Shedding light on gene therapy: Carbon dots for the minimally invasive image-guided delivery of plasmids and noncoding RNAs - A review

Image-guided percutaneous drainage is an excellent minimally invasive method for dealing with infectious complications in the pediatric population. A thorough understanding of drainage procedures in children can often lead to improved patient outcomes. Indications for percutaneous drainage will be reviewed, including abscesses related to appendicitis, post-surgical abscess formation, and abscesses related to Crohn's disease. This pictorial essay will help the radiologist better understand the common etiologies of abscesses in children that may require percutaneous drainage, the special considerations for catheter placement, patient preparation, and anesthesia or sedation issues unique to the pediatric population.

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miRNAs and lncRNAs: Potential Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Endometriosis

Biomedicines ◽

10.3390/biomedicines9111662 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 1662

Author(s):

Ioana Maria Maier ◽

Adrian Cornel Maier

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trials ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Gold Standard ◽

Noncoding Rnas ◽

Long Noncoding Rnas ◽

Diagnostic Methods ◽

Non Invasive ◽

Invasive Method ◽

Minimally Invasive Methods ◽

Exploratory Laparoscopy

Many studies have tried to understand the mechanism of endometriosis and its manner of manifestation. However, the only method of diagnosis considered as the gold standard in endometriosis is an invasive method called exploratory laparoscopy. Hence, there is a need to identify non-invasive or minimally invasive methods to minimize patients’ suffering, thus increasing their addressability at the earliest possible staging of the disease, and to diagnose this condition as soon as possible. miRNAs (microRNAs) and lncRNAs (long-noncoding RNAs) are potential non-invasive diagnostic methods for endometriosis. Multiple clinical trials indicate that miRNA can be used as a non-invasive method in the diagnosis and differentiation of endometriosis stages.

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Minimally Invasive Image Guided Interventions in Gynaecology and Women’s Health

Interventions in Gynaecology and Women’s Healthcare ◽

10.32474/igwhc.2018.01.000121 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Arindam Bharadwaz

Keyword(s):

Minimally Invasive ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Image Guided

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Software architecture for robotically assisted and image-guided minimally invasive interventions

CARS 2002 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-56168-9_36 ◽

2002 ◽

pp. 218-223

Author(s):

Kevin Cleary ◽

Alexandru Patriciu ◽

Sheng Xu ◽

Mihai Mocanu ◽

Dan Stoianovici

Keyword(s):

Minimally Invasive ◽

Software Architecture ◽

Image Guided

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Shrinking of a Tarlov cyst

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2018-227256 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. e227256 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kieran P Murphy ◽

Susannah Ryan

Keyword(s):

Minimally Invasive ◽

Gender Bias ◽

Delayed Diagnosis ◽

Minimally Invasive Procedures ◽

Invasive Procedures ◽

Tarlov Cyst ◽

Image Guided ◽

Tarlov Cysts ◽

Caucasian Women ◽

The Right

A 65-year-old patient presenting with left labial and perirectal pain was diagnosed with bilateral Tarlov cysts. Upon treatment of the left Tarlov cyst (the right was asymptomatic) using image-guided aspiration and subsequent injection of the cyst with fibrin sealant, the cyst reduced in size. To our knowledge, there are currently no other documented cases in which the Tarlov cyst reduced in size following this procedure. This case would seem to suggest that clinicians are poorly informed with regard to Tarlov cysts. These cysts are more common in Caucasian women, many of whom are told their cysts are not responsible for their pain or that they are not treatable. However, there is clear evidence that some Tarlov cysts are symptomatic and minimally invasive procedures have been developed to treat them. As they primarily occur in women, it is possible gender bias may also play a role in the delayed diagnosis of the patient’s pain.

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