurs at an incidence rate of 0.1-1.4% and represents a diagnostic challenge.
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