scholarly journals Radiological imaging and non-surgical local treatments for cholangiocarcinoma

Author(s):  
Angelo Della Corte ◽  
Ettore Di Gaeta ◽  
Stephanie Steidler ◽  
Francesco De Cobelli

Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a malignancy with a very heterogeneous spectrum of morphopathological and prognostic characteristics. Diagnostic imaging is fundamental for early detection, preoperative staging, and resectability assessment, as well as early recognition of prognostic factors. Radical surgical treatment is limited by disease stage and technical feasibility. Interventional radiology has acquired a critical function in addressing disease control and survival improvement through loco-regional therapies, specifically in the setting of intrahepatic CC. In this review, we will describe the current state of art of diagnostic imaging, focusing on intrahepatic CC and proximal extrahepatic CC, and delineate the available loco-regional therapies strategies for unresectable intrahepatic CC.

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Seok Min Moon ◽  
Sakthivel Rajan Rajaram Manoharan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Bychkov ◽  
Varvara Simonova ◽  
Vasily Zarubin ◽  
Elena Cherepetskaya ◽  
Alexander Karabutov

The current paper reviews a set of principles and applications of photoacoustic and laser ultrasonic imaging, developed in the Laser Optoacoustic Laboratories of ILIT RAS, NUST MISiS, and ILC MSU. These applications include combined photoacoustic and laser ultrasonic imaging for biological objects, and tomographic laser ultrasonic imaging of solids. Principles, algorithms, resolution of the developed methods, and related problems are discussed. The review is written in context of the current state-of-art of photoacoustic and laser ultrasonic imaging.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-560
Author(s):  
LUKA MILINKOVIC ◽  
BRANKO MALESEVIC ◽  
BOJAN BANJAC

The subject of this paper is the current state of art in theory of continued fractions, intermediate fractions and their relation to the best rational approximations of the first and second kind. The paper provides an overview of the some well known and even some new properties of continued fractions, and the various terms associated with them. In addition to intermediate fractions, paper considers the fine intermediate fractions and gave some statements to position these fractions in the continued fraction representation of numbers.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-181
Author(s):  
Cintia Alejandra Briones Nieva ◽  
Mercedes Villegas ◽  
Alicia Graciela Cid ◽  
Analía Irma Romero ◽  
José María Bermúdez

Background: Chitosan (CS) is a biomaterial derived from chitin, known for its excellent biological properties. One of the most interesting features of CS is its potential for chemical derivatization, which makes it a versatile material and allows to expand its applications. In the last years, the interest on this polymer and its pharmaceutical applications has notably increased. This biopolymer is being widely studied for its interesting properties, such as bioadhesion, antimicrobial activity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Other promising properties of CS include its modulation of immunological response, hemostasis, and wound and bone healing activity. Objective: In this work, a critical review is performed covering its conventional and novel applications, specially focused on pharmaceutical area, providing a clear picture of the current state of art to serve as a basis to direct future research in this field. Conclusion: Despite all the qualities of this polymer, there are only few CS-based products in the market, so it is a priority to enhance the research to develop new technologies and CS-based systems to enforce this biopolymer in the industry.


Author(s):  
Grzegorz Dec ◽  

In the paper is presented review of some approaches corelated with subject of using fractional derivatives in control system theory. Popular algorithms used in the industry are presented, along with relating designing methodology. Using of fractional derivatives calculations is relatively new concept, but constantly getting increasing interest. Deliberation in recent years indicate that many scientific problems like thermodynamic or biology problems can be well considered and modeled by fractional order derivatives. On the market there is available tools that support a processes of identification and regulators designing, based on experimental data. One of such tools are toolbox CRONE for MATLAB, which contains three modules: mathematical, identifying, system control designing. That toolbox allows implementation of CRONE regulators with different level of complexity. Other tool is FOMCON, which also is a toolbox for MATLAB and it is based on already existed toolbox FOTF. FOMCON allows to identifying of control system and PIλDµ regulator designing. This article is aiming to present current state of art, discussion about existing tools and concepts correlated with fractional order derivatives and their usage in control system theory, like: gamma function, definition of fractional derivative, Laplace transform and basics of control system theory.


1984 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Orba F. Traylor ◽  
Harvey E. Brazer ◽  
Deborah S. Lauren ◽  
George F. Break ◽  
C. Lowell Harriss ◽  
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