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View article: Regeneration of Biomechanically Functional Tendon Tissue Following Injection of Uncultured, Autologous, Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cells into Partial Achilles Tendon Defects in Rabbits
Regeneration of Biomechanically Functional Tendon Tissue Following Injection of Uncultured, Autologous, Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cells into Partial Achilles Tendon Defects in Rabbits Open
Current treatment strategies for partial tendon tears often lack the capacity to promote true tissue regeneration and improve long-term clinical outcomes. This study tested the hypothesis that treatment of a partial defect in the rabbit co…
View article: Impact of right or left sided radiation therapy for breast cancer in patients with atrial fibrillation on procedural findings and follow-up results of RF-catheter ablation
Impact of right or left sided radiation therapy for breast cancer in patients with atrial fibrillation on procedural findings and follow-up results of RF-catheter ablation Open
Backround Current approaches in breast cancer radiation therapy (RT) seek to minimize myocardial exposure due to its known cardiotoxic effects. However, depending on the site of RT therapy, myocardial exposure varies. Data on RT associated…
View article: Long-term outcomes and efficacy of focal atrial tachycardia originating from the aortic root compared to right and left atrial FAT
Long-term outcomes and efficacy of focal atrial tachycardia originating from the aortic root compared to right and left atrial FAT Open
Background Focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) represent a common arrhythmia in the field of electrophysiology, with a small subset of patients originating from the aortic root. Ablation of these FATs is more challenging, as biatrial mapping of…
View article: Long-term heart failure improvement after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved, mildly reduced and reduced ejection fraction
Long-term heart failure improvement after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved, mildly reduced and reduced ejection fraction Open
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) often coexist and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While a benefit of AF catheter ablation has been reported in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), i…
View article: Ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation in patients with attr-amyloidosis or diastolic dysfunction: evaluation of 12-month success rates
Ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation in patients with attr-amyloidosis or diastolic dysfunction: evaluation of 12-month success rates Open
Background In ATTR cardiac amyloidosis (CA), atrial fibrillation (AF) and diastolic dysfunction (DD) are affecting up to 70% of patients causing severe symptoms like dyspnoea and heart failure. Unlike isolated DD with predominant ventricul…
View article: Rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: results of a prospective registry
Rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: results of a prospective registry Open
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) share a closely intertwined pathophysiology. While AF catheter ablation has become a first-line rhythm control strategy in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), rhythm outcome…
View article: MagneticPillars++: Efficient LiDAR Odometry Via Deep Frame-To-Keyframe Point Cloud Registration
MagneticPillars++: Efficient LiDAR Odometry Via Deep Frame-To-Keyframe Point Cloud Registration Open
Downstream applications for point cloud registration, like LiDAR Odometry, often conduct Iterative Closest Points (ICP) in the initial frame-to-frame matching and/or subsequent map refinement. However, due to its distance-based processing …
View article: Evaluation of near-infrared light therapy for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: Limited penetration depth into the brain likely hinders efficacy
Evaluation of near-infrared light therapy for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases: Limited penetration depth into the brain likely hinders efficacy Open
Background Near-infrared (NIR) light therapy is used to treat various musculoskeletal disorders. It has been proposed that transcranial NIR light treatment may also be beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the ability of NIR li…
View article: Implementation of Evidence-Based International Recommendations Reduces Postoperative Delirium Rate in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery or Interventions: A System-Based Quality Improvement Study
Implementation of Evidence-Based International Recommendations Reduces Postoperative Delirium Rate in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery or Interventions: A System-Based Quality Improvement Study Open
Background: Delirium is a frequent and serious complication of cardiac procedures that can lead to serious long-term health restrictions. As primary prevention is more effective in reducing rate of delirium than the therapy itself, this st…
View article: Magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles in the brain connected to alcohol-associated liver disease
Magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles in the brain connected to alcohol-associated liver disease Open
Magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles in the form of magnetite (Fe3O4) are present in the human brain. They have been hypothesized to biomineralize in situ, as a result of dysfunctional iron homeostasis related to Alzheimer’s disease, or to en…
View article: Experimental guide wire placement for total shoulder arthroplasty in glenoid models: higher precision for patient-specific aiming guides compared to standard technique without learning curve
Experimental guide wire placement for total shoulder arthroplasty in glenoid models: higher precision for patient-specific aiming guides compared to standard technique without learning curve Open
Background Patient-specific aiming devices (PSAD) may improve precision and accuracy of glenoid component positioning in total shoulder arthroplasty, especially in degenerative glenoids. The aim of this study was to compare precision and a…
View article: New, biomechanically sound tendon tissue after injection of uncultured, autologous, adipose derived regenerative cells in partial Achilles tendon defects in rabbits
New, biomechanically sound tendon tissue after injection of uncultured, autologous, adipose derived regenerative cells in partial Achilles tendon defects in rabbits Open
Background Current management options for partial tendon tears may not offer future potential to heal tissue and improve clinical results. This study tested the hypothesis that treatment of a partial rabbit common calcaneus tendon (CCT) de…
View article: From Chaos to Calibration: A Geometric Mutual Information Approach to Target-Free Camera LiDAR Extrinsic Calibration
From Chaos to Calibration: A Geometric Mutual Information Approach to Target-Free Camera LiDAR Extrinsic Calibration Open
Sensor fusion is vital for the safe and robust operation of autonomous vehicles. Accurate extrinsic sensor to sensor calibration is necessary to accurately fuse multiple sensor's data in a common spatial reference frame. In this paper, we …
View article: LiDAR-BEVMTN: Real-Time LiDAR Bird's-Eye View Multi-Task Perception Network for Autonomous Driving
LiDAR-BEVMTN: Real-Time LiDAR Bird's-Eye View Multi-Task Perception Network for Autonomous Driving Open
LiDAR is crucial for robust 3D scene perception in autonomous driving. LiDAR perception has the largest body of literature after camera perception. However, multi-task learning across tasks like detection, segmentation, and motion estimati…
View article: Continuous Online Extrinsic Calibration of Fisheye Camera and LiDAR
Continuous Online Extrinsic Calibration of Fisheye Camera and LiDAR Open
Automated driving systems use multi-modal sensor suites to ensure the reliable, redundant and robust perception of the operating domain, for example camera and LiDAR. An accurate extrinsic calibration is required to fuse the camera and LiD…
View article: Osseous microarchitecture in frequent fracture zones of the distal clavicle
Osseous microarchitecture in frequent fracture zones of the distal clavicle Open
The distal clavicle features a characteristic bony microarchitecture. The present study revealed a significant difference in bone quality of lateral, intertubercular, and medial zones of the distal clavicle and could specify target areas a…
View article: Immunohistochemical Detection of Various Proteoglycans in the Extracellular Matrix of Zebra Mussels
Immunohistochemical Detection of Various Proteoglycans in the Extracellular Matrix of Zebra Mussels Open
Mussels have been used as animal models for studying ecotoxicology, biomineralization, and bio-adhesion for many years. Despite a wealth of studies on their shell matrix and byssus proteins, few studies have focused on the extracellular ma…
View article: Exposure of Zebra Mussels to Radial Extracorporeal Shock Waves: Implications for Treatment of Fracture Nonunions
Exposure of Zebra Mussels to Radial Extracorporeal Shock Waves: Implications for Treatment of Fracture Nonunions Open
Background Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) is an attractive, non-invasive therapy option to manage fracture nonunions of superficial bones, with a reported success rate of approximately 75%. Using zebra mussels (Dreissena …
View article: BEVDetNet: Bird's Eye View LiDAR Point Cloud based Real-time 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving
BEVDetNet: Bird's Eye View LiDAR Point Cloud based Real-time 3D Object Detection for Autonomous Driving Open
3D object detection based on LiDAR point clouds is a crucial module in autonomous driving particularly for long range sensing. Most of the research is focused on achieving higher accuracy and these models are not optimized for deployment o…
View article: SVDistNet: Self-Supervised Near-Field Distance Estimation on Surround\n View Fisheye Cameras
SVDistNet: Self-Supervised Near-Field Distance Estimation on Surround\n View Fisheye Cameras Open
A 360{\\deg} perception of scene geometry is essential for automated driving,\nnotably for parking and urban driving scenarios. Typically, it is achieved\nusing surround-view fisheye cameras, focusing on the near-field area around the\nveh…
View article: OmniDet: Surround View Cameras based Multi-task Visual Perception\n Network for Autonomous Driving
OmniDet: Surround View Cameras based Multi-task Visual Perception\n Network for Autonomous Driving Open
Surround View fisheye cameras are commonly deployed in automated driving for\n360\\deg{} near-field sensing around the vehicle. This work presents a\nmulti-task visual perception network on unrectified fisheye images to enable\nthe vehicle…